A stream of light flashed, and the spaceship that Sardeem piloted stopped at the periphery of an asteroid belt.
He had chased after Han Xiao for an entire day, following the route that Sisko had given him. He realized that the target did not go straight into the desolate universe belt but took a detour around the edge of the Shattered Star Ring. The target was not as fast as his spaceship.
He finally caught up to the target in this asteroid belt. The location that Sisko had given him was marked on the star map, and the target was currently hiding in this asteroid belt.
"The target stopped here …" Sardeem said with a serious expression.
Countless meteorites floated in the universe like a long dragon. Some were tens of thousands of meters long, while others were more than ten meters long. They were so densely packed that they blocked his line of sight. Sardeem could only use his detection device to slowly scan the meteorite belt.
The asteroid belt was so large that it was the best place to hide. Scanning it was undoubtedly a huge project.
However, as soon as Sardeem had this thought, the radar reacted.
"Report! Abnormal energy target detected! "
The porthole expanded immediately. A person was sitting on top of an enormous, shuttle-shaped asteroid. His face was hidden under a helmet, and his entire body was covered in a sleek, silver-black mechanical suit. Dark blue cloud patterns glowed on the armor, and he was facing Sardeem's spaceship. Clearly, he had discovered him long ago.
Sardeem narrowed his eyes, stopped the spaceship, and flew out of the cabin. The golden-red armor spread from his chest to his entire body, forming a heavy armor-like armor. It expanded twice its size, and he faced Han Xiao from afar.
"Bain? Is that you? "
Sardeem took the initiative to send a message to Han Xiao. His tone was unfriendly.
Han Xiao smiled and said, "You can continue to call me that."
Hearing that, Sardeem could not help but snort. He did not know where this' Bain 'came from, and he knew that this name was fake. As for this guy's real identity, he did not ask back then, so he was not sure now.
However, it did not matter. It would not be too late to capture this guy and interrogate him later.
Thinking of this, Sardeem's eyes flickered, and he had a plan in his mind.
Originally, Sisko had only asked him to track him, but since he had caught up to him, he was not afraid of attacking. He might be able to pry the information that Sisko had concealed from him from "Barne" before Sisko arrived. He did not know why this person wanted to escape and why Sisko wanted to chase him. He was the only one who was in the dark. He was anxious to get to the bottom of this matter.
"I still have a question …" Sardeem said in a low voice. "You hid on Planet Macipher ahead of time. Your real goal was to attack that group of people, right? But you hid in my property and stole the blueprints. Weren't you afraid of being exposed?"
In his opinion, 'Barne' had stayed on Planet Macipher to kill Colin and the others, so he was puzzled by 'Barne's' behavior. Why was this guy so bold that he dared to expose himself in front of him? Wouldn't it have been more discreet if he had stayed in a hotel in the city and waited for a while?
"If I said that it was all because of luck, would you believe me?"
Han Xiao smiled helplessly. At first, he only wanted to do the talent mission, but then he found the Eternal Light blueprint. Then, he only wanted to steal the blueprint, but Orozen delivered himself to him. He only wanted to kill a wanted criminal, but he was dragged into the storm of the Evolution Cube …
Could this be the will of the Big Fu Ding?
"Luck?" Sardeem narrowed his eyes and felt that there were too many doubts. He shook his head and said, "Forget it. I won't get anything out of you even if I ask you now. When you land in my hands later, you will know what to say."
As soon as he said that, Sardeem's Mechanical Force bloomed. The spaceship's belly opened, and golden-red Army Boxes shot out like missiles, opening in midair. The overwhelming mechanical army quickly formed up and hovered behind Sardeem.
As far as the eye could see, there were two to three million of them. Their models were very different from Han Xiao's, and they were thicker and more ferocious.
As an armed Mechanic, Sardeem had more blueprints for war machines. The mechanical army under his command was mainly heavy and huge. Heavy mechanical soldiers five to six meters tall could be seen everywhere. There were also thousands of conspicuous Giant Soldiers, the largest of which was more than a thousand meters tall, larger than many asteroids.
Other than the various mechanical soldiers, there were also many combat equipment, such as floating turrets, satellite cannons, heavy hovering guards, defensive fortresses, charge cabins, and so on. They were all used in galactic wars and were equivalent to dozens of galactic armies that were equipped with both offense and defense.
Sardeem ejected a large number of compressed orbs, which turned into huge components after expanding, connecting to his armor and forming a Giant Soldier that was hundreds of meters tall. He then retreated to the center of the army. Many defensive fortresses and floating guards surrounded him, activating multiple shields and space-stabilizing devices to prevent hyperdrive.
