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Chapter 918: Chapter 494, Coming to Find Death?

The majority of the original city clusters on the ground had already turned into ruins. Perhaps there were still civilians who had survived the war, but their numbers would not be too many.

It would likely take an extremely long time to restore it to its former state—if there were no external interference.

Yet today, this planet once again became the focal point of the entire Star Domain.

For the Fury Flame Battle Group and the Alliance were to hold the handover ceremony of the Dragonhawk Star Domain here.

From today, the Fury Flame Battle Group would withdraw from the Dragonhawk Star Domain, allowing the Alliance to take over smoothly.

Originally, the Alliance wanted to sign a detailed handover list with the Fury Flame Battle Group, specifying what could be taken, what could not, and what must be obligatorily left intact… But the Fury Flame Battle Group refused.

So far, no explicit written agreement has been signed between the two parties. All arrangements reached were oral, or even based on tacit understanding.

This was very unreliable.

However, there was one thing that was very clear and certain: today, on Upper Plateau Star, the Alliance would hand over 100 previously captured Fury Flame Warriors.

Representing the Alliance was the Phoenix Battle Group, who were fully responsible for this exchange ceremony.

And the method of exchange was a blood duel to the death.

The rules are very simple: Phoenix would put forward one hundred warriors, to be challenged by Fury Flame on the platform, where both victory and life or death would be decided.

For every win by Fury Flame, a captive would be returned.

If they had the capacity to kill all one hundred Phoenix, then all one hundred captives would be released.

The arena had already been built—it was just a big open field. Any means were unrestricted; all equipment that a single soldier could bring in could be used, but interference from outside the arena was forbidden.

Fair and just, everything depended on skill. After each bout, both parties could choose to change players or not, but as soon as Phoenix accumulates one hundred losses, the duel would be declared over, and how many rounds Fury Flame would need to win these matches depended on their own abilities.

If Fury Flame could win every round, breaking through the one hundred Phoenix warriors, then it would be as if they had slaughtered one hundred Phoenix at no cost and gotten back their captives; if they could not break through these one hundred at all, that was their own problem to deal with.

Without a doubt, this was a significant provocation. It was not only a duel between warriors, but essentially a battle between Battle Groups.

There was not a trace of friendliness, just two Battle Groups filled with deep-seated resentment towards each other, engaging in a life-or-death blood battle when open warfare was not an option.

In the outer orbit of Upper Plateau Star, the ships of both parties gathered densely. Naturally taking the lead for the Alliance was the ‘Firebath Nova’, while on the other side, the flagship Combat Shuttle ‘Spiritfire’ of the Fury Flame Battle Group also glared menacingly.

The distance between the ships of both parties from the planetary orbit was quite considerable. Their mutual distrust almost seemed palpable; neither was willing to let the other’s vessels idle in orbit, lest the people who went down to the ground suddenly get hit by an orbital cannon.

There was a cruiser-grade warship from the Sect of Mechanics present as well, belonging to the Mingyang Sect. They were the first to come as ‘spectators’, and to some extent, witnesses.

The venue, cleaned up in advance, was a wide-open space amidst the ruins of a post-war city. From both parties, a large number of personnel had already landed, standing in clear-cut divisions on either side.

The most conspicuous between the two sides were two clusters of steel bodies with different colors.

One side had red armor with white edges, the other predominantly orange with black shoulder pads and knee guards.

Both parties numbered eight hundred people. Neither had dispatched all their warriors, keeping some in reserve.

But as the most important individuals of their respective Battle Groups, the Battle Group Leaders of both parties were present at the scene.

Kazimir Ersu gazed intently at the front, where he could see Matins in his Terminator Power Armor.

When he first received the challenge of a duel personally from Matins, rage surged within him.

A newly-revived Battle Group dared to challenge them?

Utterly presumptuous!

At the same time, he also saw it as an excellent chance to address the pent-up anger felt throughout his entire Battle Group.

Just like when Humphrey Paul begrudgingly ordered him to retreat, his subordinates harbored similar sentiments.

How could proud Interstellar Warriors tolerate surrendering without firing a shot?

Although retreat was not a surrender but a strategic move, the inherently impulsive warriors of the Fury Flame Battle Group still found it suffocating.

They did not wish it so; they were merely compelled by orders.

Now, the challenge proposed by Phoenix was precisely what they desired!

They didn’t want to retreat, and now the enemy was delivering themselves to their doorstep!

Coupled with the loss of the Beastman Tribal Chief Titus’s head, and a century of enmity… The entire Battle Group would absolutely have to accept Phoenix’s challenge.

Otherwise, the whole Battle Group would be shamed!

Even if Kazimir Ersu was the Battle Group Leader, he could not go against the wishes of countless individuals and flat-out reject this duel that related to the honor of the Battle Group. To do so would destroy his credibility, and countless combat brothers would question whether he still qualified to lead the entire Battle Group.

Moreover, he himself had no intention of refusing at all!

Even though he had heard that the Phoenix Battle Group, since its resurgence, had recruits whose strength was nothing to scoff at, that they should not be treated merely as rookies, so what? Were all of Fury Flame recruits? The entire rank and file, with years of service and far deeper combat experience than those green Phoenix recruits, if they were scared to duel the opposition, that would truly be suspicious!

Even if taking down these Phoenix proved to be extremely challenging, costing one hundred of their own, or even two hundred, for one hundred Phoenix, the duel must be fought!

Especially since the opposition had chosen their own turf; the entire Snow Eagle Star Sector used to be within the Fury Flame Battle Group’s control area. Under such conditions, Fury Flame could not back down.

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If the patrons continue their rewards, I fear I might have to repay them in my next life (next book)…

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