Having located Orosen and the others, Han Xiao immediately contacted Hila and Fording.
Where are you?
The scene depicted a gladiatorial arena where several strange beasts from different planets fought and battled each other. The arena was separated from the audience by a protective barrier, and the audience was packed with people, who roared and shouted for the beasts they had bet on, creating a frenzied atmosphere. Fording sat in the crowded audience, with Hila and Aurora sitting beside him, intently watching the arena.
Fording replied helplessly, "This is the largest public casino in the main city; we gamble here."
"When did you start liking gambling?" Han Xiao asked in surprise.
"Ugh, I don't like it, but Morning Star insisted I come here to gamble. She said why wouldn't I take money that's guaranteed to be made, and that I should come here to help with household expenses..."
Han Xiao's lips twitched. "What about the other two?"
"They insisted on coming with me..."
No sooner had the words been spoken than the outcome of the match was decided. A giant python with a crested head and green scales, tens of meters long, spewed out a mouthful of poisonous mist, paralyzing the last giant beast and standing at the end.
"We won again! We won again!" Aurora waved her arms excitedly. "Sister, we've won four times in a row!"
Hila nodded slowly, then turned to Fording, a hint of addiction in her eyes, "Which one are you betting on next?"
Fording shrugged, with a helpless expression that said, "It's not that I wanted to lead them astray."
Seeing this Han Xiao coughed, feeling a bit of a toothache, and said seriously, "Stop playing around, we have things to do. Come and meet me now. I'll be waiting for you at City Number Two. I'll send you your location later."
After saying that, Han Xiao turned off the communication, maintained the connection between his mind and the control center of the floating city, and left the port, heading straight for the Number Two Guard City.
There's no time like the present, so Han Xiao decided to take action against Orosen and his men tonight!
After all, Sedim was an agent of the Mechanic Emperor, and the matter was somewhat sensitive, so Han Xiao still did not intend to reveal his true identity. Now that he had the blueprints, there was no need to stay on Planet Maixibo. Barn's false identity was no longer useful, so he was not afraid to cause trouble here under the name "Barn" and deal with Orosen and the others directly on the planet's surface without worrying about the consequences.
Han Xiao waited for a while at the meeting point in the Number Two Guard City. Hila and the other two quickly arrived to meet him. As soon as they met, Aurora noticed the change in Han Xiao and exclaimed in surprise.
"Your vitality has become stronger again!"
Fording and Hila were both taken aback upon hearing this.
Han Xiao didn't deny it, nodding and saying, "I have a feeling that I've already touched the threshold of Beyond Grade A."
Hila's body stiffened, and she stared intently at Han Xiao, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Fording was genuinely happy for Han Xiao and asked, "So, are we leaving Planet Maixibo?"
"Well, there's one more thing we need to do before we leave..."
Han Xiao then explained his intention to kill Orosen.
Hila nodded. "The enemy has Grade A superhuman. Fording and I will go with you. Aurora, go back to the ship and wait."
Fording had no objection to Pursuit down the wanted criminal, but he was a little puzzled and asked, "With your abilities, you don't need our help to deal with one or two Calamity Grade superhumans, do you?"
Han Xiao shook his head, his tone turning serious as he earnestly said, "Don't underestimate this group. They might be subordinates of the Sorokin, or even avatars of the Sorokin possessing Beyond Grade A combat power. We must inflict fatal damage on them the moment we engage in battle, so we must go all out from the start. With you all here, our chances of success are even greater!"
Upon hearing that the enemy was related to Beyond Grade A enemy, Fording and Hila's expressions turned serious.
"If the enemy summons the Sorokin's avatar, I am not in mortal danger with my strength, but it's different for you. So you must obey my orders. We only have one chance."
Han Xiao immediately explained the battle plan to everyone.
Having already learned his lesson once, he didn't rush in rashly this time, nor did he dare to be overconfident against Beyond Grade A opponent. Because he had the advantage of the enemy being in the open while he was in the dark, he decided to make thorough preparations first.
