Chapter 373 An Eye for an Eye

Just as the Arcane Church was showing signs of retreat, Sierron, who was fiercely fighting the Machinery Celestial, also received suggestions from others.

"Your Excellency Sierron, let's retreat. The situation will only become more unfavorable for us. It's pointless to fight Black Star here, who is burning his potential," Hiddes said anxiously in the group chat channel.

"That's right. Although it's not great for our reputation that more than a dozen of us were forced back by Black Star alone, it's the best option right now, considering the situation. Since he's paying such a high price, we shouldn't entangle with him any further," Molnisa echoed.

Sierron exchanged a few more blows with the Machinery Celestial, then disengaged, his expression not looking too good.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, Black Star's combat power at this moment was enough to rival him, and neither could do anything to the other. The Machinery Celestial's consumption was terrifying, like a three-minute Ultraman. Ordinary mechanics couldn't maintain it for long, but Black Star's recovery was amazing, allowing him to maintain it for a long time. This meant that even if the two of them could determine a winner, it would take a very long time.

Now that the Arcane Church seemed to be retreating, if he stayed to fight Black Star head-on, all the pressure would shift to the Crimson Dynasty.

Sierron himself was not afraid, but he couldn't engage in large-scale multi-line combat like mechanics and couldn't take care of others. He was at a disadvantage in his profession.

The Crimson Dynasty never intended to fight Black Star head-on in the first place. Now that the plan to capture Hela alive had failed, continuing to fight was futile. Sierron made a decisive decision and said in a deep voice, "Retreat. Let the High Dimension Apocalypse Transporter guide the preheating."

With that, Sierron no longer entangled with the Machinery Celestial, turned around and broke through, martial arts fluctuations erupting time and time again, creating a blank area in the midst of the crowd.

On the other side, when leading his teammates to escape, Kexuye also stopped acting, his telekinesis surging, sweeping everything away, and all the mechanical troops blocking the way were swept aside.

The escape routes of the two groups were different. The Crimson Dynasty brought a fleet, and the High Dimension Apocalypse Transporter was their retreat route. The Arcane Church had few troops and only needed the Super A Grades to escape on their own. As long as they left the area of the space stabilization device, they could use a teleportation scroll to run away.

Han Xiao immediately noticed the change in everyone's combat targets. Both sides were wading through the black tide of the mechanical army, breaking through in two different directions.

Both the Crimson Dynasty and the Arcane Church hoped that the other would hold back Black Star, so naturally they would not continue to help each other. The Arcane Church was even less likely to catch a ride on the Crimson Dynasty's bandwagon, otherwise, they would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

"...The alliance has broken."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he manipulated the Machinery Celestial to move out, chasing after the Crimson Dynasty's people without saying a word.

The mechanical army was divided into two groups under his command, while the Apostle Weapons and Arcane Envoys abandoned the Arcane Church's Super A Grades and turned their attention to the Crimson Dynasty.

It was more effective to gather combat power to deal with one group. The reason for targeting the Crimson Dynasty was partly because of Kexuye's favor and partly because it was too difficult to chase the Arcane Church.

Once Kexuye stopped acting, his containment ability would be unparalleled. If he went after the Arcane Church's people at this time, it would be impossible to keep anyone—Kexuye was just an avatar and could sacrifice himself to cover the rear. His telekinesis was enough to block all his troops for a while... Having a lot of mana allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

In comparison, Sierron was just a powerful martial artist with limited means of large-scale AoE and was not good at protecting his teammates. Moreover, he was the main body and could not miss the Crimson Dynasty's bus. With all these factors combined, the Crimson Dynasty was naturally easier to deal with.

Once he decided on a target, Han Xiao did not hesitate and directly locked onto a Crimson Dynasty Super A Grade, throwing out a skill.

[Supreme Virtual Realm]!

