The four of them stared at the Palace of Hidden Spells not far away in shock. Austin's arrival shocked them.
Sisko was even more shocked.
Hasn't this old man always been neutral?
Why is he here? Looks like he's here to help Black Star?
"Austin, you've joined the Red Empire?" Sisko was shocked and sent a telepathic message.
"Nope." Austin smiled.
"Then why are you here? This has nothing to do with you. Maintain your neutrality and don't come looking for trouble! "Sisko's tone was heavy.
"Sorry, I have an agreement with Black Star. This has nothing to do with the Red Empire. This is a personal request."
Austin chuckled.
Back at the Tyrant's party, in order to borrow the Evolution Cube, he had agreed to many of Han Xiao's conditions. One of the conditions was to help Han Xiao do something as long as it was within his capabilities and did not go against his principles. This was the reason why he was here.
When he realized that the Arcane Church was up to something, for safety's sake, Han Xiao had already secretly asked Austin for external help. In order to fulfill his promise, Austin steered the Palace of Hidden Spells and secretly came to the Flickering World through continuous long-distance teleportation, hiding in the desolate universe belt.
He did not use the Red Empire's stargate and claimed that he was going to look for magic materials in other secondary dimensions.
Because it was too common for Beyond Grade A Mages to look for materials in secondary dimensions, and because he was a neutral faction, the outside world directly ignored the movements of the Palace of Hidden Spells, including the Arcane Church. No one would have thought that a neutral Mage like Austin would personally sneak into the Flickering World without the dynasty's permission.
As a Gold item, a Universal Treasure, the cost of building the Palace of Hidden Spells was astronomical. It only took him ten days to sneak from the Shattered Star Ring to the desolate universe belt of the Flickering World, which was many times faster than the high-velocity spaceships of the stowaways. He found a place to wait for orders and activated the concealment formation of the Palace of Hidden Spells to hide himself. Normal observation equipment would not be able to detect the concealment ability of a Universal Treasure-level Mage Tower so easily.
Of course, Austin did not know that there were so many enemies in the beginning. He originally thought that the Arcane Church would not actually make a move, and that he only needed to stay here for a while to easily complete the agreement. Even if he was discovered by the Empire, with Black Star as his guarantor, the Empire would not do anything to him.
But he didn't expect the Arcane Church to make such a big scene!
After hesitating for a while, he finally decided not to just stand by and watch. He secretly pinched his nose and accepted his bad luck. Then, he led the Palace of Hidden Spells to provide support!
As a neutral party, he knew that this was not in line with the principle of seeking benefits and avoiding harm, but since he had already agreed to Black Star's request, Austin did not go back on his word. He still had this bit of credibility.
Austin looked calm and collected, but in reality, no one knew that although he was smiling on the surface, he was cursing in his heart.
This is a huge loss!
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face. "Old man, you're finally here. With you here, we can share some of the pressure."
Austin glanced at him and snorted. "I must be crazy to participate in this chaotic battle. Using your Evolution Cube is a huge loss for me!"
As soon as he said that, Beyoni immediately felt that he had met a confidant. The way he saw it, Milizaus, who was fighting outside the atmosphere, probably also felt the same way.
He could not help but turn around to look at Han Xiao, who was gradually recovering. Beyoni, who was covered in wounds, had a bitter look in his eyes.
My heart is bitter, but I won't say it.
Han Xiao noticed his gaze, and his mouth twitched. He bent his fingers, and a sharp needle popped out from his fingertips, indicating for Beyoni to lower his defenses and let him inject him.
"What are you doing?"
"Healing you."
"Sigh, the vitality of a Beyond Grade A is huge. What can your little healing agent do? I … Oh! What did you inject me with? "
Before he finished speaking, Han Xiao injected Beyoni with the life potion made by Aurora.
Beyoni originally had a bitter look on his face, not thinking that the treatment would be useful. However, after the injection, his expression changed, and he was filled with shock.
He could feel a surge of life energy being injected into his body, and all the cells in his body were cheering. It was as though he had eaten a huge tonic, and his recovery speed increased by many times.
