Chapter 663 The Black Star's Subordinate

Hadaway was hearing about the Black Star Army's Guard Officer cadres for the first time, but he was no stranger to Hela.

For a while, Han Xiao had taken Hela to various front-line battlefields in the Secret War. Before Hadaway left the war zone, he had browsed Hela's intelligence. This was their first meeting.

He glanced around. A dense crowd of army soldiers blocked all escape routes, and warships hovered overhead.

"Where is Black Star? I want to see him!" Hadaway shouted loudly.

Hela acted as if she hadn't heard him and said coldly, "Our legion commander is not someone you can see whenever you want. Hadaway, you attacked our legion headquarters. Surrender immediately."

Hearing this, Hadaway's eyes refocused on Hela, and his gaze narrowed. "Or what? You'll arrest me?"

Whoosh—

Hela had long been impatient. Upon hearing his words, she suddenly attacked, and blood-red energy spewed out, hitting Hadaway's chest and sending him flying into the sky, detonating a circle of scarlet shockwaves.

When the light dissipated, Hadaway hovered in mid-air, having restrained his frivolousness, and his face became slightly serious.

As a well-known Super-A seed in the Shattered Star Ring, ordinary Grade A Supers couldn't hurt him at all, but Hela's casual blow had caused some of the cells in his body, impacted by the death energy, to lose their activity and disappear into nothingness. It was as if his life force was being sucked away.

Although the damage wasn't great, it indicated that the red-haired woman in front of him possessed destructive power that ordinary Grade A Supers couldn't match.

After receiving the benefits of the Evolutionary Cube, Hela's combat power had obviously increased, and her destructive power was even more astonishing. The death energy could plunder the target's vitality, causing special damage. Even Hadaway couldn't completely resist it and had to take her seriously.

Bang!

Hela stepped out with a sonic boom, suddenly soaring into the sky. Dense death energy surged like a tsunami, engulfing her as it rolled toward Hadaway.

The two collided in the air, engaging in a fierce battle. Visible energy shockwaves burst out one after another. The surrounding legion soldiers didn't interfere, leaving a battlefield for the two to fight and watching their battle.

Some of the Grade A Super cadres who remained in the legion looked up at the two figures chasing each other in the sky, with no intention of helping.

"Sylvia, do we really not need to intervene?" a Grade A Super cadre asked.

Sylvia shook her head and squinted. "His Excellency Black Star wants to build a Guard Officer unit, not to protect himself, but to let the major forces know that he has an elite armed group under his command. Hadaway is a formidable guy. Hela, as the Guard Officer Captain, is fighting him. As long as she doesn't lose, she can gain fame and establish the first impression of the Guard Officer unit for the major forces."

"But what if she loses?"

"The person personally selected by Teacher…" Sylvia pursed her lips. "She won't be defeated so easily."

The scene of Hela and Hadaway fighting was recorded by the surrounding interstellar news ships. These reporters watched the two fighting with rapt attention, already drafting articles in their hands, recording the process of Hadaway breaking into the Black Star Army headquarters and the Black Star's Guard Officer unit taking action.

Bang, bang, bang—

Both of them were Grade A Supers, so the battle was quite loud. Hela confined Hadaway within the encirclement, pouring all the death energy onto him.

Although Hadaway had developed his physical hardening ability to a perverted level, he still suffered a lot of scars from being bombarded so fiercely. It wasn't that he had no way to escape, but this time he had come to find Han Xiao, so he naturally wouldn't run away.

A red waterfall condensed from death energy struck Hadaway from the sky, slamming him to the ground and smashing a pit in the alloy surface.

Boom!

Hadaway hurriedly bounced up, leaping forward and rolling to avoid Hela's subsequent pursuit. He turned back and stared at Hela in surprise. Although Hela's killing power wasn't enough to endanger his life, it did make him quite embarrassed. Hela's strength surprised him a little.

The Black Star Army now had many Grade A Super cadres. Previously, only Lagi could make Hadaway feel pressure, and Hela was the second.

"Black Star's subordinates are getting stronger and stronger," Hadaway thought to himself.

"What a tough body." Hela frowned, intertwined her hands, and began to prepare a big move.

Death energy condensed on her body, making her whole person seem to be burning with scarlet flames, so dense that it was almost tangible.

The energy fluctuations rapidly increased, and Hadaway's face also became serious as he prepared to defend. The muscles under his skin moved like pythons, then tensed up like steel bars.

The surrounding legion members retreated one after another. The violent energy fluctuations showed that the aftermath of this attack would definitely not be small, and getting too close might cause injuries.

