"Huff... huff..."
Sylvia wore a lightweight mechanical battle suit with her shield always open. The suit's head protection consisted of a semi-circular metal mechanical ring that wrapped around the back of her head and was fixed to her ears. Her face was protected by a semi-transparent arc-shaped shield, and she held a silver alloy sword in her hand.
She was panting heavily, like a bellows, feeling as if her lungs were about to burst into flames. Wet sweat clung to her mechanical suit, making it slippery and sticky.
roar--
Suddenly, a Myriad Beast Soldiers charged out from the side, its massive metal mechanical claws attacking, the claw blades vibrating at a high frequency, making them appear blurry.
Sylvia mustered her strength, gritted her teeth, and raised her aching arm. She swung her slender, sturdy silver alloy sword horizontally, the claws clashing and sparking fierce, blinding flashes.
Clang!
The light yet sturdy mechanical suit hummed and increased its power, causing Sylvia to suddenly accelerate. She swiftly changed her move, twirling her sword and thrusting it at the Myriad Beast Soldiers from a strange and tricky angle. Mechanical Force flashed across the alloy sword, and a shimmering yellow light flowed across the blade before instantly piercing into the Myriad Beast Soldiers's body.
Bang!
A thick beam of yellow light pierced through the body of the Myriad Beast Soldiers, shooting out from its back and leaving a bloody hole. The Myriad Beast Soldiers was sent flying, crashing onto the metal ground and dying instantly. Scattered around it were Myriad Beast Soldiers corpses and destroyed turrets.
This is the surface battlefield of one of the satellite fortresses, a logistics transit station in the War Realm. A landing force is making a difficult advance toward the core energy reactor of the satellite fortress. Myriad Beast Soldiers surges in from all directions, and the two sides engage in fierce combat, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.
Sylvia is surrounded by countless comrades, some firing heavy artillery, others shielding her with electromagnetic shields to withstand attacks. She is also a member of the landing force, maintaining the security of the flanks.
She fought fiercely with her sword for a long time, and she couldn't remember whether she had killed a hundred or two Myriad Beast Soldiers. Her battle armor was torn, and she had also suffered minor injuries. At this moment, she was drenched in sweat and exhausted.
Amidst the deafening sounds of explosions and shouts on the battlefield, Sylvia could hear nothing but follow the main force, advancing and advancing.
Looking up at the sky, a spectacular scene of interstellar warfare unfolded outside the satellite fortress. Countless dazzling "meteors" streaked across the dark sky, weaving a net of light. This was the Glory of countless ion cannons, illuminating the ancient darkness and burning brightly in the silence.
Sylvia's vision was suddenly enveloped by a beam of intense light and Tu Shu cannon. An ion cannon struck the ground not far away, hitting the dark Myriad Beast Soldiers and blasting away a large number of figures.
Boom!!
The fleet can occasionally briefly breach the satellite's protective shield, providing support strikes and clearing obstacles for landing forces to reach the energy reactor entrance.
"They almost hit us." Sylvia was still shaken. Before she could catch her breath, several more beams of light came flying at her. She had no choice but to immediately raise the shield on her arm and quickly block them.
Thump thump thump--
A shower of shards of light exploded from the shield, and the force of the recoil sent a sharp pain through her arm and shoulder bones, making it almost impossible to lift her arm. Sylvia gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, on the verge of tears, with only one thought in her mind:
--I really want to go back to school!!
At least his life isn't in danger!
Three years ago, Sylvia reached the Grade B and excitedly went to Han Xiao to share the good news. Han Xiao was very pleased and then threw her into the vanguard unit for combat training.
At first, Sylvia was quite happy, but now she is filled with regret.
Especially since the unit's direct superior was Lagi, before every battle, Lagi would routinely Inspiration the morale of his subordinates according to the procedures in the work manual, making her feel that she was doomed to die every time.
