Chapter 2743: Sound the Retreat
End early?
As soon as this proposal was made, the leaders of the various races almost nodded their heads into blurs!
Because there was really nothing left to fight for!
Due to the outbreak of the Watt virus, the Silicon race had been ruthlessly slaughtered once again!
The Bose race seized this opportunity to close the point gap, surpassing the Silicon race, while the Matter Alliance had almost recovered their own racial beacon and even picked up some extra!
Combined with what they had auctioned off earlier, although they were still in a miserable state, it wasn't that bad!
They wished they could end the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle right now, lock in the points, since continuing to fight wouldn't yield any substantial progress!
But just then, the Silicon Lord disagreed!
[┐ꐦ°᷄yi°᷅┌] "End? End your ass! The final points can't be determined until the very last moment. Since the deadline is one month, we fight until the very end!"
The Silicon race had been firmly in first place before, but now due to the Watt virus, they had been knocked down to second!
Although a day and a half was short, it was enough for the Silicon race to scrape together another wave!
Qian Li squinted:
(≖⇀≖〃) "Of course, the rules of the Sequence War cannot be broken, and there is no such thing as ending early. The war continues!"
Did he really want the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle to end here?
Xun Zu still needed to absorb Realm Force!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Fine, fine! Then let's keep fighting. I don't care. You guys have the final say."
With that, he lay down directly on the event horizon at the edge of the black hole, looking like he was giving up and waiting for it to end.
∠(⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴」∠)_
Inside the Sea of Star Embers, Yingshi's gaze locked directly onto Xianguo, Mingsha, and the others!
[┐‾᷄⁻‾᷅┌] "You were pretty happy earlier, robbing the Silicon base planets, weren't you? I order you to immediately return the base planets you stole from my Silicon position!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Xianguo and the others panicked. Why didn't they just end it just now?
But now, returning them was impossible.
Mingsha said:
(•́yi•̀ꐦ) "Let me clarify one thing: we didn't steal them; we merely retrieved the base planets that rightfully belong to us from the positions!"
"What's wrong with that?"
Yingshi squinted:
[┐͡’～͡’┌] "I don't want to repeat myself. Are you returning them or not?"
Guqiong was uncharacteristically tough for once:
꒰︶yi︶⸝⸝꒱ "I'd rather die than return them!"
Yingshi said coldly: "Very well. Then I'll kill you!"
The Silicon 5th position directly dispatched troops to the Matter Alliance army, attempting to reclaim the base planets they had stolen!
At this point, what was the relationship between big brother and little brother? It had long been shattered!
Even if the Silicon race didn't act, the Matter Alliance was already beyond recovery.
Better to do it in one go, take back the points, and at least the Silicon race could profit.
The Matter Alliance was now in a tough spot. They hadn't expected that even in this last day and a half, they'd have to fight the Silicon race. Could they even hold onto these base planets?
Oh, right! There was still Jiangnan!
Xianguo quickly said:＼⍣⃝
"Nan Shen! Our Matter Alliance has also opened an account with your side. Can we store these planets with you?"
"Help us defend them a bit, please?"
Jiangnan, lying by the black hole, spread his small hands, looking helpless.
ʅ(๑⁼̴～⁼̴)ʃ "You've seen it too. Our Carbon Alliance's Styx moat has been completely destroyed. Just guarding what's already in our accounts has taken everything we've got!"
"Don't you see that I only dare to stay near the black hole now and not come out? The Carbon Alliance is barely able to protect ourselves, Nan-style!"
"What I mean is, I, Jiangnan, can only protect myself now. Even if I wanted to help you, I wouldn't have the strength, right?"
Mingsha spat blood. What the hell does "self-preservation Nan-style" even mean? That's the meaning!
(งᵒ̌kouᵒ̌)ง "If you wanted to protect them, you definitely could! Isn't it just about paying more? We can add to a price that satisfies you!"
But Jiangnan still shook his head:
∠(ꈍ～ꈍ」∠)_ "Brother is tired~ Even if you gave me money, I wouldn't want to earn it. For this day and a half, you'll have to rely on yourselves!"
Being tired was only one aspect. If he stepped in again to take the Matter Alliance's planets, he would inevitably clash with the Silicon race again.
The situation had barely been pulled back by him, and everyone was maintaining a semblance of adequacy.
If another conflict erupted, it would be hard to end.
Not every bit of money could be earned.
Moreover, Jiangnan was also happy to see the Silicon race and the Matter Alliance tearing each other apart.
It only benefited the Carbon Alliance.
It would make it impossible for the Silicon race and the Matter Alliance to ever collude again.
Xianguo and the others stamped their feet in anxiety, but they couldn't fault Jiangnan for anything.
Jiangnan had still helped them guard the auctioned base planets and even created an opportunity for them to rob the Silicon race.
He had done all he could.
Mingsha's eyes turned bloodshot:
٩(͡’yi’ꐦ)و "Then we fight! It's only a day and a half. We'll fight to the death, even if we can't hold on!"
"The Matter Alliance has over two thousand races, and we're no pushovers! All clans, hear my order: at all costs, defend the base planets and the racial beacons!"
"Until the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle ends!"
The final sprint war had begun!
The Silicon race launched attacks on multiple fronts. Not only did they strike the Matter Alliance, but they also turned around and started fighting the Bose race again!
