Chapter 775 The Battle Begins!
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Everyone in all the spaceships stopped talking, and their gazes were fixed on the transportation door in the middle of the battlefield.
The wormhole-like transportation door enlarged continuously as though it was limitless. The largest spaceship present currently was the armed satellite fortress of the Black Star Army, but the size of the transportation door had already exceeded that of an armed satellite fortress. The radars of all the spaceships began ringing as they detected a large energy surge.
The next moment, a majestic castle covered in a colorful magical shield floated out from the transportation door. The complicated engravings on the spherical shield looked like exquisite decorations, and they shimmered as though they were breathing.
The treasure of the Hidden Red Robe Abbey, Palace of Hidden Spells!
"Austin is here!"
"He actually brought his entire base over. He is truly too high profile."
"Is he here as a spectator or to help one of the parties?"
Although the first Beyond Grade A to arrive was not involved in the battle, the spectators were still extremely excited. Since Austin had made his appearance, this meant that all five Beyond Grade A Supers in the Shattered Star Ring would gather there!
"This fellow is also here to join in the fun?" Ralph was startled and was worried that Austin would spoil his plans.
The commander of Bloodshed Land, Jorde, also felt nervous.
"I wonder if Austin is an enemy or ally..." Jorde gulped nervously. Psyker was the one who had contacted Austin in private, and thus, Jorde was not clear of Austin's intentions.
The Palace of Hidden Spells very quickly completed its descent, and the transportation door shrank rapidly before disappearing with a flash of light. Austin's main camp was a Beyond Grade A Universal Treasure Mage Pagoda, and he had engraved a large number of teleportation formations on the pagoda so that it could engage in long distance travel.
Numerous mages living in the Palace of Hidden Spells walked out of the castle and gathered together on one of the balconies to munch on snacks as they waited for the show to start. Austin then appeared on top of the castle with his Forbidden Sorcerer squad and controlled the Palace of Hidden Spells to find a good spot beside the battlefield.
"Tsk, why am I the first one here? Youngsters these days don't have any sense of time," Austin lamented.
He had rejected both parties' requests to form an alliance and was there to watch the battle. In order to ensure that he could watch the show comfortably, he had even shifted his entire house.
Just when the spectators were discussing Austin's intentions, a commotion broke out from afar.
A gigantic fleet approached the battlefield, and all the spectators who saw the insignia on the fleet could not help but make a path for them in shock.
The insignia on the outside of the spaceship was one that everyone could recognize. It was the insignia of a Universal Civilization, the Arcane Church!
The Arcane Church had made an appearance as well!
This was a small portion of the fleet that the Arcane Church stationed in the Shattered Star Ring. The frigate was composed of a special Arcane Church model, which had a thin disc-like shape with the entire body covered in black and dark purple. Three gigantic empty holes could be seen on the body of the spaceship in a triangular formation with a dark-red energy ball floating in the middle of the holes. It served both as an energy furnace and annihilation weapon.
The flagship was of the butterfly model with a ball in the center and a few hundred butterfly wings connected on both sides. These wings were currently in their closed form and looked like a single pair of wings. Although the spaceship was made from metal, it was made from a special alloy and had a soft, silky texture. When the flagship entered battle, all the butterfly wings would open and slide along the surface of the ball in the middle to form a sun-like shape.
The Arcane Church fleet entered the battlefield without any obstruction, and a spaceship flew out from within the fleet. When the hatch of the spaceship opened, Psyker flew out from the spaceship. He was the second Beyond Grade A to arrive.
His body floated in front of the Arcane Church fleet, and his gaze was fixed on the Purple Crystal and Section Zero fleet far away. Despite being a tiny ant compared to the gigantic fleet, the attention of all the spectators was gathered on him.
Everyone took a deep breath.
"Psyker has arrived!"
"The Arcane Church has actually sent a fleet with him. Is this the attitude of a Universal Civilization?"
It was no secret that the Arcane Church was behind the Star Pupil Holy Race, but the Universal Civilizations had not displayed an official stance with regards to this matter yet. For them to appear at this moment, it meant that they were about to interfere in the battle. This was something that all those present did not expect.
Regardless of whether they were the spectators present or those watching the live broadcast, everyone was shocked.
They originally thought that this battle was only a conflict between Beyond Grade A Supers. However, the appearance of a Universal Civilization meant that the situation had become a lot more complex.
"Things aren't looking good. The Arcane Church is here to help Psyker!" Ralph immediately felt as though a huge enemy had descended.
The fleet sent by the Arcane Church was extremely powerful and was comparable to the fleet of both Purple Crystal and Section Zero. Furthermore, how would Purple Crystal and Section Zero dare fight a Universal Civilization?
