The attack was sudden, and the space pirates on the surrounding raiding ships were stunned for a moment. They only realized that their leader, Slaik, was rolling around in the vacuum when the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group realized that it was an enemy attack, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Quickly, provide backup for the boss!"
"The enemy should be on the main ship. Surround the main ship and don't let him escape!"
The space pirates shouted and yelled as two raiding ships approached Slaik, while dozens of other raiding ships hurriedly formed an encirclement formation.
Through the porthole, Han Xiao clearly saw the raiding ships turn around, their cannons aimed at his flagship. Han Xiao smiled dismissively and called out to Phillip through his helmet:
"Phillip, assist me with the virtual intrusion."
"Command confirmed, switching virtual interface view..."
The helmet's built-in tactical screen displayed the intrusion interface, with a complex and cumbersome data stream. A cone-shaped green beam of light shot from the mech's chest, forming a virtual control screen in front of him. Han Xiao's fingers flew as he typed in code.
The first vessel to invade was the flagship of the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group right beneath our feet.
[You used [Virtual Network Intrusion] on the Purple Snake warship, initiating the cracking of the firewall (level 2), currently in level 1 verification... Verification passed!]
[Level 2 assessment in progress... Assessment passed!]
[Intrusion successful! You have gained control of the Purple Snake warship!]
[Privilege Level: Highest]
[Data has been sampled!]
[Backup complete!]
[The success rate of hacking into the same intelligently controlled machine will increase by 10%, and the speed will increase by 25% on the next attempt.]
[Your permissions have been blocked by the other party's virtual intelligence. In process of verification... Verification successful!]
[You have successfully retained your privileges!]
[Next permission check time: 140 seconds later]
The virtual intelligence used by the space pirate ship was clearly far inferior to that of DarkStar, with only a level two firewall. Han Xiao, however, possessed Calamity Grade capability, and his virtual intrusion ability had also been greatly enhanced. Intruding into the space pirate ship was a piece of cake, and he immediately seized the highest level of operational privileges.
The level of access gained from the first intrusion was inversely proportional to the difficulty of the intrusion; it was as if the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group ' virtual intelligence was being thoroughly humiliated and rendered powerless.
The interface immediately displayed a virtual model of the Purple Snake warship, with all modules showing as usable. Han Xiao tapped the shield module.
"Full power operation shield."
The next moment, an oval-shaped, light blue electromagnetic shield enveloped the entire spaceship.
thump thump thump--
Outside the porthole, dozens of raiding ships saw this and immediately opened fire. A beam of light exploded on the shield, causing the ship's interior to shake violently.
"The shield should last for a few minutes; there's plenty of time."
Han Xiao remained calm and began to virtually infiltrate other targets.
He didn't throw Slaik out on a whim; it was to seize control of the flagship and fend off the pirate crew's concentrated fire.
Slaik is one of the weaker beings among the Calamity Grade beings, and he would have a high chance of winning in a one-on-one fight. However, this is not a one-on-one fight, but a group brawl.
He was facing a fleet of space pirates!
Han Xiao's initial strategy was to seize advantageous locations and utilize the abilities of the virtual mechanic!
While the enemy was focused on bombarding them, not far away, Slaik was still floating in space. Although he could move using his energy, he was not a martial artist, and his superpowers did not enhance his speed.
Turning his head, he saw his subordinates approaching in two raiding ships, clearly there to pick him up. Slaik's eyes lit up, and he urged his strength to move closer as well.
Only now did Slaik have time to think about what to do next.
He didn't want to be enemies with Han Xiao, but since the other party had come to his door, this matter couldn't be resolved peacefully; the two sides were now sworn enemies!
Slaik was furious, gritting his teeth. The fact that Han Xiao had attacked alone made him feel that Han Xiao didn't take the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group seriously at all.
Since that's the case, let's ignore everything else and just deal with Black Star right here!
Slaik felt a surge of murderous intent.
The two raiding ships finally approached. Slaik put aside his thoughts and prepared to wait for his men to open the hatch and let him on board.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
The two raiding ships fired beams of light at Slaik, turning his vision into a blinding white as a wave of intense heat washed over him.
Slaik was horrified!
Inside the Purple Snake warship, which was under concentrated fire, Han Xiao's control interface displayed two more virtual models of raiding ships. He had already noticed the ship that was going to pick up Slaik and directly used virtual intrusion to seize control. He didn't want Slaik to go to other ships.
