Rumble--
Explosions continued unabated, with beams of fire shooting out from the inside, penetrating the outer armor and blasting holes in the base. The locations of the explosions kept changing, and the battlefield was moving at a rapid pace.
Inside the base, the vanguard of the Gods Guild was already locked in fierce combat with Dafis, and the battle was extremely brutal. More guild players were being airdropped in like dumplings to join the fray.
Swish swish swish!
The massive axe blade detached from the handle, wreathed in blue arcs of Mechanical Force, spinning at high speed like a saw. Wherever it passed, fragments of blood and flesh splattered everywhere, and shattered mechanical parts flew everywhere. A silver telescopic cable connected the axe blade to the handle, twisting and turning like a raging dragon, constantly emitting a hissing sound as it slid. Seemingly haphazard, it actually precisely controlled the axe blade's trajectory, combining offense and defense.
Mech warriors are masters of the targeted use of technological weapons. They develop specialized techniques for using a weapon based on its performance and function, which is their unique "martial arts style." Therefore, mech warriors of the same style generally use the same type of mechanical weapon. The axe technique that Dafis uses is called "RC-03 Whipcord Axe Technique." The essence of all the techniques lies in controlling the power of the telescopic rope and the speed-changing shaft. It is good for combat in complex environments and is one of the styles he is proficient in.
Click!
The spinning axe blade slashed at players along its path, then suddenly embedded itself in the chest of Extreme Aberration that had been transformed from a player, continuing to spin and sawing through large chunks of bone and flesh.
"I caught him!"
The player adjusted the pain level to the lowest setting, feeling no pain or itching, and then suddenly gripped the saw-like axe blade with both hands, ignoring the fact that his hands were being cut and bleeding profusely.
The Extreme Aberration of the MT group rushed forward, one grabbing a section of the telescopic rope and pulling and tearing it to control it, while their teammates in the DPS group unleashed a barrage of fire at Dafis's main body.
Dafis twisted his hips, and a yellow energy shield spun out, protecting his body. Players' attacks slammed into it, and amidst a series of colorful explosions, cracks quickly spread across the shield.
In that brief moment, Dafis issued a command in his brain. The neuronal signal traveled along the transmission line into the axe's control module. In an instant, the telescopic rope snapped taut, and a plasma current flowed along the rope, instantly repelling the hands of numerous Extreme Aberration variants.
Immediately afterwards, the transmission mechanism overloaded and exploded with a loud bang. The axe blade's rotation speed soared, instantly severing the players' hands at the end. As the telescopic rope retracted, it sliced all the aberrations along its path in half with a swish, finally returning to the handle. Then, Dafis spun around and swung the axe blade, unleashing a wide silver shockwave crackling with electric arcs, cleaving away several martial arts players who were trying to take the opportunity to close in and unleash a barrage of Ora Ora attacks.
Although the player has the advantage in numbers, the Calamity Grade is overwhelming against the Grade B, and can only be filled by sacrificing players to deplete Dafis's strength. Before he is exhausted, the players will basically not be able to find any openings in his defenses.
"Keep going, secondary tanks, push them up!"
"Be careful of pulling; the output groups should be dispersed."
"The outer squad should hold off the smaller monsters and prevent them from getting in and causing trouble!"
The Gods Guild was repeatedly repelled, and their formation was repeatedly disrupted, but the members were fearless and got up to continue their attack. The captain passionately directed the tactics in the team channel, making sure that the advances and retreats were well-planned.
The most frustrating part for players is the lack of an aggro mechanism. To control Dafis's targets, the only option is for the main tank (MT) to position themselves and sacrifice their own health to form a defensive line.
Even so, Dafis would choose to bypass the main tank and attack the fragile damage dealers. Most of the time, he could only improvise and let the squishy characters tank the damage. Fortunately, the Black Star Army's standard armor was very sturdy, preventing the squishy characters from being instantly killed. Only by staying alive could they deal damage.
At this moment, the Gods Guild's fleet was already engaged in battle with the Heavy Armored Iron Guard above the base, and the two sides were locked in fierce fighting.
Due to their numerical disadvantage, the Gods Guild Fleet was slightly at a disadvantage, but thanks to its superior performance and advanced technology such as virtual jamming and radar concealment, it was able to continuously disrupt the enemy's formation and gradually whittle down their strength.
