One after another, the transition streamer streaked across the dark and deep universe, and the wrinkled traces left by the evacuated Ethereal Religion fleet awakened the imperial space monitoring buoys one by one along the way, without concealing the route.
On the bridge of the Yaoyang-class main ship, five Transcendent A-levels including Sagman and Sisko gathered together, looking at the fleet commander Rogo with a serious look, and Rogo's eyes never left the star map from beginning to end. .
"The Lighthouse Star is located on the edge of the Dawn Star Cluster and borders the barren cosmos belt. We keep evacuating at full speed and will soon be able to escape this warning area." Rogo said solemnly.
The propagation of energy and light takes time. The spatial scale of the universe is very large, and many remote detection methods have a certain delay. The detection buoy that uses quantum communication to send back real-time information is a more commonly used warning method, but the universe is too big. , it is impossible for the empire to place monitoring buoys in every inch of space. The warning area generally extends around the base planet, and the density of the monitoring buoys is farther away and sparser.
Ethereal Religion has fled to the outer warning area of the lighthouse star at this time, and is going deep into the barren cosmos belt. At this time, it is a race against time, and it is meaningless to clear the space buoy, and it will also be located. Rogo didn't mind being monitored by the Empire in the warning area, after all, he wasn't really stupid and went straight to the location of the secret Stargate.
The plan is to enter a state of disappearance in the area with sparse space buoys in the barren cosmos belt, so as to get rid of the direct surveillance of the empire, and then divide into dozens or hundreds of troops to move around to the secret stargate.
In this way, a considerable part of the detachment was abandoned. When their fleet set off, the location of the secret stargate was moved. The original secret stargate coordinates have been scrapped, but the information on the star map has not been updated. Only Rogo, Transcendent A Grade and a group of henchmen knew this information, which was to prevent the team from revealing the location of the secret Stargate after being captured by the Empire.
Of course, these teams are not completely abandoned, they are just a blindfold. When the core troops such as Rogo and Transcendent A have escaped from Glittering Star Sea, they will be informed of the true location of these teams. Even if the secret stargate is exposed at that time, the impact will be small. If there are too many, you can blow up the stargate stop loss at any time, and no matter how bad it is, you can make these troops come back from the barren cosmos belt, and their time is worthless.
"As soon as possible, stay in Glittering World for one more minute, our risk will increase." Sagman said solemnly.
"If you can only say this kind of nonsense that everyone knows, then don't speak. Thanks to you, the risks we are suffering now are meaningless!" Rogo was not polite at all, with a faint anger in his tone.
He reported the results to the bishops' conference just now, and was scolded. Thinking of the gloomy future, he couldn't help but feel anger in his heart. At this time, he didn't want to give these Transcendent A Grades who caused the failure of the action any good looks.
Being thrown a pot on his head, Sagman's face tightened, and after thinking about it, there was still no attack. The breaking point appeared on the battlefield of Transcendent A Grade, and they really justified the loss.
The other four turned a deaf ear, and everyone was a grasshopper on a line, fleeing in embarrassment in the empire's territory, and no one cared about Rogo's disrespect.
Sisko on the far side had the most ugly face. Thinking of his friend Dylan falling into the hands of the empire, his mood was extremely bad, and he was too lazy to care about others.
Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Rogo snorted and said dully: "The empire must be dispatching troops to block our escape route, but don't worry too much, this is just a fake route for suspicious soldiers, and the empire can use it nearby. Most of the fleets have gone to support Beacon Star, and it will take time to send fleets from farther strongholds, so even if we encounter interception, we can easily annihilate each other... The only thing to worry about is the Empire Super A Grade that is chasing behind, according to the current Judging from the situation, Tarrokov will wait for reinforcements to act together, but unfortunately, I originally thought that I would have the opportunity to lure the enemy to fight back…”
While Roggo was analyzing, Sagman and others were also discussing privately in the exchange of mind power.
"With the size of the fleet, even if the troops are divided, it is still conspicuous. Maybe we should leave the fleet and take a small spaceship to operate, which will be more concealed," Taylor said.
"You can think about it, and let's talk about it after the big unit is separated."
When escaping without a trace, the survivability and concealment of Transcendent A Grade acting alone are much higher than following the fleet. As an individual who masters great power, he is not afraid of the harsh environment of the universe, and the target is extremely small. Just hide on the barren planet. not found.
In particular, Niga and Teldi, who mastered the secret technique, were not restrained by the enemy, and the teleportation technique was haunted.
Rogo was worried about being pursued by the Empire's Transcendent A Grade, so he wanted to take Sagman and others with him. As everyone knows, Sagman and others were also considering using the large army as a bait to attract the attention of the empire.
