Bersamaan dengan Han Xiao, energi di luar kelas Grade A pun muncul. Ia lahir sebagai sumber energi yang sangat berbahaya, yang langsung menarik perhatian semua makhluk kosong di sekitarnya.
"Ha! Tolong sudah datang!"
Kekuatan tiba-tiba muncul di tubuh Kirkmond. Saat Bagdora mas masih terkejut, ia menebak pedangnya ke lengan-lengannya, memotong banyak lengan energi sekaligus.
Bagdora buru-buru mundur dari Kirkmond, mengganti tangannya, lalu memandang Han Xiao dengan ekspresi serius. Keyakinan yang ia miliki sebelumnya pun menghilang.
Beyond Grade A di alam semesta utama tidak mudah ditepulkan. Ini sudah menjadi pengetahuan umum di dimensi sekunder. Ia tidak pernah menyangka Kirkmond memiliki koneksi dengan seorang Beyond Grade A asing.
"Siapa kamu? Aku memperingatkanmu. Jangan campuri urusan Dimensi Kosong. Aku adalah bawahan master Kasuyi!"
Bagdora langsung menyebut namanya. Di antara nama-nama yang ia ketahui dari alam semesta utama, nama Kasuyi adalah yang paling menggemparkan.
"Bukan! Dia hanya ingin mengeroyokmu!" Kirkmond membeberkan tipuknya tanpa ampun.
"Huf, jangan percaya padanya. Kirkmond adalah pembohong! Dia pasti hanya menggunakanku!"
"Kamu yang pembohong!" Kirkmond marah.
"Bukan, kamu!"
Meskipun dalam situasi seperti ini, keduanya tetap bertengkar.
Han Xiao, meskipun demikian, tidak berencana untuk bergabung ke dalam perdebatan ini. Beda-beda bintik listrik muncul di matanya sementara ribuan mesin berhamburan keluar. Kemudian, sebuah jaring raksasa yang terbuat dari Kekuatan Mekanik menangkap semua mesin dan menariknya ke arahnya, dengan cepat merakitnya.
Gerakan besar ini menyebabkan semua makhluk kosong di medan perang berhenti berkelahi dan memandang ke arahnya.
Dewa Mekanik terbentuk dengan cepat. Karena lawannya hanyalah Void Duke saja, ia tidak mengumpulkan banyak mesin. Oleh karena itu, Dewa Mekanik ini tidak terlalu besar, hanya sekitar sepuluh ribu meter tingginya.
Bagian paling mencolok dari tubuhnya adalah mantel besi raksasa di punggungnya. Bukanlah kain yang lunak seperti kain biasa, melainkan sepenuhnya mekanis. Tampilannya sangat rapi dan rumit.
Itu adalah the Emperor's Cape, yang Han Xiao kirimkan ke perang untuk pertama kalinya.
"Dewa Mekanik?! Bertanya" Bagdora cukup berpengalaman untuk mengenali apa ini. Kepanikannya jelas terlihat dari fluktuasi frekuensi pikirannya.
Jika ia memiliki wajah, ketakutan pun akan jelas terlihat di wajahnya.
Tanpa mengatakan apa-apa, Bagdora langsung berbalik dan mencoba melarikan diri. Ia menghilang dalam seketika dan masuk ke Void Hyperdrive.
Namun, Kirkmond sudah siap untuk ini. Sebagai Void Duke juga, ia memiliki banyak cara untuk mencegah Bagdora melarikan diri. Ia mengayunkan pedang panjangnya dan menampar ruang di depannya. Energi kosong yang kental meledak, menyebarkan gelombang seperti ombak. Ruang dimensi kosong ini dengan mudah ditutup.
Momen berikutnya, Bagdora kembali muncul—terpaksa keluar dari hiperdayanya oleh Kirkmond.
"Kamu..."
Bagdora frustasi. Namun, sebelum bisa mencoba sesuatu yang lain, Han Xiao mengendalikan Dewa Mekaniknya dan bergegas menuju Bagdora. Ia tidak bermaksud hanya duduk diam saja.
