Chapter 1 The Descent of Reinforcements

Boom!!

The reinforcements descended, launching a surprise attack. Han Xiao gave Stephan and the others no time to catch their breath, signaling Wilton and the six others to join the fray.

The battle became seven against eight. Stephan and her group had a higher average level than Wilton, but the numbers were nearly even.

For a short time, Wilton and his men could each entangle one person, greatly reducing the pressure on Han Xiao, freeing him up to deal with Stephan and the enemy mechanic.

Whoosh—

Fifteen Beyond Grade As were like bolts of lightning, crisscrossing the sea, churning up countless waves.

Stephan dealt with the mechanical legion's encirclement, suppressing her inner surprise. As a seasoned Beyond Grade A, she could quickly adapt to unexpected situations.

She didn't know how Black Star had seen through the ambush, but it was a foregone conclusion. The only option was to respond.

Stephan's mind raced, assessing the situation on the field.

"The enemy has six Grade A Superhumans. Even with me, I can't quickly take down Black Star's helpers. It will take a lot of time to subdue Black Star…"

Stephan frowned deeply.

On the other side.

The two mechanical legions clashed and slaughtered each other in mid-air, the colorful energy fluctuations constantly illuminating the dark sky covered with dark clouds.

Using the legion as cover, Han Xiao used Void Travel to suddenly close the distance, following up with a Mountain Ape Toss plus a set of psionic shocks, breaking several bones in the enemy mechanic's body. The opponent retreated in pain. Then, Han Xiao opened a psionic shield, blocking an invisible shockwave sent by Stephan from afar, which exploded like a muffled thunder in mid-air.

Bang bang bang—

The two sides fought back and forth. While fighting, Han Xiao observed Stephan.

Now that his reinforcements had arrived, the enemy would definitely react. Stephan only had two choices.

One was to retreat and look for another opportunity later.

The other was to confront him head-on, gambling that he had no more reinforcements and forcefully devouring Wilton and the others.

Just as Han Xiao was speculating, Stephan put her hands together, and her body suddenly vibrated at a high frequency that was difficult to observe with the naked eye. The surrounding space produced a chain of changes.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The six of Wilton, who were in the midst of fierce fighting, suddenly felt their hearts skip a beat. Various negative states emerged, and they only felt their bodies become sluggish, and their control significantly decreased.

Whoosh!

Stephan used a flash-like ability again, turning into a shadow and suddenly appearing behind Wilton.

This move had failed against Han Xiao, but Wilton was not him and obviously didn't react in time. Stephan's palm was already pressed against his back.

Buzz!!

This strike seemed to have no force, but Wilton's body shook violently. He only felt a strange vibration enter his body, and his muscles and bones vibrated at the same frequency.

As soon as the thought emerged, the pain suddenly erupted!

Inside Wilton's body, terrifying high-frequency vibrations caused muscle fibers to rupture, bones to crack, internal organs to rupture and bleed, and capillaries to burst!

After being lightly struck by Stephan, Wilton instantly turned into a bloody man, his face full of horror, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Captain!"

The other two Purple Crystal Grade A Superhumans noticed the change here, their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly abandoned their opponents, wanting to come and support.

Stephan was expressionless. The palm pressing on Wilton's back suddenly tightened, her fingers embedded in his flesh, and she twisted it violently, rotating it one hundred and eighty degrees.

"Ah—"

Wilton's eyes were bloodshot.

Under the intense pain, he punched back with all his strength. Stephan had already succeeded and did not confront the Martial Artist head-on, retreating lightly.

Wilton's battle armor on his back was shattered, revealing the skin of his back. A large area of muscles and bones was twisted and mixed together, forming a spiral-shaped trace, with bone spurs protruding under the skin, looking very terrifying.

The fight was only a moment, and Stephan easily severely injured a Beyond Grade A Martial Artist. The faces of Wilton and the other six changed. Stephan's lethality exceeded their expectations.

Han Xiao's expression froze. He understood Stephan's plan. This woman didn't plan to retreat. She chose the second option, preparing to fight head-on.

Based on his understanding of Stephan, this did not surprise him.

