Han Xiao and his team withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the main base of the interception circle at the rear. The World Tree army had not yet rushed here and had not been affected by the war.

The rear troops of the three major civilizations and major forces have formed a long queue, putting in different high-dimensional apocalyptic transmitters in batches, and withdrawing from the explored universe.

A group of people boarded an evacuation main ship, waiting for their turn while paying attention to the real-time monitoring of the battlefield.

I saw that the three major civilizations on the screen had begun to shrink their forces and quickly cut their losses. The front line of starships receded like a flood.

Kant looked at it for a while and shook his head, "It seems that the three major civilizations have completely decided to give up the interception circle."

"Fighting to the death is useless and will only increase casualties, so we must retreat." Manison said calmly.

"But this retreat will not prevent World Tree from approaching the territory. Sooner or later, we will start a war on the mainland, and fall into the opponent's rhythm of fighting to support war."

Clottey shook his head. Since River and others recovered, he has spoken more and rarely displays the aloofness that he used to do before to avoid strangers.

A group of people casually chatted about the battle situation to calm down the emotions of the bloody battle just now.

Han Xiao did not join their conversation, watching on the sidelines the ceremony in which many people with mental abilities unsealed Aurora.

After watching for a while, he suddenly found that many Transcendent A Grades were starting to sweat. He couldn't help but become confused and asked:

"How's the progress now?"

"It's weird." Kesuye pinched his forehead and said in a surprised tone, "We have weakened the seal by more than 95%, leaving only the last thin layer. However, we encountered unprecedented resistance, and the last bit of seal crystal

The wall suddenly became indestructible, as if infinite power supported its existence."

"Is there such a thing?"

Han Xiao raised his eyebrows and immediately thought of the characteristics of Fantasy Heart Lock.

It seems that the target who has been hit by this trick will fall into a dream woven by desire. The more serious and nostalgic the person is, the stronger the seal will be.

He looked at Aurora carefully. As the seals were cracked layer by layer, her expression was no longer blank. She closed her eyes and frowned, showing a slight look of pain, as if to say "Don't disturb me."

"I'm daydreaming".

Could it be that the subconscious is aware of the threat of the dream disappearing, so it takes the illusion more and more seriously, actively stabilizes the seal, and fights against the unsealer?

What is this dream that makes this bitch want to sleep for a long time and not wake up?!

Han Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth, reluctantly retracted his gaze, and patted Kesuye, "Then can you unblock it?"

"Don't worry, although the seal barrier is much stronger, with so many of us working together, we will be able to wear it through sooner or later." Kesuye didn't look back.

Han Xiao had no choice but to believe him and wait patiently.

After a while, Kesuye and his party suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, looked happy, and were about to say that it was done.

But before they could say anything, Aurora suddenly opened her eyes, woke up from her coma, and let out a shrill cry:

"No--"

The sharp shouts startled everyone, and even the many Transcendent A Grades who were analyzing the situation not far away stopped chatting and looked over in surprise.

It was a joyful thing for the wet nurse to wake up, but everyone was so frightened by the voice that they felt their hearts twitch and were confused.

Seeing a pair of suspicious eyes staring at her, Aurora suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly shut up. However, her expression was still a little dazed, as if she had not yet adapted to the feeling of leaving the dream, and she was trying to distinguish whether this was reality or an illusion.

However, her perception and memory gradually calibrated, and Aurora gradually became convinced that she was really awake this time.

At this time, Han Xiao came out of the crowd, stood in front of Aurora, raised his hand and touched her head, and asked with concern: "Your thinking seal has been lifted, how do you feel?"

Aurora raised her head and glanced at Han Xiao. Her delicate face suddenly turned as red as fire. She quickly turned her head to the side, her eyes averted, and she stammered:

"I'm fine...how are you?"

"What questions can I have?" Han Xiao saw her strange expression and couldn't help but feel curious, "What did you dream about in the seal?"

"me……"

Aurora was speechless and coy, as if she didn't want to say anything.

At this time, Hela came over, raised her hand and patted her head, saying with dissatisfaction:

"Let me ask you, what did you dream about? Why are you not even opening your memory to me?"

"Don't, don't ask! It's not an important thing anyway..."

Aurora glanced at Hela, and then looked away as if she was frightened. She remembered the experience in the dream, and her face became increasingly red, as if blood was about to ooze.

Seeing her strange behavior, Han Xiao and Hela looked at each other and exchanged surprised looks.

But since Aurora didn't want to say it, they didn't bother to force her. She was already awake anyway, so there was no need to delve into the details. Maybe it was an ulterior secret in someone's heart that was not convenient to speak out.

Han Xiao gave Aurora an injection, checked her status, and saw that Aurora's attributes had returned to normal, so he stopped worrying about Aurora's dream.

Seeing this, everyone came forward to express their greetings, pushing Han Xiao and Hela aside.