Melihat ini, Bagdora tidak lagi mencoba melarikan diri. Ia bergegas mengirimkan serangan jarak jauh dengan energi Void ke arah Dewa Mekanik, berharap menghentikan Han Xiao agar tidak semakin dekat.
Tanpa melambat, Dewa Mekanik mencengkeram ujung mantelnya dan menariknya ke depan.
Bunyi!
Sebuah perisai energi muncul di permukaan mantel. Ia sangat tebal dan kuat. Ribuan serangan energi Void menimpanya, hanya menyebabkan riak kecil, tidak mampu melambat Dewa Mekanik sedikit pun.
Pada saat yang sama, the Emperor's Cape juga meningkatkan mobilitas dan kecepatan Dewa Mekanik secara signifikan. Di tepi mantel, ruang terlihat terbengkok, yang secara drastis meningkatkan kecepatan Dewa Mekanik.
"Jangan semakin dekat!"
Takut, Bagdora ingin mundur, namun Kirkmond mencegahnya. Tanpa bisa melarikan diri, ia hanya bisa menyaksikan Dewa Mekanik semakin dekat.
"Kesempatan ini!" Han Xiao mengangkat lengan Dewa Mekanik dan menyerang dengan kepalan tangannya.
Energi psionik yang sangat kental bercampur dengan berbagai jenis medan gaya elektromagnetik membentuk perisai energi biru terang di sekitar kepalan Dewa Mekanik. Energi yang sangat merusak.
Ledakan!
Pertahanan Bagdora tidak banyak efek. Tubuh energi raksakannya yang besar ditindih dan ditekan pada kepalan Dewa Mekanik. Panah kupir hijau peraknya semuanya hancur menjadi atom, dan Void Worm-nya tewas di tempat, tidak meninggalkan abu pun.
Beberapa waktu lalu, Han Xiao telah mendapatkan [Machinery Control Master] melalui sejumlah Beyond Grade A yang ditangkap, yang secara signifikan meningkatkan kekuatan perlengkapan bertipe armor saat digunakan olehnya. Selain itu, kemampuannya dalam kontak dekat juga ditingkatkan dengan sangat.
Kekuatan tendangan ini terlalu besar untuk Void Duke seperti Bagdora. Ia terluka parah seketika.
Makhluk kosong memiliki sistem level sendiri dan tidak termasuk dalam standar pengukuran kemampuan pertarungan di alam semesta utama, jadi tidak ada perbandingan yang jelas. Namun, dengan tingkat Han Xiao, ia bisa langsung memperkirakan.
Dengan keuntungan berkelah di wilayahnya sendiri, Void Dukes bisa melawan pergantian dengan Beyond Grade A biasa selama puluhan ronde, namun itu saja. Hanya Void Duke terkuat, Void Lords, Void Ancients, yang bisa bersaing dengan Beyond Grade A sejati. Sedangkan Beyond Grade A puncak, kekuatannya melampaui batas atas kekuatan makhluk kosong.
Pokoknya, Bagdora sebanding dengan Senjata Apostle-nya, yang berada di antara Level 260 dan 280, hampir seperti Beyond Grade A. Mereka dengan mudah menghancurkan Calamity Grade namun akan dikalahkan oleh Beyond Grade A.
Dengan perbedaan kekuatan yang sangat besar, satu-satunyanya yang mencegah Bagdora benar-benar hancur adalah karena tubuh fisik unik Void Dukes; kekebalannya yang beragam sangat tinggi.
Badan Bagdora yang rata tetap berdiri di atas kepalan Dewa Mekanik sekali. Kemudian, ia meluncur ke arus berikutnya seperti roket, menciptakan jalur kosong di medan perang.
Dewa Mekanik tetap di tempat. Ia meregangkan dua jari dan mengarahkannya ke arah Bagdora yang sedang terbang semakin jauh. Ujung jari-jari itu tajam dan berubah menjadi saluran, cahaya terang muncul di dalamnya.
"Evil Perish Cannon!" Han Xiao memberinya nama yang tidak masuk akal untuk bersenang.
Xuân!
Sinar energi keluar dari jari-jari Dewa Mekanik dan menyambar Bagdora dengan cepat, menembus tubuhnya.
