"Our mission this time is to investigate the abnormal signal area outside the border defense circle. There's a high chance that we will encounter the World Tree fleet. Everyone, be prepared to sacrifice yourselves."
In the cabin, the light blue projection of the remote commander floated on the tactical command platform, explaining the details of the mission to the players in the room. If it was a normal person, he would not have mentioned 'sacrifice', but it did not matter to the Immortals. Those who participated in this mission were all players.
Most of the time, this kind of groundless investigation mission was a mistake and would not yield anything. If not for the players who were in the suicide squad, the command center might not even be willing to send people to investigate.
Most people were listening attentively, but Black Tea was distracted. He stayed behind the crowd and flirted with the female players on the forums.
As an old player who had entered the pit in Version 1.0, Black Tea had seen everything. Now, he was more interested in female players. The process of these combat missions was more or less the same. It was nothing more than charging, dying, taking the money, and finishing.
In any case, no matter how much the commander said, when it came to the actual execution, they would still have to adapt to the situation. Black Tea was familiar with it and already had his own way of doing things. In his opinion, there was no need to listen to the details. If he had the time, he might as well flirt with a few girls.
Not long after, the hyperdrive stream covering the ship dissipated, and the reconnaissance team had already arrived at their destination. In the universe outside the window, there was a World Tree team that seemed to be searching for something in this area. The number of battleships was less than half of this reconnaissance team. As soon as they saw the reconnaissance team of the three Universal Civilizations, they quickly turned around as if they wanted to escape together.
"Discovered the World Tree fleet. Attack!"
The commander naturally did not hesitate and immediately gave the order. This reconnaissance team opened fire at the World Tree exploration team without hesitation. The interceptor accelerated and chased after them with a group of players on board. Very soon, they caught a few World Tree exploration ships that could not escape in time.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The interceptor shot out charge cabins one after another and bit the bodies of the enemy ships. They drilled through the outer armor and embedded themselves inside. The players inside boarded the ships and planned to control the spaceships.
High temperature flames spewed out, and laser energy shot out in all directions. The players immediately started a massacre in the exploration ship and fought with the members of the World Tree. It could be said that they were unstoppable. The World Tree warriors were either burned to ashes, beaten into meat patties, or shot into sieves. The ground was filled with incomplete corpses.
Black Tea tilted his body slightly and dodged a laser beam. He pointed his sword finger, and a white Pugilist energy shot out. It was sharp and cold like an energy sword, piercing through the chests of the three World Tree warriors, instantly killing them.
"What do you think? Handsome, right?"
"Little brother, you're so awesome. Can you bring me to clear dungeons in the future?" The female player in the video acted coquettishly.
"That depends on your performance."
Black Tea had a smug smile on his face as he spoke in the private chat channel. Even though he was on the battlefield, he was still flirting. He turned on the video call so that his good sister could see his heroic bearing.
In the past few months, he had already completed the level 180 Promotion Mission and successfully advanced into the Calamity Grade. He was undoubtedly the leader among the current players. This kind of boarding battle was no pressure to him at all. He could fight while flirting with girls with ease.
The reason why he chose the Pugilist class was naturally because it was the most gorgeous of the five classes. Whether he was strong or not was a matter of the version, but whether he was handsome or not was a matter of a lifetime.
While Black Tea was chatting, his teammates had already crushed the World Tree warriors and were getting further and further away.
Watching the group of people leave happily, Black Tea did not follow them. He smiled and shook his head, revealing the demeanor of an elegant master. He gave pointers and said, "You can't let your head get carried away when you're doing a mission. Look at these people, they're classic examples of the opposite. It wasn't easy for them to get the chance to be unparalleled, but they're already being reckless. You have to use your brain when you're on a mission.
After casually showing off, Black Tea did not follow the main group. He turned around and walked into the corridor alone. He casually broke through the cabin wall or floor and went straight into the belly of the ship.
Very soon, he arrived in front of a door without any obstructions. On it were the words' Analysis Room 'and' Research Area 'written in the language of the World Tree Civilization. Because the spaceship had been invaded, all the guards had gone to protect the energy core, power engine, control center, bridge, and other key areas. There was no one here, only some simple defense facilities, which were dismantled by Black Tea in no time.
"Little brother, why are you here alone?" The female player blinked and asked in confusion.
"Hehe, I told you to use your brain. Think about it. Our mission is to investigate the abnormal situation in this area, and the World Tree troops are one step ahead of us, but they're staying here as if they're looking for something. This proves that they've already discovered something. The World Tree exploration ship is equipped with a simple analysis laboratory, so there might be clues here. This is the main goal of our mission. If we can snatch the World Tree's exploration results, we won't need to take the risk of staying here to investigate. We might be able to keep our lives. "
Black Tea took care of all the defense facilities and walked into the room as he spoke.
