Following the data link that Philip had built, Han Xiao's consciousness jumped to the quantum network node where the neutral port was located. The quantum network structure of the neutral port was displayed before his eyes.
Han Xiao scanned it and confirmed his target. His consciousness then entered the neutral port's database.
Such an ordinary galactic port's artificial intelligence defense was nothing in front of a Beyond Grade A Mechanic like him who had the knowledge of the [Virtual Creator].
Under his control, Philip easily entered the back door of the neutral port's database, copied the relevant data, and quickly found Sagman's and Taylor's disguised identities. He then followed the clues and searched for all the activity records of these two identities in the wide-area quantum network.
"Both of them are citizens of the Aso Race, ordinary galactic travelers. The last time they appeared was in …"
After browsing through the information, their resumes were flawless. They probably did exist. The real person should have died in outer space, and their identities should have been collected by the Arcane Church's spies to impersonate them.
Countless galactic travelers died in the universe every year, which provided many gray organizations with a large number of protective identities. Han Xiao remembered that there were intelligence organizations selling such identities on the black market on a large scale. It was said that 'buy ten get one free' included shipping.
"If not for the players noticing them, no one would have noticed two ordinary people with clean resumes in the sea of people." Han Xiao shook his head and laughed.
He then checked the serial number of the spaceship that the two of them used to enter the neutral port. He found that this spaceship was parked in one of the boathouses and should have been abandoned. This meant that the two of them had changed to a new spaceship in this neutral port. Han Xiao then checked the serial number of their new spaceship.
"Since they bought a new spaceship, it means that they spent money in this galactic port. Hmm … but the account they used to disguise their identities doesn't have any spending records. They probably used an anonymous account … Philip, check which company this spaceship serial number belongs to. They should have left a transaction record there. Maybe we can find their secret account."
"Master, hum … the neutral port's database doesn't have any information about the spaceship's origin. This kind of information is usually stored separately in the shipyard's database."
"Hmm … mark all the network nodes of the shipyards, boathouses, and black markets in this neutral port."
"… marked. There are a total of 1,374 nodes, hum …"
"Blackmail them all." Han Xiao waved his hand.
As soon as he finished speaking, Philip immediately mobilized a huge amount of computing power. More than a thousand quantum network nodes were invaded one after another. The color of the nodes changed from peaceful and stable white to green, indicating that they had obtained control authority. Like a virus infection, Han Xiao's control over this neutral port rapidly expanded.
It didn't take long for Han Xiao to take over the control of these thousand databases. He pried open all the backdoors, but none of the parties knew anything about it.
With his current virtual technology, as long as he built a connection channel, he could easily cover the network nodes of an entire planet with his control authority and remotely take over a planet.
Philip's processing system had been strengthened countless times by Han Xiao, and its computing power was extremely strong. It didn't take long for it to complete the data search and find out the origin of the spaceship as well as Sagman's purchase record of the spaceship, locking onto the anonymous secret account.
This way, there would be one more trace. If this secret account was used elsewhere, even if Sagman and the others changed their disguises, they would still be exposed.
Han Xiao was still not satisfied. He planned to trace the early transfer records of this anonymous account. Eighty percent of the money that was sent to this account was related to the Arcane Church. From this, he might be able to find some spies and other secret accounts. If he continued to follow this method, he would be able to find more and more clues.
From this small opening, he might be able to lock onto the identity of some of the spies from the Arcane Church.
…
As soon as [Red Empire Manhunt — Area Investigation] was released, it received the attention of many army players. Millions of players accepted this prize-pool mission and gathered from all directions, moving toward this area.
Originally, although the players accepted the manhunt mission, they did not have any clues and could only search blindly like headless flies. Thus, some of them lost interest in the manhunt and went to do other missions.
However, it was different now. With an area marked for the mission, the probability of completion was greatly increased. Countless players were attracted by the prize pool of this mission.
The base reward of 10,000,000 experience was not a small amount, but what made the players excited was the 3,000,000 Enas. Normally, when they did missions to earn money, it was already difficult for them to earn 100,000 Enas.
Now that a huge sum of money was placed in front of them, they did not want to fight anymore!
Some players even fantasized that if they were the only ones who met the target, they would not have to split the rewards equally and would be able to take all the rewards alone.
