Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 316 Battlefield

Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

"We'll be near the Flame Sacrifice Continent in half a day!"

Captain Bloodblade Marquis swept his gaze across the team members, his voice stern: "The Flame Sacrifice Continent is the highest-level combat zone within the entire 026th Barracks base area. It is fraught with danger and extremely perilous. Everyone must not be careless in the slightest!"

"Don't worry, Captain!" the other team members replied.

Bloodblade Marquis suddenly looked at Yang Wu and continued, "Xia, you're a newcomer, so you probably don't know much about the Flame Sacrifice Continent. Let me give you a brief introduction!"

Yang Wu listened attentively.

Although he had already gained some understanding of the Yanji Continent through the virtual universe, he was still very interested in the introduction of Blood Blade Marquis.

After all, Bloodblade Marquis has been roaming the Yanji Continent for a long time without getting hurt!

"The Yanji Continent is divided into the main continent and many land fragments floating around it. You can also see the markings on the star map. The main continent is Yanji Continent 0001, with a maximum diameter of 1.8 light-years."

Bloodblade Marquis smiled and introduced, "Around the main continent, there are thousands of land fragments floating. Although they are called fragments, the smallest ones are still hundreds of billions of kilometers in diameter! Such massive land fragments naturally harbor many powerful alien races, making them ideal battlefields for the strong."

"We usually operate on the main continent, but the main continent is full of powerful individuals. Every team is led by a Marquis-level Immortal God, and there are even some King-level Immortal Gods. It's extremely dangerous. Xia, you've just joined, and we don't yet know your exact strength. Therefore, this time we plan to go to island number 3567, which is also known by countless powerful individuals as 'Lone Eagle Island'."

"Lone Eagle Island is a relatively large island. According to some powerful members of our faction on the island, there are about thirty Marquis-level Immortals, making it a good training ground! It's not too late to head to the main continent once we've developed better teamwork!"

"Captain, I understand!" Yang Wu nodded.

Yang Wu knew very well that the "Blood Blade Squad" normally operated on the main continent of Yanji Continent. But now that a new recruit like him had joined, it was natural to test his strength beforehand.

In the battlefield outside the domain, the most important point is to prevent the battle from lasting too long!

If the battle drags on, it's highly likely that other powerful alien races will arrive, and if we get surrounded and attacked, we'll be in big trouble.

Therefore, testing Yang Wu's strength on the main continent, where powerful individuals abound, would be highly inappropriate. The surrounding islands, however, are a different story. With the Blood Blade Squad's strength, coupled with allies within the human camp, they wouldn't need to worry too much even if they were besieged on the surrounding islands.

Therefore, the Bloodblade Squad decided to go to Lone Eagle Island first, actually to get a general understanding of Yang Wu's strength and to let Yang Wu experience some low-risk battles so that he could better adapt to the rhythm of the extraterritorial battlefield.

"Then we'll see what you're capable of, Xia," Huo Xin said softly.

She sat on the soft sofa, a hint of expectation hidden in her purple eyes.

"I also want to see just how strong this newcomer is, who has been rated as having a trillion military merits by the virtual universe system!" The assassin from the winged race folded his wings and sat down on the sofa to start drinking.

Everyone else looked at Yang Wu, some with anticipation, others with doubt.

Yang Wu smiled slightly, not paying too much attention.

……

Half a day later, the spaceship made a space shuttle and finally arrived at the shuttle point near the Yanji Continent.

"Be careful, everyone, don't be careless!"

As soon as the spaceship returned to the original universe, Bloodblade Marquis in the lounge reminded everyone, "We still need about six more days to reach our target area. We may encounter powerful alien beings at any time along the way, and battles could break out at any moment!"

"Don't worry, Captain!" the ape-man giant King Kong said with a smile, "I've been wanting to start accumulating military merits for a long time!"

The assassin walked up to Yang Wu and said with a smile, "Xia, you don't need to be too nervous. With our team's strength, the chances of encountering danger here are very low!"

Yang Wu smiled and nodded.

He didn't feel nervous; all he felt was joy.

"Finally, my journey on the battlefield beyond the domain begins!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Bloodblade Marquis continued, "Although we possess quite advanced detection equipment, making a sneak attack highly unlikely, if the enemy's detectors are even more advanced, they could very well be able to silently approach and launch a surprise attack!"

"Therefore, always be careful and vigilant."

"Understood," everyone nodded in agreement.

……

The F-class spaceship cautiously moved forward at sub-light speed in the void, carefully avoiding any floating debris it encountered.

Six days later.

Yang Wu and his group finally arrived at their destination, Lone Eagle Island.