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In the other direction, the fleet of the Ark of the Fallen was also evacuating at full speed.
Due to the breakup, Ability God's fleet and Ethereal Religion broke off, there was no intelligence channel, and they didn't know the other party's movements at all.
However, they have an advantage. They stormed in from the outer warning area, and consciously destroyed a lot of space monitoring buoys along the way, forming a scattered blind spot, which is conducive to running.
In the main ship command room, Hakisen looked away from the star map and turned to glance at the Ability God clone beside him.
Ability God body has found a secret room to evolve, I don't know how long it will last, and before he started to evolve, he deliberately separated some clones to protect himself and monitor the movement of the fleet.
Ability God has always been wary of anyone, even Hakisen, who has been with him for hundreds of years, is no exception. When the body is the most vulnerable, he really only trusts himself.
"Still don't believe me..."
Hakison's barbed tongue was like a thorn-like snake, licking the bright red metal mask covering his upper face, scratching his teeth, and hissing air from his nose. , like a sneer.
In the face of Ability God's clone, Hakisen raised his four arms like dry old branches, and the dark purple skin oozes wisps of purple mist, which condenses into a fog ball in mid-air, bound by some ability, as if a bead.
Then, he found his subordinate, handed the bead in his hand to the other party, and said lightly: "Empty an ordinary warship, remove the energy core, intelligent system and other components inside, leaving only an empty shell, put this bead Put it in the ship, then drop the ship and let it drift on our path until the Imperial forces who are after us find it."
Ability God clone turned to look at him and said coldly: "What do you want to do?"
"Hey..." Hakisen laughed strangely, "I'm going to contact the Empire..."
boom!
As soon as the voice fell, the Ability God clone suddenly grabbed his neck, lifted it hard, and pressed it against the wall.
"You want to betray me?"
The neck was strangled, but Hakisen was not afraid at all, but laughed louder and louder, "Hahaha, I am going to cooperate with the empire, if they can provide us with information about Ethereal Religion, we can tell the difference. Some troops went to intercept Ethereal Religion - anyway, those men are just cannon fodder. We are the closest troops to Ethereal Religion, and with our help, the empire can hold Ethereal Religion more efficiently."
"There is no need to do this." Ability God clone said lightly.
"No, it is very necessary. Compared with Ethereal Religion, what the Empire wants to deal with is definitely the latter. There are several Transcendent A Grades on their side, which are more valuable. If they can be caught, Ethereal Religion will lose. Nearly half of Transcendent A Grade combat power, there is such an opportunity to hit the enemy, the empire will not let it go, when the empire focuses on Ethereal Religion, Ability God Your Excellency, your pressure is less, hehehe ."
Hakisen's tone was full of joking and playfulness, and continued: "This time I ran away, and Ethereal Religion also hated us. When we return to the central Xinghai, we will face the double blow of Scarlet Empire and Ethereal Religion. Doing so, not only It can reduce the Empire's anger towards us, and also weaken Ethereal Religion, so that you will face fewer Transcendent A Grade enemies in the future, and if Ethereal Religion suffers such a huge loss, it may not have time to deal with us in the short term."
Ability God clone is noncommittal, "How do I know that you are not going to betray my position?"
"Heh, if Your Excellency Ability God is not at ease, you can let an Ability God clone stay on that empty spaceship and supervise my communication with the empire. If you think I betrayed your position... Hehe, I'm here, You can kill me anytime."
The Ability God clone was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "You don't need to do this. I will send a clone to stay and negotiate with the empire, and you don't need to intervene."
He felt that Hakisen's actions, although abrupt and weird, did make some sense. If he could negotiate with the empire, it would be good for him. Anyway, it was just a clone, and it would be fine if he was eliminated.
"Oh, that's fine too."
The hand that grabbed his neck was released, Hakisen fell to the ground, rubbed his neck, called his subordinates, dispersed the fog ball he just made, sucked it back into his body, and continued to observe the star map as if nothing had happened.
A metal mask with a color like blood was branded on the upper half of his face. No one could see Hakisen's eyes hidden under the mask, and no one knew what he was thinking at this moment... In other words, no one knew what he was covering. Keep your eyes on how you see things.
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The fierce battle of Lighthouse Star ended, but the incident was far from over. Under the order of Tarrokov, the fleet of the Empire in Glittering World launched a pursuit to Ethereal Religion and Ark of the Fallen.
As for the Legion players who watched Meat Bun posts on the forum and relayed the situation on the battlefield, all kinds of surprise, shock, and curiosity had not subsided, and new tasks popped up on everyone's panels at the same time.