Although he did not recover to his peak state, he was no longer heavily injured.
"What kind of potion is this? It's so effective on a Beyond Grade A! "Beyoni was shocked.
"You still have the time to be curious? Deal with the situation in front of you first."
Han Xiao put away the needle.
Although Sisko's group of four had stopped attacking, the surrounding mechanical army was still fighting with the summoned creatures. As long as the mechanical army was fighting, it meant that Han Xiao was in combat. Furthermore, the time limit for him to leave combat was five minutes, which was far from enough.
Although the enemies were shocked, they would not be stunned for so long. Seeing that Austin was determined to interfere, they put away their shock and accepted reality. They immediately resumed their attacks and targeted Austin as their target.
Austin activated the Palace of Hidden Spells with all his might, activating all the formations and absorbing the wandering dark energy. With a hum, the massive palace shone with a dazzling magical radiance. The Palace of Hidden Spells activated one after another, spewing out beams of Mana Impact and engaging the group in a fierce battle.
On the other side, Mercer was very close to Han Xiao and Beyoni to begin with. In a flash, he appeared in front of Han Xiao and punched at Han Xiao's head.
At such a close distance, he had just used Void Hyperdrive, and there was still Beyoni behind him. Han Xiao decisively activated Heber's Character Summon Card, and his Strength increased by four thousand points!
A surge of energy exploded within his body, pouring into his fist. Suddenly, he punched out, producing an explosive sound as he brazenly clashed head-on with his opponent.
Bang!
The two fists, one large and one small, collided, creating a shockwave in the air. The surrounding water vapor was blown away, forming a clear area.
Mercer felt a rebounding force that was no weaker than his own coming from his fist, and his body flew out uncontrollably. He hurriedly stabilized himself and realized that Han Xiao was also sent flying.
Both of them were sent flying by each other. Their strength was actually on par!
"How do you have so much Strength?" Mercer's beastly face was filled with shock.
His strongest attribute was Strength, but a Mechanic's punch was actually on par with a Pugilist's?
What the hell? Are you even worthy of being a Mechanic?
Shaking his arm, Han Xiao bared his teeth. The Heber's Character Summon Card allowed him to not be crushed by the opponent's Strength, but the Pugilist flames had a powerful close-range destructive power, which tore apart many of the cells in his arm.
With the help of the rebounding force, Han Xiao quickly retreated with Beyoni and hid in the defense line of the mechanical army. At the same time, he quickly analyzed the situation.
Milizaus is holding back two people, and the situation on my side is now three against four. Although the enemy still has one more person, Austin has the buff from the Palace of Hidden Spells, so he can share more of the pressure. I'm no longer at an absolute disadvantage and can barely hold on …
But the enemy still has powerful reinforcements. If EsGod arrives, the balance will be broken again.
Austin's Palace of Hidden Spells can teleport me away, and it seems like one Mage won't be able to stop it. However, there are two Mages on the other side, and they definitely have a way to counter the teleportation of the Palace of Hidden Spells. If we want to run, we can only let the Palace of Hidden Spells take Beyoni and me away. If we force Milizaus onto the Palace of Hidden Spells, the two Mages will meet up, and we won't be able to escape …
Oh, there's another problem. The teleportation of the Palace of Hidden Spells needs time to be channeled, and that Mage won't just watch me, the key target, escape. He'll definitely abandon Milizaus and come to stop us. Milizaus will definitely not stay behind to die after seeing us abandon him. He definitely won't sacrifice himself to hold back Ninjia. If we're heartless, he'll be heartless too. When Ninjia turns around to deal with us, Milizaus will most likely use teleportation to escape. At that time, the Palace of Hidden Spells will still be left behind, but we'll lose our strongest combatant, Milizaus.
Han Xiao's expression was grave. Thinking about it this way, using the Palace of Hidden Spells to escape would only mean abandoning Milizaus. Furthermore, the success rate was extremely low. If they failed and hurt Milizaus' feelings, he would most likely take the opportunity to escape. Then, they would have one less combatant on their side, making the situation even worse.