Tubuh Bagdora tiba-tiba kaku. Ia mulai menguap dari dalam seperti salju di hari panas, perlahan mencair.
Cepat, hanya sebuah bola abu-abu tersisa mengapung. Itu adalah sisanya dari Bagdora—inti esensi seorang Void Duke.
"Kiaman này cuối cùng cũng chết rồi!" Kirkmond sangat gembira. Melalui hiperdayanya, ia melompat ke sana dan merampas inti Bagdora. Merasakan emosi frustrasi yang melekat di dalamnya, ia tidak bisa menahan senyumnya.
Ketika tuhannya dilenyapkan, pasukan Bagdora berubah menjadi kacau. Sebagian besar makhluk kosong mencoba melarikan diri ke berbagai arah dan diburu; sisanya tinggal dan menyerah. Situasinya menjadi satu arah.
Melakukan ini, Han Xiao menonaktifkan Dewa Mekanik dan mengeluh seakan ingin lebih.
Void Duke ini terlalu lemah. Aku belum menikmati cukup...
Kali ini, Kirkmond memegang inti Bagdora dan kembali ke Han Xiao. Tonenya dipenuhi oleh kegembiraan.
"Ha, aku tahu benar pada kamu. Sungguhnya kamu berhasil membunuh Bagdora dengan sangat mudah. Kamu pasti terkenal di alam semesta utama!"
"Tidak benar, tidak benar." Han Xiao menjawab dengan rendah hati.
"Menurut kesepakatan kami, setengah dari inti adalah milikmu. Kita berteman sekarang. Jika kamu butuh bantuan dalam perang, cukup panggil aku. Ini adalah tanda energi-ku; kamu bisa menghubungi aku jika ada sesuatu."
Han Xiao menerima energi dari Kirkmond, yang berubah menjadi sebuah tanda di lengan miliknya. Ia sudah memiliki banyak tatu enchanment di tubuhnya dan terlihat seperti sekelompok pengecut, jadi memiliki satu lagi tidak masalah.
Han Xiao memandang antarmuka.
Misinya tampil sebagai selesai, dan hadiah pun diberikan. Ia mendapatkan 12 miliar XP dan satu Kartu Pemanggilan Karakter Kirkmond, dan Kesukaan faksi Kirkmond mencapai [Resmi]. Kemampuan Kartu Pemanggilan Karakter adalah Void Lock, yang merupakan kemampuan kontrol yang cukup berguna dan bisa digunakan lima kali.
Dibandingkan dengan tingkat kesulitannya yang rendah, ini adalah hadiah yang cukup kaya. Namun, hanya Beyond Grade A seperti Han Xiao yang bisa menangani misi ini dengan mudah, jadi masih masuk akal.
Milestone [Void Conqueror] mulai tampil juga. Progresnya berada di satu delapan dari pasukan Void Duke yang hancur dan dua puluh lima persen dari Kesukaan faksi kosong yang dicapai. Ia seharusnya segera bisa mengaktifkan milestone ini.
Kali ini, Han Xiao tersenyum dan berkata: "Apa kamu tertarik memperluas wilayahmu?"
"Oh? Apakah kamu berencana terus membantu aku?" Kirkmond terdiam sejenkai, tidak senang namun terkejut, dan mulai ragu.
Dari sudut pandangnya, apa yang Black Star maksud adalah ia ingin membuatnya menjadi bawahan seperti Kirkmond. Alasannya Kirkmond tidak bergabung dengan Kasuyi adalah karena ia tidak ingin bekerja untuk orang lain, dan kini ia sedang bingung.
Han Xiao memahami apa yang sedang dia pikirkan dari raguannya. Ia memikirkannya dan berkata: "Jangan khawatir, aku tidak punya rencana untuk meniru Kasuyi. Karena kamu bersedia bertarung untuk aku, membuat pasukanmu lebih kuat sebenarnya hanyalah cara tidak langsung untuk membantu diriku."
Dimensi Kosong adalah wilayah Kasuyi. Jika ia datang ke sini untuk memperkuat pasukannya, ia tanpa ragu akan menyinggung kasus dengan film kosong ini. Karenanya, Han Xiao berencana untuk membantu beberapa Void Duke dalam bentuk mereka sebagai tentara bayar.
