Chapter 196 Saving the Situation

Han Xiao naturally didn't want to stay any longer. Just then, the control room operator exclaimed in surprise, "We've entered the scanning range of the [Magic Eye] model energy detector! The database shows that there's a Gedora patrol stationed in this area. They'll be here in twenty minutes at most!"

The captain was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately announced the good news over the broadcast to reassure the passengers.

Seeing this, Han Xiao instructed Kerlodd a few words and went to provide support on his own.

...

Xisuoli was panic-stricken, fleeing alone towards the spaceship. All of his subordinates had been captured by Hao Tian and the others. Only he had sensed the danger and fled at the first opportunity, narrowly avoiding capture. However, he was the only one who escaped.

Arriving at the place where the scavengers had boarded the ship, the sound of fighting came from ahead. Xisuoli hurriedly stopped and warily peered into the distance. He saw the scavengers who had stayed behind were engaged in a fierce battle with a group of Supers. He recognized these people as companions of the Gedora, a group of powerful "natives."

The battle was currently in a stalemate. The leader of the [Staring Eyes], who had stayed behind, was leading his subordinates in a fierce battle against the players from the Temple and the Dynasty, protecting the scavengers' spaceship.

The leader of the Staring Eyes was a psychic. He looked like a birdman with wings and an eagle's head. He was skilled in mental attacks, which was the most troublesome type of enemy for the current players. Their mental resistance was low, and they were easily stunned. He alone was holding back the players.

Xisuoli hurriedly ran over and shouted, "Let me up!"

The scavengers, seeing that it was an ally, quickly made way for him. The leader of the Staring Eyes turned around, grabbed him, and asked coldly, "Where are the hostages?"

"G-gone. I was ambushed!"

The leader of the Staring Eyes was furious. They had failed to capture any Gedora, and this operation had already failed. The hostages were supposed to be the last reward, but they were gone too. Had they come all this way for nothing? They had even lost a lot of manpower, and the boss of the Boneless Birds, Snake Braid, had been captured. They had lost everything!

"That bastard Snake Braid! He called us over here without properly investigating this ship's background. This isn't a good business. We'll retreat when the Beast Hoof people return. Get inside!" The leader of the Staring Eyes kicked Xisuoli back into the spaceship.

Before long, another group of scavenger thugs returned, and the situation for the Temple and the Dynasty became even worse. The situation became even more stagnant. The leader of the Staring Eyes gave an order to fight and retreat at the same time, trying to return to the spaceship, escape from the Duanjiao Star, and flee. However, the players were helpless to stop them.

In the distance, a series of rapid-fire laser cannons flew over, killing several scavengers. Relton finally arrived at the scene, his expression calm. Although his left mechanical arm had been blown up, he had a secret cannon muzzle hidden in his crotch, which was spraying high-temperature lasers.

The scavengers hurriedly walked onto the gangway, trying to run back to the spaceship. A green light flashed in Relton's eyes, and he muttered in a low voice. With a wave of his hand, he created a series of green light screens, separating the spaceship entrance and preventing the scavengers from entering.

"Don't just stand there! I can't hold on for long. Hold them back!" Relton shouted at the players. He was covered in sweat. He had fought Snake Braid and consumed a lot of energy. Maintaining the green light screen required even more concentration. If it weren't for the help of another group of passengers, he wouldn't have dared to do this.

As long as they could delay for a while, the patrol would arrive, and these scavengers wouldn't be able to escape.

"Green Knight!" the leader of the Staring Eyes roared. His psychic power erupted, and whirlwinds swirled around him. His powerful mental energy struck Relton in an instant.

Relton groaned and blood trickled from his nose, but he held on and didn't let the green light screen dissipate.

The scavengers frantically attacked the green light screen. The light screen rippled like water, but it didn't break. Some of the scavengers turned and rushed towards Relton, hoping that the light screen would disappear if they could defeat the Green Knight. The players immediately stopped them.

Light flashed and explosions thundered. The scene was a chaotic mess.

On the ship, Xisuoli was anxious and kept looking at the time, wishing he could abandon the others and escape in a spaceship on his own.

Just then, Han Xiao arrived. He scanned the situation and immediately understood what was happening. He instantly came up with the most direct tactic: as long as he took care of the leader of the Staring Eyes, the enemies would be finished.

"A psychic? His level should be a little lower than Snake Braid's. A typical high-attack, low-defense type."