This was the traditional army style of fighting. The Mechanic was the commander in the center, so he focused on arranging the troops and fighting steadily. It was not Han Xiao's fierce fighting style, where he led the troops and focused fire on the enemy.
Seeing that Sardeem had summoned his army, Han Xiao's eyes sparkled. He scanned Sardeem's army that covered the sky and could not help but lick his lips.
"So many heavy machines. Looks like it's an army that specializes in attacking. Good stuff." Han Xiao's fingers moved slightly, eager to try.
Millions of mechanical soldiers raised their cannons and aimed at Han Xiao. Seeing that Han Xiao did not move, Sardeem frowned slightly.
"You're a Mechanic too. Where's your army?" Sardeem was interested. "Or do you not want to ask for trouble and are willing to surrender?"
Han Xiao smiled and pointed at Sardeem's back.
"Isn't my army over there?"
Sardeem was shocked and immediately turned around.
Behind his army, streams of light flew over from afar. It was the Black Star Mech Legion that had arrived through hyperdrive!
The Army Boxes opened one after another, and tens of millions of mechanical soldiers swarmed out. The black wave that covered the sky was like an endless swarm of bugs. Their numbers were more than three times that of Sardeem's army!
"Why are there more than me?"
Sardeem's expression changed drastically, and he was shocked.
He suddenly realized that this "Barne" of unknown origins was probably not a nameless person like he had guessed. Instead, he was a big shot of unknown origin.
The size of the Mech Legion also represented the financial power of the Mechanic. Maintaining the army cost a lot of money, and in the entire Shattered Star Ring, there were only a handful of Mechanics who could afford such a large mechanical army.
Names flashed across his mind one after another, and they finally stopped at an image.
Sardeem suddenly panicked. He turned around and stared at Han Xiao in disbelief.
"You're … Black Star?"
"Correct. I'll reward you with a green hat." Han Xiao chuckled.
With the Evolution Cube in his hands and him about to break through to Beyond Grade A, there was no need to disguise Barne's identity anymore.
"Fire!" Sardeem's underestimation was shattered, and he hurriedly gave the order to fire. The troops at the back became the troops at the front to face the incoming Mech Legion, while the troops at the front focused their fire on Han Xiao.
Millions of light cannons shot toward him at the same time. Facing such a powerful attack, Han Xiao did not want to take it head-on. He pulled with both hands like he was pulling a canvas, and a [Strengthened Void Distortion] caused the spacetime stability coefficient around him to suddenly change, creating chaos in space.
Countless light cannons were deflected, and the asteroid belt around him was affected. Countless asteroids were penetrated by the light cannons and exploded into dust. Even the huge asteroid under Han Xiao's butt was blown into pieces.
After this wave of fire, the area tens of thousands of meters around Han Xiao instantly became an empty area of the asteroid belt. However, he was completely unharmed. His entire body was covered in a dark blue psionic shield, and all the stray bullets were blocked.
Seeing that the cannons of Sardeem's mechanical soldiers lit up again, and they were about to launch a second wave of fire, Han Xiao directly entered the Void Dimension.
The next moment, he appeared at the back of Sardeem's troops. As a sharp knife, Sardeem, who only lacked protection, attacked from the front and back with his Mech Legion.
All around him were densely packed mechanical soldiers. Han Xiao immediately activated Apostilization, and the Psionic Energy in his body surged. The blue Psionic Energy Blast shot out like it was free, penetrating through the mechanical soldiers one after another. Every mechanical soldier in front of him was easily torn apart into scrap metal, breaking through the layers of defense like breaking through rotten wood.
The Evolution Cube had greatly increased his combat strength. Only a tank-type Mechanic like him dared to go so deep into the enemy's territory.
Han Xiao's vision suddenly turned black, and a giant soldier hundreds of meters tall blocked his way. Its entire body was covered in a spaceship-grade shield, and there were thousands of battleship cannons on its body. It was currently firing at him.
The gigantic mechanical hand swatted down like a fly, and it was like a mountain crashing toward him.
Han Xiao did not dodge and directly raised his hand to block this palm. The difference between his size and the giant soldier's hand was like the difference between an ant and a ball. However, his mechanical suit's thrusters spat out white flames at full power, preventing him from being blown away. Han Xiao's ten fingers pierced into the giant soldier's hand, hanging on it.
The giant soldier clenched its fist and held Han Xiao in its hand. However, the next moment, countless fine cracks spread from the giant soldier's hand to its entire arm. A faint blue light appeared in the cracks, and before the giant soldier could react, the entire mechanical arm was blown into pieces by the psionic energy that Han Xiao had injected into it!
