The Dark-star warriors all looked at Ashes, wondering what they should do.
Ashes stared at Han Xiao and fell into a dilemma. Firstly, they had wasted more time than expected. He thought that he would be able to take down Han Xiao very quickly, but he did not expect him to have such a troublesome ability. Secondly, he did not know how strong Han Xiao's regeneration ability was and how many times he could recover.
Ashes believed that Han Xiao definitely had a limit, but the problem was, how long would it take to force it out? Han Xiao's toughness far exceeded the average level of a Mechanic. Although they had heavily injured him once, there was a limit to their energy and stamina. Everyone's breathing quickened, and their chests rose and fell rapidly. The continuous high-intensity attacks had tired the DarkStar warriors, and they were unable to maintain their peak condition.
Should they retreat or continue? Ashes hesitated. This time, he suddenly saw Han Xiao look up at the dome of the cage wall with a playful expression.
Before they could react, a violent explosion sounded outside the cage. The wall vibrated, and cracks quickly appeared.
Boom!
The wall above their heads suddenly exploded, and the light of searchlights pierced in. A few spaceships floated in the air, and their laser cannons were aimed at the Dark-star warriors.
"Put down your weapons and surrender immediately!" Herlous shouted through the loudspeaker.
The Dark-star warriors' expressions changed.
"Sh * t, the guards are here. The ambush was only set up a few minutes ago, and there were no patrols nearby. Could it be that a group of guards just happened to arrive? He's so lucky! "
From the start of the ambush to the end of the battle, less than ten minutes had passed. As the speed and reaction speed of Supers increased, they could complete more and more actions every second. The flow of time during a battle would slow down in one's senses, and every second would be slowed down by dozens of times. Both sides who were evenly matched would be able to grasp the slightest detail. The battle was very intense, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they could only see illusions and flashes of light.
"It's not a matter of luck. The people on the spaceships are all Black Star's subordinates. He must have called for reinforcements!"
"How did he break through the signal interference?" someone asked in disbelief.
Ashes stared at Han Xiao and said in a deep voice, "I admit that I underestimated you. Black Star, I will remember your name. Retreat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cage suddenly collapsed, turning into black dust that flew all over the sky, interfering with the detectors and vision.
At this time, Ashes took out a metal tube, grabbed both ends of the tube and twisted it, activating the device. A blue light spot appeared in the middle of the tube, emitting a halo that covered an area of three meters. The Dark-star warrior quickly walked into the blue light area. Then, Ashes twisted the metal tube again, and the blue light spot suddenly shrank, turning into a flash of light. The people and dust in the area disappeared without a trace.
As the graphite dispersed, Han Xiao wiped off the dust on his face and went to the place where Ashes and the others had disappeared. He squatted down and brushed away the dust on the ground, revealing a circular pattern.
"A directional short-range teleportation trigger. It should be a combination of space magic and quantum teleportation technology. It will leave almost no traces behind. We won't be able to catch up." Han Xiao shook his head and felt a little helpless. Dark-star's technology was much more advanced in comparison. Anyway, there was nothing he could do.
The aircraft circled around and found nothing, so it could only land. Han Xiao casually completed the players' mission.
The reinforcement forced Ashes to retreat, causing Dark-star's plan to kidnap and control him to fail. However, Han Xiao was not happy. Ashes' failure would definitely attract the attention of Dark-star. He had shown a lot of abilities, so he could not continue to keep a low profile.
With the first attack, there was very likely to be a second one. Han Xiao did not have enough power to deal with such a large force at the moment, and even his mercenary group business would be in trouble. Tracing back to the source, it was only because this mercenary mission happened to encounter Dark-star's scheme. He was also very helpless. As long as he went to save the Silvers, regardless of whether he got the Secret Message Bead or not, he would attract the attention of Dark-star. In the beginning, he did not know that Dark-star was involved in this matter. There was no turning back. At least he now understood Dark-star's goal and obtained the key Secret Message Bead, so he had the initiative. Although he had forced Ashes to retreat, he had also successfully concealed the fact that he knew the truth and was still hiding in the dark.
It's better not to return the Secret Message Bead to Dark-star. The risk is too high. Dark-star is ruthless, and exposing too much will put me in danger, Han Xiao thought to himself.
"Are you okay?" Herlous walked behind him and asked with concern.
Han Xiao waved his hand. "I'm not hurt. You guys came in time."
This time, it was the players who took the initiative to ask for reinforcements. Herlous was skeptical at first, but now he was sure that Han Xiao had some kind of telepathy with these direct subordinates.
"Who are these enemies? Why did they ambush you?"
"They're the thugs who attacked the slave market. I recognized the ability of one of them. They probably want to take revenge on me," Han Xiao said casually, turned around, walked toward Aroshia, and helped her up.