Since the Bose race's position had been destroyed, they hadn't built a new one and hadn't put their base planets in the Ling Xu either.
Instead, they used layers of four-dimensional spheres for protection. The Silicon race used neutron star collision mechanisms to create black holes to tear them apart, combined with two-dimensional cubes—they weren't without a chance!
At the same time, the Silicon race even attacked those scattered races that still held base planets!
They planned to use this day and a half to collect as many points as possible and reclaim the top spot!
Those who hadn't bought storage packages from Jiangnan earlier were now in big trouble.
The Silicon race, almost single-handedly, once again ignited war in the Sea of Star Embers!
Only the Carbon Alliance was not drawn into the conflict.
Because the entire Carbon Alliance left only Jiangnan stationed at the scene, lying there watching the rise and fall of the Star Embers Sea!
At this moment, Jiangnan's eyes reflected the flames of the battlefield, his gaze deep.
∠(deep~dark」∠)_
Perhaps in the days to come, war would become the norm...
Outside the Sea of Star Embers, a slight smile curled at the corner of Qian Li's mouth.
That's more like it!
Then he looked at the Silicon Lord and squinted:
(ꐦ¯͒yi¯͒) "Your matter with Jiangnan is settled, but I still have a score to settle with you!"
"You just sprayed oil all over my face. I, being magnanimous, didn't quibble with you over it!"
"How do we settle this now?"
Yu Gen quickly said: "Don't try to weasel out of it. We have video evidence!"
With that, he immediately played the earlier video!
The Silicon Lord's expression froze. Damn! That happened too?
What the hell did I do while I was Watt?
The Silicon Lord said coldly:
[┐￢_￢┌] "What's the matter? This was done by Watt. What does it have to do with me, the Silicon Lord?"
"Holding a grudge? Go settle with Jiangnan!"
Qian Li squinted:
(ꐦ°᷄yi°᷅)☛ "You're full of shit! You learned Jiangnan's tricks, didn't you?"
"I don't care about any virus or not. This is your mechanical prosthetic, so you must take responsibility for its actions!"
"Don't try to shirk responsibility!"
The Silicon Lord squinted: "Responsibility? What responsibility? What? You want to fight? Come on!"
He was full of pent-up anger. The Silicon side still had a mess of problems to clean up.
He had no mood to argue with Qian Li about spraying oil.
So what if I sprayed you? What are you going to do?
Qian Li's forehead veins bulged:
(ꐦ°᷄yi°᷅ꐦ) "Tsk~ Fine! You're tough. Don't let me find out what 'hole seven' means!"
"And you're still broadcasting? Stop broadcasting!"
With that, he directly slashed Yu Gen's phone (smart device) into pieces!
Yu Gen's mouth twitched.
Smart brain! My smart brain!
Qian Li squinted:
(zhe yi zheꐦ) "Don't forget! There's still a betting agreement between the Silicon race and the Bose race!"
"Whoever loses has to take the loss!"
The Silicon Lord snorted coldly and didn't speak, instead thinking about the matter of the main terminal.
The Hongmeng Cave could no longer be stayed in. He must start planning a secret transfer of the main terminal!
And where to hide it was the problem.
Without figuring out Jiangnan's location method, he couldn't implement targeted jamming.
But he didn't necessarily have to start from this angle.
Were there some places that, even if their location was exposed, others couldn't attack, places that couldn't be touched?
Like how Jiangnan stuffed the terminal into the Dimensional Gap...
Even if they knew, there was nothing they could do.
That way, even if he couldn't block Jiangnan's location method, he could ensure the main terminal wouldn't be lost.
There were a few such alternative locations in the Starry Sky, but none were guaranteed.
Tsk~ The other backup terminals also needed enhanced protection, and they had to create more backups just in case.
The Silicon Lord didn't know how many issues he was considering at the same time, preparing for the next moves based on the current situation.
This day and a half was short for Jiangnan.
But for the Matter Alliance and other small races, it was unbearably long.
In this day and a half, the Matter Alliance held on at uncalculated cost and managed to keep most of their base planets.
But their losses were even greater than in the previous twenty-plus days of fighting.
The Silicon race harvested heavily from the small races, taking everything—whether main stars or base planets.
They also recovered a bit from the Matter Alliance, and even managed to snatch some base planets from the Bose race's tiger's mouth.
This shows how intense the war was during this day and a half.
In the Sea of Star Embers, one could see floating corpses, building debris, ruined positions, fire and smoke everywhere.
And black holes scattered throughout, with some huge space rifts still not repaired.
Yet even so, the Silicon race fought to the point of frenzy, and the point gap had narrowed very little.
Still, they hadn't reclaimed the top spot.
"Dong~ dong~ dong~"
From the Star Embers Tower, a deep bell sound echoed, resounding through the entire Sea of Star Embers!
The hourglass for the Offensive and Defensive Battle had run out. One month had passed!
The sound of retreating gongs rang out, meaning the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle was officially over, points locked, and no more recalculation.
At this moment, countless warriors of the Starry Sky Races knelt down directly, tears streaming down their faces.
୧(;´༎ຶkou༎ຶ`)୨ "It's over! Finally over! We made it! We survived!"
Jiangnan lazily rolled over, covering his ears with a face full of displeasure.
(｡⁼̴yiก̀｡) "Who set this alarm? Turn it off, will you?"