Di wilayah Pusat Galaksi Federasi Cahaya, sebuah kapal kecil dengan lambang pasukan mengarah ke langit-langit kosmik dengan pelan. Di antaranya adalah para anggota Divisi Laut Bintang dari Tentara Bintang Hitam.
Ini adalah wilayah Federasi Cahaya. Lama sudah Tentara Bintang Hitam diundang untuk membangun sebuah cabang di sini. Namun, pasar sudah diperebutkan oleh berbagai organisasi, dan mengingat sensitivitas hubungan antara federasi dan dinasti, cabang ini bertumbuh sangat terbatas di kawasan ini.
Tentara Bintang Hitam tidak populer di mana-mana, setidaknya tidak di sini. Anggota cabang di sana tidak bisa menikmati reputasi tentara, jadi mereka pun tidak bisa merasakan manfaat dari pengaruh Tentara Bintang Hitam. Justru, mereka sering disakiti oleh beberapa organisasi setuju Beyond Grade A lokal, sehingga masa mereka di sana tidak mudah.
Namun, suatu hari, segalanya berubah.
Di dalam ruang utama kapal kecil ini, seluruh awak kapal berkumpul dan menyaksikan layar virtual yang memutarkan berita.
"u201eBerdasarkan sumber yang dapat dipercaya, sebuah insiden terjadi di Dunia Berkedip-Kedip kemarin. Totalnya, dua belas Beyond Grade A dari Gereja Arcane dan Federasi Cahaya menyerang benteng garis depan Tentara Bintang Hitam di zona kompetisi bebas, berupaya membunuh wakil komandan Tentara Bintang Hitam, u2018Ratu Kematianu2019 Hila. Setelah insiden ini terjadi, Bintang Hitam datang dengan cepat ke lokasi dan melawan dengan sendirinya melawan dua belas musuh Beyond Grade A. Akhirnya, semua musuh diasingkan dan lima orang ditangkap u2014 satu dari Gereja Arcane dan tiga dari Federasi Cahaya u2014 u2018Devil Merahu2019 Tolaen, u2018Jiwa Energiu2019 Womre, u2018Pengembara Sendiriu2019 Jackornitz, dan Hades. Kemudian, Bintang Hitam bepergian jauh untuk menangkap Beyond Grade A lain yang disangkakan terlibat dalam insiden ini, u2018Leluhur Binatangu2019 Gorutan. Apa yang dilakukan Bintang Hitam benar-benar mengguncang seluruh dunia. Penyebab di balik insiden ini mas masih sedang dityelidiki...u201e
Setelah berita selesai, kabin terisi oleh sorak-sorai kegembiraan!
"u201eWoo!u201d
Seluruh awak kapal yang hadir mengangkat tangan dan bertepuk tangan. Mereka nampak sangat gembira.
"u201eHa ha, orang federasi akhirnya mendapat pelajaran!u201d
"u201eKomandan tentara kami tak terkalahkan!u201d
Banyak dari mereka yang hadir karena namanya Bintang Hitam. Sekarang, setelah melihat kehebatan yang ditunjukkan oleh komandan mereka, mereka dipenuhi semangat dan rasa hormat yang membara.
Berita ini memberi dorongan moral yang sangat besar dan menjadi topik paling hangat di seluruh tentara, apalagi bagi anggota cabang yang sedang bertugas.
Mereka bertugas di Laut Bintang dan telah menghadapi banyak kesulitan. Sekarang, setelah bos mereka berhasil menangkap tiga Beyond Grade A dari federasi, salah satunya adalah pemimpin organisasi yang selama ini menyulitkan mereka, mereka merasa komandan tentara memberi mereka keadilan.
Kegembiraan itu bertahan cukup lama sebelum larut. Di tengah suasana pesta yang ramai, kapal ini akhirnya tiba di tujuan. Ini adalah sebuah planet transfer. Kapal ini telah sampai di sini berkali-kali. Mengikuti instruksi, kapal aman parkir di pelabuhan.
Ketika para anggota cabang turun dari kapal, mereka merasakan perubahan. Mereka melihat penduduk yang lewat semua berhenti untuk memberi salam dengan kedipan mata, dan mata mereka penuh dengan emosi yang kompleks u2014 kejutan, ketakutan, dan rasa ingin tahu.
