Chapter 804 The Great Khan (2/2)

While the Forerunner champions that showed up were not many—at least less than the Starherders' twenty Void Behemoths, the Great Khan remained away that the young ones they have on hand could never stand up against the champions who possessed wisdom and formidable skill. With his side positioned in an absolute disadvantage and coupled with his need to recover, they could only obey and wait by the edge of the galaxy.

Still, through the course of their interaction, it became sharply aware that the Forerunner civilization appeared to be in a special state.

The ancient civilization that called themselves the 'Mycroft civilization' unquestionably command unbelievably formidable technology. According to the news they received in exchange, their native world is located at the depths of the Lost Galaxy and extremely far from the edge of the galaxy—their powerful dimensional magic, however, would instantly cover that distance seemingly without cost.

Their Void fortress technology was very advanced too. Although they appeared not to understand much about the technology they themselves used, it was certainly far progressive and cutting-edge compared to the fortresses of the advanced civilizations they encountered in their native galaxy.

The champions were even less worth mentioning—each of them wielded unimaginable ability, even individual firepower to destroy worlds with the support of the Great Mana Tide. Any one of them was equivalent to one Void fleet, with it appears that there were seven more majestic powers known as 'divine spirits' supporting their powerful leader who commanded the sacred light. Indeed, the Great Khan believed that that particular champion could wipe out every Starherder by himself, and the Great Khan itself could hardly run or resist.

It appears that the Forerunners were still in a lost and idling state just a while ago. Through the exchange over half a year, the Great Khan was positive that Mycroft had been stagnating in their homeworld as they imagined with no desire to develop externally. It was also why they never noticed any anomalies in the Lost Galaxy over the last dozen thousand years.

But recently, that slumbering ancient civilization awakened.

They had cleared all differences amongst their own, restored their broken World Barrier and rekindled the Flame of their civilization as well as recovering long lost dimensional hubs and archives. They had begun to expand outward once more, intent on reclaiming ancient glory and undoubtedly cleaning up their own galaxy while suppressing every lingering threat such as World Eaters. Their eyes were not limited to their homeland, and were even directed to the endless worlds the Great Khan's race had been to.

They could be seen repairing grand scale Void observatories and building fortresses at the edge of the galaxy, assembling a fleet and consolidating their power. The Great Khan believed that the expanding Void fortresses were not merely a demonstration, for 'Mycroft' definitely intend to step out of the Lost Lands and return to the stage of the Multiverse.

And they were quite simply the first unlucky bastards who overrated themselves.

”How should we fight the awakened Forerunner civilization?”

Wrong, fools!

Being the leader of a civilization that had journeyed across the galaxies for millennia, no such folly would appear in the Great Khan's mind.

”How to lick the boots of the Forerunner civilization and convince them that their ranks were definitely sincere in working together?

Yes indeed!

Such was the problem an actual leader of a civilization should think of.

Against a being that his own civilization would never stand up to or escape, it should think of every idea it could to join their ranks, to become a champion as well.

The Great Khan had been considering that problem all along, thinking about how its own ends could be achieved.

Be that as it may, it was regrettable since Mycroft was reacting unusually lukewarm. Though they might not show clear hostility against the Starherders, they certainly stayed vigilant against them as if they were untrustworthy foreigners. Even when both sides intended to interact, they kept probing each other, leaving the present situation ever impossible to unravel.

Therefore, when the Great Khan learned that the Forerunner champion who had fought against it back then and had recovered after self-destructing to subjugate the Evil God, it suggested the condition to enter an exchange with him.

It is exactly because they had fought each other, collided and consumed each other's souls that the Great Khan knew beyond any doubt that he was a true champion who never goes back on his word or played fancy tricks.

The perspective brought by battle was far more reliable than any verbal exchange.

Therefore, it waited for the other's arrival.

Time passed.

The Great Khan, which had its eyes watching the sights of the Void beyond suddenly turned its fungal cap, gazing at an empty position of the hall with its sensitive light cum magical energy sensory organ.

A fraction of silver light was flickering there, just like starlight from afar.

But soon, the faint silver light that normal individuals would never sense turned into a vortex of warped dimensions. Boundless Steel Strength turned into a cascading tide that gathered from every direction, solidifying.

Nearby, the silver world at the center of the fortresses and observatories was emanating with generous light.

The fungal cap on every black and gray fungus which had been on guard duty began to change colors intensely, just as a sharp siren echoed, indicating the highest level of alerts.

The white eight-legged fungi, however, merely lifted its own appendages—and the hall was silenced at once.

In the very next moment, it strode towards the silver vortex without any hesitation. At the same time, a clone condensed entirely out of pure Steel Strength appeared simply at the center of the energy vortex and stood in the hall.

”Nice to meet you, Great Khan of the Starherders.”

”Nice to meet you, Galactic Protector, Slayer of Evil God.”

The black-haired man who had appeared nodded slightly at the white fungus, just as it shifted the colors on its fungal cap in greeting.

And right after that brief greeting, Joshua, who was more acquainted with the Great Khan than anyone else and was aware of its thoughts and intentions asked the Great Khan a question straightaway.

”Before we work together, Great Khan, please describe in detail the galaxy you were dwelling in and the circumstances surrounding it.”

Joshua, never one for nonsense, gave neither preamble nor sweet words. He stared at the Great Khan's body even as he spoke forthrightly.

”If your kind is so powerful, why would you flee your homeland so fearfully to come to this Lost Galaxy?”