Chapter 127 We Can Only Rely On Ourselves

Han Xiao considered himself someone who convinced people with (physical) arguments. Under his explanations (threats), the armed organizations that had been following behind to pick up the scraps withdrew from the war zone with heartfelt conviction (resignation) and shifted their targets.

A few days later, the Ferdinand Star System's Modo Civilization defense line was left with only the Black Star Army as an offensive force.

Black Star's arrival at the front lines was not concealed, and the Modo Expeditionary Army had received the news, treating it as a grave threat. Although Black Star Army's allies had withdrawn, Black Star's arrival had raised the Modo Expeditionary Army's level of alert even higher than before. Black Star alone was worth a thousand troops and horses.

Two days later, the Modo Expeditionary Army noticed the Black Star Army's movements. The enemy had temporarily recalled its forces attacking other defense lines and was massing them on a large scale, moving toward a certain point in the defense line as if to launch a general offensive, led by Black Star himself.

The Modo Expeditionary Army urgently responded, mobilizing a large number of troops to reinforce this section of the defense line, waiting in full battle array.

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The vast fleet dragged dense streams of light across the galaxy. After traveling for some time, the Modo Expeditionary Army's defense line came into view, resembling a long dragon composed of battleships, space fortresses, and large mechs, stretching out almost endlessly.

Five planetary bodies had been moved into place, forming a defensive formation that supported each other.

The massive armies faced off across the boundless galaxy, engaging in a military confrontation.

In the Black Star Army's main ship command room, Ames observed the battlefield view and shook her head. "Without any Super A Grades, they still want to go head-to-head. Is Modo planning to sacrifice its entire fleet?"

"They have no choice. If they don't use this clumsy method, they can only watch us advance unimpeded," Han Xiao chuckled.

Currently, the only Super A Grades personally involved in the battle were himself and Ames. Although Modo had Super A Grades, they were unwilling to expose their identities, and the association's constraints made it difficult to find excuses to join in. It was like trying to cook without rice. If Modo wanted to stop the two Super A Grades, they could only use their fleet to go head-to-head.

At this level of battlefield, the existence of Super A Grades was of strategic significance. Without Super A Grades to counter each other, they could only use fleets to fill the gap. Even if they could block temporarily, it would be difficult to save the lives of Super A Grades.

Even if productivity was high, the speed of troop production could not compare to the recovery speed of Super A Grades. Repeating this several times would result in heavy losses, making it a bottomless pit. That was why advanced civilizations all wanted to win over Super A Grades.

In extremely high-intensity battlefields, the importance of Super A Grades would decrease accordingly. However, not every war would involve various large-scale strategic weapons. In the normal-intensity war of the Flickering World, Super A Grades were enough to dominate the victory in one battle after another.

At this time, Fleet Commander Melos, who was standing nearby, spoke up, "Army Commander, the troops have arrived at the target location. Please instruct the next course of action."

Han Xiao waved his hand. "No need to stare at each other. Just fight."

The order was relayed through the ranks, quickly spreading throughout the army.

In the next moment, the Black Star Army launched a fierce offensive, as if a billion stars suddenly lit up in the dark universe, all with the light of psionic cannons.

The dazzling, almost pale beams poured down like a torrential rain, crashing against the base shields and spaceship shields of the Modo Civilization, creating large patches of electric arcs, like splashing water. The matrix-style combined shields generated by the Modo Expeditionary Army fleet flickered, and the shield energy reserves of a large number of ships in the formation suddenly plummeted below the warning line, emitting a wailing alarm.

The Modo Expeditionary Army immediately opened fire in retaliation. The assault fleets, strike fleets, and battleship fleets activated and charged toward the enemy, quickly tearing into each other, immediately forming a tragic battlefield.

The two sides were already enemies with no room for compromise. There was no trash talk, just direct action, and the war erupted immediately!

Ames glanced back and saw Han Xiao nod. She strode out of the cabin, transformed into a shooting star, and personally entered the battlefield.

Vast force fields condensed into countless lithe dragon pythons, rolling among the enemy's fleets, with pulling, dragging, tearing, and shaking forces acting simultaneously. One after another, enemy ships were crushed into twisted metal fragments engulfed in flames by her force fields, throwing the formation into chaos. Her Esper Ability was known for its comprehensiveness, excelling in large-area AoE attacks, which was extremely practical in the environment of interstellar battlefields.

Han Xiao wasn't idle either. He snapped his fingers, and squads of mechanical soldiers marched out of the secondary dimension barracks, immediately entering the battlefield.

The large-scale mechanical force instantly gave the battle an overwhelming advantage. A ten-man battle squad could easily tear apart a Modo heavy warship, and the mechanical forces present numbered at least three million, with the number continuing to increase.

The Mechanical Deity was powerful in one-on-one combat, but against a large-scale enemy, the mechanical legions were more efficient.