Kali ini, petugas pendaftaran pelabuhan menampakkan sikap yang berbeda dari biasanya. Wajah mereka penuh semangat dan senyum menyenangkan. Ini adalah sesuatu yang jarang dilihat para anggota cabang ini.
u201eHa ha, lihatlah orang-orang ini. Dulu mereka tidak tahu untuk menghormati kami, namun kini mereka takut.u201d
Dengan melihat perubahan sikap orang di sekitar, rasa bangga muncul di hati mereka. Mereka merasa dihargai dan gembira karena bergabung dengan Tentara Bintang Hitam.
Alasannya, tentu saja, adalah pencapaian yang mengguncangkan yang baru saja dibuat oleh komandan tentara. Reputasi faksi miliknya melonjak hingga puncak di seluruh alam semesta!
Dengan seorang pemimpin seperti dia, masa depan organisasi ini akan menjadi cerah.
Ini bukanlah fenomena tunggal. Adegan serupa bisa dilihat di seluruh alam semesta.
...
Saat ini, hampir semua pemain ada di Server Dunia. Ketika pemain di benteng garis depan mengunggah rekaman pertarungan, semua perhatian langsung tertarik pada berita ini.
Di forum, insiden ini mengisi seluruh panel Dunia Berkedip-Kedip, dan jutaan orang sedang mendiskusikoninya.
Pemain tidak tahu detailnya. Yang mereka perhatikan hanyalah pencapaian mengejutkan Bintang Hitam.
Dengan performa yang luar biasa, Hila sepenuhnya diabaikan. Dianggap bahwa Han Xiao telah melawan dengan 12 musuh seorang diri.
Meskipun mereka tahu Bintang Hitam termasuk yang terkuat di seluruh alam semesta, ini benar-benar melampaui imajinasi pemain. Mereka tidak terlalu familiar dengan perbedaan kekuatan antara Beyond Grade A dan penuh dengan ragu-ragu.
"u201eIni sungguh tidak masuk akal!u201d
"u201eAku ingat, dulu ia juga dikelilingi saat Pertempuran Mercusuar, namun kala itu komandan tentara memiliki bantuan dari sekutu dinasti. Kali ini, tidak ada bantuan, namun ia masih berhasil mengalahkan 12 Beyond Grade A seorang diri, dan menangkap empat orang!u201d
"u201ePanggil Bun-Hit-Dog, bangun dan buat videonya secepatnya!u201d
"u201eAku mendengar komandan tentara mengorbankan banyak hal untuk mendapatkan kekuatan ini, semua demi melindungi Hila.u201d
"u201eIni mungkin adalah apa yang kita sebut cinta.u201d
"u201eAku akan naik ke kapal itu!u201d
"u201eKapiten kami paling hebat!u201d
Selain mengungkapkan kaguman, berbagai pemain juga menduga pengaruh yang akan ditimbulkan oleh insiden ini.
Saat ini, kompetisi di Dunia Berkedip-Kedip sangat ketat, dan Tentara Bintang Hitam juga terdampak.
Bagi sesuatu seperti ini terjadi, dampaknya tak terbayakan.
Lebih lanjut, komandan tentara juga menyatakan komitmennya untuk menanggung jawab atas semua orang yang terlibat, tak peduli seberapa sulitnya, dengan menangkap Gorutan yang memberi bantuan.
Dengan cara ini, keuntungan faksi Tentara Bintang Hitam akan mencapai puncak. Siapa yang berani mencontek Bintang Hitam selama periode kompetisi Dunia Berkedip-Kedip?
Untuk para pemain Tionghoa, ada sebuah peribata yang menjelaskan dampak pencapaian Bintang Hitam dengan sempurnanya...
Ketika kamu melakukan satu pukulan yang luar biasa, kamu bisa menghindari seratus pukulan.
Dibandingkan dengan organisasi yang pernah diperingatkan oleh Tentara Bintang Hitam sebelumnya dalam konflik faksi, ini menciptakan kontras yang lebih jelas.
Karena kebijakan u2018tidak membalasu2019 yang diadopsi oleh organisasi-organisasi itu, pemain pemula yang korup diorganisasi tersebut memiliki pendapat yang lebih kuat tentang pentingnya faksi.
Mereka sudah tidak puas dengan organisasi mereka sejak dulu, dan ketika mereka melihat berita ini, banyak yang berubah dan beralih ke faksi lain.
Tentu saja, pilihan utama mereka adalah Tentara Bintang Hitam.
Pemain dari berbagai negara yang baru saja bergabung dengan tentara memiliki perspektif berbeda tentang insiden ini.