The spaceship was currently flying over a massive island. Through the external simulation, Yang Wu could see at a glance a vast and boundless continent in the distant starry sky. Around that massive continent, there were also a large number of huge fragmented continents.

"Haha, we've finally arrived!"

"Captain, the last time we came to Lone Eagle Island was when the assassins had just joined, wasn't it? More than two thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye!"

"Yes, in the blink of an eye, I've been on the extraterritorial battlefield for over two thousand years!" the assassin exclaimed. "I wonder when I'll finally master 'immortality' and reach the Marquis level!"

The members of the Bloodblade Squad stood in the lounge, looking down at the vast continent below through an exterior simulation.

"Legend has it that before the Yanji Continent became an extraterritorial battlefield, it was originally the homeland of an ordinary race in the universe called the Yanji Clan."

Bloodblade Marquis sighed from the side, "Afterwards, the four major clans opened up the seventh battlefield. Some powerful figures swept through many surrounding areas. The native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent were simply unable to resist and all fled in panic. Many natives didn't even have time to escape and were slaughtered!"

"During this period, many powerful figures from the four peak clans directly shattered the Yanji Continent, creating numerous fragments. This vast landmass, born from the secret realm of the universe, is incredibly hard; even a full-force attack from a World Lord-level expert could not cause much damage, making it a natural battlefield for countless powerful figures."

"Now, billions of years have passed, and these fragments of the continent have endured countless battles, shattering time and again, to form the main continent and thousands of island fragments we see today!"

"Haha!" The assassin beside him laughed and said, "I once heard my teacher say that the most famous thing on the Yanji Continent is the 'Treasure of the Sacrifice Towers.' I heard that each Sacrifice Tower is a large survival base for the native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent, and many of their treasures are kept in the Sacrifice Towers. But back then, the many powerful figures from the four peak clans acted too quickly, and many of those natives failed to escape. The lost treasures of the Sacrifice Towers were scattered in various areas of the Yanji Continent."

"Throughout the history of the Yanji Continent, powerful figures have discovered treasures within sacrificial towers. If our team were to find one, we'd be truly rich!"

"Throughout countless ages, only a dozen or so sacrificial towers have been discovered on the Yanji Continent!" Bloodblade Marquis said with a smile. "Moreover, with our team's strength, even if we discovered the treasures of a sacrificial tower, we simply couldn't handle it. Once discovered, our only fate would be destruction!"

"The captain is right!" Vice-captain Storm echoed, "'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!' We should forget about the sacrificial tower's treasure and focus on hunting down powerful alien beings!"

Upon hearing about the treasures hidden in the sacrificial tower, Yang Wu's heart stirred as well.

The treasures in the sacrificial tower are quite valuable; if he could find one, he could obtain a considerable fortune.

Unfortunately, the sacrificial tower is quite special; even the divine power of a cosmic lord cannot detect it, so he has no better way to deal with it.

……

The Bloodblade Squad did not need to rest, so the spaceship continued to fly at sub-light speed over Lone Eagle Island.

"Lone Eagle Island has a maximum diameter of 90 million kilometers. Although it harbors many enemies, encountering a suitable one is not easy!"

Bloodblade Marquis laughed and said, "We'll fly over Lone Eagle Island at near-light speed while simultaneously using detectors to scan the surroundings. We should be able to find a suitable target soon!"

"Captain, this detector cost a trillion military merits to acquire; it's incredibly valuable!" Storm said with a laugh. "We've been able to navigate these extraterrestrial battlefields all these years thanks to your detector, which has kept us safe despite the dangers!"

After completing their military merit quota, players can use their merits to exchange for various treasures they need.

Generally speaking, 100,000 military merits can be exchanged for one Hunyuan unit.

The Blood Blade Marquis's detector cost one trillion military merits, which is roughly equivalent to ten million in mixed units, completely comparable to the entire fortune of a newly appointed Immortal God.

Even someone like Yang Wu's teacher, Jin Guanghou, probably didn't have such a high value because his breakthrough to immortality was too short.

Of course, while Blood Blade Marquis's detector was already considered precious, it was insignificant compared to the detector that Yang Wu had prepared himself.

To ensure his safety after arriving at the extraterrestrial battlefield, Yang Wu redeemed two detectors, one large and one small, from the Virtual Universe Company's vault.

Even with his 60% discount, he still spent 1.5 billion points.

Regardless of whether the extraterritorial battlefield military merit exchange system contains such a precious detector, even if it does, it would probably require trillions of military merits to exchange for it.

In fact, the reason why the five major human races strictly control the outflow of various treasures is to increase the enthusiasm of human powerhouses to participate in extraterritorial wars.

Want better treasures? Want more resources?

Go to the battlefields beyond the borders, and you'll find everything you need!

