Chapter 1118 - A Just Cause Enjoys Abundant Support (2/2)
Han Xiao also did not forget that Manison still had some Beyond Grade A ‘collectibles’ in his hands, which were not used. They had probably not come out because this was not a good time to use them, since he did not wish to show them off in front of the three Universal Civilizations.
In other words, this might not be Manison’s true strength.
While their growth models had a difference of heaven and earth, there was one thing that Han Xiao agreed with—the importance of accumulation to a Mechanic.
Were Manison’s attributes higher than his? That remained to be seen, but his opponent definitely had much stronger machinery compared to his. That was due to his accumulation over the years.
The Mechanic class was different from all the other professions. Even when everyone reached a bottleneck in power, the Mechanics could ignore the bottleneck and improve their own combat power through manufacturing, research, and development of machinery. Thus, it could be said that P2W was the root behind all the powerful Mechanics!
This gap is not small at all… Han Xiao shook his head.
While he considered himself affluent, compared with Manison, who was filled with Universal Treasures, he suddenly looked a lot more shabby.
In this manner, the difficulty of me defeating Manison currently is too high. Manison wants to beat me in order to maintain his face, so I have to draw with him at least. It is impossible to retreat or escape, or else I will lose all credibility…
Just as Han Xiao was thinking of which trump card he should utilize, the situation on the battlefield changed once more.
A different group of machines suddenly broke into the battlefield, attacking Manison’s troops at the same time, separating the battlefield and preventing the two forces from fighting. A dozen streams of light flew from the distance, stopping between the two as they faced Manison.
Han Xiao and Manison looked at the dozen or so figures, which were the other Beyond Grade A avatars originally watching the show.
“Mechanic Emperor, let’s stop here,” Kant said.
Manison glanced at the others, slowly asking, “You all are helping him?”.
“Black Star doesn’t need our help. There’s no clear winner now, and even if you fight for a month, the battle likely won’t end.” Kant deliberately spoke using the wide area channel. He chuckled. “It’s impossible for the three Universal Civilizations and us to be here watching you for a month, so we’ll consider today a tie.”
“Tie?” Manison’s tone sank slightly.
“Isn’t it so?” Kant smiled as he replied.
Manison narrowed his eyes. “And if I wish to continue fighting?”
“We are also people that take our dignity seriously. Since we have spoken, we will act.” Kant laughed. “If you don’t give us face, then I’m sorry, but we can only join you for a couple of rounds.”
Just as he spoke, all the Beyond Grade As collectively took a step forward. While they did not say it clearly, their intention to protect Han Xiao was clear.
Want to touch Black Star?
You’ll have to do it through a gang fight!
Seeing this, Manison sank into silence. The battlefield was at the Machinery Faith temple, so he naturally wished to suppress Han Xiao. While Han Xiao’s burst mode was strong, it was only temporary. If they continued fighting, he was confident in winning. However, the situation caused his plans to fail.
The battle between them was interfered with, and Manison could naturally see what they intended to do. They wished to create a situation where it was a tie, forcing him to accept this instead of fighting for a win.
After thinking for a bit, he understood the reason.
Manison raised his head to look at Han Xiao, speaking in a somewhat complicated tone.
“This is really… a case of a just cause enjoying abundant support.”
Having spoken, he did not intend to stay, collecting all his troops and recalling his avatar, cancelling the Lord’s Descent skill before leaving
No matter how confident he was, he did not plan to challenge all the Beyond Grade As present.
Seeing this, Kant laughed before looking at Han Xiao.
“Alright, this matter is over.”
Han Xiao was a little surprised. “I thought you’d continue spectating. Why did you suddenly help me?”.
If the dynasty aided him, he could understand this. But why did the mechanics from the federation and the church also stand up for him?
Could it be that my heroic act of destroying the virus core convinced them to forget their grudges?
Sigh, blame me then, for inadvertently failing to restrain my inner charm, infecting and influencing them too much.
[Mechanical Catastrophe] Francisco snorted coldly. “Don’t over think this. We’re not doing this for you.”
“You could have fought for over ten days, so how could the three Universal Civilizations continue to keep watching? Thus, they asked us to interfere and end the battle.”
“Then that’s weird. Couldn’t you have done that earlier? You had to wait till we reached this stage?”
“Hehe, it’s not just an order. All of us were quite happy to see the Mechanic Emperor suffer a little,” Kant said in a tone full of schadenfreude.
Alright, I understand now…
The majority of people present had been bullied by Manison before but could only hold in their anger. Seeing Black Star’s brave performance, they felt that they could take the opportunity to attack Manison, so they chose to intervene.
The result of deliberately promoting a tie was the small revenge for this group of people. This would shake the Mechanic Emperor’s position as the main deity for the Machinery Faith, building momentum for Black Star.
As long as the record was set, Black Star would be able to disperse the firm belief in the Mechanic Emperor among those of the Machinery Faith, allowing Manison to suffer. Of course, the premise of doing so was that Black Star had to be able to withstand the Mechanic Emperor. If Han Xiao kept getting beaten up, then this group would not have deliberately chosen the best time to help him.
Intervening in the battle was not just because of orders but also a decision from their hearts.
As for whether or not there was a factor of admiration due to Black Star’s actions, only they themselves knew.
Once Han Xiao understood this, he also sighed in relief.
Indeed, the more people you have close relations with, the more benefits you obtain.
Ignoring how Manison has lived for so long and has a wide range of contacts, in the eyes of the Beyond Grade A Mechanics, the Mechanic Emperor’s image is worth very little. He’s offended too many of his peers in the Beyond Grade A realm!
As the saying went, ‘a just cause attracts much support; an unjust one finds little’!
[1] Guan Yu is a character from the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.