Qi Pei jia
Chapter 901 Success, Return Flight
The moment the time-space amber formed, the energy was isolated, and everyone stopped their actions, gathering around to observe the imprisoned Otherworldly God with curiosity.
"Did we get him?" The Sun Hunter knocked on the shell of the amber sphere, gazing at the motionless Otherworldly God inside, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The success rate estimated in the pre-war meeting was not low, but when it was truly completed, many Beyond Grade As found it somewhat unbelievable.
The Otherworldly God was notorious in the universe, having escaped sieges by universe-level civilizations countless times. Had they really captured him now?
And the operation went quite smoothly.
"An individual imprisoned by the time-space amber will have their time frozen. Their soul and consciousness remain, but their body cannot move… We have indeed caught him," Han Xiao explained briefly.
"Hmph, this guy has this day too," Milizaus shook his dragon head.
"It would be embarrassing to fail with eleven people taking action." Manison's expression was quite calm, but having lost an old acquaintance, he also felt some emotion and唏嘘 (xuxu, a sigh of sorrow).
But as soon as this emotion arose, Manison suppressed it. His gaze turned to the time-space amber in Han Xiao's hand, and everyone else also turned to look at this cosmic treasure.
Although everyone was surprised that the Otherworldly God was captured, it didn't last long. After all, as big shots of the same Beyond Grade A level, none of them looked up to the Otherworldly God. Instead, they were more interested in the time-space amber.
During this period, rumors of the Beacon Star battle had been raging, and the time-space amber had come into the sight of various Beyond Grade As. No one was uninterested in a cosmic treasure that could easily imprison a Beyond Grade A esper. Now that they had finally witnessed the scene of the time-space amber in action, everyone had different thoughts, and envy was inevitable.
Black Star's ability to imprison Beyond Grade As was a threat to everyone to varying degrees, causing people to evaluate him not only from the perspective of combat power. Han Xiao held a special position in their eyes.
Noticing everyone's gaze, Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and flipped his hand to put away the time-space amber.
"It really is a good thing," the Sun Hunter said with emotion, "Black Star, you're very lucky to have two cosmic treasures in your hands."
Han Xiao raised his eyebrows. He was happy to hear others praise his luck.
After all, things that don't exist need to be emphasized, just like ordinary people like to be called "靓仔" (liang zai, handsome young man)…
After a pause, he didn't respond, changing the subject, and said, "Now that the Otherworldly God has been captured and the operation is complete, I'll take the Otherworldly God back to the Empire. Does anyone have any objections?"
Manison shook his head. He was very interested in the Otherworldly God's body, but unfortunately, he couldn't open the time-space amber.
The three Sun Hunters from the Arcane Church hesitated, wanting to say something, but after thinking about it, they didn't refuse Han Xiao's request in the end. The Arcane Church also wanted to take the Otherworldly God back and imprison him, but the situation was stronger than them. The Empire had seven people present, and they didn't have the confidence to snatch him. They also didn't need to.
"Since there are no objections, then we'll take over." Milizaus nodded. "Black Star, your contribution to this operation to capture the Otherworldly God is the greatest. The Empire will cooperate with publicity to add another stroke to your deeds."
"I know." Han Xiao smiled.
The Otherworldly God and the Fallen Ark were particularly well-known in the universe. The evil reputation of the villain's paradise made countless interstellar citizens terrified. Now that this guy had been caught by the Empire, it was definitely big news. The Empire would not let go of this opportunity to publicize their contribution to "maintaining universal peace", eliminating a threat to the personal safety of interstellar citizens.
As the promoter of the plan and the biggest contributor to the operation, he was definitely the focus of publicity. When this matter spread, his reputation would definitely skyrocket again, and it would probably become one of his representative achievements. The impact of the event might not be lower than the Beacon Star battle.
With the Otherworldly God's identity, he might not be able to obtain political assets, but a high-level legendary degree should be a certainty.
Of course, compared to the hidden dangers of the World Tree civilization, these were all small matters. Eliminating the hidden dangers was much more important. At least the citizens of the explored universe wouldn't be squatting at home one day and suddenly receive news of the World Tree invasion, scared shitless.
Without the threat of the Otherworldly God, the major civilizations' enthusiasm for studying this space data would inevitably decrease, and the research team on the Fallen Ark side would not continue to execute the order of a former leader, so the time to connect to the universe of the World Tree civilization would definitely be delayed.
Catching the Otherworldly God at this stage would definitely make the Otherworldly God's story line unrecognizable, but compared to the drastic changes in the overall situation brought about by the early invasion of the World Tree, this consequence was definitely worth it, winning more time for stable development.
In the future, the three major civilizations and the World Tree civilization would definitely discover each other, and there would be a battle. This was a universe-level disaster, and Han Xiao had been accumulating strength for this. For him, the later this day came, the better.
'Right, the Otherworldly God also said that he would see me again sooner or later.'
Han Xiao's eyes flashed. He had been focused on sealing the Otherworldly God just now and hadn't thought about the Otherworldly God's words. Now that he was relaxed, various guesses floated into his mind.
The Otherworldly God also knew about the existence of the World Tree civilization. He should also be clear that there would be a battle between the two sides, so did he mean that the three major civilizations might rely on his strength at that time and release him?
