The Imperial Expeditionary Forces assembled in a military zone, a crucial interstellar teleportation node. The military stargate station guarded here connects directly to the Ancient Star Desert.
The military stargate networks of the three major cosmic civilizations are interconnected, with the Central Galaxy at its center, linking all star regions. This network is one of the foundations for maintaining their dominance.
After waiting for a while, the other imperial allies who participated in the operation arrived one after another. Once all seven were present, they boarded the flagship of the imperial fleet.
In the bridge command room, seven people gathered together, exchanging greetings and pleasantries.
Everyone has different friendships, but since it's a cooperative operation, it's essential to get to know your teammates.
Kohler was present during Han Xiao's first trip to the Empire's homeworld; the two had met before. However, Swordswoman Fu was an Empire ally he was meeting for the first time.
"Lord Black Star." Swordswoman Fu nodded slightly, her long white hair tied into a braid, her expression aloof and indifferent.
"Hello, is this our first time meeting?" Han Xiao said politely, extending his hand to her.
Swordswoman Fu lowered her eyelids slightly, glanced at Han Xiao's outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, showing no intention of shaking hands.
"I don't like anyone touching my body, I'm sorry."
"I understand." Han Xiao didn't mind and withdrew his hand. Many Beyond Grade A individuals have different lifestyles, and he respected their wishes.
At this moment, Milizaus's magical avatar approached and patted Han Xiao on the shoulder, "In this encirclement operation, Lady Fu is our main point of attack. Her telekinesis is unique, possessing extremely strong mental penetration."
"It's not that exaggerated." Swordswoman Fu shook her head, her tone indifferent. "Sorokin also possess psychic abilities to protect their souls."
"Compared to other aspects, the soul is one of the few weaknesses of the Sorokin."
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao nodded in agreement. Including his clone, he had fought the Sorokin three times. Combined with the information from his previous life, he had a good understanding of the Sorokin's abilities.
The most terrifying advantage of the Sorokin is that they have collected various kinds of superpowers in a targeted manner, making themselves almost without any weaknesses.
He possesses highly mobile abilities such as "Dimensional Crevice" and "teleportation," as well as abilities like "Enhanced Self-Healing" and "Black Hole" to ensure his physical safety. He also has various powerful attack, control, defense, transformation, and psychic abilities. Compared to his physical body, the Sorokin's soul is not exaggeratedly strong, so launching an attack from the soul level is a more efficient approach.
After chatting for a while, the fleet commander finally entered. He saluted the seven Beyond Grade A experts and said in a deep voice:
"The fleet is ready. If there are no further questions, we will now officially depart for the Ancient Star Desert."
Milizaus, as one of the three pillars of the empire, held the highest position in the team. He glanced around and, seeing that no one objected, exchanged a look with Han Xiao and nodded.
Let's go.
"OK."
The commander approached the control panel, issued orders via the fleet-wide channel, his face grave, and said in a deep voice, "Operation to annihilate the Sorokin officially begins. All forces, proceed!"
The Imperial fleet sprang into action, warships spewing propellant plumes as they entered the stargate one after another.
At this moment, Han Xiao's expression changed slightly.
Just as the commander announced the official start of the operation, two mission prompts popped up on his panel... and they were for him!
The first triggered quest is [Empire Campaign: Fallen Ark (Repeatable)], which is a faction quest series that can be repeated. Han Xiao had done it once before.
The smaller objectives within the missions are to kill varying numbers and types of Fallen Ark members, while the missions with the highest rewards are those that involve dealing with the Sorokin.
Destroying a certain amount of the Sorokin's health will grant you a massive amount of experience and Imperial Contribution Points, while eliminating an Sorokin clone will reward you with an Sorokin Summon Card — Han Xiao's Sorokin character card was obtained from this quest.
The second mission is titled "[The Mortal Enemy of the Three Civilizations]".
