Being on the battlefield now is not the best time to advance; of course, we should leave the battlefield and be safe first.
He processed other information first, such as the settlement of the [Battle of Tedramira River], which was rated B and earned him 450,000 experience points, more than he had expected. The accumulated experience points on his panel numbered in the millions.
[The Seed Sleeps in the Dust] The progress of the Grade A mission has increased by 2% in one fell swoop. The rewards for active sabotage are even better. This Germinal withdrawal force is a large mixed force from various branch bases. Stardragon Hesla cripples it, he can also get a share of the spoils.
The overall progress has reached 21%, meeting the requirements for successful mission completion. There is no more progress to be gained in the Southern Continent. Today's interception war will also take place in the Western Continent and North Continent, which will likely increase the progress further. To increase the progress further, we can only go to the Germinal Base, the Andia Continent.
There's still progress to be made, so Han Xiao naturally won't finish [The Seed Sleeps in the Dust] immediately. The minimum standard is 20%, which he has already completed, giving him confidence. Since the settlement can be made at any time, he's not in a hurry to finish the task and will try to get a higher evaluation.
Based on his experience, the higher the Grade A mission rating, the more special and valuable the final reward will be. It's not just about experience points; skills, specialties, potential points, special items, and even direct attribute points are all possible rewards.
Driving the truck, Han Xiao arrived at the location where the Dark Net Organization's helicopter was parked. The pilot was already waiting. He packed up the useful machinery from the truck, threw it onto the helicopter, and then blew up the truck, leaving no trace.
The truck cost him a lot of money, but he had plenty of funds in his account, so he didn't care about the cost of the truck. As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Han Xiao that he was good at making money. The player market had huge potential, and he didn't need to worry about wealth in the short term. He didn't want to experience the tight-fisted life he had when playing the Mechanic Class before.
"They say men turn bad when they get rich, and it's true," Han Xiao sighed, taking a few puffs of his cigarette before boarding the plane and instructing the pilot to take off.
The rotors whipped up a fierce wind, and the land in his line of sight gradually shrank. Han Xiao withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes to rest.
The dark sea surged with waves, and the sea breeze carried the stench of blood.
Having shaken off their pursuers, the Germinal fleet sailed on the boundless ocean, with the flagship activating its anti-detection devices to prevent being spotted by satellites.
There are many unclaimed orbiting satellites in the outer space of Planet Aquamarine, remnants of destroyed nations from the old era. Some of these satellites have been taken over by the Six Nations, some have fallen into the hands of other forces, some have become "public satellites" for hackers, and some have become space debris.
Every ship bore the charred marks of the explosion. Repairmen were busy patching them up, nailing steel plates into the gaps, and fixing damaged mechanical components, while the idle armed personnel cleaned the decks and washed away the bloodstains.
Breaking through the blockade line resulted in heavy losses, with seventeen executives killed, including three by Han Xiao alone. Lin Yu reported the battle's progress to the leader, emphasizing this incident.
The leader was surprised and furious by Black Phantom's intervention. It made him feel that Germinal had become a toothless tiger, daring to bully anyone, which made him hate Zero even more.
It disrupted the organization's plans and dragged it into danger. The leader occasionally recalled the conversation Zero had when he escaped the laboratory. That traitor kept his promise, and every time he thought of it, he became even angrier.
But the leader merely added Black Phantom to the watch list; he didn't have the energy to focus on a mere assassin. The organization's next steps were the real challenge for him.
With all the branch bases in the three continents withdrawn, the initiative has been lost. The Six Nations, now free from worries about their rear, are very likely to seize this opportunity to launch a preemptive war, pursue their victory, and launch an expedition against Andia. This is not what the leader wants to see. The organization has been severely weakened, and he urgently needs time to recover. Moreover, Zero, who possesses precognitive abilities, must also be eliminated.
The Germinal has been operating on the Andia Continent for a long time. If the Six Nations were to attack, they would have no choice but to launch a long-range amphibious landing operation.
Deploying an intercontinental nuclear missile? Not to mention that there are still civilians living on the Andia Continent, and that the Germinal also has land-based anti-missile facilities. If pushed to the limit, they can activate the Dead Hand System, resulting in global nuclear annihilation and mutual destruction... Of course, this is a last resort and cannot be used as a trump card. Even if it is used as a threat, the Six Nations will not allow the Germinal to develop.
