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Although Lioz is dead, the hostages cannot be released so easily. They still need to be kept under control, and to be on the safe side, it would be best to eliminate them.

The reason they didn't do that wasn't because the group suddenly became concerned about Daoism.

The main reason is the concern about stock price fluctuations and the Galaxy Civilization behind Civil Aviation.

To be precise, it was an empire.

However, this is, after all, a company affiliated with the Empire. In terms of status, the Verrazzi and the Galaxy Civilization are roughly the same size... It's best not to cause trouble and end up with deaths. The Empire won't give them a friendly look.

If no one dies, then Dibang will at most issue a few words of condemnation and pay some compensation. But if something happens... it will have a bad impact on the company's reputation.

This matter can be left to the pirates to handle. Nefes will be responsible for supervising its execution to prevent White Candle Star from sending out armed forces to search for Lioz after he goes missing.

Of course, before that, the primary goal remains to revive Lioz.

"Even the [Redemption] system, which possesses the ability of the Dao path, has strict restrictions on the conditions for performing resurrection techniques. Zeta-rank powerhouses can only be resurrected by Zeta-rank [Priests]. Targets that have been dead for more than 10 hours or whose corpses are less than 99% intact cannot be resurrected."

She quickly organized her thoughts. What was the biggest problem with Lioz's death? It was the long journey to the Fixed Time Domain. If Lioz's body was damaged during this time, this armed operation would be a complete loss.

But if we don't go to the Fixed Time Domain, but instead find a nearby [priest] to be responsible for the resurrection, then the problem is even more serious—resurrecting a strong person who can repel [society], withstand three Zeta-rank beings with Gamma-rank strength, and who has now stabilized their Zeta-rank strength? That's great, as soon as Lioz opens his eyes, he'll kill them all.

Nefes must not move, otherwise who knows if these vicious pirates will lose control of themselves, and if someone gets killed, that would be a real problem.

The conventional approach is to choose to enter the Fixed Time Domain, since once you enter the Fixed Time Domain, it's the same time regardless of who you're looking for within the narrative.

Most importantly, they had already prepared a containment facility where they could resurrect Lioz without worrying about any leaks.

However, in special times, taking appropriate risks to improve efficiency is also key to breakthroughs.

After a moment's thought, Nalia immediately came up with an idea:

"I know an excellent [Redemption] type Tomb Stars Deified Person has now reached the Zeta-rank. I can ask him to heal Lioz."

"How can safety and containment be guaranteed?"

Nalia sneered, "You two Zeta-rank can't handle Lioz, can you?"

"That's hard to say... Judging from his past record, we probably are no match for him."

Dundee shook his head.

The [Plunder] faction is notoriously weak in direct Combat Power, not to mention that he is the least Combat Power member of this faction, the [Gambler].

"Can't we tamper with the corpse? Like weakening it, planting bombs or something..."

"If there are any abnormalities in the corpse, resurrection cannot be performed. This means that we cannot insert foreign objects into Lioz's corpse in advance or apply magic, otherwise the resurrection will not be able to proceed."

Nalia delivered the bad news, but then smiled, "However, the Tomb Stars is different from other planets. It is a crime planet in itself, where all kinds of serious criminals, exiles, and revolutionaries from across the universe gather. There are powerful murderers everywhere. Apart from that [Priest], we can gather a large force that is enough to suppress Lioz."

"You see, you are quite resourceful," Dundee nodded. "However, to be on the safe side, it would be best to have Gabros resolve the issue and return as soon as possible."

"I understand, and I've already spoken to Nefes. The transfer team has already headed to the Tomb Stars, taking the Dark Passage; they'll arrive in three hours. Now, I'll contact the [Priest] and organize our forces."

Nalia closed her eyes, her fingers moving the abacus in mid-air. She opened her eyes, nodded, and said:

"This trip cost 19% less than expected."

"Furthermore, Lioz will fall into our hands sooner. Gabros will only need 4 hours to arrive at our side to ensure our personal safety, making it the perfect crisis management plan."

"Without a doubt, I made a profit."

Nalia's voice came clearly from the communicator, issuing new combat plans and missions.

"Understood, everything is proceeding according to plan."

Nefes slowly raised her head and looked at the space Dimensional Anchor in the distance. Three Cosmic Pirate speedboats were quietly blocking it. From her perspective, they looked like a triangular formation, blocking civilian spaceships from the top, lower left, and lower right.

Such a lack of tactical awareness... Pirates are indeed pirates, utterly lacking in professionalism.

Even if they are evenly matched in space, if the enemy is blocked in this way, once the firepower is deployed, they will inevitably be affected by the crossfire of their own side.

Anyone with a basic understanding of tactics should know that when intercepting spaceships, one must leave gaps for crossfire, with the main warships blocking the front, rear, and bottom of the ship. This forces the enemy to expose their vulnerable bottom, while simultaneously deploying maneuvering vehicles or mechs to fly around and seize air superiority.

Even if they tried to escape, they would only be destroyed by concentrated firepower. Mechs and fighter jets would intercept them instantly and destroy the bridge target.

"... Never mind."

Nefes shook his head.

The situation is under control, and they're happy with it, so there's no need for me to remind them.

My task is to keep order and prevent these pirates from causing trouble.

Because the Dimensional Anchor locks the space, this star field has been forbidden from jumping. Due to this domineering effect, this restricted star field poses many dangers to passing ships.

The principle is very simple. It's like a plane that's flying on a normal flight path suddenly finding a building in front of it.

Therefore, both Tech Side advanced and Magic Civilization strictly control advanced spatial technologies like Dimensional Anchor. Their use this time also came at a high price.

Logically speaking, with the situation under perfect control, she shouldn't have needed to worry and could have simply stayed put.

But... for some reason, Nefes always felt puzzled.

'I had no intention of killing him. My body is perfectly calibrated; it's impossible for it to go out of control...'

She raised her hand, questioning her earlier actions.

She was quite certain that she hadn't killed Lioz —and that Lioz, who had just been able to fight her to a standstill, had been beheaded in an instant.

Doesn't this seem too much of a coincidence? And...

Nefes looked at his hands.

His gaze pierced through the gauntlet to his own hand, stained red with Lioz's blood.

... I felt nothing.

She touched her heart, but felt only a sense of peace.

there is none left.

That feeling of fear, terror, awe, trepidation, and the urge to kneel down.

That's all.