149: Crossing the Line of Fire
Crossing the combat zone was not a good option, but Li Aoz well aware that it was the most reliable choice at the moment.
He has already slowed down, and it's impossible for him to accelerate back to his previous peak.
Li Aoz calmed down and observed the battle situation while weaving through the gaps between the interwoven laser beams.
According to his memory, during the Galaxy's Eye Campaign, the Crystal Tower and the Night Butterfly Federation fought a fierce battle over the ownership of a planet called "Corinna." The war lasted for several centuries, which is not a long time in the universe. However, it is indeed quite rare for such a thing to happen between two independent civilizations.
The Crystal Tower considers Corinna Planet a sacred place of their civilization, possessing abundant magical resources and a natural environment perfectly suited to their magical technology. It is directly related to their future development, so they have invested heavily in its development and excavation, focusing on its management and immigration for four hundred years.
The Night Butterfly Federation considers Corinna to be their origin planet. Although they have been away from their homeland for 20,000 years, Corinna Planet is the cradle of the Night Butterfly civilization and a sacred place of thought.
Twenty thousand years later, the descendants of the Night Butterfly Federation returned to this star field in glory. In fact, due to the long passage of time, people's nostalgia for their homeland had faded considerably. However, seeing how well the Crystal Tower had managed Corinna, and the vibrant scene of all things flourishing, they immediately had some thoughts about it again.
The Night Butterfly Federation first carried out a large-scale population migration and purchased a large amount of real estate resources. They established some development companies on Corinna Planet and gradually eroded the local infrastructure. Later, they used force to expel and suppress the local Crystal Tower citizens.
Since neither civilization had joined any Narrative-level Civilization or interstellar political organization, and both were unrecognized regimes in the universe, neither respected the other nor considered sending reinforcements, so they immediately started fighting.
Attacking each other's civilian fleets is commonplace, poisoning each other's water sources and supply points is a matter of reciprocity, sending high-level powerhouses to carry out terrorist attacks in each other's capitals is countless, and even bombarding settlements on the planet's surface with orbital main cannons is commonplace.
In the midst of constant conflict, the hatred between the two sides gradually seeped into the hearts of every person, becoming deeply ingrained, even though both sides had committed countless crimes.
Whenever two civilizations join a legitimate interstellar organization, their leaders are subject to trial by a military tribunal.
Unfortunately, history does not tolerate any exceptions. Because no third-party force intervened to mediate, no one in the entire universe cared about the mutual killing and hatred between these two illegal civilizations. People would only talk about this disgraceful battle over tea and after meals.
However, precisely because of the special identities of these two civilizations, Li Aoz knew that both sides possessed some unregistered Teleportation Node.
Most of these Teleportation Node were built in the ancient times by the main gods of Star Abyss to fight against the alien Destroyers. Now, very few of them are still usable. Continuing to use them could easily lead to some uncontrollable threats. Normally, their use is absolutely prohibited.
During the Galaxy's Eye Campaign, the Night Butterfly Federation and the Crystal Tower used a large number of these Teleportation Node, causing many old and dilapidated nodes to collapse and attract the erosion of void forces. In the end, it was a large number of civilians who suffered.
Li Aoz happened to know two key points. He carefully examined the surrounding battle situation and moved around the battlefield.
At this point, the fatal flaw of the [Lioz's Armor] became apparent: although it had strong radiation protection and pressure resistance, and could provide excellent adaptability to space, its physical armor defense was far inferior to that of a normal spaceship.
Especially on a battlefield of this intensity, a single spark of Dragon Breath from the Golden Dragon Monk would probably kill him instantly.
As for activating optical cloaking—for two Interstellar Civilization, there are far too many reconnaissance methods using anti-optical camouflage.
Therefore, Li Aoz to full speed and charged directly at the golden dragon.
Golden dragons are the most law-abiding of the Dragon Kind race. The Night Butterfly Federation is ruthless and meticulous, and it was the first to fire on him, an unknown target. However, it is highly unlikely that a golden dragon would attack such a small and harmless individual.
The Neutron Torpedo behind him were hot on his heels. Even though Li Aoz made dozens of sharp-angle maneuvers in the air, they were basically useless against the torpedoes that were propelled by light radiation. The enemy was sticking to his position, especially with the conspicuous Biochemical Pool behind him. In the enemy's tracking system, it was like a lighthouse in the dark, clearly indicating his direction.