On the other side, Jorde became wary.
Because the Star Pupil Holy Race was too far away from the battlefield and could not send a fleet to support Psyker, everyone had thought that Psyker would come alone. However, the appearance of the Arcane Church meant that Psyker was the one with the most powerful backing out of everyone who is present. The special position of a Universal Civilization made all the organizations present tremble slightly.
However, before everyone could accept the changes before their eyes, another fleet descended.
Upon seeing the incoming fleet, everyone present was dumbfounded!
The Crimson Dynasty!
Yet another Universal Civilization‽
The technological skills of the Crimson Dynasty were obviously extremely different from those of the Arcane Church. The spaceships of the Arcane Church had a mystical and magical style while the spaceships of the Crimson Dynasty had a heavy industry style. The spaceship had a solid metal beauty and emanated a tyrannical pressure even from afar.
The Crimson Dynasty squeezed into the battlefield and stopped beside Klent, entering the face off with the Purple Crystal fleet as well. They looked as though they were there to support Tyrant.
Ten days prior, Zoel had agreed to Klent's request for them to send a fleet to support the Tyrant. Upon seeing their backing arrive, Jorde immediately became relaxed, and he looked at the Black Star Army camp with a sneer.
Do you see that little brother? Do you have any backing?
We have two on our side!
On the Star Diamond Grade Flagship, Ralph's face was completely pale, and he felt his legs turn to jelly.
He had never expected that things would turn out as such. The situation was not just bad at this moment. It was hopeless!
If both parties broke out in a conflict later, they would not be able to hold their own against two Universal Civilizations.
Right at that moment, all the spectators finally snapped out of their stupor.
"Both the Crimson Dynasty and Arcane Church have arrived!"
"Two Universal Civilizations are standing against Black Star‽"
"Black Star only has Purple Crystal behind him, and his situation truly looks pathetic..."
"A new Beyond Grade A Super actually has to face such a situation, huh? I think his luck just ran out."
In the eyes of the spectators, both Universal Civilizations were going against Black Star together. The alliance of the Tyrant and Star Pupil was far too powerful, and Black Star was definitely on the losing side.
At the thought of Black Star's predicament, cold sweat slid down the spectators' backs. At the same time, the bets placed on the Tyrant rapidly surged up like mad. The various betting rings only planned to stop accepting bets after the arrival of Black Star and Heber but were forced to immediately stop accepting bets.
All the players in the Black Star Army camp could not help but feel anxious. This was the first time that they witnessed the peak characters of the universe, but they were all enemies of their faction.
"It seems like our Army Commander is in trouble..." Maple Moon clenched her fists tightly.
Frenzied Sword also could not help but worry, and his fists were clenched tightly as well.
Although the Black Star Army was the main camp in the hearts of the players, the brainwashing of the three versions had made all the players believe that the Universal Civilizations that had existed for a long time were the true tyrants of the galaxy. Originally, there were plenty of players who were optimistic about the battle, but the changes in the situation made it such that the players could not even force out a smile.
Many individuals could not help but be shaken. The next few versions would definitely revolve around the Universal Civilizations, but their Black Star Army had become an enemy of the Universal Civilizations. This was not a good sign at all...
On the contrary, Summer Night Flower was overjoyed.
The reason behind his inclination to the Bloodshed Land was because the Bloodshed Land would give them a path to join the Universal Civilizations. On the other hand, the Black Star Army only had the Purple Crystal Civilization above them. The appearance of the Crimson Dynasty was like an injection of confidence, and Summer Night Flower began to regain confidence in his belief.
"Do you see that? This is what I meant by a limited faction growth," Summer Night Flower said with a face full of smiles. "I have emphasized this point since the start; we cannot be dazzled by the short term benefits placed before our eyes like the players of the Black Star Army. We should look far into the future and make the right choice instead."
At the same time, many of the officers in the Black Star Army flagship had bitter looks on their faces.
Lagi then said with a sigh, "It seems like I will die here today..."
The other officers would usually tease Lagi about his pessimism, but no one replied that day.
Even they could not help but feel pessimistic.
They had not forgotten that their Army Commander had to face two different challenges!
Even if he could hold his own against the Tyrant, there was still a Psyker who wanted to force Black Star to give up the Evolution Cube. No matter what, they felt that it was better for Han Xiao to give in and take the initiative to hand over the Evolution Cube. There were two Universal Civilizations eyeing up the Evolution Cube, and their strength just could not hold a candle to Universal Civilizations.
They truly could not understand how their army could keep the Evolution Cube.
