There was a path to heaven, but there was no gate to hell. Breaking into the territory of the Big Bai Pirate Gang meant nothing but death!
Boss Bai's roars turned into the most intense exhilarants for all the space pirates of the Federation. Although they had exhausted their physical strength and spiritual energy in the previous battle, they were still unleashing the most furious flames and brilliance the moment the horn of a new battle was blown, as if they were dedicating their lives to the engine of the starships.
The starships that looked like arrows were suddenly accelerated. They tore apart sharp claws from the previously dense battle formation and flanked the Flying Rainbow Fleet's flanks and rear.
The two parties were so close to each other that the Big Bai Pirate Gang and the Cultivators' fleet had revealed their true intentions. There was no way for them to disguise themselves anymore. Even the dullest commander of the fleet could tell that their grand change of battle formation, like a blossoming man-eating flower, was not for the few carriers at all but to open their bloody mouths and swallow the Flying Rainbow Fleet, which was not much smaller than them in size!
"What … are they doing?"
On the flagship of the Flying Rainbow Fleet, the commanders made of dozens of warlords and local magnates from the peripheral worlds of the Imperium had been grinning hideously, thinking that it would be easy to capture the carrier that Li Yao was on. They were even thinking about how they should enjoy themselves in the Blue Sky Market after the battle.
But they did not expect that "Li Wuji's fleet" would suddenly change their battle formation into a siege and annihilation battle formation that was not friendly to them at all!
They wanted to change their battle formation, get rid of the enemy, or even retreat, but there was no time.
It was because the Flying Rainbow Fleet and the Big Bai Pirate Gang were moving opposite to each other in the first place. They were like two crystal trains that were running on the same track at the highest speed and would crash into each other a moment later.
In such an enormous fleet, every starship had to keep a safe distance from each other in case the spiritual shield and the exhaust flames collided. It was like a delicate and fragile work of art. It was not easy to make a 180-degree turn in such a short moment. If they turned around in the face of the enemy's barrage, they would be asking to be killed.
Having no choice, the Flying Rainbow Fleet could only grit their teeth and maintain their speed, charging into the siege of the Big Bai Pirate Gang and the Cultivators' fleet.
For a moment, the commanders of the Flying Rainbow Fleet were indeed panicked.
Naturally, they did not know the drastic changes that had taken place in the Blue Sky Market. They did not know who the enemy that they were faced with was. They thought that Li Wuji had somehow lost his mind and was going to swallow the four Kurfürsten's direct descendants and the miscellaneous troops at the periphery of the Imperium. It was not unusual at all.
However, when they calmed down and scanned the exhaust flames that were spurting out from the opposite side, thereby determining the number and combat ability of the Big Bai Pirate Gang and the fleet of the Cultivators, they were more or less relieved.
It was too forced.
Judging from the dim and disordered exhaust flames, the starship on the opposite side was either of a low level, or it had just been through a fierce battle and was seriously damaged without enough time to repair it. Therefore, its combat ability had been greatly reduced.
With such a tiny troop, they were still trying to surround them from all directions and swallow all their starships in such a ferocious battle formation? It was too forced!
"Damn it. What is Li Wuji up to exactly? Does he think that he can bully the magnates at the periphery of the Imperium just because he is a marquess of the Imperium and a member of the real power of the Li family?"
"We are sincerely loyal to the Council of Elders, and we have backers in the four families, too. But we cannot allow Li Wuji to mess around like that!"
"Even if he is dissatisfied with the random men that we have recruited to make up the numbers, there is no reason for him to confront us like that. Every family in the entire Imperium has a war like that. Is he trying to convict us with such a lousy excuse and really swallow us to expand his own strength?"
"Hehe. Those big nobles are all like that. They think that they are the best in the world and that everything is theirs. Everybody has to kneel before them obediently. Why?"
"Let's crush Li Wuji's fleet first and then report the matter to the four families. A great war is coming. Let's see how he can continue to be 'Marquess Yongchun' after such a mess!"
Thinking that they had seen through Li Wuji's weakness and the loopholes of the siege, the commanders of the Flying Rainbow Fleet unanimously made the decision to march forward at full speed and tear apart the enemy's battle formation from the front.
By common sense, it was an absolutely correct strategy.
Whether it was Li Wuji's fleet or the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors on their opposite side, or any other monsters, the loopholes were right in front of their eyes. If they had anything to say, they could talk about it after they tore apart the siege.
The Flying Rainbow Fleet, which was marching at full speed, did not have the time to stop and slowly release the super-remote communication units and unfold the antennas that were dozens of kilometers long. Therefore, it was impossible for them to send any signals to the outside world thousands of lightyears away. Faced with the enemy whose combat ability had been damaged and whose battle formation was obviously wrong, there was no need for them to call for help or alarm.
