For a moment, earsplitting alarms were echoing in the ten or so commercial starships at the same time.
Although they were still far away, and it was impossible to tell which side they belonged to, if they were the garrisons of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, they could've cruised outside of the stone belt openly and contacted them to provide protection.
The two warships, however, had been lurking behind the meteoroids sordidly, covering their spiritual waves with the dust and radiation until the commercial starships had nowhere to retreat to. Their hostility was obvious.
It was very likely that they were the hunting warships of the four Kurfürst families!
For a moment, all the commercial starships were in a mess. They were about to flee like headless flies, only to be blocked by the roaring meteoroids. Their spiritual shields were bursting out colorful flames because of the collision of the meteoroids. Two commercial starships almost crashed into each other because of their miscalculation.
As it turned out, the two warships sent messages to the commercial starships at the same time. "Remove the spiritual shields immediately, reduce the speed to one third, and move forward in a straight line at a uniform speed. Accept boarding and inspection!"
In the meantime, the heads of the two warships glowed brilliantly, which turned out to be a storm of shooting at the same time. The meteoroids in front of the commercial starships were all blown into powder, demonstrating the unparalleled damage.
In terms of size, all the commercial starships, including Little Bear, were multiple times larger than the warships. Also, the commercial starships were equipped with defensive magical equipment such as small cannons.
However, in terms of speed, firepower, and well-trained, brutal Exos who could kill without blinking, a merchant ship could not be compared to a warship. It was like a fat pig that was five times larger than a wolf, a tiger, or a leopard.
"Stop the starships!"
"Stop the starships for inspection now!"
"Otherwise, you will be shot and killed without mercy!"
The sharp ultimatums crashed into every commercial starship like meteoroids, as well as the heart of every crew member on the commercial starships. Everybody was at a loss for what to do.
Inside the warehouse of Little Bear, the few mercenaries who claimed to be bloodthirsty, such as' Cross Soul Hunting Sword 'and' Thunderous Lightning Saber ', were already shouting at the top of their lungs, "Are you f * cking deaf? Remove the spiritual shield and stop the ship for inspection! That is the most advanced hunting warship of the Imperium, designed to block the enemy's sailing routes and supply lines and assault the enemy's large carriers! In front of them, we're just tin cans, thin tin cans that can be broken with a light tap. What are you waiting for? Stop the ship! "
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when the two "Starry Shark" -level hunting warships had already taken action impatiently.
Taking advantage of their high speed and agility, they moved quickly in the stone belts that had a complicated environment and approached the fleet of commercial ships as quickly as lightning. They opened fire at the commercial ships unhurriedly, forcing the commercial ships to move closer. In the meantime, countless black iron balls were ejected from their abdomens.
These large iron balls were surrounded by nimble mechanical arms. They were not for attacking, but to shoot out flames in all directions to obtain unparalleled mobility. They were like agile octopuses.
As the mechanical arms expanded and contracted, the iron balls swarmed at the commercial ships. However hard the commercial ships dodged, they could not get away from their scourge.
Very soon, a couple of iron balls were attached to the shell of every commercial ship, and the glue that would not lose its activity even in a vacuum spurted out from the mechanical arms stuck them to the commercial ships tightly. Zi! Zi!
Zi! Zi! Zi!
High-temperature flames spurted out of the holes on the surface of the iron balls and condensed into tiny electric blades. They cut holes on the shells of the commercial ships more than easily, which were perfect for the iron balls to be embedded. There was not the slightest gap between the iron balls. Not the slightest oxygen leaked out.
As a result, the battle units carried inside the iron balls were able to invade the commercial ships openly.
Every iron ball carried three to four Immortal Cultivators in Crystal Suit as well as almost twenty battle puppets that had been crouched into a cluster.
Such an invasion strategy was similar to the regular tactics of the Colossi. It was barely possible for two warships to control more than ten commercial ships at the same time. However, once the Immortal Cultivators invaded the commercial ships, they would have no choice but to surrender obediently unless they were united and resisted.
Hua! Hua! Hua!
In the sounds of armor collisions, four Immortal Cultivators in devilish black Crystal Suit invaded the cargo cabin of Little Bear, preparing to assault the cockpit at the front.
"Ahhh!"
Smelling the intense stink of killing intent and blood from the strangers, a lot of crew members and passengers were shrieking.
"Drop your weapons. Drop all your weapons!"
"You are rebels. You are all rebels. You are going to reinforce the Seven Seas Grand Market, aren't you? Aren't you? "
"Drop your weapons. Drop all your weapons. Nobody is allowed to summon spiritual energy. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
Detecting the existence of the mercenaries such as' Cross Soul Hunting Sword 'and' Thunder Lightning Saber ', the attackers were immediately alarmed. Dozens of battle puppets jumped over at the same time and aimed at the mercenaries' faces with the black muzzles rotating quickly.