One of the Calamity Grade officers could not help but say, "Well, if he chooses to behave stubbornly..."
"Shut up!" Sylvia glared at him hatefully, "Our job is to obey the orders of our commander. What do you want to say‽"
Everyone could not help but look at each other helplessly.
"Hopefully Black Star doesn't lose his rationality..."
Right at this moment, a Bloodshed Land spaceship flew over from afar and came to the center of the battlefield. Heber had finally arrived.
He was equipped with a set of heavy armor and floated in the middle of the battlefield like a small mountain. All the spaceship's radars began to ring after detecting his frightening energy.
Heber then turned around to glare at Psyker, warning Psyker not to interfere with his plans.
Psyker retreated a distance expressionlessly.
"The Tyrant is here as well. Only Black Star and the Dragon Emperor are left."
"Eh, they're here."
All the spectators turned around to look, only to see a Black Star fleet arriving together with the Floating Dragon Island. Because the Floating Dragon Island could not travel at a high speed, Han Xiao and Ames were the last two to reach the battlefield.
The surrounding spaceships made a path for the humongous Floating Dragon to enter the battlefield.
"Everyone is finally here!"
The spectators' excitement had reached the peak.
Ames floated up into the air, and Han Xiao also flew out from his spaceship, looking at Heber and Psyker from afar.
Han Xiao had filled the empty Mechanic slot, and the five Beyond Grade A Supers of the Shattered Star Ring were different classes. The spectators could not help but feel as though a ceremony was going on, and they were all witnessing this once in a lifetime ceremony.
Han Xiao turned around to look at Ames, and both of them nodded to each other. He then glanced at the huge crowd, and his face could not help but contort.
"Aren't they afraid that I may accidentally kill a few lucky audience members?"
Han Xiao then looked at the Palace of Hidden Spells and shook his head helplessly. Finally, his gaze landed on Heber.
After sizing Heber up for a while, Han Xiao connected to the Tyrant's communication device, and his voice sounded in Heber's armor.
"I am here, Little Ty-Ty. How do you want to fight?"
"... What did you call me‽" Heber was stunned for a moment.
"Heh, I will call you whatever I like." Han Xiao chuckled.
Heber could not be bothered to reply and said, "Black Star, I've thought highly of you since over ten years ago. This proves that my foresight wasn't wrong. It is a pity that you rejected my invitation and made the wrong decision. I gave you a chance before, but you didn't know how to treasure it."
Han Xiao curled his lips and said, "Don't talk about such useless things. Don't you want to make use of me to establish your prestige?"
"That's right." Heber did not bother hiding anything. "You are only alive today because you didn't have any value for me to uproot before, and you really didn't disappoint me. I let you keep your life until today so that I can use your fresh blood to paint my throne."
At the Beyond Grade A level, one was only able to gain fame by killing another Beyond Grade A Super, and this had always been the Tyrant's goal. In his eyes, as long as he could increase his prestige, more and more talents would come under him.
However, the other three Beyond Grade A Supers were not easy to deal with, and he did not have a reason to take action. Even Ames, who had her abilities countered by him, had impressive lifesaving abilities. Thus, he had decided to rear up a Beyond Grade A enemy and get rid of the fellow before he could grow up fully.
Han Xiao was the target whom he had chosen.
Upon hearing those words, Han Xiao couldn't help but shake his head.
Since you like rearing pigs so much, you'd better be careful not to get squashed by the pig.
Right at this moment, Han Xiao's interface lit up.
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You have triggered S ranked mission ['Tyrant' Heber]!
Mission Introduction: A Beyond Grade A Super stands at the peak of the galaxy, and Heber is one of them. Are you sure you want to battle him?
Mission Requirements: Last for as long as possible under Heber's attacks. (Battle method isn't restricted. You can only leave battle mode for 30 mins at most. There are no restrictions to the number of times you can leave battle mode.)
Reward: You will be able to attain the corresponding reward by fulfilling the corresponding requirements. (Only 1% of the time out of battle mode will be counted toward the mission.)
Last for 10s: 100,000,000 Experience
Last for 30s: 230,000,000 Experience
Last for 1 min: 450,000,000 Experience
Last for 2 mins: 700,000,000 Experience
Last for 3 mins: 900,000,000 Experience, +1 Legendary Point
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Last for 7.5 mins: [Character Summon Card - 'Tyrant' Heber], 3,000,000,000 Experience
...
Last for 20 mins: The opportunity to draw one of the Tyrant's abilities or talents, 8,500,000,000 Experience, +1 Legendary Point
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"To think that it is actually such a mission." Han Xiao's eyes sparkled.