"Lone Walker" Jack Kornitz was using various mechanical weapons to fight the Apostle Weapons. Suddenly, his body froze, and his soul was trapped in the virtual world by Han Xiao, losing control of his body.

In this dangerous situation, a slight oversight was fatal, not to mention a control time of more than ten seconds.

As a Mechanic-Warrior, his physical defense could not be compared to a Martial Dao big muscle man, nor did he have True Damage Immunity. The surrounding mechanical army and Apostle Weapons swarmed up, causing Jack Kornitz's health to plummet.

Han Xiao chose him because he was brittle enough. The Gathering of the Gods allowed him to master most of the Super A Grades' ability data.

*Whoosh!*

Without saying a word, the Machinery Celestial's arm spanned the sky and grabbed Jack Kornitz, sucking him into its body.

When Jack Kornitz broke free from the Supreme Virtual Realm's control, his spirit returned to his body, and he immediately felt a strong sense of weakness. What was left for him was a tattered and seriously injured body, which was also controlled by the ubiquitous trap devices in the Machinery Celestial's body.

"How could this be..."

Jack Kornitz was horrified and couldn't believe he had lost so quickly.

Even when facing the Mechanic Empire's troops, he could last longer. He used to know that Black Star was tough, but how was his damage so high?!

Han Xiao was not surprised by this. His mechanical army's output was not low at all.

[Legendary Combat Technique] deserved its name as a template specialty. Super A Grade powerhouses without True Damage Resistance could not withstand this terrifying rate of health loss as long as their shields were broken and the mechanical army focused fire on their main bodies, even with their Super A Grade health.

At this time, Jack Kornitz was transported to Han Xiao's main body by the nano-particle torrent in the Machinery Celestial's body. Han Xiao turned his head and looked at him, slowly saying, "Once you're inside my body, you can't run away. If you don't want to suffer more, be good and don't resist."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless cannons stretched out from the inner wall of the surrounding Machinery Celestial, aiming at Jack Kornitz.

Under the mecha helmet, Jack Kornitz couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

Alright, I couldn't beat Black Star in the first place, and now he's going all out. A wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him. I should just give up.

At the same time, the Crimson Dynasty's people outside were shocked and angry. They clearly saw the whole process. Black Star just grabbed Jack Kornitz like he was catching a chicken.

"Your Excellency Sierron, this..." Wormer couldn't help but speak.

"Don't worry about him. He can't be saved." Sierron's expression was gloomy, and he was secretly annoyed.

He was not like Kexuye, who came with an avatar and didn't have the capital to act recklessly. If he stayed to cover the rear and tried to rescue his teammates, he would not be able to catch up with the Crimson Dynasty's teleportation. When the empire's reinforcements arrived, he would probably have to stay here.

Even if he was angry at this time, Sierron could only endure it.

...

At the same time, the Arcane Church's people, who were breaking through from another direction, also saw the scene of the Crimson Dynasty losing a member and couldn't help but cheer up.

Originally, Torlein was captured, and Sagman and the others were a little depressed. Seeing that the Crimson Dynasty was also unlucky, everyone immediately felt balanced.

As a famous Lu writer once said, when someone is unlucky, the best consolation is not for others to pity him, but to see that others are just as unlucky as him. This was what the Arcane Church was thinking now, and they felt much better.

At this time, Kexuye's eyes flashed slightly. After thinking for a while, he suddenly stopped and said, "You guys go first. I'll stay and do something."

"What do you want to do?" Sagman asked curiously.

Kexuye turned his head and looked in the direction of the Crimson Dynasty, raising a faint smile. "The Crimson Dynasty hasn't given up on the Pantheon Scepter. It's a good opportunity to teach them a lesson and get back a little interest."

Everyone immediately understood. Only Kexuye, who came with an avatar, could do this kind of thing.

What Kexuye was thinking was to go and hold back the Crimson Dynasty's people, helping Black Star capture more of the Crimson Dynasty's Super A Grades.

