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While Bai Ren could hide and observe the situation before deciding on his next move, the group of star pirates who had come with Cobra didn’t have such convenient conditions. Ever since Mo Yi engaged their leader in combat, their initial arrogance had slowly turned into trembling fear. Some of them even began to consider the possibility of escaping.
However, faced with the encirclement of Imperial soldiers, fleeing seemed less and less feasible.
Nevertheless, the physical resilience of the beastmen was formidable. Despite being thoroughly beaten by Mo Yi, Cobra, apart from sporting a swollen and bruised face resembling a pig’s head, showed little signs of being close to death.
Even when Mo Yi threw him into the corner, he managed to remain propped up, glaring at Mo Yi.
“You seem to be in good spirits,” Mo Yi remarked, considering the feasibility of kicking the star pirate leader around like a ball.
Cobra, on the other hand, eyed Mo Yi warily, never imagining he would encounter such a tough opponent. Having reached the peak of level seven himself, he speculated that Mo Yi was at least level eight, if not nine, considering how effortlessly he subdued him. Wasn’t he supposed to be just a level six colonel?
Casting a resentful glance at Luo Naimei, Cobra blamed him inwardly for providing unreliable information that led to this confrontation. However, he still had one last resort.
Cobra wasn’t just a nickname; it was his beastmen form. His fangs could spew venom capable of killing an beastmen within three seconds. Of course, higher-level beastmen would have stronger resistance.
Using the venom was a last resort for him, akin to admitting defeat and abandoning his dignity and honor. Thus, he had rarely resorted to this tactic.
But now, it seemed he had no choice but to use it.
After being thrown around a few times, Cobra had made up his mind. Initially, he had intended to reason with Mo Yi, persuade him to let go, or wait for him to relax his guard before spraying venom to buy time to escape.
However, that kid kept tossing him around like a ragdoll!
Forget about getting close to him to reason, that bastard showed no sign of rationality at all!
No, wait. Although those lackeys he brought along were inferior in level, there were their own people among the Imperial troops.
Thinking of this, Cobra signaled to Luo Naimei.
Seeing this, Luo Naimei bit his lip, feeling extremely reluctant. But he could also understand what Cobra meant; he wanted Luo Naimei to help him escape.
Even Luo Naimei himself was shocked. He had no idea when Mo Yi had become so powerful.
Before embarking on this mission, Mo Yi was only level six, and they had even trained together on the training ground. Luo Naimei had witnessed him spar with others and had a very accurate understanding of his strength.
So, Mo Yi’s increase in strength must have occurred after arriving on this small planet.
Could it be the black crystal?
Luo Naimei could only think of this possibility. If it weren’t for that black crystal, he couldn’t imagine how Mo Yi could have increased his strength so quickly.
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With his current level, he could also have gained two levels instantly.
No, maybe even three!
After all, his current level was only four, and he didn’t require much energy. If he were to increase three levels, he would become a level seven master!
But no matter how unwilling he was now, he had no choice. Moreover, he certainly didn’t want Cobra to be captured.
If he were captured alive, he might spill the beans about their collusion with Cobra. Then he would surely face punishment as well.
But even if Cobra didn’t expose him, with the many bad deeds they had done before, returning to the Empire would mean certain death for Luo Naimei.
If Cobra died here, it would also be a heavy blow to Luo Naimei. Because of Cobra’s existence, he had received many benefits from the system. Cobra was the highest-level beastmenhe had conquered. With Cobra’s death, Luo Naimei’s charm, allure, and level of attractiveness would surely decrease.
Then, Luo Naimei would face even more difficulties!
Thinking of this, risking being exposed by the people around him, he could only grit his teeth and reluctantly show his claws, quickly running towards the direction of Cobra.
He shouted loudly, “It’s you! You killed my friend. I’ll avenge him!”
However, despite his shouting and showing his claws, there was no real intention to fight to the death.
The people around were all stunned by Luo Naimei’s sudden behavior. After all, his level of strength was basically the lowest in the entire team. Even though Cobra was now beaten to a pulp by Mo Yi, he was still a notoriously dangerous individual.
Furthermore, there were other pirates besides Cobra who were still capable of action!
Sure enough, when Luo Naimei approached, without really making a move against Cobra, Hyena standing beside him seized the opportunity to draw the long knife from his waist, taking a step forward and reaching Luo Naimei in an instant.
Then, he used the blade to measure Luo Naimei’s neck, easily subduing him with hardly any effort, and ‘capturing’ Luo Naimei as their hostage.
“Don’t come any closer, or I won’t be polite to this little beauty!”
Hyena said, the blade getting closer to Luo Naimei’s skin.
“Don’t, don’t hurt Luo Naimei!” Zhuang Lute immediately exclaimed anxiously. “I can take his place!”
Mo Yi looked at Zhuang Lute with some speechlessness, not sure if he was being charmed by that illegal system, his mind clearly wasn’t working properly.
Although Zhuang Lute’s words were touching, considering the contrast between him and Luo Naimei’s physique, even Mo Yi would definitely choose to take the weakling instead of him as a hostage.
Similarly, some others were nervous, of course, those who were pursuing Luo Naimei.
Mo Yi didn’t care about the fate of the guy coveting his partner at all, but as the lieutenant colonel on this starship, he couldn’t just say, “We don’t care, please tear up him right away.”