Just as things were at a critical juncture, a deep voice rang out from behind the crowd.

"Hela, stop."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Han Xiao slowly floating over. An invisible life-level pressure descended, and the field was silent for a moment, so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.

All eyes focused on Han Xiao.

Hearing this, Hela snorted coldly, withdrew the death energy, landed, and stood behind Hadaway.

The crowd made way, and Han Xiao walked through the crowd, arriving in front of Hadaway, raising an eyebrow. "You want to see me?"

In fact, he had arrived long ago, letting Hela fight Hadaway for a while before appearing to stop them.

Just as Sylvia had guessed, since he was building a Guard Officer unit, he wanted to help Hela establish prestige in the Star Field. Hadaway was a typical meat shield with weak attack power. With Hela's current strength, dealing with him wouldn't put her at a disadvantage for a while. It was a good opportunity to make a name for herself.

The surrounding interstellar reporters were invigorated. Rumors had been circulating for so long, and this was the first time Black Star had appeared in front of outsiders. All the reporters' attention was focused on him.

"You've finally come out!" When Hadaway saw Han Xiao appear, a glint flashed in his eyes. This was exactly the effect he wanted to achieve by forcibly breaking through. He said in a deep voice, "Do you still remember me?"

"How could I forget you?" Han Xiao nodded, interested. "Aren't you from the war zone? Coming to my headquarters alone, are you provoking me?"

"I've already left the war zone. This time, I'm here in a private capacity," Hadaway explained.

"Oh... so what's your purpose?"

"I want to challenge you in a private capacity!" Hadaway suddenly shouted loudly. "For this, I am willing to bet myself!"

Han Xiao was stunned, his eyes suspicious.

"What do you want?"

"If I lose, I am willing to join the Black Star Army and serve you, just like I once served the war zone. If I win..." Hadaway rolled his eyes, "I want you to become my subordinate."

Hearing this, Han Xiao couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He had already seen through Hadaway's true intentions.

'This guy probably heard the rumors that I have become a Super-A and came over. Knowing that I am a Super-A, he still insists on challenging me. He probably has two purposes. The first is to spar with a Super-A. Considering that we are old opponents, he thinks I won't kill him. The second purpose is to join my command after losing.'

Han Xiao roughly understood Hadaway's thoughts. This person had always aimed to become a Super-A. Seeing that he had reached this realm first, he felt itchy and couldn't help but come to learn from him. If he joined his command, he could justifiably ask for advice. However, although Hadaway was tempted, he was too proud to directly join the Black Star Army, which he had once opposed, and he didn't want to bow his head to his old opponent. So, he put on a show, wanting to be incorporated into his legion in the form of failing to challenge a Super-A, so as to save face.

For Hadaway, being defeated was not shameful, but bowing his head directly made him feel ashamed.

After pondering for a while, Han Xiao nodded and agreed without exposing Hadaway.

As an opponent, Hadaway was very annoying, a complete shit-stirrer, but now that this super meat shield wanted to join him, he became a scarce talent in his eyes. After all, there were very few Super-A seeds.

Putting on a show and gaining a powerful thug was too good a deal.

Moreover, Han Xiao felt that he could take this opportunity to announce his Super-A strength to the Star Field by subduing Hadaway. With his personal confirmation, the influence of him becoming a Super-A would be even greater.

He had already created the prototype of a new mechanical legion, which could adapt to Super-A-level battles. What's more, the Tyrant wouldn't allow him to delay any longer.

Han Xiao knew the enemy's thoughts very well. If he continued to delay, Klent would publicize that he was afraid of the Tyrant, so he did not dare to make it public. This was to undermine his influence as a Super-A and indirectly enhance the Tyrant's deterrent power.

He had been silent for more than half a month, and Klent was eager to move. He had already shown signs of doing so. He decided to avoid this situation before Klent's methods took effect.

"Come on."

Han Xiao put away his thoughts, staring at Hadaway, subtle electric currents traveling over his body.

Boom!

Hadaway was not polite either, suddenly shattering a large area of alloy ground, his whole person crashing into Han Xiao's chest like a cannonball.

The muscles in his arms bulged, and explosive power circulated in the muscles. His fist suddenly punched out, heading straight for Han Xiao's face.

However, Hadaway's fist suddenly stopped ten centimeters in front of Han Xiao. The fist wind that was stirred up was like a sharp knife, making a whirring sound, but Han Xiao didn't even blink.

