One month later …
The Pioneer Party held back the attacks of the Ancient Emperor Party and the Descendant Party while using the Black Star Corps to launch a counterattack. The fleets of the three parties invaded the other party's territory through the gaps in the defense line, and the direction of the attacks of the fleets appeared on the tactical star map.
At this moment, a colonial planet outside of the Ancient Emperor Party was being attacked by the Pioneer Party. The Pioneer Party and the Black Star Corps fleets were engaged in an intense battle with the planet's defense fleet. At the same time, they launched airstrikes toward the various cities on the ground, accurately bombarding the protective shield of the cities with the intention of blasting open a gap to release airdrop pods.
The pale yellow semicircular light curtain was like an upside-down bowl, covering the entire capital city of the colonial planet and withstanding the continuous bombardment from the sky. Blue-black energy blooms exploded on the light curtain of the light curtain, and the scurrying electric arcs flowed on the surface of the light curtain endlessly. The durability of the light curtain decreased rapidly, and the city's light curtain flickered unstably.
Considering the various factors of the civil war, the local army forcefully closed the underground shelters and did not allow the citizens to enter. Countless citizens could only hide in their houses and tremble in fear. The ground troops of the city gathered and looked up at the sky. The dazzling light of the explosions filled their vision, and the deafening sound of the explosions was like a hammer smashing into their hearts. Everyone's eyes were filled with despair like that of a trapped beast.
Ka-cha!
The large protective shield of the city finally could not withstand the attacks, and cracks spread out in front of everyone's eyes. Following which, the entire protective shield was like an eggshell that had been smashed, with holes appearing one after another. The entire shield rapidly collapsed.
In the next moment, countless small black dots appeared in the sky, falling rapidly with tails of flames behind them. They were like countless meteorites, smashing toward the capital.
The anti-air cannons of the city immediately opened fire, and a light bullet shot toward the airdrop pods, exploding in midair.
A portion of the airdrop pods' protective shield was destroyed and exploded into pieces. However, even more airdrop pods smashed into different parts of the city, causing smoke and dust to fly everywhere.
Looking down from the sky, the black mass of army players swarmed out of the airdrop pods and bloomed in the city. This batch of players numbered in the thousands, and they formed small teams and quickly moved out.
All of them were equipped with detectors that covered the entire area and marked all threatening targets that carried weapons. This was to distinguish between the enemy and the civilians. The army players who had descended were very familiar with this task and cleaned up the enemy's ground forces.
Battles quickly broke out in various locations of the city. The players exchanged fire with the ground troops. Although they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, these players were basically all Grade B, and most of the enemies were ordinary soldiers who relied on armor to have a certain level of combat power.
B class was the backbone of the Interstellar Galaxy. Each of them had the combat strength of an army. Smashing a building was a piece of cake for them. The players weren't like normal B class characters. They weren't worried about being focused on and fought without any reservations.
The guards on the ground were horrified to discover that these interstellar mercenaries were charging forward while carrying the cannons. They were not afraid of death and could quickly cut into their positions, activating their unparalleled mode. As long as a battle broke out, the players would be able to quickly defeat the enemy and slaughter batch after batch of ground troops. Wherever they passed, there would be no survivors.
On the tactical view, the small black dots that represented the airdrop squads were moving rapidly in the city map. The red dots that represented the enemy spread all over the city were quickly eliminated and became sparser and sparser.
At the center of the city, the government building had already been invaded by the seven teams of players.
In a certain room, a Grade B warrior of the Ancient Emperor Party knelt on the ground with his eyes wide open. He stared at the actions of the person in front of him. The person in front of him pulled out the thin blade that had pierced through his throat, causing blood to splatter onto the wall.
His life force flowed out of his body, and he collapsed onto the ground. Fresh blood flowed out, forming a pool of blood.
"This fellow's level is pretty high. I only have thirty-seven percent of my health left." Mad Blade held onto the thin sword with one hand and shook off the blood on it. His Mechanical Force activated a mechanism, causing the blade to retract back into the handle. He then stuffed the handle into the long gap on the arm of the armor. With a click, the magnetic link sucked the handle in and tightly fitted it.
The silver-black armor that he was currently wearing was a Mechanical Pugilist's equipment, and there were folded mechanical weapons hidden all over it.
The corpses of the guards were strewn all over the room, and the members of the Rivervale Guild and team were all by the side. They had just dealt with the enemies in the room and were using the automatic repair tools to restore the durability of their armor. At the same time, they were also looting the corpses on the ground.
