When the few mercenaries who had stayed behind saw Nagakin and the others returning, they hastily landed and quickly walked forward. Both parties converged, and the hundreds of people who had gone out to rescue the others learned about what had happened here from the few mercenaries' lively and animated descriptions.
Other than Herlous and the other direct subordinates of the Black Star Mercenary, everyone else had looks of disbelief on their faces. Black Star was actually able to fight evenly with a Calamity Grade Super and even severely injure him. This was the complete opposite of what they had imagined.
Everyone was dumbfounded and speechless for a moment.
Even Herlous was a little stunned. "Is he really that strong?"
Nagojin, on the other hand, was energized. He originally did not have much confidence, but he did not expect Black Star to be so strong.
This time, Nagojin received a message. Han Xiao told them to dig out the machinery under the ruins and then gather at another place to not attract too much attention.
Nagakin turned around to take a look. More and more spectators had gathered, and the law enforcement team and construction team were rushing over. Recently, too many areas had been destroyed by the shockwaves of the battle, and the Noriosse Financial Group was probably very angry. Nagakin did not want to be entangled with them, so he led everyone to quickly dig up the rubble and dug out machines one after another. He then hurriedly left the scene and headed to the designated location.
After waiting for a short while, Han Xiao arrived.
The recruited mercenaries all looked at Han Xiao. Their eyes were even more respectful than before, and they automatically made way for Han Xiao.
Walking into the middle of the crowd, Han Xiao patted Herlous on the shoulder, smiled, and said, "Ashes was injured by me. At least he has a concussion. Are you happy?"
Herlous was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously touched his mechanical arm and nodded. Every time he thought of Ashes, the nerves of his mechanical arm would ache. Hearing that, he smiled widely and felt that he had vented his anger. He was in a good mood and gave Han Xiao a big hug.
"Good brother, well done!"
After exchanging greetings for a while, Han Xiao turned all the machines he had dug out back into compressed orbs and stored them away. He counted them carefully. In the battle with Ashes, he had damaged thirty to forty machines, and the quality of many of them had dropped by a grade. Other than injuring Ashes, he did not gain much. The biggest gain was that he had accomplished his tactical objective and rescued Ovenn's last free doppelganger.
"We meet again, friend." Ovenn nodded in greeting. His complexion was very poor, and his lips were pale. He looked very unhealthy.
"Nothing good happens every time we meet a mixed-blood Godora." Han Xiao shook his head. "Where's the Grade A Super that helped us?"
"Let's go."
"Doing good deeds without leaving his name, he's probably a superhero."
Han Xiao did not find it strange. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. At least there were people who adhered to this principle. Superheroes were common and did not ask for anything in return. Many powerhouses did not mind occasionally playing the role of a hero and contributing a little.
After rescuing the target, Han Xiao discussed the follow-up plan with the few of them.
"If DarkStar wants to make any progress, they only have two choices. The first is to find a needle in a haystack and find Alvin's main body, which has yet to appear. The second is to snatch the last doppelganger from our hands. Therefore, we have the initiative, and DarkStar is in a very passive situation. They are the ones who are anxious. Nagakin, when will your reinforcements arrive?
"The War Bureau has dispatched the nearest military base fleet to use the stargate jump. The journey will take about twelve days."
"Dark-star will not sit still and wait for reinforcements to arrive. They will definitely send a fleet to hide near Noriose. I have a few ideas. Hmm … let's find a new stronghold first. I'll tell you in detail."
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On the other side of the city, the heavily injured DarkStar troops found a secluded place to rest. Although the battle just now was short, it was extremely intense. There were about fifteen Grade Bs on both sides, and the mercenaries had been through hundreds of battles. Their professional standards were very high, and it was difficult to tell who would win.
Herlous's Battleship Slicing Blade clashed with Sherman's laser cannon. Wilsander also joined the battle and found the strongest enemy, Fausthod. Sylvia was too weak and did not participate in the battle. Fu Ding was only a client and did not want to be involved.
Anur's expression was extremely ugly, and he was in a very bad mood. It was supposed to be a great situation, but a passerby of the same level had suddenly appeared and messed things up, causing all their efforts to go to waste. How would he have known that a Grade A Super would be passing by that area? He had already tried his best to reduce the damage from the shockwaves.
Most Calamity Grades had the ability to destroy a planet's surface ecosystem as long as they used their full strength. When an individual's strength reached this level, they could be considered self-propelled planetary civilization destruction weapons. However, they had to restrain themselves when fighting against people of the same level because the less shockwaves they spread out, the more concentrated the power would be. Only then would they be able to break through the opponent's defense to the greatest extent. Spreading out their destructive power without restraint would not be a threat to Supers of the same level.
Furthermore, Anur did not want to destroy this planet wantonly. Provoking the Noriose Financial Group would only bring trouble to himself.
If Ashes could arrive in time, they might still have a chance in a two-versus-two situation. However, Ashes had gone off to do something and had yet to arrive. It was simply incomprehensible. Clearly, most of the enemies were on his side, and there should not be many people in the headquarters. Why was Ashes taking so long?
Anur was surrounded and in danger. He only managed to escape with his stealth and speed. In the end, he saw that Ovenn had already escaped. After waiting for a long time, Ashes still did not appear. He had no choice but to retreat with his men.
Thus, one could imagine how angry Anur was with Ashes.
Not long after, Ashes returned to the stronghold. His blood had congealed into scabs, and the scar on his neck was hideous, giving everyone a shock.
Seeing this, Anur frowned. "How did you get injured? What did you encounter? Did Nagojin find another Calamity Grade Super? "
Ashes waved his hands, gritted his teeth, and said, "It was Black Star. He stayed behind to deal with me."
Anur's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're saying that you were held back by a Grade B Super and were beaten to such a state?"
Ashes nodded slowly.
Anur took a few seconds to calm down. "Since you delayed for so long, you must have gotten rid of him, right?"
"The situation was urgent, so I retreated."
Anur's face immediately had a 'f * ck' written all over it. He opened his mouth but did not know what to say.
He had always had high hopes for Ashes, but at this time, he could not help but wonder if he had groomed the wrong person.
Ashes noticed the change in Anur's eyes and knew that his respected teacher was very disappointed in him. His face twitched, and he wanted to explain, but he felt that this would only embarrass him even more, so he decided not to open his mouth.
Anur made up his mind to lock Ashes up for another year when he returned. He did not want to see this troublemaker's face at all. He turned around and said to Fausthod with a deep voice, "The situation now is not good for us. Do you have any suggestions?"
Fausthod thought for a while and said, "We have three choices. Find Ovenn's main body with the three doppelgangers we have, steal their doppelgangers, and kill Nagojin while we're at it. Or … we do nothing."
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