Aroshia shook her head, indicating that she was not hurt.
Han Xiao thought about it and said, "Your body contains a very high energy reaction, but you don't know how to use it."
He had just seen the scene of Aroshia firing but being suppressed by Ashes instantly. She was not of any help at all. If Aroshia had also been able to fight when they were ambushed, he would not have had to fight alone.
Han Xiao was not an irresponsible person. He would not abandon her after completing the mission. Since he had taken Aroshia away, he could only let her join the mercenary group. He did not need a burden. Aroshia had a lot of potential and was worth grooming. If she became a Super, at least she would not be a burden and could even provide some help.
"My body contains energy?" Aroshia lowered her head and pressed on her heart. "Really?"
"You definitely have the talent to become a Super. How about this? I can teach you how to unleash your potential and become a Super. Only then will your talent not be wasted," Han Xiao said.
"You want me to learn about Supers?"
Han Xiao shrugged. "Although I don't know who you were in the past, since you've lost your memory, you should learn again. Perhaps you were originally a very strong Super, so you might improve by leaps and bounds."
"There's something I haven't said," Aroshia said slowly. "I seem to be some kind of Space Wonder. You can't take me away."
Han Xiao was stunned.
"They said that I won't really die. I'll be reborn after death, but I'll return to my original state of amnesia and lose the memories of this existence. I remember that I've 'lived' for three years this time and have been sold five times. Every six days, I'll definitely return to that cell. No matter how far away it is, it's only a matter of an instant. No one can take me away." She took the initiative to explain her uniqueness.
The earliest scene in Aroshia's memory was the moment she opened her eyes in the cell. Her life was a mystery, and her existence was a mystery. Her memories before that were completely blank. However, she had lived for three years this time. With the short-term memories of these three years, she had long realized that she was special. However, her life form was very strange. She did not have many material desires or mental needs. She did not need to eat, and her curiosity was very thin. She had a sense of being at ease.
Although her understanding of the world was like a blank sheet of paper, she was not like a simple child. Instead, she had a very strong thinking ability.
Horlaide had hidden something back then. Han Xiao did not know about Aroshia's secret. He immediately understood that Horlaide had promoted her to cheat money. He could not help but be speechless.
Han Xiao was surprised. "You can't control this ability?"
Aroshia shook her head. "I can't control it."
Hearing this, Han Xiao's interest grew. Aroshia had self-awareness, but she was trapped in a cell by a mysterious force. Furthermore, this was not her will. If this was a Space Wonder, then it could lead to a question — was Aroshia a Space Wonder?
Was it possible that she was originally an independent individual and not a part of the Space Wonder? Was it a coincidence that she became a Space Wonder? In other words, Aroshia's amnesia, strange life form, and almost desireless thinking could have all been given by the Space Wonder. Then, what exactly was this Space Wonder? Did it not have a physical body but some kind of invisible energy?
Unfortunately, even if there was an answer to this question, the person who answered it would not be Aroshia. Maybe the truth was in the part of her memory that she had lost. At this time, the problem that Han Xiao was most concerned about was that Aroshia could not be taken away by him.
"Is there no solution?"
"I don't know." Aroshia shook her head and reminded him. "There are only three more hours until the sixth day."
The mission requirement was to rescue her from the slave market and keep her there for six days. Han Xiao finally understood the difficulty, but since it was a mission, there had to be a way to complete it.
There should be clues in that cell.
Han Xiao ordered everyone to patrol and look for the enemy, although he did not have much hope. He then called the backup Amphiptere mechanical suit and rearmed it. He then accompanied Aroshia to the ruins of the slave market.
At the same time …
The Dark-star team appeared in the other corner of Floating Dragon Island. Everyone looked depressed.
The ambush was too hasty. They did not know much about Black Star and acted rashly. They thought that they had an overwhelming advantage in terms of strength and technology, so they underestimated the enemy.
Arrogance was the reason for their failure.
Ashes' face was green. This was the first time he had failed against a target weaker than him. He minded this failure very much. It left a knot in his heart, and he was very unhappy.
Opening the communicator to report the result, Ashes held back his unhappiness and stiffly repeated the failure. The upper echelons of Dark-star were very surprised. Their surprise and disappointment hit Ashes' pride again.
His resume had always been perfect, but this time, there was a stain.
"Sarota has already intercepted all the criminals. There are no clues at all. Only the mercenaries are left. There is an eighty percent chance that the Secret Message Bead is in the hands of the mercenaries."
"Then, should I continue to look for opportunities to deal with Black Star?"
"You failed once. Don't take the risk. Leave." The upper echelons sighed.
The veins on the back of Ashes' hand bulged.
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