Chapter 1329 - Interception (1/2)
Somewhere in the unexplored universe, Han Xiao’s figure appeared out of thin air with a flash of light.
“This is where the exploration team passed by…”
Looking at the coordinates, Han Xiao mumbled to himself.
The World Tree used all the intelligence of the exploration team as a medium, which naturally included the route of the exploration team. Destiny’s Child also intercepted the detailed coordinates, so Han Xiao used the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device to enter the coordinates and teleported to this unexplored area that the three Universal Civilizations had never set foot in.
The exploration team had passed by this place recently, so they were naturally not far away.
“According to the coordinates given by the Kunde Race, the exploration team is heading this way…” Han Xiao took out the interstellar locator, adjusted his position, and locked onto a direction.
With the navigation coordinates, the exploration team would most likely advance in a straight line. Therefore, he could confirm the direction of the other party. Although the exploration team was very fast and had already run ahead, he could use this method to give chase.
With a flash of his Mechanical Force, the gate of the secondary dimensional army camp opened, and a large number of mechanical troops rushed out. Han Xiao led a group of troops and chased after them in a straight line to the navigation coordinates, while the rest of the mechanical troops scattered in different directions.
This was partly to be safe, as they were afraid that the exploration team would take a detour. Also, their task was to set up a stargate terminal nearby. The three Universal Civilizations had set up a terminal on the other side of the stargate, allowing the two sides to connect.
This was related to the next step of the plan that they had discussed before they set off. Due to the World Tree’s devouring mechanism, the three Universal Civilizations did not wish to start a war in their own territory. This would be too passive, so they decided to use the stargate to send a large number of troops to this area and build a defensive circle along the exploration team’s route. At the same time, they would stop the World Tree’s subsequent exploration teams and increase the difficulty of infiltration.
Between the defense circle and the Flickering World, there was still a large area that had yet to be explored as a buffer zone. Even if the World Tree broke through the defense line, it would not be able to immediately attack the territory of the explored universe. This way, the three Universal Civilizations would be able to bombard the area as much as they wanted with their strategic weapons. They would try their best to eliminate the World Tree’s strength to reduce the number of enemies attacking.
These were all necessary preparations. However, from Han Xiao’s perspective, an all-out war would not erupt just because of this. He had learned about the World Tree’s habits from Barbani. Even if it discovered that they had built a defensive circle, the World Tree would not attack rashly. It would most likely take a detour and find a way to infiltrate their base to steal intelligence instead.
The World Tree mainly focused on invasion. It looked very aggressive, but that was not the case. After Barbani’s explanation, the World Tree’s biggest advantage was that it had an endless supply of troops and its amazing radar technology, which was its hard strength and intelligence ability. Why was it always able to launch an all-out invasion? It did not rely on brute strength but more on having detailed information about the enemy before the battle, understanding their weaknesses and accurately striking straight at the hearts.
As Han Xiao calculated in his mind, he brought his mechanical army and activated hyperdrive, turning into streams of light that flew across the galaxy. All of them were equipped with high-speed hyperdrive engines, and with the support of Mechanical Force, they were even faster than the exploration team. After chasing for a long time, the two spaceships of the exploration team appeared in his radar.
“It’s indeed in this direction…”
Seeing that his target had appeared, Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. Destiny’s Child was indeed powerful, or things would not have gone so smoothly.
The exploration team had activated a concealment device, but they could not avoid his detection, and he would not be easily discovered by a small exploration team.
Han Xiao had no intention of going up to communicate with them. He waved his hand and ordered a group of mechanical troops to set up a Space Stabilization Anchor to force the exploration team out of the hyperdrive mode. He then raised his long-range weapons and locked onto the two spaceships. Not long after, the two spaceships of the exploration team crashed into the trap set up by the mechanical army. With a sudden jolt, their speed plummeted and returned to normal mode. Han Xiao opened fire without hesitation, and a thick stream of high-energy particles shot out from the muzzle and swept past the two spaceships.
The shields of the two spaceships shattered in the blink of an eye, and the bodies of the spaceships melted, disappearing without a trace. In an instant, both the spaceships and the personnel on board were annihilated. A small exploration team naturally could not withstand Han Xiao’s attack.
Seeing that the target was successfully eliminated, Han Xiao shook his head, but he could not be happy. He knew that this was only the beginning
Due to the connection of the World Tree’s mind network, it was basically impossible to mislead this exploration team. Right now, the World Tree base camp definitely placed a lot of importance on the progress of the exploration team, so if anything went wrong, the World Tree would discover it. It was equivalent to the ‘mainframe’ having all the data prepared. He could hack the exploration team, but he could not hack the World Tree’s main body. It was very easy to detect tampered data. By getting rid of the exploration team, he could only buy some time.
Han Xiao did not leave immediately. Instead, he gathered the spatial coordinates around him and summoned the construction team to set up the location.
At the same time, in the World Tree Civilization…
“… The mental network connection of the exploration team has been cut off. The members of the team have all been turned into seeds. They are suspected to have been attacked.”
In the main hall of the Tree Kings, Tedrian stood under his throne and reported the situation with a shocked tone.
Due to the discovery of their prey, the World Tree Civilization had been paying close attention to the progress of the exploration team and had been communicating with the team telepathically. The moment the exploration team lost contact, the upper echelons noticed it.
“Enemy attack? Could it have been done by this unknown civilization? How did they discover the exploration team?”
The Tree King frowned.