Chapter 158 I'm Here

Gleaming wanted to grab a hostage to force Black Star to unseal the Everlasting Light?

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the expressions of Saggman and the other four changed, and they looked at Gleaming with hostility and vigilance.

They didn't doubt K’Shuye's judgment, not only because he was their leader on this trip, but because his guess made sense.

The Arcane Church had always been prejudiced against the Federation of Light. If Gleaming hadn't betrayed them during the Beacon Star battle, the Arcane Church wouldn't have lost Nijia and the Everlasting Light. Now that K’Shuye said Gleaming wanted to take a hostage, Saggman and the others recalled Gleaming's style of doing things and felt it was entirely possible.

The Arcane Church and Gleaming had been arguing over the Everlasting Light for too long. The reason they had been able to endure it was because they knew the Everlasting Light was sealed, and Gleaming couldn't use or study it. That was how they could tolerate Gleaming temporarily occupying it.

But if the Everlasting Light were unsealed, the Arcane Church would definitely not sit still.

Compared to Hela's life and death, the Everlasting Light was obviously more important; they couldn't let Gleaming succeed!

Of course, K’Shuye didn't guess this news; it was the Machinery Country who told him.

Although Gleaming was Machinery Country's old boss, judging from Manison's plans, he naturally didn't want a weapon as powerful as the Everlasting Light, which targeted Super A Grades, to be used by any civilization. In his eyes, sealing it was the best solution.

"Since that's the case, let's settle it with our fists."

Serraon's expression turned cold, and his aura erupted. His majestic martial arts aura spurted out, and his voice echoed like thunder:

"You guys, go deal with Hela first. I'll deal with K’Shuye. He's just an avatar. After I blow him up, I'll go support you."

With that, he raised his fist, and a majestic, scorching, dazzling aura burst out, like a great sun.

Just like his nickname, the Shatterer of Star Clusters, his martial arts style was known for its frontal crush.

Like Gortan, also a peak Super A Grade martial artist, his style was violent and fierce, with a savage, beastlike quality. Serraon's style, on the other hand, was an unstoppable crush, more of a dignified and direct force than Gortan. This kind of force wasn't the kind that inspired fear, but rather, like the shifting of stars and the overturning of the earth, it had a feeling of inevitability.

K’Shuye refused to be outdone and also erupted with powerful psychic power to meet him head-on.

Rumble!

The two collided, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing!

Blinding light suddenly burst forth, and the world seemed to turn into a white expanse.

Bang, bang, bang!

Serraon and K’Shuye exchanged a blow, and then seemed to turn into two intertwined phantoms. Martial arts aura and void psychic power clashed thousands of times in an instant, exploding with aftershocks from the collisions. As they fought, they ascended into the sky, opening another battlefield in outer space.

At the same time, the five of Gleaming ignored Serraon and quickly descended, facing Saggman and the other four from afar, while Han Xiao's Sovereign Avatar stood aside with Hela.

The forces in the field became three-sided, forming a triangular confrontation.

The atmosphere was tense, and a three-way melee could erupt at any moment.

"So, these are the five who came..."

Han Xiao sized up Gleaming's lineup and nodded secretly.

He knew the combat power levels of these people very well, not only remembering their past lives but also having detailed information collected from the Association of Gods.

The Gleaming quintet in front of him were basically mid-level fighters. The strongest among them should be Jingshen, who had a Cosmic Treasure called the 'Star Power Crown,' similar in status to Saggman of the Arcane Church, considered mid-to-high level. The weakest was Haidis, who had joined not long ago, with a combat power level similar to Tolain.

What was more noteworthy was Mornisa. Han Xiao remembered that she used to be a student of Machinery Country, following him to learn mechanical knowledge before she rose to the Super A Grade level. He didn't know if she was acting as a double agent at this time.

While Han Xiao was secretly calculating, on the other side, Saggman and the other four, faced with this situation, were immediately entangled, not knowing whether to fight Hela first or the five of Gleaming.

If they fought Hela first, the five of Gleaming would interfere from the side, and they might accidentally be taken advantage of by Gleaming.

But if they fought Gleaming first, although it had a higher priority, the few of them felt that abandoning Hela halfway and turning around to help her fight others would be very foolish.

The Arcane Church's forces were in a dilemma for a time.

At this moment, Haidis of Gleaming suddenly spoke in the wide-area channel:

"Five of the Arcane Church, although we have different goals, we can't come all this way for nothing. If you turn around and fight us, then we'll all become a laughingstock in the universe. It's better to kill Black Star's Sovereign Avatar first, then beat Hela until she loses her ability to resist, control the situation, and then we can discuss how to deal with her."