The command center was shaking. Jupiter, his hands gripping the console, stared intently at the battlefield surveillance footage of the siege of Dafis, and said in a deep voice:
"No, the siege is too slow. At this rate, we probably won't be able to hold out for long... Ignore the enemy fleet, aim all weapons at the BOSS and provide fire support!"
"What about the people who are besieging us?" Poseidon asked.
"We can't worry about casualties now. Just tell them to be careful and avoid us. There's nothing we can do if they get killed."
Jupiter said decisively.
Upon receiving the order, more than a dozen guild warships simultaneously shifted their guns, locking onto Dafis, who was moving inside the base, and fired a light-emitting cannon and a triangular-shaped tracking missile.
The radar inside Dafis's mech sounded a piercing warning. He cursed under his breath and hurriedly dodged. He saw beams of light, like spears, pierce through the spot he had just been in and continue shooting towards him.
Many players had received the news beforehand and avoided it in advance, but there were always a few who couldn't avoid it and were reduced to ashes by the sudden righteous attack.
If the opponent were only a group of Grade B Immortals, it wouldn't be a big problem for Dafeus. However, with the precise fire support of the fleet, he immediately became somewhat constrained.
Players aren't afraid of being blown up, but he isn't. A typical Calamity Grade weapon can't withstand many high-energy naval gunshots, and he's a mech warrior with only average defense, so he wouldn't dare risk his life.
The fierce battle raged on, leaving the base in ruins. The Gods Guild's fleet was tied down by enemy ships, only occasionally managing to break through the defenses to provide support. The aftershocks of repeated bombings also gradually wounded Dafis.
As another small squad of Immortals were killed by their teammates' barrage of fire, while the rest continued to charge forward, shouting and yelling, Dafis's eyelids twitched involuntarily.
"Tsk, these lunatics..."
He couldn't help but feel like he'd stirred up a hornet's nest, and a pang of regret shot through his heart.
It's strange. I'm not the only one bribed by the Three Universal Civilizations to become Calamity Grade. There are Calamity Grade hunting Immortals Beings in every region, and I've never heard of anyone else being targeted for revenge. Why am I the only one who's so unlucky?
Dafis dodged five Explosive Flame Great Fireball, glanced at the corpses of his men scattered on the ground, and his face grew increasingly grim.
Although he personally wasn't afraid, the others in the base didn't have his abilities. Grade B superhumans were already the backbone of the Heavy Armored Iron Guard, but they were almost no match for the Gods Guild's siege, and many of his long-time officers died.
These are all talented people we recruited with great difficulty; this is a huge loss!
"These Immortals came prepared. If this continues, my strength and stamina will steadily decline, and things will get very bad. Besides, they're coming for me. If we keep fighting here, my manpower will only suffer greater casualties..."
Dafis's eyes flickered with uncertainty. After hesitating for a while, he took a deep breath and made his final decision.
The next moment, his inner energy surged, and he swung his axe blade, spinning like a top, unleashing a ring-shaped blade wave with high-frequency vibrations that enveloped everyone present.
Brush!
A blue wave of energy erupted from him, spreading rapidly. The powerful shockwave overturned all the surrounding players, and most of them were briefly stunned.
The player who was exempt from the negative status effect hurriedly got up, only to be stunned. He saw that Dafis did not press his advantage, but instead crashed through the wall and ran away, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
"He's trying to escape?!"
Everyone's expression changed, and they hurriedly gave chase.
However, when they finally caught up, they discovered that Dafis had already flown into space, his mechs switched to interstellar travel mode, his thrusters spewing flames, his speed constantly increasing, fleeing into the distance, his figure growing smaller and smaller.
Stop him!
Jupiter's expression changed, and he hurriedly commanded his fleet to disregard damage and break through the Heavy Armored Iron Guard's defenses in pursuit.
Then, at that moment, all the warships' radars suddenly sounded an alarm.
A small fleet appeared at the edge of the battlefield, rapidly approaching. Its outer armor bore the insignia of the Feni Civilization, and it broadcast a message over the wide-area channel:
"This is the Feni Civilization Security Patrol. An abnormal energy reaction has been detected here. Everyone, stop immediately and submit to inspection!"
"The security team is here too?"
As Dafis walked away, a thought struck him.