As a peak Super A Grade and a professional war machinist, personally taking action in this level of battlefield was purely a feeling of crushing vegetables. In normal times, Han Xiao might save some energy, but when dealing with Modo, he had no intention of holding back.

The two sides fought fiercely, and the Modo camp's forces were extremely passive, suffering heavy losses. Troops evaporated piece by piece. From time to time, proxy forces tried to escape the battlefield, but most were targeted by the wandering mechanical forces and blown to pieces.

In the battlefield, the mercenary alliances such as the Pan-galactic Business Alliance, the Northern Front, the 5C Alliance, and the Eagle of the Highlands, who were participating in the war on the Super Star Cluster camp, hid everywhere, completely lacking their former confidence, only wanting to survive.

"Thankfully, we didn't bring all our assets this time," said Bei Hai Zhi Huo, the leader of the Northern Front Alliance, with lingering fear.

"If I had known, I would have ignored the order and not come to wade into this muddy water," the leader of the Eagle of the Highlands said with a distressed look.

"Now is not the time to be glad. The Modo Expeditionary Army can't hold this defense line. We should think about how to protect the troops we have. Although there aren't many, I still feel the pain," the president of the Pan-galactic Business Alliance said with a helpless tone.

Due to the Black Star Army's offensive, the player's national war was mainly concentrated in the Ferdinand Star System. The Super Star Cluster camp's player alliance temporarily obeyed the Modo Civilization's command.

When they learned that the Black Star Army was suspected of launching a general offensive, these important Undying allies also received Modo's order, asking them to come and defend this defense line together.

These guild alliances were not fools. They knew for sure from the forums that Black Star had arrived, so they kept an eye out and only brought a small number of troops to participate in the war, being very careful.

Facts proved that this choice was prescient. The enemy had two Super A Grades, while Modo had none, giving them less than a 1% chance of winning. If these guild alliances had brought all their belongings, they would all be buried here.

Although the main body of the national war was players, fleets and equipment were also important. The Super Star Cluster camp's guild alliances had accumulated considerable capital, but if they all sent themselves to be killed, they would not be able to fight the national war that followed, and they would definitely be ravaged by the Black Star Army's players.

Speaking of which, these guild alliances also felt very helpless.

Our national war was going well, but you Black Star Army released your boss again. Isn't this bullying people!

Black Star likes to personally get involved so much, how can we fight the legion players?

This feeling was like two children fighting, but the other side's adults joined in, which was unreasonable!

The guild alliances had been fighting in the free competition area for some time. Almost none of the NPC forces they encountered were not afraid of these cancers of the universe. However, the guild alliances also knew their limits. In front of a super Boss-level character like Black Star, their group of cancers of the universe was also a weak group, vulnerable to a single blow. Even if they resurrected several times, it would not be enough for him to kill.

With the assistance of two Super A Grades, the battle was one-sided, and a gap was quickly opened in the defense line. Reinforcements could not be sent in time, and the Modo garrison on this defense line showed a trend of retreat.

Han Xiao observed the situation and looked at the gap that had been blown open in the defense line. "That's about enough. We can go in."

With that, he turned his head to look at Melos.

"I will leave behind a Sovereign clone to guard the fleet and leave you with some mechanical forces. You will lead the legion and continue to attack various peripheral defense lines, focusing on killing the enemy's living forces, without invading Modo's hinterland."

"Understood." Melos nodded, his face serious. His years of leading troops made him quite dignified when his gambling addiction was not acting up. "You and Lord Dragon Emperor are going to charge alone into the Modo Expeditionary Army's headquarters. Please be careful."

"The ones who should be careful aren't me, but them."

Han Xiao smiled, flew out of the battleship, and pulled Ames, who had been fighting hard, and quickly crossed the dense fire, crossing the battlefield under the protection of the mechanical forces.

The Modo Expeditionary Army was collapsing and unable to organize an effective interception. The battleships in front were destroyed by the mechanical forces. The two of them charged through the line with sparks and lightning, charging into the defense line and disappearing in the direction leading to Modo's hinterland.

The plan they had discussed to strike at the snake's head was mainly carried out by the two of them, while the main force remained on the periphery, constantly attacking and containing the enemy. This was because after entering the hinterland, the Modo Expeditionary Army would inevitably set up an encirclement, and the Super A Grades had smaller targets, were more flexible, and easier to move.

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"What, they're charging in alone?"

In the headquarters of the Modo Expeditionary Army, Supreme Commander Rodick's expression changed when he heard the frontline report.

He had thought that Black Star would lead the legion in a large-scale attack, breaking through the city, but Han Xiao's solitary charge was quite unexpected.

"What is Black Star doing? Why did he leave his troops outside? From the looks of it, he doesn't seem to want to seize our territory." Someone was confused.

"He's here to kill people, and his target is us." Lagos was clear in his heart, sighing softly. "The plan against Iso was our idea in the first place. I guess Black Star has learned about it from other channels, so we've all been targeted by him."