The mercenaries who had been bragging that heroes were born in troubled times a moment ago were all scared out of their wits. Taking the lead, "Cross Soul Hunting Sword" and "Thunder Lightning Saber" threw away their weapons that did not have handles, raised their hands high, and fell to their knees, crying hard. "Commander, we are all good people. We are all loyal to the Kurfürst and His Majesty. We are going to the Seven Seas Grand Market for intelligence. No, no, no. We are going to assassinate Jin Yuyan, the leader of the rebels. No, no, no. We are not going to the Seven Seas Grand Market at all. This ship has jumped to … jumped to the Blue Sky Market. We are going to join Marquess Yongchun Li Wuji's team! Yes, yes, yes. We are Marquess Yongchun's men. It's a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding! "
"A misunderstanding?"
The Immortal Cultivator in the lead in the Black Crystal Suit grinned hideously. He suddenly stepped forward, and a black, glittering electric current rose from the bottom to the top and pierced through the Cross Soul Hunting Sword's left abdomen to his right shoulder, cutting off half of his body. The stinky organs immediately flowed all over the ground!
"Ahhh!"
The crew members and the passengers screamed even more miserably.
The Immortal Cultivator in the Black Crystal Suit shook the blood on his saber and pointed at the "Thunder Lightning Saber". He said gloomily, "Speak. Why are you going to the Seven Seas Grand Market? You must be the spies of the reformists who escaped from the capital and went to the Seven Seas Grand Market to reach out to Jin Yuyan, the leader of the rebels. You have important intelligence to deliver, don't you? "
The "Thunder Lightning Saber" was dumbfounded. He did not expect that the soldier would be so shameless as to accuse them with only a few words. Looking at the "Cross Soul Hunting Sword", who had been killed miserably, he was so scared that his pants were wet. Knowing that he would not be able to escape death no matter how he answered, he glanced at Huo Dongling's side. Suddenly, as if he had caught a life-saving straw, he shrieked at the top of his voice, "I'm not! I'm not a spy of the reformists, but I know who is! That guy! The guy in the black leather suit and the black cloak who hides himself! Soldier, you must be careful. He is very strong, and he does not dare to show his real face. He must be a spy! The greatest spy in the Heavenly City! "
"Huh?"
The killing intent of the Immortal Cultivator in the Black Crystal Suit suddenly grew sharper. He turned around together with the dozens of battle puppets and moved his eyes to the corner on Huo Dongling's side.
"You …"
Huo Dongling felt that she had fallen into an ice cave. She did not expect that the Immortal Cultivators could be so cruel, brutal, sordid, and shameless that they would even say such things for some military credits and a slim chance of survival.
"Boy, just admit it. You are a f * cking spy of the reformists!"
Hiding behind the Immortal Cultivator in the Black Crystal Suit, the "Thunder Lightning Saber" grew complacent and jumped up and down. "Weren't you very awesome just now? If you have the ability, then show off your prestige in front of these wise, invincible, and awe-inspiring military masters! Why are you covering yourself so tightly that you do not even dare to show your face? You must have intelligence on you. Very important intelligence! "
Looking at his shamelessness, Huo Dongling finally burst into tears. She roared in a voice that was so feeble that only she could hear, "What kind of Immortal Cultivators are you?"
"Don't mind that. It doesn't matter. They never intended to keep anyone alive in the first place. It will be the same whether or not the few mercenaries talk."
The voice that was as gentle as the sunlight in winter, but mixed with a warm current, flowed into Huo Dongling's heart from the back. The messy-haired passenger said casually, "On the four families' side, there are three kinds of hunting warships that have been sent to block the sailing route.
"The first kind is the space pirates and mercenaries who are hesitant to join the four families but are still close to the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. If we run into the hunting warships of those people, it is very likely that they will let us pass. The Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has made a deal with those guys. As long as they secretly let a business ship pass and maintain the intermittent sailing route, they will receive a certain amount of subsidies from the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, which are even more profitable than looting the business ship itself.
"The second kind is the local garrisons at the peripheral worlds of the Imperium. Should we be caught by them, they will not kill us immediately but will 'recruit' us by hijacking our business ships as their cannon fodder and human shields. In such a case, we will at least be able to live for a while longer.
"The third kind is the most troublesome. They are the core descendants of the four families who have come to the battlefield at the edge of the Imperium for training. Those descendants of noble families have plenty of money and cannot be bought by the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. They do not need cannon fodder but only military exploits. Great military exploits, such as' killing the spies of the reformists who have escaped from the capital '. If there are none, they can only take credit for their exploits as you said just now."
"Do you see the emblem on the chest of those guys' Crystal Suit? A snowy mountain surrounded by white clouds. They are the descendants of the 'Snow God Peak', one of the strongest branches of the Yun family. They are determined to take credit for their exploits. They did not open fire at the business ships just now only because they are lulling us so that we can gather the business ships so that they can carry out a massacre more conveniently. They will certainly not leave any survivors."
It was rather strange that Huo Dongling felt that the guy had finished the long speech in only half a second, and it took her only half a second to understand everything in her trance.
Understanding what the guy meant, Huo Dongling was about to cry again. She asked in a shivering voice, "M-Mr. Li, what do we do now?"
"It's very simple."
The messy-haired passenger was still smiling casually. He leaned close to the girl's ear and said softly, "Little Dongling, all you need to do is to grab my brother's clothes and not let go no matter what happens."
"Huh?"
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