Before that, Black Star Legion players only knew that the Imperial Outpost Lighthouse Star was attacked, and there were about ten Transcendent A Grade melee battles. Legion Commander Black Star was one of them. As for the identity of the attacker, the cause and effect of this incident , they don't know, they're confused.
And this task just explained all of this, and at the same time, many players brought a greater shock.
[[Crimson Empire Recruitment Order, Full Line Pursuit]]
[Mission introduction: Due to the coveted evolution block of Black Star and in order to provoke conflict, Ethereal Religion and Ark of the Fallen raided the empire's outpost in Glittering World. The enemy has seven Super A Grade combat power. However, , With the help of the imperial allies Black Star, Milizaus, Beoni and the foreign aid Austin invited by Black Star, we successfully repelled the incoming fleet! Now, these two fleets are fleeing from the boundaries of Glittering World, and hereby mobilize all forces to hunt down the incoming enemies and maintain the dignity of the empire - Commander-in-Chief of the Scarlet Empire Expeditionary Army Tarrokov]
[Task requirements: Track the fleet of Ethereal Religion and Ark of the Fallen that attacked the Lighthouse Star, find their whereabouts as much as possible, and kill their hands]
[After the task is completed, different levels of rewards will be given according to your performance evaluation]
Knowing the ins and outs, the Broken Starlink section of the forum instantly exploded.
"The Ethereal Religion attacked the Scarlet Empire? Is the cosmos grade civilization going to fight?!"
"No wonder there was a big scene of eleven Transcendent A Grade melees. It turned out to be the case. Is the legion commander okay? Not dead!"
"People's goal is the evolution block of the legion commander, so is this incident actually caused by the legion commander?"
"Fuck, I was targeted by a cosmos-level civilization and beat the opponent away, there are cards!"
"Our Black Star Legion is an ally of the Scarlet Empire, does it mean that the Legion is also hostile to Ethereal Religion?"
"It feels like something big is going to happen!"
Meat Bun got first-hand information this time. Below his post, countless players rushed in to post, building the building at a speed of dozens of layers per second, making him excited like a monkey...
It's true to follow Black Star, and suddenly there is an explosive big news!
After the shock, many players became excited and experienced three versions. They also explored the law. The events of Xinghai are connected and affect each other. This is an orderly system. According to the intelligence and news of various regions, in fact, Some possible future events can be predicted logically.
And this incident involves three major civilizations, no matter how you look at it, it is not a trivial matter. If the two sides fight, it will definitely not be a small plot.
Many people have come up with a guess... Maybe this attack is a sign of a future main storyline
Is this even the main storyline of the next version
It's not impossible.
As this statement spread on the forum, some people put forward different suggestions, thinking that this is not necessarily the main storyline, but also an event during the version update, which will appear as a background introduction in the next version. The statement has also been recognized by some people.
Due to Han Xiao’s behavior, the Chinese players of Broken Starlink have developed the habit of guessing the plot of the big version, and the old Russian and old Australian players from the Constellation Corridor have also joined the speculation and integrated into the excited atmosphere of the forum.
There are various speculations, and the Black Star Legion players did not just fight on the forum, but turned around and participated in the pursuit.
Although many people are too far away, they may not be able to make meritorious deeds, but legion players are accustomed to collectively participating in large-scale camp missions, and there is no failure condition for this mission. I am afraid that a symbolic pursuit can also get a minimum reward.
Glittering World is still in a state of news blockade and has not been fully connected to the Expeditionary Universe. Except for the parties involved, no other outside forces are currently aware of such a turmoil in Glittering World.
However, the player group is the first outsider to learn about these secret news. Legion players have heated discussions in the Broken Starlink section. Players from other sections also call friends and hear the wind, and flock to the Broken Starlink section to watch and eat curiously. melon.
This time, the forum has exerted its unique intelligence advantage. When the outside world is still ignorant of this matter, the player group is almost known to the lighthouse star storm!
The forces of the three major civilizations are spread across the entire universe that has been explored, and their influence is extensive. They have a wide range of influences. No matter what star field players are, they feel the tension of the mountains and rains from this incident, and secretly look forward to the news of this incident. After going to the outside world, the huge turmoil that followed!
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On the other side, Tarrokov's large troop set off from the lighthouse star to pursue Ethereal Religion. Han Xiao, Milizaus, Beoni, Heboar, and Ravenlaud, five Transcendent A Grades rarely joined forces and made friends. And go.
Not long after the departure, the high-level officials in charge of the logistics of the empire contacted Han Xiao according to Ulan Riel's request. After giving enough face, he personally asked him what ultimate knowledge he wanted in exchange.