His fingers danced across the interface, leaving blurry afterimages. His input speed was astonishing; the raiding ships were utterly helpless. One raiding ship after another transformed into Han Xiao's shape, leaving Slaik with a veritable green meadow on his head. The main ship suffered fewer and fewer attacks, and the raiding ships controlled by Han Xiao opened fire on the other space pirates, throwing the pirate group into chaos.
Calamity Grade Virtual Mechanic is enough to take on an entire pirate fleet single-handedly!
The advanced combat power in the Galaxy is not just talk, especially for the later-stage Mechanic Class. Reaching this level, their combat power is astonishing, and they can adapt to both one-on-one battles and group fights.
The situation changed rapidly. A small group of people, seeing that things were not going well, quickly sailed away. The word "loyalty" did not exist in the dictionary of space pirates.
The battle lasted for more than ten minutes, and the artillery fire gradually thinned out. Apart from the ships that fled and those that were destroyed, all the other ships fell into Han Xiao's control.
Han Xiao boarded the raiding ships one by one to carry out the cleanup work, clearing out the space pirates inside. He spared some of the more capable ones, including several Grade B executives of the space pirate group. They were all tied up and thrown into the Purple Snake warship. As for the holes on the ship, they had already been repaired by the repair robots.
Capturing Slaik didn't take much effort. Han Xiao mobilized a large number of raiding ships to focus fire on him alone. Although the power of these ships' ship-borne light cannons was far inferior to the DarkStar's main cannon, their sheer number made them a formidable opponent. Slaik was unable to move freely in space and had difficulty dodging, making him a sitting duck. He looked so miserable that Han Xiao couldn't bear to watch.
Once Han Xiao confirmed that Slaik was almost blown to bits, he used the spaceship's gravity capture device to pull Slaik back to the Purple Snake warship and dump him in front of the other space pirates.
"Boss, boss..."
All the captured space pirates couldn't help but show horror as they looked at Slaik, who was charred and half-dead.
Grade A powerhouses rarely become space pirates. The Purple Snake Space Pirate Group's cohesion stems from Slaik's formidable strength, giving his pirates a strong sense of confidence.
However, Slaik was easily defeated before he could even exchange a few blows with his enemies, Slaik the powerful image they had built of him.
They used to idolize Slaik, but now they fear Han Xiao just as much.
"Some people ran away, but they were all small fry, insignificant."
Han Xiao stood before the crowd, put away the Mad Ape. All the surviving space pirates had been captured and brought here, so there was no need for virtual intrusion. The spaceship was now completely in his hands.
After counting, excluding the ships that escaped and couldn't be tracked back, he had captured a total of twenty-four ships. Although most of them were cheap raiders, he also had this one Raven Cannon Class warship, making his haul quite substantial.
Slaik was seriously injured, his hands and feet were locked in electromagnetic restraint rings, and he lay on his side on the ground, his eyes glazed over, staring intently at Han Xiao, his eyes filled with hatred and resentment.
"Don't look at me like that. If you mess with someone, you should be prepared to get beaten up." Han Xiao shrugged.
"..." Slaik smiled bitterly, speechless, with an air of 'do whatever you want with me'.
"Calamity Grade superhuman should be able to use it for a longer time, right?"
Han Xiao didn't stand on ceremony with the prisoners. His eyes gleamed as he muttered to himself, took out the Super Gene Extractor, and approached Slaik step by step.
Seeing Han Xiao's eager gaze, Slaik suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He abruptly recalled Beverly's miserable state, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted, his voice trembling with fear, "Don't come any closer! I'll kill you! I will definitely kill you! Don't come any closer! Don't—"
Han Xiao ignored him and directly inserted the gene stripper into Slaik's blood vessels, extracting the Esper Gene and forming three scarlet Ability Potion, resembling thick blood plasma.
Slaik felt a deep sense of weakness rising within him. His remaining strength dissipated completely, and his once-adept superpowers suddenly became unusable, as if he had suddenly lost all feeling in his limbs. He immediately panicked.
At this moment, Han Xiao took out a fresh Ability Potion, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
Slaik shuddered violently, his expression horrified as he watched others drink his blood. A wave of fear washed over him, his eyes widened, and his lips trembled.
Not only him, but the other captured space pirates who witnessed this scene felt a chill run down their spines and up to the top of their heads, filled with fear and unease.
[You have obtained the [Character Summon Card - Slaik (Temporary)]!]
