Blood Guard: It's All Mine

When the Star Origin arrived near the coordinates, the scene before them greatly exceeded Feng Xiao's expectations. There were no swarms of pirates as he had imagined, nor was there the chaotic spectacle of countless pirate ships exchanging fire.

On the contrary, the atmosphere was incredibly oppressive.

Starships and warships from various major pirate factions had gathered together, with tens of thousands of conventional warships blanketing a radius of nearly a hundred million kilometers.

Six powerful starships, each around thirty thousand meters long, were particularly conspicuous, surrounded by over a dozen rail-ring main batteries of at least blue quality.

Star Dome Class starships!

However, they were not currently engaged in battle with one another; instead, they were warily eyeing another faction.

Feng Xiao and his crew could clearly make out the insignia of the Blood Guard Starport on them.

Four Star Dome Class starships of similar appearance stood side by side, with over a dozen Star-Land Class starships and a large number of elite-class warships arranged in neat rows.

Although their numbers were only two-thirds that of the pirate side, the pressure they exerted on the pirates was immense.

As Alliance military starships, their equipment, resources, and Star Weapons were all top-tier, and their upgrade paths were uniformly arranged by the General Staff in coordination with relevant departments.

When it came to combat power at the same level, let alone pirates who cobbled together miscellaneous Star Weapons, even starships cultivated by major factions would be suppressed at least 60% of the time.

The higher the starship grade, the more obvious this became.

The six Star Dome Class starships of the pirate factions could likely only contend with three Alliance Star Domes; having even one extra would turn the word "contend" into a joke.

The suppression of conventional warships was even more apparent. Compared to the tens of thousands of scattered pirate ships—which included over a thousand different models and even self-modified vessels—the four fleets of the Blood Guard Starport totaled over twenty thousand warships. They were technologically advanced, uniform in model, and backed by four small Star Fortresses, making them completely overwhelming in every aspect.

In the center of the ten-million-kilometer standoff, a purple light curtain, larger even than a planet, was slowly expanding, seemingly yet to reach its limit.

"What do we do, Second-in-Command? Even ignoring the Star Dome Class ships of those Blood Guard people, wouldn't the four small Star Fortresses they brought along be enough to suppress us?"

Inside the disc-shaped flagship of the pirate fleet, a man in a suit and leather shoes looked at the burly man in front of him with a grave expression.

One of the basic armaments of a small Star Fortress was a medium-sized planet-annihilation cannon, with power sufficient to easily tear through the shields of a newly-advanced Star Dome Class starship.

Even for veterans like them, a single shot would likely deplete at least 60% of their shield value. Once focused by the enemy's conventional battleship clusters, they would likely be left half-crippled.

For pirates in the Blood Cloud Sector, that was essentially no different from death; once their strongest combat power was crippled, they would be nothing but naked, fat prey.

The burly man understood the situation perfectly. He watched the Blood Guard troops in the distance in silence, then turned his gaze to the light curtain, contemplating a countermeasure.

The three major pirate groups of the Blood Cloud Sector all relied on space-worlds for their development, and the interior of the light curtain before them was undoubtedly a space-world as well.

If they could obtain it, their Draenei Pirate Group could become the fourth-largest pirate group.

However...

Each of the four Blood Guard Starports could basically contend with any one of the three major pirate groups.

Although the force before them was not as strong as a main Blood Guard Starport, its combat power was still not something the fleet they had gathered could defeat.

"There's no other way. We can only wait for the gate of the space-world to open completely before making a decision. Acting rashly will inevitably lead to heavy losses." After careful consideration, the burly man was still unwilling to retreat just like that.

For a time, the atmosphere in the vicinity grew even more solidified.

[Attention, free starships belonging to the Alliance.]

[The situation in the field is extremely unstable. To ensure the safety of Alliance starships, please fall back to the rear of our coalition. Starships of High-grade or above may follow us into the sub-dimension for investigation.]

[Starships below High-grade, please take note: forcing entry carries a high probability of being shredded by spatial currents.]

Upon receiving the message, Feng Xiao was startled and shrugged helplessly.

