"Ashes, you're the only one who managed to escape? What's the situation now? "
The projection of the Dark-star leader appeared, and his tone was filled with shock. Not long ago, he had received emergency messages from many of the upper echelons of Dark-star and found out that all the motherships had been ambushed by Godora.
This news made him feel extremely shocked. If Godora had used some unknown method to lock onto their coordinates, the Dark-star fleet would no longer be able to rely on them, and the situation would definitely not be good. He was anxious to find out more about the situation and continuously contacted the upper echelons of his subordinates. However, many of their numbers were unanswered.
After a long time, the Dark-star leader finally connected to Ashes and immediately asked about the situation.
"All the motherships have been destroyed, and only a small number of people managed to escape. Our fleet is already gone …" Ashes explained the situation in detail. When he said that the entire fleet had been wiped out, he could not help but clench his fists and grit his teeth.
The Dark-star leader remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief. After calming himself down, he started to calculate the losses.
The organization did not have a fixed industry, and those motherships were the mobile bases of Dark-star. They had various functions such as combat, production, breeding, research, and so on. The forces that they had accumulated over the years had all been destroyed in this battle, and they had suffered heavy losses.
Now, the entire organization no longer had an armed force, and only the Dark-star leader and a few members who had escaped were left.
The Dark-star leader's eyes flickered. When the Mutation Disaster had been resolved prematurely, the situation had gone out of control. However, even if the plan was stopped, Godora would still be the loser. Now, Godora had turned the tables and prepared a counterattack, completely destroying them.
This way, Godora's losses were worth it, and they had become the true winners.
Who would have thought that the plan to destroy the Mutation Source would become the final battle of the organization?
After pausing for a moment, the Dark-star leader calmed himself down and asked, "What do you think?"
Ashes hesitated for a moment before saying that he wanted to go to Godora's ceremony and massacre them.
"Nonsense." The Dark-star leader coldly rejected this suggestion. "The entire fleet has been wiped out, and we still need to plan for the future. Leave the Garton Star System first and contact me when the time comes."
So he wanted me to run away?
"… Alright."
Ashes was unwilling, but he could only bear with it. He adjusted the course of the spaceship and headed toward the nearest Garton Star System border.
However, as long as the leader is still around, there is still a chance to make a comeback … Ashes thought to himself.
…
In a certain star system in the Colton Star Cluster, the Dark-star leader's personal spaceship slowly traveled through space.
After ending the communication with Ashes, the Dark-star leader tapped on the control panel of the spaceship, deep in thought.
After thinking for a long time, he stood up and left the cockpit. He came to a metal corridor and walked to a specific position. He knocked on the alloy wall a few times. This position did not look any different from the surrounding walls.
Crack.
The alloy plate suddenly slid open, revealing a secret compartment. Inside was a strange-looking communication terminal.
There were many different styles of interstellar communicators. Some were portable watches or spectacles, some were minimalistic little round balls, and some were civilian models that had two handles that pulled open a virtual screen in the middle. The communicator hidden in the secret compartment looked like an antique from many years ago. It was rough and clumsy.
After activating the communication device, layers of encryption appeared on the screen. It was very complicated. The Dark-star leader carefully entered various passwords and verified his DNA before successfully opening the communication device. Almost all functions were restricted. He could only open the contact list, and there was only one number inside.
Beep beep beep …
The waiting time for the communication device to open seemed to be very long.
Beep.
The communication device was established. The screen suddenly turned black, and a blurry face appeared on the screen. It was like a face outlined by white noise and mosaics.
The other party was silent. The Dark-star leader spoke first.
"Godora destroyed my fleet. Almost all my subordinates are dead. Currently, I can only confirm that Ashes is alive."
The blurry face moved, and a mechanical voice sounded from the communication device.
"I understand."
"I need a sum of money to build a new fleet," the Dark-star leader said in a deep voice.
"Now is not the time. Since you have failed, go and hide for a while. You have not been caught, and Godora will be wary of you. You cannot restore Dark-star's scale in the short term. Otherwise, your source of funds will be exposed."
"… How long do I have to wait?"
"When Godora starts to forget about Dark-star, that will be the time for you to make a comeback."
"I do not want to wait any longer." The Dark-star leader's voice was low. "I have been ordered around by you for a long time. You know very well when it will end. I can only cause destruction, but I cannot really destroy Godora. What do I have to do to satisfy you?"
"You will know when the time comes."
"Humph, you were very willing to help me in the past. Now that my forces are almost destroyed, you are starting to shirk. Do you think that I have lost my value and want to go back on our deal?" The Dark-star leader subconsciously raised his voice.
"You … are threatening us?" The blurred figure's voice was low. "You got the wrong person."