Han Xiao's Intelligence was quite high, so his mental resistance wasn't bad. Moreover, he was thick-skinned and loved to deal with high-attack, low-defense enemies. Willpower Burning had already cooled down. Without another word, Han Xiao took out [Garretan's Wrath] and fired a shot directly.

Boom!

The muzzle spewed out a fiery beam of light. The leader of the Staring Eyes became alert and turned around in horror, hurriedly creating a psychic shield. However, it shattered instantly, and the beam of light engulfed half of his body, burning it to a crisp. The pale white psychic light in the leader of the Staring Eyes' eyes dissipated. He cried out and fell to the ground.

This shot triggered the effect of the [One Shot Kill] talent, which gave him a 12%-25% chance to deal true damage on the first shot at a target.

In Han Xiao's view, the leader of the Staring Eyes' health dropped from about four-fifths to one-fifth in the blink of an eye!

Such heavy damage immediately inflicted negative effects such as weakness and serious injury on the leader of the Staring Eyes. Han Xiao seized the opportunity, advanced at full speed, knocking away the scavengers who were blocking his path. He rushed into the crowd and directly controlled the leader of the Staring Eyes, who was unable to resist. This series of actions was completed in a flash. In one swift motion, he had taken down the scavenger leader, who the players had been unable to defeat for so long.

Although it was a sneak attack, this efficiency shocked everyone. Relton's pupils contracted, and his eyes followed Han Xiao's figure closely.

"What a powerful guy. Is he a mercenary too..."

The leader of the Staring Eyes and Snake Braid were about the same strength, but their inclinations were different. Han Xiao's burst damage was best suited to dealing with high-attack, low-defense enemies. In comparison, Snake Braid, an MT-type enemy, was more difficult to deal with. Moreover, he had triggered true damage this time, which was quite lucky.

Without their leader, the scavengers were in chaos. Xisuoli's heart sank. He didn't care about anything else and immediately sat in the driver's seat, ready to start the spaceship and escape alone.

Xisuoli closed the hatch as soon as possible. Suddenly, he heard a grinding sound of tearing metal. The hatch, which was half-closed, was torn open. Han Xiao stepped in, grabbed Xisuoli, and threw him out.

"We meet again." Han Xiao opened his mask and smiled slightly at Xisuoli. Although his smile was very friendly, it was no different from a jackal or tiger in Xisuoli's eyes. A dangerous aura pierced his heart.

"It's you! Don't, don't kill me! I know a lot of things! I know a lot of information..." Xisuoli said in a panic, incoherently begging for mercy.

Bang!

An electromagnetic needle bullet pierced Xisuoli's skull, blowing away half of the back of his head, leaving a pool of red and white on the ground.

Han Xiao put away the Gauss sniper rifle and didn't even look at Xisuoli's corpse. He turned to the Temple and the Dynasty players and said, "I'll leave this to you."

The remaining scavengers were subjected to a one-sided massacre. None of those who boarded the ship escaped. At this time, the vibration of the spaceship also stopped. Han Xiao looked towards the porthole. The scavenger spaceships that were harassing in space saw that their comrades had been wiped out and immediately fled in panic.

Only now had the crisis truly been resolved.

"It's finally over. Fortunately, it was a close call."

Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Encountering attackers in space was a dangerous situation. A single mistake could lead to the destruction of the ship and the death of its passengers. This small episode made him a little nervous, but it also reawakened his sense of tension in space battles. Having stayed on Aquamarine Star for too long, Han Xiao's familiarity with interstellar warfare was gradually returning.

Han Xiao was in the habit of summarizing after a battle. In this attack, he had made use of the players' advantages, splitting up and taking action, and grasping the overall situation. The sudden appearance of those players was an unexpected surprise. Overall, he felt that he could give himself a score of 82.

At this time, Han Xiao finally had time to look at Relton, who was standing to the side. Seeing his damaged mechanical exoskeletal body, his eyes flickered slightly.

"A mechanical exoskeleton... Hmm, it should be an advanced modification, and it has a transformation function..." Out of professional instinct, Han Xiao subconsciously analyzed the technology.

Although Relton was curious about Han Xiao, he was rather aloof and stood to the side expressionlessly, with no intention of greeting him.

"Looks like a proud warrior." Han Xiao thought. Suddenly, he felt that this sentence was problematic. He stared at Relton's crotch for a while and thought, "Wrong, it should be a warrior with no pride."