Since they had uncovered the location of the Secret Tower Headquarters, the United Fleet naturally wouldn't delay here aimlessly.
After dealing with the people who had come over with the Secret Tower Master and the bait fleet they had previously surrounded, they immediately changed course and headed straight for the Star Gate coordinates provided by Bai Fu.
"Taking down the Secret Tower Headquarters should settle the task."
Bai Fu was quite excited.
Killing the Secret Tower Master and the Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress's clone had earned her 2.1 billion experience points. She had spent half of that to level up her Ghost Power Field to full level. Would completing the task of destroying the Secret Tower net her another twenty or thirty billion experience points in one go?
That was enough for her to level up a bit and maybe grab some new Prayer Cards to boost her combat power.
But despite twenty to thirty billion experience points sounding like a lot, it still wasn't enough for her current needs.
The Catastrophe rank spanned 40 levels, larger than any rank she had ever faced, so the gap between different Catastrophe levels was immense.
Take the recent battle, for example; as soon as she leveled up, she could easily thrash the Secret Tower Master. If she went all out, she could instantly elevate her Inspiration to 3062 points. Not just one Secret Tower Master, even if you double the Secret Tower Master plus the Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress's clone, they wouldn't stand a chance against her.
"The Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress's clone could withstand the attack of three Catastrophe levels for a short time, even though those three weren't fighting all out. But her actual power must be something else, I wonder if she has Dominator level strength?"
Bai Fu's expression turned somewhat grave.
At her peak, Cipris had Dominator level power, and this Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress who backstabbed her wasn't far behind.
Dominator, what a formidable level!
The transition from Catastrophe to Dominator was also termed 'Awakening', and what made it truly unique was the Dominator's control over a power known as 'Domain.'
Like 'Catastrophe Crown', 'Domain' augmented the Superpower User in various ways. Unlike 'Catastrophe Crown,' however, 'Domain' could also influence the space around it.
In gaming terms, a Dominator had a Halo that could buff or debuff all targets within range!
Before you even began fighting, you were already unfairly stripped of some attributes. That made such enemies incredibly tough to defeat.
Fortunately, Bai Fu was not entirely unprepared.
To start with, she had the Cipris card to play.
Additionally, the Prophet's various Racial Talents had maxed out her escape abilities. Unless she encountered certain specific Dominator level Superpower Users, she should always have a chance to escape. But if her opponent already possessed Super Supreme level power, then lying flat and waiting for death was the best she could do—what a helpless situation.
"Now that there's no limit from Advanced Knowledge, I need to quickly strengthen myself and clear out the Secret Tower, then rush to other Newbie Planets to lead the big harvest!"
Little players, white and naive, both arms raised, harvesting money and experience.
Just as the fleet had covered most of the distance, Bai Fu suddenly received a message from Fei Ye.
"Bai Fu, there's trouble. Someone has breached the Star Gate I'm guarding. What should I do?"
"Did you see who it was?"
"I can't recognize them. All I know is that it's a Sky Shuttle, a speed-specialized spaceship produced by the Supernova Battle Group. Anyone who can afford this kind of spaceship is definitely no ordinary person!"
Bai Fu was taken aback.
Could this be the Secret Tower's backup?
No, that can't be right.
If it was really the Secret Tower's backup, why wouldn't they have come in a spaceship to rescue the Secret Tower Master and the Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress?
If it wasn't backup, could it be someone seizing the opportunity to snatch something?
"What valuable things could the Secret Tower possibly have to steal?"
For Bai Fu, there wasn't much in the Secret Tower that was tempting, except for the remaining Dissociative Potions and, oh, it would be marvelous to take over the Secret Tower's bank accounts.
Bai Fu could not think of anything valuable in the Secret Tower worth stealing.
"Don't do anything rash, just keep an eye on it. I and the United Fleet will be there soon."
Bai Fu's expression grew a bit more solemn.
She didn't keep it to herself; after ending the conversation with Fei Ye, she quickly informed the rest of the United Fleet.
Hearing about the unrecognized intruder, the United Fleet also panicked, fearing that the Secret Tower might continue causing trouble.
The Secret Tower originated from a Ghost civilization they had been fighting for a thousand years. They certainly didn't want to leave behind a new problem that could bring about another few hundred or even a thousand years of conflict.
The fleet smoothly arrived near the Star Gate.
While they were queued up to pass through the Star Gate, Cecilia approached Bai Fu.
After breaking away from the Secret Tower, she had vowed to kill everyone in the Secret Tower who had ever mocked her.
But she knew it would be hard to achieve, so she hadn't really held her breath for it. Yet, today, she was just one step away from that goal.
Such slippery deception.
All of this, all thanks to Bai Fu, she really wanted to reward Bai Fu right now!
But, she had to hold back, surrounded by people as she was. She was only interested in rewarding Bai Fu in front of Fei Ye.
Cecilia took a deep breath, her coquettish face revealing a sincere smile.
Bai Fu nodded lightly, "I have something I haven't told you yet. I'll tell you after we capture the Secret Tower Housekeeper."
Cecilia looked thoughtful.
Soon, it was finally their turn to pass through the Star Gate. The spaceship's AI sounded an alert, and in an instant, all the players in the spaceship cheered.
[The final battle, here I come!]
Previously, during the spaceship-to-spaceship combat in the starry sky, players could do little, either managing the ship's cannons or piloting small craft in do-or-die charges at enemy ships.