At the expeditionary army outpost.
An exploration fleet was docked at the dock. Harrison and a group of teammates alighted from the spaceship, took off their life support helmets, and took a deep breath.
"I'm suffocating. The air in the base's large ecological shield is still the best. After being outside for so many days, the spaceship's gas filter is already smelly."
"Really? Why don't I feel anything?"
"Don't you know that our ancient Kate's sense of smell is more sensitive than most galactic species?"
"It's a pity that we haven't gained anything after going out for so long."
Harrison rubbed his forehead as he listened to the chatter of his team members. He was a little frustrated.
Ever since he discovered the Realmless King as an ally, the upper echelons had let him lead an expedition team alone. He had gone from being a follower to a team commander and had a certain degree of freedom to formulate exploration plans.
Black Star had always said that Harrison was lucky, and Harrison was willing to believe that it was true. He secretly hoped that his luck would help him find the World Tree's main body and end the war as soon as possible. However, after so many years, the luck that he had high hopes for seemed to have fallen silent. Other than escaping the pursuit of the World Tree's Blessed Race a few times, there were no new achievements in the exploration.
Now that the expeditionary army's exploration progress had stagnated, Harrison was anxious and worried. As the saying went, if one often walked by the river, one's shoes would get wet. The expeditionary army wandered around the World Tree's territory and encountered pursuers time and time again. He felt that there would be a time when they would fail.
At this moment, a team member patted Harrison's shoulder and said, "Captain, how long will we rest before the next exploration?"
"Ten days." Harrison came back to his senses.
"Got it. Let's go to the base cafeteria to eat. Do you want to join us?"
"No, I'll report to the logistics department first and get them to repair the spaceship. I still have to write a routine report later." Harrison waved his hand.
"Alright, we'll bring you some food. What do you want to eat?"
"Then I want …"
Harrison was about to say something when he suddenly stopped. At this moment, his heart palpitated.
Without waiting for an answer, the team member blinked in confusion and asked again, "Why didn't you say anything? What do you want to eat?"
Harrison's heart was uneasy, and he suddenly had a strong sense of vigilance. He could not help but come back to himself and look at the scenery outside the spaceport, staring at one spot.
"What are you looking at?" The team members turned their heads and followed Harrison's gaze. All they saw was the sunset of the secondary dimension, like an oil painting with a historical aura. However, they did not see anything unusual.
"Something's wrong …"
Harrison grew even more alarmed.
The team member wanted to ask more, but at this moment, the dimensional barrier in the distance suddenly lit up with a blue light and quickly turned into a huge spatial vortex. It was as if a hole had been torn open, and the green Blessed Race of the World Tree surged out like locusts, covering the sky and earth like dense green dots. Then, they rapidly enlarged in everyone's eyes.
"Woo woo woo — warning! The spatial barrier had been broken through! Enemy attack! "
An ear-piercing alarm suddenly rang throughout the base. All of the expeditionary army members who were resting and waiting for orders were startled. Nervous shouts, anxious running, and chaotic smashing sounds formed a chaotic concerto.
"Everyone evacuate at full speed! The base was preparing to self-destruct! The defense team was sacrificed to cover the retreat! "
The roar of the person in charge of the outpost sounded in the wide area communication channel. Half an hour ago, an expedition team had self-destructed and lost contact. He was still investigating this matter and did not know if the news had been leaked. He did not expect the World Tree to arrive so quickly.
The World Tree had a huge influence in the secondary dimension, and the defense of this outpost was limited. The dimensional coordinates had already been exposed, and if they continued to fight, it would attract more World Tree Blessed Race. In the plan formulated by the three Universal Civilizations, if this outpost was attacked, the first task was to self-destruct to clear the traces and let the expeditionary army retreat quickly. Unless they had no choice, they would not choose to fight head-on.
"Let's go!"
Harrison's expression changed drastically. He could not care less about anything else and quickly called for his shocked team members to board the ship at the port and start the engine.
The outpost fell into chaos, and the automatic defense team hurriedly activated to fight the endless stream of World Tree Blessed Race members to buy time. The expeditionary army members behind swarmed toward the boathouse and quickly found a ride to escape.
Streams of light shot out from the base, scattering and retreating. They opened spatial rifts and escaped to different secondary dimensions.
Very soon, the vanguard of the World Tree Blessed Race clashed head-on with the defense team of the outpost. In an instant, countless battleships exploded into fireworks.
At the same time, the fortresses of the outpost activated their self-destruct procedures and exploded. The entrance to the main material universe was also destroyed by the physical missiles fired by the base. Flames soared into the sky, black smoke billowed, and countless wreckages fell.