[[Mortal Enemy of the Three Civilizations]]
[Mission Brief: Chaos breeds order, and order breeds chaos; they both transform into and oppose each other. The Three Universal Civilizations civilizations, Explored Universe, are the embodiment of established order, while the Sorokin is the spokesperson for chaos and tyranny. He pursues power by any means necessary and has been given titles such as "Slaughterer of Living Beings of Guide of Mad Believers." Vicious beings from all over the universe gather under his command, spreading fear throughout the cosmos. The Three Universal Civilizations have always wanted to eradicate this scourge of the universe, and for this goal, they have united once again today. And you have participated in this glorious operation.]
[Mission Requirements: Follow the Three Universal Civilizations to fight against the Sorokin]
[Rewards: Rewards will be given based on the damage dealt to the Sorokin (either the main body or clones, calculated as a percentage of HP). Reaching 20% will grant one random reward, and reaching 75% will grant one [Character Summon Card: Sorokin]. If the cumulative HP of the Sorokin is reduced by more than 100%, it will only be counted as 100%.]
[Additional mission requirement: Cooperate with the Three Universal Civilizations to successfully capture or kill the Sorokin]
[Bonus Reward: Randomly draw three abilities from the Sorokin. Each draw can specify the type as a skill or feat. You can draw three times or all at once.]
"The shipment has been completed." Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
As expected, a major event like the Three Universal Civilizations joining forces to annihilate the Sorokin couldn't possibly be without a mission.
He had done the first routine task before, so he glanced at it and looked away. The second task was the important one, which seemed to have been triggered by the joint operation.
He himself largely promoted the joint action of the Three Universal Civilizations, so in a sense, he created this mission in disguise.
The Sorokin is a treasure trove; randomly drawing his abilities yields extremely generous rewards, and the random drawing mechanism this time is different from previous missions.
The previous draw mechanism did not allow for specifying the type, and specializations and skills would be drawn together. This time, however, it is more targeted. The number of draws has also increased to three, and unlike the previous one-time draw, it can be divided into three draws. In other words, the maximum number of random options has increased from 5 to 15, providing more possibilities.
However, the greater the reward, the greater the difficulty.
The extent of the evolved Sorokin's power is unknown, and while Han Xiao is happy, he is also quite worried about the success rate of this operation.
Han Xiao glanced at everyone. The other imperial allies remained calm. Although they knew they were setting off to deal with the Sorokin, they showed no signs of urgency. Of all the people, only he knew what it meant to defeat the Sorokin on this trip.
This may be a battle that determines the fate of the entire Explored Universe!
It also relates to whether one can develop steadily.
To eliminate the threat posed by the World Tree, he would defeat the Sorokin even without a reward.
With this in mind, Han Xiao composed himself.
"The Empire has created enough favorable conditions; the rest depends on actual implementation and the execution of the 'Illustrated Guide'..."
The Ancient Star Desert is a vast star field, larger than the Shattered Star Ring, divided into thirty-one star clusters, controlled by four supercluster-level civilizations. Its prosperity is comparable to the Sea of Star Spirits, placing it in the second tier of the entire universe, with the Central Galaxy in the first tier.
Because the Three Universal Civilizations strictly control the Central Galaxy, countless forces are entrenched in second-tier star regions like the Ancient Star Desert, where various groups are more active. For example, the nominal headquarters of the Ancient Ones is located in the Ancient Star Desert.
The Ancient Star Desert once shone brightly. During the Exploration Era War, this place was the base of a near-cosmic civilization, a powerful competitor of the Three Universal Civilizations at the time. Unfortunately, it could not survive the brutal Exploration Era War and vanished into thin air.
At that time, many local star cluster and galaxy-level civilizations were also destroyed in the war, leaving behind a large number of relics. In terms of the number of relics, the Ancient Star Desert is second only to the Ancient Star Desert. Similarly, there are also many Desolate Universe Belt, which are relatively densely distributed and serve as natural hiding places.
Because they had a mission to complete, the Imperial fleet arrived at the agreed meeting point without any delay.
A few days later, the forces from the Federation of Light and the Arcane Church finally arrived and joined the Imperial fleet.
Han Xiao also saw the people sent by the other two companies.
Three members of the Arcane Church.
One person from the Federation of Light.
God, there are a total of eleven Beyond Grade A!
The Battle of Lighthouse Star was roughly the same scale.