# Chapter 1851: Phased Victory
Blazing white light burst forth from the cannon barrel, hurtling straight toward Karl!
This powerful plasma was capable of damaging a Bose Body!
Not to mention that Karl had just used a high-dimensional strike not long ago, and was currently weak as hell!
This Beacon Star Palace was Karl's tool for developing Star Ruins, definitely no joke!
He could only evade by ascending dimensions, not daring to show his head!
Jiangnan slapped his thigh and cackled with joy. The Silicon race truly was a major Starry Sky race that could rival the Bose clan!
Being able to create this level of plasma cannon, their foundation wasn't just thick—it was something else entirely!
As for Karl, his face was full of fury.
(ง•̀益•́)ง "Transfer? Without my personal confirmation, how the hell could you possibly complete the transfer?"
It's bad enough that you stole all my family's assets, but now you've even taken the house?
And then you're using my house to hit me?
Are you even human or not?
The key point was—how did Jiangnan manage it? Could something like a War Fortress be stolen so easily?
The Silicon race's security measures weren't this weak!
Furthermore, Karl was shocked to discover that those Sentinel Mech Legions, and even the War God Machines, were working for Jiangnan!
How was this possible!
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (๑◔◡◔ิ๑) "What's impossible? A crappy program like that, isn't it just a casual hack to take care of it?"
"Rather, you should watch your tone when speaking to me. Is that how you address this Palace Master?"
"Careful, or I'll crash into you!"
Xia Yao: (´థжథ) "Pfft～This is northern Huaxia, the place where he grew up. My proud little Palace Master?"
Jiangnan said smugly: (︶.̮︶〃) "Who isn't a Palace Master around here?"
Karl's pupils contracted. Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
The intelligent programs of Silicon race mechanical beings couldn't just be casually edited and modified!
If that were the case, wouldn't the world be turned upside down?
But the scene unfolding before his eyes shook Karl's understanding!
All of his precious treasures had been taken by Jiangnan, to the point where Karl even doubted whether he had come here just to deliver supplies!
[From Karl's Resentment Value +1007!]
"I…"
Jiangnan waved dismissively: (︶～︶〃)ﾉ "Enough, enough. What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and say a few harsh words, give yourself a way out!"
"Then get the hell out of here as fast as you can. Finish the process quickly. I have a whole bunch of things to deal with, no time to argue with you here!"
"If you can't come up with any impressive moves, then just roll out of here, got it?"
Karl's eyes widened. How the hell did you know what I was going to say?
What the hell kind of 'hurry up and say a few harsh words to complete the process' is that?
You've dismantled the stage entirely, how am I supposed to perform?
He was practically going mad: "What did you say?"
Jiangnan shrugged: ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ "Although humans are essentially repeaters, I don't feel like repeating myself!"
"What? Want to keep fighting? Not satisfied until all the subordinates you have left are dead? If that's the case, I wouldn't mind killing a few more Bose bodies!"
As he spoke, Xiao Chuihuo, Mi Ye, and the others' auras rose once more. Those holding Godslayer Weapons were also full of eager anticipation!
Karl gritted his teeth. The operation had been a complete failure!
The situation had reached a stalemate. He had expended too much energy and had no strength left to continue fighting!
He couldn't take down either the Transcendents or the Spirit Mediums!
However, the Human camp also had no way to take him down!
Continuing to waste time like this was meaningless. Other than retreating, there was no other option!
Viciousness filled Karl's eyes: "You remember this. I hope you can still laugh later!"
"A bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well. You have no idea what kind of existence you've offended!"
Jiangnan: (ꐦ･᷄ᗜ･᷅) "Ha～I told you to say some harsh words, and you actually did? Such an obedient son!"
"But don't get it twisted! It seems you were the one who provoked us first!"
Karl glared hatefully at Jiangnan, then turned without a word and left with Igor!
He couldn't stand being here for another second. He had lost all face!
Everyone looked at Jiangnan with feelings of admiration. It had to be said, when it came to cussing people out, it had to be the Southern God!
He truly was the King of Insults!
Karl hadn't been gone long when earth-shattering cheers erupted from the direction of Jing Du!
To Karl's ears, it was grating. He fled even faster!
Although the Human camp had suffered heavy losses this round, they had still achieved a phased victory!
Counting the ones Odin had taken out, a total of 15 Bose bodies had been killed. This kind of record was absolutely unheard of before!
But now, because of Jiangnan's existence, it had actually happened!
Humanity had finally held their heads high under the oppression of the Holy Star. This battle was a thing of beauty!
However, it wasn't all over yet. There was still much work to be done!
Cleaning up the battlefield, mopping up the remnants, studying the newly acquired Star Palace!
In the Ying Guo, people near Sher City and the Huangyan Volcano were also being evacuated!
The endless volcanic ash spewed into the atmosphere hadn't been dealt with yet. Xing Cheng would have to be sent to eat it up. If left unattended, the ash would spread across the globe, blocking the sun.
In the following years, the temperature of Lan Xing would plummet.
There were too many things to handle after the battle. There was no time for everyone to indulge in their joy!
...
At the Arctic Icefield, on the original Star Palace anchor point, the defeated Bose bodies gathered!
