Since Goddora's Pursuit the DarkStar Leader failed, Han Xiao had not seen the DarkStar Leader for many years. No one knew where he had gone. Now, however, he suddenly appeared with a fleet, and it seemed that he had made a comeback.
They were able to attack me without any warning...
Han Xiao frowned. The DarkStar Leader must have known his whereabouts and had an extraordinary intelligence channel. They must have joined forces with some powerful force.
"Only by eliminating me can DarkStar have a chance to plot against Goddora. And the force that has allied with DarkStar is probably an organization that occasionally tries to assassinate me. Since we share the same goal, we hit it off immediately..."
Han Xiao's mind raced. He could deduce that the DarkStar Leader must have been confident to show up and attack him. So many failed assassination attempts would have made them extremely cautious.
This small fleet posed little threat to him, after all, his mechanical legion was no pushover. However, Han Xiao did not underestimate it in the slightest. On the contrary, he secretly became vigilant, feeling that the DarkStar Leader must have some unknown trump cards.
Han Xiao had no intention of chatting. He activated his Mechanical Force lightning, and the barracks crates opened with a series of bangs. A massive mechanical legion spread out like a black tide, overwhelming the DarkStar Leader's fleet in number.
Han Xiao acted decisively, and countless cannon fire seemed to illuminate the universe. The Rainstorm counterattack tore dozens of warships apart in an instant!
With the current size of the mechanical legion, numbering in the millions, plus the various specializations and Mechanical Force bonuses of the [Truth Mechanic], Han Xiao alone is an interstellar legion, capable of destroying an entire fleet single-handedly.
Countless mechanical guards and floating soldiers surrounded Han Xiao, forming layer upon layer of tight shields, like a nebula, which the fleet's attacks could not penetrate and posed no threat at all.
Harofal was also protected inside. He looked around at the densely packed mechanical army in his line of sight and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration... They're really rich!
In a short while, these hundreds of warships were decimated, almost completely wiped out, but Han Xiao frowned deeply.
The ease with which the battle unfolded only heightened his vigilance. He couldn't believe the DarkStar Leader was so reckless as to launch an attack without any preparation.
With this small fleet, how could they possibly eliminate an enemy that even a star cluster-level civilization would find troublesome?
It's impossible that they're tired of living and come here to get themselves killed!
Just then, the DarkStar Leader, who was dodging the mechanical legion's attack, suddenly made a gesture to Han Xiao from afar, and several strange magical fluctuations struck Han Xiao with lightning speed.
[You have been hit by the DarkStar Leader's [Pain Chain - Secret], Arcane attribute check in progress... Check failed, your Arcane attribute is lower than the opponent's, the spell has taken effect!]
[[Pain Chain - Secret]: When the opponent takes damage, your health will decrease in tandem with theirs as a percentage. For every 1% of health the opponent loses, you will lose 0.55% to 0.7% of your health.]
[You have been hit by the DarkStar Leader's [Life Drain - Transformation], Mystic attribute check in progress... Check failed, your Mystic attribute is lower than the opponent's, the spell has taken effect!]
[[Life Drain - Transformation]: When you restore health, the restoration effect is reduced by 30%, and the opponent will share this 30% restoration effect. If you can theoretically restore 1000 health points, the actual effect is to restore 700 points, and the enemy can simultaneously restore 300 health points.]
[You have been hit by the DarkStar Leader's [Mind Spell: Collapse], Mystic attribute check in progress... Check failed, your Mystic attribute is lower than the opponent's, the spell has taken effect, you have entered the [Mind Collapse] state!]
[Mind Collapse]: Your mental resistance decreases by 40%. You lose control of your body and are unable to perform any actions for 6.2 seconds.
Han Xiao Quan's Mechanical Force suddenly subsided, his limbs became unresponsive, and he froze on the spot. Han Xiao was slightly startled, suddenly remembering that he had the DarkStar Leader's character card, which happened to contain this move [Heart Spell - Collapse].
He was completely immobilized, the mechanical legion temporarily lost its Mechanical Force boost, the DarkStar Leader's pressure was greatly reduced, and he narrowly escaped the encirclement. His magic shield was subjected to concentrated fire and shattered time and time again, causing him to lose a certain amount of health. Through [Pain Chain - Secret], Han Xiao's health also decreased by a percentage.
After glancing at the battle information on the panel, Han Xiao quickly did some mental calculations.
"This Pain Chain is a percentage-based health exchange. On average, I lose about 60% of the DarkStar Leader's health, but my total health is more than double his. However, the Life Drain heals based on the actual amount of health heals. I recover 700 health, and he recovers 300. But from a percentage perspective, our recovery rates are actually about the same..."
Han Xiao's eyes flashed. This meant that once he recovered his health, the rate at which both sides lost health would be almost the same, with him being only slightly slower.
Breaking this cycle doesn't seem difficult; as long as you don't heal, just brute force your way through.
At this moment, the DarkStar Leader raised his hand, and a warm Glory shone down on his entire body. His wounds began to heal, and his health slowly increased.
Seeing this, Han Xiao frowned. If the enemy could heal themselves, he wouldn't share their healing power. Therefore, if he wanted to kill the DarkStar Leader, he would have to take some risks...
Of course, if all you need to do is catch him, that would be much simpler.
The DarkStar Leader's style is clearly that of a curse-based mage. After all, he is one of the 2.0 version's BO Grade SS characters. This ability is even more troublesome for him than Ashes, and he is more adept at one-on-one combat.
"Let's catch him first."
Han Xiao had a sudden thought and decided to proceed cautiously and avoid taking unnecessary risks.
