Chapter 1 The War Domain

Sauron Star Cluster, territory of the Klent Empire, War Domain headquarters, Heber star.

In a palace on Heber, envoys from Klent met with Heber, the Overlord, to convey the will of their superiors.

"The Amethyst Civilization destroyed our reconnaissance force sent to Colton, which is their warning. According to the intelligence, the personnel who attacked the reconnaissance force were all private forces entrenched in the Colton Star Cluster, proving that Amethyst is forming a joint force. We also need to react."

"You need my help."

"Yes. In the past two years, Klent has clearly supported you, helping you integrate many private armed forces in the Sauron Star Cluster. The scale of the War Domain is many times larger than it was two years ago. We are preparing to use you as the core to form a joint force to secretly invade the Colton Star Cluster and start a secret war with the Amethyst Civilization."

"Understood," Heber said concisely.

"Although Ames, the Dragon Emperor, is in Colton, she remains largely neutral. However, her Black Star Army seems to be on the side of Amethyst. If Ames intervenes, we hope you can deal with her."

"If necessary, I will take action." Heber shook his head.

At a gathering long ago, the Dragon Emperor and Black Star did not explicitly refuse the Crimson Dynasty's recruitment, and there had been no news since. Even though Long Tan had also joined the Crimson Dynasty, they were still not one of them. The two sides had different interests and stood on two opposing star cluster-level civilization camps. The Crimson Dynasty did not care about the infighting of pawns; the more chaotic the situation, the better for them to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos.

Klent was willing to be a pawn, implementing the Crimson Dynasty's policy, carrying forward the spirit of "if you don't die, keep pushing your luck." With a strong backer, Klent had become increasingly bold and arrogant in the past two years, especially towards neutral civilizations like Amethyst that did not rely on any of the three major universe civilizations, and had coveted them for a long time.

The Sauron Star Cluster controlled by Klent ranked second to last in size in the Shattered Star Ring and was adjacent to Colton. Klent was ambitious, aiming not only to share the benefits of the Flickering World, but also to covet the Colton Star Cluster, wanting to seize several star systems from Amethyst in secret, while maintaining a good relationship with Amethyst on the surface.

This would have been impossible in the past. However, with the Crimson Dynasty stirring up trouble, the binding force of the "Peace Treaty" suddenly became smaller. The strong had the right to set the rules. The balance of order in the galaxy, which seemed unbreakable to ordinary people, was actually very fragile in the eyes of the three major civilizations that had experienced the Exploration Era War. Other civilizations were merely players who had to abide by their rules of the game.

Even Heber thought the Klent people were greedy.

But this was exactly what he wanted. He needed ambitious allies, not allies without a spirit of enterprise. The more greedy people were, the more they would rely on him.

Heber stood up, his mountain-like figure looming over the Klent envoy.

"I understand what you Klent mean. Go back and tell your superiors that I will take over this war. They don't need to worry about anything."

The Klent envoy nodded, a smile of confidence on his face.

Compared to the joint forces temporarily formed by the Amethyst Star Cluster, the War Domain was like an iron fist versus a pile of loose sand. Klent had been preparing for this secret war for two years, so they were calculating and Amethyst was caught off guard. The war was already at a disadvantage before it even started.

With Overlord Heber holding the line, it was only a matter of time before they crushed the Amethyst's joint forces.

The War Domain had been invincible and had never disappointed Klent.

…

Shana returned to headquarters, which was located in a very remote and desolate asteroid belt on the edge of the Shattered Star Ring, uninhabited and a true no-man's land.

All star fields had desolate asteroid belts, rarely visited by anyone. Their characteristics could be summarized as sparse planetary density, scarce resources, and no life. However, some wanted criminals or mysterious forces would occasionally choose desolate asteroid belts as their base.

Shana entered the headquarters, where her companions were waiting. In addition to Elett, there were four others, wearing different styles of masks, either sitting or standing. Their auras were unfathomable, and they all looked at Shana.

One of the short men spoke in a hoarse and muffled voice, like an old man on the verge of death, slowly saying, "You failed and exposed your appearance. For the next few years, you will replace Adrian to guard the headquarters. He and Elett will go out to perform tasks."

"Hmph."

Shana's face was ugly, but she did not retort. This was their internal rule. In order not to be targeted, once someone failed outside, they had to replace the people on duty outside.

This organization was a secret society with very few members, all of whom were elites.