In Haidis's view, Serraon would definitely be able to take care of K’Shuye's avatar. As long as they also took down Black Star's Sovereign Avatar, they would have Serraon, while the Arcane Church would have lost their strongest link. With the balance of power no longer equal, they would be able to control the situation and take Hela away.

Hearing this, Saggman hesitated, looked up at K’Shuye, who had started a passionate fight with Gleaming at the slightest disagreement, and then glanced at Black Star's Avatar and Hela, who were watching the show from the side. He hardened his heart and nodded through gritted teeth.

"Alright, let's take Hela down first."

At this moment, he made a decision, not intending to follow K’Shuye's instructions just now.

Just as Haidis had said, they were just fighting Hela, and now they turned around to help her. He felt that it was a bit foolish and easy to become a laughingstock in the universe.

On the one hand, Saggman and K’Shuye had different opinions and didn't want to come all this way for nothing, so he wanted to gamble. If he could take the opportunity to kill Hela while joining forces with Gleaming, it would still be disrupting Gleaming's plans—if they killed the hostage, they would never have to fear being captured by the enemy, perfect.

On the other hand, there was a personal grudge. The taste of being locked up in the Time Amber was not good, and he still remembered it vividly, feeling deeply ashamed and always thinking of giving Black Star a hard time. He didn't want to give up the opportunity to kill Hela and make Black Star's heart ache.

Hela had shown a strange ability to recover. In this way, it was not suitable for them to fight a prolonged war. If ten Super A Grades joined forces, the explosive power would restrain Hela's recovery ability to a certain extent, so Saggman prepared to find an opportunity to kill Hela while the two sides were joining forces.

He knew that both sides had their own agendas, and even if they joined forces, they would restrain each other openly and secretly, but he was confident that he could create an opportunity to kill in front of Gleaming's eyes, and that was with the powerful Forbidden Spell Scrolls he had not yet used!

In a few words, the two sides barely reached a consensus. In the next second, the ten Super A Grades of Gleaming and the Arcane Church turned their heads in unison, their unfriendly gazes converging on Hela.

The terrifying pressure was like a landslide and tsunami, suddenly attacking!

Hela's face couldn't help but turn slightly pale, but her expression was still indifferent.

At this moment, a broad mechanical figure stepped forward and blocked her, separating all the hostile gazes and all the pressure.

"Don't worry, I'm here by your side."

Han Xiao's laughter rang in her ears.

Hela was a little dazed.

It was that familiar scene again, as if every figure that had protected her in the past overlapped at this moment, and her emotions were turbulent.

"Black Star..."

"What?"

"...When will your main body arrive?"

Han Xiao turned his head and glanced at her, his tone meaningful:

"Don't worry, let me fly for a while."

...

In the Beast Ancestor's base hall, Gortan drank wine while chatting with Sorokin's possessed body, waiting for good news.

After waiting for a while, Sorokin put down his cup and asked:

"Your Excellency Beast Ancestor, I wonder where the troops you sent out have arrived?"

"What's the rush? Don't you trust my subordinates' ability to handle things?" Gortan said impatiently.

He had tasted Sorokin's glib tongue and was persuaded. As long as he didn't have to risk his own life, Gortan was happy to kick Hela when she was down.

Not long ago, he had issued an order for some of his officers to take fleets to destroy the surrounding Stargate stations, trying to cut off the passage for the Empire's reinforcements and prevent them from arriving in time, ensuring that Hela would not receive support.

"It's better to ask. If the Empire's reinforcements arrive, the nature of the matter will intensify again. Killing a Super A Grade under Black Star's command who has not joined the Empire, as long as we can make a quick decision and act first, the problem is not too big. If we have to fight the Empire's forces head-on, the Arcane Church and Gleaming may not be willing." Sorokin advised.

"Tsk, you have too many tricks."

Gortan looked impatient, put down his wine cup, and took out a communicator to contact his officers, asking in a muffled voice, "Where are you? Have you arrived at the Stargate station?"

"F-Father..." The officer on the screen trembled a little. "We've been intercepted."

"Hmm?" Gortan's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Who dares to intercept my people?!"

"It's the Machinery Country's mechanical troops. The leader is his Apostle Weapon. We can't beat them..."

Clatter!

Gortan stood up suddenly, knocking over his wine cup, spilling wine all over the floor, his expression shocked and uncertain.

"What is he doing intercepting my people for no reason?"

At least he was a peak Super A Grade. Gortan was not afraid of Manison, but his professional style was different. He was unwilling to provoke Machinery Country, which had many soldiers and generals. The other party had intercepted his people without warning today, which did not seem like a sign of goodwill.

Sorokin was also a little surprised, gently tapped the table, and immediately had a plan.

"I think I know. Judging from Machinery Country's attitude at the Association of Gods, he definitely doesn't support the action against Hela. He probably has precautions. Because you were the first to release the news, it can be said that the matter started with you, so Machinery Country has been watching you for a long time. Taking action at this time should be to prevent you from destroying the Stargate..."