His base was located within the territory of the Feni Civilization, where there were naturally security patrols. They generally kept to themselves, and he didn't know if the security team's demand to stop included him...
Just as Dafis was pondering, the mech suddenly received a communication from the visiting envoy of the Feni Civilization, with the background showing the base's safe house.
"Don't stop, get out of here quickly, the security team won't bother you." The envoy got straight to the point without saying another word.
"Did you call the security team?" Dafis asked knowingly.
"Nonsense, otherwise, how could you protect me?" The envoy's expression darkened. "I'll have the security team hold them off for a while. You run as far away as you can. After that, if they continue chasing you, I won't care!"
He was just a guest and never expected to encounter such danger. He was filled with resentment towards Dafis.
Fearing being killed by the aftermath, he urgently used his authority to summon the security team to stop the fight and, incidentally, force Dafis to leave... In his view, since these Immortals were seeking revenge, as long as Dafis was far away, he could lure the enemy away as well, thus ensuring his safety.
"I'll leave now." Dafis nodded. He had originally intended to cooperate with the security team to annihilate the enemy, but now he had no choice but to agree to run away. He didn't want the envoy to be killed.
The envoy hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Planet Birger is nearby. It's a colony inhabited by low-value citizens. I've already spoken with the star chief. You'll stay on Planet Birger. Although there aren't many defense forces there, those enemies wouldn't dare violate the Peace Treaty and attack a colony."
"OK."
Dafis hung up the communication and accelerated at full power. Although the guild warship had placed a spatial stabilizing anchor to restrict warp, his normal flight speed was still quite fast. He transformed into a streak of light and quickly disappeared into the distance, gradually vanishing from sight.
Upon seeing this, Jupiter immediately became anxious.
We only managed to take down a small portion of it, and the boss just ran away! What are we going to do?
"Oh dear, I miscalculated. I told you your plan was unreliable. If they can't beat us, won't they just run away? Do you think we're in a dungeon?" Poseidon slapped his forehead, his tone reproachful.
They attacked in a group, and although they could weaken the Calamity Grade with lives, and even have a chance to kill them, it would be difficult for them to stop the Calamity Grade beings from escaping. After all, the desperate situation Atimo faced was hard to replicate, and Dafis was not the kind of ignorant native who would run away as soon as he saw the situation was not good, rather than foolishly standing here and fighting against a large group of Immortals.
"Shut up!" Jupiter cursed, veins bulging, then opened the wide-area channel, no longer caring about anything else, and shouted at the security team, "The Black Star Army is handling this, please give them some face!"
"I don't care who you are, this is the territory of the Feni Civilization, no one can do whatever they want! Stop the ship immediately for inspection, otherwise it will be considered a violation of the Feni Civilization Public Security Law and will be recorded in your criminal record!"
The security captain, acting on the messenger's instructions, refused to back down and continued to command his troops to block the guild fleet.
"Then why didn't you stop the one who got away?!" Jupiter was furious, marking Dafis as he walked further and further away.
"What's it to you? I'm giving you an ultimatum: stop the boat immediately!" the security captain roared.
Jupiter gritted his teeth. Having spent so many resources, abandoning the operation halfway would be a huge loss for the guild. He had planned this operation, so he would definitely have to take the blame. He immediately made up his mind.
"We're taking down the BOSS today, no matter what! Charge! Anyone who tries to stop us will be annihilated!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the guild fleet did not hesitate any longer. Regardless of whether the Heavy Armored Iron Guard and the Feni Civilization security forces were blocking their way, they opened fire on all the enemies, trying to fight their way out.
The players still remaining in the base were either retrieved using the traction beam or simply bombarded the area until they exhausted their strength, then committed suicide and were resurrected on the ship.
After a brief skirmish, most of the players returned to their ships, leaving only a handful in the base, including the Army Commander's Big Dick.
"Damn it, you've run away, so you can forget about our hometown!"
Unable to stop Dafis, the Army Commander's Big Dick was furious and pulled out a dark, spherical portable bomb.
This was a low-yield dark energy annihilation bomb that he had bought with a considerable amount of his savings. Before the Gods Guild contacted him, he had originally intended to use it to "take down" Dafis, but now he simply detonated it.
The next moment, a burst of dark red molten metal erupted!
Boom!
The ball of light expanded rapidly, engulfing the entire base, and inch by inch, the metal was annihilated within it.
