My whole family was brutally murdered? I awakened the thug system and went on a killing spree.

These items were originally used to repair the hull of the Reaper mothership, but now they're being used to cut people down—a perfect fit for their profession.

Qin Meng sidestepped the first cutting edge and grabbed the end of the robotic arm with his other hand.

He pulled hard, and the entire robotic arm was ripped off, tearing a large crack in the wall.

The repair port immediately initiated self-repair, spraying dark purple liquid metal from the crack and closing again within seconds.

Hu Biao's scalp tingled: "Old Qin, this thing can regenerate health!"

Chu Feng retorted, "Of course the maintenance port will do its own repairs, otherwise what's the point of it doing anything!"

That's where the difficulty lies.

The repair port is not an ordinary outpost.

It is itself a massive automatic repair system. As long as the core energy source is continuous, it can replenish as much as Qin Meng dismantles.

If Qin Meng wants to seize the tactical hub, he must first suppress the central energy sphere.

The tactical hub and the energy sphere are in the same protective layer.

If you hit too hard, the central nervous system will be destroyed; if you hit too lightly, you won't be able to take anything.

The inspector was clearly aware of Qin Meng's concerns.

It said in Chinese: "You are strong, but what you want is fragile."

Qin Meng glanced at it: "You talk a lot. The repair port even has customer service?"

The inspector raised his hand, and three figures appeared outside the central protective layer.

Those were three Earthlings locked in a transparent capsule.

They wore old-fashioned spacesuits, their bodies were emaciated, yet they still showed signs of life.

Chu Feng's expression changed drastically upon seeing the markings: "Those are descendants of missing members of the scientific expedition team!"

The inspector stated, "Over the past seven thousand years, the Royal Court has captured many escaped Earthlings who have provided biometrics for the Repair Port."

Hu Biao's eyes turned red: "Are you using people as access control?"

Karl whispered, "That's how it's done in many places in the royal court."

Hu Biao turned around and roared, "You think you know a lot, huh?"

Carl was so frightened that the paper fluttered wildly.

The inspector continued, "Attack on the protective layer resulted in the deaths of three test subjects."

Qin Meng stopped in mid-air.

He's not afraid of being hit.

But he can't trade three Earthlings' lives for a central hub.

The villain's methods are disgusting, but very effective.

The ombudsman's motives are also clear.

It's not here to fight to the death.

It will take time.

As long as Qin Meng's data is completely transmitted to the Reaper mothership at the repair port, the mothership can formulate weapon plans against the black hole engine in advance.

Qin Meng noticed this, and the Black Hole Engine also popped up a notification.

"The repair port is uploading combat models; progress is 12%."

Jiang Nuonuo's voice came through the remote communication channel, urgent: "Qin Meng, we can't delay. Once it's 100% uploaded, the Reaper will get your dimensional frequency."

Qin Meng stared at the protective layer.

Forcibly dismantling it won't work.

Bypassing it won't work either.

Then trick it into opening the door.

He asked Carl, "How do I reset the biometric verification?"

Carl quickly said, "We need higher privileges, or we need to put the verification entity into a dormant maintenance state."

Old Lu immediately understood: "If we simulate a medical malfunction, the maintenance port will automatically open the life pod for inspection."

Chu Feng gritted his teeth and said, "But it won't believe our signals."

Qin Meng looked at the three Earthlings and suddenly said, "If it doesn't believe our signals, then let it believe its own pain."

He raised his hand to aim at the energy pipelines in the outer ring of the port for repair.

There was no attack on the core.

They simply pressed a few transmission lines into thin sheets.

The energy flow surged back instantly, and the maintenance port's self-test system triggered a series of red alarms.

The inspector immediately raised his hand to repair it.

Qin Meng simultaneously released hundreds of gravity needles, specifically targeting the feedback nodes of the maintenance port.

These nodes are not fatal, but they are very painful.

The pain was so intense that the maintenance port system determined there was a chain of life-threatening risks in the central verification module.