Adrian was a burly male creature with orcish features. Upon hearing this, he took out a palm-sized metal disc and threw it to Shana, saying in a muffled voice, "It's your turn to guard the headquarters. Enjoy your boring life."

This metal disc was one of the special keys to the headquarters prison, divided into four parts.

All captured target list individuals would be imprisoned in the headquarters prison. Generally, four people guarded the headquarters, and two went out to capture target list individuals. This was their routine operation mode.

Elett shrugged. "Looks like I can't partner with you anymore. What a pity, I always thought we had great chemistry."

Hearing this, Adrian pointed to himself. "I'm your old partner."

Elett sighed helplessly. "Besides Mr. Albert, you've all partnered with me."

The short old man was Albert, the captain of this team, who had always guarded the headquarters.

Elett had never failed outside, so he had never been replaced. The rotated partners were always Shana, Adrian, and the other four who had partnered with him.

"Next, let's talk about the Black Star problem." Albert stared at Shana and slowly said, "Because of your failure, we are at risk of exposure. Black Star has become alert and will actively search for our whereabouts. We have two options: one is to let it cool down, ignore Black Star, and wait for the storm to subside before taking action again; the second is to capture him as soon as possible to eliminate the risk of exposure, and then we will keep a low profile for a while…"

"Leaving him around is a hidden danger. I checked his information. The Dark Star organization in the Gadon Star System did not take Black Star seriously at first, and was eventually destroyed by him. This person is very dangerous and cannot be left alone."

Shana suddenly interjected.

Albert nodded. "That makes sense. He is a dangerous element. Elett, Adrian, the only goal of your mission this time is Black Star. You must catch him. If you really can't catch him alive, I allow you to eliminate him."

"Alright." Elett had no choice but to nod.

"Mr. Albert, I fought Black Star and failed to force him to show the characteristics of 'Undying Body'. He should still be hiding stronger abilities. Two people aren't safe enough. My abilities happen to restrain him. Please allow me to participate in the operation together." Shana said in a deep voice.

Albert thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he asked Shana to hand over the key and instructed, "Okay, this is an exception. The three of you will act together this time. Don't be reckless. Make sure you have a 100% chance of success before you act."

Shana nodded this time. Her insistence on participating in the operation was partly to redeem herself, but more importantly, she was just stating the facts. Although she had lost, she remembered the battle process. Black Star was restrained by her, and she was indeed suitable for dealing with Black Star.

"Recently, Klent has been taking action and seems to be going to war with the Amethyst Civilization. Black Star should participate in it. We have plenty of opportunities."

Elett smiled slightly. He was an A+ Super, and he had Shana and Adrian, two near-A+ helpers. The opponent was only Black Star alone.

He felt confident.

…

At the same time, in the Black Star Army's No. 1 base.

"Oh, they're sending three people to deal with me? That's pretty scary."

Through the observation mark, Han Xiao took in the conversation between Shana and the others as if he were watching a movie.

After waiting for many days, Han Xiao finally obtained valuable information from the observation mark, which startled him.

Shana was suspected to be an A+ grade, and the other two should not be weaker than her. Three people are dealing with him together… Did I dig up your ancestral grave? Is this such an irreconcilable hatred? Is it necessary to send such a luxurious lineup?!

However, Han Xiao was not flustered at all—after all, the problem was big, and panicking was useless.

"With my strength, dealing with these three people, the chances of winning are slim. Even if I'm very tanky, I may not be killed, but I'll probably be caught… If these six people are of similar strength, it can be said that below the Super A grade, as long as it is someone they want to catch, they almost never fail to catch them."

Being targeted by this group of people, Han Xiao couldn't help but feel a heavy pressure.

These people were capturing powerful individuals, seemingly just acting on orders… Han Xiao had a feeling that the six people he saw at this time were probably just the tip of the iceberg of this mysterious organization.

However, despite the pressure, Han Xiao was not only not flustered, but even wanted to laugh a little.

Originally, the situation was that the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light. If Shana did not participate in the operation, he would not be able to guard against the enemy's surprise attack.

However, Shana insisted on participating in the operation, and instead became a mobile eye, allowing Han Xiao to monitor their movements at any time.

Good teammate!

"This eye is so worth it."

Han Xiao couldn't help but rejoice in the caution of this group of people. If they had acted rashly, his situation would have been really troublesome. He was not afraid of scheming monsters, but he was afraid of iron-headed babies.

"Well, let me think, how should I receive them…"

Han Xiao stroked his chin, his face full of contemplation.