The messenger, who was waiting for the security team to pick him up at the safe house, was blasted into ashes by the erupting dark energy before he could react, dying instantly without any pain.
Not only him, but all the members of the Heavy Armored Iron Guard who remained in the base were blown to bits, with no survivors.
The security captain was immediately startled.
"Are these people crazy? How dare they use such a high-risk weapon in civilized territory!"
Like Psionic Energy bombs, dark energy annihilation bombs are high-risk weapons prohibited by most civilizations, and those found in them will be severely punished.
Even some wanted criminals wouldn't dare to do this. Isn't the Black Star Army part of the Order faction? How can they be so reckless? Aren't they afraid of losing reputation?!
For a moment, the security captain felt a chill. Since the envoy had already been killed, he simply ordered the fleet to clear a path, fearing that these lunatics might also unleash a dark energy annihilation bomb on him.
Without the obstruction of the security forces, the guild fleet broke through the encirclement, shook off the enemy, and chased after Dafis along his flight path.
The warship was designed specifically for interstellar travel and was faster than the Dafis, so the distance between the two ships gradually closed.
Dafis also spotted the pursuers behind him, and was furious, cursing the security team for not even being able to delay him. He had no choice but to keep running.
Having broken free of the spatial stability anchor zone, both sides simultaneously entered jump mode, like two streaks of light, one thick and one thin, chasing and fleeing.
Before long, a planet magnified in their field of vision; it was Planet Birger, a low-level colony of the Feni Civilization.
The inhabitants of these colonies are all lazy people who are unwilling to work and only rely on welfare and social security to survive. Almost every civilization has such planets, which are not valued and are rarely visited by outsiders.
"We've arrived!" Dafis's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly sent out a landing request.
Because the envoy had already given instructions, Planet Birger made an exception and immediately approved his permission. The planetary defense fleet in outer space did not stop him. Seeing this, Dafis did not hesitate to enter the atmosphere and land in one of the cities.
At this moment, the Gods Guild fleet finally caught up and stopped outside the planet. The planet's small defense force gathered around and prevented them from advancing any further.
Suddenly, the group's spaceship received a message, and the image of another armored human appeared on the screen. It was the star commander of Planet Birger, whose attitude was very cold.
"I am the governor of Planet Birger. This planet does not welcome you. Please leave immediately, or I will call upon the nearest garrison to expel you."
Upon hearing this, the guild's core members on the main ship exchanged glances, somewhat caught in a dilemma.
"President, what do we do now? This colony is clearly protecting our target." Poseidon looked cautiously at Jupiter, whose eyes were bloodshot. "Perhaps we should retreat. According to the laws of interstellar society, we cannot attack a colony..."
Jupiter's expression was conflicted, and finally he gritted his teeth and forced out the words:
"Whoever they are, we must kill the target today, no matter what! Don't let him escape this time, fire!"
On the other side, Dafis landed in the city. The deserted streets were only sparsely populated with a few pedestrians who were looking at him with suspicion.
Ignoring the passersby, Dafis looked up at the fleet hovering in outer space, a flash of frustration and anger in his eyes.
He suffered a huge loss in this wave, with a large number of cadres dying, and his heart was bleeding.
If it weren't for his concerns, he would have loved to wipe out all of these Immortals rather than accept the planet's protection.
'Forget it, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Let's let these people go for now, and we'll take them down one by one later, settling scores with the Black Star Army slowly...'
Dafis gritted his teeth and took out his communicator to contact the messenger. He had run very fast and was unaware that his headquarters had been bombed.
The number was dialed, but there was no response.
Just as Dafis was wondering, a sudden warning signal struck him, and he quickly turned and flew away!
Rumble!
The next moment, a dense barrage of light beams rained down from the sky, like Rainstorm downpour, and the entire street exploded in a deafening roar!
"What!"
Dafis's expression changed drastically. He looked up abruptly, staring in disbelief at the fleet that was firing at the city.
Just to kill me, they dared to disregard civilian casualties and open fire on the colony?!
Don't they understand the nature of this behavior? Even the Beyond Grade A Association, which is currently fighting against the Three Universal Civilizations, wouldn't do something so outrageous!
A chill ran down his spine and into his mind, instantly freezing his anger.
At this moment, Dafis was filled with nothing but deep horror.
This group of people is completely lawless!