Chapter 550 Mission

"A mission has come…"

Han Xiao glanced at the panel and immediately understood.

Based on the base reward, he could tell that Hela shouldn't have much difficulty taking over the Underworld dimension. Only the additional requirements were more difficult. He didn't know how much energy it would take to restore this tattered Underworld to its original state. He estimated that even if Hela was squeezed dry, it wouldn't be enough.

However, since it was the legacy of a predecessor, there was naturally no reason to refuse. At most, it would take some more time.

The [Underworld Imprint] made Han Xiao quite envious. The effect was to obtain a certain degree of control over the energy of this secondary dimension. This thing was equivalent to a kind of operating authority, similar to the nature of the Nether Energy Aggregation Mark on the Traveler. They were both keys to opening secondary dimensions and could provide some strength boosts.

Moreover, when he killed an enemy, he could also drag the other party's soul into the Underworld and increase the number of members in the "Hall of Valor," which was equivalent to obtaining a portion of Hela's authority and becoming a part-time soul collector.

Combining this with the affinity reward of this mission, the implication was that he had helped O'Neills a lot, so she was willing to offer herself and let him use her body?

Thinking about it this way, it seemed quite exciting…

Han Xiao recalled that in his previous life, Hela had not displayed any abilities related to the Underworld dimension, probably because the Underworld had already perished before she discovered it.

After all, Hela's opportunity to discover the Underworld dimension was during the process of establishing a life link with Aurora. The Underworld, as a transfer medium, intercepted most of the energy transmitted between the two. Without this recharge, O'Neills would not be able to wake up.

In his previous life, Aurora had already died early, and Hela was alone. Since there was no energy transmission between the two sisters, she was very likely not to have discovered the existence of the Underworld dimension and missed the legacy.

At the same time, without Aurora, it would be impossible to summon Underworld powerhouses similar to Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation), and the revival energy of the two fused together would not exist. So even if Hela obtained the Underworld dimension, she could only exert a castrated version of its effects…

—So, in the final analysis, the Germinal Organization leader was truly awesome.

Various thoughts flashed through Han Xiao's mind. Finally, he calmed down and nodded to O'Neills.

"Alright, I'll bring them over immediately and let you meet them."

"I'm counting on you," O'Neills said with a smile.

With that, her figure disappeared, and she hid the dimensional consciousness again. She had said everything that needed to be said. Now that the dimensional energy was depleted, she would save as much as she could.

Only two people remained in place. Han Xiao turned to look at Ames, who had a thoughtful look on her face, obviously still reeling from the shock.

This was understandable. The two of them had only wanted to help Hela scout, but they had encountered a series of changes. First, they encountered the Traveler and beat him up. Then, they were attacked by an unknown force, and Klotti was missing. The Chaos Secret Energy had also become a disabled person. Finally, they encountered the dimensional consciousness of the Underworld and learned of such an amazing secret. There was too much information to digest.

It was said that every lucky guy seemed to be prone to causing trouble. Why hadn't he seen Ames' potential in this regard before?

However, overall, Han Xiao's surprise outweighed his fear. He captured Holy Light Particles, triggered many new missions, and obtained some secret information. The gains were quite substantial.

Although a portion of the Chaos Secret Energy was taken away, it could still exert its abilities. Thinking about it this way, he didn't seem to have lost anything.

As for the pain of the Chaos Secret Energy, Han Xiao didn't really care… Brother Lu had truly said that human joys and sorrows are not shared, let alone between humans and psionic entities.

Dealing with the Holy Covenant Organization had to be a long-term plan. The current priority was to help Hela inherit the Underworld.

With this in mind, Han Xiao patted Ames on the shoulder and said, "Don't be dazed. It's time to leave."

Ames came back to her senses and smiled happily.

"I didn't expect Hela and Aurora to have such an adventure. She is worthy of being my student."

"Yes, yes, yes, your student is great."

Seeing Ames enter the student-obsessed mode again, Han Xiao helplessly interrupted her and said, "We have to interrupt our trip because of this. I'll have the Chaos Secret Energy take you back to Black Star Palace to bring Hela over. Do you have any objections?"

"This is a great thing. Why would I have any objections?" Ames chuckled.

Hearing this, Han Xiao nodded and commanded the Psionic Warrior to grab Ames. A flicker and they disappeared without a trace. The Chaos Secret Energy's dimensional teleportation ability was much more convenient than mechanical devices. It wouldn't take much time to go back and forth.