"Tsk! This is never going to end—"
Li Aoz couldn't help but turn around in mid-air, manipulate gravity, and directly grab the wreckage of the two warships, which flew alongside him like satellites protecting him.
[Death Link]
He swiftly maneuvered, binding the two warships together to share the damage and causing them to orbit him at high speed. A rapidly flying Neutron Torpedo was instantly intercepted by the wreckage, exploding with a deafening roar and unleashing a torrential downpour of radiation plumes. Fortunately, the high-speed orbit of the two warships generated centripetal force that distorted the first wave of scattered neutrons.
In conjunction with the [Death Link] to share the damage, it absorbed most of the damage, and the remaining radiation was mostly absorbed by the [Lioz's Armor].
[WARNING! You have been exposed to severe radiation damage and have acquired the negative status ' Gene Damage ']
[Gene Damage]: Effect ① - While in this state, you will lose the ability to use one Aoneng every 20 minutes. First, it will be the control of Aoneng, and finally, it will temporarily stop the use of Core Aura until you remove the state.
Effect ② - A [Constitution] test will be conducted every ten minutes. If the test fails, 10% of your maximum life points will be deducted. For 20 calendar years, your fertility will be impaired, and you will be unable to conceive normal offspring.
Effect ③ - Reduces current maximum health by 1.5% per second.
[WARNING! You are in a strong radiation field!]
Li Aoz quickly shunned the two satellites filled with Neutron Radiation, and the [Blood of Immortality] in the Ability Pod was rendered unusable.
"Damn it! They actually banned Nomi's Aoneng right from the start!"
The kinetic energy of the explosion reduced Li Aoz's speed, Li Aoz gave up on fighting the remaining Neutron Torpedo. Because there were still magical beams spreading around him, and the hit rate of magic was much lower than that of the Tech Side weapons, he did not want to become a victim. He flew headlong towards the direction of the golden dragon.
The Golden Dragon Monk immediately sensed the disturbance around him. He slapped away a swordsman who was standing close by and glanced at Li Aoz.
[You have been subjected to the [Dragon Gaze]. Since your race is not dragonborn, a [Willpower] check will be performed.]
[Feat: Arbitrary] activated! This time, the assessment item will be changed to [Charisma]
[Test passed! Your [Charisma] is above the minimum requirement (100 points)]
[Note: Due to the opponent's special ability [Four Spirits Protection], you will have to make four separate checks when you receive a judgment.]
[Note: Due to the opponent's specialty [Transcendent Body], you need to perform another [Physical Fitness] test.]
[Feat: Arbitrary] activated! This time, the assessment item will be changed to [Charisma]
[Test passed! Your [Charisma] is above the minimum requirement (100 points)]
[Note: Due to the opponent's special ability [Four Spirits Protection], you will have to make four separate checks when you receive a judgment.]
—In that instant, more than 20 will judgments popped up in front of Li Aoz, each attribute was assessed once, followed by height, race, morality, faith, and nationality.
In a short moment, due to the repeated testing, a large amount of information flooded into the nerves, almost causing Li Aoz's cells to overheat and crash.
Li Aoz was used to this kind of thing. With his [Autocratic] skill and his insistence on specializing in certain skills, he didn't have to worry about failing a judgment task unless it was an extremely rare case like the Hidden Society.
The Golden Dragon Monk hesitated for a moment, seemingly considering whether Li Aoz posed a threat. After all, they were on a battlefield, and everyone only had one life. No one wanted to lose themselves or their comrades due to momentary carelessness or misplaced compassion.
[Note: Your skill [Aura of Goodwill] is now active]
Archer Duken Monser will not attack you unless you adopt an aggressive stance.
Seeing the Golden Dragon Monk hesitate, Li Aoz quickly accelerated. Since there was no way to communicate in the vacuum and he didn't have any mental Aoneng, it was better to take the opportunity to leave than to try to communicate.
Castling
Li Aoz created a phantom and immediately threw out another phantom, deceiving the Neutron Torpedo. The phantom fled in the opposite direction from him, but it did not inherit Li Aoz's initial velocity. The onboard detection system recognized it at a glance, and after chasing for only a few hundred kilometers, it immediately turned around and chased after him.
But that was enough for me to get rid of it.