Countless parts were blown away by the shockwave, smashing the surrounding mechanical soldiers.
With the buff of [Energy Enhancement Halo (Fashion)], the light effect of the energy was very bright and dazzling. Although it did not have any practical effect, it looked very cool.
After flipping over this giant soldier blocking his way, Han Xiao's legs sprung up, and he instantly accelerated, smashing all the machinery along the way and heading straight for Sardeem, who was in the center. The laser cannons chasing after him formed a grid.
"Too strong." Sardeem was sweating profusely, and he hurriedly mobilized more troops to stop Han Xiao.
At this time, the Black Star Mech Legion on the other side finally clashed with Sardeem's troops.
The two sides were clearly separated. Han Xiao's Mech Legion was black, and Sardeem's troops were red. At this time, the black side that looked like a black tide had turned into a comb-like formation, and the densely packed comb-like teeth stabbed into the red side's formation, messing up the red side's formation and gradually dying it black.
Immediately afterward, the large forces of the black side pressed down like an avalanche, pushing the red side to move. The two sides crashed into the asteroid belt not far away. The formation of both sides was separated, and the scene suddenly turned into a chaotic battle.
Tens of millions of laser cannons lit up every second, and the asteroid belt rapidly shrank in size. The entire universe seemed to be illuminated by the blinding laser cannons.
Hundreds of mechanical beasts hung on a giant soldier and tore at its thick exterior armor. The defense cannons on the surface of the giant soldier fired nonstop, blowing the mechanical beasts into pieces one after another.
An assault formation pierced through a group of scattered mechanical soldiers, but they were immediately annihilated by the concentrated fire around them.
A large group of mechanical soldiers were fighting fiercely on a certain asteroid. At this time, a giant soldier descended and crushed a large number of mechanical soldiers together with the asteroid.
More than a dozen Black Star mechanical soldiers pushed forward at full power, pushing the remains of a giant soldier and sweeping away a large group of enemy soldiers …
Every second, a large number of mechanical soldiers were killed, turning into metal debris floating in the universe.
While Han Xiao was attacking, he did not forget about Virtual Intrusion. More and more Sardeem troops suddenly turned against him.
A giant soldier had just crushed a Black Star mechanical soldier, but it suddenly turned around and smashed the head of another giant soldier beside it.
The troops that came to stop Han Xiao became the vanguard that opened up a path for him. Han Xiao was originally attacking alone, but there were now thousands of traitors around him.
Sardeem panicked and could only keep retreating. He could still fight with his army, and he might even be able to escape. However, once Black Star closed in on him, it would all be over.
The orthodox army style was not afraid of sudden attacks. If a normal Mechanic used Han Xiao's tactic, it would be suicide. However, Sardeem did not think that he had the ability to break through Black Star's defense. With so many examples in the Shattered Star Ring, who did not know how terrifying the 'Indestructible Body' was? He did not want to be the next negative example.
…
The two armies fought for a long time in the asteroid belt, and the entire asteroid belt was reduced to dust.
After holding on for so long, Sardeem finally ran out of places to retreat. Han Xiao caught up to him from behind and pressed him down.
The defensive measures around him were torn apart by Han Xiao, and the troops around him were held back by the Black Star Mech Legion. Sardeem's only reliance was this giant soldier that he was controlling personally, so he could only fight against Han Xiao.
Both of them had the Apostilization ability, and their psionic energy clashed again and again. Blue energy shards sputtered like broken jade and spread out like shockwaves. Every punch from Han Xiao would shatter a large part of the exterior armor of the giant soldier. Sardeem was sent flying everywhere and could not hold on at all.
In terms of the Army Style, Han Xiao had more subordinates, and in terms of physical strength, Han Xiao was stronger. Furthermore, the Evolution Cube had given him a lot of attributes, so the difference was even greater. The battle was one-sided. Han Xiao chased after Sardeem and gave him a good beating.
The exterior armor of the Giant Soldier was dismantled. Han Xiao charged into the Giant Soldier, grabbed Sardeem's body, and used the throwing ability of the Mountain Ape mechanical suit to throw him out of the Giant Soldier, leaving behind a trail of broken parts.
The next moment, Han Xiao sped up and caught up to Sardeem, who was rolling on the ground. Han Xiao's Mechanical Force wrapped around his entire body, and he punched out with explosive abilities such as [Gene Liberation], [Legendary Battle Technique], [Overload], [Mechanical Force Overload], [Fatal Critical Hit], and so on!
Bang!
The punch penetrated the armor and landed heavily on Sardeem's abdomen. His organs were like the surface of a drum, and a thunderous sound could be heard. The sound was transmitted through his body, and Sardeem's eardrums were buzzing.