Even if the DarkStar Leader has amazing healing abilities, his stamina isn't Infinite. The spells Pain Chain and Life Drain require continuous stamina consumption, and millions of mechanical soldiers could easily drain him dry.
The effects of the spell quickly wore off, and Han Xiao regained his mobility. He then controlled the mechanical legion to pursue and intercept them, and the offensive immediately escalated to several levels. The DarkStar Leader was once again in danger, facing Danger at Every Turn.
Because of the Pain Chain, Han Xiao wasn't aiming to kill this time, but rather to wear down the DarkStar Leader's magical power. That's why the DarkStar Leader was barely able to survive; otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes by the successive real damage.
Han Xiao didn't use the DarkStar Leader character card against the main target. The DarkStar Leader's main attribute was Mystery, which was much higher than his own, so the judgment would definitely fail.
"Could it be that he thinks he's become too powerful and daring, and wants to come and kill me alone? Surely he wouldn't be that Reckless."
Although the DarkStar Leader's methods surprised him, they posed little threat. Looking at the DarkStar Leader was surrounded, Han Xiao couldn't help but wonder what his opponent's trump card was.
Suddenly, a sense of alertness rose in Han Xiao's heart. He saw the DarkStar Leader suddenly take out a black bead from his pocket. The bead was made of crystal and filled with a misty black fog. At the center was a red light.
The next moment, the DarkStar Leader suddenly twisted the bead to pieces, and a cloud of black mist carrying red light spots surged out, quickly transforming into a pitch-black humanoid creature, its body emitting billowing black smoke, without facial features, and with a flashing red dot in the center of its face.
A strange and powerful pressure swept out, and Han Xiao felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end, as if he were being watched by some evil being.
This is an aura of power originating from a fundamental level of existence!
"What is this thing?!" Harofal, who had been observing from the sidelines, couldn't help but speak up in the communication channel, his tone astonished, and he subconsciously adopted an unfamiliar combat stance.
Han Xiao did not answer; his expression was extremely serious.
At his current level, only one type of creature can exert pressure on him...
Beyond Grade A!!
The mechanical legion unleashed another barrage of fire at the DarkStar Leader and the black mist figure beside him. The black mist figure moved, grabbing the DarkStar Leader's shoulder. With a flash of red light, the two suddenly teleported to another location, dodging the concentrated fire.
"This bead really works!" The DarkStar Leader's tense nerves immediately relaxed.
This figure in the black mist is an avatar of the Lord of the Fallen Ark, who has absorbed countless powers in order to fuse with an extremely dangerous ability, possessing numerous mysterious and unpredictable abilities.
The DarkStar Leader had witnessed the Lord of the Fallen Ark's power; he was practically omnipotent. He could only describe what he had seen with one word:
Gods!
The Lord of the Fallen Ark's avatar is the biggest trump card in this attack on Black Star!
The force that orchestrated this assassination was none other than DarkStar's long-time backer— the Krent Empire!
Supporting DarkStar to deal with the Goddora Civilization was one of the projects of Krent's plan to disrupt the security of the Colton Star Cluster. DarkStar was just one of the pawns used to weaken the civilizations in various star systems of Colton. Long ago, the Krent Empire had already begun to secretly deal with the Amethyst Civilization, their "friendly neighbor."
After DarkStar was destroyed by Han Xiao, it was Krent who found a way to send the DarkStar Leader away to the Fallen Ark.
Krent has a secret connection with the Fallen Ark —they haven't placed all their bets on the Tyrant, and due to the Fallen Ark's reputation, this secret collaborator is unlikely to be exposed.
After the DarkStar Leader returned with his troops, he remained hidden in Krent's territory, using Krent's intelligence channels to find out Han Xiao's whereabouts, a fact unknown to the War Realm.
Han Xiao was a thorn in the side of both the DarkStar Leader and Krent. Like patient hunters, they observed Han Xiao's patterns of movement and discovered that in recent years, Han Xiao would occasionally travel to the Wormhole Zone of the Terrarium Star Cluster to search for Harofal.
So Krent came up with a plan: Black Star had proven he was difficult to kill, so why not banish him?
The strategy employed by the War Realm to bring Han Xiao to the Seoul Star Cluster some time ago coincided with Krent's idea.
To complete this plan, Krent secretly made a deal with the Lord of the Fallen Ark, obtaining one of his supernatural clones. Since he couldn't control the Tyrant, Krent enlisted the help of another Beyond Grade A who was secretly cooperating with him.
Although the Lord of the Fallen Ark's clone possesses Beyond Grade A combat power, its energy is limited. Unless the Lord descends in person, a single clone cannot kill Black Star.
Krent's plan was to use this clone to suppress Black Star, send him into the wormhole, and banish him from the Shattered Star Ring —it should be noted that the Wormhole Zone not only connects to the Explored Universe, but also to the vast and desolate Unexplored Universe!
Under these circumstances, the DarkStar Leader accepted Krent's assignment and, with an avatar of the Lord of the Fallen Ark, followed Han Xiao to the Wormhole Zone of the Terrarium Star Cluster to carry out an attack!
The reason he was willing to work for Krent was that only the intervention of a star cluster-level civilization could make it possible to establish a new home for the hybrid race.
He had initially thought Krent would allow him to establish a hybrid Goddora home in the Seoul Star Cluster, but this time Krent's terms were too tempting for him to refuse:
If Black Star is successfully banished, Krent will build his own civilization for the hybrid Goddora in the future Shattered World!
Looking at the shrinking mechanical legion, and the extremely vigilant Han Xiao, the DarkStar Leader glanced at the black mist figure beside him radiating terrifying power, and a smile curved his thin lips.
The outcome is decided!