by <unknown>
During the exploration era, Beyond Grade As getting killed by fleets was nothing new. Even though Beyond Grade As were extremely strong, they could not completely ignore large fleets. If Beast Ancestor’s troops stepped into this battle, it would indeed cause some trouble for him.
Although he was a Virtual Mechanic, he still had to gradually hack the enemies, which meant that his focus would be diverted. At the same time, he would also have to send some of his mechanical armies to fight the fleet, so Gorutan would immediately face much less pressure. It would not be a problem if it was just an ordinary enemy, but Gorutan was the same Grade as him, so any tiny change in the situation would be enlarged and made use of.
Most of the fleet from Black Star’s stronghold was still cleaning the battlefield, and Han Xiao had given an order for them to send part of the fleet there to back him up when he left to go to Gorutan. However, Silver Shadow was too fast; the others were left behind and were still on their way.
Suddenly, magic energy appeared out of nowhere.
Buzz!
As Beast Ancestor’s fleet was about to interfere, an enormous teleportation gate suddenly appeared, followed by a stream of battleships with the dynasty’s symbol, stopping Beast Ancestor’s fleet in its path.
“The dynasty’s people are finally here.” Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.
Although the dynasty could not make it to rescue Hila, they ended up being useful now. Better late than never.
Very soon, the reinforcements of the dynasty had all arrived. Ravenlaude was the last to fly out of the teleportation gate. He swung his staff and deactivated this huge teleportation spell.
Having seen the situation, Kant smiled.
“Looks like we’ve arrived just in time.”
This accident was a surprise for Han Xiao but a shock to the Beast Ancestor’s subordinates.
“Stop immediately!”
Numerous Beyond Grade A energy sources appeared on the radar of the spaceships. Byram was horrified and quickly told his fleet to stop, not daring to continue advancing. The fleet stopped against the dynasty’s fleet. He became hesitant again.
Kant and the others did not care about Beast Ancestor’s fleet. They all turned to look at the battlefield. Seeing the strength Han Xiao was displaying, they were all appalled.
“Black Star during his explosive state is on a much higher level compared to his usual state,” Kohler said with a sigh. “Sadly, the price of such power is too huge.”
Kant contacted Han Xiao, smiled, and asked, “How is it? Do you need help?”
“Not letting him escape will do,” Han Xiao replied very soon.
This was a private matter, as well as a rare opportunity for him to build a reputation, so Han Xiao planned to fight Gorutan alone. Since the dynasty’s allies had arrived, they could prevent others from interfering and create an undisturbed one-on-one battle, as well as prevent Gorutan from escaping.
“Since you don’t need us to interfere, we will respect your wishes.”
Kant had no problem with this decision. Following Han Xiao’s request, he ordered the fleet to split up and form an encirclement.
Seeing that he was surrounded by enemies, Gorutan’s expression turned grave—he knew there was no backing away now.
Did he regret it… a little bit.
However, he did not dwell on it. What was done was done; he was not going to think about the ‘what if’s.
There was no point in overthinking anything. Gorutan just continued to launch even more powerful attacks, using all his strength without holding back.
“Let me see all you’ve got, Black Star!”
At the same time, Byram’s fleet on the side did not dare attack the dynasty’s fleet. They could only watch while the dynasty set up the encirclement right under their noses and do nothing as their boss got beaten up and surrounded.
Seeing the dynasty’s stand on this matter, the various officers including Byram all felt uneasy. They had a feeling that the person they depended on might collapse.
“Father has nowhere to run. The dynasty has made up their mind on capturing him.”
“We can’t watch father get captured by the dynasty!”
“But how can we help? There are many dynasty Beyond Grade As here. Us going in is just suicide.”
“Is there even a way to solve this situation? Who can help us? Can the protectors of the Galactic Black Market help?”
“Impossible. They’re definitely not looking to interfere in something this big.”
As a protector of the Galactic Black Market, Gorutan had to rely on himself, and now he was alone. In situations like this, there was not going to be anyone like the Beyond Grade A allies of the three Universal Civilizations appearing to help him.
The same thought hit all of them, including Byram, simultaneously.
We’re done for…
Having realized this possibility, some of the officers and the crew started to have other thoughts.
Other than the loyal ones and the neutral ones, the rest were the rebels… Some of the offspring of Beast Ancestor hated their identity and their ‘father’ Gorutan. They felt that they were offspring on paper but actually just slaves. They had always been following the Beast Ancestor’s orders on the surface but would be more than glad to see Beast Ancestor killed in their hearts.
Seeing that Gorutan was now facing the revenge of such a powerful enemy, these people were overjoyed. The ambition in their hearts kept expanding.
…
A teleportation gate suddenly appeared in a rural area of the Flickering World, and Traveler stepped out from it.
“I’ve finally got out.” Traveler heaved a sigh of relief. He was quite wounded.
He had flown for a very long time till he finally got out of the range of the Black Star’s fleet’s stabilization anchor. On the way, he had been chased by Ames and Hila and was heavily wounded. Luckily, in the end, he escaped Black Star’s territory through teleportation.