A mechanical broadcast sounded.

"Verification body compartment malfunction, initiate maintenance procedure."

Three transparent life pods slowly opened.

Chu Feng rushed out almost simultaneously, his exoskeleton spewing flames.

Hu Biao followed in his small assault armor, shouting, "I'm an expert at kidnapping people, Lao Lu, get ready to take over!"

The inspector immediately realized he had been tricked, and a red glow appeared on his metallic face.

It raised its hand and released a mental shockwave, heading straight for Chu Feng.

Qin Meng stood in front, using the black hole engine to pull the mental waves into the gravitational vortex.

The mental wave exploded in his ears, filled with commands in the language of the royal court.

Kneel down.

obey.

Archive.

Qin Meng got annoyed and raised his hand to suppress the mental wave into two-dimensional code.

"Your royal court just repeats the same few sentences over and over again; you've really saved money on your training materials."

Chu Feng and Hu Biao successfully dragged three Earthlings out.

Lao Lu immediately connected them to life support equipment.

The three of them were in a pitifully weak state, but they were not dead yet.

With the hostage gone, Qin Meng had no more scruples.

He rushed toward the central protective layer and pressed his hands against the outer shell.

The inspector said coldly, "The countdown to the destruction of the tactical hub has begun."

Qin Meng grinned: "Try destroying one."

The Black Hole Engine Mk5 was running, and its dimensional reduction capabilities were not directed at the central core, but rather at the gap between the protective layer and the central core.

Qin Meng folded the space into a thin interlayer.

The central part was completely stripped away, while the protective layer thought the object was still in its original position.

Old Lu's eyes nearly popped out of his head: "Did he steal the shadow from the safe?"

Chu Feng shouted, "Stop lamenting, get to the central command!"

A black chip was inserted into the tactical center.

Jiang Nuonuo remotely took over the translation core, and a large number of royal court instructions appeared on the screen.

"Fire control authorization translation in progress, 20%, 50%, 80%"

The inspector showed obvious urgency for the first time.

It no longer maintains a negotiating stance, but instead directly dismantles itself.

The dark purple armor cracked open, revealing a cluster of silver nerve bundles inside.

These nerve bundles connect to the core of the maintenance port, and the inspector is actually going to merge with the entire maintenance port.

Carl screamed, "It's going to transform the maintenance port into combat mode!"

The outer ring of the maintenance port has begun to deform.

The robotic arm retracted, the outer shell flipped over, and hundreds of cannon muzzles emerged from the inner wall, aimed at Qin Meng and the others.

Looking at the walls covered with cannon barrels, Hu Biao chuckled and said, "That's great, the repair shop has been turned into an armed gym."

Qin Meng grabbed the tactical control center and tossed it to Chu Feng.

"You guys go first."

Chu Feng roared, "And you?"

Qin Meng looked at the central energy sphere.

"I just demolished a gas station on a whim."

Chu Feng immediately understood.

Seizing the central authority wasn't enough.

The repair port is the Reaper's supply module; keeping it will make the mothership's firepower more complete.

Demolishing it will give us a better chance of survival.

However, the repair port is too large to be destroyed by ordinary explosions.

Qin Meng needs to detonate its energy sphere and then use a black hole to swallow the aftershocks of the explosion, otherwise they will also be swept up in it.

Chu Feng cursed, then turned and dragged Lao Lu and the wounded back to the landing ship.

Hu Biao refused to leave: "Old Qin, I'll help you!"

Qin Meng turned around and said, "Take Karl away for me, don't let him get blown to bits."

Carl cried and said, "Thank you for still thinking of me."

Hu Biao grabbed the piece of paper and crawled back into the spaceship: "Don't be touched, I'm afraid you haven't finished giving your confession."

The landing ship rushed out of the maintenance port.

With the inspector integration complete, the entire maintenance harbor began to contract inward, preparing to confine Qin Meng in the core module.