Hardaway grabbed onto the neck of one of the Calamity Grade villains as though he was pinching a little chick. This enemy was covered in wounds and was unable to struggle free. In his panic, he attacked in a frenzy, and all of his attacks landed on Hardaway's defenseless chest, tearing his uniform apart. However, they were unable to leave any marks on his skin.
"Useless, useless, useless …" Hardaway did not move an inch under the frenzied attacks. Instead, he narrowed his eyes comfortably.
The next moment, a ferocious glint flashed across his eyes, and he increased the strength in his hands, crushing the neck and throat bones of this enemy.
Ka-cha!
The head of the villain drooped down. His spine was broken, and his nerves were in a mess. Such injuries were not fatal to a Calamity Grade, and the villain hurriedly squeezed out fresh energy from his exhausted cells to repair his nerves.
Hadavy wouldn't give him a chance to recover, and he knocked him to the ground with a punch. The Black Star Guards around him swarmed forward and tore this enemy into pieces of flesh.
Hadavy liked to challenge powerful enemies one on one to give himself pressure. However, facing these ordinary Calamity Grade Supers who were scheming, he had no interest in bullying them one on one. Instead, he decided to end the battle as quickly as possible.
The Black Star Guards were all elite Calamity Grade Supers carefully selected from the army. As a Beyond Grade A seed, Hardaway had an overwhelming advantage over ordinary Calamity Grade Supers. He was famous for his defense in the Shattered Star Ring, and this group of brothers could not even break through his skin.
The moment the Black Star Corps interfered, the fate of this group of villains was already decided. Of the four Calamity Grade Supers, only one survived. This person was intentionally left alive by Hardaway.
Seeing that the enemy was dealt with, the two guards finally relaxed. They did not care about their own injuries and hurriedly deactivated the protective shield around Ludwell's grandson to check if he was injured.
After confirming that he was fine, the two of them came before Hardaway and expressed their gratitude.
"On behalf of His Excellency Ludwell, I thank all of you for your help. We will report your contributions to him."
"Ludwell? Who's that?" Hardaway was puzzled.
Unlike Fu Ding, he did not understand the structure of the dynasty's officials. He only had the goal of becoming a Beyond Grade A Super in his mind and was not interested in anything else.
"The high finance official of the Red Empire …" The guard introduced Ludwell's long list of titles. He then pointed to the young man beside him and said, "This is the descendant of His Excellency Ludwell. Our duty is to protect him. If not for you, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Oh, so we saved the child of a high-ranking official of the empire?" Hardaway glared and mumbled, "Heh, you're really lucky to run into His Excellency Black Star on vacation here … Or rather, it's the enemy's bad luck. Anyway, it's just a small matter for us. As an ally of the Empire, we can't just watch others cause trouble in the Empire's territory."
"That may be the case, but we will never forget this friendship." After the guard with the severed arm finished speaking, he turned to look at the only survivor and coldly said, "I have another request. I hope that we can conduct an interrogation together later. I want to see who is targeting Sir Ludwell."
"Let's talk about it later. My companions are still fighting over there. I'll go over to help first."
Although Hardaway had a straightforward personality, he knew that he would not easily agree to such a request. He waved his hand and brought his men to the main battlefield.
When the two guards saw this, they could only protect Ludwell's grandson and follow behind to prevent them from being attacked. At the same time, they also reported this matter to the higher-ups.
…
"The Empire's economic situation this year isn't ideal, and trade has been greatly affected …"
In a large conference room, all the high finance officials were gathered together for a regular meeting. Ludwell was also present.
Many of the officials in the finance department were from the neutral faction, and Ludwell was one of the leaders of the neutral faction. He had a lot of authority in the finance department.
During the meeting, Ludwell's communication device vibrated. He took a look at the content before placing it to the side and continuing with the meeting.
After the meeting, Ludwell returned to his office.
The moment he closed the door, he slammed his palm on the table.
Bang!
The metal table caved in. Although Ludwell lived like a prince, he was not completely defenseless. The majority of the Empire's officials were not weak scholars.
"Get to the bottom of this! Who is it that's targeting my people?! "
Ludwell's face was ashen. He opened up the internal channel and roared. The anger that he had suppressed for a long time surged out.
When he saw the news, he was shocked. However, during the meeting, he had suppressed his anger and only released it now. He was furious and was determined to use the authority in his hands to get to the bottom of this.
Fortunately, it was a close call, and Ludwell heaved a sigh of relief. However, there was still some lingering fear in his heart.
Fortunately, he had encountered the Black Star Corps. Otherwise …
The moment he thought of this possibility, he was filled with fear.
After pacing around the room for a while, Ludwell gradually calmed down. He sat down heavily and leaned against the back of the chair. His fingers tapped on the table as he softly muttered to himself.