Asalkan mereka setuju untuk menjadi roda pengganti... ah, helper, ia akan membantu mereka merebut wilayah dari Void Duke lainnya. Dengan cara ini, ia bisa menyelesaikan misi milestone dan sekaligus mendapatkan lebih banyak troop.
"Itu terdengar bagus." Kirkmond lega.
Setelah melihat kekuatan Han Xiao tadi, ia tahu that ia tidak bisa bersaing. Jika Han Xiao memutuskan untuk memaksanya, ia tidak bisa melawan sama sekali, sehingga merasa Black Star tidak perlu berbohong padanya.
Setelah berkomunikasi agak lama, Kirkmond pergi ke samping untuk menikmati inti Bagdora. Ames, yang hanya mengawasi samping, tiba-tiba mengangguk kepalanya dan berkata: "Kamu tidak pernah lupa untuk meningkatkan pasukanmu, kan?"
"Aku sudah terbiasa. Setelah semua, aku adalah seorang pemimpin faksi yang baik..."
Lalu, Han Xiao memberi Ames tatapan yang penuh makna.
"... Itu tatapan seperti apa?"
Ames mengangkat alisnya sedikit.
"Aku sedang menghargaikan kecantikanmu."
"Huf, nekat."
...
Dalam beberapa hari berikutnya, Han Xiao mengajak Ames untuk berkelana di Dimensi Kosong, mencari partner baru untuk bekerja sama dan menggabungkan pasukan Void Duke satu per satu. Dengan kekuatannya sebagai Beyond Grade A puncak, kemajuan [Void Conqueror] milestone sangat cepat.
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Along with Han Xiao, the Beyond Grade A energy he had appeared too. He became an energy source that had an extremely dangerous presence, which instantly attracted the attention of all the void creatures around.
“Ha! My help is here!”
Strength appeared in Kirkmond’s body all of a sudden. While Bagdora was still shocked, he slashed his sword down Bagdora’s arms, instantly cutting away many of his energy-made arms.
Bagdora hastily retreated away from Kirkmond, regenerated his arms then looked at Han Xiao with a grave expression. The confidence he had earlier was nowhere to be found.
Beyond Grade As of the main universe were not easy to mess with. This was common knowledge in the secondary dimensions. He did not expect Kirkmond to have a connection with a stranger Beyond Grade A.
“Who are you? I’m warning you. Don’t interfere with the matters of the Void Dimension. I’m master Kasuyi’s subordinate!”
Bagdora immediately brought up a big name. Among the names he knew from the main universe, Kasuyi’s name was the most impactful.
“He’s not! He’s just trying to scare you!” Kirkmond exposed his lie without mercy.
“Humph, don’t trust him. Kirkmond is a liar! He’s definitely just using you!”
“You’re the liar!” Kirkmond was enraged.
“No, you!”
Even in this situation, the two of them did not stop arguing.
Han Xiao, however, had no plan to join the argument. Electric sparks appeared in his eyes as countless machines swarmed out. Then, an enormous net formed by Mechanical Force grabbed all the machines and pulled them toward him, quickly assembling.
This huge move caused all the void creatures on the battlefield to stop fighting and look over.
A Mechanical Deity formed very quickly. Since the opponent was just a Void Duke, he did not summon a lot of machines. Therefore, this Mechanical Deity was not too large, only about ten thousand meters tall.
The most conspicuous part of it was the enormous metal cape on its back. It was not soft like cloth but was completely mechanical. It looked extremely delicate and complex.
It was the Emperor’s Cape, which Han Xiao had sent into battle for the first time.
“Mechanical Deity‽” Bagdora was knowledgeable enough to know what this was. His panic was clearly expressed from his fluctuating mind frequency.
If he had a face, his fear would have clearly shown on it.
Without saying anything, Bagdora immediately turned around attempting to escape. He disappeared in an instant and entered Void Hyperdrive.
However, Kirkmond was prepared for this. Being a Void Duke as well, he had all kinds of ways to prevent Bagdora from escaping. He swung his long sword sideways and slapped the space before him. Dense Void Energy exploded, sending out shockwave-like ripples. The space of this Void Dimension was easily sealed.