He hoped that Black Star would capture some prisoners to vent his anger and exchange them for compensation from a Universal Civilization. Of course, it would be best not to sell out his teammates. The Crimson Dynasty was the best alternative.

Moreover, this reason was very legitimate. As an actor, the Arcane Church would praise him for doing well, eliminating the losses caused by the mission failure and the capture of his teammates. It was killing multiple birds with one stone, and it was obvious that he was an old actor.

With this in mind, Kexuye didn't say anything and left Sagman and the others, heading straight for the Crimson Dynasty's people, and established a private chat window with Han Xiao.

"Remember the deal I mentioned to you earlier? How about a cooperation?"

Han Xiao was chasing and entangling the Crimson Dynasty's people. Seeing Kexuye rushing to this battlefield, he originally planned to stop him, but when he heard these words, even he was speechless, and thousands of words of complaints welled up in his stomach, all fused into one sentence:

——I really thank you for the Crimson Dynasty!

With his participation, the situation immediately changed. One by one, the Crimson Dynasty's members were swept away by Kexuye's telekinesis, suffering a strong mental shock, their bodies shaking violently, and a large number of flaws appeared. The mechanical army took advantage of the situation, causing the opponent to fall into a tighter encirclement, and the speed of their breakthrough suddenly slowed down.

Seeing this scene, Sierron was furious.

"Kexuye!!"

When I invited you to cooperate against Black Star, didn't you say you were out of mana?!

You're f*cking acting!

He didn't expect the Arcane Church to be so shameless, actually running over to drag them down and help Black Star deal with them.

"Don't look at me like that." Kexuye's tone was indifferent. "During the Beacon Star Battle, you also stabbed us in the back. The situation was so similar to now. I'm just doing the same thing as you."

During the Beacon Star Battle, the Arcane Church was forced into a passive position because the Crimson Dynasty kicked them when they were down, and the Crimson Dynasty even killed a Super A Grade and snatched the Pantheon Scepter.

As the saying goes, don't be happy too soon, or you'll be in trouble later. Therefore, Kexuye had no psychological burden on this. Now it was only fitting to return the favor.

Sierron's face was livid. He roared and suddenly turned back, his whole body surging with highly concentrated martial arts flames, directly breaking open a blank area. The peak Super A Grade martial artist's solo breakthrough ability was completely unleashed, unstoppable, and invincible. No mechanical troops could stop him.

He crashed into countless mechanical soldiers along the way, directly killing his way to the Crystal Soul, grabbed it, and then turned around and left, ignoring the remaining teammates.

Sierron knew that once Kexuye intervened, the Crimson Dynasty would definitely leave a lot of people behind this time. He could only minimize the losses as much as possible.

The Crystal Soul was small and delicate, a crystal life, and also possessed a Universal Treasure, so it had the highest priority. Sierron directly took the Crystal Soul closest to him and ran away, as for the others, he could do nothing about it.

Seeing this, Molnisa simply stopped running and commanded his mechanical troops to cover the rear. Although they were being killed and retreating steadily, they also slowed down the pace of Han Xiao's mechanical army's pursuit.

In this way, the people under the greatest pressure became Hiddes and Wormer, who were lagging behind.

"Damn it..."

Hiddes was bleeding from all seven orifices. He was also a psychic and had no power to fight back in front of Kexuye. He was shaken dizzy and mentally weak, unable to maintain his composure, and his face was full of unwillingness.

At this moment, the Machinery Celestial's palm suddenly covered down. Hiddes looked up blankly, his vision completely covered by this steel sky.

Hiddes hadn't been a Super A Grade for long and wasn't very clear about the division of Super A Grade levels. Seeing this scene, the only thought left in his mind was:

——This is the real power!

In the next moment, the mechanical palm came down, and his eyes went black, instantly losing consciousness.

"Third one."

Han Xiao sucked the seriously injured and unconscious Hiddes into the Machinery Celestial and turned his head to look at "Fortitude" Wormer.

