Fortress and Lightning Flash, along with ten others, emerged from the world ring, only to see the immense golden Cloud Vine gently swaying in the cosmic space, while the Mantis-Sarin team that had filled them with dread was nowhere to be found.
Seeing this, Lightning Flash couldn't help but ask, "Atlas, you said it's safe now. Does that mean we've escaped the Mantis-Sarin team's pursuit?"
The other team members, hearing this, also looked at Ender, eager to know what had just happened.
While they were in the world ring, they had learned from the two captains about the Mantis-Sarin team's terrifying strength; it was a powerful team that had directly repelled a Marquis-level Immortal.
"Not escaped pursuit," Ender shook his head slightly and replied, "but rather, the Mantis-Sarin team no longer exists."
"No longer exists…" Lightning Flash exclaimed, his expression excited, "Atlas, did you annihilate the Mantis-Sarin team?!"
The team members were also excited to look at Ender, that was a powerful team that could defeat a Marquis-level Immortal, was it really annihilated by 'Atlas' and his Cloud Vine?
After Fortress heard Ender's reply, he thought to himself "Atlas's own strength is comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal, and he has 108 Main Vines Cloud Vine protecting him, which is also a powerful combat force comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal Immortal, and one with an extremely massive divine body. Combined, annihilating the Mantis-Sarin team is possible. If Atlas has other trump cards, then completing the annihilation will be even easier."
Ever since Ender joined the team, whether it was his strength or background, he had continuously refreshed Fortress's understanding, so in the latter's view, it was normal for the former to have other trump cards.
Ender nodded slightly, "Yes, the Mantis-Sarin team's strength was very formidable. I used a great deal of effort to successfully annihilate them."
"Wow!"
The team members were deeply shocked and overjoyed at the same time.
The Mantis-Sarin team was a top-tier team in the 01 Area of the Extraterritorial Battlefield, but now that this powerful team had been annihilated by 'Atlas', didn't that mean their team could now roam freely in the Extraterritorial Battlefield!
"This is not the place to talk. Let's take the spaceship and leave here," Ender said to Captain Fortress.
"Indeed, a battle just occurred here, so it's not suitable for a long stay."
Fortress nodded upon hearing this, took out an E9-level Spaceship containing an F9-level metal lounge, and after everyone entered the spaceship, he ordered it to fly away into the distance.
Upon entering the spaceship's lounge, after all the team members had taken their seats, Ender spoke, "The Mantis-Sarin team's strength was very unusual. Their power had already exceeded the normal Marquis-level. There were as many as 20 G-level Mechanical Puppets, each comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-Level Immortal!"
The team members were startled upon hearing this, "What?!"
"My goodness, G-level Mechanical Puppets, each one's Materials alone probably cost hundreds of thousands of Mixed units!" Lightning Flash exclaimed, "Twenty of them, wouldn't that be a total value of nearly 20 million Mixed units? Enough to buy a large Starfield!"
"Nearly 20 million Mixed units!" The team members were even more shocked; this was too much cash!
"Truly wealthy." Even Naviya, the Spiritwing Clan princess, exclaimed, "A team consisting only of Military Lord Immortals actually possesses so much wealth. It's probably comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal."
Ender shook his head slightly and said, "The Mechanical Race has a high level of technology and high-performance alloy formulas. The 20 G-level Mechanical Puppets are made of alloy, so their value is not as exaggerated as nearly 20 million Mixed units.
"I estimate that the cost of each G-level alloy Mechanical Puppet should be around 100,000 Mixed units, so the total value of 20 of them is roughly 2 million Mixed units."
"2 million Mixed units, that's also a very large fortune, enough to buy a medium-sized Starfield." Lightning Flash said enviously, "I wish I had such wealth someday. By then, I'd directly retire and go back to my hometown to be a local emperor."
"Atlas!" Fortress's focus was clearly different. When he heard Ender's words, he first pondered for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice, "Since the Mantis-Sarin team had 20 G-level alloy Mechanical Puppets, how did you annihilate them?"
"Yes, Atlas! How did you annihilate them?"
"20 G-level alloy Mechanical Puppets can temporarily entangle a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal Immortal. It should be very difficult to kill the Mantis-Sarin team, right?"
The team members, upon hearing this, all turned their gaze to Ender and asked with great curiosity.
"Secret." Ender smiled and shook his head, "I annihilated the Mantis-Sarin team by relying on a trump card."
Seeing that Ender was mysterious and unwilling to answer, although they were curious, they did not press further. Everyone has their own secrets, and they couldn't force others to reveal them.
"Everyone."
Seeing that no one was asking questions anymore, Ender spoke to get everyone's attention, "Now that I've annihilated the Mantis-Sarin team, I've completed the army System's 1 billion military merit quota. It's time to say goodbye to everyone."