Thinking of this, Sorokin's brows couldn't help but furrow, secretly feeling a headache.

Machinery Country had also intervened in this disturbance, adding many variables out of thin air. He originally thought that Gleaming or the Arcane Church's actions were guaranteed, but now he was a little apprehensive.

Sorokin had known Machinery Country for a long time and knew that this guy was also an old fox. Once Manison decided to intervene, he would definitely not just make a small fuss and only target Gortan's troops. So, if he guessed correctly, the old thing Machinery Country probably had other arrangements.

"I thought he was just going to stand by and watch, but I didn't expect him to want to secretly hinder the actions of his ally Gleaming. He's really brave. I'm afraid the chances of success this time..."

Sorokin couldn't help but hesitate. Among the hundreds of Super A Grades in the universe, only a few had the qualifications to make him afraid, and Machinery Country was one of them.

While he was planning here, Gortan directly contacted Machinery Country and questioned him.

"Manison! What do you mean by detaining my people!"

Manison's face appeared on the screen, and he said lightly, "Have you forgotten our consensus at the Association of Gods?"

"Hela reduced my lifespan and killed many of my subordinates. You want me to just let it go?" Gortan said coldly. "You're the one who keeps talking about consensus. Am I, a peak Super A Grade, not as important as Hela? You don't want others to offend Black Star to the death, so aren't you afraid of offending me?"

"Because of you, she has already encountered danger. I hope you won't pursue it anymore. If she really dies, you won't have a good end either." Manison shook his head.

"Hmph, you say Black Star will retaliate, right? Do you think I'm afraid of him? Remember, this is him provoking me. He said he wanted to play, and he would accompany him to the end. Alright, I want to see if he can afford to play now. I'll get rid of his right-hand men and give him a lesson first." Gortan said coldly.

As the saying goes, the more you think about it, the angrier you get, and the more you think about it, the more you lose. Every time he thought about how he had suffered such a big loss and was threatened by Black Star in front of him, he became even more angry.

"I hope you'll think about the big picture." Manison said in a deep voice.

"The main one who's taking action now isn't me, and that's your big picture, not mine." Gortan sneered and said coldly, "I'm playing a common front with you, that's giving you face. Now this is a matter between me and Black Star, and it has nothing to do with you, but you're trying to persuade me for no reason... What, do you really think you're the leader of the Super A Grades and have the right to interfere in my affairs? I'm telling you, don't push your luck!"

Manison narrowed his eyes, took a deep look at him, and hung up the communication.

Gortan snorted angrily, crushed the communicator in his hand, threw it aside, and strode towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Sorokin came back to his senses and hurriedly asked.

"Hmph, Machinery Country intercepted my people. I can't just obediently wait here for him to release them. I'm going to bring them back now. If I have time, I'll destroy a few more Stargate stations along the way." Gortan walked straight out.

...

On the battlefield of Black Star Army's frontline base, the battle had been going on for a while, and the scene had completely turned into a three-way melee.

After the Gleaming Federation fleet that had teleported in and Mornisa's mechanical troops joined the battle, they once again entangled the base's defense fleet. The two sides were fighting fiercely around the planet, and the light of the ship cannons was constantly flashing. The scene could be considered an interstellar war.

Serraon and K’Shuye's avatar were still fighting each other. K’Shuye was really a bit fierce. Relying on his bottomless blue bar, he was temporarily fighting Serraon to a tie with an avatar, while also deliberately pulling the battlefield apart.

This Void Emperor was actually helping Han Xiao to hold back Gleaming's strongest link. In this way, the balance of power shifted, which was a great help.

Han Xiao was secretly glad that if these two had targeted Hela, the situation would have been really nine deaths and one life. In that case, he could only execute the final plan.

But even if there were actors on the other side, the battle situation on Hela's side was very serious. The ten Super A Grades of Gleaming and the Arcane Church, their offensive was simply overwhelming and terrifying.

Having successfully connected to Aurora, this super nanny, Hela was also unable to resist at this time... This had nothing to do with recovery ability. It was simply a complete crush. No matter how many times she recovered, she would be crippled that many times. If it weren't for being able to absorb Aurora's life energy, Hela's resurrection armor would have been beaten out long ago.

And this was still the case with Han Xiao not counting the losses and diverting some of the pressure.

With so many Super A Grades joining forces, the power was naturally not a simple one plus one. Han Xiao's mechanical troops had been blown up countless times, already approaching the upper limit of the [Scrap Modification] skill. If they continued to fight, they would not be able to recover.

