The troll psyker who had led the surrender introduced himself as "Kaido Big Silverfang." He answered with a frankness that was almost childlike. "We're members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mercenary Corps. We were paid by some bigwigs to come here and attack President Nihita. Of course, we were only supposed to provide support. We ended up as the main force by pure chance. It really wasn't our intention."
He looked utterly innocent. "You see, I did tell everyone to put down their weapons. All we had to do was kill President Nihita to complete the job. We really didn't want to let things get out of hand."
Colonel Myron, who was conducting the questioning, flew into a rage. He said he'd never heard of any damned Ten Thousand Ghosts Mercenary Corps, nor of mercenaries who piloted raider warships. If these raiders had started spouting nonsense, then they clearly weren't ordinary raiders. They deserved a good beating.
Kaido Big Silverfang seemed not to notice the other man's fury and continued at his own pace. "By the way, didn't you just ask about the main force and the supporting force?"
I never asked that. He's obviously making things up! Colonel Myron was about to say that, but the troll went on. "We really were hired by some bigwigs to help out. Honestly, the ones who were supposed to do the heavy lifting were 'Ghost Eye' Lud and his men."
Yang Mingzhao thought it over for a moment, then suddenly understood. "Oh, do you mean that great master who's hailed as the number one psyker, swordsman, and martial artist in the Spiral Cross Nebula?"
He had heard his elders talk about this great pirate king. Tantai Jing had repeatedly told him that this man was a rare saint in the underworld, extremely