The Dark-star leader's expression changed slightly. He lowered his head and said humbly, "Sorry, I misspoke."
"We will evaluate whether the deal is complete. Do not rush us. Remember, this is a deal you made willingly, not because we value you," the blurred figure said calmly. "Even without you, there will still be a second Dark-star. When that time comes, the deal will be automatically canceled.
So, watch your attitude and do not doubt us …
If we want you to wait, just wait. "
"I understand," the Dark-star leader said in a low voice.
The blurred figure paused for a moment before saying, "In any case, now is not the time for us to show ourselves. You should leave the Shattered Star Ring and rebuild your forces in another Star Field."
The Dark-star leader nodded.
"Hmm … we can secretly introduce you to a big shot in another Star Field. If you can obtain his help, you might not need to hide for too long. However, you have to prepare a sacrifice for him."
"Sacrifice?"
"An Esper Ability that is strong enough," the blurred figure said slowly. "You understand what I mean, right?"
The Dark-star leader was shocked.
He understood what a sacrifice meant. At the same time, he vaguely guessed the identity of the 'big shot' that the blurred figure was talking about.
He had heard that it was a madman who wanted to create the Super High Risk Esper Ability Restriction Treaty!
"Recently, there have been rumors that the Red Empire seems to have some disagreement with the peace treaty. Although it is very far away, with the influence of the Red Empire, if they do anything in the future, the Shattered Star Ring will be affected. If that really happens, it might be the best chance for you to make a comeback … and also the chance for us to fulfill our agreement. Only when the situation is chaotic can we fulfill your conditions."
The Dark-star leader's eyes suddenly lit up. This might be an excuse for the blurred figure to comfort him, but he did regain some confidence.
"Before everything is prepared, don't contact us again."
The communication ended. The Dark-star leader closed the secret compartment, returned to his room, and calmed himself down. Every time he contacted the blurred figure, he would feel a heavy pressure coming from the blurred figure's strength, identity, and authority.
Hopefully, they will fulfill their end of the deal …
The Dark-star leader shook his head. He was asking a tiger for its skin.
However, no matter how worried he was, he could only choose to make a deal with the blurred figure. He had embarked on this path very early on, and no one in the Dark-star knew about this. In his eyes, this was the only hope for the hybrids.
Many years ago, he understood that the so-called overthrow of the purebloods' rule and let the hybrids become the new Godora was just a dream. It was beautiful, but it could not be realized. The bloodline discrimination would never be eliminated.
No matter how the Godoran officials implemented their policies, hybrids with scales or tails would always be seen as deformed in the eyes of the purebloods. It was just like how a normal person would feel when they saw a deformed child. No matter how much mental preparation they had, as long as the hybrids were different from the rest, the subconscious rejection would never disappear. Most of the pureblood Godora were in the upper middle class, and the consequences of such discrimination were not as simple as discrimination itself.
The future of the hybrids did not lie in Godora.
If he was not a Dark-star that spread terror, but a positive organization that took in the hybrids and built a hybrid country, bringing happiness to the hybrids …
That would be a faster death.
Because this was a split. Without support, the resistance would not only be from Godora's army, but also from other political alliances.
The only way out was to have the support of a higher level of power. Dark-star alone could not do all of this.
At that time, this group of people came to him, bringing with them the temptation of falling into the abyss, but also hope.
In the end, he, the highest leader of Dark-star, chose to become someone else's pawn and fight for another possibility.
Dark-star's leader asked the other party why they came to him. The other party said that pure destruction and destruction supported by ideology and slogans were two different things. In most cases, the latter was more threatening to the group, so they chose Dark-star.
An organization's initial program was always clear, but as they experienced more, their path deviated from the initial track. In order to comply with the deal, Dark-star's leader's focus had long been on how to cause more destruction to Godora and incite hostility and conflict between the purebloods and the hybrids. By pushing the hybrids to the opposite side of Godora, not only could he destroy the internal harmony of Godora, but he could also replenish his own troops. This was also in line with his final goal.
Dark-star had become a knife in someone else's hand. Except for himself, the other members of the organization were all kept in the dark.
But Dark-star's leader believed that the path he had chosen was the only way to build a home for the hybrids. If he wanted to get something in return, he had to pay first.
…
Godora's mother planet.
This was a huge planet. Even in outer space, there were obvious traces of artificial modification on this planet. The higher the level of civilization, the greater the degree of modification on the mother planet.
Spaceships landed at the dock, and mercenaries from various armies got off the spaceships. The Black Star Corps mixed in with the crowd. The players were the largest group, and there was a sea of people following behind Han Xiao and a group of officers. They looked around curiously like a sightseeing tour group. The only thing missing was a flag and a hat.
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