The entry fee for the mission was only 200 experience points. With such a low cost, the players did not have any concerns. This led to the crazy accumulation of experience points in the prize pool, which became another factor that attracted more players.
With millions of players participating, that would be 200,000,000 to 300,000,000 experience points, which was extremely rich for the current players.
In no time, a large number of players flooded into this area. The probability of galactic residents meeting members of the Black Star Corps increased significantly.
…
In the interrogation room of a certain dynasty battleship, a group of captured spies of the Arcane Church were tied tightly to chairs. The dynasty soldiers were guarding the door with guns.
These spies were captured according to the latest intelligence provided by Black Star. Black Star had dug out some information about the spies from Sagman and Selina's secret accounts, which allowed the dynasty to lock onto some new targets.
The door to the interrogation room opened, and a man with a smile on his face walked in. He was wearing a red officer's trench coat and black gloves.
He stood in front of the group of spies and chuckled softly.
"Let me introduce myself. I am a Psychic, currently a senior officer of the dynasty's intelligence agency. My name is … hehe, I won't tell you. Anyway, let's hurry up. I will dig out some information from your brains, so please cooperate. Otherwise, I will not be responsible if your brain burns out."
As he spoke, this officer of the dynasty's intelligence agency walked in front of a captive and pressed his palm on the captive's head.
Clang! Clang! Clang! This captive started to struggle violently, and his entire body started to twitch crazily.
Several seconds later, slithering blood snakes crawled out of the orifices on his face. The captive opened his mouth wide. Tears, snot, saliva, and blood dripped to the ground. He looked hideous and miserable, and his body was still cramping under the effect of his nerves.
"Thank you for your cooperation." The smile on the officer's face became even brighter as he walked to the next person.
The next spy watched as this person approached. His eyes were filled with fear, and his face was saying, "Don't come over!"
"Ah!"
The scream sounded again.
Looking at this scene, the imperial soldier guarding the door unconsciously tightened his grip on his gun as a chill ran down his spine.
Very soon, this officer of the dynasty's intelligence agency finished his work. He took off his gloves, put them in his chest pocket, and left.
Before he walked out of the interrogation room, he patted the shoulder of one of the soldiers guarding the door, turned his head, and gestured at the row of spies behind him.
"Don't clean up the scene. These people are still useful. We need their genetic codes to verify their identities as spies."
"I — I understand." The soldier guarding the door swallowed his saliva.
This intelligence officer walked out of the room, took out his communicator, and reported to Tarrokov.
"A few of them have come into contact with Beyond Grade As. We have confirmed that the targets are Sagman and Taylor. We have also found out the codes used to verify their identities as spies and the missions given to them by the Arcane Church."
Tarrokov nodded. "Are there any spies who are suspected to be the real contacts?"
"Yes."
The spies of the Arcane Church were under the direct command of the intelligence agency, and the missions they received were to head to different locations. A large portion of them were fake locations that were misleading, and only a small portion of them were the ones who were actually in contact with Sagman and Taylor.
Now, because Han Xiao had locked onto the area where the two of them were, the dynasty was able to eliminate many misleading locations. As for the spies whose mission locations were around the area where the two of them were, they were suspected to be the real contacts. This greatly reduced the range of the dynasty's screening.
Only by finding the real contacts would Tarrokov be able to carry out his plan, which was to impersonate the Arcane Church's spies. Because Sagman and the others had contacted the Arcane Church directly, their contact with the spies was not coincidental but prearranged. Thus, they would not trust any spies other than the real contacts.
Impersonating the spies was difficult, but it was not impossible. As long as they caught the real contacts, they would have a chance to do it. Even if the Arcane Church discovered it later, it would be too late.
…
As the Black Star Corps searched, Sagman and Taylor gradually realized that something was wrong and felt that their whereabouts had been discovered by someone else.
The two of them hurriedly took all sorts of measures. However, it was as though an invisible net had opened up and covered them, gradually tightening.
It was as though their every move was being monitored. This feeling made the two of them shiver.
Although the two of them did not know where the problem was, they knew that it was most likely Black Star tracking them through the quantum network. Their spaceship and account could be the source of their whereabouts.
Thus, the two of them abandoned the spaceship they had bought and flew a distance in the universe with their physical bodies, leaving their original spaceship. The next time the spies met, the two of them directly changed to the spaceship that the spies were carrying and set off again, obtaining a new batch of disguises.
