Chapter 1488 Time-Cut

As soon as Han Xiao and Ames entered the territory of the Modo Expeditionary Army, it was like adding water to a hot oil pan. The main force of the Modo stationed in the Emerald Middle Ring and Core immediately began to move, searching for the two of them throughout the territory. Part of the fleet on the forward defense line was also drawn back to add manpower and cooperate with the operation.

If it were the defense intensity of a Super Star Cluster Civilization's home base, any infiltrating Super-A Grade would have a difficult time. However, this was, after all, the Shattered Star Ring in the era of Great Development. The Modo Expeditionary Army's control over its territory was naturally far from the level of their home. Many planets had not even completed their infrastructure.

Not only Modo, but all members of the Super Star Cluster Alliance had limited control over the territories in the Free Competition Zone. The Expeditionary Army's strength was not exaggerated in the first place, and it had only been a few years since the fourth phase of development. Most of the time was spent exploring, leaving little room for management. Now that it was wartime, there were more or less defensive loopholes within the territory.

Therefore, under the influence of various factors, Han Xiao and Ames were now in the territory of the Modo Expeditionary Army as if they were in no man's land, free and easy, going wherever they wanted. The Modo fleets that were chasing and intercepting them could only eat dust behind them.

A celestial meteorite belt drifted slowly in the universe, like a dark brown ribbon. On one of the meteorites, two figures sat cross-legged, none other than Han Xiao and Ames.

"...The location of the tracking device hasn't changed. The leadership of the Modo Expeditionary Army is still in the command center. Tsk, if it were a lower-level civilization, they might be running around, clinging to hope."

A dense stream of data flashed in Han Xiao's eyes as he retracted the data probe that had penetrated into the Modo Expeditionary Army's network. His eyes returned to black.

Ames casually played with two pieces of high-density metal she had dug from the meteorite, her eyebrows slightly raised. "We've been here for more than half a month. The Modo people know we're here, but they haven't run. They've been waiting for us in the command center. Are they waiting for us to come over?"

"Maybe they know running is useless and have resigned themselves to fate. Only advanced civilizations are so knowledgeable." Han Xiao shrugged, not very concerned.

As he spoke, he opened the Sub-Dimensional Army Camp and released batches of mechanical soldiers. He nodded slightly, and these soldiers turned into streams of light, leaving in different directions.

Ames watched this scene beside him, somewhat helplessly. "Black Star, we could have gone directly to the Modo Expeditionary Army's command center, which would have saved a lot of time. You insisted on taking a detour, otherwise, we would have completed our mission long ago."

Han Xiao sighed, pretending to get up. "So you don't like me spending more time with you. Okay, then let's go and finish this quickly..."

"Who said that? Sit down!" Ames' eyes turned, and she said nonchalantly, "You said you wanted to install a large number of hidden sentries in the Modo Expeditionary Army's territory. More than half of the plan has been completed. How can we give up halfway now?"

Black Star was a busy man. The next time he went to the Sub-Dimension would be at least a decade later, but now he had taken the time out of his busy schedule to accompany her, so she naturally did not want it to end so soon.

Han Xiao smiled secretly and sat back down.

Besides carrying out the decapitation operation, his other important goal in entering the territory of the Modo Expeditionary Army was to plant eyes everywhere in Modo's territory. Otherwise, he would not have rushed into the enemy's hinterland and taken a detour for more than half a month.

During this time, he had sent out countless batches of mechanical troops, lurking in the territory of the Modo Expeditionary Army.

These mechanical troops could be remotely controlled. One was to cause damage to Modo, the second was to confuse the enemy and distract Modo's fleet, and the third was to gather information, monitor movements, and try to find the end points of Modo Civilization's various secret transport lines. He also wanted to leave "Throne" nodes so that he could infiltrate at any time without being noticed in the future.

Leaving these mechanical soldiers behind, Modo Civilization would definitely be aware of it and would have to pay a lot of manpower to search for Han Xiao's mechanical troops within their territory, keeping them busy.

On the other hand, Han Xiao deliberately took a detour for another reason.

"I deliberately gave Modo so much preparation time. I wonder if any Super-A Grades will come to protect the command center..."