A Beyond Grade A Super was a true boss and an unscalable mountain. Even if the players had his current level, they would not be able to defeat a Beyond Grade A Super with a body full of Molding Talents. The only difference was the amount of time they could last. In his previous life, there were some players who had challenged Beyond Grade A Supers, and a portion of them triggered special S rank missions like this one. It had given them rewards based on the amount of time they could survive.
In his previous life, it was incredibly difficult for most of the players to last even a minute. The only method they had was to leave combat mode and escape to the best of their abilities. Because only one percent of the time was calculated, this meant that only eighteen seconds would be counted toward the mission at the very most. If the players wanted to earn the reward for lasting twenty minutes, they would have to leave combat mode more than sixty times at least. Furthermore, they had to ensure that the Beyond Grade A Super would not catch up to them for thirty mins. This meant that they needed to escape from the Beyond Grade A Super for more than thirty hours. It was a mission that was almost impossible to complete.
Han Xiao had challenged a Beyond Grade A Super before, and his best record was only a few minutes.
However, the interface's judgement of a mission rating was on the basis of the player's strength, and Han Xiao was an exception.
He did not need to leave combat mode and could choose to fight head on!
With his endurance, twenty mins would only be a warm up!
Han Xiao let out a deep breath, and his bluish-gold Mechanical Force burst forth.
Behind him, a large mechanical army appeared, forming an endless wave of black!
Emperor Mechanic! Secondary Dimension Army!
Upon seeing that, Heber cracked his neck, and his body exploded with a ball of fire.
The next moment, the mechanical army welcomed a shooting-star-like figure.
Chapter 776 The Battle
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In the past ten days or so, Han Xiao's mechanical army had gained millions of members, and the enhancements of all the models were completed. The enormous army stood before Heber, firing at him with all kinds of ranged weapons.
The psionic particle cannons' dark energy annihilation beams formed a bright rain of light.
The Pugilist flames all around Heber's body expanded into a huge golden light sphere thousands of meters wide, forming his protective energy layer. His tiny mountain-sized body charged forward, carrying a long tail of flames behind, and headed right into the wave of machinery like a meteor.
The storm of attacks crashed onto Heber's protective shield, leaving clusters of explosions on the path behind him.
Facing the focus fire head-on, Heber dashed right into the formation of the mechanical army, penetrating the defenses of the mechanical soldiers layer after layer, heading right toward Han Xiao.
He decided to use his strength against the enemy's weakness-to quickly defeat Han Xiao in close-range combat!
"Horrifyingly tanky, as expected for a Beyond Grade A Pugilist..."
Han Xiao glanced at the combat information and raised his brows.
Heber's level, attributes, and health were all question marks. The interface showed that many of Heber's Molding Abilities were triggered. There were [Low Damage Immunity], [True Damage Immunity], [Fixed Damage Reduction], and many other damage reduction abilities. These abilities and his Beyond Grade A Pugilist energy shield reduced the strength of Han Xiao's attacks tremendously!
Heber was immune to True Damage as well as any damage that did not exceed a certain level, and only the portion that exceeded that level would be calculated. If the damage immunity limit was 100 and the raw damage was 110, Heber would only take 10 damage. A part of that 10 damage would then be reduced by his protective energy shield, and the remainder would be reduced once again by his resistance talents...
The damage would only count for Heber after so many layers of reductions!
The most terrifying thing was, Heber's recovery ability was pretty good, too. Although not as powerful as Han Xiao's, it still gave him a lot of sustainability.
This was the true Beyond Grade A Tank!
Han Xiao's eyes focused. He had known long ago that this would be a tough battle.
Hadavy had True Damage Immunity and Low Damage Immunity as well, but as he was an Esper, his attack was not very high. In comparison, Heber was clearly more comprehensive as a Beyond Grade A Pugilist that excelled in both attack and defense.
Hence, Han Xiao had no interest in fighting a Beyond Grade A Pugilist with his body. Even though he was quite tanky, the difference in a Beyond Grade A's main attribute and sub-attribute was way too huge; fighting Heber in close range combat was basically looking for a beating.
Seeing that Heber was heading right toward him, he immediately knew that Heber wanted to end this quickly. His lips curled up.
Although this was the right strategy for a Pugilist to use against a Mechanic, this also meant that the Tyrant was very confident in his offense and clearly ignored his 'Indestructible Body' nickname.
"You think it'd be this easy?" Han Xiao snorted. He casually threw a Luck Curse on Heber. Doesn't matter if it works, use it first.