"Atlas, you're leaving the team?" Naviya quickly asked, "Can't you stay?"
"I must leave," Ender replied. "This time I came to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, in addition to needing to complete the army System's 1 billion military merit quota, I also have to complete the tempering mission assigned by my teacher."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Most of them had anticipated this day would come; 'Atlas's' identity and strength were special, and he must have had other missions when he came to the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
They just didn't expect this day to come so quickly. In just over a year, 'Atlas' had gained over 1 billion military merits, a speed far beyond their imagination.
If possible, they naturally didn't want 'Atlas' to leave the team, after all, with him in their team, even First Order Marquis-level or high-level powerhouses would not be able to kill them under the protection of the Cloud Vine.
After a moment of silence, Fortress spoke, "Since 'Atlas' is leaving the team, then let's return to the Barracks Base first. We'll handle the spoils of war we've obtained over the past year, and then settle the accounts according to the previous distribution."
Lightning Flash nodded and said, "Right! Let's go back to the Barracks Base and have a good drink."
A team member loudly agreed, "Exactly, after we return to the Barracks Base, we'll have a good drink, which can also serve as a farewell party for you."
"I won't be returning to the Barracks Base." Ender shook his head slightly, "I just received a map from the army System not long ago. From our current location back to Barracks Base 003, it's conveniently not far from the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield entrance.
"I plan to head to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield next to complete the tempering mission assigned by my teacher there."
"Not returning to the Barracks Base, but going directly to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield?" The crowd exchanged glances upon hearing this, all seeing surprise in their companions' eyes.
"'Atlas', the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield ranks second in danger among the four Secret Realm Battlefields, second only to the Hongwu Secret Realm Battlefield, which has many King-level Immortal powerhouses."
Fortress said solemnly, "Although your strength is comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal, there are many Marquis-level Immortal in the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield, and even some King-level Immortal are active there. It will be very dangerous there!"
"The captain is right." Lightning Flash nodded and advised, "'Atlas', the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield is too dangerous. If you want to complete the tempering mission assigned by your teacher, you can go to the Yan Chang Universe Secret Realm Battlefield, which ranks third in danger."
"In the Yan Chang Universe Secret Realm Battlefield, the number of Marquis-level Immortal is relatively small, mostly high-level and Pinnacle Military Lord Immortals, and there are also organized army activities of various clans." Fortress suggested, "With your strength comparable to a First Order Marquis-level, the danger of tempering there will be much smaller."
Ender smiled and said, "It is precisely because of the large number of Marquis-level Immortal in the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield that I will go there for tempering. With my current strength, only by fighting with Marquis-level Immortal can I gain experience and thus improve."
Fortress and Lightning Flash, hearing this, stopped trying to persuade Ender. The former then reminded him, "'Atlas', remember to give me a bank account number. After the spoils of war are handled, I will transfer your share to your bank account."
"No problem." Ender nodded and sent a bank account number to Fortress.
After sending the bank account number, Ender remembered Sarin had mentioned his master's name, so he reminded, "Captain, after you return to the Barracks Base this time, it's best not to be active in the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
"Why?" Fortress asked, puzzled.
Ender replied, "The Mantis-Sarin team has an unusual background. Sarin once said his master is a King-level Immortal powerhouse, 'King Melting Rule'." "King-level Immortal powerhouse?!"
"King Melting Rule?"
"How did we end up provoking a King-level Immortal powerhouse?"
Upon hearing this, the team members were all alarmed. They truly hadn't expected that behind the Mantis-Sarin team stood a King-level Immortal powerhouse.
But thinking about it this way, it made sense that their team had 20 G-level alloy Puppets. 2 million Mixed units were just a drop in the bucket for a King-level Immortal powerhouse.
"King-level Immortal powerhouse!"
Fortress frowned slightly, feeling a bit tricky. After some thought, he asked Ender, "Atlas, I remember you said that Mantis and Sarin's team had put a bounty on a human team primarily composed of the Spiritwing Clan?"
"Correct." Ender nodded slightly.
"In that case, our team has already left a very obvious characteristic…" Fortress sighed slightly, "We really can't stay in the Extraterritorial Battlefield. After we return to the Barracks Base this time, let's go to the Dun Yun Universe Secret Realm Battlefield."
Lightning Flash nodded slightly, "The Dun Yun Universe Secret Realm ranks last among the four Universe Secret Realm Battlefields. As long as we don't go to areas with more Marquis-level powerhouses, aside from being relatively far from Barracks Base 003, the level of danger is not much different from the 03 Area of the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
The team members all nodded, no one objecting. They deeply understood that after seemingly provoking an Immortal, staying in the Extraterritorial Battlefield was very dangerous, so it was better to try their luck in the Dun Yun Secret Realm Battlefield.