He tapped the table and muttered to himself, "Black Star, I owe you a favor this time …"
Originally, he did not have any feelings for Black Star. After all, he was an ally of the Empire, and it could not be said that they were enemies. It was just that there was a conflict of interest between them.
Work was work, but he owed someone a favor this time. His personal impression of Black Star had improved greatly, and he was filled with gratitude.
Although he would not bring his personal feelings into work, he would remember this favor.
…
As Hadavy and the rest joined the battle, the chaos was immediately suppressed. Those who wanted to escape when they saw that the situation was bad couldn't do so, and they were all subdued.
The garrison cleaned up the messy battlefield and placed all the people who were still alive into restraints.
These criminals were all lying on the ground dejectedly, and it looked like a crime scene.
"Lock them up and interrogate them properly." Jabra walked over to the front of the Punisher Alliance. He glanced at them and said, "You guys are not bad. I will ask someone to reward you later. Thank you for your help."
Although he was thanking them, his tone was rather indifferent and a little perfunctory. The main reason was that the Punisher Alliance's level was too low and could not help much. They could only deal with some of the minions in his eyes. However, they had helped him after all, so he had to show some respect to these superheroes.
Raymond and the others nodded. They did not expect the officers of a Beyond Grade A Super to be grateful to them, and it was already not bad for them to have such an attitude. In any case, they would still receive money to replenish the funds of the guild. A Calamity Grade Super like him would definitely not be stingy.
However, Jabra did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at Aurora and said with a smile, "Are you interested in working under me?"
Raymond frowned, and he did not care about the other party's identity. He stood in front of him and said with a deep voice, "What do you mean by that?"
"Your healing Esper Ability is not bad. If you join our Beyond Grade A organization, you will have a brighter future," Jabra said calmly.
During the battle earlier, Aurora's healing ability had attracted his attention, and he wanted to poach her.
Hearing that, the members of the Punisher Alliance looked at Aurora with nervousness in their eyes. They did not wish for such a good comrade to be poached away, but they could not answer on behalf of her.
Aurora shook her head and said, "It's fine. I'm a hero who likes to do things."
Jabra frowned and wanted to try again. At this moment, footsteps sounded behind him, and Hardaway walked over with his Black Star Guards.
Jabra immediately abandoned the Punisher Alliance and turned to face Hadavy and the others. His face was full of smiles as he laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, brothers of the Black Star Corps, thank you for your support. You have helped me greatly!"
Facing the Black Star Guards, Jabra's attitude took a 180-degree turn. He was arrogant in front of the Punisher Alliance, but he was extremely friendly in front of the Black Star Guards.
Although he was also a subordinate of a Beyond Grade A, Jabra's boss was only an ordinary pillar of the dynasty, and Black Star, who had extraordinary potential, had a very high chance of replacing Dark Lord and the others in the future, becoming the dynasty's strongest ally. Thus, his tone had a hint of flattery.
"We're all allies of the dynasty, so it's only right for us to help each other." Hardaway then said, "His Excellency Black Star has ordered that he wants to interrogate these prisoners together. Is it convenient for you?"
"Of course, of course it's convenient." Jabra laughed.
"Hmm." Hardaway nodded and glanced at Aurora from the corner of his eyes. He then stared at Jabra and said with interest, "You're very capable. Are you interested in joining the Black Star Corps? You'll definitely be able to become a Black Star Guard. "
As soon as he said that, the expressions of everyone present became weird. This was especially so for those from the Punisher Alliance, who laughed in their hearts.
You wanted to poach our people just a moment ago, and now you're being poached by someone else. The big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimps.
Hearing this, Jabra's face stiffened, and he coughed to hide his awkwardness.
"This … is not suitable. I don't have any plans to leave my current organization for the time being."
"Alright, if you change your mind in the future, remember to inform us."
Hardaway smiled and secretly gave Aurora a smug look.
Aurora's mouth twitched.
You're really vengeful.
Right at this moment, a mechanical soldier returned with the stolen Evolutionary Totem. Jabra hurriedly ran over to take a look and was overjoyed.
Great, the last problem has been solved. I don't have to worry anymore.
Black Star is really a good person!
With this incident, Jabra no longer had the mood to poach anyone. After saying a few words, he turned around and ordered his subordinates to clean up the battlefield.
Hardaway glanced at the members of the Punisher Alliance and revealed an inexplicable smile. He then turned around and left with his men.
Only then did the members of the Punisher Alliance relax. They had been surrounded by a large wave of Calamity Grade Supers just now, and they could not help but feel nervous.
After calming themselves down, they looked at Fu Ding and Aurora with even more enthusiasm.
This new partner of theirs had actually rejected the poaching of a Beyond Grade A organization and stayed with them!