The Star Bridge Inn in the Number Two Acropolis was where Eklin and his companions were staying.
The "Star Bridge" hotel is located in the red-light district of the Number Two Acropolis, an area filled with countless pleasure facilities and huge crowds. The hotel is expensive and stands prominently in the middle of the street.
Eklin and his crew arrived at Planet Maixibo's during the day, sent their spaceship for repairs, and then spent lavishly in the hotel, hiring a large number of prostitutes of different races and indulging in revelry from day to night.
The members of the Fallen Ark were naturally unscrupulous and accustomed to indulging their desires. Even Eklin a mission in mind, did not refuse the activity. Because once they embarked on the interstellar voyage, they would spend several years in the Desolate Universe Belt, and the last day or two on Planet Maixibo would be their final chance to enjoy themselves.
Eklin pushed away the sleeping woman lying on top of him, got up from the bed, and glanced around. There were more than a dozen exhausted females lying haphazardly on the wide bed.
He put on a casual robe to cover his scars, took a bottle of blue, stimulating synthetic alcohol from the freezer, gulped down half of it, and strolled to the one-way window of the hotel room, gazing at the view outside.
It was late at night, but the streets were still crowded. Four or five out of ten people were drunk. The city was filled with red and green neon lights, making the planet seem decadent and extravagant. Hovercraft occasionally streaked across the sky, and mechanical security forces patrolled nearby.
Gazing at the sight of spaceships coming and going outside, Eklin recalled his actions over the past few months. He had secretly accomplished two major feats in the Shattered Star Ring, almost turning the Star Pupil Protoss upside down. Even the local Beyond Grade A beings were outmaneuvered by them. Now that he was about to retire in triumph, Eklin couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.
Eklin raised his hand and touched the Evolution Cube he wore around his neck, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously.
"Ha... Shattered Star Ring."
This star field is nothing special.
The instant the thought crossed his mind, the one-way window in front of him was suddenly engulfed by a blinding burst of light.
Boom!
The next moment, the window shattered with a deafening roar!
The powerful shockwave Eklin, who was caught off guard by the window, out of the room and crashed through the wall, landing in the hotel corridor. At the same time, all the rooms exploded in the same way, blowing all of Eklin's men away, who fell to the ground like him.
The entire hotel looked as if it had been bombed; bricks and stones flew everywhere, dust splattered, and it became a complete mess.
Completely naked, Orosen also fell into the corridor. Eklin immediately met his gaze, and their gloomy, angry eyes conveyed the same message.
Someone attacked them?
Could he be a bounty hunter?
The enemy could only be after the bounty placed on them by the Terra Civilization. With two Calamity Grade here, these bounty hunters are simply courting death!
Eklin glared at Orosen, about to unleash his Calamity Grade power to wipe out the group of suicidal bounty hunters.
The next moment, two mental shockwaves swept through the entire hotel like hurricanes, one dark red and the other invisible and colorless.
call--
The brains of all his subordinates suddenly exploded, turning into splattered flesh and blood. Only Eklin and Orosen withstood the two mental shocks, but their brains were also in excruciating pain, their minds went blank, and they briefly lost control of their bodies.
There are two Calamity Grade bounty hunters?!
Eklin and Orosen's expressions changed drastically.
However, before they could struggle, a bright light shone before their eyes again.
This was the last thing they saw.
Outside the Star Bridge Hotel, pedestrians on the street were stunned and kept their distance.
Just now, a massive black mechanical army suddenly appeared, surrounding the Star Bridge Hotel building in layers and firing wildly at the hotel, with tens of thousands of beams of light striking in each round.
Boom--
The block where the Star Bridge Hotel was located was completely razed to the ground by bombing!
The crowd on the street was blocked by the mechanical legion, and the line of sight could not penetrate the dense mechanical army, so they could not see what was happening inside.
