On planet Fawn-122, the mercenaries had to maneuver through the rocky terrain of that planet, using the landscape and their piloting skills to shake off their pursuers. Fortunately, their ship wasn't large, so they could move freely. Han Xiao was piloting the celestial ring ship, his expression far from pleasant.
Well, the expressions on the occupants' faces weren't much better. Han Xiao was an extremely skilled driver, having piloted combat suits so many times he couldn't even count them, he had long been accustomed to a 'dynamic' driving style.
This caused the mercenaries on that ship to be on the verge of vomiting their guts out at any moment, with the exception of the players, who, although they had debuffs like [Severe Nausea] and [Severe Disorientation], had reduced their physical senses to 5%, these guys were clearly enjoying the situation.
Although their ship was being relentlessly pursued by Dark Star ships and the landscape outside changed so rapidly it seemed like a blur, like the most chaotic faction yet undiscovered in the universe, they had smiles and bright eyes.
Ten minutes had already passed since the chase began, and the first thing Han Xiao did while being pursued was to find supporters.
He knew the mercenaries would ask for help, but even if the three largest mercenary groups joined forces to attract several other mercenary groups to form a fleet, it was still uncertain whether that fleet would be able to handle the Dark Star fleet.
The largest ship that the Dark Star brought was a mothership! The kind that could handle dozens of Grade A supers without problems, unless a fleet of the same size or a sufficient number of Grade A Supers appeared, the chances of success would be low.
Even more so knowing how eager Dark Star was to attack them in that location.
Choosing to attack in that location was a very intelligent decision by Dark Star, because that territory served as a buffer for two civilizations no weaker than Godora, Holy Stone and Black Raven.
This is the Fawn Galaxy, the territory of the Holy Stone Civilization and the Black Raven Civilization. Friction occurs very frequently due to territorial boundaries. These two great civilizations always have people stationed nearby and have installed very strong signal receivers, sensitive to all types of waves. The radiation in the Fawn Galaxy is always operating at high power, which means that this area is like a bright spot on both of their detectors. If the Dark Star activated a signal disruptor, there would be an obvious shadow area out of nowhere. The Holy Stone Civilization and the Black Raven Civilization would think it was the work of each other's forces, and they would definitely send people there.
Still, since the Dark Star didn't activate the Signal Disruptor, it was clear they didn't care about those two civilizations. To be more direct, without actually entering the territory between those civilizations, a large-scale attack from either could make the other side believe it was a move directed at them, which could lead to war, and neither side wanted that.
Primarily the Holy Stone civilization, they were even stronger than the Black Raven civilization, but due to internal politics, they had difficulty dealing with the Black Raven civilization.
The Holy Stone civilization was based on an aristocracy, ruled by a royal family. Because of this, there were a large number of nobles and members of the royal family vying for power and authority. Although it might seem from the outside that they appeared united, internally, things were quite different.
Every move requires the agreement of several people, each one can mean that someone is losing something, a civilization based on this type of political system is extremely corrupt from within, everyone wanting to protect their own interests, so from the beginning, the Holy Stone civilization prefers to resolve everything through diplomacy.
This means they would hardly start conflicts, if it weren't for the territorial rivalry with the Black Raven, they could be even more 'isolationist'.
The Black Raven civilization is the complete opposite of the Holy Stone civilization. This civilization grew through struggle, they had to fight for every scrap of profit. Their society was based on collectivism, so although Black Raven was somewhat weaker than Holy Stone, they could actually take action instead of just waving flags.
A decision that would take months to make at the Holy Stone can take hours at the Black Raven.
Dark Star chose to attack this area precisely for this reason, the Holy Stone civilization would prefer to expel them peacefully, and the Black Raven civilization would not act easily, fearing being ambushed by the Holy Stone.
Godora was far away, several galaxies in the distance, and besides, to attack them, they would need to assemble an army. Godora had a vast territory, quite unlike the Free Mercenaries, they would need time to gather information and even more time to mobilize the army.
In the Dark Star Fleet commander's mind, this operation should have taken only ten minutes at most, unfortunately for him, the one standing there was Han Xiao, a reincarnated being who had lived through numerous galactic wars, ranging from small to large scale.
Knowing that asking the Godorians for help was pointless and that the mercenaries wouldn't be enough, he wanted to call Ames. Unfortunately, his relationship with Ames wasn't very good, and he wanted to contact Ames through Jenny to get help.
Unfortunately, when he called, Jenny made it clear that Ames hadn't returned yet, probably messing around somewhere. She also made it clear that the Floating Dragon didn't have the power to handle a fleet of that scale alone, even if Hadavy, Bradd, and Trax joined forces and there was a chance of fighting. Who was Han Xiao? Was he worth all this kind of operation?
Even so, Jenny promised to let Ames know, after all Han Xiao is still friends with Ringo, she also planned to tell Ringo about it.
Han Xiao was frustrated, but not angry. Although he was a 'smooth operator' who could use the influence of others to rise without blinking, Han Xiao wasn't the type of person to blame others for his weaknesses. Ames wasn't his subordinate, but he was hers, and he knew that.
He had no choice, as soon as he hung up with Jenny, he called Ringo. Even though Ringo was far away, he could still help. If he could manage to get Ames to take action, Han Xiao would be willing to call him "Dad"!
After Ringo heard the story, he was thoughtful for a moment and finally spoke. - Don't worry, I had already foreseen this, you just need to hold on long enough.
Saying this, he hung up, leaving Han Xiao confused, also wanting to punch Ringo. If he knew, why didn't he warn him?! He would have already found a way to escape or wouldn't have even left the Floating Dragon!
The more he thought about it, the more wrong Han Xiao thought it seemed, until he thought of something.
-'Damn it! I'm the bait!' - Han Xiao thought, almost cursing aloud. - 'Ringo! That son of a *****!'