Trazyn was still holding an exquisitely crafted Xenos skull. Clearly, he had just gone out to acquire a new collectible and was planning to admire it properly once he returned.
Instead, the moment he pushed the door open, he saw a little thief feasting in his private collection hall.
And what he was eating was Trazyn's most precious C'tan Shards!
"You... who are you?!" Trazyn's voice trembled. "How did you get in?! Where are my defense systems?! My shields?! My-"
His gaze swept across the hall, taking in the blasted doors, disabled weapon platforms, shattered energy shields, and... seven completely empty display stands.
"My C'tan Shards!!!"
Trazyn let out a heart-wrenching wail.
He had spent thousands of years traveling across half the Milky Way Galaxy and paying countless prices to collect those seven shards!
Every single one had been his pride and joy!
And now they were all gone!
"You... you damned little thief!!" Trazyn flew into a rage.
He threw away the skull in his hand, and the living metal covering his body began to ripple violently. Countless energy circuits activated, and his body doubled in size in an instant.
A powerful energy field erupted from within him, shaking the entire hall.
"I'll kill you! I'll turn you into a specimen! I'll hang you in my exhibition hall for ten thousand years-no, a hundred million years!!"
Liu Zhipeng watched the enraged Trazyn, a mischievous grin tugging at his lips.
"Hey, old Trazyn. Long time no see."
"What do you mean, old Trazyn?! You know me?!" Trazyn froze for a second, then grew even angrier. "I don't care who you are! Today, you must-wait..."
He suddenly stopped, his green ghostly flames fixed on Liu Zhipeng.
Then his mood did a complete about-face.
His anger vanished.
His shock vanished.
In their