Seeing this, Cobra, with the help of other pirates, struggled to stand up. He held his shoulder, limping over to Hyena’s side.
He could feel that his right shoulder had shattered from the intense impact just now, which further demonstrated Mo Yi’s strength. It seemed he had really made a mistake this time.
He admitted that he really liked Luo Naimei, found him charming, and even let other members of the pirate group call him “sister-in-law,” doing many things for him. He even tolerated Luo Naimei leaving to pursue his so-called ideals.
But, let’s be clear, he was a pirate, not a romantic hero. Everything else was negotiable, but risking his life for Luo Naimei was impossible. Cobra even began to consider just taking Luo Naimei away directly later.
In the past, he enjoyed playing with Luo Naimei, thinking it was fun. But if the other party could involve him in such dangerous situations, it would be better to keep him by his side as an obedient pet.
Just like his former lovers.
However, he vowed to avenge the humiliation inflicted upon him by Black Hound!
With Luo Naimei in the other side’s hands, Mo Yi had no choice but to compromise for now and refrain from taking further action.
The pirates on the other side took advantage of this opportunity to gradually retreat until they reached the vicinity of the hatch they had infiltrated before. Their small spacecraft was parked there.
Nowadays, technological advancements had equipped the outer layer of spaceships with a certain level of gravity field, so there wouldn’t be situations where opening the hatch would suck people into outer space.
At least, one had to move away from the spacecraft for a distance to experience such an impact.
When they reached the hatch, Cobra signaled to Hyena to hand Luo Naimei over to him.
After Luo Naimei was transferred into his hands, Cobra pretended to say to Mo Yi, “Give me all the energy crystals you have here, and I’ll let him go!”
“Energy crystals? We don’t have those things. We’re just returning to the Empire this time, and we didn’t bring much energy stones with us,” Mo Yi bluntly refused.
He actually knew in his heart that these pirates didn’t come for energy stones. Whatever they said was just an excuse, most likely nothing substantial.
But Luo Naimei’s suitors didn’t care about that. For example, Zhuang Lute immediately stepped forward and offered to contribute all of his energy crystals in exchange for Luo Naimei’s return.
Compared to the lives of their comrades, the crystals were nothing, so other beastmen warriors also expressed their willingness to exchange them.
Since Cobra’s original purpose wasn’t about this, he naturally agreed readily and asked them to go fetch the energy crystals.
With so many people on the ship, pooling together, they could gather a backpack’s worth of crystals.
Mo Yi received the bag and shook it in his hand. He felt it was a waste to use these crystals to exchange for that little weakling. It would be better to bring them back and give them to his own little partner as snacks.
He still remembered how excited his little octopus was when he ate energy crystals for the first time. It’s just a pity that all of his energy crystals had been eaten up by him, and he didn’t have any new ones on hand.
As the most authoritative person on the entire spaceship, Mo Yi, as a representative, approached Cobra with the backpack.
When he got closer, he lifted the backpack and handed it over, saying, “One hand for the crystals, one hand for the person.”
“Okay, come over,” Cobra said.
Saying so, he seemed ready to exchange with Mo Yi.
However, when Mo Yi approached, Cobra suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed a stream of venom in Mo Yi’s direction. Fortunately, Mo Yi was already prepared and dodged most of it by turning sideways.
But still, a small amount of venom splashed onto Mo Yi’s arm, and for some reason, it seemed to have a strong corrosive effect, directly corroding a hole in Mo Yi’s specially made combat suit and causing redness on Mo Yi’s skin.
Fortunately, his body had been strengthened to the eighth level, so he could resist the venom of Cobra’s current level.
But the sizzling sound made when the venom fell on the ground and corroded the clothes still made everyone nervous.
“Snake venom, it’s the venom of a Snake King! Colonel, come over here quickly. Even if it touches your skin, you’ll be poisoned!” A beastman warrior exclaimed anxiously upon seeing the venom.
Even if it was not immediately fatal, it was still dangerous.
Mo Yi narrowed his eyes, feeling a surge of anger rising within him.
Cobra, Cobra, he should have realized it sooner. To think that he would ambush him like this, he shouldn’t blame him for showing no mercy!
Sensing the intense pressure emanating from Mo Yi, the pirates felt a sudden tightness in their chests. Cobra swiftly launched two more venom attacks, but both missed.
Just as Mo Yi was about to retaliate, a loud roar echoed through the cabin.
“Roar!”
A massive octopus somehow descended from above and viciously dragged its tentacles towards Cobra’s position.
The tentacles of the octopus looked incredibly powerful, and in a moment of shock, Cobra instinctively pushed the nearest Hyena away from him.
Sure enough, the next moment, the tentacle pierced through Hyena’s heart like a sharp blade.
The pirate called Hyena fell to the ground, his life taken with just one blow.
Seeing this, Cobra felt even more wary. After all, Hyena was also a Level 6 powerhouse, yet he was killed instantly by this monster, indicating that the creature’s strength was unfathomable.
He no longer cared about seeking revenge against Mo Yi, immediately turning to pull Luo Naimei away.
But Luo Naimei wasn’t willing to go with him. He didn’t exert so much effort just to become a pirate again!
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