At the same time as the alarm sounded on Planet Lighthouse, the three million battleships of the Fallen Ark formed a long dragon-like formation at the edge of the alert sector and continued to penetrate deeper into the defense line.
Inside the flagship, EsGod and his subordinate Haakisen looked at the star map. The distance between Planet Lighthouse, which was marked as a red target, and them was getting closer and closer.
"Boss, we've already entered the alert range of Planet Lighthouse. The radar shows that the patrolling dynasty fleet is heading toward us and will engage in battle very soon."
Haakisen scratched the back of his neck with his long tongue as he spoke.
"Try to speed up. Don't get caught."
EsGod's tone was calm. This time, it was not his doppelganger but his main body.
Haakisen clicked his tongue and said, "Even though we're working together, the Arcane Church is still wary of us. Not only did they not reveal their exact plan, they even changed the location of their secret stargate. They're obviously wary of us. We don't know when they'll attack and where they'll attack from."
EsGod did not mind. Working together was like asking a tiger for its skin, so it was normal for them to be wary of each other. It was just like how he would not tell the Arcane Church where his secret stargate was.
With Planet Lighthouse as the center, the alert sector was extremely large. Once the enemy was discovered, there would be plenty of time to mobilize the troops. They would not be able to reach Planet Lighthouse in a short time. Therefore, although the Arcane Church was moving in secret, EsGod could guess what they were thinking.
They wanted him to be the vanguard. With the size of his fleet, it was not enough for the dynasty to give up on the outpost on Planet Lighthouse. The Arcane Church would only attack after he fought his way to Planet Lighthouse and tied down Black Star and the other two Beyond Grade As. The reason they did this was to prevent the enemy from running away.
EsGod felt that he had guessed the intentions of the Arcane Church. The only suspense was how many high-level combatants the Arcane Church would send this time.
The dynasty had three Beyond Grade As, and Milizaus' combat power could barely be compared to his. Thus, the Arcane Church only needed to deal with Black Star and Beyoni.
Furthermore, there was still quite a gap between the strength of these two individuals and the top Beyond Grade As. To be safe, the Arcane Church would only need to send out four Beyond Grade As to crush them.
"I wonder who the Arcane Church sent this time..."
EsGod narrowed his eyes. If the person who came was too strong, he would have to be careful and not be taken advantage of.
At this time, the Empire's fleet finally arrived and appeared on the radar.
Haakisen looked at EsGod's expression. Seeing that his boss had no intention of speaking, he gave the order for EsGod.
"Fire at will! Destroy all the enemy ships in our way! "
…
Planet Lighthouse had entered the highest alert state, and the three Beyond Grade As followed Tarrokov to the command room.
A large number of officers were gathered in the room. Countless messages were sent back from the battlefield for them to handle. Tarrokov stood in front of the huge projection of the battlefield with his hands behind his back and a serious expression on his face.
The projection of the battlefield was the scene of the battle between the Fallen Ark fleet and the dynasty's perimeter patrol fleet. The spaceships of both sides had shrunk countless times, and it was as though two mini fleets were fighting in front of everyone. Around the projection of the battlefield was a star map of the perimeter sector. Planet Lighthouse was highlighted, and a red line extended out from the projection to connect to the enemy fleet. This represented the current distance between the two parties.
"There are about 3.2 million enemy spaceships. This is a huge fleet. To be able to send such a fleet into the Flickering World, this organization must be very powerful.
We can't see the spaceships from their spaceships, "an adjutant said.
"It's most likely the Arcane Church." As he spoke, Tarrokov glanced at Han Xiao and said, "However, we can't rule out the possibility of other organizations."
Han Xiao noticed his gaze and said with certainty, "It's definitely the Arcane Church."
Tarrokov glanced at him again and nodded slowly. "Understood."
Han Xiao looked calm, but his heart was extremely heavy.
You have triggered an emergency mission [Cause and Effect]!
Mission Introduction: You stole the Evolution Cube and attracted the hostility of the Arcane Church. Today, they finally took action and decided to give you a thunderous blow to take back the Evolution Cube in your hands!
Mission Requirements: Defeat the enemy or escape successfully.