The military merit exchange system on the extraterritorial battlefield is the largest channel for countless powerful individuals from various cosmic nations. Some treasures, because they come from other races in the universe, may not even be found in the treasure vaults of the Virtual Universe Company!

"While we're detecting alien enemies, if their detectors are also sophisticated, they'll detect our probes just as well!"

Bloodblade Marquis chuckled and said, "Of course, such situations generally only occur among experts of the same level, or among some incredibly wealthy mechanical race experts. The mechanical race's technology is the most advanced among the four top races. As for other alien races, even a peak Marquis might not be able to detect my detection!"

Bloodblade Marquis said with absolute confidence, "I'm afraid they won't react until we launch our attack!"

In battlefields outside the region, initiative remains crucial.

As long as the detector can find the enemy's trail, both attacking and retreating will be much easier.

If the detector fails to detect the enemy and is suddenly attacked, it will undoubtedly put itself in danger.

The spaceship kept moving forward.

With the detectors purchased by Blood Blade Marquis, Yang Wu and his group were able to easily grasp all the situations within a radius of 100 million kilometers.

Suddenly...

"Captain, there are battle fluctuations 30 million kilometers to the left front!" the 'Iceberg' said coldly.

"Oh? It's a battle between powerful figures from other factions—a Marquis-level Immortal from the Zerg and an ordinary Immortal from the Machine Race. It looks like that ordinary Immortal is about to self-destruct!" Bloodblade Marquis said with a smile, "I didn't expect to encounter a Marquis-level Immortal so soon after arriving on Lone Eagle Island!"

"Captain, should we go over there?" Vice-Captain Storm asked.

"Forget it!" Bloodblade Marquis shook his head. "Judging from the aura emanating from that insectoid expert, he should have already reached the advanced level of Marquis. Even if our team could capture him, we would suffer heavy losses. Moreover, he might have other helpers with him. It's better not to provoke him!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu thought to himself, "It seems I need to regain my freedom and act alone as soon as possible, otherwise, at the current rate of wealth accumulation, the Time Palace will cease to function!"

Following the Bloodblade Squad, even high-ranking immortals like Marquis had to give way, making it impossible to accumulate much wealth.

Moreover, with so many people around, if he were to unleash too much power, it might bring unnecessary danger to others.

Perhaps noticing Yang Wu's expression, the assassin chuckled and said, "Xia, even on the main continent, our team can only handle early-stage Marquis-level Immortals at most, and they're very difficult to kill. So, your one trillion military merits will probably take tens of thousands of years to accumulate!"

Yang Wu understood the concerns of the Blood Blade Squad.

With Bloodblade Marquis's strength, without burning his immortal divine power, he could at most kill an immortal army lord at a high level on his own, and with the help of others, he could barely deal with a marquis at a low level.

However, if they were to fight a high-level immortal like a Marquis, even if they were able to kill the opponent, if the opponent were to self-destruct, then apart from Bloodblade Marquis and Vice-Captain Storm, everyone else would be in danger!

Even if they don't perish, they'll at least be severely injured.

……

On the second day after arriving at Lone Eagle Island, the Blood Blade Squad finally found a suitable target.

"Target spotted!"

"We've detected four waves of immortal deity energy, nearly twenty realm lords, 7236 million kilometers away from us!" Vice-captain Storm said with a smile.

"Four immortal gods? No problem at all!" said Poison, shrouded in a black robe.

"We still need to be careful!" the icy-faced Iceberg said calmly. "None of the immortal gods who dare to operate on the Yanji Continent are easy to deal with; they probably have some tricks up their sleeves!"

"Even if they have a trump card, they're no match for us!" the assassin laughed. "I've been bored to death without a fight for so long. Let's use them as our first targets this time!"

"Then let's take action against them!" Bloodblade Marquis gave the order directly, thus deciding the fate of that alien squad.

With the Bloodblade Squad's strength, facing four immortal gods would indeed be no problem.

The spaceship then began to turn and decelerate, slowly flying towards its target.

Before long, Yang Wu and his group closed the distance to less than a million kilometers.

"Spaceship slows down, coming to a temporary stop."

"We've detected the target's exact appearance. This is the entire enemy squad. Take a close look!"

With a wave of his hand, Bloodblade Marquis conjured a giant screen in mid-air, displaying images alongside detailed information such as height and skin color.

On the screen were more than twenty powerful figures from different races. Although there were men and women and their appearances varied, it was clear that they all came from the same race.

When it rains, it pours; I spilled water on my computer while taking my medicine…

With the new computer, all the input method information from before is gone. I have to start typing all over again using full pinyin to type even familiar words.

(End of this chapter)