Chapter 192 Red Empire's Meddling

"What is the Red Empire doing?!" Jode was stunned, at a loss. He didn't understand why the Red Empire suddenly attacked the Arcane Church. Weren't they on the same side today?

Leif was also taken aback by the sudden situation, completely baffled. Both the Red Empire and the Arcane Church had enemies backing them, so why were they suddenly fighting amongst themselves?!

The Arcane Church hurriedly adjusted their formation, turning their flanks to face the Red Empire. While resisting the bombardment, they attempted to counterattack, exchanging fire with each other. The Red Empire was located behind the War Realm's position, and the War Realm and Klent fleets were immediately caught in the crossfire.

The sudden change caught Sisko off guard, and he quickly moved away from Herber.

"Is this your doing?!"

Various guesses flooded his mind. Was Herber's sudden betrayal a revenge for his earlier intervention, or was it planned all along? Could it be that Herber was so mad that he not only wanted to use Black Star to establish his authority, but even had him on his list?!

Or perhaps, the Red Empire wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate him, an Arcane Church ally far away in the Shattered Star Ring?!

Sisko couldn't help but speculate wildly, but he noticed that Herber looked confused, as if he didn't know why his backer had suddenly taken action.

Herber didn't have time to care about Sisko's thoughts. He transformed into a meteor and flew back to the War Realm's position, entering the nearest ship to use the communicator.

"Jode! Contact the Red Empire and ask them what they're doing!"

"Your Excellency Overlord, their commander said they wanted us to cooperate with them in attacking the Arcane Church, but didn't say why!" Jode hurriedly responded in the communication channel.

Herber's eyes narrowed. "Then contact the Klent and have them ask the imperial envoy Sui for an explanation."

"Okay, okay… Klent responded, their homeworld officials are trying to contact Sui."

Sui had been staying at the Red Empire's embassy on the Klent homeworld. He had only dispatched the Red Empire garrison and had not come to the scene himself.

The garrison fleets of two cosmic civilizations exchanged fire, with artillery fire crisscrossing the sky. Many spectators who were close by were affected, blown to smithereens and turned into fireworks.

The other spectators retreated in panic, countless ships turning their bows and activating their thrusters, fleeing the edge of the battlefield in unison.

The scene became chaotic, everyone busy dodging stray bullets, and no one paid attention to the parties involved.

The Black Star Army and the Crystal Purple Fleet on the other side were unaffected, watching the opposite position turn into a chaotic mess, and were quite surprised. Han Xiao had not made public the news of his alliance with the Red Empire; for now, only Han Xiao himself and the Red Empire knew about it.

Due to the sudden change, Herber and Sisko had their attention diverted and had no time to care about Han Xiao. Han Xiao and Ames in the center of the battlefield did not pursue either, watching the scene of the Red Empire and the Arcane Church in a melee from afar.

Han Xiao suddenly smiled.

"With the Red Empire taking action, this storm is about to end."

"So this is what you did?" Ames turned to look at Han Xiao, realizing, "You sided with the Red Empire."

She was also kept in the dark. Before this, she thought she was Han Xiao's biggest ally today.

Han Xiao slowly said, "Overlord wanted to step on me to establish his authority, Sisko wanted to take back the Evolution Cube. I also want to take advantage of today's opportunity to expand my influence. I am a new Super A Grade and need to accumulate many achievements to have Overlord's prestige, which would take too long. Overlord's opportunity is also my opportunity. I can use this challenge to gain great prestige and fame in reverse."

Ames raised an eyebrow and said lightly, "It sounds like you don't need my help to deal with today's danger, or do you think I'm not important enough?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just used to preparing for the worst." Han Xiao smiled helplessly; he didn't like putting all his eggs in one basket.

…

The Red Empire and Arcane Church fleets ultimately did not engage in all-out war, and soon ceased fire, pulling back their lines to confront each other, the atmosphere tense.

Many spectators stayed far away, still in shock. Everyone's eyes were focused on the Red Empire fleet, and everyone had the same questions, wanting to know the reason why the Red Empire did this.

At this moment, hundreds of billions of ships present received a message from the Red Empire. This was a notification published on the civilization's exclusive public communication channel, marked with the Red Empire's official authority—the civilization-exclusive public channel was a public screen dedicated to civilization forces above the galactic level, representing a formal letter. Sending a message would be received by all quantum network-connected terminals (including ships and communicators) in a certain area.

In short, this was equivalent to a server-wide loudspeaker.

"This is Texuliuo, the commander of the k-004 fleet of the Red Empire's garrison in the Shattered Star Ring. I would like to issue a warning to the Arcane Church…

First, this challenge is under the supervision of the Red Empire. Any organization that intervenes without authorization and disrupts the rules will be resolutely stopped by us. Your intervention has already violated the rules.

Second, the Black Star Army is an ally of the Red Empire, and the Evolution Cube currently belongs to the Red Empire. Any force that wants to compete for it will be regarded as an enemy by the empire!"

Hearing this statement, everyone present, whether it was the Klent, the War Realm, the Crystal Purple Civilization, the Black Star Army, or other spectators, all widened their eyes in shock.

When did Black Star become an ally of the Red Empire?!

After all this, the Red Empire wasn't here to help Overlord, but to help Black Star!!

Everyone was in an uproar!

Herber's face changed drastically. "How did I not know about this?!"

Jode's expression was dull, his mind blank.

The War Realm was an ally of the Red Empire, and the Black Star Army had also become an ally of the Red Empire. Didn't that mean they were on the same side?!