Different strategies had to be used against different opponents. Han Xiao quickly changed his strategy into moving around with his speed and surrounded Heber with his mechanical army.
The mechanical army was more powerful after receiving Beyond Grade A bonuses. With the bonuses that he currently provided with his Machinery Affinity, just a few thousand normal mechanical soldiers would be able to fight a normal Calamity Grade. Furthermore, he had the sustainability given by [Advanced Machinery Construction], so he was not afraid of the battle dragging on.
Most importantly, a huge portion of his mechanical soldiers could penetrate Heber's defenses. Despite the damage dealt being reduced tremendously, given the sheer size of his army, they were able to deal rather considerable damage to even Heber. This was indeed the strength of the Army Style against any class-the Human Wave Tactic would always be a threat.
Han Xiao knew that there were no shortcuts against an opponent like the Tyrant, the only thing he could do was slowly reduce his health.
The energy of the mechanical suit flowed into the thrusters. Han Xiao turned into a stream of light and moved swiftly through the battlefield. The wide battlefield gave him more than enough space to distance himself.
Energy flames erupted with Heber's every movement, like a Fixed Star exploding, shattering tons of mechanical soldiers. However, the shattered machinery quickly reformed under Han Xiao's Mechanical Force and kept intercepting Heber in changing formations.
As a Beyond Grade A, Han Xiao had all kinds of devices that gave him mobility. His speed was higher. Although Heber was not slow, he was much bulkier comparatively, so he could not close the distance.
Heber broke a Giant Soldier into pieces and frowned. The battle will drag for too long this way.
There had been no Beyond Grade A Mechanic in the Shattered Star Ring for many years, so Heber did not have much experience fighting a Mechanic of the same grade, but he knew that the source of a Mechanic's strength came from their knowledge and time.
It had been less than two months since Black Star became a Beyond Grade A, so he had extremely limited time to learn knowledge and did not have enough chances to expand his machinery. This was the time when he would be the easiest to deal with.
Therefore, what Heber wanted was an overwhelmingly one-sided victory, not a protracted battle.
I have to use more energy... Heber took a deep breath, not of air but the dark energy that was everywhere in the universe. Every single one of his cells absorbed the dark energy like a bottomless hole and quickly split open.
The next second, his mountain-sized body expanded, instantly destroying his armor and turning into a tall giant dozens of meters tall. He had entered the second stage directly.
He was a unique Beyond Grade A species. Furthermore, Pugilists Beyond Grade As basically all had one specialty-their Gene Limiter was removed.
In other words, his body strength 'theoretically' had no limits!
Heber extended his palm, aimed at Han Xiao far away, and shook his head.
"You're talented indeed. If you had enough time, you might've become someone like Manison in the future... Pity."
The next moment, everyone's vision was filled with white light.
A blinding light sprayed out from Heber's palm. This Shockwave Blast was extremely fast, and it was not just shot out but could be controlled remotely by Heber.
Han Xiao dodged dozens of times but was still hit by the beam. His entire body showered in the red-gold Pugilist flames.
However, this Shockwave Blast did not explode like expected but solidified into energy like a long tentacle, grabbing Han Xiao.
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Judging Energy Level... Judgment failed.
Your Energy Level is lower than the opponent's.
You have entered [Energy Locked] state. You can no longer use energy.
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Han Xiao was shocked. The Pugilist flames around him formed a restricting force, making the Mechanical Force in his body entirely quiet and trapped in his cells. His link to his mechanical army was cut.
He tried to break away from the Pugilist flames but was faced with terrifying resistance. His body movements were extremely slow. It was almost as if he was fixed in the beam of light.
"This is..."
Han Xiao's pupils constricted.
"Come here!" Heber quickly pulled with his hand. The red and gold light beam shrank and pulled Han Xiao toward him at a high speed.
Energy was the extension of the body for Pugilists. In terms of the strength of energy, Pugilists were the master among the five Super classes.
To Pugilists, the so-called abilities were just different techniques. There were trillions of Pugilist styles in the universe and countless abilities.
This ability was the compression of Pugilist energy, forming a special force field when hitting the target, suppressing the target's energy with his own energy. It was like deploying a barrier around the target, forcing the target's energy in his body.
This could only be avoided if the target's Energy Level was higher or equal to Heber's. Heber was a senior Beyond Grade A Super who had lived for many years; he knew many energy training techniques, and his Energy Level was unfathomable.
The mechanical army focused fire on Heber under the control of the artificial intelligence. However, without Han Xiao's Mechanical Force enhancements, they could not even penetrate Heber's defenses.
Han Xiao's brain worked quickly.