The defense team was quickly defeated, and the outpost self-destructed and quickly fell. The same scene happened in many secondary dimensions. The World Tree had obtained the precise dimensional coordinates half an hour ago and quickly gathered. They directly located the destination and carried out a large-scale blitzkrieg attack, catching them off guard. The bridgeheads built by the three Universal Civilizations in the Realmless King's territory were destroyed one by one, and a large number of expeditionary teams fled.
On the other side, at the Realmless King's residence.
A magic portal shining with a green light suddenly opened, and the Secret Tree King slowly walked out. The first thing he saw was the black mountain range and the huge throne in the center of the dimension.
However, there was no sign of the Realmless King on the throne.
"I'm a step too late? Or is he not at home? "
The Secret Tree King activated his perception spell and realized that the Realmless King was not hiding here. He could not help but feel a little regretful.
The stable area controlled by the Realmless King was somewhat famous in this secondary dimension area. The World Tree Blessed Race had also heard of it, but they had never paid any attention to it.
When he found out from the expedition team that the three Universal Civilizations were working with the Realmless King, the Secret Tree King wanted to go straight to the Realmless King's base camp and turn him into a member of the World Tree. However, he realized that the Realmless King was not at home, so he could only give up on this plan for the time being.
The Secret Tree King raised his hand, and magic runes shot out, turning into surveillance spells that took root in this secondary dimension. If the Realmless King returned to his nest, he would come over and attack.
After casually setting up the spell, the Secret Tree King summoned the teleportation gate and stepped in. The vortex quickly shrank and disappeared with him.
At the same time, in the secondary dimension at the edge of the Realmless King's territory.
Space was slowly collapsing, and the dimensional energy was being devoured by the Pivotal Snake. At the side, the Realmless King, who was in charge of feeding, suddenly stopped, and his heart tightened.
He had a basic sense of the territory he controlled. Just now, he had sensed that the World Tree Army had attacked the secondary dimensions lent to the three Universal Civilizations one after another. Almost all the outposts had fallen, and the scariest thing was that an uninvited guest had appeared in his nest. It was obvious that the guest was targeting him.
"The World Tree still came!"
The Realmless King panicked.
Although he used the information of the three Universal Civilizations as a bargaining chip, unless he had no choice, he was not willing to reveal it to the World Tree. The risk was too high. Now that the World Tree had its eyes on him, and a Beyond Grade A had gone straight to his nest, even if he expressed his willingness to cooperate, the other party would most likely kill him to ensure the reliability of the information.
"Luckily, I came out. If I stayed at home, I would have become the World Tree's puppet …"
The Realmless King felt a lingering fear as he looked at the Pivotal Snake that was eating heartily.
When Black Star asked him to take out his territory to feed the Pivotal Snake, the Realmless King was still unwilling. Now that he saw it, he could only rejoice … If not for Black Star forcing him to do this, he would not have come out to walk the Pivotal Snake today. He would most likely have been blocked by the World Tree experts at home. That would be bad.
To round things up, Black Star even saved my life?
"I can't go back. I can only walk this path to the end!"
The Realmless King quickly made up his mind.
He did not want to be involved in the war between two Universal Civilizations, but back then, a trusted subordinate had provoked the three Universal Civilizations first, and he had already been dragged into the situation. After that, he had no choice but to cooperate with the three Universal Civilizations. Now, it was already difficult for him to get out of it. Even if he wanted to stay out of it, he could not.
Since the World Tree had already targeted him, he could only place his bet and hug the thighs of the three Universal Civilizations to get rid of the World Tree.
Thinking of this, the Realmless King turned around and reported the situation to the Mechanical Oracle who was monitoring the Pivotal Snake.
…
The battle did not last long. The Blessed Race of the World Tree destroyed the expeditionary army outpost, and the surprise attack ended very quickly. A large number of expeditionary teams scattered and fled. A portion of the World Tree fleet chased after them along the fluctuations of the dimension travel, while the remaining troops had already begun to clean up the battlefield, summarize the results of the battle, and wrap up the work.
Roots of the World Tree extended out from the spatial rift one after another, with expeditionary army spaceships hanging on them. The Secret Tree King floated at the side with his eyes closed and shared his memories.
Not long after, the Secret Tree King opened his eyes again. His originally relaxed expression was now extremely solemn.
"I didn't expect the mother tree's natural enemy to be controlled by the enemy. The situation is dangerous …"
Destroying the enemies who were searching for the mother tree's main body was originally just a matter of convenience, but he did not expect to find traces of the mother tree's natural enemy. This was not good news.
