Chapter 5: Trade-offs (I)
Xiao Junling hid his body in the pile of containers deep in the warehouse, gently closed his eyes, held his breath, and was on guard.
In his perception, two scorching and tyrannical auras were already approaching the door of the warehouse, and they were cautiously searching, slowly approaching the depths of the warehouse.
A few seconds later, heavy footsteps could be heard in the distance at the warehouse gate.
"I smell humans!" A low, hoarse voice sounded coldly.
"Yes, my dear friend!" Another voice laughed, "Maybe we'll have a full meal later!" β
"It seems that Lord Zochral has made the right decision, and the attraction of these places to humans is too great for humanity, and if you don't want to starve to death, the undiscovered ones in the neighborhood will have to crawl out and come here in search of food, and we just have to wait, and we don't have to go to the trouble of going to the streets to hunt them down in person, ......quack," the Gambino warrior smirked.
The two guys entered the warehouse one after the other and began to search carefully.
Xiao Junling's heart sank slightly, and he understood that things were a little troublesome. This place is actually used as a trap by them, as long as the surviving humans can't bear the hunger and come here to find food, the result must be prepared by the Gambino people waiting for the rabbit to catch it, it seems that these guys are not all fools.
Then you will have to face two or even more than two Gambino people, and they may not all be miscellaneous soldiers, with your current strength, it is very difficult to kill two ordinary Gambino warriors without damage, not to mention the high-level warriors who may appear!
The warehouse area is huge, and the straight-line distance from the door to his location is more than three hundred meters, so he is safe for the time being, but the tension in his heart is beyond measure!
After a few moments, heavy footsteps drew closer. In his mind's eye, two blinding red dots of light had appeared at the edge of the sensing range, slowly approaching.
The two Gambino warriors, judging by their breath, one of them is still a guy with the mid-level strength of the Yuan Star Realm, and it is a rather tricky target for him now, if not with the help of other means.
The mysterious rune in his body rotated slightly, and a faint light invisible to the naked eye flowed out, covering the whole body, although it was only a thin layer, it perfectly covered the breath of the whole body, even a strong person who was several realms higher than him might not be able to detect it.
Due to the wide area of the warehouse, and the fact that all kinds of large and small containers are stacked full, almost touching the ceiling, it is indeed not easy to find a thin teenager who deliberately hides his breath among the many box stacks.
In the realm of perception, a point of light gradually faded away, and gradually blurred out of the range of perception, but the other point of light was getting closer and closer, and the straight-line distance from him was less than ten meters.
After searching for so long, no target was found. The guy couldn't help but get a little impatient, and with one paw opened the few iron crates in front of him, and squeezed his tall, bloated body into the narrow corridor inside, his thick tail dragging on the smooth floor tiles, making a dull grinding sound that made a palpitation.
Just as it had just turned a pile of alloy water pipes, and before it could see the situation inside, a dark purple light flashed, and then its eyes suddenly went black, his mind was already stagnant, and his whole body was extremely stiff and unable to move!
Before it could react, a blade with a hint of murderous intent suddenly appeared on its side, stabbing fiercely into the waist covered in scales, and in an instant, a half-foot-long terrifying wound was cut!
Xiao Junling made a successful move, and the war knife did not pull out, but stabbed in, and the blade sank with all its strength, cutting the thick tail behind it almost half!
The tail is the Gambino people's most powerful deterrent weapon, and it is also the second fatal part of their body, but with a breath, the purple-black blood of the large canopy spurts out, almost drenching the surrounding ground and debris, and the pungent smell of blood spreads!
After this heavy blow, this guy's combat power can be said to be mostly useless, and he will no longer pose a mortal threat to him.
"Whewββ!"
At this time, the guy who was hit finally relieved and suddenly let out a painful roar, and at the same time, the big claws of the casserole slapped down on Xiao Junling's head, bringing a scorching evil wind!
He pulled back, awkwardly avoiding the counterattack, and then slashed out with his sword, slashing out again, and slicing off the guy's claws!
Heavy footsteps had already sounded in the distance, seeing that another Gambino warrior was about to rush closer, Xiao Junling became slightly anxious, the purple light flashed in his eyes, and another spiritual shock was issued, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's movements were sluggish, he went around to its side, looked at the position of the wound and made a stab, and finally removed the thick tail completely!
The mournful screams of his companions made the guy who came behind hesitate for a moment, causing Xiao Junling to attack first!
The purple light flashed, and the palpitating paralyzing sensation took control of the entire body in the blink of an eye. Immediately, the sharp pain that made it almost go crazy came from its waist!
Faced with the threat of death, this obviously stronger guy burst out to his maximum potential, turned around sharply, and slammed the tomahawk in his hand with all his strength at the weak figure in his perception.
Xiao Junling knew his physical condition, the strength of this counterattack, even the outer armor of a light hovering chariot would be smashed out of a pit, as long as he was rubbed, it would be the end of broken tendons!
Giving up the idea of making up for it, he ducked behind a pile of boxes and sprinted down the narrow aisle, quickly distancing himself from the guy.
The wounded Gambino warrior roared in pain and hurriedly chased after it, but unfortunately its body was too large and there were many debris around it, which had a serious impact on its speed.
From time to time, there was a "screaking" sound in the warehouse, and all kinds of containers were smashed to pieces by the angry it, but there was no trace of the hateful human.
In another corner of the warehouse, Xiao Junling, who was pale, stopped his figure, felt out two concentrated nutrients that he carried with him, unscrewed the lid, and poured them into his mouth tremblingly, and then sat on the ground to breathe, and it took a while to relieve his breath.