Besides, the fierce firepower from the Big Bai Pirate Gang and the Cultivators' fleet had already exploded around the Flying Rainbow Fleet. The damage of the first round of firepower was not high, but it raised overwhelming spiritual waves and space ripples that disrupted the Flying Rainbow Fleet's jump and sabotaged and blocked their super-remote communication functions.
"Scared that we will run away?"
The commanders of the Flying Rainbow Fleet were amused. "As expected of the great nobles. They are truly born with infinite confidence, thinking that such a thin siege is enough to trap us.
"Break through, break through, break through! Pierce through the enemy's weakest front. They should be the ones running away!"
The two fleets, which were as round as a pot and as sharp as a blade, approached each other at a high speed. Countless dazzling spears of light were shining in front of each other. A short but gory space battle was about to begin!
…
"Do you see it? Do you all see it?"
On the ragged carrier, faced with the starry light that was getting more and more dazzling, Li Yao waved his hands in ecstasy. "What did I say? Look, what did I say? Even someone as strong as Boss Bai has to show some respect to Vulture Li Yao!
"The Flying Rainbow Fleet has been stalled by Boss Bai. Those idiots have no intention of running away at all. Haha. They are really asking to be killed!
"Boss Bai has released the most intense interferential firepower at the earliest moment, preventing the Flying Rainbow Fleet from jumping away and sending out distress signals. It seems that he really appreciates me and understands the profound meaning behind my 'Boss Bai, help me'!
"The two parties have engaged each other in battle. The Flying Rainbow Fleet has been attracted and can't run away anymore. Now, it's our turn to show our capability and return the grievances we've suffered in the past few days to those scumbags a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times over!"
Li Yao licked his lips that were blistered because of his intense fighting will. He couldn't have smiled more comfortably and crazily.
"However …"
Li Jialing hesitated next to him and said, "Why do I feel that the Big Bai Pirate Gang's fierce barrage is aimed at us?"
"Huh?"
Li Yao's pupils constricted violently. Deep inside his eyes, the brilliant light beams released by the dozens of arsenal warships of the Big Bai Pirate Gang on his opposite side expanded to the maximum, almost making his eyeballs burn.
As it turned out, thousands of pillars of light were directed at the ragged carrier that Li Yao was on precisely.
Behind the pillars of light were the magnetic tides that were slightly slower, and behind the tides were the crystal cannonballs that were even slower, as if they were going to blow him up at the same time!
Cold sweat immediately appeared on Li Yao's back. "Are you serious?"
The overwhelming barrage almost drowned Li Yao's ragged carrier, but at the last moment, they brushed past him with a distance of several kilometers and dispersed abruptly, shooting at the pursuers of the Flying Rainbow Fleet behind him, crushing them.
In a space war, a distance of several kilometers was indeed shorter than a hair. The barrage demonstrated Boss Bai's delicate control over the barrage, but it seemed … well, it did not seem necessary to let the barrage be so close to Li Yao's starship.
"Well …"
After a brief silence, Li Jialing said, "Is it my imagination? Why do I feel that Boss Bai is very dissatisfied with us and does not welcome us, and he is venting his fury with the barrage?
"Oh, my mistake. He does not know the existence of me, Sister Long, Xiaoming, and Wenwen. So, he is probably only dissatisfied with Brother Yao and does not welcome Brother Yao alone, right?"
"You — You've got to be kidding me!"
Li Yao swallowed hard and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. "Boss Bai and I are very close. However, this is how space pirates greet each other. The closer we are to each other, the more intense the barrage of barrage is to be welcomed. Have you ever heard of it?"
"Is that so?"
Li Jialing narrowed his eyes, with intense suspicion beaming out of his eyes. "But just now, when the overwhelming barrage almost drowned us, Brother Yao obviously constricted your neck and sweated hard. Is that really a normal reaction when you're faced with the salute of cannons?"
Li Yao: "… The battle is urgent, and every second counts. What are you talking about? Let's make a grand entrance with the most dazzling sound and visual effects! Long Yangjun, are you ready? "
"I've been ready for a long time."
Long Yangjun, who had been leaning against the wall with her eyebrows furrowed, as if she were holding something back, said casually, "However, considering the current situation, in order not to let any soldier of the Flying Rainbow Fleet escape, I suddenly had a new idea. Why don't we split into two groups?"
"Split into two groups?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. "Which two groups?"
"Me, Li Jialing, Xiaoming, and Wenwen will go together."
Long Yangjun said, "Then, you will go together. In such a way, you will have more room to carry out your terrifying combat ability."
"Huh?"
Li Yao blinked. "Is that so?"
"Yes."
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