The next moment, Bagdora appeared again as he was forced out from hyperdrive by Kirkmond.
“You...”
Bagdora was frustrated. However, before he could try anything else again, Han Xiao controlled his Mechanical Deity and charged toward him. He was not planning to just watch on the side.
Seeing this, Bagdora did not even try to escape anymore. He quickly sent out long-ranged attacks with Void Energy at the Mechanical Deity, hoping to stop Han Xiao from getting closer.
Without slowing down, the Mechanical Deity grabbed a corner of the Emperor’s Cape and pulled it to its front.
Buzz!
An energy shield appeared on the surface of the cape. It was extremely thick and strong. Countless Void Energy attacks landed on it, only to create tiny little ripples, unable to slow down the Mechanical Deity at all.
At the same time, the Emperor’s Cape also increased the mobility and speed of the Machinery Deity by a large extent. At the edges of the cape, the space could be seen bent, which drastically increased the Machinery Deity’s speed.
“Don’t come any closer!”
Shocked, Bagdora wanted to back away, but Kirkmond stopped him from doing so. Unable to flee, he could only watch as the Mechanical Deity moved closer.
“Take this!” Han Xiao raised the Mechanical Deity’s arm and punched forward.
Highly condensed psionic energy fused with all kinds of electromagnetic and shockwave force fields formed a light blue energy shield shrouding the Mechanical Deity’s fist. It was extremely destructive.
Boom!
Bagdora’s defense did not have much effect. His enormous energy formed body was flattened and pressed onto the Mechanical Deity’s fist. His greenish-copper short spears were all shattered into atoms, and his Void Worm died right on the spot, not leaving even ashes behind.
Some time ago, Han Xiao had obtained [Machinery Control Master] through the few Beyond Grade A captives, which drastically increased the strength of armor-type equipment when used by him. Furthermore, his melee-range combat capability was also enhanced tremendously.
The power of this punch was way too much for a Void Duke like Bagdora. He was heavily injured instantly.
Void creatures had their own level system and were not included in the combat capability measurement standard of the main universe, so there was no clear comparison. However, at Han Xiao’s level, he could easily estimate it.
With the advantage of fighting in its own territory, the Void Dukes could fight back and forth with ordinary Beyond Grade As for dozens of rounds, but that was all. Only the strongest Dukes and Void Lords, Void Ancients, could compete with real Beyond Grade As. As for peak Beyond Grade As, their power exceeded the upper strength limit of void creatures.
Basically, Bagdora was about as strong as his Apostle Weapons, which were between Lv260 and Lv280, basically almost Beyond Grade As. They would easily crush Calamity Grades but would be thrashed by Beyond Grade As.
With such a large difference in strength, the only reason Bagdora was not completely obliterated was thanks to the special physique of Void Dukes; his various resistances were extremely high.
Bagdora’s flattened body stayed still for an instant on the Mechanical Deity’s fist before shooting out the next moment like a rocket, creating an empty path on the battlefield.
The Mechanical Deity remained on the same spot. It extended two fingers and aimed at Bagdora, who was flying further and further away. Its fingertips turned sharp and became a barrel, blinding light appeared from within.
“Evil Perish Cannon!” Han Xiao gave it a ridiculous name for fun.
Xiu!
An energy beam shot out from the fingertips of the Mechanical Deity and caught up to Bagdora instantly, penetrating his body.
Bagdora’s body suddenly became stiff. He started to evaporate from within like snow on a hot day, gradually melting.
Very soon, only a gray sphere was left floating. This was what was left of Bagdora—the core essence of a Void Duke.
“This guy is finally dead!” Kirkmond was overjoyed. Through hyperdrive, he jumped over and grabbed Bagdora’s core. Feeling the lingering frustration emotion in it, he could not hold back his laughter.
As their master died, Bagdora’s army fell into disarray. Most of the void creatures tried to flee in different directions and were chased; the rest stayed and surrendered. The situation became one-sided.
Seeing this, Han Xiao deactivated the Mechanical Deity and tutted like he wanted more.
This Void Duke was too weak. I didn’t even enjoy it enough...