Di versi sebelumnya, pemain dari berbagai negara hanya bisa menyaksikan Tentara Bintang Hitam dari kejauhan. Namun, kini setelah bergabung dengan Medan Bintang dan akhirnya bisa menjadi bagian darinya, mereka merasakan pengalaman baru saat mendiskusikannya sebagai anggota faksi.
Dulu, mereka hanya bisa menyaksikan orang lain memuji Bintang Hitam, namun kini mereka bisa bergabung dan memuji bersama, yang terasa sangat berbeda.
Beberapa pemain baru segera merasakan betapa luar biasanya memiliki pemimpin faksi yang hebat. Mereka mengirim lebih banyak pesan u2018kapiten kami paling hebatu2019 dibandingkan anggota senior. Forum hampir diregangkan oleh pemain tentara. Suasana terasa meriah.
Di sisi lain, anggota senior juga menikmati rasa superioritas, berpikir: u201eKamu terlalu muda. Ini bukanlah hal yang besar.u201d
...
Di Gereja Arcane, para Beyond Grade A dan proyeksi jarak jauh dari kalangan atas berkumpul untuk mendiskusikan cara menghadapi insiden ini.
Meskipun misi mereka gagal dan mereka kehilangan Tolaen, para hadirin tidak terlihat tidak senang. Mereka bahkan cukup senang secara diam-diam.
"u201eMisinya gagal. Kita tidak bisa membunuh Hila, tapi kami tidak kecewa dengan hasilnya.u201d Salah seorang kalangan atas gereja berkata. u201eKalimat Anda, Ekselensimu Kasuyi, telah melakukannya dengan baik, memecah rencana federasi dan membuat mereka kehilangan tiga Beyond Grade A. Kami sangat puas dengan keputusan yang Anda ambil.u201d
"u201eSaya hanya membuat beberapa kontribusi,u201d jawab Kasuyi dengan tenang.
"u201eHa ha, janganlah meremehkan diri. Dibandingkan dengan Hila, lebih penting untuk mencegah federasi mendapatkan sebuah komponen untuk membuka segel lima ribu Tuhan.u201d
Kalangan atas tersenyengaja tersenyengaja. Mereka merasa senang saat memikirkan betapa mereka berhasil membuat federasi menderita kekalahan besar.
"u201eNamun, lima ribu Tuhan masih di tangan federasi, jadi sebaiknya bernegosiasi dengan Bintang Hitam atau dinasti untuk melihat apakah kita bisa mendapatkan salah satu tawanan federasi dari mereka, untuk ditukar dengan lima ribu Tuhan.u201d
Kasuyi mengangguk. u201eMeskipun operasi ini gagal, kita tetap menyinggungkan Tentara Bintang Hitam. Rasio kesuksesan negosiasi kemungkinan besar rendah, tapi tidak ada salahnya mencoba.u201d
"u201eHmm... Di samping itu, kamu pernah bilang Bintang Hitam menampilkan kemampuan mirip Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation dan mengirim Hila kembali ke markasnya meski ruang-waktu sudah dikunci. Apakah ini benar?u201d
"u201eTentu saja, saya tidak salah.u201d
Mendengar ini, pemikiran itu muncul dan berkata, u201eJika memang benar, kita tidak punya pilihan lain selain membatalkan semua rencana terhadap Hila...u201d
Karena Bintang Hitam memiliki kemampuan untuk mengabaikan stabilisasi ruang-waktu, tidak ada gunanya menargetkan Hila karena dia bisa pergi kapan saja.
Kemampuan set dari King yang ditampilkan oleh Han Xiao telah menghancurkan seluruh rencana gereja terhadap Hila. Dia sekarang akhirnya berada di tempat yang aman.
Melihat respon kalangan atas, Sagman dan teman-teman sekamarnya bertukar pandangan dan melihat ekspresi kompleks di mata masing-masing. Ada rasa pengorbanan dari menyadari bahwa mereka tidak bisa membalas kecelakaan, dan kegembiraan karena selamat kali ini lolos.
Kali ini, seorang kalangan atas lain dari gereja berkata. Ini adalah seorang anggota Uskup.
u201e
In the Federation of Light’s Central Galaxy territory, a small spaceship with the army’s symbol was slowly moving in the cosmic space. The people of the Black Star Army’s Abyss of Stars division were onboard.
This was the Federation of Light’s territory. The Black Star Army had been invited to build a subdivision there long ago. However, the market was already split up by the various organizations, and given the sensitive relationship the federation and the dynasty had, this subdivision had experienced very limited growth in the region.