Being hit by the multiple Critical Hits and True Damage of this punch, Sardeem, who was a fragile Mechanic, was stunned in an instant.
Before Sardeem, who had suffered a heavy blow to his abdomen, could curl up like a shrimp, his chin was grabbed by a large hand. His helmet was crushed, and the five fingers that were grabbing his skull tightened.
"Don't, don't, don't …" Sardeem had a splitting headache, and his face was filled with fear. He hurriedly begged for mercy, but no sound could be heard in the vacuum.
Han Xiao tilted his head, and an air bubble popped out from his shoulder, enveloping the two of them. He then opened his mask and said, "You've lost. You don't want to die, right?"
"Don't kill me!"
Sardeem hurriedly shouted. He was not stupid and would not use the name of the Mecha Empire as a shield. The Mecha Empire was far away, and even if he died, they would not come all the way here to help him. Furthermore, this Black Star in front of him was not someone to be scared of. Using his backer would only anger the other party, and it would be counterproductive.
Cowardly is the right thing to do!
"Then tell your troops to stop." Han Xiao pouted. At this moment, Sardeem's Mech Legion was still fighting with his Mech Legion.
His life was in the hands of others, and Sardeem did not dare act recklessly. He hurriedly controlled his troops to stop.
The two Mech Legions quickly stopped fighting and stared at each other from afar.
Han Xiao nodded with satisfaction, smiled, and said, "Then, give me the authority to control your troops."
Sardeem's expression changed, and he clenched his teeth.
His heart was bleeding. These millions of troops were the foundation that he had accumulated for a long time. Handing over the authority was equivalent to giving the troops to Black Star.
"You're not willing?" Han Xiao raised his brows. "I can still take over your troops even if I kill you. The only difference is that it will take a bit of time. If you want to die generously, I have no objections. After killing you, I can even take over your Planet Macipher. Tsk tsk, your hundred-odd years of operation will all end up in my pocket. Do you want this kind of result?"
"S-Stop talking. I'll give you the authority." Sardeem's face was pale, and he had no choice but to reluctantly hand over the authority to his mechanical troops.
The moment the authority was removed, Sardeem's heart throbbed painfully. He was filled with grief and anger. Not only was he being cuckolded, but he was also cuckolding himself!
"Don't be so angry. You're still alive. Do you think you can't earn it back?"
Han Xiao was overjoyed. He let go of Sardeem and told Philip to count how many troops he had obtained this time. As long as he wrote a new set of authority, this army would be his.
Then, Han Xiao took out a bunch of electromagnetic handcuffs and restrained Sardeem tightly.
He did not plan to kill Sardeem. After all, he was still a subordinate of the Mecha Empire. Since he could not get rid of him completely, he would not kill him. After all, Sardeem was the one who attacked him first. Stealing resources was just a small conflict. Even if Sardeem reported it … the Mecha Empire would not care about such a small matter. However, the nature of killing was different. Han Xiao did not want the Mecha Empire to pay attention to him at this time.
However, he could not let Sardeem go yet.
Sardeem sighed in relief. He was afraid that Han Xiao would kill him after taking over the authority. Now, it seemed like his life was saved.
"I have some things to interrogate you about. If you cooperate, you can suffer less …" Han Xiao grabbed him and said, "By the way, explain that this is not personal."
Sardeem's eyes sparkled, and he said with a submissive attitude, "I'll cooperate."
Seeing that Han Xiao was not going to kill him, Sardeem gradually regained his composure. Although he was submissive on the surface, he was actually very angry.
If he fought with Black Star on Planet Macipher, he felt that he might not necessarily lose.
However, it was meaningless to think about this. The only thing Sardeem could count on was Sisko, who was on his way.
As long as Sisko arrived, he would be saved. A Beyond Grade A would definitely crush a Calamity Grade. Black Star would definitely not be his match.
Sardeem did not know about the existence of the Evolution Cube. The way he saw it, Han Xiao might not know that Sisko was chasing after him.
Therefore, before that, he planned to calm Han Xiao down and not resist.
Han Xiao glanced at Sardeem and knew what he was thinking. He was thinking that Sisko was his reinforcements and was waiting for a Beyond Grade A to come and save him.
This was good, too. It would save him some energy.
With this mechanical army, I have more bargaining chips to deal with Sisko. My experience is now at level 239 … The promotion was indeed the right decision, Han Xiao thought.
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(Today's word count is still okay. For some reason, every time winter comes, I feel like the days pass by very quickly. It's as if someone stole my time.)
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