Leaving himself alone here to wait, he thought for a moment, opened the communication channel, and called the Empire's secondary dimension outpost. This time, he contacted the garrison officer of the Empire here.

After a while, the communication finally connected, and Guzar's face appeared before him.

The moment he saw this face, Han Xiao was stunned.

Eh, Zhang Fei?

Oh, he was mistaken. He got a scare. It was too similar. It was simply made from the same mold…

At this moment, Guzar's loud voice rang out, his tone anxious.

"Black Star, I suddenly lost Dark Emperor's location. Where did he go?"

"We were attacked by a mysterious fleet, and he was exiled into the spatial turbulence…" Han Xiao briefly explained the process, emphasizing the technology of the Holy Covenant Organization.

"These little shrimps actually made him suffer? Klotti is really getting worse and worse." Guzar grumbled dissatisfied.

"It's understandable, it's understandable…" Han Xiao coughed and tried to change the topic.

Guzar shook his beard and muttered, "But this group's technology is indeed unique. If I hadn't been prepared, I might have ended up the same way… Hey, Black Star, do you know their background?"

"I don't know. If you want to investigate them, I suggest the Empire start with the records of the birth of the Original Psionic Entity. This organization must control more than one Original Psionic Entity, but I don't know the others."

This time, it was not intentional concealment. Han Xiao's understanding of the Holy Covenant Organization in this era was indeed limited. Merely exposing the name of the organization wouldn't have much effect and would also arouse suspicion towards him.

"Understood, I'll upload your information. This group actually dares to attack the Empire. We must dig them out and teach them a lesson," Guzar said in a deep voice.

Han Xiao nodded secretly.

Letting the Empire investigate the Holy Covenant Organization would at least cause them some trouble.

With the strength of a high-level civilization, they might really discover something. He was also taking advantage of the situation.

Guzar cursed a few times, venting some of his anger, before calming down. He sized up Han Xiao and couldn't help but extend a warm invitation:

"Black Star, I've always wanted to get to know you. Come visit me when you have time, and we'll get to know each other better."

"There will be opportunities."

Han Xiao smiled on the surface and agreed, but he secretly sighed in his heart.

—A powerful Super-A grade is actively befriending me, proving that my P.Y. Kungfu (sycophancy) after so many years of practice is finally about to reach its peak.

He had an impression of Guzar. This was an Empire powerhouse who had been guarding the secondary dimension for many years, but he had not had personal contact with him before. In Grand Technician Han's memory, this guy seemed to be very capable in a fight, but unfortunately, he died too early and didn't survive until the World Tree version.

Speaking of which, the secondary dimension world was also one of the battle lines of the World Tree War. The tragic situation here was no less than that of the main universe. The research institutes and outposts of the three major civilizations in the secondary dimension were almost completely wiped out… Compared to the stable space-time and style of the main universe, the bizarre secondary dimension world battle line was considered more dangerous by many people because of its infinite changes.

After chatting for a while, the two were quite compatible and left a good impression on each other.

Han Xiao hung up the communication. The space around him fluctuated again, and the Psionic Warrior brought Ames and Hela back to Han Xiao's side.

He turned his head and greeted her:

"Yo, you're here. Why didn't you bring your sister?"

"There's no need to bring Aurora to such a dangerous place. If I need her abilities, I can have her transmit them to me remotely," Hela explained, then looked around curiously, sizing up the Underworld dimension with some skepticism. "You really didn't join forces to deceive me? This secondary dimension is the legacy of the First Ancestor?"

"Let her explain it to you herself."

Han Xiao snapped his fingers, almost subconsciously calling out, "Earth Deity".

O'Neills reappeared, first smiling at Han Xiao, seemingly appreciating his efficiency, then pulling the dubious Hela aside to communicate.

Seeing this, Han Xiao called out to Hela and said:

"Alright, you can chat with her slowly. Ames and I won't stay here with you. I'll leave you a mechanical army. If anything happens, notify me. Anyway, you have the Emperor's Mech, so if you encounter any danger, just call me, and I'll teleport you back."

Hela turned her head and looked over, hesitating for a moment before nodding. "Alright, you and Teacher can go play."

Han Xiao smiled at her, then had the Psionic Warrior teleport the two of them away.

He wasn't worried about Hela's safety. After all, she was a Super-A grade, and she had her own army to take care of her. She had enough self-preservation in the secondary dimension world.

