170: First victory

"Hmm?"

The members of the iron wire and falcon squads looked shocked simultaneously, instinctively scanning their surroundings.

A man holding a brilliant crystal quietly appeared in the sky.

He rotated the crystal in his palm, and Warp Gates instantly emerged from the void as a dense fleet of starships shuttled through.

They quickly deployed into formation, blue light shining from their mounted Phase Disintegration Cannons as they aimed at the group.

"I thought it was some squad lying in ambush here, but it's just a bunch of natives."

The members of the iron wire squad felt a sense of relief; looking at the surrounding fleet, a hint of mockery appeared on their faces.

"Tsk... truly ignorant things. Do you really think you can deal with us with this pile of scrap metal? Haha!"

They weren't worried at all.

The chasm between world levels was insurmountable. In a low-level world like this, except for the top powerhouses who might barely pose a threat, everything else was harmless.

"Boss!"

One of the team members stared at his bracelet, his eyes suddenly lighting up as he said excitedly, "Look at the mission target! This guy seems to be the one marked!"

"Oh?!"

The captain of iron wire glanced over, his expression also becoming excited. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the other squad and sneered.

"Since this guy delivered himself to us, then sorry, but plans have changed. Do it!"

"Not good!"

The faces of the falcon squad members changed abruptly. Protecting someone from an opponent of the same level was no easy task.

"Wind Hawk, you go take him away. The rest of you follow me to stop them!"

The falcon captain's body blurred as he teleported in front of the iron wire members. Two long swords popped out of his hands, slashing out hundreds of sword qi beams in an instant to intercept them.

"Be careful!"

The member called Wind Hawk flew toward Zhang Huaiyuan's direction while cursing under his breath.

"Damned fool. It's one thing if you want to seek death yourself, but if you drag us down and cause the mission to fail, I'll definitely slaughter you."

"Listen up, native of this world. I am a lifeform from a higher world. To you, I am like a god. Now..."

As Wind Hawk spoke, he reached out to grab the other party.

But before he could finish his sentence...

Kols, standing behind Zhang Huaiyuan, suddenly reached out, his hand transforming into countless swirling azure wind blades.

A palm-sized iron plate automatically popped out of Wind Hawk's body, propping up a halo of light, but it was dispersed before it could fully form.

The edges of those wind blades flickered with a clear, cold light, following him like a shadow and instantly grinding his outstretched hand to pieces!

"Aaaahhh...!"

Only then did the defenseless Wind Hawk snap back to his senses, retreating violently.

"Impossible! How could you natives hurt me?! And even break through the protection of my Qi Shield!"

He hurriedly took out a medicinal pill, eating half and applying the other half to his wound, his eyes filled with pain and disbelief.

According to his usual experience, these fellows from low-level worlds shouldn't be able to break his defense at all!

"Your Excellency the Head of State, these outsiders are truly brave, daring to resist T9-level weapons with their physical bodies."

The azure wind vortex dissipated, and a translucent Moon Blade vanished into Kols's hand.

He couldn't help but click his tongue in praise.

"Indeed."

Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes flickered as his gaze drifted over the members of the two squads, streams of information flowing into his mind.

Level: Mid-stage First Rotation Realm (Equivalent standard level 14).

Classification: Cultivation Side.

Main Cultivation Technique: Wind Spirit Art.

Contained Rule Level: 2.

Analyzing... current progress: 1%..5%... Level: Peak First Rotation Realm (Equivalent standard level 19).

Classification: Cultivation Side.

Main Cultivation Technique: Primordial Heaven Art.

Contained Rule Level: 2.

Analyzing... current progress: 1%..5%... As the analysis proceeded, countless complex characters and diagrams crashed into his mind, and the contents of these cultivation techniques were presented before his eyes one by one.

"So this is what a systematic cultivation technique looks like..."

Zhang Huaiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

He discovered that, at least for these Level 2 techniques, they were roughly about adjusting one's own genetic sequence to be closer to the world in order to borrow energy from heaven and earth.

The closer one's inherent constitution was to the technique, the faster the adjustment and evolution would be.

"In a way, this seems to be another form of power supply. It's just that the logic is somewhat different from the conventional ones."

With his current knowledge base and using these techniques as a reference, he spotted several flaws in an instant.

"Staying close to the essence of the world... in that case..."

Zhang Huaiyuan showed a thoughtful expression, his gaze returning to the battlefield.

From the data feedback, this so-called First Rotation Realm should be similar to the SSS-level here.

But their cultivation system was clearly a notch stronger.

That was why even though Kols's strength had already surpassed the SSS-level, and he was using a T9 weapon, he had only managed to grind away an arm while the opponent was off guard.

Fortunately, this group of people was too conceited, actually barging right near Lihua Star and even allowing the fleet to complete its energy charging and encirclement.

Thinking this, Zhang Huaiyuan opened his palm. As the empowerment stone rotated, ten thousand triangular Phase Transmitters manifested from void to reality.

They ejected special waves to connect with each other, instantly constructing a Phase Space that trapped both squads within.

At this moment, the group that hadn't taken Zhang Huaiyuan and the others seriously finally reacted to Wind Hawk's miserable state and the surrounding special waves.

"This... something's wrong!"

One of them tentatively threw out a blast of Qi, only to find that it quickly dissipated into nothingness, unable to penetrate the Phase Space at all.

"I can't teleport anymore! How can this be!"

The expression of one of the falcon squad members shifted, his face changing drastically.

If the mission display hadn't been correct, they would have thought they had been teleported to the wrong location. Could this be power possessed by a low-level world?

"Since you all pride yourselves as gods, then try the methods of this mere mortal."

Zhang Huaiyuan did not give them time to think, coldly waving his hand.

"Fire!"

In an instant, a full million elite starships roared simultaneously.

The blue glow that had been brewing for a long time transformed into special particle fluctuations under the conversion of the phase ring, shooting out rapidly!

Invisible phase ripples connected into a 360-degree sphere with no blind spots, providing total coverage!

"Let's join forces!"

"Alright!"

The two squads quickly reached an agreement through an exchange of looks.

Although they didn't understand this technological weapon, when it descended, their bodies' instinctive fear made them realize the horror of these things.

If they were hit, they would definitely die!

The iron wire squad propped up their previous long-shuttle weapon, while the falcon members formed a formation again, propping up a halo of spiritual energy.

However, this was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot before a million Phase Disintegration Cannons at full power output.

The invisible ripples swept across.

The long shuttle and the spiritual energy shield didn't even last a second before quietly shattering.

Before the members of the two squads could even show fear, they were collectively transformed into disintegrating particles and vanished.

Suddenly, only the one-armed Wind Hawk was left standing blankly in the void.

Looking at the tragic end of his companions, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he said with a face full of terror:

"No... spare me, I... I'm here to protect you, yes, we're on the same side, spare me..."

"Ah!"

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