Intense gunfire could be heard coming from the direction of the door. This Grade B general that had been killed seemed to be rather important and had attracted a large number of enemy troops. Maple Moon was guarding the door and had used compressed orbs to set up a large number of destructive mechanical traps and electromagnetic cannons. With a Grade B Mechanic guarding the door, ordinary troops could not break through at all. They were suppressed to the corner of the corridor, and after a few charges, they only left behind a floor of corpses.
Maple Moon usually liked to play with the Rivervale Guild, and Mad Blade was also willing to bring along reliable Mechanics. The two of them had always had a good relationship.
Ever since the Mechanics came into contact with the compressed orb technology in Version 3.0, they instantly became the most popular choice to form a team. Mechanics no longer needed to slowly set up their machines, and the speed at which they set up their machines increased greatly. Now, regardless of whether it was dungeons or doing combat missions, every team had to have a Mechanic to deal with all kinds of situations. Of course, every Mechanic had different equipment, and they were able to adapt to different situations.
"I wonder how many more Grade B enemies there are in this city."
The vice-captain of the team, Evil Sword, injected himself with Cell Activation Catalyst to recover his health and chatted casually.
Mad Blade looked at the real-time battlefield map and said, "There shouldn't be many left. The defenders of this city have almost all been killed by the others. Hao Tian and the rest are downstairs. They have already killed four Grade B monsters."
"Our luck is really good. Including this one, we have only killed two so far." Evil Sword had an envious look on his face.
Grade B were elites, and they would give quite a bit of experience. Furthermore, Grade B elites all had names, and every one of them had additional missions to kill. Apart from experience, they could also receive additional rewards from the Pioneer Party. In the past month, the players had been obsessed with dealing with Grade B enemies.
To the current first-tier players, an ordinary player might not be a match for a Grade B elite, but a five-man team would be able to defeat a Grade B elite. Even if a small boss Grade B enemy was more difficult to deal with, most of them were still within the range of being defeated. In the past, Grade B enemies were experts in the eyes of the players, but to the current players, killing Grade B's had already become a common occurrence.
A Star System Civilization would only have a dozen or so Calamity Grade Supers, and they could only be encountered during crucial battles. Thus, in the other colonial planets, thousands of Grade B players were basically unstoppable.
Not long after, the defenders of this city were completely wiped out. The players returned to the airdrop cabins and were brought away by the tractor beam of the spaceship. They were then airdropped to another city and entered a new round of battle.
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"Reports from the frontlines. Another three colonial planets have been taken down by the Black Star Corps."
On the Ancient Emperor Party's executive planet, the haggard upper echelons were gathered together and staring at the strategic star map with a frown.
"The Black Star Corps' immortals are too terrifying. There's simply no way to deal with them," an officer said with a depressed expression. An officer said in frustration, "So far, eighteen … no, twenty-one colonial planets have been taken away by them."
If the enemy was only a fleet, they would not have a headache. However, against these 'immortals', the Ancient Emperor Party was completely helpless.
Millions of Grade B black star troopers were probably more than the number of Grade B troopers in their entire civilization. The worst part was that these people were immortals, and their casualties were practically zero.
The upper echelons of the Ancient Emperor Party could only watch as the players who could revive took down colonial planets one after another.
The immortals of the Black Star Corps were extremely famous in the Shattered Star Ring. This time, they had personally experienced it, and everyone present felt despair.
Such an enemy was simply too terrifying. No matter who had such a terrifying trump card, they would definitely have a place in the universe!
With the interference of the Black Star Corps, the Ancient Emperor Party did not have much hope. If they continued fighting like this, the Pioneer Party would probably obtain victory in about a year.
However, it was impossible for them to surrender. No one was willing to give up on a Star System civilization. At the very least, they could still hold on for a year. While the upper echelons of the Ancient Emperor Party were resisting, they were also secretly looking for reinforcements.
"Ceselin, that b * stard, actually joined the Pioneer Party and took away his subordinates. Who would have thought that he would actually become a traitor!" The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party gritted his teeth. "We are the ruling party that is working together with the Black Star Corps. How could the Black Star Corps help the Pioneer Party for no reason? This must be Ceselin's doing. There's no other explanation!"
When Ceselin was mentioned, everyone's face was filled with hatred. If not for him betraying them, they would not have fallen into such a desperate situation!
"That traitor, I've never mistreated him. I've given him power, I've given him wealth, I've given him everything I could. What's he dissatisfied about? Why did he betray me?!"
