All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

As the smoke in the valley gradually dissipated, Hanmo's team completed a brief rest. The team members' injuries received initial treatment, and their damaged power armor was repaired to a state where they could move normally with the help of materials from the drone swarm.

Ye Fan piloted the Red-Maned Steed Zero, leading the way. Its golden-red armor still radiated powerful energy fluctuations as it vigilantly scanned the surrounding environment, guarding against any sneak attacks from the remaining Shelloa race.

Han Mo and his team followed closely behind, holding the brand-new weapons Ye Fan had given them. The fatigue on their faces gradually faded, replaced by a determined spirit to regroup. With new supplies and the hope of repairing their armor, they were no longer the desperate squad that had run out of ammunition and food.

"Ye Fan, is the Star Gate area safe?" one of the team members couldn't help but ask, his tone tinged with worry. They had been hunted by the Shelloa race for too long and were wary of any unfamiliar environment.

Ye Fan responded through the armor's communicator, his tone calm: "Don't worry, I cleared out the remaining enemies around here before I left. The stargate is concealed, so there's no danger for the time being."

The group nodded, said no more, and quickened their pace toward the pool. The corpses of the Keloyan race were still scattered along the way; their green blood had long since congealed, and the pungent stench gradually dissipated, leaving only the desolation and ruin left by the war.

About an hour later, the group arrived safely at the edge of the pool. The pool remained calm, and the underwater star gate emitted a faint, pale blue light, with stable energy fluctuations, exactly the same as when Ye Fan left.

"Everyone, establish a temporary perimeter around the pool. No one is allowed to approach the star gate without authorization. Be prepared for any emergencies!" Han Mo ordered in a deep voice. The team members responded immediately and quickly dispersed, using rocks and vegetation to build a simple perimeter.

Ye Fan walked to the edge of the pool, stopped, and turned to Han Mo, saying, "Captain Han Mo, please look after the team members. I'll return to the other side of the stargate to report to Commander Su Lan and also contact Yao Guang to bring over the new power armor."

"Alright! Go ahead and rest assured, leave this to us!" Han Mo replied solemnly, his gaze firm. "We will guard the Star Gate firmly and will never allow anyone to destroy it."

Ye Fan nodded, no longer hesitating, and slowly stepped into the water, controlling the Red-Maned Steed Zero. The armor's propulsion system activated, carrying him rapidly towards the stargate deep within the pool. The moment the armor approached the stargate, it trembled instantly, a surge of pale blue light erupted, and the teleportation channel slowly opened.

After a familiar wave of dizziness, Ye Fan landed steadily beside the star gate. The surrounding guards and researchers immediately gathered around, their faces beaming with joy.

"Ye Fan! You're back! How are the members of Han Mo's team?" The guard captain strode forward and asked anxiously.

"The entire Hanmo squad is alive, but several members are seriously injured and their power armor is severely damaged," Ye Fan replied briefly, his tone urgent. "Quickly, re-establish communication with the Titan-class carrier immediately. I need to report the emergency to Commander Su Lan!"

"Understood!" The researchers responded immediately, quickly operating the communication equipment. A moment later, the communication was connected, and Su Lan's figure appeared on the holographic screen. Her expression remained solemn, and the anxiety in her eyes had not diminished at all.

"Ye Fan, how's it going? Have you found Han Mo's team yet?" Su Lan's voice came first, urgent and direct, getting straight to the point.

"Reporting to the commander, I have located Han Mo's team. All members are alive and have been placed in the temporary perimeter near the stargate." Ye Fan straightened up and reported solemnly.

He paused, then added, "In addition, we were besieged by thousands of Keloan people on the home planet of the Keloan race."

Upon hearing this, Su Lan's expression darkened slightly, and she tightened her grip on her fingers. The situation was more serious than she had anticipated.

"I understand." Su Lan took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and said firmly, "Yao Guang has developed a batch of new power armor. Although its performance is not as good as the Red Mane Steed Zero, it is three times stronger than the power armor of ordinary special mobile forces, which is enough to deal with the siege of the Shellloa race."

"I have ordered Yao Guang to immediately send the new power armor to the stargate. You will be responsible for sending it through the stargate in batches to equip the entire Han Mo squad. After the equipping is complete, you will remain in place and await fleet support."

"Yes! Received!" Ye Fan replied solemnly, his heart filled with joy—with the new power armor, Han Mo's team's combat strength would be greatly enhanced, and subsequent search and rescue missions would be more secure.

After hanging up the communication, Ye Fan stayed by the stargate to wait. About half an hour later, a transport ship slowly landed near the cave. The hatch opened, and dozens of sets of silver-gray new power armor were slowly transported out by mechanical arms and neatly arranged to the side.

