The long passageway was dim and narrow.
Battered by the dual interference of powerful electromagnetic waves and high-frequency particles, the merchant ship's lighting system had also developed serious problems. The lights flickered on and off, the wiring hidden within the pipes sizzled, and electrical sparks occasionally burst forth without warning.
The maze-like internal passages also concealed unpredictable dangers.
Yet beneath Wang Chen's Psionic Scan, everything in the surrounding space was presented to his senses with perfect clarity—especially the presence of living beings.
So when a star pirate holding a weapon suddenly appeared around the corner ahead, Wang Chen was not the least bit surprised. Instead, he pulled the trigger before the other man could react.
Hiss!
The assault rifle in his hands suddenly fired a Particle Beam, instantly striking the enemy dozens of meters away.
The star pirate who had tried to ambush Wang Chen did not even have time to scream before the energy-laden Particle Beam punched through his head. He fell backward on the spot!
For this operation, Wang Chen had brought a Striker V High-Energy Particle Gun with a 12.7mm caliber. Its effective range reached three thousand meters, and at close range, it could penetrate thirty millimeters of alloy armor.
The protective helmet worn by the star pirate Wang Chen had just killed could not possibly withstand its attack.
Wang Chen continued advancing.
His destination was the merchant ship's control room. He should have been acting alongside the Special Operations Team, but the star pirates had actually deployed powerful jammers, completely cutting off communications.
Under such circumstances, Wang Chen could only act on his own.
The star pirates who had seized the Changtai-class were no ragtag mob. With their own warship already destroyed and captured, this merchant ship and its crew had become their only bargaining chip