A massive, iron-colored space station floats in space, its outer armor equipped with rows of satellite-level defensive cannons. The space station is surrounded by nine armed satellite fortresses, heavily guarded.
T-04 Jump Base Station was the target of the Section Zero's attack.
Inside the base station, Tamaria and other senior executives were in a conference room participating in a remote meeting.
The projection showed the figure of Jorde, the remote operations commander, speaking in a serious tone.
"According to reliable intelligence, eleven days ago, Black Star, who had been silent for two months, left headquarters with his fleet. We speculate that he will soon return to the battlefield. All commanders present must pay close attention to Black Star's movements."
This meeting was open to all War Realm of West Wind, Chaida, and Kaya. Black Star had returned to the battlefield, which was the reason for the meeting. After Black Star's battle with the eight Vanguard Officers, Jorde attached great importance to Han Xiao.
While one person cannot sway the course of a battle, Black Star is one of the most dangerous high-level combatants in Section Zero, with astonishing achievements. Jorde felt it was necessary to issue a special notice for him, even if it was making a mountain out of a molehill, it was still much better than being unprepared.
"Based on recent rumors and the experiences of the eight Vanguard Officers in their battles with him, I have compiled an intelligence report about Black Star, which I will send to all of you in a moment..." Jorde said.
He believed in knowing yourself and your enemy, and that you will win every battle. He was certain that Amethyst would make good use of Black Star. This intelligence Tu Shu Black Star Black Star would allow every commander to understand their opponent and know how to deal with an attack.
The meeting ended quickly. The commander of the T-04 Jump Base Station received the intelligence on his communicator. He had only glanced at it twice when Tamaria strode over to him, snatched the communicator away, and began to read it herself.
The base station commander was helpless. He wasn't a direct subordinate of the War Realm, but rather someone recruited later. Tamaria held a higher position in the base station than him. This green-skinned woman not only served as the captain of more than a dozen high-level combatants but also had supervisory responsibilities. Apart from obeying orders during battles, she didn't take him seriously at all. The base station commander had become accustomed to Tamaria's rudeness.
Tamaria glanced at https://www. hetushu. com. com, scoffed, and casually tossed the communicator aside.
"I thought Black Star was some kind of formidable opponent, but he's actually quite easy to deal with..."
Upon hearing this, the base station commander picked up the communicator and scanned it, immediately understanding Tamaria's meaning.
Jorde also included a strategy for dealing with Black Star in his intelligence report.
The battle between Black Star and the Eight Vanguard Officers was indeed terrifying, but upon closer analysis, Black Star's weaknesses were also quite obvious. He was suppressed by the Eight Vanguard Officers throughout the battle and only managed to hold on thanks to his Undying Body unknown origin. Apart from that, Black Star's destructive power was quite limited and he could not cause much trouble.
Although rumors say that Black Star has recently mastered Psionic Energy, he is not the only mechanic in the universe who understands Psionic Energy, and the problem is far from being unsolvable.
Moreover, strategic Psionic Energy weapons are equivalent to interstellar nuclear weapons, subject to restrictions imposed by the three major cosmic-level civilizations. Even star cluster-level civilizations would not use them unless absolutely necessary, let alone in this Secret War waged under an unofficial name. Unless Black Star wants to go to the Haigapoye Military Tribunal of the Three Universal Civilizations and serve a sentence of more than a hundred years, he will not recklessly unleash his Berserk Primal Psionic Energy everywhere.
Based on various factors, Jorde wrote down a general method for dealing with Black Star in this intelligence report: simply send one or two veteran Calamity Grade, along with three to five ordinary Calamity Grade, to jointly destroy Black Star's mechanical legion, thus rendering Black Star no longer a threat and useless in the war.
Judging from the way the various factions within Section Zero avoid losing high-level combat power, as long as Black Star is eliminated, the threat posed by Section Zero's other Calamity Grade forces will be greatly reduced and will not be a concern.
No wonder Tamaria was so dismissive; Black Star wasn't as difficult to deal with as she'd imagined... The base station commander had this thought in mind.
"However, Black Star's physique is superb." Tamaria bared her fangs, her tone filled with fanaticism, desire, and cruelty. "I wonder if eating him would grant me his abilities."
Tamaria's racial customs are barbaric and bloody. They believe that by devouring the flesh and blood of their enemies, they can gain the enemy's power. They believe that eating powerful enemies will make them stronger. Tamaria was extremely lusting after Han Xiao's body and had a strong desire to devour him. She licked her lips.
Buzzing--
Just then, the base station suddenly sounded an alarm, and everyone's expression changed as they hurriedly returned to their posts.
"Reporting to the commander, base planet number four is under enemy attack. The enemy is requesting support from other bases. Here is the enemy ship data from the radar." An observer immediately reported the situation upon seeing the commander return.
The T-04 Jump Base Station is the core for maintaining the twelve outpost wormholes. All support actions must be reported to the base station, and a fast support channel can be opened after permission is granted. The base station's task is to coordinate the overall situation.
The base station commander took the intelligence report, glanced at it quickly, and asked, "Which outposts have responded?"
"Number One, number six, number nine, number twelve."