Stephan was once active in the war years of the Exploration Era. She could plan before acting, and she dared to confront head-on, and would not easily give up her mission.

"In other words, this is a tough battle. Unless we blow up the other side, they will never retreat."

Han Xiao gritted his teeth. This kind of opponent was obviously more difficult to deal with than Albert, who knew the situation.

Stephan was very strong. Her ability was called "Resonance Coordination". It sounded ordinary, but it was actually an extremely powerful ability with many uses, and its lethality made players suffer unspeakably.

Since the vibration frequency could penetrate many protective measures and cause stress-induced structural damage, Stephan had high true damage and armor penetration damage with every move, had extremely high defense-breaking ability, and could greatly weaken the opponent's defense.

Han Xiao was not afraid of true damage. The leader of the Germinal Organization was still protecting him.

But his reinforcements did not have the [Tough Body] specialty. Stephan's lethality was enough to make them extremely fearful.

Wilton and the others were at most elite templates. The quantity and quality of their specialties and skills were completely incomparable to Stephan, a hidden Boss-level character.

Stephan's Resonance Coordination not only had terrifying single-target lethality, but also had powerful group AoE. Through vibration frequencies, she could stack a bunch of negative states on enemies in the field. At the same time, when facing weaker Superhumans, she could also use vibrations to cause ultrasonic and infrasonic waves, shattering the internal organs of the weak.

This meant that whether it was a one-on-one fight or a group fight, whether it was bullying the weak or fighting opponents of the same level, they were all Stephan's strengths.

She was actually more difficult to deal with than the former Ash!

Han Xiao had once fought alongside Jayne, a Grade A Superhuman nicknamed "Sea Quake." Stephan and Jayne both had abilities related to vibration, but Stephan's ability intensity, range, and application were far above Jayne's. This was the superior ability of the vibration type!

"She is a great weapon. I can't let her deal with other people. Only I can withstand her…"

The thought flashed through his mind. Han Xiao turned the mechanical legion's gun muzzles and poured firepower on Stephan, forming a dense net. At the same time, Han Xiao personally charged over, exchanging blows and entangling with Stephan.

Stephan's expression was not good. She originally wanted to solve Black Star's helpers first, but Han Xiao took the initiative to attack.

Under the endless artillery fire, Stephan couldn't escape and didn't dare to be distracted.

The fists of both sides landed on each other, with loud thuds. She was entangled by Han Xiao and couldn't shake him off.

Seeing this, Wilton breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to fight Stephan. Black Star took the initiative to entangle the most dangerous enemy, which made his heart suddenly relax. He glanced at Han Xiao, gritted his teeth, found his opponent, and entangled with him.

In the mechanical army, everyone collided again and again, and the aftermath formed a storm that spread out and continued to grow.

Rumble—

The beams of light from the Heavenly Strike constantly fell, hitting the sea and setting off tsunamis hundreds of meters high, with raging waves surging.

The lightning-flashing dark clouds finally poured down heavy rain.

More than a dozen Beyond Grade As rolled and fought fiercely, and the disasters they caused were worthy of the name, a world-destroying catastrophe.

After fighting for several hours, the number of people had become twelve. After multiple Psionic Heavenly Strikes, the enemy's mechanic was finally blown up.

A Godoran Beyond Grade A was killed by his opponent, and his opponent was also given a chance by Han Xiao's mechanical legion to focus fire and severely injure him. Finally, Wilton took the head.

Three Beyond Grade As were killed, and the battle was extremely tragic. Now the numbers were even, becoming six against six!

"Hoo… Hoo…"

The Mountain Ape Mech was tattered. It had been repaired three times with [Scrap Modification]. Han Xiao gasped for breath, dragging his tired body and colliding with Stephan again and again.

Stephan's condition was not good either. Her forehead was bleeding, she was covered in bruises, almost naked, and her eyes were fierce.

The formation of the surrounding mechanical legion became much sparser. The two of them fought like beasts without reservation.

Both of them had little energy left and were recovering quickly, and they were in a stalemate.