If they really escaped, the dynasty's fleet would definitely be wiped out. Be it the Armed Dragon Guards, his Black Star Guards, or even Hella, Aurora, and Fu Ding, none of them would be able to survive.
It would be difficult for the Palace of Hidden Spells to teleport reinforcements. Even the [Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device] had a limit to the teleportation distance, and the Palace of Hidden Spells was no exception. Heber's three reinforcements were located in different regions of different Star Clusters and were currently rushing to the entrance of Planet Lighthouse through the stargate network. They had exceeded the teleportation range of the Palace of Hidden Spells, and no matter how fast they were, they would not be faster than the stargate.
Han Xiao clenched his teeth and said, "Tarrokov is right. We don't have much of a choice. We can only hold on until the reinforcements arrive at the other end of the stargate."
The stronger they were, the greater their chances. Their Promotion mission was only one step away from completion, so they had to find an opportunity to do so.
Waiting for the enemy to stop was obviously not realistic. Perhaps they could try another method.
…
After Austin joined the team, the battle resumed, and the intensity was raised to a whole new level. No one below Beyond Grade A could interfere.
The Palace of Hidden Spells was Austin's combat equipment, and it had extremely high bonuses to his magic. It was like a magic cannon that fired nonstop, displaying extraordinary combat strength.
Although it was three against four, the originally one-sided situation was instantly broken, and no one could do anything to the other in the short term.
Han Xiao's pressure was shared, and correspondingly, the threat that the mechanical army gave Sisko's group of four increased. The enemy had no choice but to be more cautious and slow down their attacks.
Taylor could no longer summon creatures without any pressure, and his summoning was interrupted time and time again.
The four of them purposely separated the Palace of Hidden Spells from Han Xiao and Han Xiao, discussing their strategy as they fought.
"With the help of the Palace of Hidden Spells, Austin's combat strength has been raised to a whole new level. He's very difficult to deal with," Sisko said solemnly.
"Tsk, if I had brought my Mage Tower, I might not have been afraid of him." Taylor was a little annoyed that his summoning was interrupted again.
Basically, every Beyond Grade A Mage had a Mage Tower, but not everyone could create a Universal Treasure like the Palace of Hidden Spells.
Taylor and Ninjia did not bring their own Mage Towers for this trip. Firstly, it was much more cumbersome. After they were teleported over by the Radiant Federation, they had to leave on their own. In a situation where they would definitely be chased by the dynasty fleet, bringing a cumbersome Mage Tower would affect their mobility. Secondly, they felt that there would not be any accidents, so there was no need to bring it. Thirdly, it was to maintain the secrecy of this operation and reduce the chances of being discovered in advance. After all, they were not neutral parties like Austin.
"Be careful. Black Star might escape with the help of the Palace of Hidden Spells," Dylan reminded.
"If he has such intentions, I will immediately inform Ninjia to come down and meet up with him. Although I can't stop the teleportation of the Palace of Hidden Spells alone, the two of us should be able to interrupt it," Taylor said.
"Then, Milizaus might take the opportunity to escape …"
"Then, let Sagman and Ninjia use the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter quickly, or force Milizaus to come over. If we really have to choose between the two, we can ignore Milizaus. Black Star is our main target!" Sisko interjected.
Mercer did not participate in the group chat the entire time and focused on chasing after Han Xiao. He did not believe that he would lose and wanted to test the strength of Han Xiao's fist.
…
When the Palace of Hidden Spells appeared, the three people fighting outside the atmosphere also noticed this phenomenon.
With Han Xiao's reinforcements appearing, Milizaus was overjoyed and spat out even more dragon breaths. On the other hand, Sagman and Ninjia both became serious.
"Sisko said that the one who came is Austin from the Shattered Star Ring. He's here to help Black Star. With another Beyond Grade A on the enemy's side, our advantage will be reduced." Sagman frowned and casually destroyed a dragon breath.
"Four against six. It seems like we might not be able to end the battle before EsGod arrives."
Ninjia shook his head.