The Black Star Army was not popular everywhere, at least not here. The subdivision members there could not enjoy the reputation of the army, so they could not feel the benefits that came with the influence of the Black Star Army. Instead, they were even bullied by some local Beyond Grade A organizations, so their time there was not the best.
That day, however, everything changed.
At this time, inside the hall of this small spaceship, all the crews gathered and watched the virtual screen in the hall, which was playing the news.
“According to reliable sources, an incident erupted in the Flickering World yesterday. A total of twelve Beyond Grade As of the Arcane Church and the Federation of Light attacked the Black Star Army’s frontline stronghold in the free competition zone, attempting to kill the Black Star Army’s deputy captain, ‘Goddess of Death’ Hila. After the event occurred, Black Star quickly arrived at the scene and fought the twelve Beyond Grade A enemies alone. In the end, all enemies were exiled, and five were captured, one from the Arcane Church and three from the Federation of Light—’Red Devil’ Tolaen, ‘Energy Soul’ Womre, ‘Lone Ranger’ Jackornitz, and Hades. After that, Black Star traveled far to capture another Beyond Grade A who was suspected to be involved in this incident, ‘Beast Ancestor’ Gorutan. What Black Star has done has shocked the entire world. The reason behind this incident is still being investigated...”
As soon as this ended, the cabin was filled with cheers of triumph!
“Woo!”
All the crew members present raised their hands and cheered. They were visibly overjoyed.
“Hahaha, the federation’s people have finally been taught a lesson!”
“Our Army Commander is invincible!”
Many of them had come because of Black Star’s name to begin with. Now that they saw what a shocking feat their leader had achieved, they were filled with burning passion and respect.
This news was a gigantic morale boost and had become the hottest topic within the army, even more so for the subdivision crew present. They were stationed in the Abyss of Stars and had faced a lot of difficulties. Now that their boss had captured three Beyond Grade As of the federation, one of whom was the leader of an organization that had been causing a lot of trouble for them, they felt that their army commander had given them justice.
The joy lasted quite a while before dissipating. In this festive atmosphere, this spaceship arrived at its destination. This was a transfer planet. The spaceship had gone there many times before. Following the instructions, it safely parked at the port.
As soon as the various subdivision members disembarked from the spaceship, they felt the difference. They looked around and saw that the passersby had all stopped to greet them with nods and looks, and their eyes were filled with complicated emotions such as surprise, fear, and curiosity.
This time, the port’s registration point approached. Compared to the formal manners they had always displayed, the attendant’s face was filled with passion and a fawning smile. This was something these subdivision members rarely saw.
“Haha, look at these guys. They never knew to respect us, but now they’re afraid.”
Seeing the change in attitude of the people around, a sense of pride appeared in their hearts. They felt honored and glad that they had joined the Black Star Army.
The reason for these changes, of course, was the world-shaking achievement the army commander had made recently. The reputation of his faction had rocketed to the peak in the entire universe!
With a leader like him, the future of the organization was as bright as ever.
This was not an isolated event. Scenes just like this could be seen everywhere across the universe.
...
Currently, almost all the players were in the World Server. When the players at the frontline stronghold uploaded the battle recording, everyone’s attention was immediately absorbed by the news.
On the forums, this incident had filled up the entire Flickering World panel, and countless people were discussing it.
The players did not know the details. All they paid attention to was Black Star’s terrifying achievement.
With his exceptional performance, Hila was completely ignored. It was assumed that Han Xiao had fought twelve enemies alone.
Although they knew that Black Star was among the strongest in the entire universe, this absolutely exceeded the imagination of the players. They were not too familiar with the difference in strength between Beyond Grade As and were full of disbelief.
“This is absolutely bonkers!”
“I remember that he was also surrounded during the Planet Lighthouse battle, but back then, the army commander had the help of the dynasty allies. This time, he needed no help, yet he still defeated twelve Beyond Grade As alone, capturing four!”
“Paging Bun-Hit-Dog, wake up and make your video, quickly!”
“I heard that the army commander sacrificed a lot in exchange for such strength, all to protect Hila.”
“This is probably what love is.”
“I’m getting on that ship!”
“Our captain is the best!”
Other than expressing shock, the various players were also speculating about the influence this incident would have.
Currently, the competition was intense in the Flickering World, and the Black Star Army had been affected as well. For something like this to happen, its impact would be incomprehensible.
Furthermore, the army commander also expressed his stand to hold all the people involved responsible no matter how difficult it would be by capturing Gorutan, who provided assistance.
This way, Black Star Army’s faction advantage would climb to the peak. Who would dare mess with Black Star during the Flickering World competition period?