Looking at the direction in which the two disappeared, complex emotions welled up in Hela's eyes.

There was both joy and loss.

The legacy of the First Ancestor was an opportunity to improve her strength, so she was naturally very happy.

But when she thought that her and Black Star's agreed-upon secondary dimension trip would be voided as a result, Hela felt a faint sense of loss.

Although she didn't usually say it, she really wanted to go out and play with Black Star…

…

Void dimension.

A red light flickered slightly, and the figures of the two instantly appeared in Kerkonders territory.

After resolving the matters of the Holy Light Particles and the Underworld dimension, Han Xiao planned to complete the [Void Conqueror] milestone mission, so he returned, thinking of his agreement with Kerkonder.

But at this moment, the two looked around, a little stunned.

The void crystal floating city, which was originally densely populated with people, was now empty, and the void legion stationed here was gone.

"Strange, where did everyone go? Did they go out for training?" Ames looked around.

"We'll know by asking a void creature."

Han Xiao led Ames to Kerkonder's palace, where some void attendants with little combat power were indeed left behind. When they saw the two honored guests who had been entertained by the Lord, they rushed up to greet them.

Han Xiao was not polite and directly asked, "Where did Kerkonder go?"

"Lord Kerkonder led the legion into battle."

"Didn't I tell him to wait for us to come back before launching a war? Could it be that he couldn't even wait that long?" Han Xiao asked in confusion.

The void attendant helplessly said, "It wasn't Lord Kerkonder who started the war. It was other void lords who invaded us. Lord Kerkonder was forced to fight back."

"Then give me the coordinates of the battlefield." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "It seems like we've come at the right time."

…

At the same time, somewhere in the void dimension, two large-scale void legions were engaged in a fierce battle.

In the center of the battlefield, the void lords leading both sides were fighting each other.

One was riding a juvenile void dragon, holding a giant void crystal shield and carrying a dark black long saber. The other was riding a void worm, transforming into more than twenty arms, all holding bronze short spears.

Every collision of the weapons would cause ripples of blue-purple void energy to erupt. A large area around them was cleared, and no one came to interfere in the duel between the two void lords.

The one with the saber was Kerkonder, who was faintly at a disadvantage in the duel. His control over void energy was not as refined as his opponent's, and his ability intensity was also much weaker. He was fighting quite passively, defending more than attacking.

And the enemy he was facing was his nemesis, who had always been at odds with him, and also Han Xiao's mission target, the void lord, Bagdola.

Because everyone was a void creature and had a high resistance to void energy, the effectiveness of long-range attacks was limited. Therefore, most void creatures were more inclined to engage in close combat when dealing with their own kind.

Clang!!

More than a dozen short spears chopped down at the same time. Kerkonder hurriedly raised his shield to block, and a series of circular shock waves exploded at the point of impact. The two were locked in a stalemate.

"Can you feel my growing power? You are no longer my match!" Bagdola laughed.

"You killed another void lord?!" Kerkonder exclaimed in anger.

At their level, every increase in power was very important. Only by devouring beings of the same or higher level would their abilities grow significantly.

For many years, the two had been evenly matched, but now Bagdola's power was obviously on a higher level, which could only be explained by him devouring the core of another void lord.

"Hmph, a newly born void lord just happened to pass through my territory. I turned him into my nourishment. This is fate, destined for me to defeat you!"

"Damn it!" Kerkonder was immediately envious. Why couldn't he encounter such a good thing?

Bagdola thrust his short spears out with afterimages, his mental fluctuations tinged with impatience. He had already regarded Kerkonder as a nutritious meal and couldn't wait to eat him in the next moment.

"As long as I eat you, I can join the ranks of upper-level lords. Resistance is useless. Be my food!"

Kerkonder couldn't withstand the enemy's onslaught and was finding it increasingly difficult to defend. His situation was precarious, and the legions around him were also showing signs of decline.

He knew that he would definitely lose if this continued and couldn't help but roar:

"Don't be complacent! I have reinforcements!"

"What if you have reinforcements? Do you think I'll be scared away by you?"

Bagdola laughed wildly, using his short spear to carve off a small piece of Kerkonder's body.

"I'll just eat your so-called reinforcements as well, and treat it as a tonic you gave me!"

Just then, Han Xiao's figure teleported to the edge of the battlefield and couldn't help but turn his head to look at this void lord, his brow twitching.

A wide-area mental message was released by him, suddenly sweeping across the entire field.

"Want to try?"