Chapter 549: Codename Demon King, first strike, instant kill! (Seeking monthly votes)

"A ten-member squad?"

Zhao Xing glanced at the light screen and found that this team had appeared 90 million kilometers away.

It had just entered Zero's detection range limit of 100 million kilometers.

"Too far."

Zhao Xing shook his head and quickly abandoned the plan to hunt them.

At a range approaching 100 million kilometers, if one does not perform void teleportation, the distance is very far.

And if one performs void teleportation, it is relatively dangerous.

In the Shattered Star Ring, void teleportation will leave a clear trail.

That is the navigation route left by disturbing the spatial turbulence.

Even from very far away, it can be observed clearly.

It is equivalent to loudly telling other enemies in the Shattered Star Ring: I am here, I am here!

"I just arrived at the battlefield, my experience is zero, so I will avoid long-distance void teleportation if I can."

Zhao Xing ordered Zero to continue wireless silence, and then continued to wait.

In any case, the activity level of experts in the Shattered Star Ring is very high.

Having discovered enemies just three days after arriving, it is clear that there is no shortage of hunting targets.

Another day passed.

Zero reported again.

"Master, the Empire's Silver Moon squad No. 1287, which is staying near us, has sent an invitation."

"The captain of the other party has stated his identity; he is 'Worton', a formal member from the Thousand Star Academy."

"The Worton squad has five people, all at the Silver Moon-stage. Among them, the captain, Worton, is an outer member of the Thousand Star Academy, and the others all come from his hometown, the third-grade 'Mewo Star System'."

"What does he want by inviting me?" Zhao Xing asked.

"To unite and watch over each other." Zero said: "Master, in the Shattered Star Ring, such squad invitation alliances are very common."

"In an unfamiliar territory, forming an offensive and defensive alliance—suppose a super alien expert kills their way over, Empire squads can join forces, which greatly increases the survival probability."

"They can also share each other's detection intelligence."

"Everyone's detector range has a limit. If the detection ranges of two Silver Moon squads are both only 10 million kilometers, and their positions are suitable, they can share the movement of enemies within 20 million kilometers."

Zhao Xing nodded.

Although his own detection range covered the Worton squad, he did not need the help of their detectors.

Moreover, the Lord Trial mission does not count military merit from cooperation; it is calculated independently.

But that does not mean one cannot cooperate with others to obtain military merit.

It just means that gains involving friendly forces cannot be counted in the military merit of the 'Lord Trial mission'.

Additionally, the Life Research Institute also has requirements; formal members must complete a 'project task' every 50 years.

Battlefield projects naturally count.

It's just that the projects of the Life Research Institute are quite demanding.

They must possess 'research value'!

For example, the common Blade Zerg; collecting combat data and research samples only has a contribution value of 1 point.

Because there are too many of them; whether it is Zerg lords or troop samples, the Empire's database is already very vast.

However... if one engages in battle with the 'Space-Rending Zerg' who master the rules of time and space among the Zerg, the research value is very high!

Even if it is just capturing one King-stage Space-Rending Zerg troop, its contribution value is 100!

Because the quantity is very small, things are valued for their rarity!

Similar tasks also exist on the side of the Zerg and the Mechanical God Kingdom.

Killing an ordinary Silver Moon-stage Empire lord, the merit is just normal.

But if one kills Zhao Xing and obtains the No. 8 battle suit.

That merit is comparable to a Void-stage expert!

However... such a situation is still very rare.

"Accept."

Zhao Xing nodded.

"But there is no need to reveal my identity."

"Understood!"

Zero immediately followed the order.

At the same time, it sent a signal to the distant Worton squad.

"Codename 'Demon King', Silver Moon Peak Plant Lord... Captain, this lone wolf is quite arrogant."

Inside the Worton squad's spaceship, a burly man wearing cyan battle armor said with dissatisfaction.

"He doesn't mention his merit level, battlefield duration, or affiliated legion... he just gives a codename?"

Another petite female mechanical warrior sitting in a chair played with a dagger: "Could he be a battlefield rookie? Afraid we'll look down on him for being a newbie, so he's hiding it on purpose?"

It wasn't that they looked down on him.

It was mainly because the information revealed by the other party was too little.

Not exposing his name and background is understandable.

But to watch over each other... you have to expose a little strength to prove yourself, right?

Yet the other party only gave a codename, and was a Plant Lord at that!

This couldn't help but make the members of the Worton squad suspicious.

Whether the other party was a rookie who had just arrived on the battlefield.

Worton was quite calm, just smiling lightly: "That's not necessarily true; lords who can cultivate to the Silver Moon-stage are no fools."

"Plant Lords generally act as support, following squad operations."

"Yang Ming, you are also a Plant Lord."

"Do you dare to come to the Shattered Star Ring alone?"

Worton looked at a young man in the corner who was focused on studying soil.

This was the support in their team, the Plant Lord 'Yang Ming'.

"I wouldn't dare." Yang Ming shook his head, "If it were going to other areas, that would be fine."

"There you have it." Worton smiled: "Daring to come to the Shattered Star Ring as a lone wolf... he might just be a great expert."

"Even if he really is a rookie... that doesn't matter; in any case, it's just a shallow cooperation."

The team members nodded; indeed, this cooperative relationship was not too deep.

It didn't actually have much impact on either side.

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Staying on this meteorite with a diameter of 2000 kilometers in the Shattered Star Ring.

Zhao Xing hid the Angel inside the meteorite.

Every day, he could see many experts intruding into his detection range.

On the fourth day, he discovered 20 Silver Moon-stage teams.

On the fifth day, he discovered alien armies led by Sunlight-stage experts.

On the sixth day...

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However, those distances were too far, and their navigation routes were not clearly oriented toward his side, so Zhao Xing remained motionless.

The Worton squad also only operated in a small range.

However, on the tenth day, the activity level of experts in the Shattered Star Ring suddenly surged 10 times!

Following the destruction of the Empire's Wang Liang Star System by Zerg experts. ===== CHAPTER 551 =====