As a cadre of Dragon Calm, and the only armed force operating outside, Han Xiao was no longer the unknown figure he once was. Intelligence about him was already everywhere, and the model of his vehicle was naturally no secret; many people knew it.
All the spaceships docked at the Juberly Hub are placed in the hangar area, which is connected to the airport terminal. From the outside of the hub, the airport looks like windows on a building, densely packed. When a spaceship lands at the airport, its bottom is embedded in the track, and it slides into the hangar corresponding to the airport number.
As a champion in the world of spaceships, the Blacklight Stealth of the Federation of Light are like Bugatti, Koenigsegg, and Lamborghini speeding down the street, attracting a lot of attention. They are high-end and imposing, with a mirror-black streamlined hull that exudes understated luxury. With a little inquiry at the Juberly Hub Dock, Beverly easily learned the hangar number of the Blacklight Stealth.
"Hangarorie AD-0074SD, just as I expected. Zhu Boli arranged a high-level hangar for him."
Beverly clicked his tongue, his excitement growing. This hangar, numbered "E," was located in a high-end area, like a prime parking spot, with tighter security and better facilities. Beverly's disguised raider could only park in a regular hangar starting with "E," a stark contrast to the treatment he received.
After all, Han Xiao's unit was a well-known mercenary group in the Garton Star System, stationed at the Juberly Hub for several years. His vehicle was also a high-end spaceship, so the Hub would naturally treat him very well. This made Beverly feel a bit troubled, as it made seizing the spaceship even more difficult.
Beverly was well aware of his own limitations and knew he wasn't confident in dealing with Han Xiao. Black Star had been in the interstellar world for years and had already proven his combat prowess. A year ago, he even helped Goddora kill a Calamity Grade enemy in Noriosse. A man's reputation precedes him, and Beverly dared not underestimate him in the slightest. In the business of space pirates, keen observation is very important.
However, Beverly did not intend to give up the plan. The Blacklight Stealth were too tempting. Black Star was not near the ship, so there was no need to confront them Head-On Conflict. The port entry records only showed Han Xiao's identity verification, which meant that there was no one else on the ship. This was an excellent opportunity.
He didn't dare fight Black Star, but he was still quite bold enough to steal.
Beverly, leading a dozen or so space pirates, navigated the intricate hangar passageways and arrived outside the Blacklight Stealth's hangar. Before them stood a heavy alloy door, requiring authorization verification for entry—but that was the normal method; the space pirates' method was naturally more crude.
Beverly's eyes widened, and the crimson hue within them ignited, transforming from solidified flames into flowing fire.
whoosh--
The next moment, its eyes suddenly spewed out surging, thick pillars of fire, orange-red mixed with blue, bright and intense, as dazzling as lasers, with an extremely terrifying temperature. The heat waves rolled in, licking the hangar door, and the scorched parts quickly turned red, the metal beginning to soften.
Beverly's ability to unleash flames from his eyes is his superpower, which is also the origin of his nickname. The temperature of the flames has been increasing as his ability has been developed. Initially, it was only a few hundred degrees, but now at the Grade B, it can release temperatures of several thousand degrees, which is almost equivalent to the surface temperature of a star. Burning a hole in the hangar door is not a difficult task for him.
Click click click--
The alarm suddenly sounded, and the surrounding walls abruptly slid open, revealing defensive gun emplacements that all aimed at Beverly and opened fire.
The light cannons fired in rapid succession, and the space pirates pulled out their empowered shields. The shields glowed yellow, forming an energy shield that blocked the cannons' attacks, causing them to explode with loud bangs.
Beverly's combat suit rapidly transformed into a specially designed heavy armor covering his entire body, primarily for defense. Light cannons couldn't penetrate the armor, except for the eyes, which were the only channels through which energy could be released. Furthermore, the combat suit also had a device that amplified the eye's supernatural abilities.
call--
The pillar of fire suddenly expanded, gradually turning deep blue and book-like, and the temperature rose again.
Beverly glanced around, and the pillars of fire followed his gaze, sweeping across the surrounding defensive emplacements and destroying them within two seconds.
The alarm continued to sound, and the hub's defense warriors were on their way. However, Beverly activated his powers and had already burned a passable hole in the hangar door with great efficiency.
Stepping into the hangar, the Blacklight Stealth silently stopped in front of the space pirates, their faces filled with excitement and an eagerness to get started.
"Hahaha... this ship is ours!" Beverly withdrew his powers, his eyes gleaming with greed. He pulled out his communicator and shouted, "Is the restraint ready?"
"No problem, boss. Our ship has already left port. As long as you get the Blacklight Stealth out of port, we can tow it away!" The image of the deputy captain appeared on the communicator, his tone smug.
The operation to seize the spaceship consisted of two steps. The first step was to enter the hangar, approach the Blacklight Stealth, place portable thrusters and electromagnetic suction devices on the hull to make it move, and leave the spaceport. The second step was to have their own raiding ships capture the Blacklight Stealth in space using electromagnetic anchoring devices, and then make a quick getaway.
In the short term, space pirates cannot crack the spaceship's intelligent system. They use a signal receiver jammer that cuts off remote communication, preventing the ship's owner from controlling it remotely. Thus, the spaceship becomes a piece of metal that can be disposed of at will; all that is needed is to capture it, and there is plenty of time to modify it.
Even without hacking the spaceship's AI, it can still be sold at a high price by black market ship dealers. Black Lion ship dealers will naturally hire mechanics to replace the spaceship's AI—basically every black market ship dealer employs virtual mechanics.
The space pirates were extremely familiar with this process; basically, every space pirate group stole spaceships this way. Beverly's men didn't waste any time and quickly took out various devices, preparing to attach the thrusters and suction devices to the hull of the ship.
On the other side, Beverly threw out a signal jammer, covering the Blacklight Stealth. This would temporarily disable remote control, so even if Black Star knew his ship had been stolen, he wouldn't be able to stop it.
"By the time he gets back, we'll have already stolen the spaceship."
Beverly smiled inwardly, stepped onto the gangway, his eyes gleaming with fury, ready to burn open the hatch.
He was confident that the temperature of his eyes could burn through the armor of any spaceship except for defensive ones, and that the ship's defensive devices would have little chance of stopping Grade B superhuman like him.
Therefore, the spaceship is already his!
boom--
Just as Beverly was about to use her powers and the space pirates were about to attach their mechs to the ship, the Blacklight Stealth suddenly moved, its engines revving up and completing microsecond-level warm-up and acceleration.
Bang!
The Blacklight Stealth ripped off the locking mechanism of the bottom track, floated in mid-air, and performed a nimble 360-degree horizontal spin, throwing everyone who got close away away.
Beverly slammed against the hangar wall, looked up at the hovering Blacklight Stealth, and saw a beam of laser rapidly enlarging before his eyes.
"What?!"
The blinding light engulfed Beverly's astonished expression.
Boom boom boom!!