Captain He Ren's feathers slowly spread as his muscles tensed, bristling like a cat's fur.
"Fair point. Then get ready to go to hell!"
"Hand it over!"
Xi Yan curled his lips into a smirk and gave him a thumbs-up.
"I was wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong! Bro, I was wrong! Stop chasing me... (avian begging)"
A month later, the Community Fleet, led by Gorpious, drove the Black Needle fleet out of the border, leaving it with only a tenth of its original strength.
Facing the enormous Insectoid Leader and the formidable fleet he commanded, Captain He Ren fled for his life, barely escaping the barrage of heavy cannon fire.
The Community Fleet had surrounded the pirates and launched its attack almost before the Black Needle fleet turned on Xi Yan.
Xi Yan had previously placed every alien ship confiscated from the M'tok Union under Gorpious's command. Now Gorpious had a terrifying number of warships at his disposal.
Although more than half were corvettes, they were more than enough to give this little Black Needle fleet a mighty slap in the face.
Sure enough, however experienced these pirates were, they could do nothing against such overwhelming numbers. The heavy guns of Gorpious's fleet battered them until they could barely lift their heads.
The pirates' usual boarding tactics proved useless, too. When they finally managed to approach the destroyer Community and board it with grappling cables, they were greeted by super Insectoid warriors clad in heavy armor.
And so, after a "hard-fought battle," Captain He Ren suffered a crushing defeat and fled the Empire in disgrace, relying on his pirate flagship's exceptional maneuverability.
"Insulting me is one thing, but you insulted Black Needle, too! That's intolerable, absolutely intolerable! We'll remember your refusal to cooperate. Black Needle will use every means at