Chapter 1 The Invitation

The challenge was sent privately, not publicly, but the wording was less casual than their daily communication and very formal, marking the time and place of the duel, inviting him to meet on a barren planet in the Godora Star System in five days.

The news was so sudden that Han Xiao was confused.

The relationship between the two should not be problematic. He didn't know why Ames challenged him to a fight without prior notice, and made it so serious.

What is she thinking?!

Han Xiao was negotiating the terms of trade for the Evolver Totem with a representative of a civilization. As soon as he received Ames' invitation, he immediately hung up the communication with the civilization representative and turned to contact Ames.

He didn't want anything to go wrong with their alliance.

The communication was quickly connected, but it was not Ames on the other side, but Jenny, whose hair was becoming increasingly sparse.

"Why is it you?"

Han Xiao was a little puzzled. He dialed Ames' private number.

"Where's Ames?"

"You received her challenge, right?" Jenny asked.

"Yes, what does she mean by this?" Han Xiao frowned.

"It's just what it says. Before the fight, she doesn't plan to talk to you. She told me to tell you that this time she really wants to fight you."

"Why did she suddenly have this idea?" Han Xiao wondered.

"If you have any questions, ask her yourself on the day of the meeting, and remember to be on time." Jenny snorted and hung up the communication.

Looking at the black screen of the communicator, Han Xiao couldn't help scratching his head.

—It's normal for Super-As to spar, but with our relationship, wouldn't it be enough to just call out for a spar? Is it necessary to be so ceremonial, like the Forbidden City on the night of the full moon.

Forget it, Ames is not acting willful for the first time. That's just her free and easy style. I'm used to it...

Han Xiao shook his head helplessly, treating this challenge as another whim of Ames.

...

At the same time, in the main hall of the Dragon Tamer Floating Island.

Jenny put down the communicator and turned to look at Ames sitting on the floating dragon bone throne, her eyes complicated.

During the communication, Ames had been listening in. At this time, she nodded slightly and chuckled.

"Thank you for your trouble."

"To be honest, I don't quite understand..." Jenny couldn't help asking, "Although I hate Black Star, his strength is beyond doubt. Frankly, I don't think your chances of winning are high. Why are you doing this?"

"You don't seem to have much confidence in me?" Ames' eyes curved, her tone teasing.

Iso, who was on the side, shook his head and couldn't help interjecting:

"This has nothing to do with confidence. After the Beacon Star battle and the Otherworldly Deity incident, Black Star has proved his strength. According to the combat power he has shown, your chances of winning are indeed very low. Why launch a challenge that you are bound to lose?"

Ames heard the words and put away the smile on her face.

"Whether I can win or not, I'll only know after the fight."

Then, Ames paused, stroked the armrest of the throne, and sighed softly:

"Maybe I'm really not Black Star's opponent now, but at least... I need facts to prove it."

...

Five days passed in a flash.

Second Star Zone of the Godora Star System, Planet g-s7058.

This is a gas giant, surrounded by a conspicuous asteroid belt planet ring. This planet is not far from the Black Star Army headquarters and Hailan Star, and is the location of the duel.

A stream of light approached from far away and stopped in the outer space of the planet, revealing the appearance of a spaceship. The driver was Han Xiao, who went to the appointment alone.

"Detected a large unknown target, matching the database... A matching object has been found, the target is the Dragon Tamer Floating Island wum."

Philip's voice rang in the spaceship. Without his reminder, Han Xiao also saw the scene outside the porthole.

The huge Dragon Tamer Floating Island was suspended in the outer space of this gas giant, the entire island shrouded in a golden planetary shield.

On both sides of the Dragon Tamer, there were ten huge silver-black alloy satellites—these were the super-advanced "bricks" that Han Xiao had specially given to Ames.

Super-A's have amazing eyesight. Han Xiao saw that the Dragon Tamer had activated the armed mode. The buildings were shrinking underground, and no one was moving on the floating island. Only Ames was standing on the Dragon Tamer Pier, looking at him from afar.

Seeing this, the corner of Han Xiao's mouth twitched slightly.

She even brought the Dragon Tamer here. Is she serious?

He tried to dial Ames' private number, and this time Ames herself answered.

Ames' noble and exquisite face appeared on the virtual screen, her expression calm.

"You're here."

"You invited me, how could I not come?" Han Xiao said helplessly, "You can just say if you want to spar, I won't refuse you, is it necessary to make it so serious."

"You misunderstood, this is not a simple spar." Ames said slowly, "I will use all my strength to deal with you, and I hope you will also go all out. If you are careless, you may die."

Hearing this, Han Xiao put away his smile and frowned, "What are you doing?"

"...Since you entered Super-A, there have been constant storms. I have fought side by side with you, fought the Overlord, fought the Otherworldy Deities, but we haven't had a good spar... So I want to have a formal fight with you, until one side loses the ability to resist."

"Is it necessary for us to use this method to determine the winner?" Han Xiao didn't understand.

Ames' expression was unwavering, and she said softly:

"During this period of time, you have done many great things that have resounded throughout the universe. In less than two years, you have grown from a new Super-A to your current position. I can see your changes every day... Do you know, the feeling of being caught up is really bad."