Han Xiao shook his head. Those were things that might not happen until who knew when. By then, the Otherworldly God's consciousness might have been wiped out by the long imprisonment.
At this time, Sword Saint · Fu suddenly spoke, coldly saying, "There's something I need to remind you of. I interfered with the Otherworldly God's soul on a spiritual level just now. In the moment before he was sealed, I sensed an abnormal mental wave."
Han Xiao's expression tensed. "What kind of wave?"
"The Otherworldly God's mental strength erupted at that moment, and the resistance was strengthened many times. It seemed that he wanted to use mental strength to stimulate his body and break free from control, but he didn't succeed. After that, the time-space amber sealed him, and our telekinesis was also bounced out."
"Um, I see." Han Xiao pondered for a moment and nodded.
It sounded like the Otherworldly God's last struggle, a desperate attempt to survive, but he failed. It was quite normal.
Everyone didn't dwell on the issue of the Otherworldly God's ownership and quickly reached a consensus.
Then, everyone turned to look at the battlefield, only to see that the fleets of the three major civilizations were still dealing with the remaining Fallen warships, but none of them intended to help.
They only had the Otherworldly God in their eyes. Now that the chief culprit had been eliminated, these small fries were not worth their effort. No one wanted to waste their energy. Han Xiao was still thinking about the Empire Contribution Points rewarded by the 【Empire Campaign: Fallen Ark (Repeatable)】, and sent a portion of his mechanical troops to pursue the fleet.
When the Otherworldly God was captured, the remaining Fallen Ark fleet gave up resisting. The crew were all wanted criminals from various civilizations. No one surrendered, but instead scattered and fled in all directions, and the fleets of the three major civilizations, taking advantage of the victory, pursued them until they were defeated. Not even one out of ten ships escaped.
While waiting for the battle to end, Han Xiao quietly opened the panel to check the large number of prompts that had just popped up.
The 【Empire Campaign: Fallen Ark (Repeatable)】 was settled normally. Several "Face the Otherworldly God" series of missions were all completed. The experience reward alone reached more than 30 billion. Even with the level-up cost standard of level 280, he could level up several times. Of course, the premise of getting so much experience was to blow up the Otherworldly God's clone. In the later stages of his previous life, only a very small number of players had a chance to do it, but in his eyes, it was not difficult at all.
The Empire Contribution Points also skyrocketed, with a harvest of more than 10,000 points, equivalent to the cost of nearly two Ultimate Knowledges.
A great harvest!
At the same time, a brand new 【Character Summon Card—Otherworld God】 also arrived in Han Xiao's hands.
However, the Otherworld God's abilities were too many, and the probability of drawing Esper Ability Nullification was extremely low. This time, his luck was average. The effect of the character card was Instantaneous Transfer, and the upper limit of uses was 10 times. The ability was actually good, but it was a bit tasteless for him. He himself had Void Jump, and the effect was not much different from Instantaneous Transfer.
However, Void Jump had a cooldown, and having multiple means of flashing was acceptable, at least there were quite a few uses.
Han Xiao spent a lot of resources dealing with the Otherworldly God this time. The number of uses of Esper Ability Nullification was exhausted, and this trump card for dealing with espers was gone, and he also used a Perfect Mechanical Sense.
He still had a blank character card, which he could use to copy another Perfect Mechanical Sense, but he didn't plan to do so at the moment.
The Beacon Star battle and the battle with the Otherworldly God had established enough prestige for him. It was estimated that no one would provoke him for a long time, so there was no rush to use the blank character card.
And another mission, 【Nemesis of Three Great Civilizations】 was also displayed as "Completed".
Capturing the Otherworldly God alive completed the extra mission requirements, and he could draw three abilities of the Otherworldly God, which was far more valuable than the character card.
His template skills were basically drawn in this way.
Han Xiao didn't settle this mission immediately. With such a precious reward, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity if he didn't go back and touch 丁摸干儿子 (ding mo gan er zi, touch Ding and his godson, a superstition for good luck)?!
With his dark face, it would be a miracle to draw something good!
In addition to the mission rewards, Grand Technician Han also gained a lot of experience from killing enemies. Killing the Otherworldly God's clone also gave a lot of experience, and the clones were endless, indirectly allowing him to farm experience, which was a substantial boost, greatly replenishing a wave of his experience bar.
After looking at the panel for a while, the fleet's battle finally ended.
Han Xiao looked at the Beyond Grade As of the other two civilizations.
"Our cooperation ends here. Thank you for your assistance."
"You're welcome. You can come to my territory for a sit down when you have time." Manison extended an invitation to Han Xiao.
"No, I have to send the Otherworldly God back. Maybe next time," Han Xiao declined.
"Then next time."
Manison shook his head, feeling quite regretful, and turned to leave.
The Sun Hunter took the initiative to exchange communication numbers with Han Xiao, and led the people of the Arcane Church back to the main ship. Han Xiao took the captured Otherworldly God, and returned to the Empire's main ship with his companions like Milizaus.
The eleven people returned to their respective troops, and the fleets of the three major civilizations parted ways, leaving in different directions, embarking on their return journeys.
At the same time, the report on this operation was also transmitted back to the high-level officials of the three major civilizations.