At this moment, an arm covered with the Battle Tiger mech grabbed Hadaway's throat. The powerful impact didn't even shake Han Xiao's arm at all. Being grabbed by this arm, Hadaway couldn't even move an inch.

The promotion to Super-A and the bonus of the Evolutionary Cube allowed Han Xiao's attributes to completely crush Grade A Supers. Even Hadaway, who was mainly focused on his physical body, was no match for him. Hadaway's strength was endurance, and strength was not his main attribute. He was being rubbed on the ground by Han Xiao's three thousand plus points of Strength.

"This..." Hadaway's pupils shrank.

Before he could react, the mech structure of Han Xiao's arm suddenly rotated, providing powerful output. The spiral force followed Han Xiao's palm and slammed into Hadaway's body.

The special vibrating sound waves followed Hadaway's skin, flesh, and bones, echoing wildly in his body. The frequency automatically adjusted to a resonance state. Hadaway heard a grand roar in his ears, as if the sounds of the whole world were pouring into his ears at the same time, all of which were sound waves emitted by the vibration of his internal organs and tissues.

Tiger's Roar!

Constrain special vibrating sound waves within the target's body, directly use the target's body as a medium, and form a special frequency of sound wave vibration attacks. It has extremely strong armor penetration and vibration effects. It can be used for melee and long range attacks. In a vacuum environment, it can only be used for melee. This is an attack device that Han Xiao imitated from Stephanie's ability.

"Pfft!" Hadaway suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Since it wasn't true damage, he couldn't be immune to it.

Immediately afterward, Han Xiao grabbed his throat with one hand and threw him to the ground.

Bang!

Hadaway smashed a pit and was embedded in it.

Before he could get up, Han Xiao clapped his hands together, and dazzling electric light overflowed from his body, scattering mechanical force into the alloy surface.

Rumble!!

In the next moment, the alloy surface suddenly moved. A large piece of the surface was transformed by mechanical force, producing deformation, forming a vortex-like shape, firmly grasping Hadaway in the center. Layers of metal made the "vortex" rise up, turning into a metal spiral mountain.

The powerful pressure made Hadaway almost unable to move.

"Snap!" Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and two Planet Destroyer Cannons unfolded behind him, the muzzles raised, locking onto Hadaway, who was controlled in the high altitude by the metal spiral mountain—if he fired from here, the energy cannons would shoot into outer space and would not damage the headquarters.

Light lit up at the muzzle, brewing an energy that made everyone present shudder.

"My destructive power is completely different now." Han Xiao said slowly, "If these two shots hit you, you may be disabled as a result. Just admit defeat."

Hadaway swallowed and was shocked.

He had come to challenge Han Xiao because he also wanted to verify the difference between the Super-A Black Star and the former Black Star. As a result, he found that the gap between the two had suddenly become a chasm. It seemed that he didn't even have the qualifications to make Han Xiao serious.

Is this the change of Super-A… Hadaway's heart became more and more fiery.

"I... admit defeat." Hadaway took a deep breath and decisively admitted defeat.

Han Xiao had expected this, his face unchanged as he turned his head. "Hela, take him down first."

Crackle…

The metal spiral mountain collapsed, and Hadaway fell to the ground. Hela immediately walked up, put on a pair of electromagnetic shackles for him—which were useless, mainly a formality—and then escorted him into the legion's interior, leaving the scene.

Only then did Han Xiao turn to look at the hundreds of news ships watching around him, tilted his head, and directly connected to the quantum network.

Many reporters on the ship were recording and writing about Han Xiao's performance of easily subduing Hadaway just now. At this time, every screen on every ship suddenly flashed, and Han Xiao's face appeared on all of them. Everyone was startled.

Immediately afterward, every screen emitted Han Xiao's voice.

"I know, you have been wandering around nearby, wanting to hear me personally confirm the recent rumors... Yes, I am already a Super-A. I'll trouble you to officially announce it to the entire Star Field for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xiao on all the screens disappeared and returned to the original interface.

Many reporters' mouths were slightly open. When they came back to their senses, they hurriedly rushed to the porthole and looked at the Black Star Army's satellite, only to see Han Xiao had already turned around and entered the headquarters, leaving only a great back view.

"Confirmed, Black Star personally confirmed it!"

All the reporters were ecstatic. After squatting for so long, they finally got the first-hand inside scoop!

After all, rumors have limitations, but official announcements are different. Rumors ignited the fire of curiosity in the entire Star Field, but Han Xiao personally announced his position to the entire Star Field, which was equivalent to pouring oil on the fire!

Personally creating momentum, the influence of the new Super-A would soar to the top in one fell swoop!

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