Just then, a dark figure suddenly flew from the horizon and crashed heavily onto the ground not far away. The impact of the enormous force turned the metal surface into something like paper, twisting and wrinkling, and creating a dent.
The figure seemed to have fallen quite hard, taking a long time to get up, fly into the air, and turn his gaze to the landing force where Sylvia was.
Upon seeing the man's appearance, Sylvia's heart sank. This man was none other than a hostile Calamity Grade powerhouse stationed at the logistics relay station. He should have been fighting in outer space, but instead, he had fallen onto the satellite's surface, seemingly having been shot down.
The battlefield was changing rapidly. The expressions of everyone in the landing force changed, and they all turned to face this sudden Calamity Grade opponent, preparing to deal with the attack. There was no Calamity Grade leader among them.
Just as everyone was extremely tense, another meteor fell from the sky, crashing heavily into the Calamity Grade being, sending him flying dozens of kilometers away. It exploded with a sonic boom shockwave, scattering the surrounding Myriad Beast Soldiers, and the gale-force winds made Sylvia and the others stagger.
"It's Lady Marion!"
"That was just in time; I almost thought I was going to die."
Hearing the exclamation behind her, Sylvia steadied herself on her sword and looked closely. She saw the "meteor" that had knocked away the Calamity Grade enemy hovering in place. It was none other than Marion, Grade A mechanical warrior who had joined the Black Star Army three years ago.
Marion was completely encased in a dark, super-heavy mech, looking like a heavily armored knight. He turned his head to look at the landing force, nodded slightly, indicating that the landing force should continue to advance and not worry about anything else.
He then accelerated, disappearing from his spot to pursue the hostile Calamity Grade enemy, focusing on dealing with his own opponent.
"I wonder how the battle up there is..."
Sylvia withdrew her gaze, then looked up at the sky again, her eyes seemingly piercing through the darkness. She knew that her teacher was overseeing the fleet, controlling the overall situation.
Meanwhile, the Section Zero's fleet is launching a frenzied attack on the logistics relay station, destroying enemy warships one by one.
In the flagship's command center, Han Xiao observed the real-time battlefield projection, mobilized troops, and conducted overall command, surrounded by a circle of staff officers and deputies.
Compared to three years ago, Han Xiao exudes a more mature and composed aura. He sports a simple buzz cut, sharp facial features, a stubble of light blue on his chin, and a string of compressed ball necklaces around his neck. He wears a large black cloak overcoat, which cannot conceal his muscular physique. He radiates the sexy charm of a mature man from head to toe.
His current position is the first commander of this fleet.
This is a standard mixed force, with Han Xiao's direct fleet accounting for 45% and being the largest, while the rest are units of several members of the Section Zero, all under Han Xiao's command.
After three years of development, the Black Star Army has become one of the top members of the Section Zero, holding a superior position. A year ago, Amethyst finally reached an agreement with Han Xiao, and the Black Star Army became a long-term cooperative force, becoming the recognized leader of the Section Zero. As a result, Han Xiao himself became qualified to serve as the commander.
Under Amethyst's arrangement, Han Xiao was able to command this force, which was specifically responsible for the logistics relay station in the War Realm, and had been fighting abroad for half a year.
Being a commander means not being able to deploy easily. Han Xiao no longer leads the charge, leaving everything to his subordinates. Fortunately, the legion recruited several new Grade A superhumans three years ago, who are very useful and reliable, making it easier for him to have high-level combat power available to him.
Unless he encounters an insurmountable opponent, he generally doesn't need to take action.
We need to cultivate cadres and give them opportunities to earn credit... After all, if I take action, my subordinates won't have a chance.
At this moment, several staff officers were observing the battlefield projection and discussing loudly.
"The enemy is still resisting, covering their Logistics Department as they transport supplies from the transit station through the teleportation stargate in an attempt to minimize losses. If we don't stop them, they will be able to recover most of the resources and evacuate through the stargate in twenty-seven minutes."
"Forget twenty-seven minutes, they can barely hold out for ten minutes. The enemy's defenses have completely collapsed."