To the Chinese players, one saying explained the impact of this achievement Black Star had made perfectly...
When you make one amazing punch, you’ll avoid a hundred punches.
Comparatively, this had made a more obvious contrast to the organizations that the Black Star Army had warned during the faction war incident earlier.
Due to the ‘no fighting back’ policy these organizations took, the innocent casual players in these organizations had a much stronger opinion about how important factions were. They were already unsatisfied with their factions to start with, and when they saw this news, many people were convinced to switch factions.
Of course, their top choice was the Black Star Army.
The players of the various countries who had only recently joined the army had another perspective about this incident.
In the previous versions, the players of the various countries could only watch the Black Star Army from afar. Now that they had joined the Star Field and could finally be a part of it, they had a brand-new experience when discussing it as members of the faction.
In the past, they could only watch others praise Black Star, but now they could join in and do it together, which felt completely different.
Some new army players immediately experienced how amazing it was to have a powerful faction leader. They were sending out even more ‘captain is the best’ messages than the senior members. The forums were almost completely occupied by the army players. The atmosphere was festive.
On the other hand, the senior members were also enjoying the sense of superiority, thinking, You guys are too young. This is no big deal.
...
In the Arcane Church, the various Beyond Grade As and the upper echelons’ remote projections had gathered to discuss how to deal with this incident.
Although their mission had failed and they had lost Tolaen, the people present did not look too unhappy. They were even somewhat secretly glad.
“This mission’s failed. We could not kill Hila, but we’re not disappointed with the results.” An upper echelon of the church spoke. “Your Excellency Kasuyi, you’ve done a great job, shattering the federation’s plans and causing them to lose three Beyond Grade As. We are very satisfied with the decisions you’ve made.”
“I’ve only made a few contributions,” Kasuyi replied calmly.
“Hehe, don’t be so humble. Compared to Hila, it’s more important to prevent the federation from obtaining a chip to unseal the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.”
The upper echelons were smiling. Thinking that they had made the Federation of Light suffer such a big loss, they were all in quite a good mood.
“Nonetheless, the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter is still in the federation’s hands, so it’s best to negotiate with Black Star or the dynasty to see if we can get one of the federation’s captives from them so we can exchange for the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.”
Kasuyi nodded. “Although the operation has failed, we still offended the Black Star Army. Odds of the negotiation succeeding are not high, but it’s worth a try.”
“Hmm... By the way, you said Black Star showcased an ability similar to Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation and sent Hila back to his headquarters despite the spacetime being sealed. Is that true?”
“Of course, I’m certainly not mistaken.”
Hearing this, the man pondered and said, “Since that’s the case, we’ll have no choice but to cancel all plans directed at Hila...”
Since Black Star had the ability to ignore spacetime stabilization, there was no point in targeting Hila since she would be able to leave any time.
The ability of the King mechanical suit that Han Xiao had displayed had completely shattered all plans the church had for Hila. She was now finally in a safe spot.
Seeing the responses of the upper echelons, Sagman and the other ‘former prison mates’ exchanged looks and saw complicated emotions in each other’s eyes. It was the resignation of knowing that they would not be able to take revenge and the delight that they had escaped this time.
This time, another church upper echelon spoke. This was a member of the Bishops. “Putting Black Star’s technology aside, the federation is going to be the one with the biggest headache. I just want to ask, what do you guys think of Black Star’s strength?”
The various Beyond Grade As exchanged looks before all looking at Kasuyi.
Kasuyi pondered for a while and said, “What Black Star has achieved in this battle is very shocking, but since we’re involved in it and know the details, we know that although Black Star is not as strong as the outside world says he is, he’s still very strong. His raw strength is not the main issue; it’s the fact that his combat strategy almost has no weaknesses. His indestructible body made up for the biggest weakness of a Mechanic, and with the help of the Spacetime Amber, his actual combat capabilities far exceed the level he’s at. It’s tough to judge... From this incident onward, we’ll have to look at Black Star in a new light. He has two states, normal and explosive, the latter being on an entirely different level to the former.
“Although Black Star burned his potential this time, since he can burn it the first time, he will be able to burn it again. Among all Beyond Grade As, not many can guarantee a win against Black Star during his explosive state. Therefore, it’s best not to push him into that situation.”
After hearing this, the church superiors exchanged looks.
Well, you’re basically telling us not to mess with Black Star, aren’t you?
...
On the other side, the Federation of Light also hosted a similar conference. The atmosphere was completely different from the Arcane Church—it was extremely serious and grave.
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