Yao Guang's assistant also appeared, walking up to Ye Fan with a serious expression: "These are the new power armors, codenamed 'Silver Wolf.' They are equipped with a basic energy shield and a high-frequency alloy dagger. The energy core can support eight hours of high-intensity combat, and they also come with spare energy blocks."

He paused, then added, "The equipment change process is very simple. I have already uploaded the operation manual to your armor terminal. You can guide the members of Han Mo's team to quickly complete the docking. It only takes ten minutes to complete a set of equipment changes."

"Thank you, Commander Yaoguang." Ye Fan nodded, his gaze falling on the silver-gray power armor, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes. Although not as domineering and powerful as the Red-Maned Steed Zero, the "Silver Wolf" power armor had smooth lines and thick armor, and one could clearly feel the powerful energy contained within it.

Yao Guang's assistant waved his hand, his tone indifferent: "No need to be polite. Complete the re-equipment as soon as possible; supporting the front lines is the top priority. Commander Su Lan has already ordered the entire army to be on alert. The fleet will arrive soon, so get ready."

After speaking, Yao Guang's assistant turned and left for the transport ship to continue coordinating scientific research and equipment allocation.

Without further hesitation, Ye Fan controlled the Red-Maned Steed Zero, shouldered two sets of "Silver Wolf" power armor, stepped into the stargate, and teleported towards the water pool on the mother planet of the Keloa race.

Upon arriving at the pool again, the members of Han Mo's team gathered around. When they saw the "Silver Wolf" power armor on Ye Fan's shoulder, their faces lit up with unbelievable surprise.

"This is... a new power armor?" one of the team members asked excitedly, his eyes full of anticipation. They had long been dissatisfied with their old, damaged armor, and now that they had new, powerful armor, their combat strength would surely increase greatly.

"That's right, this is the 'Silver Wolf' power armor developed by Commander Yaoguang. Its performance is three times stronger than ordinary power armor." Ye Fan placed the power armor on the ground and handed Han Mo a new personal terminal. Through the armor terminal, he sent the transformation manual to each team member. "Everyone, transform in batches. It will only take ten minutes. During the transformation, be sure to be vigilant and guard against sneak attacks."

"Alright!" Everyone responded in unison, their voices full of excitement. Following Ye Fan's instructions, they stepped forward in batches to begin changing into the "Silver Wolf" power armor.

Ye Fan moved back and forth, instructing the team members on the operation while vigilantly scanning the surrounding environment to ensure a smooth transformation. The docking process for the "Silver Wolf" power armor was extremely simple. Following the operation manual, the team members quickly completed the neural docking and armor assembly, and suits of silver-gray armor instantly took shape, radiating a steady energy fluctuation.

Time passed slowly, and about three hours later, the entire Hanmo team successfully changed into their new gear. The silver-gray "Silver Wolf" power armor stood in neat rows, complementing Ye Fan's gold-red Red-Maned Steed Zero, exuding a powerful aura. They were no longer the disheveled team they had been before.

"Everyone, check your armor and weapons/ammunition, and prepare for battle!" Han Mo commanded the "Silver Wolf" power armor.

Meanwhile, in the command center of a Titan-class carrier far out at the edge of the Shellloa Nebula, the atmosphere was extremely tense. Holographic screens clearly displayed the Shellloa troop deployment, and communications personnel busily operated equipment, monitoring the surrounding interstellar activity.

Just then, a communications soldier rushed forward and reported urgently, "Commander! We've received a communication request from the Keloyan race. They claim to have information about the elite squad!"

"A message from the elite squad?" Upon hearing this, a hint of mockery flashed in Su Lan's eyes. She then ordered, "Connect! I want to see what they have to say!"

"Yes, sir!" The communications soldier responded immediately, quickly operating the equipment. The next second, the image on the holographic screen switched, showing the figure of a Keloa race.

He was the leader of the Keloyan race.

"Greetings, Commander of the Human Alliance." The voice of the leader of the Keloyan race entered the command center, his tone carrying a hint of deliberate humility, yet unable to conceal the calculation in his eyes. "I have something to report to you."

Su Lan's expression was icy, her eyes sharp as knives, as she stared intently at the leader of the Keloya race on the screen. Her tone was flat and devoid of any emotion: "Speak."

Suppressed by Su Lan's aura, the leader of the Keloya race paused slightly before continuing, "Your elite troops from the Human Alliance entered a secret realm on our home planet. After entering the realm, they completely disappeared. We are unable to make any contact with them and can only come to communicate with you."

He paused, deliberately emphasizing his words with a hint of veiled threat: "That secret realm is extremely strange. Our Keloya race has lived here for generations, and we have never dared to set foot there easily. Your elite team is probably... in grave danger."

The leader of the Keloa race was extremely cunning. He deliberately informed the elite team of their disappearance, firstly to test the Human Alliance's attitude, and secondly to use the intimidation of the secret realm to make Su Lan wary and not dare to easily send a large army to attack the Keloa race's home planet.