Traveler took out his communicator and contacted the person in charge of the Super Star Cluster alliance.
“The developments of the situation have deviated from the plan. Hila somehow returned to the Black Star Palace. Our plan has failed.”
“We expected that. Black Star burned his potential in exchange for astonishing strength. Not only did he force the troops of the federation and the church to retreat, he even captured many Beyond Grade As. This message has yet to spread to the outside world; only high-level organizations know about it now. Your Excellency Traveler, it’s fine as long as you’re okay.”
“I see…” Traveler shook his head. As he retrieved the Evil Convergence, the evil vibe he gave disappeared, and he became easy to look past again. “I’ve already offended the Black Star Army, so I’m going to make a trip to the secondary dimension and won’t be appearing in the main universe for a very long time. Don’t call me to do things for now.”
“Understood. Since we could not start another conflict between the three Universal Civilizations, we won’t step foot in things like this for the time being and will slowly gather our strength for the next big move.”
“Humph. Black Star doesn’t know my identity yet. He’ll just be unhappy about me at most. You guys won’t be affected. As long as I disappear, he’ll stop caring. By the way, Sorokin thought I was hired, so he might notice something. That guy is suspicious. Pay more attention to him.”
“Understood.”
Traveler said a few words before hanging up and sighed.
I wonder how many years I’ll have to spend hiding in the secondary dimension this time…
He silently looked at this universe one last time before casting a spell and stepping into the secondary dimension, disappearing without a trace.
…
Time passed quickly.
The two people fought for a very long time, and before a large audience, the situation finally came to an end.
Tons of mechanical troops were damaged and became many Grades lowe
r. Three Apostle Weapons were completely scrapped, and four Apostle Weapons were unable to fight for the time being. The Mechanical Deity got shattered once, and Silver Shadow’s health fell below the danger line… After paying a huge price, Han Xiao was finally able to push Gorutan to his limits.
Although peak Beyond Grade A Pugilists recovered energy very quickly, they did not have close to infinite energy like Kasuyi.
Looking over the battlefield, it was filled with machinery debris. The Dimension Factory was still tirelessly recycling it all.
In the middle of the battlefield, Gorutan was covered in wounds that were healing much slower than before and still spraying blood. His face was filled with exhaustion.
“You’ve lost. Anything you want to say?”
Han Xiao faced him, opened the helmet of the mechanical suit, and stared at him.
Although part of this was thanks to the fact that he was in an explosive state, this was still the first time he had defeated a peak Beyond Grade A alone.
“Ahem… a loss is a loss. There’s nothing to say.” Gorutan grinned, showing his teeth that were dyed red with blood. “What, you thought I would beg for mercy?”
“There’s always a price to pay when messing with someone. Since you decided to do that, you should have thought of the possibility of this happening.
“Humph, no need to say such nonsense to me. I knew what I was in for. At least I forced you to burn your potential. Your growth limit is now forever reduced, and you will never recover from it.”
Han Xiao shook his head but was laughing in his mind.
Even if he explained it, Gorutan would not believe it. Plus, he was not planning to explain it to anyone.
He paused, changed the topic, and slowly said, “You provoked me back then. If you’d taken a step back, today would not have happened. Compared to the life span you lost, you’re going to lose much more now.”
“If I did, that wouldn’t be me,” Gorutan said with a deep voice. “If I can’t do whatever I want, what’s the point of becoming so strong?”
Some chased after strength itself, while some chased after what came with it. Every Beyond Grade A was the former. They only became the latter afterward.
Not only Beyond Grade As, this was also the same for all Supers.
“No matter what, I shall have your body with a smile.” Han Xiao raised his hand and pressed on Gorutan’s chest.
“Humph, take it then. Don’t ever let me find the chance to turn the tables.”
Gorutan stood with a straight back, unafraid.
Begging for mercy was the act of a loser, but he was mentally prepared long ago. Even with this loss, he still remained graceful.
The next moment, this expression was fixed, and the spraying blood stopped moving.
‘Beast Ancestor’ Gorutan was sealed in Spacetime Amber!
Chapter 1058. Dust Settled |
“Hu… Finally caught this guy.”
Gorutan, who was covered in wounds and sealed in the Spacetime Amber, looked like he was made into a specimen.
Looking at the fixed expression on his face, Han Xiao finally relaxed.
A peak Beyond Grade A fighting for his life had almost endless trump cards. If not because of his Spacetime Amber, the King, Silver Shadow, and his double Mechanical Senses, he might not have been able to beat him.
After all, this time, he did not have a perfect trump card like the Esper Silence he had when facing EsGod, so the only choice was to fight head-on. Therefore, his mechanical army suffering huge losses was unavoidable. A huge number of mechanical soldiers had to be sent to the factory to be remade.
Both sides were peak tanks. There was no situation where one attack would decide the results. The battle was basically countless repetitions of the same process, and whoever lasted longest would win.