On the other side, within the encirclement of the mechanical legion, Han Xiao stared at the two corpses that the mechanical soldiers had moved in front of him, his expression strange.
The two corpses were Eklin and Orosen.
Before the two could even retaliate, they were ambushed and killed instantly by the mechanical legion's concentrated fire!
Han Xiao had overestimated his opponents' strength as much as possible, and was prepared to personally rush in and fight them when the mechanical legion focused its fire. However, to his surprise, a single round of concentrated fire instantly killed the two Calamity Grade opponents, leaving him astonished.
It went even more smoothly than he had expected.
Han Xiao had prepared several backup plans, but found them all to be useless. He was surprised that the operation was so easy.
Aren't these people the subordinates of the Sorokin? How come they're so weak?
I thought the Sorokin's minions would be more powerful, but it seems like killing them is no different from killing other Calamity Grade...
Han Xiao's lips twitched; he felt as if he had punched a piece of cotton.
This is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut; it's like trying to outwit thin air.
"Hmm, it's probably because I just changed jobs, and my strength has increased, so I can easily crush ordinary Calamity Grade... By the way, these two don't have any True Damage Immunity feats, so it's not surprising that I triggered the true damage of three attacks and killed them instantly."
Han Xiao had no choice but to convince himself of this.
He already possessed overwhelming combat power against Calamity Grade, and having just completed his class change, he could easily handle not just two Calamity Grade, but even twenty.
Orosen is dead. [Harofal's Revenge] is now complete. Han Xiao instructs Phillip to load Orosen's body into a mech and take it back to the Terra Civilization in exchange for the bounty.
Only then did he look at the corpse of another Calamity Grade Eklin, and notice the square ornament around Eklin's neck.
"What is this thing? It wasn't destroyed despite being targeted by the entire legion's concentrated fire?"
Han Xiao was a little curious, so he bent down and picked up the small black cube.
The moment your finger touches the small black square, an item description pops up on the panel.
Han Xiao's face froze after just one glance. He rubbed his eyes, looked at the item description again, and could hardly believe his eyes.
Evolution... block?
Am I blind?!
Isn't this Sisko's Universal Treasure? How did it end up here?!
Did I just randomly pick up a magical artifact while walking down the street?!
Han Xiao, clutching the Evolution Cube, stared in disbelief, frozen in place.
Suddenly, he understood.
He suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Fording beside him.
Why are you looking at me?
Fording felt a chill run down his spine under Han Xiao's intensely aggressive gaze.
Han Xiao swallowed hard, gave a thumbs-up, and almost cracked his voice.
"Fording --Awesome!!"
Fording looked utterly bewildered.
A few minutes later, Sedim, leading a large number of mechanical troops, arrived at the Number Two Acropolis and rushed to the scene.
At this moment, only ruins remained of the Star Bridge Inn, with countless people gathered around, pointing and discussing among themselves, while Han Xiao and his group, along with the mechanical legion, had long since vanished without a trace.
The security forces quickly cleaned up the scene but found no clues left behind.
"The entire group I was monitoring is dead, their bodies are gone, and I can't even find any trace of the attackers?!"
Sedim was furious.
Because of Han Xiao's control, the informants that Sedim used to monitor Eklin and the others did not notify him immediately, and the mechanical security forces along the way did not stop Han Xiao and his group. Even the surveillance footage was destroyed, and the book made it impossible for Sedim to track them down.
Sedim is still completely in the dark and has no idea what happened.
Who killed Eklin and the others?
Just how strong were the attackers to be able to eliminate Calamity Grade powerhouse in such a short time?
Furthermore, what were the attackers' motives? Were they bounty hunters? Or were they special forces acting on behalf of Sisko? Or was there something else going on?
If the attacker wasn't one of Sisko's men, and all those he was monitoring were killed and the attacker had vanished without a trace, how could he explain this to Sisko?
Sedim, feeling a headache coming on, had no choice but to truthfully report this unexpected situation to Sisko.