Han Xiao scratched his chin.

If there were no Super-A Grades to protect them, it would be easy to kill the commander. Han Xiao wanted to lure the snake out of its hole. Deliberately going so slowly was to give the Modo higher-ups more time to consider, and to exert pressure. After all, he was brazenly planting eyes in their territory, and the longer it took, the more face Modo would lose.

If the Modo higher-ups couldn't help but send Super-A Grades to be bodyguards, then there would be an opportunity to cause greater losses to Modo, truly making Modo feel the pain. This was his biggest goal on this trip.

What looked like an operation against the commander of the Modo Expeditionary Army was actually a contest of wits with the Modo Civilization's higher-ups from afar.

Thinking like this, he opened the forums and took a look. At this time, Melos was still leading a large force to attack the outer defense line of the Modo Expeditionary Army, but they were only attacking and not advancing. Even if they broke through the enemy's formation, they would not cross the defense line, but would return to rest before continuing to attack the next position.

If those armed organizations that were following along to get a share of the spoils were still in the Ferdinand Sector, they would definitely not let go of this opportunity and would keep pushing forward. The shrinking outer defense line of the Modo Expeditionary Army was the reason for this.

But now, those armed organizations had all been driven away by Han Xiao. No one was taking advantage of the loopholes to capture territory, so Modo had time to gather troops to fill the gaps, but they were even more uncomfortable.

The Black Star Army's approach forced the commanders of the Modo Expeditionary Army's various defense lines to go crazy—they kept rubbing on the outside, but refused to push in. It was simply torture, and their duty did not allow them to lie flat and let them explode, so they had to carry out futile resistance again and again.

On the other side, without Han Xiao on the front line, the guild alliances in the Super Star Cluster camp felt that they were back in the game and continued to fight the national war with the Army players, tearing each other apart. It was clearly a fight, but both sides enjoyed it. One side was rejoicing that the big Boss was gone, and the other side was rejoicing that they didn't have to watch CGs.

...

Elsewhere in the Shattered Star Ring, on a planet occupied by a Super-A Grade, a tall figure paced back and forth in a palace, holding a communicator in his hand, looking quite anxious, as if waiting for someone's call.

Di di—

The communicator rang, and the tall figure immediately answered it, hurriedly saying:

"How's my application? Has it been approved by the higher-ups?"

"No, the higher-ups won't allow you to go to support the Modo Expeditionary Army. Don't act without authorization!" In the secret channel, a messenger with an unclear face said seriously.

"Black Star has been wandering around in Modo's territory for almost a month. We've had so much preparation time, but we haven't sent a Super-A Grade to support them. It's simply unreasonable! What will other forces think of us Modo? Will the colleagues in the Expeditionary Army feel disheartened?" The tall figure was furious.

If Han Xiao were here, he would be able to recognize that this was the kid who spoke up at the Super-A Grade Association meeting, a secret direct descendant of the Modo Civilization. But although he was a direct descendant, he was not without his temper and had a lot of courage, otherwise, he would not have dared to speak up in the face of Black Star and the Mechanic Emperor, two peak Super-A Grades.

Black Star announced that he would personally take action, and almost all the forces in the Shattered Star Ring were staring at his actions. They all knew that he had entered the Modo Expeditionary Army's territory for almost a month. If Modo didn't take any measures under such circumstances and allowed Black Star to wreak havoc in their territory, it would be a loss of face for the entire civilization, which made this Super-A Grade angry.

"What's the use of going? Can you beat Black Star? Aren't you just going to die! Not to mention you, even if all the hidden Super-A Grades in Modo went together, they wouldn't be a match for Black Star!" The messenger said angrily, "Stay rational. Every Super-A Grade is hard-earned and can't be exposed or lost here! Temporary forbearance is only for future explosions!"

The tall figure had an unwilling look on his face, but he had to admit that Black Star was terrifyingly strong, and he could only deliver food if he went over.

If they sent out Super-A Grades, Black Star would eat them. If they didn't send out Super-A Grades, the Modo Civilization's reputation and image would be damaged. Not only would they lose face, but they would also be seen as ungrateful, and the Expeditionary Army would inevitably suffer a drop in morale and a cold turn in people's hearts.

