Ran Into a Wall

As the pirates' ships drew close, cables shot out from their vessels. Magnetic clamps at the ends locked the cables firmly onto the cargo ship's hull.

Seeing that the cargo ship made no move to resist, the pirates assumed their warning had worked.

The pirates preparing to board slid along the cables in hexagonal boarding pods and landed on Titan Group's cargo ship.

Amid flashes from laser cutters, the cargo ship's outer armor was cut open from the outside, and a group of pirates in worn-out powered armor charged through the breaches into the ship.

"Don't move! Take us to the cargo hold! Let us see what kind of goods you're carrying!" A man who appeared to be the pirate leader pointed the pistol in his hand at a trembling crew member before him.

"O-Okay!" Under the escort of a group of pirates, the crew member led them toward the cargo hold.

"This is it. The cargo hold is right ahead!" The crew member brought the pirates into an empty hall twenty meters high. Across from them stood a folding alloy door that covered the entire wall.

"Open it!" The pirate leader struck the crew member's back with his gun.

Wincing in pain, the crew member could only step forward and tap the control panel several times.

Amid the sound of metal scraping, the alloy door slowly began to rise, and a large amount of mist poured out from behind it.

"What the hell is this? Why is there so much fog?" The pirate leader waved a hand in disgust and stepped forward.

Since the cargo hold was pitch-black, the pirate leader could not make out what was inside and had no choice but to activate the light on his helmet.

Just then, a sea of red lights suddenly lit