At this moment, all the Apostle Weapons were besieging Wormer alone.

This martial artist's style was different from Sierron and Gorutan. His gestures exuded the aura of a grandmaster, and he didn't look fierce, but very smooth and natural, as if he contained some natural laws. Compared to close combat, he seemed to be more proficient in mid-range martial arts fluctuation attacks. His martial arts flames were endless, as if they would never run out.

The light blue flames were like a rotating shield, constantly deflecting the attacks of the Apostle Weapons. His fists were neither fast nor slow, and each one spewed out a *qigong* wave. Even in a passive position, Wormer didn't look embarrassed, but there was no point in turning the tables. He could only linger on, and defeat was only a matter of time.

Seeing that Sierron and the Crystal Soul were getting further and further away, and he was trapped in an encirclement with no way out, Wormer simply stopped running and covered the rear here with Molnisa.

The Machinery Celestial waved its arms, tearing apart large swaths of enemy mechanical troops, as well as the Crimson Dynasty's unmanned fleet, and quickly blew up Molnisa's fragile Overlord clone.

Wormer fell into a one-on-one situation. Before long, he was also captured alive by the Apostle Weapons, Arcane Envoys, and Hela's siege.

However, their covering the rear was not without meaning. At this time, Sierron and the Crystal Soul had already escaped into the Crimson Dynasty's fleet, and the High Dimension Apocalypse Transporter had been preheated.

*Woooo*——Two large mechanical rings, perpendicular to each other, rotated rapidly, faster and faster, turning into a phantom. The trajectory of the two rotating rings formed a sphere, enveloping the area where the fleet was located.

Sierron looked back one last time, glared at Kexuye fiercely, and then turned his gaze to Han Xiao, gnashing his teeth in anger.

"Black Star, just you wait. The Crimson Dynasty won't let it go that you captured our people!"

*Buzz!*

The speed of the two rings suddenly stopped. The fleet in the spherical area had disappeared without a trace, breaking through the restrictions of the space stabilization device and being teleported away. Only the unmanned fleet and mechanical troops were left in the field.

In the next moment, the High Dimension Apocalypse Transporter activated self-destruction, exploding section by section.

With the Crimson Dynasty's people gone, the scene immediately became much cleaner.

"The Crimson Dynasty only ran away with two."

Han Xiao stopped, his eyes flashing, and looked in another direction, where the Arcane Church's Super A Grades had escaped far away.

At this moment, Kexuye's voice sounded in his mind:

"What? You've already captured three Crimson Dynasty Super A Grades and one Arcane Church Super A Grade, and you're still not satisfied?"

Hearing this, Han Xiao looked at Kexuye, who had a calm expression.

"Thanks." Han Xiao composed himself, deactivated the Machinery Celestial, and nodded slightly to Kexuye.

If it weren't for Kexuye's help, he would have only been able to capture three people at most. Now that four Super A Grades had been captured, and two Mechanic clones had been blown up, it was equivalent to taking down half of the invaders.

Among them, his own use of character cards to unleash his strength was the main reason. In addition, Hela's help and the role of the Time Amber were also important factors. In particular, the Time Amber formed a shield wall that blocked a large number of ranged attacks, saving him from having to worry about defending or being attacked, which freed up a lot of energy to focus on the offensive. It also dispelled the crowd's idea of attacking his main body, and it was also used to seal Super A Grades. Its tactical role was extremely important, and at least two or three merits belonged to it.

——I have to say, Ravenlaude's treasure from his previous life is really useful.

Although the four Super A Grades he captured included two rookie chickens, and the other two were not considered strong players, Super A Grades were still Super A Grades, and they all had template specialties. It depended on whether Fording was useful this time.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. Seeing that Kexuye was still staring at him, Han Xiao simply recalled the mechanical army that was chasing the Arcane Church's people.