Failure Conditions: 1. Death.
2. Loss of the Evolution Cube.
Reward: 240 billion – 450 billion Experience, + 1 Legendary Point, x3 Random Reward, x3 Unknown Character Summon Cards.
When he saw the reward, Han Xiao was shocked.
At least twenty-four billion Experience Points? Back when he fought Heber, the highest level reward was only 8.5 billion Experience Points!
Even from his point of view, this was a huge amount of experience points!
Han Xiao could not be happy at all because the reward was proportional to the difficulty. Such a high reward meant that the strength of the Arcane Church's attack this time would be unprecedentedly terrifying! The highest reward was more than forty billion Experience Points. This meant that there would be more than five Beyond Grade As!
Who would be able to handle that?
Although Han Xiao had secretly asked for reinforcements to be on the safe side and could not help but have thoughts of retreating, he was also cautious.
If he escaped through the stargate now, it should be very safe. However, if he succeeded in escaping, the lowest reward would be more than twenty billion Experience Points. Would it be so easy to complete the mission?
Maybe the Arcane Church had some unknown means, and if he escaped now, he would be caught alone.
He was under heavy protection and could be considered safe for now. If he ran the moment he saw the enemy, he would be looked down upon by the dynasty. After considering for a while, Han Xiao did not act rashly but followed Tarrokov to the command room to observe the situation.
The buffer zone was large enough, and it would not be too late for him to decide if he wanted to escape or not.
The mission is called karma … Heh, it's indeed not so easy to obtain other people's Universal Treasures. Han Xiao smirked.
However, no one present knew what he was thinking.
Tarrokov observed the changes on the battlefield and slowly gave an order.
"Inform all the dynasty's allies that went out to explore. All Beyond Grade A combatants are to return immediately and reinforce Planet Lighthouse as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Han Xiao's eyes sparkled, and he nodded.
It was obvious that Tarrokov had noticed this as well. This commander-in-chief had good foresight.
There were still three Beyond Grade As from the dynasty exploring the Flickering World — Heber, Ravenlaude, and that Mechanic Maximiler whom he had met before. If all of them returned, the six Beyond Grade As would be gathered, and they would not be afraid of the enemy at all.
Without knowing how many high-level combatants the Arcane Church had, Tarrokov did not want to make a big fuss. His style was to be steady and not be afraid of trouble. Even if it turned out to be unnecessary, it was better than regretting it.
"The dynasty's fleet has sent a request for reinforcements. They are unable to stop the enemy. Chief commander, should we send reinforcements from the surrounding areas?"
Tarrokov narrowed his eyes and observed for a while. "Only mobilize the troops in that direction. Don't move the troops in the other directions. The rest will be sent by the headquarters on Planet Lighthouse."
Beyoni was a little surprised. "Dispatching a fleet from the headquarters will take a lot of time, and this group of enemies will be able to advance for a very long time. Why don't we directly mobilize the troops in the surrounding areas?"
Tarrokov said with a deep voice, "The enemy's fleet is alone, and they do not have any markings. I believe that they are not the main force of the Arcane Church but a vanguard. Their goal is to distract our outer defense line and create a gap in the alert sector. Their main force will take advantage of the loopholes in the security sector and charge in from other directions, forming a two-pronged attack or even a multi-pronged attack. This should be the Arcane Church's tactic. "
Hearing the chief commander's explanation, everyone looked at the situation carefully and had to admit that this was the most likely plan of the enemy. Tarrokov had seen through it, and there was nothing wrong with this method.
"However, this is only a temporary solution. What we need next is intelligence. We have to find out how many Beyond Grade As are in this fleet."
Tarrokov turned to look at the three of them. His meaning was obvious. Only those of the same level could force those of the same level to take action.
"Leave it to my long-range troops."
Han Xiao nodded. He was the target of the enemy and the key figure in this battle. Under such circumstances, it was not appropriate for the three Beyond Grade As to be separated.
The long-range troops that he had sent out during this period could be put to good use.
…
"What? Planet Lighthouse is under attack? "
In the Renault Star Cluster, in the Bloodshed Land fleet, Heber, who was taking a bath on a Star, quickly received the news from Joad. His expression could not help but change.