Perhaps Red Maple, Ordifenna, and Hesla will compromise in stages and plot schemes behind the scenes, but the reckless Tyrus and the Raylen Terilous be absolutely fearless and refuse any form of compromise, only launching a more ferocious counterattack—want to perish together? Go ahead and try, I'll admit defeat if you even frown.
In the original storyline, all four continents were battlefields where the Six Nations Germinal. Those hidden branch bases hampered the Six Nations and had a great impact on the war situation. It was like the difference between having a straight that you could only play by luck and a bomb in a game of Dou Dizhu.
As the war intensified, the Germinal suffered repeated defeats and was nearly crippled, only then revealing the Dead Hand System. With little armed force remaining, some politicians from the Six Nations chose to compromise. In some people's view, the objective of defeating the Germinal had been achieved, and there was no need for a direct confrontation. Moreover, the Six Nations had also suffered losses, so they decided to focus on containment, effectively leaving the remaining Germinal on the Andia Continent —after all, it was a desolate wasteland no one wanted. While they couldn't eradicate it completely, they were preventing its resurgence.
The current situation is that the obstacles hindering the Six Nations have been removed, Germinal has lost its powerful means of threatening Six Nations, such as massacring civilians and destroying cities. With only its base on the Andia Continent remaining, the Six Nations can unite their forces and launch expeditions at will, putting the Germinal in a very precarious position.
The most urgent task is to divert the attention of the Six Nations and prevent them from having the time and resources to start a war. The leader thought about it again and again, but he couldn't come up with a good idea. There was really no opportunity to make a big splash.
"Chief, there's an urgent intelligence report from Base 013 regarding a recently successful test subject in the [Gene Improvement Plan]. Here are the observation records." An assistant handed over a report.
The leader now gets a headache just hearing the words "experimental subject." He took the intelligence report, glanced at it, and suddenly stopped moving.
Seeing this, the assistant added, "Cases like his have occurred on more than one person. Here is a list. According to intelligence, this phenomenon appears to be widespread and spreading like an infectious disease."
The leader remained silent for a long time, seemingly digesting the information, before suddenly letting out a cold, ambiguous laugh from beneath his mask.
"A strange phenomenon; perhaps luck is on our side. The Six Nations in for a lot of work."
In the ship's cabin, the light bulbs flickered dimly and unsteadily. Hila took off her black combat suit and counted the wounds on her body in front of the mirror. The most conspicuous was a scabbed bullet hole on her side, with black, congealed blood that was shocking to behold.
Hila remained expressionless, rubbing her fingers a few times until the scab fell off, revealing tender new flesh.
She looked at her figure in the mirror; her skin was smooth and white, without any old scars, only she remembered how many serious injuries she had suffered.
Hila lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes obscuring them. She put her clothes back on and gazed silently at the dark sea outside the porthole.
Alive, and await the next battle.
Zhang Wei's squad returned on a special plane from the Thirteenth Bureau. Except for Zhang Wei, who was writing a report, the rest of the squad closed their eyes to rest and relieve the fatigue after the battle.
"You mean... how did Han Xiao become Black Phantom?" Li Yalin suddenly opened her eyes, her voice filled with confusion.
"What?! Brother Xiao is Black Phantom?!" Lin Yao was taken aback. He hadn't participated in the battle and didn't know about this.
Zhang Wei recounted what had happened.
Lin Yao stared in disbelief, speechless for a long time, before finally asking, "You're not mistaken, are you...?"
"I'd recognize him even if he were ashes!" Li Yalin sneered, that's how confident she was as the creditor.
"Shouldn't we find him and bring him back?"
"His departure was very suspicious; he must have been on a secret mission. I'll ask the higher-ups when I submit my report later," Zhang Wei said, shaking his head.
Li Yalin couldn't help but ask, "Please ask him when he plans to pay me back..."
Zhang Wei was speechless.
"Little Linlin ~ You don't look hurt." Di Susu, who was on the same plane, came over. Li Yalin's face immediately fell. She gave a haughty snort and turned her head away, ignoring her.
Di Susu didn't stand on ceremony. She pushed aside the shy Lin Yao and sat down next to Li Yalin with a teasing and provocative smile. Li Yalin quickly moved away, as if Di Susu were the source of a virus infection.
Di Susu enjoyed seeing Li Yalin's uncomfortable, evasive demeanor. She chuckled, turned her gaze away, and asked curiously, "I overheard you talking about Black Phantom? I heard he was involved in the battle; I met him once before."