Just deliberately going a little slower could achieve such an effect...

This was Black Star's overt scheme!

Thinking of Black Star's eloquent speech at the meeting, this Super-A Grade felt both hatred and fear.

What kind of sins did Modo commit to encounter such an opponent!

...

Time flowed slowly, and another half a month or so passed. Han Xiao and Ames finally arrived at their destination after dawdling along the way.

Dense Modo fleets spread out in front of them, guarding the command center of the Modo Expeditionary Army. The crew members in the fleet were all tense, with solemn expressions. Although they were superior in number, they were the nervous side.

"These two bastards are finally here!"

In the command center, Rodick gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, his hair disheveled, and he looked extremely haggard. However, his face was burning with a blue-green anger.

"They're finally here..." Lagos, who was next to him, was not in much better shape, but he had a relieved expression on his face.

The two of them knew that Black Star and the Dragon Emperor were coming for them, but they were moving too slowly. The two of them gradually transitioned from nervousness and despair to anxiety at the beginning, and finally waited until they were about to go crazy. Black Star and the Dragon Emperor were like two knives cutting towards their heads, making their days feel like years.

This feeling of watching the guillotine slowly chop towards their heads put a mountain-like pressure on the two of them. It was simply psychological torture.

Originally, Rodick and Lagos did not want the enemy to come, but later, they became anxious. Their thoughts changed from "It's best to come slower" to "Why the h*ll aren't they here yet? What the h*ll are you circling around?" They couldn't wait to personally go on stage and whip the enemy to hurry up.

In addition, the Modo Civilization had not sent any Super-A Grade reinforcements for a month and a half, which made Rodick and Lagos even more certain that they were abandoned children. They felt sad in their hearts and had the will to die. Anyway, it was the same whether they stretched their necks or shrank their heads. They just wanted the axe to fall quickly.

Rodick opened the wide-area channel, his tone filled with ferocity, and he had a sense of desperation:

"Black Star! Aren't you here to kill us? Come on!"

Listening to the roar in the channel, many Modo soldiers present felt a little uncomfortable.

They were all involved and naturally knew that Modo had not sent strong reinforcements, forcing them, ordinary Supers, to face Black Star, the great God of the universe. It was impossible for them not to have any resentment in their hearts, but as soldiers, they would obey orders even if they knew that the road ahead was fraught with danger.

Han Xiao scanned the audience, his perception fully activated, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head:

"Yo ho, Modo can really endure it. I've already come to their doorstep and given them plenty of time. In the end, they still didn't send a single Super-A Grade over. Are they that afraid of me?"

Ames smiled lightly, "How many people in the universe aren't afraid of you now?"

"Forget it, this also proves that Modo has been beaten hard enough by me and has learned their lesson."

Han Xiao shook his head. Although he failed to lure the snake out of its hole, he didn't mind. Anyway, he could still complete the decapitation and strike at Modo's image.

His gaze swept around and finally locked onto one of the locations of the Modo Expeditionary Army's base. That was where the command center was, and the target he wanted to deal with on this trip was inside.

"How should we do this? Do you want to personally kill the target, or should I do it?" Han Xiao turned his head and asked.

At the beginning, Ames originally wanted to kill Lagos and the others with her own hands, but thinking of her experiences with Han Xiao these days, she shook her head indifferently.

"It's the same whether you or I do it. There's no difference."

"Then I'll do it. It's more efficient. You're too slow."

Ignoring Ames' rolling eyes, Han Xiao coughed lightly. The mechanical soldiers who had been following behind him stepped forward one after another.

He knew that the Modo Civilization would definitely set up a large number of space stabilization devices near the base, so he had summoned a batch of mechanical troops before arriving, saving himself the trouble of opening the Army Camp on the spot.

Seeing this scene, the Modo fleet immediately reacted. Many crew members suppressed their complicated emotions and became as hard as iron again, staring fixedly at Black Star, who was famous throughout the universe, and waited in full battle array, preparing to fight.