If not because the dynasty’s allies were on the side, this would have definitely turned into a chase, which would have lasted much longer, and Gorutan might even have escaped. Nonetheless, the result of capturing Gorutan was ideal.
“The goals have been achieved. Hila is protected, and the King’s functions have been showcased, which is more than enough to discourage others from thinking about attacking Hila. Even Gorutan is captured. The results of this event are going to be very beneficial for me.”
Venting his anger was just one reason he had gone to fight Gorutan head-on. The main reason was to express his firm stance and instill fear in others.
Due to how strong an impression he made as a very sociable and friendly person, plus the fact that he had kept a low profile for more than two decades, there were always people trying to test him, thinking that he was easy to mess with.
This time, he did not depend too much on the dynasty. It was basically his own achievement. Since he had done this, it was certain that the other organizations would have to think twice before trying to mess with him in the future, weighing up whether it would even be worth it.
The only problem was, this achievement was too terrifying, almost unbelievable.
Although the church and the federation’s people were not fighting for their lives and could not go all out due to many reasons, which gave him the opportunity to make full use of this flaw, the outside world would not care about all that. All they would see would be his achievement of fighting against twelve enemies all by himself. In front of this achievement, even capturing another peak Beyond Grade A was not as shocking.
This was more than enough to be listed as one of the most shocking achievements of any Beyond Grade A in history!
However, too much of something would never be good. He had achieved something that he was not supposed to achieve with the strength he had now, which was not without drawbacks. What Han Xiao was glad about was, Sierron had made it that all this way because he had ‘burned his potential’.
This way, it would be much more acceptable for the various organizations, including the three Universal Civilizations, and the other Beyond Grade As.
With that reasoning, as well as the Beyond Grade A united front, Manison would most likely not test him after seeing this astonishing achievement, which would eliminate a huge problem for him.
At the same time, people saying that he was burning his potential would also not reduce the effects of his achievements.
Although this explosive state was made possible with many Character Summon Cards, some of which could only be used once…
Others would not know that this was the case!
Han Xiao knew clearly what those high-level organizations would be thinking—they would have a false assumption that as long as he was willing to pay the price of burning his potential again, he would be able to draw up this strength again!
And even if he explained the truth to others, no one would believe him!
Therefore, following this thought, the various organizations would all come to one conclusion…
Don’t push Black Star too much!
This way, the influence of this event could be understood without saying.
As Han Xiao thought, a smile appeared on his face.
“Since I’ve now planted fear in them, I can continue to develop myself slowly. It’s going to give me a big fortune…”
At this time, he only had one thought.
Sierron really is such a good friend!
Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Han Xiao quickly told Phillip to clean up the battlefield and take away the Gorutan amber specimen.
Having seen that the battle had ended, the dynasty allies finally came forward.
“You’ve really outdone yourself this time. When this gets out, it’s definitely going to make a huge impact,” Kant said. “Sharp and brave, as one would expect from youngsters. When I was making a name for myself in the universe, I was young too. But now, I have to think of the pros and cons before making every single move. I’ve lost that courage.”
“You’re being humble.” Han Xiao smiled.
“Well, defeating Gorutan is just a small mat
ter. The problem is, what do you plan to do with him?”
Kant was not surprised by this result. Black Star was in an explosive state, and the battlefield favored him. Plus, he was also a peak Beyond Grade A. Therefore, defeating another peak Beyond Grade A seemed very normal, nothing compared to the absolutely shocking fact that he had forced twelve Beyond Grade As of the federation and the church to retreat.
“Hmm, Gorutan has no one to rely on, and no one will come to bail him, so I’m going to keep him as part of my collection.”
Beast Ancestor was one of the protectors of the Galactic Black Market. He did not have any background like the three Universal Civilizations. Therefore, there was, of course, no need for him to give Gorutan up. This was also one of the ways the three Universal Civilizations appealed to the Beyond Grade As. After all, no one could guarantee that they would never lose, and having one of the three Universal Civilizations backing them would make them feel much more assured.
Kant nodded and said, “This incident was too sudden, so we couldn’t help much. Luckily, the results did not turn out too bad. The dynasty will help you to deal with the aftermath of this, and the dynasty’s upper echelons will probably come to negotiate with you very soon.”
“I know.”
At this time, Silver Shadow turned back to his normal appearance, which attracted the attention of everyone.
Han Xiao nodded at him.
“You were of great help this time, thanks. Follow me back later and be a guest at my place. I’ll keep my promise.”
“I should be the one thanking you. If not for you, god only knows when I would’ve discovered this new ability I have.”
Although Silver Shadow was quite heavily injured, having discovered a new ability made him quite happy.
Kohler could not help but ask curiously, “Silver Shadow, what ability is that? Can you show it again?”
“It’s one of the special forms I have, which Black Star had helped to discover…”
Silver Shadow chatted passionately with the others, and Han Xiao nodded in his mind.
With my influence, this guy is probably going to start his Uber life much earlier…
However, with the help I gave him, it will probably be quite much easier for me to make him my private Uber.
