Beyond-Visual-Range Strike

In Aila's perception, those evil Auras were incredibly powerful. No, not powerful—terrifying.

Those strong, terrifying Auras were even stronger than the members of the Ginyu Force under Frieza whom she had once glimpsed from afar!

The moment she sensed their Auras, Aila's blood surged, her entire body trembling as unreadable emotions flickered across her face.

At this moment, she was both shocked and exhilarated. It was the desire for battle rising from the depths of her heart when facing powerful enemies.

However strong that desire was, Aila understood her current situation. Setting aside the enemy's immense strength, the cosmic space their Spaceship was currently in was not a good battlefield.

"Space Pirates?"

Aila's voice reached Rhode's ears, but he was not particularly surprised.

After all, anyone with such intense evil Auras was clearly no good. Though the enemy was powerful, Rhode remained calm and unruffled. Condensing his ki into sound, he instructed Aila, "Aila, lock onto them with the Spaceship's energy weapons and fire!"

Space was far too vast. They were currently in interstellar space, and while the enemy might have entered their field of vision, they could not make them out clearly. With the distance so great and the Spaceship moving so fast, Rhode simply could not leave the ship to attack on his own.

Therefore, directly exchanging fire beyond visual range was the most effective counterattack.

Hum~

Hearing Rhode's order, Aila did not hesitate in the slightest. After the Spaceship locked onto the target, she activated the energy cannon, raised its output to maximum, and fired.

A white beam shot from the cannon's muzzle, flashing past Rhode's eyes before flying toward the location he sensed.

Looks like I need to research how to sense this kind of energy based on ki perception in the future. Otherwise, I'll be at a huge disadvantage against artificial lifeforms.

Watching the beam fired by the Spaceship, Rhode discovered that while he could directly sense this energy at close range, his perception detected nothing at all. He could not help thinking to himself.

The energy beam vanished in a flash. After an unknown amount of time, Rhode clearly sensed those evil Auras become restless.

Seeing that the Spaceship's energy cannon had finished charging, Rhode once again condensed his ki into sound and shouted to Aila, "Keep going!"

After that, beam after beam of energy blasted toward the enemy Spaceship.

While Rhode's side launched a fierce counterattack, the Space Pirates' side, after seeming extremely panicked at first, gradually stabilized.

Then the Spaceship carrying Rhode and Aila was met with an equally intense—no, even more violent—bombardment.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Bang bang bang!

With his sharp sense of danger, Rhode's figure flickered repeatedly across the Spaceship. He intercepted and scattered the incoming energy beams one after another, preserving the Spaceship beneath his feet.

Neither Spaceship slowed down during the exchange of fire, so the distance between them steadily shrank.

Before long, having pinpointed its location through Aura perception, Rhode could vaguely make out a dim shape in space. It was undoubtedly the Space Pirates' Spaceship that had been attacking them.

The instant he could vaguely see the Spaceship, Rhode made a snap decision. He crouched down, placed his Hands at his waist, and as White Light burst forth, began gathering ki.

Turtle School Ki Wave!

Once the Space Pirates' Spaceship entered his sight and he could clearly see its outer outline, Rhode would immediately fire the Kamehameha.

"Ha!"

The Kamehameha erupted and shot toward the Space Pirates' Spaceship at an immeasurable speed.

Just as Rhode decisively moved to blast apart the Space Pirates' Spaceship, an entirely different scene was unfolding inside their vessel.

There were not many Space Pirates aboard—only three. They varied in height and all possessed elf-like pointed ears, but their appearances were truly hard on the eyes.

The Alien in the lead was tall and powerfully built, with a chiseled face and a tuft of long green hair atop his head. His fierce features carried a lecherous air.

To his left was a Mohawk Alien with a tuft of short light-purple hair, a tiny build, and barely even a meter in height.

The one on the right was female, a petite Alien with a purple bowl cut and fierce features.

"Pasta, something's wrong?"

The female Alien with the bowl cut, who had been observing the distant Spaceship, suddenly changed expression and cried out to the leading Alien.

Pasta, the leader, sat upright inside the Spaceship. Unfazed by Panai's behavior, he complained, "What's wrong, Panai? Stop making a fuss all the time and focus on dealing with the bombardment!"

In the face of Pasta's irritation, Panai's face was filled with terror. Stammering, her mouth dry, she said, "N-no, Boss, something really is wrong this time. I think I saw someone on that Spaceship wearing a Frieza Force Battle Suit!"

"A Frieza Force Battle Suit?"

Hearing Panai's words, Pasta was instantly shocked and leaped to his feet. "Didn't you say it was an ordinary Spaceship unaffiliated with any force? Gaty, you Bastard, what the hell did you do?"

Cold sweat poured from Pasta as well. The thought of the consequences of provoking the Frieza Force terrified him, and he could not help cursing the remaining Alien.

But knowing that cursing would not solve the problem, Pasta's face darkened as he looked at Panai. "Can you confirm that there are Frieza's people on that Spaceship?"

Seeing Pasta's grim expression, Panai, who possessed extraordinary eyesight, looked toward the Spaceship once more. After a moment, she swallowed. "Boss, that Spaceship doesn't have the Frieza Force insignia, but that person really is wearing a Frieza Force Battle Suit!

What do we do now?"

Facing his companions' gazes, Pasta felt utterly miserable. He had thought it was merely an ordinary raid, yet they had somehow robbed the Galactic Emperor Frieza.

What were they supposed to do now?

"Boss, let's run! We can't afford to provoke Frieza!"

Seeing Pasta's uncertain gaze, Panai could not help suggesting it.

"Don't panic! Since that Spaceship doesn't have the Frieza Force insignia, they might not be Frieza's subordinates!"

Pasta barely managed to calm himself. After thinking for a moment, his gaze fell on Gaty. "How many people are on that Spaceship? What's their Power Level?"

Hearing Pasta's question, Gaty hurriedly used the Spaceship's unique long-range detection equipment to scan them. A moment later, he spoke with some delight. "Boss, there are only two people on the Spaceship. One has a Power Level of only a few hundred, while the other is just over thirty thousand. They're nowhere near a match for us!"

Upon learning the enemy's Power Levels, Pasta visibly relaxed. After a brief hesitation, he hardened his heart. "Charge in and kill them!"

Judging from all the signs, there was a high chance that they were not members of the Frieza Force. However, since they wore Frieza Force Battle Suits, they had to have some connection to it.

Now that they had provoked them, there was no taking it back. They might as well eliminate any future trouble completely. Even if they truly were Frieza's subordinates, it would at least delay discovery.

After finishing this job, they would flee Frieza's sphere of influence. By then, no matter how terrifying Frieza was, he presumably would not easily set foot on another Big Shot's territory.

Thinking this, Pasta's mood immediately brightened, and he grew smug over his decision.

"B-Boss!"

Just as Pasta was feeling pleased with himself, Panai's terrified voice rang out again. "L-look!"

As Panai spoke, she pointed at the dazzling White Light outside the Spaceship, terror written all over her face. After all, none of the three could survive in space.