When Han Xiao first entered Super-A, the two became equal, and Ames was willing to help Han Xiao, who was still a Super-A rookie at the time, to overcome difficulties.

But in just two years, Han Xiao rose at a speed visible to the naked eye and laid down his current foundation, far surpassing Dragon Tamer.

Ames increasingly felt that the identities, status, and strength of the two were widening, and the relationship was no longer equal, so her mentality changed subtly.

Ames is free and easy and doesn't care about many things, but she has an extraordinary persistence for the people she cares about. Her persistent search for Iso once reflected this.

And Han Xiao is one of the few people she cares about.

When the two were far apart in status, Ames calmly watched Han Xiao rise, but now it is different. The status is being reversed. She doesn't want to just watch Han Xiao throw her farther and farther away. She is not satisfied with only seeing Han Xiao's achievements in the news, and finally decides to launch a challenge and personally experience Han Xiao's combat power.

—To see how much the gap has become between Han Xiao, who has done so many great things, and herself!

The next moment, the radar of Han Xiao's spaceship sounded an alarm.

"Detected a high-threat target with a surge in energy response!"

Han Xiao looked up, and it was Ames who was releasing her qi, and her state was rising steadily.

Ames' deep eyes, as if hiding stars, projected a little faint light. She took a long stride and stepped out of the pier, stepping into the void. The force field supported her body, as if stepping on the ground.

The tight-waisted high-slit black dress trailed behind her, like a blooming black flower. As she walked in the void, her fair legs were looming in the slits on both sides of the black dress.

The energy level in Ames' body had been raised to its full state, and her voice became ancient and solemn:

"Don't hold back... Come on!"

The next moment, she raised her arms, and the majestic force fields overlapped, causing the Dragon Tamer and the ten satellite bricks to move from stillness to motion, gradually accelerating and flying towards Han Xiao.

At this time, Han Xiao's panel popped up a mission.

[You triggered S-level mission ["Dragon Seat" Ames]]

[Mission requirements: Try to last longer in Ames' hands (combat mode is not limited, up to 30 minutes each time you disengage from combat, if overdue, the mission will enter the settlement stage, and the number of disengagements is unlimited)]

[Reward: The reward for this mission is staged. Each time a requirement is met, you will receive the corresponding reward (only 1% of the disengagement time is counted in the judgment time)]

The mode of this mission is the same as when he challenged Overlord back then. The longer he lasts, the higher the reward.

In addition to experience, there are also Legend Points, Character Cards, and the ultimate reward for lasting 20 minutes to extract one of Ames' skills or Expertise.

But Han Xiao didn't have the mood to look at the mission panel for the time being.

'How could I hold back against you...'

Han Xiao sighed and didn't say these words.

With his current strength, if he really went all out, the lethality would be too terrifying.

She probably wouldn't be able to withstand it...

Han Xiao shook his head. He had no intention of hurting Ames. No matter what, the two were allies, and he couldn't do too much.

Seeing that Ames was determined to fight, and things had come to this, Han Xiao made a decision in an instant:

"Let's fight a war of attrition. My endurance is enough to exhaust her qi, so that she will be unable to fight again, so that she won't get hurt and avoid hurting feelings..."

The distance between the two quickly shortened. Han Xiao no longer hesitated, calmed his mind, activated his mecha and left the spaceship, then opened the secondary dimension and summoned a part of the mechanical legion.

"Overlord."

Youzu lined up with various styles of apostle weapons.

Han Xiao said in a deep voice: "Go ahead, focus on consumption, don't fire at full power."

"Understood."

Youzu nodded, and the thruster on his back spewed out a dazzling tail flame, turning into an arc of light and rushing out. The other apostle weapons took the mechanical legion and charged behind him, meeting the approaching Ames.

The faint light in Ames' eyes became brighter and brighter. She folded her hands on her chest and slowly pushed forward.

Force Field - Dragon Tamer Starburst Hammer!

The force field superimposed on the Dragon Tamer continued to increase, pushing the Dragon Tamer to accelerate wildly, like an extremely huge meteor, slamming into the black tide-like mechanical legion in front.

This scene is like using a brick to slap a large group of ants!

If such a large lump of Dragon Tamer smashed into a planet, it wouldn't take long to smash the planet's crust.

—The fighting method of wielding weapons with force fields is the complete Dragon Seat!

The normal response is to focus fire and blow up the Dragon Tamer, but Han Xiao cannot blow up someone else's lair. He is very helpless with Ames' fighting style of throwing her base around randomly.

The mechanical legion did not fire at the Dragon Tamer, but obeyed the order and all dispersed, allowing the Dragon Tamer to pass through the defense line.

The result was obvious.

The huge Dragon Tamer directly slammed into Han Xiao, whose body was as small as a speck of dust in comparison!

The shadow expanded rapidly, occupying all sight.

Looking at the landmass smashing down like Mount Tai, Han Xiao revealed a painful expression under his mecha helmet.

He had fooled Ames into using the Dragon Tamer to save him once before, but now he had to personally taste the feeling of the Dragon Tamer smashing his face.

Retribution ah, you always have to pay it back when you're out there!