Aurora's mood gradually returned to normal, but she still didn't dare to look at Han Xiao. Suddenly she remembered something, her face straightened, and she asked: "You are all here, is the battle over? What are the casualties?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's expressions froze slightly, and they began to sigh, and the atmosphere quickly became gloomy. You and I talked about her battle situation after she fell into coma.

Aurora was surprised when she heard about this battle loss, then she felt a little guilty and said sadly:

"Huh, I'm sorry, I accidentally fell into the enemy's trick and failed to put it to use, causing more people to die..."

"It's not your fault. It's all the enemy's tricks. You're just the victim." Han Xiao rubbed her head, and the soft blond hair slipped in his palm.

"But if that enemy uses this trick again next time, I will..."

Han Xiao waved his hand, interrupted her, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, the tree king who attacked you has been imprisoned in amber by me, and will never threaten you again."

"You are still so good to me...ahem."

Aurora spoke subconsciously. Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered that this was not a dream. She quickly shut up, lowered her head and coughed dryly to hide the abnormal emotions in her eyes.

However, everyone didn't pay attention to her expression and just started to sigh.

"Thanks to Black Star for catching the Tree King, otherwise if they seal Aurora again in the next fight, we will suffer heavy casualties like today." Milizaus shook his head.

Guzar sighed softly: "From this point of view, Black Star has eliminated the trouble this time, which is good. It is a pity for those comrades who sacrificed..."

"You can't say that. Since the enemy has this method, he will use it sooner or later, so our casualties are inevitable. And when the enemy showed up to use this trick for the first time, Black Star seized the opportunity to catch him. It was already

Try to use the minimum cost to stop losses in the future, and the credit will be huge." Bai Geer said immediately.

After hearing this, everyone thought about it and found it quite reasonable.

This is the enemy's trump card, and Black Star cannot prevent others from using it in advance. There is no way to blame Black Star, and the first exposure to eliminate this hidden danger is already the best result.

When everyone was sighing, Emersy stepped forward, touched Aurora's head, breathed a sigh of relief, and chuckled:

"As long as you're fine, this is more important than anything else."

"Teacher, I...I'm sorry."

Aurora lowered her head timidly, her face flushed with shame and guilt, and she did not dare to raise her head to look at her.

Emersy, however, misunderstood and comforted: "It's okay, don't blame yourself. Although you didn't use your ability to protect me, it's not your fault. I'm not doing well."

"Well……"

Hearing this, Aurora became more and more embarrassed. She twisted her hands together and buried her head deeper. She almost wanted to imitate an ostrich and bury her head in the deep ravine of her chest.

At this moment, the evacuation team finally reached them, and everyone stopped chatting.

I saw the spaceship entering the high-dimensional apocalypse transmitter with the fleet, and two huge mechanical rings began to rotate. The light connected into one, flashed suddenly, and everyone was sent back to the shining world.

…

After Han Xiao and his team withdrew from the battlefield, the situation developed just as Simon said. The defense lines in each war zone were broken. The World Tree army drove in from various areas and spread rapidly. A snowball-like vicious cycle occurred, and the interception circle seemed to be eroded.

Just like that, it gradually became riddled with holes.

Because the interception circle has been unable to recover, the three major civilizations have not continued to recruit Transcendent A Grades into battle, and no longer force frontal confrontation. They have been shrinking, withdrawing troops and equipment, and recovering costs to avoid being completely wiped out by the World Tree fleet.

This process lasted for about ten days, and the Yggdrasil army finally broke through the interception circle. The three major civilizations also withdrew all fleets and equipment that should be recovered, and the fortifications that could not be taken away were destroyed in situ. It took a year to build

All that is left in the interception circle is countless metal garbage floating in the universe, like an artificial meteorite belt.

In the explored universe, the top leaders of the three major civilizations held a follow-up operational meeting with the headquarters after the interception circle disappeared.

Among all the Transcendent A Grades, Han Xiao was the only one who attended as a representative.

In the huge conference room, the leaders of the three major civilizations listened to the military report with a straight face. Simon, as the commander-in-chief of the interception circle, was reading out the strategic analysis:

"...The interception circle has been dismantled, we have lost the biggest barrier to prevent World Tree from advancing, and the war has entered a new stage.

During this year, we sent engineering teams one after another, moving from the interception circle towards the Glittering World, constantly setting up traps and fortifications along the way, just for this day. Waiting for the World Tree to move towards our territory and enter the vast world.

In strategic depth areas, we can conduct harassment and interception.

Although it can't stop them from moving forward, it can at least delay their sailing speed..."

At this time, Mabrus interrupted him, tapped the table, and asked:

"This treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Can we find a way to establish another interception circle?"

Hearing this, Simon shook his head and sighed:

"With all due respect, before we find the real body of World Tree, all tactics are just temporary treatments... To establish another interception circle requires investing a lot of resources. I believe that World Tree will use the same means to attack next time with the experience it has gained this time.

Our troops will once again be depleted on a large scale, playing into the opponent's hands.
To be continued...