The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party slammed the table in anger. "He actually dares to say that we have different ideals? What a joke! Look at what he has done! In order to carry out his ideals, he did not hesitate to let so many of his comrades die. Does he think that he is a great person? We have been ruling well, but because of him, this civilization is about to lose its most orthodox ruler. He deserves to die! "
Hearing this, the upper echelons looked to the side. None of them agreed, and their expressions were that of speechlessness.
Their hearts were filled with confidence. Others had the qualifications to say such things, but they did not. After all, they had done a lot of dirty work over the years. How could they not be clear about the nature of the Ancient Emperor Party?
In their view, the leader was so angry that he was venting his anger that he started spouting nonsense.
However, right at this moment, the Ancient Emperor Party leader's cursing came to an abrupt stop. His furious expression froze for a moment before he calmed down. He slowly stood up and spoke with a tone that was completely different from the one before him.
"It seems that everyone is vexed. Perhaps, I can help everyone."
The upper echelons were stunned, and their expressions changed drastically as they stood up.
This phenomenon … was the leader being controlled by someone?
The leader of a Star System civilization would receive the support of Calamity Grade spells and psychic energy in order to prevent others from controlling their mind. At the very least, a Calamity Grade would not be able to control the consciousness of a Star System civilization leader in front of everyone.
Who did it?
Could it be a Beyond Grade A?
"Who are you?" An officer's face was filled with wariness as he secretly sent a message to his adjutant, ordering all the Calamity Grade Supers to rush over.
"There is no need to be nervous. I have no ill intentions toward you. As for my identity, I do not intend to tell you."
The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party was expressionless as he slowly said, "All you need to know is that I will provide you with military force and resources to help you deal with the Black Star Corps."
The upper echelons were skeptical, and they looked at each other. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they would still pretend to be polite. At the same time, they were worried that they or their comrades would be controlled. This mysterious person clearly had such an ability.
"What do you want?"
"Don't worry, I don't want anything."
"Then why are you helping us?"
"I don't care about your Gulal Civilization. I'm only interested in the undying of the Black Star Corps. The longer you guys persist, the longer I will be able to observe you."
The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party narrowed his eyes and said, "My suggestion will only benefit you guys. Do you accept it?"
Everyone looked at each other before nodding with hesitation.
"Very good, I will get someone to contact you guys as soon as possible. By the way, I'll give you guys a suggestion. You guys can try to hire the undying of the Black Star Corps."
Everyone was stunned.
"The Black Star Corps is our enemy, and you want us to seek help from them? What is the meaning of this? "
"That group of heavens … hehe, that group of undying has a unique way of doing things, and some of their actions cannot be judged by logic. If we don't try, how will we know if it will work?" the leader of the Ancient Emperor Party said with a playful tone.
The moment he said that, the leader of the Ancient Emperor Party suddenly shivered, and his eyes became blank. He then suddenly reacted and hurriedly touched his body.
"The person controlling me has left?"
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly went up to support the leader.
"Do you still remember what you said when you were being controlled?"
"I remember everything. At that time, I was unable to control my body, but my senses were still present."
Right at this moment, the Calamity Grade Super who had stayed behind to guard the Ancient Emperor Party arrived. After hearing what had happened, he inspected the leader of the Ancient Emperor Party with a solemn expression.
"How is it?" the leader of the Ancient Emperor Party asked.
"Your mental defense enchantments have all been broken, and it was done in an instant. Those enchantments are enough to withstand the continuous invasion of a Calamity Grade Super for more than ten minutes. The person controlling you is definitely a Beyond Grade A Super."
The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party's expression changed slightly. The term 'Beyond Grade A' was extremely important to a Star System Civilization.
Of the five Beyond Grade As in the Shattered Star Ring, only Sisko and Austin had the ability to invade their minds.
Perhaps it was not those two but another Beyond Grade A from another Star Field?
Thinking about the words of the mysterious person, everyone had a strange expression.
They had never expected that they would receive help in such a manner. However, regardless of the situation, there was still a chance.
Although they did not know who this person was, since he was also a Beyond Grade A, he should not be afraid of the Black Star Corps.
"Right, he even told us to seek help from the enemy. Isn't that a joke? Don't tell me the Black Star Corps will turn around and help us? "
Everyone was confused by this suggestion. It was clearly a futile action, and they did not know the meaning behind it.
"… Since we have no way out, let's give it a try." The leader of the Ancient Emperor Party nodded.
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