To his utter surprise, Su Lan showed no concern upon hearing the news. Instead, a cold smile appeared on her face, and the chill in her eyes intensified: "Is that so? Then it doesn't matter."

Su Lan's tone was somewhat disdainful, and she was not intimidated by the threat from the leader of the Keloya race: "Since your home planet has such a secret realm, I will personally lead the entire army to enter and see what this so-called secret realm is really like."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Lan turned to her adjutant and gave a firm and authoritative order: "All troops, enter Level One combat readiness! Inform all fleets to operate engines at full power. Target—the homeworld of the Keloyan race!"

"Remove all weapon restrictions! Fully charge all main and secondary guns of all warships! Annihilation shells, ready to be deployed at any time!"

She paused, her gaze sharpening, and added, "Pass on my order: all personnel on the Fifth Legion's 'Star Spear' class warships are on high alert, with their core cannons ready to recharge at any time! If the Star Federation's ruling agreement dares to change, open fire without seeking permission, and perish together with them!"

"Roger!" The adjutant and communications officer responded in unison, their voices firm and powerful. They immediately turned and got to work, quickly transmitting orders to each fleet. The entire Titan-class carrier group instantly entered a state of war, engines roaring, cannons poised to fire, and a powerful pressure sweeping across the entire nebula.

On the other end of the holographic screen, the leader of the Keloyan race was completely stunned. The cunning in his compound eyes was instantly replaced by shock. His body trembled slightly, and his face was filled with disbelief. He never expected that Su Lan would not only show no fear, but would instead directly order the entire army to advance, even at the cost of perishing together with the Star River Federation!

He originally thought that he could force the Human Alliance fleet to retreat by relying on the deterrent power of the secret realm, but now it seems that his calculations have completely failed and may instead backfire, plunging the home planet of the Keloa race into annihilation!

"You...you can't do this!" The leader of the Keloyan race cried out in panic, his tone devoid of its previous cunning, replaced only by fear. "The secret realm is extremely dangerous. Your reckless intrusion will only result in more harm than good! Moreover, we can negotiate. As long as you don't attack, we are willing to fully assist you in finding the elite team!"

Su Lan was too lazy to waste any more words with him. Her cold gaze swept across the screen, and her tone was indifferent: "Negotiation? We'll talk about negotiation after I lead my army to the home planet of the Keloyan race. Either hand over the whereabouts of the elite squad, or we'll annihilate you completely. The choice is yours."

Just as she was about to order the communication to be ended, a communications soldier rushed forward again, reporting urgently, "Commander! We've received an urgent communication request from the Star River Federation. They sounded anxious and claimed they want to mediate!"

A hint of mockery flashed in Su Lan's eyes, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. She had long anticipated that the Star River Federation would not stand idly by. After all, their secret support for the Keloa race was to restrain the Human Alliance, and if the Keloa race were wiped out, it would not benefit the Star River Federation either.

"Connect." Su Lan ordered in a deep voice, her tone tinged with impatience—she wanted to see what tricks the Star River Federation was up to this time.

The communication was quickly established, and the image on the holographic screen switched to a human man dressed in the uniform of the Star River Federation. He had a refined appearance, carried the rank of general on his shoulder, and wore a deliberately gentle smile. He exuded a calm aura, but could not hide the calculation in his eyes.

This person is General Lin Yue, the commander of the Star River Federation's mediation fleet. He is specifically responsible for mediating this interstellar dispute, but in reality, he is trying to stabilize the Human Federation and preserve the Keloa race as a pawn to restrain the Human Federation.

"General Su Lan, hello." Lin Yue spoke first, his tone urgent, his smile becoming even more gentle. "Please calm down, don't be impulsive! Our Star River Federation is here not to help anyone win the war, but to sincerely mediate."

As he spoke, he deliberately softened his tone, trying to soothe Su Lan's emotions: "I have learned that the elite team of the Human Alliance has gone missing in the secret realm of the home planet of the Keloya people. This is indeed a thorny matter, but there is room for negotiation. There is no need to resort to violence, much less to risk our lives."

Su Lan's expression was icy, her sharp eyes fixed on Lin Yue. Her tone was flat and devoid of any emotion: "Mediation? When your Star River Federation was secretly supporting the Shelloa race and containing my Human Alliance fleet, why didn't you think of mediation? Now that I'm leading my army to punish them, you come to mediate?"

Lin Yue's smile froze slightly when Su Lan directly exposed his thoughts, but he quickly recovered and said in a gentle tone, "General Su Lan, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

"We have only reached a preliminary cooperation with the Keloa race, and we are not secretly supporting them to be your enemy," Lin Yue explained slowly, with a hint of defense in his tone. "Since the Human Alliance soldiers have gone missing on the Keloa race's home planet, our Star River Federation is willing to send a mediation force to the Keloa race's home planet to assist you in finding the elite squad."