"Captain, this is for you." Ender took out a world ring and handed it to Fortress.
"This is?" Fortress was puzzled.
Ender smiled and said, "Inside are 30 Mechanical Puppets made of top-tier F9-level alloy, which can barely rival a Low-stage Marquis Immortal. Consider it a gift from me before I leave."
"Atlas, you…" Fortress was about to say something when Ender interrupted him.
Ender smiled and said, "This is just a small gift. I've obtained nearly a thousand Mechanical Puppets of the same level, it's just that very few of them are intact."
"The 30 Mechanical Puppets I'm giving you still need to be debugged. Since you're returning to the Barracks Base anyway, you can do the debugging at the same time."
"In the future, if you encounter Marquis-level enemies, you can rely on these 30 Mechanical Puppets to hold them off and escape, which will provide an extra layer of security for you."
Finally, Ender spread his hands and said, "You wouldn't despise this small gift and refuse to accept it, would you?"
"How could I…" Seeing Ender had said this much, Fortress took the world ring and thanked him, "Atlas, thank you."
"Thanks, Atlas."
"Thank you so much, Atlas!"
"Yes, thank you. With these 30 Mechanical Puppets that can entangle a Low-stage Marquis-Level Immortal, the danger we face in the Dun Yun Secret Realm will be extremely low."
The team members all expressed their gratitude. 30 Mechanical Puppets that could temporarily deal with a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal Immortal were a huge improvement for a team like theirs, which only had ordinary Immortals.
One must know that Mechanical Puppets made of ordinary F9-level metal or alloy could only barely entangle a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal, but even so, they were rare and valuable, and very, very few F9-level Mechanical Puppets could flow into the hands of ordinary Immortal teams.
"You're too polite." Ender smiled and shook his head, saying, "Let's part ways here. The spaceship is about to enter the Dark Universe warp point. You need to return to the Barracks Base, and I need to go to the Endless Island Secret Realm."
Upon hearing this, everyone showed reluctance, especially after Ender had gifted them the 30 F9-level Mechanical Puppets for self-preservation.
Fortress ordered the spaceship to decelerate, eventually stopping on a planetary wreckage several billion kilometers away from the Dark Universe warp point.
Swoosh!
The hatch opened, and Ender was the first to fly out, followed by the others who came out to see him off.
"Alright, everyone, this is as far as you need to come." His gaze swept over the ten members of the team, and Ender smiled, "Before we part, I'll follow the custom of the Extraterritorial Battlefield and wish you all a successful retirement!"
"Atlas, I wish you a successful retirement!"
"Haha, Atlas. I'll take your good wishes, and I also wish you a successful retirement!"
The team members, hearing this, also smiled and wished Ender well.
In the cruel Extraterritorial Battlefield, where the death rate exceeded 90%, everyone's blessing was simple: 'successful retirement' was the best blessing in the Extraterritorial Battlefield!
Ender took out an E9-level Spaceship from his world ring, and before entering the spaceship's hatch, he said to the team members, "Farewell, everyone."
"Farewell, Atlas."
Everyone watched Ender enter the spaceship hatch, bidding him farewell as the hatch closed.
Whoosh!
The E9-level Spaceship started accelerating, heading towards the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield.
"Given Atlas's strength and identity, we probably won't see him again," Lightning Flash first sighed, then laughed, "However, being able to know such a super Genius whose strength was comparable to a Pinnacle Marquis-level as soon as he entered the Extraterritorial Battlefield, I'll have something to boast about even if I leave the Extraterritorial Battlefield and become a local emperor."
Everyone smiled slightly. Just as Lightning Flash said, being able to know a Genius like 'Atlas' would indeed give them something to boast about in the future.
"Alright, we should also head back to the Barracks Base. It would be troublesome if we encountered enemies at this time."
Fortress said, then led the way into the E9-level Spaceship docked at the planetary wreckage, and the other team members followed.
Soon, the spaceship set sail, entered the Dark Universe warp point, and after accelerating to light speed without obstruction, it entered the Dark Universe and disappeared into the cosmic space.
...
Mechanical Race, Yulan World.
In a room decorated with gold, silver, and precious stones.
A Mechanical Race individual, predominantly silver-gray, with a body composed entirely of metal parts, resembling a very crude Mechanical Puppet, was checking a message from a subordinate with his flickering red electronic eyes.
However, after sending the message, the subordinate could no longer be contacted. This Mechanical Race individual knew without a doubt that his subordinate must have perished, and the message was sent before his demise.
Just then, this Mechanical Race individual received a call request...
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