The situation took a turn for the better, and both Sagman and Taylor thought that they should have gotten rid of Black Star's tracking.
However, what they did not know was that the dynasty had completely locked onto their location through various schemes and secretly set up an encirclement. When the dynasty's Beyond Grade As arrived, it would be time to reel in the net.
…
The Fallen Ark fleet led by EsGod cruised through the wormholes in the center of the Shattered Star Ring.
"Your Excellency EsGod, are you sure we want to leave the Shattered Star Ring from here?"
In the flagship, Haakisen asked EsGod's main body.
"Of course." EsGod shook his head and laughed. "Whose stargate can we borrow?"
At this time, EsGod had already completed his evolution and was brimming with vitality. Haakisen could feel an even stronger life form pressure from EsGod.
EsGod, who had the information of the Evolutionary Civilization, had obtained the evolution energy, and no one knew how big of a change he had undergone.
The Fallen Ark had only built a temporary stargate between the Flickering World and the desolate universe belt, and there was no stargate in the Shattered Star Ring. Back then, they had borrowed the long-distance stargate of the Arcane Church to come over from the Central Galaxy. Now that the cooperation had ended, they could not borrow it for the return trip.
From the very beginning, EsGod had been preparing to leave this Star Field through the central wormholes in the Shattered Star Ring, partly because he had once had a fortuitous encounter there.
"The teleportation location of these unstable wormholes is completely random, and we don't know where they will be thrown to. The risk is too high. Let's move slowly in the desolate universe belt. We need to lie low after this incident," Haakisen advised.
EsGod turned a deaf ear to him and looked at the unstable wormholes that kept appearing and disappearing outside the porthole. "Look, what a chaotic and disorderly scene this is. The true essence of the universe is contained within. Only a disorderly state contains endless possibilities."
As he spoke, EsGod turned to look at Haakisen.
"Do you have any information on the remaining Beyond Grade As of the Arcane Church?"
Haakisen nodded. "The dynasty is currently pursuing the remaining four and did not spend much effort on us. The Black Star Corps, Bloodshed Land, and Klent Kingdom are all local tyrants in the Shattered Star Ring. With the help of these organizations, the dynasty might be able to capture one or two more Beyond Grade As."
"It seems like the Arcane Church suffered a huge loss this time." EsGod glanced at Haakisen. "You're very happy, aren't you?"
"Of course." Haakisen chuckled. "They wanted me before, so I'm very happy to see them suffer."
"Heh, I'm afraid that's not the only reason …"
EsGod chuckled but did not intend to get to the bottom of it. He turned back to look at the wormhole and slowly said, "Let's go in."
The Fallen Ark fleet slowly moved, entered the wormholes, and disappeared without a trace.
…
A stream of light flashed through the dark universe. It was Sagman's and Taylor's spaceship.
"We'll arrive at the next public stargate in seven hours, and we'll be even closer to the border of the Shattered Star Ring. The Red Empire's control over the next Star Cluster is not high. Those spies are already in place and waiting to assemble the stargate to quickly move us to another area of the Shattered Star Ring. This way, it'll be even harder for the Red Empire to find us," Sagman said.
Taylor nodded, and his expression relaxed a little.
They had been hiding for more than three months. Such a life of being a fugitive was unbearable. Now, there was finally hope for a safe escape.
Sagman sighed. "It's a pity that Mercer and Dylan were captured. Of the six of us, only four have returned … No, maybe only three. Sisko's base is in the Shattered Star Ring, so he'll have to come back to face the pressure from Black Star and the Tyrant sooner or later."
Thinking of this, the two of them did not feel good. The mission that they were so confident in actually ended with them fleeing. This time, they had really failed.
At this time, the spaceship's artificial intelligence suddenly spoke, and a familiar voice sounded.
"If you have the time to worry about others, worry about your own situation first."
The two of them were shocked, and their expressions changed drastically.
This voice … belonged to Black Star!
The next moment, the spaceship's artificial intelligence directly locked the hyperdrive engine, and the spaceship exited hyperdrive mode.
Even the normal engine was completely shut down, and the spaceship floated in the universe.
The magic interference trap that Milizaus and Ravenlaude had set up in the void shrouded this area. All teleportation abilities were disrupted, and the space-time coefficient was almost constant.