"Wow, you're so experienced!" The female player was full of admiration.
"It's alright, mainly because I've seen too much."
Black Tea acted modestly and was secretly delighted.
Although he was indeed experienced, he was just trying to show off and show off his wisdom. He wanted to show that he was different from those pig trotters. As for whether he could gain anything here, it did not matter.
However, at this moment, Black Tea suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked up at one of the transparent experiment cabins. There was a ball of light floating inside. When he looked over, the interface jumped, and a notification popped up.
You have triggered the hidden mission [Source of Upheaval].
Mission Introduction: You have discovered an important clue that can change the situation of the war. It has immeasurable value. If you bring it back, it will greatly affect the direction of the war.
Mission Requirements: Use a container to store the clue and bring it back to the three Universal Civilizations to report.
Reward: Depends on the evaluation.
Black Tea was stunned.
No way, I was just bragging. Did I really get something?
"See, I told you, there must be a clue here!"
Black Tea immediately became excited. He shared the mission interface with the girl and immediately went to the experiment cabin. After fumbling around for a while, he found the store button and pressed it.
Sizzle … Tiny electric arcs flashed in the experiment cabin, guiding the ball of light into a palm-sized round tube container. The lids at both ends of the container automatically rotated and closed. The precision mechanical parts with strong magnetic force inside were embedded with each other, making cracking sounds.
Then, the tube slid along the transparent pipe and popped out half of it from one of the holes on the console, which meant that it could be taken away.
With a click, Black Tea opened the chest area of his mecha and stuffed the tube into one of the storage slots. Then, he closed the mecha and protected it. Then, without another word, he went back the way he came from and immediately reported the situation.
This battle did not last long. The reconnaissance team chased away the World Tree exploration team, and only the remnants of the enemy escaped. Because this place was relatively close to the World Tree base, the reconnaissance team did not want to chase after them.
Originally, they did not care about sacrificing themselves and were prepared to stay here for a while to investigate the abnormal situation. However, after receiving Black Tea's information, the team changed their plan and retreated to avoid being chased by the World Tree's follow-up troops.
As soon as the reconnaissance team left, the World Tree's reinforcements arrived late. They symbolically chased after them for a while and gave up when they approached the border defense circle. They watched as the reconnaissance team that had intercepted a coded particle returned to the three Universal Civilizations' camp.
Not long after, the container that Black Tea brought back was transported to the research center of the frontline base. Under the research of a group of scientists, its true appearance was gradually revealed.
"This … this is …"
The leader of the research team looked at the deciphered content and widened his eyes in shock. He took a few steps back, not daring to believe what he was seeing.
"Leader, what did you find?" The officer who was waiting for the results felt his heart skip a beat and hurried forward.
The leader of the research team came back to his senses and pounced in front of him. He grabbed the officer's shoulder and said with a panicked and anxious tone.
"Bad news! Go and inform the three leaders and His Excellency Black Star! Our territory's star map has been leaked! "
As soon as he said that, the expressions of all the officers and researchers present changed drastically.
… What a pain in the ass!
On the other side, in the Tree King's palace.
"Your Excellency Tree King, according to your instructions, we have already handed a portion of the coded particles to the enemy. The other party should be certain that this is the information they have intercepted."
"Well done."
The Ancestral Tree King narrowed his eyes and nodded.
At such a close distance, the frontline troops had long discovered the uniqueness of the coded particles. How could they have been so careless? All of this was done on purpose. It was only when the three Universal Civilizations' reconnaissance troops defeated the World Tree exploration team that their reinforcements arrived late. They pretended that they could not catch up, but it was all fake.
The real goal was to let the three Universal Civilizations obtain a coded particle in a way that made them less suspicious.
"This move is not bad. When they see the leaked information, they will most likely suspect that there is a mole. They will definitely be in chaos." The Fortitude Tree King nodded.
"A powerful fortress can be broken from the inside. Suspicion is the best weapon," the Ancestral Tree King said calmly.
No matter who leaked this information to him, in his opinion, they most likely did not want to be discovered by the three Universal Civilizations. He did the opposite.
The Ancestral Tree King did not mind being used, but he would not make the person using him too happy. Since they wanted to use him, they had to bear the corresponding risks.
On the other hand, even if the person using him did not care, the Ancestral Tree King still wanted to use this method to cause suspicion and even division within the three Universal Civilizations.
"That's right. After all, not all civilizations can be as united as us. Everyone is connected to the mental network and is coordinated by the mother tree. There are no secrets," the Fortitude Tree King agreed with a smile.