Of the Ten Decisions, only 01, 02, 07, 09, and 10 remained. Five low-clan Bose bodies were left, plus Igor!
Laiyin had died in battle, and Zhake was gone too!
Karl had brought two subordinates, his right and left arms. Now both arms had been ripped off!
The Ten Decisions had been utterly crippled. It was a crushing defeat!
An additional white-haired Wei, a Dao Heaven Four-Star, had appeared in the scene. This one was an Ice System!
Freshly synthesized too. If they kept dying, he'd really run out of stock, dammit!
Gabriel had been beaten bald, and Ku Po also looked extremely weak!
All of them stood there with grim faces, not saying a word!
Xiang Zhi knelt on the ground, wailing loudly. Her body was swollen and covered in blood!
(#)༎ຶ口༎ຶ(#) "I really did my best, but Jiangnan is way too twisted! I was no match for him at all!"
"He subjected me to extreme humiliation and beatings. That damned Jiangnan will die a horrible death!"
Karl's expression was exceptionally grim. He hadn't expected this benchwarmer to be able to stop Jiangnan in the first place!
But Igor looked on with full suspicion:
(✡•̌益•̑) "Then why didn't you die? Twice now, isn't this a bit too coincidental?"
"With Jiangnan's skills, killing you would be a piece of cake. Why did he spare your life both times? Could it be that you're a traitor?"
The moment those words were spoken, all the Bose gazes in the area fell on Xiang Zhi!
Karl's Holy Judgment Sword was already pressed against Xiang Zhi's neck, drawing blood!
Li Mingshan's betrayal had heightened Karl's vigilance toward humans to the extreme!
Even with a Slave Mark, it seemed impossible to make a human completely loyal!
If Li Mingshan hadn't defected, the outcome of this operation would have been vastly different!
Xiang Zhi started crying even louder:
(#)꒦ິ口꒦ີ) "How would I know why he didn't kill me?"
"I didn't die. It's not like I have to die to prove my innocence, right?"
But Karl's eyes were still full of suspicion. Just then, Vivian interjected:
"Xiang Zhi can't be a traitor. She didn't know anything about the plan. She was just watching the house. Even if she wanted to leak information, there was nothing to leak!"
"Besides, she has a dung-smeared-wall vendetta against Jiangnan. It's highly unlikely she'd throw in with him!"
Xiang Zhi, with teary eyes, quickly said: "Exactly! I'm really not a traitor!"
But could you please not bring up that incident from back then?
Ku Po looked disgusted:
(￢益￢ꐦ) "Harmed my Divine Projection nearly getting destroyed. If I find out you're a traitor, I'll be the first to kill you!"
Igor sighed: "Lord Karl, forget it. We don't have many people left!"
Only then did Karl sheathe his sword with displeasure: "Jiangnan! Time and again you obstruct my great plans. I will make you pay!"
01 shrank his neck and spoke:
(′◔‸◔`) "Umm... the Star Palace is gone. Where are we going to stay?"
This might have been the most miserable Star Ruins development mission he'd ever been on!
Beaten to the point where they had nowhere to stay. A group couldn't just stand around in this frozen wasteland, could they?
Karl said hatefully: "A single Star Palace is nothing! Do you really think that's all I've got?"
Saying this, he actually pulled out another Space Capsule and made to throw it to the ground!
Igor quickly stopped him:
(٥ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Lord Karl, hold on! Are you sure this one won't be stolen by Jiangnan again?"
"After all, we've already had quite a lot stolen from us!"
From the Star-Devouring Giant Worm to the Star Palace, it had to be said, they really had been sending things all along!
Humanity's growth to its current state was directly linked to each failed plan of the Holy Star!
Karl said in exasperation:
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "How the hell could he steal everything every single time?"
"If Jiangnan can steal this one too, I'll take his surname!"
With that, he threw the capsule!
With a loud boom, a massive black starship materialized!
Its size wasn't a bit smaller than the Star Palace!
The various weapons and equipment on the starship were blindingly dazzling!
Igor's eyes widened:
(✡⁰̷̴꒨⁰̷̴) "Sss—A Solar Wind-class Armed Warp Cruise Starship? Lord Karl, you're loaded!"
Compared to a Warp Cruise Starship, the Beacon Star Palace looked pretty low-tier!
Karl's face was full of pain. The moment he took it out, before the Cruise Starship could even establish a connection with the Silicon Terminal Database, Karl slashed at it three times, making the ship smoke!
He completely destroyed all its communication equipment!
"Damn it! A brand new ship! And I have to cut it!"
If he hadn't run out of bases to stay in, Karl would never have wanted to pull out this Starship!
Xiang Zhi was dumbfounded. Her original home had been lost under her watch, and now Karl pulled out another one?
A Starship? Holy crap! This was a good one!
Everyone stepped into the Cruise Starship. To be safe, Karl didn't park the Cruise Starship ostentatiously on the Arctic Icefield.
Instead, he directly smashed through space and parked it in the Dimensional Gap near Lan Xing!
Mainly because Karl had no confidence left. If Jiangnan stole this one too, he'd be utterly ruined!
Better to be safe and hide it in the Dimensional Gap for now!