A few days later …
In the desolate universe belt, the small spaceship carrying Han Xiao and the others approached a huge Red Empire fleet. This fleet belonged to the dynasty's Border Defense Army and was called the 36th Army. It was the force responsible for clearing out the Fallen Ark and was waiting to meet with the Beyond Grade A combatants sent by the dynasty.
After checking all the passes and confirming their identities, the small spaceship entered the fleet formation and docked with the coffin-like Guardian Class Main Ship.
Chi!
The hatch opened, and Han Xiao and the others walked into the cabin of the main ship. Several officers were there to welcome them.
"Your Excellency Black Star, Your Excellency Incineration, Your Excellency Dragon Emperor, I'm the adjutant of Commander Murraky. I'm here to welcome you," an officer said respectfully.
Although Ames was not an ally of the dynasty, she was a neutral Beyond Grade A who came with Han Xiao, so the dynasty would not neglect her.
Han Xiao nodded, and the group followed the adjutant. After walking for a while, they realized that they had entered the living area instead of the bridge command room.
"The commander won't meet us?" Beyoni was confused.
The adjutant smiled apologetically and said, "The commander wants you to rest first. He'll be in charge of the strategy, so you don't have to worry about it."
Han Xiao raised his brows. "He doesn't want to discuss it with us?"
"The commander is still discussing with the staff officers and can't leave for the time being. He'll inform you when the strategy is perfected, so it's inconvenient to disturb you before that," the adjutant said. "The enemy can escape our lock at any time, so it's not suitable for the troops to be on standby for too long. We're about to set off and will fight the enemy very soon. Please rest well. We'll need your combat power when the time comes."
Hearing this, Han Xiao and Beyoni looked at each other and shook their heads. They knew that this Commander Murraky did not want them to interfere with the strategy and did not even want to discuss it with them.
"Let's rest then." It was Han Xiao's first time following the dynasty's army into battle. Since Beyoni did not say anything, he did not have any objections and stayed there according to the other party's arrangement.
Seeing that the three Beyond Grade As had no objections, the adjutant was visibly relieved. He ordered his subordinates to settle down Han Xiao and the others before bidding farewell and returning to the command room on the bridge.
Murraky, the commander of the 36th Legion of the Border Defense Force, stood in front of the huge star map with his hands behind his back. He looked up and observed. None of the staff officers beside him made a sound.
"Commander, the three Beyond Grade A combatants have been settled," the deputy reported.
Murraky did not turn around. "Do they have a problem with that?"
"No."
"Yes, that's right. I don't like people who tell me what to do." Murraky nodded. "Inform the entire army to depart immediately."
He was in charge of this routine cleanup. In order to wait for the Beyond Grade A combatants sent by the dynasty, his troops had been on standby for a long time. This group of Beyond Grade A combatants only arrived after a long time, which Murraky did not like. However, the Beyond Grade As had a high status and were not part of the dynasty's army, so he could not say anything.
He did not have a good impression of the Beyond Grade As who were not directly related to the dynasty. As the commander of the fleet, he looked at the problem from a tactical perspective. In his eyes, although these Beyond Grade As had a high status, they were nothing more than extremely destructive tools on the battlefield without the halo of the National Pillars.
Murraky did not want these Beyond Grade As to interfere too much and take away his command. Since the dynasty had given these tools to him, he would naturally be the one to use them. Therefore, he felt that there was no need to waste his saliva discussing tactics with these Beyond Grade As.
No matter how high their status was outside, a fleet could only have one commander. These Beyond Grade As only needed to follow his orders.
He told his adjutant to receive the Beyond Grade As because he was too lazy to do so. In fact, he did not even want to see Han Xiao and the others step into his command room.
Under Murraky's order, this fleet moved, turning into a stream of light and traveling through the desolate universe belt, chasing in the direction of the enemy.
…
In the cabin, Han Xiao, Ames, and Beyoni gathered and chatted casually.
"The commander of this fleet seems to dislike us." Ames shook her head.
Beyoni did not deny it and said, "The dynasty's army places great importance on discipline, and Beyond Grade As are not part of the army. They will never obey orders unconditionally. The commander's words do not carry much weight, so some of the dynasty's officers do not like us Beyond Grade As telling them what to do."
After pausing for a while, Beyoni said with some dissatisfaction, "Although that's the case, this Murraky guy is too arrogant. He's not even willing to receive us personally and told us to wait for orders obediently. Does he think us National Pillars are his soldiers?"
Beyond Grade As were all big shots with great power. When had they ever been ignored like this? If it were an outsider, he would have easily crushed them to death if they dared to put on airs in front of him. Unfortunately, this was a dynasty soldier and could not be touched. Beyoni was unhappy.
