Imperium of Man: What Fishing Law Enforcement? Our Security Warriors aren't vegetarians either!

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The Drukhari pirate sailship hummed, drawing close like a ghost and pressing tight against the belly section of the group's flagship.

That made the other ships hesitate for fear of hitting their own, not daring to fire their shipboard cannons at such close range.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

More Raider Skiffs burst from within the sailship and pounced toward the group's flagship, like a pack of hungry wolves falling upon a lamb.

These high-speed anti-gravity assault craft used grappling hooks to forcibly latch onto the flagship's hull, then used Cutting Beams to slice through the outer armor or airlocks.

After that, the Drukhari pirates boarded the interior of the ship in groups of several dozen.

"Capture or kill all humans. Try not to make too many wounds. We need the skin intact!"

The xenos pirate captain spoke.

If possible, they still hoped to take the living back and slowly torture them with instruments later. They raised their Splinter Weapons and raked the sailors in the corridor who had no time to take shelter, making them collapse in the agony of severed nerves.

Wails filled the place.

That brought the Drukhari pirates even greater pleasure. They grew more and more excited; the utmost torment and pain were their food.

In their excitement, some pirates became vicious in their methods.

They seized sailors who tried to flee, precisely drove sharp blades into their necks, ripped out their entire spines while they were still alive, then tied those twitching spines to themselves as trophies.

These Drukhari pirates knew full well that when frail humans faced them, they could do nothing but scream in fear.

As for the Mechanized Servitors responsible for hauling cargo, they were cut apart with ease, and the defensive machine guns failed to play much of a role.

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