It seemed his plan had fallen through. He had actually forgotten that the Blood Guard Starport was also within the Blood Cloud Sector and could likewise detect spatial fluctuations.

He piloted the Star Origin into the designated area, where hundreds of other free starships that had also detected the fluctuations and come to investigate were already gathered.

Of course, the vast majority had likely detected them but stayed away; in the universe, caution was the first priority.

There were not many people like Feng Xiao who wanted to be an explorer constantly courting death.

[Brother, are you a first-generation starship?]

A veteran Star-Land Class starship over ten thousand meters long suddenly sent a message.

[It's really nice. I'm a second-generation captain. If someone hadn't gotten me a Star Weapon that could restore normal Star Point gains, I probably wouldn't have reached the Star-Land level. Even so, without a captain's talent, I estimate my peak will be the Star Dome level.]

Listening to the slightly young, robust voice in the message and looking at the well-cultivated starship profile, Feng Xiao thought, A capable rich kid.

But why is he talking to me? Feng Xiao thought with a hint of vigilance.

[Yes, though I envy your family background, brother. Our development hasn't been easy either.]

Wang Hao looked at Feng Xiao, then nodded in tacit agreement.

[Do you happen to have a Mystic Azure Armor?]

The five-sided starship, which looked formidable in terms of combat power, suddenly asked a question.

[Hmm? How do you know?]

Feng Xiao asked, suddenly suspicious.

However, the other party did not reply again.

This made his brows knit tightly together.

The Mystic Azure Armor was merely a blue-grade Star Weapon, one of the three Star Weapons his father had gifted him. By specifically naming this blue shield, the other party had clearly seen the Fierce Star main cannon and the Titanium Steel Armor.

In that case, he must know his father.

Furthermore, based on the strange topic of telling him it was a second-generation starship right from the start, the Star Weapon that restored his normal Star Point income must be related to his father.

Otherwise, there would be no need to use that as a conversation starter.

Was his father his benefactor?

Having roughly figured out the reason, Feng Xiao remained vigilant; after all, this was merely his speculation.

Rumble!

An inexplicable vibration sounded directly within Feng Xiao's brain, and he turned to look at the light screen.

He saw a massive purple light screen fully formed, with endless purple mist constantly overflowing from it, emitting dense dimensional energy.

Watching the rocks and even large amounts of shredded vegetation drifting out from within, a hint of solemnity appeared in the eyes of every high-ranking member of the Blood Guard.

Although inanimate objects and plants could pass through, high-energy creations—Star Weapons—had to withstand the spatial currents head-on.

Suddenly, thousands of conventional warships from the space pirate side surged out, charging madly toward the purple light screen as if infinite treasures lay before them.

"No interception?"

The captains of the six Star Dome Class starships had their expressions shift slightly. They immediately understood something and issued strict orders forbidding their subordinate warships from approaching the light screen.

Subsequently, thousands of pirate warships charged into the light screen one after another, and the atmosphere fell silent once more.

A few seconds later, among the rocks constantly drifting out, large amounts of twisted alloy wreckage began to appear—it was clearly the warships that had charged inside.

Even the most intact ship wreckage was twisted as if it were a DNA helix.

"To dare to charge into a Natural Space Gate without a sufficiently powerful shield; they truly live up to their reputation as space pirates."

The lieutenant colonel in charge of the matter remarked with admiration.

His face was full of mockery.

Following this, four small star fortresses, in coordination with four fleets, pushed forward in unison, while three-quarters of the military starships turned their direction toward the light screen.

The pirate side fell into immediate chaos, but seeing the orderly Blood Guard troops and the remaining quarter of the military starships, they dared not act rashly.

Possessing four small star fortresses, plus one Star Dome Class starship, they could still suppress and crush them despite the loss of three-quarters of the fleet.

"We are heading out as well."

Feng Xiao looked back at the pirate army, secretly noting the appearance of some of their starships.

He believed the pirates would eventually find a way in; while their numbers might not be large, the threat would be absolute.

Star Origin, along with the remaining independent starships, quickly charged into the massive light screen.