This time, Kirkmond held onto Bagdora’s core and returned to Han Xiao. His tone was filled with joy.
“Haha, I knew I was right to trust you. To think you killed Bagdora so easily. You must be someone very well known in the main universe!”
“Not really, not really.” Han Xiao gave a humble response.
“According to our agreement, half of the core is yours. We’re friends from now on. If you need help in battle, just call me. This is my energy mark; you can contact me if anything happens.”
Han Xiao received energy from Kirkmond, which turned into a mark on his arm. He already had a ton of enchantment tattoos on his body and looked like a gangster, so having one more was no big deal.
Han Xiao looked at the interface.
The mission was shown to be completed, and the reward was given. He obtained 12 billion EXP and one Kirkmond’s Character Summon Card, and Kirkmond’s faction’s Favorability reached [Respect]. The Character Summon Card’s ability was Void Lock, which was a quite useful controlling ability and could be used five times.
Compared to the low difficulty, this was quite a rich reward. However, only Beyond Grade As like Han Xiao would be able to deal with this mission so easily, so it made sense.
The milestone mission for [Void Conqueror] started too. His progress was at one eighth for the Void Duke forces he destroyed and a twenty-five percent for the void faction favorability he had achieved. He should be able to activate this milestone very soon.
This time, Han Xiao smiled and said, “Any interest in expanding your territory?”
“Oh? Do you plan to continue helping me?” Kirkmond paused, not pleased but surprised, and started hesitating.
The way he looked at it, what Black Star meant was that he wanted to make him his subordinate like Kirkmond. The reason that Kirkmond did not join Kasuyi was that he did not want to work for others, and now he was troubled.
Han Xiao understood what he was thinking from his hesitation. He thought about it and said, “Don’t worry, I have no plan to learn from Kasuyi. Since you’re willing to fight for me, making your forces stronger is basically indirectly helping myself.”
The Void Dimension was Kasuyi’s territory. If he came here to grow his forces, he would undoubtedly offend this void movie lord. Therefore, Han Xiao planned to help some Void Dukes in the form of hiring them as mercenaries.
As long as they agreed to be his spare tires... ahem, helpers, he would help them to take over the forces of other Void Dukes. This way, he could both complete his milestone mission and obtain more troops at the same time.
“That sounds good.” Kirkmond was relieved.
Having seen Han Xiao’s strength earlier, he knew that he was no match. If Han Xiao decided to force him, he would not be able to resist at all, so he felt that Black Star had no need to lie to him.
After communicating a little longer, Kirkmond went to the side to enjoy the essence of Bagdora. Ames, who only watched beside Han Xiao, suddenly shook her head and said, “You don’t ever forget about increasing your forces, do you?”
“I’m used to it. After all, I’m a good faction leader...”
Then, Han Xiao gave Ames a look with unspeakable meanings.
“... What kind of look is that?” Ames’s brows raised slightly.
“I’m appreciating your beauty.”
“Humph, cheeky.”
...
Over the next few days, Han Xiao took Ames to travel in the Void Dimension back, looking for new partners to work with and merging the forces of Void Dukes one after another. With his peak Beyond Grade A strength, the progress of the [Void Conqueror] milestone was very quick.
Such frequent movements also attracted more attention from the boss of the Void Dimension. When the news spread to Kasuyi’s territory, the Void Dukes under his command reported it to him.
Somewhere in the Flickering World, Kasuyi frowned and narrowed his eyes. Looking at the kneeled void messenger in front of him, he felt alarmed.
“Black Star went to the Void Dimension and is now helping the Void Dukes there to take over the forces of their enemies?”
Could it be that Black Star had set his eyes on the forces of the Void Dimension and wanted to take over void creatures to form an organization like him?
From the way he looked at it, since Black Star had the blood of void creatures and was at the peak Beyond Grade A level, when his God’s Trait Transformation reached a certain extent, it was very likely Black Star might develop new abilities related to the void.
Kasuyi was actually not interested in what Han Xiao was doing in the Void Dimension. As the Void Dimension was large enough and had more than enough energy, having one more person to share it with was completely harmless and would not affect him at all. Han Xiao would not be considered as a competitor.
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