[Character Summon Card - Slaik (Temporary): [Purple Poison - Tide] - Releases a large amount of liquid venom, spreading outwards from itself. The corrosive venom causes continuous damage, with an attack range of 580-920. It performs 5 damage checks per second, and the venom does not disappear after being released. It can form corrosive terrain and can also be recycled. Uses: 0/1 (This character card lasts for 15 days)]
Slaik possesses a variety of skills, and the skills he draws from the Ability Potion are random, mostly different ways of using his superpowers.
This is a type of superpower that allows you to create physical matter. It's somewhat weak in terms of combat power, but the matter it creates doesn't disappear, so it has more uses.
"The destructive power of this ability is terrifying. Given enough time, it could create a venom that covers an entire continent, or even render a planet barren... This is a poison capable of destroying a nation!"
Han Xiao's gaze towards Slaik changed; it was as if he were looking at a biological weapon, with a hint of disappointment and frustration.
--With such amazing superpowers, you become a space pirate? What's the difference between you and a salted fish?!
Before long, all the captured space pirates had their Ability Potion. Han Xiao checked their various abilities and got a feel for them. Then he imprisoned them all, especially Slaik, who received special attention from him.
"The threat posed by the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group has been resolved; it took me more than half a month..."
Han Xiao checked the forum. Apart from Planet Sunil, most of the other players had completed their first batch of hiring missions, and the vast majority had succeeded. A small number of players triggered new events outside, while more players returned to Number One Base to accept new missions and upgraded their equipment, which provided Han Xiao with another source of income. Everything was on track.
"We robbed more than twenty ships this time. Maybe fighting space pirates is a way to get rich..." Han Xiao pondered. He was not strong enough before, but now that he has reached the Calamity Grade, ordinary space pirates are easy to catch. He can not only rob spaceships, but also capture space pirates as materials for Ability Potion, and even exchange them for bounties.
Slaik has a bounty of 2.8 million Enas in the Black Raven Civilization, but Han Xiao doesn't plan to collect the bounty now. He wants to squeeze Slaik dry first before handing him over for the money.
After sorting through the spoils of war, Han Xiao, with the twenty-odd spaceships he had seized, embarked on his journey back to the Garton Star System.
A few days after Han Xiao left, the escaped Purple Snake Star Pirates spread the word about their ordeal, and only then did the Feven Star System learn of what had happened.
Black Star single-handedly defeated the entire Purple Snake Space Pirate Group!
This news isn't big, but it's not insignificant either. The Purple Snake Space Pirate Group has been committing crimes in the Feven Star System and is quite notorious. The fact that such a large star pirate gang was taken down by Black Star alone has attracted a lot of attention, with many people curious about the reasons behind it.
Some say Slaik kidnapped members of the Black Star Army; others say it was a mercenary mission accepted by Black Star; still others say Black Star specifically targeted space pirates to plunder resources, and the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group were the victims. Various rumors abound.
In short, the annihilation of a major group of space pirates is a good thing for the citizens of the Feven Star System.
The Black Raven Civilization also received this news and was waiting for Black Star to come and collect the bounty, while also trying to win over this recently rising and famous powerhouse.
However, after waiting for several days, they received news that Han Xiao had already returned to the Garton Star System.
The staff of the Black Raven Civilization's Bounty Department were a bit dumbfounded. Black Star wasn't coming to collect the bounty; did he just not want it?
Since he doesn't want the bounty, and now that the Purple Snake Space Pirate Group has been wiped out, can't they just withdraw the bounty?
This is also standard practice; once it is known that a wanted criminal has been killed and no one comes to claim the bounty, the bounty is considered closed.
However, this approach was rejected by the higher-ups of the Black Raven Civilization, who decided to keep the bounty in place and wait for Black Star to claim it.
There are many reasons. One is that they want to take this opportunity to win over the other party. This money is here, so why not take it? Black Star will most likely come over in the future.
Secondly, they were drawn to the relationship between Black Star and the Goddora Civilization. Black Star had been attacked by DarkStar in the Feven Star System, and at that time, Dragon Emperor intervened decisively, causing a sensation.
In that incident, the Black Raven Civilization's rival, the Holy Stone Civilization, seemed to have a bit of a falling out with Black Star. This presented an opportunity: if they could use Black Star's connections to get close to Goddora, they could turn the tables on the Holy Stone Civilization.
Han Xiao's current status and fame mean that his every move affects the nerves of many forces, and the significance he represents extends far beyond himself.