The Ancestral Tree King narrowed his eyes and glanced at him. He did not know if this was the truth or if there was a deeper meaning behind his words.
…
In the three Universal Civilizations' Leader's Office, Marbruce, Louis, and the Ethereal Pope received the emergency report about the coded particles from the frontline and immediately held a meeting.
Looking at the countless pieces of information about the explored universe that were being deciphered endlessly, the three of them were livid. Gloomy anger was faintly discernible on their faces.
"How bold! Someone actually colluded with the enemy!"
The Ethereal Pope slammed the table and said angrily.
"No matter who it is, we have to find them!"
Marbruce's eyes burned with anger.
Originally, the situation was good. Relying on the border defense circle and Han Xiao, they could resist the World Tree for many years. However, before they could enjoy the good days of sitting on the high platform for long, there was a traitor in their family who leaked countless information!
With these coordinates, the World Tree could jump through space, avoid the border defense circle, and directly invade, opening countless battlefronts, breaking the stalemate and regaining the initiative.
They had worked hard for so many years to protect their territory from being invaded. Now, all their efforts had gone to waste. The three of them were already beyond furious. They wanted nothing more than to eat the traitor's flesh and drink his blood!
At this time, Han Xiao arrived. His remote projection appeared in the room. He frowned and went straight to the point.
He frowned and said, "You said that the information of the galactic society was leaked? What's the exact situation? "
"See for yourself."
Marbruce split a piece of the virtual screen and flew it to Han Xiao.
Han Xiao glanced over and quickly understood the situation. His expression changed.
His first reaction was that the World Tree was trying to sow discord, using some kind of method to obtain information and then causing suspicion among them … However, this information was so detailed that it would be impossible for someone who had not been in the explored universe for a long time to collect it. Therefore, it was more credible if someone leaked the information.
"Either a traitor colluded with the enemy, or a third party took advantage of the situation," Han Xiao said.
"That's what we thought too," Marbruce said with a gloomy expression. "But in comparison, the possibility of a traitor is higher!"
Han Xiao stroked his chin and said, "If it's a traitor, the goal is definitely not to survive. With the current situation, the entire galactic society basically believes that we can resist the World Tree, so the traitor must have other goals, such as taking revenge on you guys or taking advantage of the situation …"
"We know that."
Louis's eyes flashed coldly. Before this, they had already discussed the suspects. Among them, the most suspicious were the Supercluster Alliance and the second-tier Star Cluster civilizations. Even the Beyond Grade A Association was somewhat suspicious, so the three of them were wary of Han Xiao.
Although the current good situation basically came from Black Star, the position of the three of them made them suspect Han Xiao. This was because even though Black Star had made so many contributions, he still had a motive …
This time, Han Xiao's eyes suddenly flashed, and he said in a low voice,
"Perhaps the World Tree deliberately leaked this information to cause internal strife among us …"
However, halfway through, Han Xiao stopped and shook his head helplessly.
Even if the World Tree did it on purpose, the information leak was real. Even if they guessed that this was the World Tree's plan, they could not let go of their suspicions. This was an open scheme.
If the information leak was the work of a third party, it was unknown if they had predicted this step in advance. While helping the World Tree, they had also used the World Tree to arouse suspicion in the galactic society.
Han Xiao paused for a moment and put away these guesses. He changed the topic and said, "No matter what, the battle situation has changed. Prepare as soon as possible to deal with the World Tree's full-scale invasion. This is the most important mission."
The three of them nodded, their brows filled with gloom.
Although the three Universal Civilizations had made preparations for war in the various Star Fields, compared to the Flickering World's border, the defenses in the other areas were naturally much weaker. There were also countless planets scattered around, allowing the enemy to enter the familiar rhythm of using battle to support battle.
"We have to find the traitor. Since he has done such a thing, he will definitely do something beneficial at some point. Sooner or later, he will be exposed," the Ethereal Pope said coldly.
"The sooner we confirm the target, the better. I'll immediately order a special team to investigate this matter," Louis said.
This time, Han Xiao thought for a moment and said, "I need to study these coded particles personally. Maybe I can find some clues."
Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances and nodded.
"We can give you a portion of the coded particles for research. I hope you can find clues as soon as possible."
"Okay."
Looking at the three of them, Han Xiao knew that he was also one of their suspects. He could not help but shake his head. At this time, he did not care about this. If he was sitting in the position of the three of them, he would not trust anyone either.
"I didn't expect the version name to come true so quickly. Who's causing trouble … It can't be them, right?"
Han Xiao thought to himself. The sneaky Supercluster Alliance and the figures of the avengers flashed across his mind.
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