"The enemy is the Arcane Church, and the target is Black Star. Chief Commander Tarrokov wants us to go back and provide support … Your Excellency Tyrant, what should we do?" Joad asked carefully.
Heber frowned. The two of them still had some grudges, and he did not want to help Black Star.
However, he then thought of something, and his brows slowly relaxed.
"Since it's an order from the dynasty, let's go and provide support. Inform my main fleet to head to the nearest stargate at full speed!"
Heber's fleet quickly turned around and headed toward the stargate leading to Planet Lighthouse.
Although he had some grudges with Han Xiao, this matter concerned the dynasty's dignity. As a member of the dynasty, protecting the dynasty's status was in line with his own interests.
On the other side, in the Garu Star Cluster, Arcane Research Institute fleet.
Ravenlaude also received Tarrokov's request for help. After reading it, he remained expressionless.
Black Star's life and death had nothing to do with him. He could not wait to have one less competitor …
Unfortunately, his organization was in the Central Galaxy, and he had to rely on the dynasty's protection.
It was not appropriate to go against the dynasty's orders for such a small matter, so he could only bring his men to provide support.
Very soon, he discovered an annoying thing. The stargate transportation network that Black Star had built in the Garu Star Cluster instantly became a fast reinforcement channel, making it more convenient for him to rush over. Even if he wanted to delay midway, he had no excuse.
Right at this moment, Ravenlaude had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized something.
Could it be that Black Star had calculated this in advance by building the long-distance stargate?
That must be it. Otherwise, he really could not imagine why Black Star would give up his own interests to build a long-distance stargate.
Ravenlaude finally understood Black Star's' true intention '. Before this, he had actually laughed at the other party's idea. Even if he was not thin-skinned, he could not help but feel a little embarrassed.
…
EsGod's fleet gradually went deep into the security sector, fighting the dynasty's fleet as they advanced.
The dynasty's fleet released bubbles along the way, stabilizing the spacetime coefficient and preventing both sides from entering hyperdrive. EsGod's fleet inevitably slowed down and was constantly harassed.
Millions of battleships exchanged fire, forming a scene of a large-scale galactic war.
Dazzling energy beams of various colors crisscrossed, tearing through the pitch-black universe. Silently, they carried a biting cold killing intent. Spaceships were destroyed one after another, turning into fireworks in the universe.
On the battlefield, there was a group of special combat units. They were the long-range mechanical troops that Han Xiao had sent out. Like a flock of crows, they shuttled back and forth in the formation of the Fallen Ark fleet. Between the flashes of Mechanical Force and the rumbling of thunder, they shot out psionic energy beams one after another, exploding on the shields and outer armor of the quadrangular battleships one after another.
This mechanical army had more than a hundred thousand mechanical soldiers, and they were in the state of Mechanical Force bonuses. Their performance had increased tremendously, reaching the level of a Beyond Grade A Super. They were invincible on the battlefield, destroying a large number of enemy spaceships, and the speed of their own casualties was rather slow.
Energy explosion! Another three enemy battleships were destroyed. Just as the mechanical army was about to search for the next target, a black and red energy beam passed through the explosion of the spaceships and blasted into the formation of the mechanical army, instantly devouring half of the army.
After the beam of light passed through, the mechanical soldiers that were hit had already turned into charred parts.
Han Xiao, who was remotely controlling the situation on Planet Lighthouse, narrowed his eyes.
"The enemy Beyond Grade A has made his move! This attack power … is not ordinary. "
Through the vision of the mechanical army, Han Xiao stared in the direction of the attack, wanting to see who the enemy was. EsGod's figure instantly appeared in his vision.
The next moment, Tarrokov, Milizaus, and Beyoni saw Han Xiao's expression change.
"Did you see clearly? Who is the enemy?" Tarrokov hurriedly asked.
Han Xiao exhaled and said with a solemn expression, "It's actually … EsGod, and it's his main body!"
As soon as he said that, the few of them were stunned.
"Isn't the enemy the Arcane Church? Why is EsGod here?"
Beyoni was shocked. As he had fought with EsGod before, he knew how strong EsGod was and was extremely wary.
