The impact of Kinlock's voluntary surrender spread rapidly.
The Locke Fleet retreated steadily, while the pirates surged ahead, gradually shifting from a defensive formation into a pursuit formation.
Before anyone realized it, the defenses around the pirate flagship had grown increasingly loose...
In the void just a few hundred kilometers from Nie Yun's flagship, Dark Shadow finally reached his designated coordinates and made one last confirmation over his Communicator.
"Are you sure the Ghost Captain is aboard the flagship right now?"
Boom, boom! Bang, bang! A fierce battle seemed to be raging on the other end of the Communicator, making it unbearably noisy.
"Phew... yes! I'm sure! His Legendary Mecha is only running an automated combat AI. His actual body is still aboard the flagship. I saw him myself!"
"Heh! Excellent!" Dark Shadow sneered.
"The deal is done! Remember... your promise!" The person on the other end hung up immediately after speaking.
Dark Shadow curled his lip, then focused all his attention on the silver warship.
He took out a vial of an improved Desperate Situation Drug and injected it into his neck. Moments later, his eyes gradually reddened as he fixed them on his target.
"I told you that you'd soon learn what it means to fall harder the higher you climb!
Cheer! Celebrate! And then... die!"
With a savage grin, he abruptly fired up his engines!
Boom! Long plumes of exhaust instantly erupted behind the Shadow!
At the same time, the Auxiliary Spherical Propulsion Devices mounted on the Shadow's elbows, knees, chest, back, and other locations blazed with light, turning the Shadow into a streak!
"We're under attack!" "Watch out!"
The surrounding warships' radars immediately detected the sudden high-energy signature, and cries of alarm erupted among the pirates.
This was the very heart of their formation. How had