Streams of light shot over from all directions and surrounded Sagman's and Taylor's spaceship, blocking their escape route.
Milizaus and the other Beyond Grade As of the dynasty had all arrived at the scene, each occupying a position.
"We're surrounded!" Taylor was shocked.
Sagman's face twitched violently, and his expression was mixed with disbelief and anger. He looked at the Mech Legion in front of him, which was Han Xiao's army.
In front of the Mech Legion were four Apostle Weapons in a row, Psionic Prime with a crown on his head and a spear in his hand, Giant King Kong in special heavy armor, Silver Flash with a huge cannon in his hand, and Mad Sky Hunter with a slender figure.
In front of the four Apostle Weapons, there was another figure, but it was not Han Xiao's actual body but the mechanical shell codenamed 'Mammoth'. At this time, Han Xiao's will was projected into the mechanical shell through [Lord's Descent]. The sturdy mechanical shell was surrounded by blue-gold Mechanical Force, which was extremely dazzling.
This mechanical shell seemed to have become Han Xiao's doppelganger, sharing a lot of his attributes, abilities, and talents, possessing the strength of a Beyond Grade A Super.
"Surrender," Milizaus exhaled two streams of dark energy from his nostrils, as if he was in high spirits.
Although he was unwilling to pursue and attack, the dynasty had already locked onto the enemy, and he and the other Beyond Grade As could not openly disobey the dynasty's orders.
Sagman looked around, and his gaze finally landed on Han Xiao's mechanical doppelganger.
After being defeated by Han Xiao several times, he was already beyond angry.
Seeing this, Han Xiao controlled his mechanical doppelganger and slowly said,
"In this situation, the chance of you escaping is next to zero. We only want to capture you alive, so why don't you surrender?"
Sagman exhaled and suddenly laughed. His smile was filled with viciousness.
"When have you ever heard of a Beyond Grade A surrendering before even fighting?"
"… Maybe today?" Han Xiao raised his brows.
Although he said that, he lowered his body slightly and got into a charging posture, ready to fight. Seeing this, the other Beyond Grade As also became restless, ready to attack with Han Xiao at any time.
Sagman looked ahead and said to Taylor, "I'll try to stall all of them later, and you find a chance to escape. They only want to capture us alive, so it's better for us to escape."
"Don't be silly. They clearly came prepared. I can't escape." Taylor smiled bitterly and took out his staff. "I'll stay and fight with you. Even if I can't change the outcome, I can't be captured without dignity."
Sagman nodded and said with a deep voice, "I wonder how long it will take for us to regain our freedom after this battle."
The two of them exchanged glances.
Boom!
The next moment, the spaceship exploded, and the two of them charged toward the countless dynasty troops.
…
"Galaxy Chronicles (Official Revised Edition)":
[Galaxy Calendar Year 705, September 27th, the Arcane Church and the Fallen Ark joined hands and launched a surprise attack on Planet Lighthouse in the Flickering World. Their goal was to obtain the Evolution Cube and kill the Red Empire's Beyond Grade A allies, Black Star, Milizaus, and Beyoni.
['Magus' Austin participated in this battle. The Arcane Church used the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter to heavily injure Milizaus but was sealed by Black Star using a special method.]
[Black Star captured the Arcane Church's Beyond Grade A Dylan alive and destroyed the Arcane Church's surprise attack plan. The Arcane Church fleet was forced to retreat, and the dynasty began to pursue them.]
[October 3rd of the same year, when the Arcane Church fleet escaped from the Flickering World, fleet commander Rogo and Beyond Grade A Mercer were captured.]
[January 21st, Year 706, with the assistance of the Radiant Federation, Black Star Corps, Bloodshed Land, Klent Kingdom, and Amethyst Civilization, the Red Empire successfully intercepted Beyond Grade As Sagman and Taylor in the Shattered Star Ring. The two of them fought a bloody battle and were eventually captured by the Red Empire.]
[At this point, the dynasty's pursuit came to an end. The Arcane Church fleet was completely annihilated. Of the six Beyond Grade As who participated in the surprise attack, four were captured by the Red Empire, and only two escaped. This is known as the 'Battle of Planet Lighthouse' and the 'Enemy of Ethereal Incident'.]
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