Hearing this, the faces of everyone present involuntarily revealed fear.

But at the same time, a strange sense of being flattered welled up in their hearts. They didn't expect that they would one day become the target of a peak Super A Grade's decapitation operation.

"Could we be mistaken? Maybe Black Star has other targets?" Someone couldn't believe it.

"Don't deceive yourself! He's here for us!" Rodick roared angrily.

"Then let's quickly move the command headquarters and go somewhere else to take refuge!" Someone said hurriedly.

"It's useless. Black Star is a virtual mechanic. He can see through us no matter where we go."

Rodick's face was ashen as he paced back and forth.

He did not regret implementing Lagos's plan against Iso, but he regretted that it had not succeeded. Now the price of failure had come. This was retribution.

"Let's ask the higher-ups for help. Since Black Star is so arrogant, let the Super A Grade cooperate with our expeditionary army. Maybe we can encircle and kill Black Star?" Someone tentatively suggested.

Hearing this, Rodick and Lagos looked at each other and saw a hidden sadness in each other's eyes.

As the highest levels of the expeditionary army, they naturally knew very well what choices the Modo Civilization would make in this situation.

Black Star had already charged into the hinterland. Distant water could not quench the present thirst, and Modo would not expose the Super A Grade to come here and risk their lives to save people. In other words, even if the Modo higher-ups knew Black Star's current target, they could not help. They had been forced to become abandoned children.

In fact, when Black Star announced that he would personally participate in the battle, Rodick understood that the situation was over. He had repeatedly asked the Modo higher-ups for help, hoping to send a Super A Grade to defend the area. However, the Modo higher-ups had not expressed their stance and had only kept asking them to hold on, only providing supplies and ordinary fleets... How could support of this level stop Black Star!

This was equivalent to only giving me a budget of 100 Enas but asking me to achieve the effect of 10,000 Enas. I can't do it!

What were the higher-ups still hesitating about? Was there still a need to hide the identity of the direct line Super A Grade? If they didn't fight now, when would they!

Rodick roared inwardly, but no matter what he thought here, he could not make a decision for the higher-ups.

"There's only one way left, and that's to ask for help from the Super Star Cluster Alliance," Lagos said in a deep voice.

Rodick nodded with a dark face, took out the communicator, and entered the communication channel of the Super Star Cluster Alliance Expeditionary Army's higher-ups, saying:

"Everyone, I need help. Black Star has attacked..."

He told them what had happened. The channel was silent for a while, and then another Super Star Cluster Civilization's Expeditionary Army Commander asked in a deep voice:

"What do you want us to do?"

"We can't resist Black Star. We hope that you can send reinforcements to help us defeat Black Star. We also hope to temporarily move the headquarters to any of your territories so that Black Star can't carry out a decapitation operation..."

"Impossible!" Another commander roared, "This is something that you Modo caused yourselves. Solve it yourselves!"

Rodick's face darkened. "We agreed to advance and retreat together. Are you going to betray the alliance like this?"

"The alliance is about us working together to deal with the oppression of the three civilizations, not about all of us paying for your debts!" Someone shouted angrily, "To be honest, I've been putting up with you Modo for a long time!"

The Super Star Clusters formed an alliance in order to seize development territory from the three civilizations, helping each other, and had already suppressed many selfish thoughts. At this time, they would not continue to fight internally.

However, when it came to the overall strategy, the other Super Star Cluster civilizations would not show any sympathy. If there was no Super A Grade Association, Black Star would be acting on behalf of the three civilizations this time, and they would not hesitate to provide assistance.

However, the Super A Grade Association had been established, indicating that it would stay out of the matter, which eliminated the three civilizations' advantage in high-level combat power. This was originally a great thing, but Modo had provoked Black Star on its own. If others intervened, who knew what the Super A Grade Association's attitude would be? Would Black Star turn around and mess with them? They were already struggling to take care of themselves. No one wanted to be dragged down by Modo's mess.

Therefore, the other Super Star Cluster civilizations did not want to help Modo deal with Black Star at all, otherwise the overall strategy would be greatly affected. Instead of doing so, it was better to sacrifice a teammate to gain boundless mana.

Rodick's face was ugly as he hung up the communicator.

Everyone present had heard the conversation just now, and the room was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.

"It seems we can only rely on ourselves..."

Lagos said this, but he secretly smiled bitterly, knowing that there was no hope unless a miracle happened.

Thinking of the ambition he had when he took office, and then comparing it to the dead end he was now, Lagos's mood was mixed.

If it weren't for the Modo Civilization's conspiracy against the Kunde Race, they would not have been forced to accept such a mess. Modo could have been like the other Super Star Cluster civilizations, and would not have fallen into its current predicament.

Although Lagos didn't like to pass the blame, at this moment, he couldn't help but hate the guy who had proposed to the higher-ups to plot against the Kunde Race.