I need to think of a simple method to get out of this. Heber will definitely use this more than once. The cooldown of Void Hyperdrive is too long. It will work once but not twice...
Suddenly, he had a flash of insight. He activated the talent that he had not used for a very long time-[Chaos Entity - Release]!
He turned into a cluster of gray fog and became a Chaos Body, then immediately followed it up with Void Hyperdrive, getting out of the red-gold light beam before returning to human form.
Void Race's talent... Heber had read Han Xiao's information before and was not surprised.
The intelligence showed that Black Star's Void Travel could not be used for a few minutes. As he had used it now, it meant that he had lost one trump card.
However, what the intelligence did not know was that if Han Xiao used Void Hyperdrive type talents as a Chaos Body, the cooldown would be reduced to just more than ten seconds!
This was the talent of Chaos Observer. Back then, he had not been as famous as he was now, and he rarely showed this ability to anyone!
Han Xiao reconnected with the mechanical army and breathed a sigh of relief in his mind.
Initially, he wanted to fight the Tyrant with his own strength. Now, however, he realized that there was indeed some distance between himself and Heber. Given how tanky he was, his life would not be in danger, but the situation would definitely be bad for him.
Since this battle was witnessed by countless people, Han Xiao did not want to just have the lower hand throughout the entire fight.
I wanted to save this, but apparently, I won't be able to...
Han Xiao licked his lips. He opened the interface and activated an item.
Character Summon Card-Reynold!
Perfect Mechanical Sense!
Han Xiao's eyes widened instantly; his pupils were filled with lightning.
The Mechanical Force flowing inside the mechanical soldiers became blinding. Blue and gold light overflowed from the gaps of the machinery.
At this instant, Han Xiao's Machinery Affinity rocketed. The 1.4 times increase made his mechanical army immensely stronger!
Heber's movements paused for a second, and he looked confused.
It feels a little different.
...
"This is the power of a Beyond Grade A. Amazing..."
The audience stared at the two of them in shock. Many people only had an idea of what Beyond Grade As were, but never had they witnessed any battles between Beyond Grade As. They were all dazzled.
"His Excellency Tyrant is marvelous during battle." Jorde's face was filled with excitement.
Most of the Pugilist officers of the Bloodshed Land had personal admiration for the Tyrant. Seeing the Tyrant showcase his strength, the people of the Bloodshed Land were exhilarated.
On the other hand, the Purple Crystal Civilization and the ally organizations of Han Xiao were all nervous.
Ames did not interfere with their duel. As long as Han Xiao did not say anything, she had no need to fight the Tyrant.
Ames was not closely staring at Psyker. Han Xiao had told her that as soon as Psyker did anything, it was best to stop him instantly.
Psyker glanced at Ames then looked at the battlefield again, narrowing his eyes.
Black Star is stronger than when he fought me, but he's still no match for Heber. The Tyrant getting the upper hand is certain...
Psyker shook his head in his mind. The current situation was within his expectations. He had a very clear idea of how strong the Tyrant was. Black Star being able to fight him evenly did not mean that he could do the same against the Tyrant.
Psyker was not afraid of Heber because psychic attacks happened to be the Tyrant's weakness, just like how he feared the Tyrant's raw strength. Hence, they minded their own business and never messed with each other. However, Black Star could not make use of the Tyrant's weakness like he could, and the Tyrant's raw strength was clearly stronger than a new Beyond Grade A's.
If it was an ordinary new Beyond Grade A, the Tyrant might really kill him. However, having fought Black Star before, Psyker currently had the most knowledge of Black Star's strength, but he did not share this with Heber.
Black Star also has a very tough physical body even among Beyond Grade As, not much worse than Heber's. He should be able to last a very long time. They're still not going all out. When they're more worn out, only then it will be the time for me to make a move...
Thinking of that, Psyker glanced at the Arcane Church flagship behind him.
He knew that in the command room of the flagship, the commander of the fleet was waiting for his signal.
At this time, a meteor-like shadow flashed past the edge of his vision right into the Bloodshed Land's formation not far away, shattering a few spaceships.
Psyker turned and looked over, soon becoming shocked.
The one that was blown away was the Tyrant‽
Psyker was a little stunned. As he quickly turned around and looked at Han Xiao, the look in his eyes gradually changed.
It seems I still underestimated you...
Chapter 777 Sudden
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The energy Han Xiao was giving off had become much stronger. The power of the mechanical army had increased instantly. Not expecting this, Heber had been blown away by the countless particle cannon attacks.
Heber's continuously growing momentum was broken, which shocked countless spectators.
"Black Star hid such power..." The look in Psyker's eyes slightly changed.
