Inside the dark, narrow pathway behind the warship …
The warship seemed to have gone through a protracted battle. The interior of the warship was on the brink of destruction. Cracks, faults, and broken cabins that had been sealed by strengthened foam were everywhere. It was like a complicated maze that had been smashed into smithereens by giants.
In the narrow gaps between the steel beams and the tubes, Li Yao was like a hungry boa that had just woken up from hibernation. He slithered through one cabin after another through the narrowest gaps.
Occasionally, a few space pirates would pass by him in a hurry in the pathway below him. Li Yao, however, did not attack them. He simply listened to their conversation in silence.
From the conversation of the space pirates, Li Yao discovered that the warship was in a very bad situation. Serious internal wounds were everywhere, and explosions were possible everywhere. The spiritual energy was running low, too.
Most of the soldiers had been released to attack Star Lord Temple. Those who stayed on the warship were mostly operators and maintainers.
Finally, when another space pirate ran close from the pathway in front of him, and Li Yao did not detect a third heartbeat in the dozens of square meters nearby with his telepathic thoughts, he took action!
Like a rampaging boa, he darted out of the gaps between the tubes. His feet paused on the wall, and he dashed to the front of the space pirate in the blink of an eye. His hands turned into two sharp whips, and two cracking noises echoed in the air!
Before the space pirate realized what was going on, his left and right shoulder blades had exploded into powder that was as fine as sand!
The pain did not reach his brain. There was still confusion in the space pirate's eyes. Li Yao grabbed his neck and performed the most brutal 'Tiger Kick'. The mustard-seed combat suit was of no use at all. His internal organs were shattered, his ribs were broken, and the sharp bone spurs brushed past his heart dangerously!
The space pirate finally sensed the excruciating pain, but his mouth was covered by Li Yao. He was so strong that all his teeth were squeezing each other in cracking noises!
He was like a boa that had strangled a sheep. Unable to move at all, the space pirate was dragged to a tool cabin that Li Yao had his eyes on. Li Yao then cast a Silence Rune on the door casually before he tossed the warship to a corner.
The space pirates were shaking hard. He was in so much pain that he was foaming at the mouth, but he did not even have the strength to scream. His eyes were rolling, and when he saw Li Yao's black Crystal Suit and the spirit tattoos that were as red as blood, he was immediately swallowed by fear!
Li Yao took out a highly concentrated medicine. Open it with your thumb and tilt it slightly.
A strand of crystalline, translucent, and fragrant medicinal liquid instantly turned into a strand of amber liquid that silently flowed to the ground.
Li Yao said calmly, "Your shoulder blades and ribs have all exploded, and your internal organs are all bleeding severely. Depending on your strength, you can live for another five to eight minutes."
"If you swallow this medicine, it should be able to stop the internal bleeding and allow you to hold on until you reach the medical cabin."
"I'll give you three minutes. Tell me the reason why you are here, the status of the starship and its personnel, and the identity and capability of the highest commander. "
"Tell me everything you think is useful. I'll decide if it's valuable or not."
"If I think what you say is valuable, I'll give you the medicine. My target is not you. There's no need for me to waste my time on a small fry like you."
"But remember. He had to be quick. Within these three minutes, there would be a continuous flow of medical potions. If the remaining potions were not enough to heal his injuries, If it's not enough, don't blame me. "
While he was talking, Li Yao projected a light beam in front of him, on which a countdown was displayed in crimson font.
Three minutes, start!
Two minutes and fifty-nine seconds left!
The space pirate was like a loach that had been nailed to a chopping board. He was jumping and grimacing in pain. He was making vague sounds, but there was no telling whether he was cursing or begging for mercy.
Li Yao was calm. The countdown continued, and the medicine flowed out incessantly.
It took the space pirate ten seconds to realize what was going on. Like a drowning man who had grasped the last straw, he crouched before Li Yao's feet and began to confess everything.
The situation was similar to what Li Yao had speculated. The starship of Storm Prison was not supervised by Fengyu Zhong, a tough bandit as powerful as Jin Dan, but under the command of his only son, Fengyu Ming.
Fengyu Ming was twenty-seven years old and a Cultivator at the high level of the Building Foundation Stage. He was still an insignificant person on Spider Den, where space pirates congregated. If he wanted to inherit Storm Prison in the future, he would have to establish his reputation first.
This was the first time that Fengyu Ming had gone on a solo 'hunt'.
At first, everything went well. He captured two commercial starships and looted a lot of assets.
But during the second hunt, he was discovered by the Great Horn Exo Society, which was passing by.
The Great Horn Exo Society was not the escort team of a commercial starship. They had no grudge against Storm Prison, either. The comprehensive combat ability of the two parties was almost the same. Fengyu Ming's side was even slightly better. Therefore, if a fight broke out, both parties would suffer heavy losses.
But as it turned out, the Great Horn Exo Society was like a rabid dog. The two parties chased and fought in the sea of stars for two months. Both parties suffered heavy losses. Even the starships of the two parties were riddled with holes and on the brink of destruction.
Fengyu Ming had never seen such a fearless Exo Society before. He fled further and further away and finally reached the borderland.
At that time, his starship was on the verge of collapse. He happened to find Star Lord Temple and intended to get some supplies from the place.