"She also has a Boss-type template specialty. She has a lot of energy, high HP, and fast recovery speed. It will take at least several days to determine the winner with a war of attrition!"

Han Xiao gritted his teeth. Relying on Blood-Energy Conversion, the mechanical legion, and immunity to true damage, he could now gain the upper hand. Stephan was the shadow of Wan Ying, her ability was enhanced, and her level was probably around Level 240. She was undoubtedly a top-notch A+ powerhouse.

The longer it dragged on, the higher his chances of winning. Han Xiao was slightly better at a war of attrition. However, he couldn't drag it on any longer now.

A Beyond Grade A had the ability to destroy the surface of a planet. At this time, the disaster caused by so many Beyond Grade As fighting had been brewing for several hours and had begun to sweep across the entire Hailan Star.

The natural disasters caused by the aftermath of the battle were irreversible!

Even if they stopped immediately, the disasters that had been caused would continue to brew automatically.

If they fought for a few more days, all the surface creatures on Hailan Star would probably die.

"Now, I must break the deadlock. The two sides are evenly matched. As long as I am a little stronger, I can break the fragile balance and cause a chain reaction!"

Han Xiao's eyes narrowed. Without saying a word, he dove into the raging sea.

He could advance at any time, but it would take time. Under the control of Phillip, part of the mechanical legion in the sky stayed on the sea to contain the enemy, and part of it followed Han Xiao into the sea to provide necessary protection.

Stephan frowned, glanced at Wilton and the others, hesitated for a moment, made a decision, did not take the opportunity to deal with other people, but shook off the mechanical legion all the way and also dove into the sea.

Rich experience told her that something must be wrong. No matter what Black Star's purpose was, it was best to stop him.

As the strongest of both sides entered the sea one after another, everyone's expressions changed. They didn't know why Black Star suddenly divided the battlefield.

Could it be that he didn't want to be disturbed by other people and wanted to fight Stephan to the death in the sea?

"Captain, are we going down to support him?"

Hearing this, Wilton's eyes changed. He gritted his teeth and said, "No, let's do our part and not let the opponent follow him. Let Black Star and that woman play."

He felt that Black Star didn't need support. In fact, he subconsciously didn't want to face Stephan.

That woman was too dangerous. He felt relieved to leave it to Black Star, so he didn't have to bear the extra pressure.

Although he was ordered to support Han Xiao, Wilton didn't want to risk his life.

…

At the same time, Black Star City.

Reports of natural disasters were constantly sent to Bennett's desk. Satellites observed that the source of the disasters was the battlefield of Han Xiao and others.

Many officials and experts crowded into the office, anxiously reporting the situation to Bennett.

"Several hours ago, earthquakes broke out in multiple areas of the Northern Continent, and a large number of rift valleys and faults appeared. The earthquakes caused tsunamis, and thirteen coastal cities have been destroyed, and casualties cannot be counted!"

"According to satellite observation reports, Black Star is fighting with the enemy on the ocean, and the storms and tsunamis caused are approaching other continents and are still increasing. They are expected to hit the mainland in about three hours, and various countries have begun emergency evacuations."

"An hour ago, eleven new earthquake sources appeared in various locations around the world. The severity and scope of the earthquakes are still expanding. According to calculations, within ten days, 24.7% of the world's land area will be affected by earthquakes."

"And…"

Bennett listened to the reports and paced anxiously. This was completely different from the Heteromorphy disaster. This time, it was an unsolvable natural disaster.

"Send out rescue teams and try your best to support the disaster-stricken areas. At this time, don't worry about what Six Nations or not."

Bennett decisively ordered, paused, and couldn't help but ask:

"How long will the disaster affect Black Star City?"

Black Star City was located inland, and the disaster would not reach here for a while.

An official swallowed and said tremblingly: "According to the mathematical model temporarily calculated by the research institute, if Black Star continues to fight, the severity of the disaster will increase geometrically. In another four hours and thirty-five minutes, the chain disasters they cause will exceed the critical point…"

"What will happen if it exceeds the critical point?" Bennett's heart skipped a beat.

"…Unless we leave this planet, we can only wait for death."

Bennett clenched his fist tightly.