The energy that Han Xiao was giving off surprised him. He was certain that Black Star had not been this strong when he fought him more than a month ago.
Is this his trump card?
Ames could not help but glance at Han Xiao. A tint of shock flashed through her eyes.
Seeing their own boss penetrating their formation, Jorde's expression changed for the worse. The excitement of the Bloodshed Land officers was instantly extinguished.
Although Heber had merely taken a small hit, the Bloodshed Land officers had initially thought that the Tyrant would have the complete upper hand as the opponent was just a new Beyond Grade A Super. The current turn of events shocked them.
The mechanical army chased after Heber. By this time, Heber had already stabilized himself. His face was grave. Having been taken by surprise, he was a little angry.
His fist charged forward, shooting a thick Pugilist impact wave toward the mechanical army.
The mechanical soldiers responsible for defenses moved from the back to the front, forming an enormous psionic protective shield in front of the army.
The Star Shaking Fist crashed onto the shield. The blinding red and gold light quickly expanded, exploding like a supernova, filling everyone's vision with white light.
As the mechanical army was stopped by the Star Shaking Fist, Heber took the opportunity and dashed out. He made a turn and pulled the battlefield away from the Bloodshed Land's forces. Han Xiao followed right behind and chased him with his mechanical army.
With the enhancements of Perfect Mechanical Sense, the mechanical army was tremendously stronger be it in terms of offense of defense. The millions of mechanical soldiers surrounded a single person, the light of psionic energy flashing nonstop within the battlefield.
Suddenly, Heber slowed down. He endured the focus fire and explosions with his body and launched another [Energy Lock] Shockwave Blast toward Han Xiao.
However, this time, Han Xiao had experience. He quickly escaped from it with his Chaos Body and Void Hyperdrive. Heber was astounded-he had thought that Han Xiao's Void Hyperdrive was still in cooldown.
"The same ability won't work again on me."
Having realized that he had judged it wrong, Heber frowned. Now that this ability no longer worked on Han Xiao, he had no choice but to patiently deal with the mechanical army while thinking of another way.
With every punch, kick, and Shockwave Blast, tons of mechanical soldiers were heavily damaged or even instantly destroyed.
Heber, however, was not unharmed. Wounds gradually started to appear on his mountain-sized body.
With his energy increasing his cell vitality, the old wounds kept recovering, but new wounds kept appearing as well. The mechanical soldiers that he had destroyed were repaired time after time by Han Xiao's [Waste Modification] and [Advanced Machinery Construction].
Feeling the flowing Mechanical Force in his body, Han Xiao was thrilled. Perfect Mechanical Sense is really a god-like ability...
The 1.4 times total Machinery Affinity multiplier was a powerful Molding Talent. The damage the mechanical army dealt to Heber was clearly on another level. More than half of the raw strength difference between him and the Tyrant was mitigated by Perfect Mechanical Sense.
Sadly, this Molding Talent came from Reynold's Character Summon Card and was not yet his own. He only had three chances to use it; this was the second.
After fighting for quite some time, Heber's expression gradually became graver.
Initially, he had thought that no matter how talented the new Beyond Grade A was, his combat capability would not be too high. Yet, Han Xiao's current combat capability had shattered this thought directly.
The situation suddenly became even. Heber's plan to quickly end the battle was instantly broken, and he was forced into destroying machinery with his bare hands in a long battle.
Long battles were the strength of Army Style Mechanics. Heber knew full well that the combat had fallen into Black Star's control. If this carried on, it would be bad for him.
What he wanted was to make an example out of Black Star, but if the battle became even, it would be the other way around.
Not only would he fail to build more reputation, he would even lose it and become a stepping stone for Black Star's name. Black Star was a new Beyond Grade A who lacked fundamentals. Being able to fight him, a known senior Beyond Grade A, evenly would definitely be beneficial for Black Star.
Furthermore, he was the one that had demanded this battle. If he turned out to be unable to defeat Black Star, he would definitely be extremely ashamed.
Close combat was the strength of Pugilists. Although Heber also knew ranged abilities such as the Star Shaking Fist, a Beyond Grade A Mechanic like Black Star had way too many ways to block ranged attacks. In order to heavily damage Black Star, the only chance was to get close to him.
Heber's close-range damage output was horrifying. Among all the Beyond Grade As in Galaxy, no one would remain unharmed after a close-range explosive combo of a Beyond Grade A Pugilist, not even Heber himself.
He did indeed have one ability that could instantly get close to Black Star. However, he could only use it every once in a very long time. Black Star had many dodging and fleeing abilities, so he would be able to easily get away from him again if he failed. Heber was rather troubled.