Tarrokov's expression became even more solemn. "The Arcane Church must have provided EsGod with help and allowed him to leave the Central Galaxy. Damn it, for the Evolution Cube, they actually worked together with such a person!"
EsGod's strength was renowned throughout the universe, but this time, they also had a peak Beyond Grade A who had been famous for a long time.
Milizaus shook his head and said, "I've fought with EsGod many times before, and it's not a problem for me to stop him. However, I can't be distracted when dealing with this fellow, or I won't be able to do anything else.
Other than EsGod, the Arcane Church definitely has other high-level combatants. The situation is not good for us. Chief commander, what do you think? "
Hearing that, Tarrokov fell into deep thought.
On the surface, the enemy only had EsGod and millions of battleships. In the dark, there were at least three Beyond Grade As and even more battleships.
On their side, they only had three Beyond Grade As and four million or so battleships on Planet Lighthouse. Their strength was naturally inferior, but with the depth of the alert sector, they had the capital to stall for time. Furthermore, the dynasty had even more battleships in this Star Field that were rushing over from various regions to reinforce them.
Tarrokov was currently considering if they should retreat immediately or hold on until reinforcements arrived.
The enemy's target was Black Star. If they retreated now, they should be able to protect Black Star. However, the dynasty's outpost would definitely be destroyed by the enemy. Losing resources was secondary. The main reason was to prevent the enemy from controlling the stargate, so they had to close it. Then, the dynasty would temporarily lose the core of the stargate transportation network, and their mobility would be greatly reduced.
Thinking about that, he looked at the battle situation again. Other than the dynasty's battleships that were fighting EsGod, the other battleships in the alert sector did not make any moves and maintained their vigilance in their respective areas.
Previously, he had even sent out a portion of the Planet Lighthouse's battleships to act as a quick reaction force to save time and prevent the second wave of enemies from attacking.
After thinking about it, Tarrokov sighed and said with a deep voice, "Although the situation is not good, we have the capital to hold on. Try your best to stall for time. As long as the reinforcements arrive, we will be safe …"
Wu wu wu!
Before he could finish, an ear-piercing alarm sounded in the command room.
"Warning! Warning! Abnormal spacetime fluctuations detected outside the planet! Spacetime fluctuations, forming a wormhole! "
"Wormhole? A teleportation gate? "
Tarrokov's face was filled with shock. The appearance of the wormhole had indeed shocked him, but it was not because he was unprepared. With the Crimson Dynasty's technology, Planet Lighthouse would definitely be equipped with a device to interrupt the teleportation. As a Universal Civilization, it was impossible for the Arcane Church not to know about this.
What he did not understand was why the Arcane Church would make such an attempt that was destined to be futile.
The image was transmitted back. Right outside the orbit of Planet Lighthouse, a distorted space suddenly appeared. This was the sign of a wormhole being formed. The troops stationed on Planet Lighthouse also reacted immediately and activated the device to stabilize the space. The effect was to directly interrupt the formation of the wormhole, regardless of whether it was caused by magic or technology.
However, what happened next stunned everyone present. The artificial wormhole countermeasure device that had always worked did not work. The distortion in space did not stop, but the wormhole did not appear. Instead, a strange scene occurred.
Blurry silhouettes of battleships gradually appeared in outer space, like a mirage.
While they were still in a daze, in the next moment, the wrinkled space seemed to be flattened by an invisible iron. These phantoms suddenly became solid, and in the blink of an eye, they turned from illusory illusions into real entities!
This fleet was actually the spaceship of the Arcane Church. There were also millions of battleships, including the famous Butterfly flagship!
In an instant, millions of battleships descended on Planet Lighthouse!
They directly ignored the depth of Planet Lighthouse. Instead, because Planet Lighthouse had sent out many battleships, the defense of Planet Lighthouse was weakened. This was the strategy of the Arcane Church.
Tarrokov suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed drastically.
"This isn't a wormhole teleportation. Only the strategic Universal Treasure of the Radiant Federation, the [Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device], has such an effect!"
"This! The Arcane Church actually joined forces with the Radiant Federation? "
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