The spiritual impact cast with the help of the mysterious rune is his biggest reliance now, but such an attack is not without a price, every time it is cast, at least nearly half of the energy in the body will be consumed, and if the energy is exhausted, the rune will directly extract his own life force! With his current physical condition, as long as he comes a few more times, he can completely squeeze his body dry!
After a few moments, the Gambino warrior, who had lost too much blood, finally collapsed reluctantly, and by this time he had regained a little vitality, stood up, found what he needed from the corner of the messy warehouse, picked it up and loaded a box, and dragged it out the door.
He made it all the way back to the shelter without any danger, and when he climbed back into the medical cabin, he was so tired that he only had half a breath left!
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On the main channel of WDE-q2306 adjacent to the Jingfeng Star Domain, countless dark purple giant flying saucers are clustered around a large war fortress with a diameter of 250 kilometers, and they are slowly cruising.
With the movement of the fortress, countless patterns slowly shrink and expand according to a certain frequency, like an alternative hideous beast, a weird, gloomy, and terrifying aura is coming!
"Your Excellency the Great Commander of Sagsnoch, the Anthropocene, the Siloa Dominion of the Chinese Empire, and the neighboring Yuyang, Yuegu, Mengxi, Erte and other thirty-seven overseas Dominions have fallen one after another, and our fleet has all been stationed and effectively occupied the above-mentioned star fields......"
In the grand hall in the center of the fortress, hundreds of powerful Gambino warriors stood solemnly, and one of them, a Gambino powerhouse of the rank of Blazing Warlord, knelt at the bottom of the steps, reporting the progress of the army to the terrifying presence on the throne.
On the tall throne carved from a single piece of dark red coltan crystal, a Gambino powerhouse with a terrifying aura sat quietly, compared to its kind, its body did not look particularly burly and strong, but looked a little petite and exquisite, the dark golden skin was extremely smooth, without the ugly spots of ordinary Gambinos, the long tail hung down from the throne at will, and there were many rare gems the size of a fist, shining in the purple light.
The blood-colored eyes glanced down indifferently, and a deep and majestic voice sounded from its mouth: "Is there any movement in the fleet of the Huaxia Empire?" β
"Your Excellency, the garrison fleets in these Dominions have been wiped out by our army, and only a few warships have escaped with some passenger ships! Our valiant warriors are now intensifying their activities on these planets, collecting all the resources they can find and shipping them back to our territory! The Blazing Warrior reported respectfully.
Sagusnocchi nodded noncommittally, and then asked: "Aside from the areas that have been occupied, our fleet is still advancing in a big way, and it may not be long before we have more territories!" However, so many days have passed, the high-level of the Huaxia Empire should have reacted, right? β
"Do you warriors think we still need to continue with our predetermined plundering plan?"
On the left side of the throne, a wise man of the Gambino with an abnormally bulging head, gloomy eyes, and an old dragon bell took a few steps forward and said to the Grand Commander in a quiet voice:
"Our intelligence network in the Anthropocene realm has sent a message, for our tribe's large-scale raid this time, the empire's high-level attaches great importance to it, has mobilized a large number of fleets, including 'Bi Fang', 'Qiqi', 'Tianqi' and other ace legions, to form a northwest strategic attack group, the first batch of assembled legions have approached the northwest border of the empire, it is expected that in about two days, it will leave the empire mainland, enter the overseas Dominion area, and the time for contact with our forward fleet will not exceed five days at the latest!"
"So...... With our current military strength, will we be able to hold off the counterattack of the human legion? The Grand Commander asked.
The wise man of Gambino shook his head slightly: "Your Excellency, you should know that it is impossible!" Unless...... The elite of our royal court can pour out of the nest, and maybe they can eat all the military power of the Huaxia Empire in the northwest region! But once the number one power in the Anthropocene announced the mobilization of the whole country, the outcome of the war ...... Nothing will change compared to 60 years ago! β
There was silence in the hall, and the Blazing Warrior General who reported cautiously looked at the people next to him, bowed his head deeply and remained silent.
The Grand Commander gently stroked a strangely shaped blood-colored bone scepter in his hand, and several rings of dark gold gems on the head of the staff made a slight pleasant trembling sound, and a strange energy field swirled around the throne.
Sagusnocchi is one of the new generation of powerful nobles in the Gambino royal court, and it is said that the warriors who can survive the brutal bloody battle decades ago are undoubtedly talented, strong and lucky! Naturally, we have a clearer and deeper understanding of the strength of human civilization, and we understand that what our think tank says is by no means alarmist.
After the reconstruction, the Gambino royal court, although it adopted a strategy of low-key development and recuperation, and with the support of other foreign civilization allies, after decades, its strength has truly exceeded the pre-war level, but compared with the human civilization that has occupied most of the galaxy, it is still not an opponent.
This time the raid, although the human civilization that was caught off guard suffered a big loss, as long as their high-level came to their senses, it would inevitably be a thousand times bloody revenge, and the outcome of the war would not change anything!
Therefore, it may be a good idea to withdraw the troops immediately when it is good now, after all, the wealth, resources, and population of dozens of star fields have already been captured by them, and the harvest of this trip is enough!
However, the human empire with huge losses will not give up, if they insist on continuing the war, like decades ago, and fight the royal court again, they may not be able to resist it by relying only on the existing strength of the Gambino civilization!
"Our allies should know the news, right?" After pondering for a moment, Sagusnoch asked:
"How will they react to the impending counterattack of human civilization?"
The wise man of Gambino replied, "Your Excellency, except for the high priest of the Busramon Alliance, who has already announced the eastern border of the Human Empire, the other clans have not yet expressed their position. β
"How so?" The Grand Commander said with some displeasure,
"Didn't the royal court discuss it before, didn't it say that we would act together? Now that the Human Empire is about to launch a counterattack, they are going to break their covenant and stand idly by? β