The Gray Fish's Command Cabin was silent as a grave. The star pirates stood there dumbfounded.
The SPB17 Phoenix, which had suddenly blasted through the access gate, undoubtedly dealt them a tremendous shock. Even the fiercest pirate boss would feel an uncontrollable fear when facing a Combat Mecha nearly ten meters tall at such close range.
Especially since the mecha Wang Chen piloted had fought its way in, bristling with killing intent and imposing might!
"Shut down the engines, lock the weapons systems, and kneel to surrender!"
Wang Chen said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, no quarter will be given!"
His mission was to capture this Star Pirate Warship and leave as many survivors as possible for interrogation.
So long as the enemy did not resist, Wang Chen had no particular desire to unleash a massacre.
His voice, amplified through the mecha, reverberated through the vast Command Cabin and shook every star pirate to the core.
Thud!
Some of the star pirates could not bear the pressure and dropped to their knees on the deck with their hands clasped over their heads.
Yet several others had flickering eyes as they quietly backed away.
Pssh! Pssh! Pssh!
The 70mm close-defense laser cannons mounted on Phoenix's shoulders opened fire simultaneously, instantly blowing the heads off four star pirates who were clearly harboring ill intent.
Although the mecha-mounted close-defense laser cannons did not have much range, they charged extremely quickly and could fire repeatedly in rapid succession, making them highly suited for ground combat and close-quarters fighting.
Those star pirates, wearing nothing but exoskeletons, had no way to withstand such an attack. Their corpses fell where they stood.
Their gruesome deaths also cowed the other star pirates, who immediately dropped to their knees with trembling legs.
Gray Fish's Main Engine was promptly shut