If the mother tree's natural enemy entered the mature stage, it would be able to sense the location of the mother tree's main body. If it only moved independently, it would not be a big threat. However, if it was controlled by the enemy, the threat level would soar to the extreme. This meant that the enemy could use this to find the mother tree's main body.
The Secret Tree King knew the seriousness of the matter. This meant that the World Tree, which was originally fighting a war of attrition without any pressure, had to race against time. They had to either kill the Pivotal Snake before it reached adulthood or completely defeat the three Universal Civilizations before that.
The only good news was that the Pivotal Snake had just been born, and it would take a long time for it to reach adulthood.
He immediately sent this matter to the Ancestral Tree King. The next moment, the Ancestral Tree King's deep voice sounded in the mental network, "You did well.
Otherwise, we would still be in the dark. Mobilize a portion of the high-level combatants to chase after the mother tree's natural enemy. We must get rid of it! "
"Alright, I happened to obtain the coordinates of the other party's territory in the secondary dimensions from the memories of these people. I have a new target."
"Hmm, Fortitude Tree King and I will be ready to provide support at any time. I'll leave the rest to you." The Ancestral Tree King nodded.
"It just so happens that we can successfully open up the secondary dimension battlefront this time and solve the problem together."
A cold light flashed in the Secret Tree King's eyes. He was not satisfied with destroying the outposts of the three Universal Civilizations. What he had his eyes on was the base camp of the three Universal Civilizations that had been developing for a long time in the secondary dimensions.
The two sides had been fighting for more than ten years. It was only today that they finally grasped a portion of the general situation of the three Universal Civilizations and were no longer led by the nose. They finally had a breakthrough in the battle.
…
Explored universe, frontline base.
Han Xiao was listening to the battle meeting when the Mechanical Oracle's report suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Oh? The World Tree found the expeditionary army's outpost and launched a surprise attack. Has it succeeded? "
Han Xiao frowned.
He was a little surprised by this, but not too surprised. As the expeditionary army's exploration time increased, the risk of being exposed also increased. He was already mentally prepared. The only thing that made him feel strange was the subtlety of time.
It had only been a few days since he had returned from the expeditionary army's outpost. He was still thinking about the follow-up plan when the World Tree broke through the outpost. It seemed like a coincidence, but Han Xiao felt that there was something fishy about it.
"The secondary dimension battlefield has still been opened. That's the World Tree's home ground. They probably obtained the coordinates of the shallow dimension in this wave of attacks. Fighting on two fronts is disadvantageous to the three Universal Civilizations … However, the three Universal Civilizations have also made preparations in the secondary dimension. The situation won't be as bad as in my previous life."
Han Xiao pondered.
At this moment, Simon, who was talking about tactics, suddenly paused. A remote projection of a high-ranking military official appeared on the conference table. His expression was extremely serious as he spoke in a deep voice.
"Emergency situation. The secondary dimension expeditionary army's outpost was ambushed by the World Tree, and almost all of them fell. Some of the information was leaked, and the World Tree might have obtained the coordinates of the shallow dimension. It is estimated that they will open a second frontline. We urgently need high-level combatants to reinforce them!"
The three Universal Civilizations' notification was one step slower than the Mechanical Oracle's. As soon as he said that, all the officers present trembled in shock. They all subconsciously turned to look at Han Xiao.
Han Xiao nodded slowly and asked, "Who is the enemy?"
"Who's leading the enemy?"
"According to the information from the frontline, it's a Super who has never appeared before."
The figure of the Secret Tree King was projected on the virtual screen. This was a photo taken before the base self-destructed and sent back to the main artificial intelligence.
"Secret Tree King …" Han Xiao recognized this person at a glance and narrowed his eyes. "Alright, leave this to me."
At this moment, Simon spoke with a frown. "Fighting on two fronts will implicate our high-level combatants. Aurora won't be able to split herself up. At the same time, the enemy might deliberately avoid Black Star and use foreign experts … I definitely agree to reinforce the secondary dimension, but the frontline is an important battlefield. We have to maintain a sufficient number of high-level combatants."
"This isn't a big problem. I have enough King mechanical suits to quickly move between the two sides. Plus … I have more people."
Han Xiao nodded.
Compared to the terrifying galactic battlefield, the secondary dimension world's uniqueness caused the battlefield to be extremely divided, which indirectly increased the importance of individual strength in the secondary dimension battlefield.
It was time for the group of nerds in the Holy Covenant Organization who had been idle for decades to come into play.
Furthermore, this Secret Tree King was worth his time.
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