Slippery guy. Heber frowned. The window of opportunity to get close to Black Star would only last for an instant; he had to wait for a chance.
...
Heber fought intensely with the mechanical army. The explosions lightened up the sights of all the audience. Almost all the spaceship radars of the spectators were repeating alarms continuously.
"High energy reaction detected! Please get away immediately! High energy..."
If the battlefield was a planet, it would have been destroyed long ago.
"It seems even..."
"I can't believe it. Black Star is matching up to the Tyrant."
"The Tyrant seems to have the lower hand now."
Countless spectators were stunned. Their impression of Black Star was continuously refreshed.
Seeing that Han Xiao stood his ground, the Black Star Army players were thrilled.
"Black Star gained control of the battle using the kiting strategy. The Tyrant's only way of breaking this is to get close. However, he seems to be unable to get across the mechanical army." Inside the battleship of the army, Hao Tian analyzed the battle. As a pro player, despite his level not being high, his PVP senses were still very sharp.
"Pugilists are good at explosive power at close range," Frenzied Sword said. "As long as the captain maintains this kiting, he will not be defeated... given that the mechanical army can last that long."
"That's what I thought." Bun-Hit-Dog nodded.
However, at this time, a sudden change occurred in the battlefield. Hao Tian, Frenzied Sword, and the others' expressions changed drastically.
"Not good!"
...
The focus fire of the mechanical army created blinding explosions and obstructed the audience's vision.
At this time, surrounded by the mechanical army, Heber suddenly disappeared.
The next instant, he appeared behind Han Xiao immediately.
As expected. Han Xiao's eyes sparkled. He had expected this. He had known that Heber would have a teleportation type Pugilist ability, so he had prepared for it long ago. However, he had to admit that Heber had picked a great opportunity.
Just as Han Xiao was about to dodge with Void Hyperdrive, all the abilities on his interface became gray.
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Heber has used Racial Talent [Giant's Gaze] on you!
You have entered [Forced Silence] state. All abilities are frozen. Duration: 0.3 seconds!
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Han Xiao's pupils constricted. He had no way to break free from a forced silence type ability. Heber had waited so long to use this and surprised him.
This interrupted his Void Hyperdrive and held him in his place.
With a cold expression, Heber punched right through the psionic shield and onto the Battle Tiger mechanical suit. An impact wave flew into Han Xiao's body.
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Heber has used the ability [Strength Punch-Molecular Vibration] on you!
Judging... Judgment failed. Your STR is more than 1,000 lower than the opponent's.
You have entered [Out of Control] state. You are unable to control your body. Duration: 0.8 second
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This is bad.
He had been avoiding getting comboed by Heber all along, but Heber's attacks were not easy to deal with. Now he was on the passive side.
The next second, red and gold fists landed on his body like a thunderstorm. The punches created countless afterimages and pits on the mechanical suit.
Dong! Dong!
Heber's every attack was a different Pugilist ability. As soon as he successfully landed the first disabling ability, he would be able to use continuous disabling abilities. Due to his vastly superior Strength and Dexterity, the Judgements for those abilities would usually all succeed.
The terrifying combo damage caused the armor of Battle Tiger and Han Xiao's own health to plummet.
With cold murderous intent in his eyes, Heber went all out without hesitation-he planned to heavily injure or even immediately kill Han Xiao in one combo!
...
The developments of the battle made the expression of countless people change drastically.
"Black Star is in danger..." Austin murmured.
Being controlled by Heber at close range was more than enough to threaten the life of a Beyond Grade A.
Ames could not help but look over.
"Chance!"
At this instant, Psyker moved. He rushed right into the battlefield, straight toward Han Xiao at an extremely high speed.
Distracted, Ames was a second slower to respond. Anger appeared in her eyes.
Just as she was about to drag Psyker back with her force field, the fleet of the Arcane Church suddenly fired. Highly condensed annihilation beams headed toward Ames.
Ames did not expect the fleet to suddenly attack. She hastily turned around and stopped the attacks of the fleet with her force field.
In just an instant, Psyker approached Han Xiao and Heber.
Black Star is being pinned down by the Tyrant. This is the opportunity to grab the Evolution Cube!
The sudden change of situation shocked everyone. In their eyes, it was clear that the Arcane Church had broken the rules, restraining Ames with their fleet while Psyker suddenly attacked Black Star together with Heber!
It was as if Black Star had fallen into a desperate situation in an instant!
"Teacher!"
"Black Star!"
"Captain!"
The expressions of Sylvia, Herlous, and the army officers all changed drastically!