The Arcane Church's instructions were to complete the mission as soon as possible and not let EsGod join in. However, it seemed that it would not be so easy. Han Xiao's backup plan was beyond their expectations.
"Don't be so hasty to come to a conclusion."
Sagman abruptly released a surging light screen that resembled a raging tide.
The tsunami-like light energy shattered the dragon breath that Milizaus spat out, and the dazzling light filled the pitch-black space battlefield. In the surrounding battleships, countless crew members squinted their eyes at the sight of this dazzling sea of light, and their vision was filled with white.
Milizaus' vision and senses were affected to a certain extent, and he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger. This came from the intuition of a Beyond Grade A.
Without any hesitation, he cast defensive spells again and again. Colorful magic shields and barriers covered his body layer by layer, like a turtle shell.
Milizaus then flapped his dragon wings and left the range of the light energy wave. He hurriedly looked over and saw that a strange black rod had appeared in front of Ninjia. With Milizaus' amazing vision, he could clearly see that this black rod was only slightly more than a meter long. There were thousands of tiny engravings on it.
"This is … the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter?"
Alarm bells rang in Milizaus' mind. With his vast knowledge, there was no way he would not recognize this famous Universal Treasure of the Arcane Church.
The Arcane Church was an expert in the study of souls, beliefs, spirits, and illusions. They had an incredible unique technology, which was to turn fake 'gods' into real existences, creating 'gods' artificially and allowing them to exist in a different form.
The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was a Universal Treasure that the Arcane Church had created 'coincidentally' based on this technology. It could not be replicated and was one of the mediums to borrow the power of these 'artificial gods'.
To put it simply, the 'gods' of the Arcane Church were like missiles and ammunition, and the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was a special launching tool.
If the Radiant Federation's Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device was a strategic Universal Treasure, then the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was a single-target killing weapon!
Its power was not shocking, but to creatures with souls, the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was incredibly lethal. Furthermore, the stronger the user, the more lethal the weapon would be. During the exploration era war, three powerful Primordial Ones had even died under this weapon!
The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter required 'gods' to be used as ammunition, and the user would suffer a certain amount of backlash. The same person could not use it repeatedly within a short period of time. Every time it was used, the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter would be damaged to varying degrees, making it extremely difficult to repair. Because of these three reasons, the Arcane Church rarely used this Universal Treasure. Most of the time, it was used as a strategic deterrent.
Milizaus never thought that he would be able to see this infamous weapon with his own eyes while he was still alive!
What kind of f * cking bad luck is this? Did Black Star, you jinx, infect me with your bad luck?
Did I eat the rice of the Arcane Church? Do you have to be so cruel?
Just as he was about to explode, Ninjia flicked his finger, and the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter in front of him moved horizontally. The tip of the scepter was aimed at Milizaus, and it was activated.
Ninjia channeled a large amount of energy into the black scepter, and all the carvings on it lit up.
Countless tiny carvings of gods seemed to come alive, projecting tens of thousands of translucent phantoms. They merged into an illusionary energy pillar and shot toward Milizaus.
If it were anyone else, they might be able to dodge this attack, but Milizaus' enormous body could not do so. He could only cast all kinds of high-level defensive spells like crazy.
However, in front of the energy pillar shot out by the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter, these magic shields that could block the psionic cannons were instantly penetrated as if they did not exist.
Milizaus could only watch as the energy pillar pierced through countless Magic Shields without any resistance, pierced through the thick dragon scales on his chest, and entered his body without a trace of smoke.
"Black Star, f * ck you …"
Before he could finish cursing, the giant dragon's body shook violently in the next second. He instantly lost control of his body like a bird shot down by an arrow.
The giant dragon's body was captured by the gravitational force of Planet Lighthouse. It spun and fell toward the planet like a meteorite falling from the sky.
Crack! At the same time, a few deep cracks appeared on the surface of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.
"Ugh!" Ninjia groaned as he was hit by the backlash.
Sagman shot out a tentacle of light and grabbed the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter. He knew that this attack was not enough to kill Milizaus, who was extremely tanky. Ninjia could no longer use this weapon, so it was his turn to use it.
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