"Next, all we need to do is blow up the teleportation portal, and any enemies who haven't had time to evacuate are doomed."
Listening to the discussion, Han Xiao stroked his stubble and remained silent.
The core facility of the logistics relay station is a teleportation portal built by a star cluster-level civilization, which connects to the Seoul Star Cluster on the other end. The enemy deployed satellite fortresses and a fleet to protect the teleportation portal. After being attacked, they fought back while evacuating through the portal.
Once the enemy retreats, Han Xiao will be unable to pursue them. The other side of the star gate is enemy territory. If the star gate closes, they will be surrounded. Therefore, the condition for victory in the battle is to destroy the teleportation star gate before the enemy completely retreats.
The teleportation portal is a two-way passage; enemy reinforcements may arrive through it. Since it takes time for the enemy to mobilize reinforcements, the attacking side has the initiative. Therefore, as long as the portal is destroyed first, the battle will be over.
In recent years Black Star Army has acquired a massive amount of resources and Tu Shu, so Han Xiao was willing to invest heavily to greatly expand the fleet. As a result, this expeditionary fleet is extremely large and its strength overwhelms the guarding forces of the transit station. The battlefield projection shows that the enemy's defenses have collapsed and the teleportation stargate has been exposed.
Seeing this, an adjutant laughed, "The enemy has no chance. We've won."
As soon as he finished speaking, the blue vortex at the center of the stargate rippled and spat out warships. Reinforcements from the War Realm arrived and immediately joined the battle, blocking the fleet's offensive.
Han Xiao glanced speechlessly at his deputy who had spoken. The man looked embarrassed, coughed, avoided Han Xiao's gaze, and pretended to be focused on the battlefield projection, with an expression that said, "I'm analyzing the battle situation, don't disturb me."
That's why I don't want to talk when I'm having a good time.
Han Xiao sighed.
The appearance of enemy reinforcements triggered a chain reaction. On the other side, streaks of light shot out from the Desolate Universe Belt, and a massive fresh force fleet stopped at the edge of the battlefield, attacking from both sides with the reinforcements from the War Realm, surrounding Han Xiao's fleet.
"An ambush?!" Everyone's expression changed slightly.
"Oh, looks like this logistics hub is a trap." Han Xiao raised an eyebrow, looking calm and unsurprised.
The battle was going so smoothly that he had long suspected something was wrong. With so many logistical relay stations eliminated by him, how could the War Realm not take any countermeasures?
The warships of this ambush fleet were completely different from those in the War Realm. This was a fleet belonging to another force. For the past three years, one force after another, wanting to strangle him in his cradle, had secretly allied with the War Realm and participated in Secret War. Han Xiao had already encountered more than a dozen ambushes and traps specifically targeting him. He was already used to it. He felt something was missing if he wasn't assassinated every day.
Didi--
At this moment, the flagship received a video message from the ambush troops. A man with metallic skin appeared on the screen, looking as if he had been cast in metal, with a murderous expression.
"Black Star, come out and fight!"
"Tsk, here he is again."
Han Xiao sighed. This person was also a Beyond Grade A Seed named Hadavy. He was a battle maniac who had interfered in a battle a year ago, specifically seeking to spar with him. After being defeated, he fled.
However, Hadavy did not give up the challenge. After escaping, he took the initiative to ally with the War Realm and repeatedly interfered in battles, using Han Xiao as a test subject. He fought again and again despite repeated defeats, and he would run away very quickly when things went wrong. In Han Xiao's eyes, he was just a troublemaker.
Over the past three years, Han Xiao's list of contacts has grown longer, and correspondingly, he has made more enemies.
"You guys take charge, I have work to do."
Han Xiao remained calm, casually twisted his neck, and strode towards the hatch, leaving the people in the command room with a steady, unwavering the Sight of Father's Back.
"Another assassination attempt on me. Hopefully, this time I'll have some fun."