After copying the entire precious "negative status effect" and handing it over to the Cloudtop Research Institute for study, Nie Yun cast a "Purification Spell" on every affected piece of equipment.
The Mechanical Insects performed a physical "format," then loaded fresh systems, instantly restoring all the equipment to full health.
A mere virus was no match for cheats like the Mechanical Insects.
Dark Shadow, meanwhile, believed he had already succeeded. While the surrounding pirates were still unsure what had happened and dared not recklessly attack their own flagship, he prepared to finish his enemy off while he was vulnerable and utterly destroy the warship beneath his feet.
He had not forgotten that this ship very likely carried the Vector Engine, which even the Second Prince valued highly.
There was no time to leisurely "loot the corpse" for treasure. His only option was to blast the warship into cosmic dust, at which point the indestructible secret treasure would naturally reveal itself.
The Shadow pushed off with both feet and leaped upward. Vast amounts of energy began gathering at its chest as it aimed at the warship below.
"Oh no! Stop him!"
"Damn it, we won't make it!"
Red Dragon and the other pirate commanders, who had rushed back after receiving the news, looked frantic, but could only watch as the energy gathering at the Shadow's chest began radiating an increasingly brilliant light.
"Heh! Go to hell!" Dark Shadow snarled.
Yet just as he was about to attack, something flashed before his eyes.
Bang, bang, bang! Hidden gun turrets sprang out across the hull in an instant, their dark muzzles all pointing at the Shadow above.
"What..." Dark Shadow stared in disbelief, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
These small point-defense turrets covered almost the entire hull. The harmless little