Thinking back to how Fu Ding and Han Xiao had fought side by side, all the members of the Punisher Alliance, including Slade, acknowledged these two new partners in their hearts.
Seeing this, Fu Ding smiled.
…
At the same time, in another city that was not affected, two people were moving stealthily. They were the disguised individual and his partner.
When they discovered that the Black Star Corps had interfered, the two of them knew that their plan had failed. It was impossible for them not to be angry that they had wasted so many resources.
However, no matter how angry they were, it was useless. It was not like they could fight a Beyond Grade A head-on. They could only swallow their anger and leave the observation point quietly.
"Sigh, the plan failed." One of them shook his head helplessly.
"It was an accident this time. Who knew that the Black Star Corps would hide their identities and stay on this planet? The leader shouldn't blame us."
"The leader won't do anything, but after losing so many resources, the spies planted on this planet will definitely be investigated thoroughly. According to the system, we will be punished and even demoted."
"If we can take this opportunity to leave this plan and be transferred to a safer place, it might be a blessing in disguise. Those organizations were all hired by the black market, and we did not interfere directly. It will be difficult for them to trace it back to us. "
"Is that so?"
"Yes … hmm?"
The two of them suddenly stopped in their tracks, and their expressions were filled with shock. This sentence was not something they had said.
Looking up, they saw a ghost-like black figure floating above their heads, looking down at them. They did not know how long this figure had been following them, but the two of them did not notice it at all.
Seeing this figure, the two of them felt their hair stand on end, and they froze on the spot. Their minds were blank, and there was only one thought in their minds.
How did Black Star find us?
Those people clearly did not know that they were the masterminds behind the scenes. Even if they were helping the Calamity Grade fugitives, the ones who went were in disguise!
Han Xiao slowly landed on the ground, and seeing the two of them looking as though they had seen a ghost, he could not help but raise his brows. "What's so surprising about me being able to find you guys? You guys can't really think that you can escape from me, right? "
After interrogating that group of thieves, he realized that they had also received a job from the black market, and the employer had given them the goal of stealing the Evolutionary Totem. From this, Han Xiao knew that this group of thieves and the people from the Blood Hammer Church had most likely been made use of.
Connecting this to the information that Fu Ding had reported about the descendants of the dynasty's officials, he could roughly guess the whole picture of this scheme.
These organizations that had come to cause chaos were all hired by the black market, and they were all chess pieces. They did not know the overall plan and were only responsible for a portion of their work. The true goal of the organization behind these chess pieces was to get rid of the descendants of the dynasty's officials.
Although Enya Hub was not a planet directly connected to the dynasty, the security was not lax. For these people to be able to bring in the contraband, they definitely had the backing of the local tyrant.
There were very few organizations that could set up such a scheme within the dynasty's borders, and the most suspicious ones were the Radiant Federation and the Arcane Church. They had the most motive.
Recently, there had been quite a number of robberies caused by the Evolutionary Totem within the dynasty's borders, and they were all hired by the black market. The employers were not the Radiant Federation or Ethereal Federation and were definitely using the shells of other organizations. The true goal of this chaos was not really the Evolutionary Totem but more likely to cause a security problem within the dynasty's borders.
There were many factors involved. They wanted to create trouble for the dynasty and let the dynasty know that such a thing would happen if they did not disclose the right to purchase the Evolutionary Totem. They also wanted to make use of this opportunity to express the attitude of the other civilizations. In any case, they had other motives, and this should be the tip of the iceberg of a huge plan.
Since he had guessed that there was a mastermind behind this, Han Xiao did not have a reason to let them go. He could only use his precious Philip to hack into the main artificial intelligence of Enya Hub, opening the backdoor and retrieving all the data.
After searching for all the people related to this chaos, he discovered the existence of the person in disguise through the satellite surveillance. Then, he compared the hundreds of millions of entry and exit records and facial recognition to find the faces that should not have existed on this planet at any point in time. He then locked onto the location of the person in disguise and connected the traces. After a complicated selection of data, he finally found the location of the two of them.
If not for the fact that he was a Virtual Mechanic, he would have really let these two fellows escape.
What a pity …
Han Xiao shook his head.
Consider yourselves unlucky to have met me.
…
(I'm participating in the Starting Point event overseas, going to Malaysia and Singapore. I will have to spend quite some time on the plane and will only be able to return home on the 25th. The updates will not be stable during this period, so I will try not to take leave.)
PS: Brothers, does anyone know what to do when there is no signal on my phone overseas? I need a verification code to log into the author's account on my computer, but there is no signal, so I can't receive any messages. I can only use the account on my phone. I'm worried that I will have to log into my account again one day to enter the verification code. If that happens, I won't even be able to send out a single chapter.
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