Han Xiao glanced at them, and with a hook of his finger, the mechanical soldiers suddenly paused, and dense white noise and weak spatial distortions appeared on their bodies.

The next moment, this team of mechanical soldiers disappeared out of thin air. When they reappeared, they had already moved a large distance forward and were in a static state, like a still image.

Rumble—

Faced with this strange scene, the Modo fleet did not hesitate and opened fire directly, blasting the team of soldiers to smithereens.

However, something shocking happened to them. This team of soldiers appeared again, not only restored to their original state and unscathed, but also moved a large distance forward out of thin air, getting closer and closer to the command center.

This bizarre scene made the Modo fleet suspicious and uncertain.

"Using the technology of the Kundas to deal with you behind-the-scenes black hands can be considered appropriate."

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and curled his lips.

This jump-frame-like mode of operation was the Black Technology that Han Xiao had obtained from the Kundas - Time-Space Slicing Technology!

Moreover, after so many years of research and improvement, the Time-Space Slicing Technology in his hands was no longer the original version. He had improved it too much and it was already quite mature, unlike the original version, which could be easily resolved by various Time-Space devices. Now, the difficulty and time required to crack it with the same method had increased by at least seven or eight times, which was equivalent to gaining a longer operating time.

Although the Crimson Dynasty did not allow him to use it easily in front of outsiders, Han Xiao had a flash of inspiration just now and instinctively felt that using the Kundas' trump card against Modo seemed to be a good thing for the mission. He now believed in his intuition and did it.

Faced with this unknown technology, the Modo fleet panicked a little. Various methods were used, but no matter how they attacked, they could not stop this team of mechanical soldiers from moving in jump frames. Part of the fleet could only turn to attack Han Xiao's main body, but they were easily blocked by Han Xiao and Ames, and from time to time, warships were virtually invaded and fell under his control.

"How is this possible!"

Rodick widened his eyes in shock, staring fixedly at the approaching mechanical troops, his eyes revealing a strong look of despair.

In order to fight Black Star to the death, he had gathered a large number of fleets, thinking that he could at least resist for a while, but he did not expect that Black Star could easily break through the fleet's defense line and threaten his life just by using an ability he had never seen before.

"What exactly is this technology?!" Lagos was also dumbfounded.

Hearing the two of them shout in surprise in the wide-area channel, Han Xiao's eyes moved and he suddenly smiled slightly, his tone playful:

"It's really the evil taste of fate... To tell you the truth, this is the technology that your Modo Civilization missed. You were only a little bit away from getting it, but what a pity."

The Modo Civilization's stowaways were the first to discover the Kundas. If they hadn't wanted to harm the Kundas and plot against the later Crimson Dynasty, they wouldn't have missed out on the Time-Space Slicing Technology. Now, they had completely picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons.

"The technology we missed?"

Lagos muttered to himself, his intuition telling him that Black Star might be telling the truth.

For a moment, his heart was filled with mixed feelings, extremely complicated.

Finally, under the Modo fleet's frenzied siege, the mechanical troops appeared outside the command center's porthole in a jump frame without any fanfare.

Rodick and Lagos widened their eyes and watched as the energy furnaces on the chests of this team of mechanical troops lit up one after another, flashing with dazzling white light.

The next moment, all that remained of their consciousness was an earth-shattering expanse of white.

Boom!!

A violent explosion occurred, and blue-white ripple-like psionic shock waves spread far and wide in the universe.

The command center had been completely annihilated, without even leaving any ruins. A large piece of the entire base was missing, and the shield exploded from the inside out.

Rodick and Lagos, as well as the vast majority of the Modo Expeditionary Army's leadership, died in this explosion, without leaving any trace.

"This is just collecting a little interest. I hope Modo won't be discouraged. We still have enough time to play slowly."

Looking at the furious Modo fleet, Han Xiao grinned, reached out and put his arm around Ames' waist, and then the Emperor Mechanical Armor spread out and wrapped the two of them.

Swish!

A flash of light.

Before the Modo fleet could surround them, the figures of the two disappeared out of thin air, without a trace. The space stabilizers deployed in this area could not stop the two from leaving at all.