"Open support channel number twelve, that's it." The base station commander didn't hesitate.
The operations team nodded and then proceeded with a flurry of operations.
Through the wide-angle projection porthole of the space station, hundreds of blue beams of light emanated from two special devices on the base station, outlining a ring of deep blue rapid wormholes on the left and right sides respectively. The spatial energy at the edges of the wormholes fluctuated, slowly expanding and gradually stabilizing. The two wormholes faced each other from afar, perfectly aligned in position and size.
The next moment, a dense stream of warp beams shot out from the wormhole on the left, which was the support fleet. It rushed straight into the wormhole on the right and arrived at its destination in an instant. The rapid support took less than thirty seconds.
"Success." The base station commander nodded.
However, before he could even catch his breath, three more of the twelve base planets on the observation interface turned high-risk red, issuing enemy attack warnings!
"Hmm? The enemy launched a planned attack!"
The base station commander's expression changed abruptly. He quickly completed the support arrangements and then loudly ordered, "T-04 Jump Base Station, enter combat readiness status! Activate the satellite armed fortress! Deploy all fleets! The enemy may appear at any moment!"
This symptom is a common example of attacking a warp base in the tactics manual. The base commander reacted quickly and immediately realized that the Section Zero's target was their base. However, this was an open plot because the attackers held the initiative. The only way to break it was to confront and repel the attackers head-on.
After two months of enduring humiliation and hardship, the Section Zero's tactic of dispersing forces in strategic depth finally paid off. They targeted the T-04 Jump Base Station as a counterattack, taking advantage of the fact that the area had limited forces and the remote teleportation portal had not yet been built.
The entire base station immediately mobilized. Tamaria, standing to the side, narrowed her eyes, stood up, and instead of being nervous, she even showed an excited and eager expression.
"Great, finally someone's here to fight! My bones haven't been used in so long, they're practically rusting."
Soon, more strongholds were attacked, calling for reinforcements. The base commander mobilized all forces, but even knowing it was a conspiracy, a large number of troops were still tied down.
Just as everyone was on edge, the base station radar sounded a piercing alarm that swept across the entire space station.
"Warning! Warning! Numerous unidentified targets detected approaching!"
Everyone looked towards the porthole, which had been adjusted to beyond-visual-range mode, displaying the distant view. One after another, warp lights came to a stop, revealing the Section Zero fleet.
"They're here!" The base station commander clenched his fist.
"Finally here!" Tamaria clenched her fist and strode out.
The T-04 Jump Base Station is in sight, and the satellite armed fortress is glowing, already in an active state.
"The enemy fleet is ready to engage. Hmph, it seems they've already guessed our tactics."
Morred glanced at the ultra-long-range projection, unimpressed, not expecting such a simple tactic to fool the enemy; as long as it was effective, that was enough.
"Time is limited for holding them off! All formations, charge!"
The order was given, and the fleet accelerated its charge. Both sides locked on via radar and opened fire beyond visual range. High-energy particle cannons clashed back and forth, creating a dazzling spectacle that instantly filled the dark space of space. Amidst the vibrant colors and silent splendor, death was brewing.
The nine satellite armed fortresses, forming nine vertices, construct a massive, irregularly shaped protective shield to protect the base station from attacks.
Three spearhead units attacked the base station, and reinforcements appeared from two other directions, immediately diverting firepower and drastically reducing the pressure on Morred's fleet.
Han Xiao's troops charged alongside Morred, mingling with the fleet. The warships' pale blue electromagnetic shields repeatedly blocked the dense ion cannons, creating ripples and waves.
At this moment, the two sides were far apart, exchanging fire at a distance, not yet reaching the stage of close-quarters combat with their formations intertwined, when Han Xiao suddenly received a communication from Morred.
"Black Star, did you see those nine satellite fortresses? Those are generators for base station shields. These shields are extremely strong; we don't have time to slowly break through them. I've discussed it with the commanders of the other two units, and we're preparing to send a team of elite warriors to land on the satellite fortresses and destroy at least one!"
Morred's speed is very fast, meaning that destroying a satellite fortress will create a gap in the shield, allowing the main force to seize the opportunity to rush in and attack the base station before other satellite fortresses can relocate and repair the gap. Only by destroying the base station can the operation be considered a success.
They didn't have much time. In this operation, the diversionary and feinting forces were the largest, because only by putting enough pressure on those strongholds could they draw away reinforcements and tie down the forces at the twelve strongholds. This way, not many troops could come to support the jump base. So they had to take advantage of the enemy's dispersed forces and destroy the base in one fell swoop.
"No problem, my teammates don't need to follow me, I can act on my own."
The panel's tactical mission has changed; the objective is now to destroy a satellite fortress.
Han Xiao nodded in agreement, letting Resta control the spaceship. He then jumped out of the cabin, deployed his Mountain Ape mech, switched to interstellar travel mode, and traced a dark blue arc, avoiding the area of direct firefight. He then cut in from the side and charged towards a satellite fortress.
The other teammates attacked another fortress by boat, while the other two forces also sent out their respective squads. Han Xiao, on the other hand, was to act alone. Once he landed at the satellite fortress, he could destroy it in no time.