To reassure Su Lan, Lin Yue offered a bait: "We will dispatch our most elite search team, providing a synchronized search perspective throughout the entire process, allowing you to monitor the entire operation without any concealment. Furthermore, you can send soldiers to accompany our mediation forces to ensure the fairness and transparency of the search process."

He paused, then added, "Our goal is simply to resolve the dispute and prevent both sides from falling into a full-scale war. After all, a full-scale war would not benefit the Human Alliance, the Star River Federation, or the Keloya race; it would only result in mutual destruction."

Su Lan remained silent for a moment. According to the information Ye Fan brought back, the secret of the Shelloa race's defensive barrier was their energy amethyst. They had to find a way to restrain them so that they could create an opportunity for Ye Fan and the others to obtain the energy amethyst.

Moreover, if war were to break out with the Star River Federation now, the Human Alliance fleet, while capable of fighting, would suffer heavy losses, which would be detrimental to subsequent rescue and combat missions.

A moment later, Su Lan raised her head, her eyes still cold, her tone firm: "Fine. I will send a small team to accompany your mediation forces to the homeworld of the Keloyan race. But I warn you, if I discover that you are playing tricks or concealing the whereabouts of your elite team, I will immediately order a general offensive, even if it means perishing with you, I will show no mercy!"

Seeing this, Lin Yue smiled with relief and quickly replied, "Don't worry! General Su Lan, I guarantee in the name of the Star River Federation that we will absolutely not play any tricks and will do our utmost to assist you in finding the elite team!"

"I will have my men coordinate with you as soon as possible regarding the specific coordination plan," Lin Yue added, his tone tinged with relief—as long as he could keep Su Lan in check and prevent a full-scale war, half of his mission would be accomplished.

Su Lan nodded, her tone icy: "Make contact as soon as possible. I'll give you five hours. If you exceed that time, I will immediately lead my troops out and will not wait for your mediation forces."

"Understood! I'll do it as soon as possible!" Lin Yue replied quickly, not daring to delay in the slightest, and then hung up the communication.

After the communication ended, Su Lan turned to her adjutant and ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately select an elite squad, prepare to travel to the home planet of the Keloa people with the Star River Federation's mediation forces. Closely monitor the Star River Federation's every move, and report immediately if any abnormalities are found. Be ready to go to war at any time."

"Yes, Commander!" the adjutant replied immediately, turning around quickly to carry out the order.

Standing in the command cabin, Su Lan gazed at the coordinates of the Shelloan race's home planet on the holographic screen, a resolute glint in her eyes. She had to find the elite team; and she would never tolerate the Shelloan race's and the Star River Federation's machinations!

Meanwhile, deep within the spacetime passage of countless worlds, amidst chaos, a palm-sized fragment of a world was being subtly drawn by an invisible force, slowly approaching the interstellar space where Su Lan and Ye Fan were located.

This fragment of the world shimmered with a faint glow, its surface covered with intricate spatial patterns, emanating a weak yet eerie energy fluctuation. Inside the fragment, vague outlines could be vaguely seen, resembling mountains or some kind of enormous building, yet always shrouded in a thin mist, making them indistinct.

Occasionally, a faint ripple would flash through the fragments, moving incredibly fast and disappearing in an instant, as if something hidden within the fragments was slowly awakening as they moved.

Inside the spacetime tunnel, chaotic currents raged, constantly impacting this fragment of the world, yet they could not destroy it. Instead, they were dissolved by the spatial patterns on the surface of the fragment, and could only let it slowly move forward under the pull of the suction force.

No one knows where this fragment of the world came from, nor what lies within it. Like a mysterious ghost, it has drifted through the spacetime tunnels for countless years, but now, it is being drawn by an unknown force toward this war-torn interstellar region.

As the distance drew closer, the pulling force grew stronger, the movement speed of the world fragments gradually increased, the faint light on the surface became more intense, and the strange energy fluctuations gradually spread out, yet remained hidden and were not detected by any party's monitoring equipment.

Gradually, the world fragment approached the edge of this interstellar space. The chaotic currents gradually weakened, and the spatial patterns on the surface of the fragment began to flicker, resonating faintly with the spatial energy of this interstellar space. It slowly merged into this interstellar space, but never stopped.

At this moment, whether it was the Human Alliance fleet, the strongholds of the Keloa race, or the mediation forces of the Star River Federation, everyone was busy with their own affairs. No one noticed that a mysterious fragment of the world was quietly merging into this interstellar space, and an unknown crisis was brewing in the shadows.

On the shore of the home planet of the Keloa race, Ye Fan had completed the final docking. The entire Han Mo squad had changed into their new gear and were at full combat power, quietly awaiting the fleet's support in preparation for seizing the energy amethyst.