Mechanical Disaster Frankscobb laid down a layer of space stabilization anchors and wormhole disruptors. After the Gleaming Federation fleet arrived, they laid down a second layer, causing the space in this area to be too stable. Han Xiao couldn't open the Dimension Factory and Secondary Dimension Barracks to summon his minions. He could only use the troops placed in the base, so he could only virtually invade to deal with the space stabilization device.

But Gleaming and the Arcane Church were both guarding against this move. Gleaming, in particular, not only had Mornisa, but also transferred a Super A Grade Virtual Mechanic to provide remote assistance and guard the main intelligence.

If the mechanical troops were gone, relying on just one Sovereign Avatar, he couldn't withstand the ten Super A Grades who were like wolves and tigers.

"Fortunately, the other side isn't of one mind. The Arcane Church and Gleaming are wary of each other, which has affected their joint combat power to some extent. At most, they've only exerted seven or eight tenths of their combat power," Han Xiao thought to himself.

He turned his head and glanced. Currently, he and Hela were separated. Not far away, countless attacks were thrown at Hela, and the scene was full of dangers. Hela was enduring huge amounts of damage every second, and the light of life energy had never disappeared, constantly replenishing her health.

"Aurora's Heavenly Disaster can't withstand such a large consumption either. I estimate that she'll be sucked dry by her sister before long."

Thinking of this, Han Xiao made up his mind.

At the same time, Saggman and the others besieged Hela while instructing their teammates.

"Later, when the time is right, when Gleaming launches another concentrated fire and seriously injures Hela, Tydelle, you use all those scrolls. Use part of them to block the people from Gleaming and prevent them from interfering, while we attack with all our strength. With the effect of the scrolls, we'll take advantage of Hela's lack of recovery to directly kill her and shatter her soul!"

"I know."

Tydelle nodded, ready to use the scrolls at any time.

Just as everyone was concentrating, suddenly, an incomparably huge energy source suddenly broke into everyone's perception range, rapidly approaching and extremely fast.

"Someone else is coming?!"

Everyone was shocked, and their actions paused. They hurriedly looked up.

They saw a stream of light rapidly approaching from afar, all the tail flame lights of mechanical soldiers. It was actually a mechanical legion, and the scale was incomparably huge, at least dozens of times the size of all the mechanical divisions present!

And at the very front was a figure wrapped in a ghostly blue flame, taking the lead, like a meteor, heading straight for the battlefield where Hela was.

"Who is that? Such a fast speed! Could it be someone coming to support Hela?"

Saggman was shocked and uncertain. He turned his head and glanced, discovering that the five of Gleaming had the same doubtful expressions.

At this moment, everyone suddenly saw Serraon, who was fighting at high altitude, abandon his opponent and directly meet the fast-approaching ghostly blue meteor, intending to intercept it and prevent the newcomer from joining up with Hela.

Seeing the two figures collide, in the next moment, everyone present widened their eyes in shock, almost unable to believe what they were seeing!

Rumble!

A cloud of blood mist exploded!

The one who was sent flying was actually Serraon. He was like a baseball hit out by a bat, spitting blood and spinning backwards. Flying out with him... was actually a bloody, severed arm!

Serraon had a total of four arms, and at this time, one of them had been broken off!

"What?!"

Saggman and the others were horrified, their faces showing disbelief.

Severely injured Serraon with one blow? Where did this fierce person come from!!

At this time, this figure crashed into Serraon and was forced to stop in mid-air. The flames wrapped around his body disappeared, revealing a figure that everyone present recognized, overlooking the ten Super A Grades besieging Hela.

At this moment, except for K’Shuye, all the Gleaming and Arcane Church Super A Grades present were stunned, their hearts stirred by a tidal wave of shock, and the name blurted out:

"Black Star!!"

How could it be him!

Wasn't his main body at the headquarters? He actually arrived on the battlefield!

Many Super A Grades present didn't realize that just seeing Han Xiao's main body descend, their confidence in this operation had disappeared by more than half!

Against Han Xiao's Sovereign Avatar, everyone dared to bully him a bit, but facing Han Xiao's main body, many people immediately became nervous, like they originally only wanted to team up to brush an elite monster, but suddenly encountered the boss at the end of the level.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree. Han Xiao had a fierce record and had already proven his strength as a peak Super A Grade. His prestige had been earned through fighting.

Seeing Han Xiao arrive in person at this time, everyone suddenly felt great pressure and hesitated to move forward, while Hela took this opportunity to break out of the encirclement and flew to the side, panting heavily.

"This is bad..." Saggman's heart sank a few times, and he recalled the taste of the Time Amber again, quietly shivering.

At this moment, meeting everyone's gaze, Han Xiao slowly spoke.

"I'm here."

He coldly swept over the Super A Grades whose expressions were extremely unnatural, his tone calm but carrying an oppressive majesty.

"Now... it's your turn to run."