Chapter 247 Beating Ash

The few mercenaries left behind saw Nagojin and the others returning, and hurriedly landed. They quickly stepped forward and the two sides converged. The hundred or so people who had gone out to rescue people learned about what had happened here from the vivid and gesticulating description of these few mercenaries.

Apart from Melos and the other direct subordinates of the Black Star Mercenary Group, disbelief appeared on the faces of everyone else. Black Star was actually able to fight a Calamity Grade powerhouse to a standstill, without falling behind, and even severely injured the opponent. This was simply the polar opposite of what they had imagined.

Everyone's faces were blank, and they were speechless for a while.

Even Melos was a little dazed. "Is he that powerful?"

Nagojin's spirits were greatly lifted. He was originally unsure, but he didn't expect that the foreign aid, Black Star, was so powerful.

At this moment, Nagojin received a message. Han Xiao asked them to dig out the machinery under the ruins, and then go to another place to gather, and not to be too conspicuous.

Nagojin glanced back. More and more onlookers were gathering. The security team and the engineering team were on their way. Too many areas had been damaged by the aftermath of the battle recently. He estimated that the Norios Consortium was very angry. Nagojin didn't want to be entangled with them, so he led everyone to quickly dig open the ruins, dig out the machinery one by one, and then hurriedly left the scene and went to the designated location.

Before long, Han Xiao arrived late.

The recruited mercenaries all looked at Han Xiao, their eyes more awe-inspiring than before, and spontaneously made way for him.

Walking into the center of the crowd, Han Xiao patted Melos on the shoulder and smiled, "Ash was injured by me, at least a concussion, aren't you happy?"

Melos was stunned, and subconsciously touched his mechanical arm. He nodded. Every time he thought of Ash, the nerve connection of the mechanical arm would faintly ache. Hearing this, he showed a big smile, feeling relieved, and gave Han Xiao a hard hug.

"Good brother, well done!"

After exchanging greetings for a while, Han Xiao turned all the dug-out machinery back into compression orbs and put them away. He counted them carefully. After fighting with Ash, thirty or forty machines were damaged, and the quality of many machines had dropped a level. Apart from injuring Ash, there was not much substantial gain. The biggest gain was completing the tactical goal and rescuing Owenn's last free clone.

"We meet again, friend." Owenn nodded, his face was very bad, his lips were pale, and he looked very unhealthy.

"Every time I meet a mixed-blood Godoran, nothing good ever happens." Han Xiao shook his head. "Where's the Grade A powerhouse who helped?"

"He left."

"Doing good deeds without leaving a name, probably a superhero."

Han Xiao didn't find it strange. The stronger the ability, the greater the responsibility. At least there are still people who uphold this principle. Superheroes are common, not seeking rewards. Many strong people don't mind occasionally playing the role of a hero and contributing a bit of their strength.

After rescuing the target, Han Xiao discussed the follow-up actions with the others.

"DarkStar wants to make progress, there are only two choices. One is to search for Owenn's main body, which has never appeared. The other is to **** the last clone from our hands. So we occupy the initiative. DarkStar's situation is very passive. They are the ones who are anxious. Nagojin, how long will it take for your support fleet to arrive?"

"The War Bureau has dispatched the nearest military base fleet, using the stargate to jump, the journey is about twelve days."

"DarkStar will not sit idly by and watch the reinforcements arrive. They must have sent a fleet to hide near Norios. I have a few ideas, um... let's find a new stronghold first, and I'll talk about it in detail."

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On the other side of the city, the scarred DarkStar troops found a secret place to rest. Although the battle just now was short, it was very intense. The two sides had a total of about fifteen Grade Bs. The mercenaries were battle-hardened and had a high level of skill, fighting inextricably.

Melos's ship-slashing blade and Sheman's laser cannon collided passionately. Visande also joined the battle, seeking out the strongest of the enemies, Forsa Tude. Sylvia was too weak to participate in the battle. Fording was just a client and didn't want to be involved.

Anul's face was ugly, and he was in a bad mood. It was originally a great situation, but a Grade A passerby jumped out to disrupt the situation, causing them to fall short. Unlucky people have bad luck even when drinking cold water. How did he know that a Grade A powerhouse just happened to pass by that area. He had already tried his best to reduce the damage from the aftershock.

Most Calamity Grades, as long as they exert their full strength, basically have the ability to destroy the surface ecosystem of a planet. Individual power has reached this level, and they can be considered self-propelled planet-level civilization destroying weapons. But in battles with equals, they have to hold back, because the less aftershocks that dissipate, the more concentrated the power is, so that they can break through the opponent's defense to the greatest extent. Recklessly releasing destructive power will not pose a threat to Grade A powerhouses.

Moreover, Anul didn't want to destroy this planet wantonly. Provoking the Norios Consortium would only cause trouble.

If Ash could arrive in time, a two-on-two might have been possible. However, Ash didn't know what he was doing, and he was late. It was simply incomprehensible. Obviously most of the enemies were on his side, and there shouldn't be many people in the main camp. Why was Ash delayed for so long?!

Anul was besieged, and the situation was dangerous. He barely avoided getting injured by relying on stealth and speed. In the end, seeing that Owenn had slipped away and Ash was still not coming, he had no choice but to lead his men to retreat.

So, one can imagine how angry Anul is at Ash now.

Before long, Ash returned to the stronghold, his blood congealed into scabs, and the scars on his neck were hideous, startling everyone.

Seeing this, Anul frowned tightly. "How did you get injured? What did you encounter? Could it be that Nagojin also found another Calamity Grade powerhouse?"

Ash waved his hand and gritted his teeth. "It's Black Star. He stayed behind specifically to deal with me."

Anul's eyes widened, in disbelief. "You're saying that you were held back by a Grade B powerhouse, and you were beaten like this by the other party?!"

Ash nodded slowly.

Anul took a few seconds to calm the throbbing veins on his forehead. "Since you were delayed for so long, then you must have eliminated him, right?"

"The situation was urgent, so I retreated."

The words "what the hell" immediately popped up on Anul's face. He opened his mouth, speechless.

He had always placed high hopes on Ash, but at this time, he couldn't help but wonder if he had cultivated the wrong person.

Ash noticed the change in Anul's eyes and knew that his respected teacher was very disappointed in him. His face twitched, wanting to defend himself, but he felt that it would make him even more embarrassed, so he simply gave up speaking.

Anul made up his mind that when he returned, he would definitely imprison Ash for another year. He didn't want to see this pit-filler's face at all now. He turned his head and said to Forsa Tude in a deep voice, "The situation is unfavorable to us now. What suggestions do you have?"

Forsa Tude thought for a while and said, "We have three choices. Rely on the three clones in our hands to find Owenn's main body, or **** the clone in their hands and kill Nagojin by the way, or... we do nothing."

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