At this time, the space stabilization device had disappeared. He directly activated the Sub-Dimensional Army, stuffing the intact mechanical troops into it, and then used the [Dimensional Factory] to collect the parts from the field for repairs.

While doing this, Han Xiao casually asked, "What are you going to do next? Continue escorting the Arcane Church's people away?"

"Yes, I'll dispel my clone after they reach a safe area with their teleportation scrolls. You won't chase after them, right?"

Kexuye smiled faintly, secretly sighing in his heart.

How long has it been since there was such a fierce record in the universe?

When the results of this battle spread, it would cause a huge sensation.

"Since I promised you, I won't go back on my word... By the way, let me show you something."

Han Xiao waved his hand and called Hela in front of him in front of Kexuye.

"Are you alright?" Hela stared at Han Xiao's face, her eyes fixed on him, too lazy to look at Kexuye.

Although Kexuye came to help just now, in her opinion, the people of the Arcane Church were still enemies in essence, so naturally she didn't know that he was an actor.

"I'm fine." Han Xiao shook his head and said seriously, "Ames was attacked in the Black Star Palace. Go back and help her and switch over Silver Shadow."

Hela was stunned. "What do you mean? How can I go back to help her?"

"I have a new technology that can teleport you back."

Han Xiao's body flashed with light, and the Ruler's Armor left his body, automatically putting itself on Hela, but it was connected to Han Xiao's Mechanical Force.

After many private tests, Han Xiao was very familiar with the Ruler's operating mechanism. The Ruler itself was exclusive equipment for mechanics, and the throne teleportation function was for users inside the mecha. However, if he maintained the Mechanical Force connection to the Ruler through the Quantum Teleportation Channel, even if the mecha was wearing someone else, Han Xiao could still activate this function and teleport the mecha wearer to a fixed location.

At this time, the throne was about to arrive at the Black Star Palace, and he could return to his base camp as soon as he teleported back.

Han Xiao turned his head and found that Kexuye was watching this scene with interest, so he deliberately activated the space stabilization device, covering this area again.

Then, Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and right under Kexuye's nose, the Ruler suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Kexuye's face changed drastically, and he was surprised. "This is... High Dimension Apocalypse Teleportation? When did you learn the Crimson Dynasty's technology?"

"It's not High Dimension Apocalypse, it's another technology, but the effect is similar. It can break through the blockade of the space stabilization anchors and disruptors." Han Xiao said lightly.

"...Why didn't you use it earlier?" Kexuye said helplessly. If he had known that you had this technology, who would have come to attack Hela.

"I only developed it recently."

Han Xiao nodded and knew that he had achieved his goal when he saw Kexuye's expression.

He deliberately showed the Ruler's teleportation ability so that others would know that he had a teleportation method that ignored the space stabilization device. Otherwise, if the Crimson Dynasty and the Arcane Church were still不死心, they might come to attack Hela in the future, and he couldn't keep Hela hidden all the time.

Showing this trump card now was to let the outside world know that Hela could escape at any time in the face of a siege, which could dispel the Crimson Dynasty's and the Arcane Church's ideas and prevent today's events from happening again.

In this way, Hela's situation would be much safer, and no one would dare to think about her again.

*Whoosh!*

At this moment, the Ruler appeared again, and the mecha opened, revealing a dazed Silver Shadow.

"Huh, Black Star? Where is this?"

Silver Shadow was puzzled and had not recovered.

"Don't talk yet. I have limited time and need to borrow your body for a while. After it's done, you can use the Evolution Cube."

Han Xiao patted Silver Shadow's shoulder, pulled the bewildered Silver Shadow, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Kexuye was a little surprised.

"The matter is over. Where else are you going?"

"It's not over for me. While the ability of the burst is still there, there is another target to solve."

"Who is it?" Kexuye asked curiously.

Han Xiao turned his head, gave Kexuye a side profile, and said in a deep voice:

"The Beast Ancestor, Gorutan."