"I'm a smaller target, more flexible, and with my reputation, it's easier for me to restrain the opponent's high-level combat forces when I act alone," Han Xiao thought to himself.
The load of high-speed flight was negligible to him. In his field of vision, the originally tiny satellite fortress gradually "enlarged" in size, and the mechanical structure on the surface of the satellite fortress could be clearly seen. Soon, the fleet guarding the base station spotted him, and some of the gun barrels turned around and opened fire on him.
The high-energy ion cannons approached again and again, leaving light trails on his retina. The built-in tactical screen constantly reminded him of the direction of the high-energy reaction. Han Xiao Quan, dodging and weaving, and occasionally using the floating shuttle to construct a Psionic Energy shield to block stray bullets.
Before long, Han Xiao charged into the base station defense fleet's defensive line, weaving and dodging among the enemy ships.
His brain was extremely active, processing countless data. Time seemed to stretch out, yet also seemed to fly by. Han Xiao had no time to pay attention to the outside world, focusing on dealing with the artillery fire from all directions. After an unknown amount of time, the pressure on his body suddenly eased!
Han Xiao looked back and saw that the fleet's defense line had been left behind. He had unknowingly broken through the entire defense line. In the distance, Morred and two other elite units had also engaged the base fleet at close range, indirectly diverting attention and reducing the density of fire Han Xiao encountered.
"My teammates finally pulled through this time."
Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and without further delay, he headed straight for a satellite fortress that was right in front of him.
The satellite fortress is spherical in shape and looks like a small asteroid. Its volume is about a few hundredths of that of Planet Aquamarine. It sounds small, but when viewed up close, Han Xiao felt that it was not much different from a planet.
The blue protective shield blocked him from the outside. Han Xiao reached out and pressed his hand on the shield. The shield neutralizer operated at full power. The shield within a diameter of 100 meters began to ripple with high frequency. The light dimmed and the energy level dropped. Estimating that it had reached the critical point, Han Xiao's other arm transformed into Psionic Energy cannon and fired at close range!
The blue light exploded, blasting a hole thirty to forty meters in diameter in the protective shield. Compared to the entire shield, this hole was as insignificant as a sand pit on a planet, but it was big enough for Han Xiao to enter.
Han Xiao glanced at it and saw that the edge of the hole was shrinking and repairing itself. He summoned more than twenty barracks crates and rushed inside before the hole could be repaired.
This satellite fortress has a simple artificial atmosphere supplied to maintenance personnel. Han Xiao quickly landed, the whistling wind ringing in his ears.
Clatter
Stepping onto the ground, one is surrounded by undulating mechanical terrain, eerie, cold, and lifeless, yet brimming with the hardcore charm of machinery.
"Warning! Five high-energy reaction sources detected!"
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and turned to look over.
Five enemies exuding an aura of "I am Calamity Grade" flew over from the horizon and landed with a thud not far away. The leader was wearing a ferocious and heavy armored mech and carrying a dark gold mechanical giant axe.
"Kerala--"
The person's visor opened, revealing a ferocious face and short, mohawk-blonde hair. It was none other than the powerful figure Morred had warned him about, the War Realm Adjudicator stationed at the T-04 Jump Base Station, Tamaria.
I've been waiting for you here for a long time.
Tamaria stared at Han Xiao, a sinister smile spreading across her face.
When she discovered the Black Star at the front line, she was overjoyed. Based on Han Xiao's charge route, she brought a few people to the satellite in advance to wait for Han Xiao's arrival.
According to her duties, Black Star was supposed to be dealt with by her, and Tamaria herself was also eager to fight Han Xiao.
"Only five people?" Han Xiao glanced at them and chuckled, "None of your Vanguard Officers could take me down. You underestimate me. It would take all fifteen of your base's Calamity Grade attacking at once to put any pressure on me."
"Ha, Jorde has already figured out your weakness. We have no intention of killing you. Let alone fifteen people, the five of us are enough to hold you off. What use are you then?"
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao thought to himself, "Just as I thought. After the last battle, the War Realm will no longer send a large number of people to try to kill him, but will instead adopt a tactic of prolonging the fight."
Tamaria licked her lips, a bloodthirsty craving rising within her. "Your body is amazing. Just wait, I'll devour your flesh, crush your bones, suck your blood, swallow your marrow, and eat every single cell in your body. I've heard you have incredible regenerative abilities; I hope you can give me a good meal."
Han Xiao felt a chill. If it were anyone else, these words might have been just a threat, but he could tell that Tamaria wasn't threatening; she genuinely wanted to do it.
This woman wants to eat me?!
That's so weird... but I don't like it!
Rumble--
Just then, the ground suddenly shook, the surface armor of the satellite fortress cracked open, and multi-gun turrets rose up, like a steel jungle, all their muzzles turned to aim at Han Xiao.
Tens of thousands of Myriad Beast Soldiers rushed out from underground and surrounded them from a distance.
This is a defensive measure for the satellite fortress against surface enemies.
In the blink of an eye, enemies were everywhere in sight!
Tamaria closed her armor and let out a muffled roar.
"You're not going anywhere until this war is over!"