The two sides had been fighting for ten years, and in the end, they had become one of their own?!

"What the f**k…" Xia Ye Fan Hua's expression instantly froze, his face pale.

He originally thought that the War Realm's greatest advantage was having the Red Empire as its backing, with a bright future, but now, the Black Star Army had the exact same channel for advancement.

The last glimmer of hope was shattered, and Xia Ye Fan Hua's mood suddenly became as uncomfortable as constipation, his face unsightly, filled with regret.

Suddenly, a shadow blocked his vision. He turned his head to look, only to see the surrounding players with unfriendly faces, surrounding him in layers.

…

"The Black Star Army actually joined the Red Empire. When did this happen?!"

Leif was shocked.

Black Star! Didn't we agree to be each other's angels? How could you throw yourself into someone else's arms!

I was here first!

In contrast, the players of the Black Star Army were all excited by this news.

Being an enemy of the Red Empire was not a good sign. They were originally worried about the future of the Black Star Army, but they didn't expect that the two sides were actually putting on a show. The truth was that the army had joined the Red Empire!

Millions of army players were immediately relieved. Becoming an ally of a cosmic civilization meant that the Black Star Army had a channel for advancement and greater development prospects in the future!

For a time, the wavering beliefs of many players were strengthened again, and their confidence in the army increased rather than decreased!

"Damn, I thought we were going to be screwed just now."

"Army Commander actually hooked up with the Red Empire. The Black Star network group isn't just for show."

"Looking at it this way, our army can probably last for several more versions. As expected of a growing faction, it's truly terrifying."

"Steady, steady, I'm going to be popular again." Meat Bun smiled like a blooming daisy, recording material happily.

"Army Commander had a backup plan all along!" In the Black Star Army flagship, many Calamity Grade executives breathed a sigh of relief, followed by ecstasy.

With the Red Empire as its backing, the Black Star Army was no longer an ordinary Super A Grade force, and its future became infinitely broad!

Many executives were excited, rejoicing that they had made an early bet a few years ago and become core members of the army!

As expected, they didn't misunderstand Black Star!

In the Secret Law Hall, Austin's eyes flashed.

"So that's how it is. You endured until now to announce it. You really know how to seize the opportunity. Not only did you show your strength in front of the Star Field by fighting Overlord, but you also took the opportunity to publicize your backing through the Red Empire's statement, expanding your own prestige and indirectly resolving Overlord's challenge. You turned today's event into your own achievement of strengthening your reputation. Herber and Sisko were both calculated by you. This time, you are the biggest winner…"

Austin revealed a strange smile.

"Very good, he's an ambitious guy. The Shattered Star Ring is finally going to be lively."

…

"No wonder you were so confident. You relied on the Evolution Cube to side with the Red Empire…"

Sisko's mood was mixed. The Red Empire valued the Evolution Cube, so the difficulty of taking it back was beyond his capabilities.

Taking a look at the situation, he sighed in his heart and transmitted his voice to the Arcane Church fleet commander.

"Withdraw."

The situation was stronger than the person. With the Red Empire's statement, no matter what the War Realm and the Klent thought, they would not stay out of it. Now it was Black Star and Overlord's turn to be on the same side, and he was an external enemy. The Arcane Church fleet was alone and helpless, and staying here would not accomplish anything and would be besieged.

Sisko weighed the pros and cons, and retreating was the best choice, so even if he was unwilling, he made a decisive decision at this moment.

Under the eyes of everyone, the Arcane Church fleet slowly retreated, leaving the battlefield and turning into streams of warp light, disappearing from everyone's sight. The Red Empire fleet did not stop them; their goal today was to make the Arcane Church back down.

"The Arcane Church retreated!"

"Sisko is gone too."

Countless eyes turned to Herber. One of the initiators of the challenge had admitted defeat and ran away, and now only Overlord was left. The direction of the situation was in Overlord's hands.

Originally, everyone thought that Overlord and Black Star were hostile, but now they found that these two guys were actually on the same side. This challenge had become an internal conflict between the allies of the Red Empire.

So Overlord's situation became awkward. Overlord's confusion just now didn't seem fake, and most people tended to believe that Herber didn't know about this situation before, so would he still insist on fighting Black Star now?

Today's situation had been full of twists and turns, and no one was sure what would happen next.

The War Realm was waiting in place. Herber did not immediately return to the battlefield to continue fighting Han Xiao. He narrowed his eyes, looking at Han Xiao from afar. Han Xiao was also staring at him intently.

The eyes of the two collided.

Herber didn't act, and the battlefield fell into an eerie silence for a while.

"Did the Klent respond?" In the spaceship, Herber asked Jode in a deep voice.

"They are still negotiating with the Red Empire…" Jode heard Herber's unkind tone and responded weakly.

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At the same time, the Klent homeworld, the Red Empire's embassy in Klent.

"Envoy Sui, what do you mean by this? Didn't the Red Empire agree to deal with Black Star with us? Why did you accept Black Star's joining now?!"

The protest of a Klent high official came from the communicator. Sui raised his eyelids and slowly opened his mouth. "I don't seem to have ever agreed to this request. I dispatched the garrison to the scene, just saying to help our allies. Your Klent is our ally, and Black Star is also our ally. We are only targeting Sisko and the Arcane Church behind him. You misunderstood my meaning."

"But you didn't notify us of Black Star's joining!"

"Oh?" Sui raised an eyebrow, not taking it seriously. "Does the empire have to notify you the first time it forms an alliance with any force? Then do you want the empire to open up all military secrets to you?"