Han Xiao, however, did not mind. He waved his hand and said, "He's the commander after all. He has to ensure his own authority. A fleet cannot have a second voice. Although our status is high, there's nothing wrong with him treating us the same. If we casually raised our opinions, it would be difficult for him to deal with it. He might as well make clear his responsibilities from the beginning and not let us interfere in the command."
Beyoni glanced at him and said, "You really don't think of yourself as a Beyond Grade A Super."
Han Xiao shrugged.
Some of the older Beyond Grade As were used to ordering people around because they were superior and did not allow any disobedience or disrespect. Han Xiao's mentality was different. He was not so angry.
After all, he was a professional commander and would not be willing to be instructed by an outsider. However, although this was not wrong, Han Xiao also felt that Murraky was indeed arrogant.
No matter what, it was not too much to show some respect to someone at the top of the Galaxy. It was fine if he did not suck up to him, but if he had to be so arrogant, did he think he was the dynasty's marshal?
Shaking his head, Han Xiao did not dwell on this. He would most likely encounter EsGod's main body this time, so he needed to think about it.
"EsGod purposely attracted the dynasty's army to test me."
Han Xiao thought to himself.
EsGod had once proposed to help him complete a task unconditionally in exchange for the right to use the Evolution Cube. He was tempted, but after thinking about it, he realized that he could not jump into this fire pit.
This person was very bad. The deal itself was a trap, and EsGod's identity was so sensitive. If he really did make the deal, he would be blackmailed. For EsGod to be able to survive between the gaps of the three Universal Civilizations, Han Xiao did not believe that EsGod had nothing to do with the three Universal Civilizations. If he agreed to EsGod's request, EsGod might kick him to the curb and report this matter to the dynasty.
After using the Evolution Cube, EsGod could turn his back on him at any time. He did not have any credibility, and the uncertainty was too great. Even if he fulfilled his promise, EsGod had many ways to force him to the opposite side of the Order Faction. EsGod was not afraid of doing bad things, and it would be too easy for him to drag him down.
Han Xiao also had another worry, which was that EsGod had stolen the Evolution Cube from Sisko and exposed the fact that he had the information of the Evolutionary Civilization. Since he could also use the Evolution Cube, it would be easy for others to connect the dots and suspect him. The Red Empire did not interrogate him. Perhaps they had secretly investigated him and expressed their trust in him. However, if EsGod was ruthless enough to slander him, it would still have some impact.
If this dragged on, he would not be able to avoid it forever. EsGod was not a dead person, so how could he be willing to be ignored? If he lost his patience, he would definitely do something. At that time, he would not be in the Central Galaxy, and it would not be easy for him to clear his suspicion.
Joining the dynasty would allow him to develop in the long run, so why take the risk? He had thought it through and would not jump into this fire pit. After all, EsGod would not let him go. This time, he would become an enemy of EsGod!
Some people's schemes might look tempting, but they were actually filled with thorns!
…
"Your Excellency EsGod, we have detected that the Red Empire's fleet has appeared behind us. According to our current speed, they will catch up to us very soon. Should we increase our speed and shake them off or turn around to face them?"
In the main ship of the Fallen Ark fleet, EsGod's doppelganger listened to his subordinate's report and waved his hand.
"Turn around and face them."
He had ordered this fleet to wander around the dynasty's border to lure the dynasty's army out. Naturally, he would not run away.
The Fallen Ark fleet had a total of tens of millions of spaceships, and there were many hidden strongholds in the desolate universe belt that had been assembling new spaceships. EsGod had a lot of assets, so he did not feel any heartache about using a fleet as bait.
If Black Star did not come, EsGod was prepared to capture some Espers during this battle with the dynasty's border defense army. This way, he would not lose his fleet for nothing.
This Fallen Ark fleet turned around and faced the dynasty's army, preparing for battle. Not long after, the 36th Army of the dynasty's border defense army appeared on the radar.
Although the Fallen Ark fleet was a group of undisciplined thugs, they were not a mob. They immediately opened fire and fired at the dynasty's army. At the same time, the thrusters were at full power, and the entire fleet charged toward the dynasty's army fiercely.
The three Universal Civilizations and EsGod were old rivals. As soon as the two sides met, there was no need for any verbal communication.
The two fleets quickly charged toward each other, inserted into each other's formation, and started fighting.
Spaceships exploded one after another in the universe, turning into dazzling fireworks that were both beautiful and cruel.
On the side of the battlefield, there was a desolate planet. The wreckage of spaceships turned into meteors and landed on the planet, creating craters.