He had thought that the bumpkins here would surrender obediently after a few bombardments. But as it turned out, the defense of Star Lord Temple was so tough that he was forced to launch an assault. Therefore, the scene that Li Yao had just witnessed happened.
After two months of battles, Fengyu Ming had lost a lot of elites. The remaining space pirates were all exhausted and wounded, too. Their ammunition and spiritual energy were running out, too. That was why they failed to conquer a small town in the countryside in one hour.
"I — I've told you everything. Give me the medical drugs now. Give them to me …"
The space pirate's face was pale. Blood was boiling in his throat. He begged anxiously and in fear.
"The Great Horn Exo Society?"
Li Yao was deep in thought.
Exo Societies were the unique organizations of Cultivators in the Flying Star Sector.
Compared to Cultivation sects, Exo Societies were more liberal. As long as the Exos were clean and capable, they were free to join and, of course, leave as they pleased.
Such a loose organizational structure was very popular among the unaffiliated Cultivators who didn't like being tied down. Many young people of sects who left the shelter of their sects for training liked to join Exo Societies, too. They could accumulate combat experience, make friends with heroes, and appreciate the vastness of the Sector.
The income of an Exo Society could be divided into two aspects. Firstly, they worked as guards for large business teams and mining bases. Secondly, they hunted space pirates and demon beasts for bounties.
However, Li Yao didn't find the name 'Great Horn Exo Society' among the few famous large Exo Societies of the Flying Star Sector. It should be a small or medium-sized Exo Society.
A mediocre small or medium-sized Exo Society. Why did they bother with the space pirates of Storm Prison for more than two months? Was the bounty of Storm Prison so high?
"Why did the Great Horn Exo Society bother you for two months?"
Li Yao pressed his wrist. The medical drugs were pouring out at a higher speed. Half of the vial was about to be emptied.
The space pirate's hollow eye sockets were so deep that his hand was almost reaching out. Against the overwhelming aroma, the excruciating pain in his internal organs was more and more unbearable. His lips trembled for a moment, but he finally told the truth.
"When Master Ming looted the second commercial starship, for … To boost his reputation, he still killed … all the passengers on the starship after the starship surrendered! "
Some of the blood vessels in Li Yao's eyes suddenly broke apart. He nodded and handed over the medical drugs. "Very good. The information you provided is very valuable."
The space pirate took a deep breath in relief. He accepted the medical drugs, shivering. But before he swallowed them, he suddenly felt excruciating pain in his chest. Ten thousand needles seemed to have pierced into his heart at the same time. Hundreds of thousands of electric arcs dashed out. After a violent cramp, his eyes bulged. He froze.
Li Yao took back the medical drugs and disappeared into the gap of the tubes on the ceiling of the tool cabin.
…
Fengyu Ming was like a wolf that had been trapped in an iron cage with one of its legs broken. He limped back and forth, his face twisted in desperation. There was even a hint of … grievance.
"Son of a b * tch. How long are the rabid dogs of the Great Horn Exo Society going to chase me?
"I'm looting, not the cargo starship that you are protecting!
"This is the first time I've been out hunting. The bounty on my head is not even enough to cover the fuel of your starship for a week!
"Why? Why is this happening?"
Fengyu Ming roared desperately. He scratched his hair so hard that he almost jumped into the air.
The battles in the past two months were too unbearable for the young bandit to recall.
The comprehensive combat ability of the Great Horn Exo Society was not high. It was even slightly weaker than his.
However, the enemy seemed to have tattooed 'pestering' on their foreheads. After they got rid of him time and time again, they would stick to him like sticky candy again and again. He could not get rid of them no matter how hard he tried!
Every time they engaged, they would pretend that they were going to die together with the enemy. Against the overwhelming firepower, they would draw the starship close to them and shoot at each other with their cannons. They were like two hooligans who were stabbing each other with daggers, as if they were saying, 'I'm a hooligan and I'm not scared of anybody'!
Faced with such insane attacks, the bandits of Storm Prison had no choice but to flee.
They had thought that they had finally reached the edge of the Flying Star Sector after more than half a month in the stone belts and cosmic storms. They could finally get rid of the rabid dogs.
But as it turned out, they had detected the enemy's telepathic thoughts half a day ago. Also, the telepathic thoughts were written in the most blatant, blatant text.
"The most important thing for us Cultivators is to keep our promises. If we say we are going to kill you, we will kill you even if we have to chase you to the end of the sea of stars!"
Those rabid dogs!
When it rains, it pours. The small space town in front of them was too weird. It boasted such a strong defense circle, and they still hadn't taken it down after almost two hours.
Fengyu Ming vaguely felt that his hope of getting supplies from this place was going to be dashed.
Even if they took down the town, they would not have enough time to ship the supplies to the starship. The rabid dogs of the Great Horn Exo Society would arrive at any moment.
Fengyu Ming's facial muscles were cramping nonstop. He gritted his teeth and decided to give up the fat meat that was about to enter his mouth.
Right then, the warship shivered slightly. The giant light beam above the control panel turned ominous red, sending out urgent alarms.
A serious explosion had taken place in the engine compartment. 15% of the engine had been lost, and it was still dropping.
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