The Thirty-sixth Legion's Warrior-class Mothership opened fire at full power. Dark red Dark Energy Annihilation Rays shot out like they were free, destroying the Fallen Ark combat ships one after another.
Murraky looked at the 3D battlefield view and saw the entire battle. He stared at the enemy's flagship and said coldly, "Let's take the initiative first.
"Make the first move. Have the three Beyond Grade As move together and force EsGod out!"
The order sounded in the communication channel. Beyoni frowned and said with a deep voice, "If the three of them attack together, won't we expose our trump card immediately?"
"It's not up to you to question. Carry out my order!" Murraky heard the reply in the channel and said with a deep voice, full of unquestionable toughness.
Damn, I met a tough guy … Han Xiao felt helpless.
The Red Empire was good in every way except for this. Their civilization was too strong, giving some of the officials a sense of superiority and confidence.
A hint of displeasure flashed through Beyoni's eyes. It was not good to be calculative in battle, so he held it in and jumped out of the cabin door, directly entering the battlefield and charging toward the enemy's flagship where EsGod was.
Ames was also a little unhappy. She shook her head and was about to enter the battlefield when Han Xiao suddenly stopped her and sighed.
"Sorry, I didn't know the commander was like this. Sorry to have made you suffer with me."
Hearing this, Ames stopped in her tracks and turned back to look at him.
Her eyes shone, and the slight displeasure disappeared, leaving only teasing.
"Do you think I'm a child? Do I need your comfort? "
Her tone was full of laughter.
Then, Ames rose into the air and joined the battlefield, flying toward EsGod from another direction.
With a helpless smile, Han Xiao followed closely behind.
The moment the three of them joined the chaotic battle, the situation of the battle immediately changed. Wherever Beyoni passed, the enemy warships would suddenly burst into flames, emitting multicolored flames. Even the highly heat-resistant armor alloys were ignited on their own, turning into scorching molten steel. The entire warship melted and exploded.
Ames directly grabbed countless enemy battleships with her force field and swept them left and right. Dazzling electric arcs exploded when the shields of the battleships collided with each other, leaving a huge gap in the hull and sweeping out countless empty areas. The battleships that were too close were squeezed from the outside to the inside by the force field and exploded.
Both of them were good at AOE and were great killing machines on the battlefield!
Han Xiao did not even need to do anything. He was happy to take the Mech Legion behind the two of them and only needed to finish off a portion of the mission requirements.
The three of them approached the enemy's flagship. Inside the flagship, EsGod's doppelganger looked at Han Xiao and became excited.
"He actually showed up …"
Buzz!
The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of the three of them. He did not even look at Ames and Beyoni and locked his eyes on Han Xiao. He could not wait to send a private telepathic message with an expectant tone.
"Black Star, you really have a tacit understanding with me. Have you decided to make a deal with me …"
Bang! Han Xiao did not hesitate to focus fire. Countless psionic cannons bombarded EsGod's doppelganger, sending it flying toward the surface of the desolate planet.
The three of them followed closely behind and hovered in the air of the desolate planet. Ames pulled with her palm and pulled EsGod's doppelganger out. Her force field pressed EsGod's doppelganger into a distorted shadow and dragged it toward the three of them.
Beyoni aimed his hands at EsGod's doppelganger, and flames suddenly burst out from within the dark body of EsGod's doppelganger.
Han Xiao put his hands together and activated [Gene Liberation]. The Mech Legion fired at EsGod's doppelganger that could not move.
Chi chi chi!
Blue light rays pierced through EsGod's doppelganger again and again like a storm, disappearing into the depths of the universe along the gravitational arc of the desolate planet.
Pa!
EsGod's doppelganger exploded into a cloud of black mist and slowly dissipated.
Even Sisko could easily kill two EsGod's doppelganger by himself. Facing three Beyond Grade As, an EsGod doppelganger with limited energy could only be destroyed.
"Not bad."
Murraky, who was in the main ship far away, nodded.
After destroying EsGod's doppelganger, the only thing left to do was to destroy the enemy's fleet …
Just as he was thinking about this, a space energy vortex suddenly appeared where EsGod's doppelganger had disappeared, and an ugly man with a hood stepped out.
As soon as this person appeared, he seemed to bring endless pressure, and the surrounding space seemed to freeze for an instant.
At this moment, Murraky's expression changed drastically.
Beyoni's relaxed body tensed up.
Ames furrowed her brows.
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.
It was not a doppelganger but EsGod's main body!
He was a notorious thug that many beyond Grade As feared!
EsGod stared at Han Xiao indifferently and spoke slowly with a cold tone.
"I'm … very disappointed in your answer.
"But … when you rejected me, you shouldn't have been so close to me."
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