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Chapter 74 Space Pirates? Or Premeditated?! (Please Subscribe)

Nado stared strangely at the ten C-class spaceships taking off, accelerating rapidly, quickly penetrating the atmosphere, and then disappearing from his sight.

"Rich people really have a strong sense of security."

"With only about a hundred people, they still need to be housed in three separate spaceships, and I even need to arrange for seven other spaceships to escort them until they enter the dark universe."

However, Nado didn't think much of it.

This little thing is nothing compared to the 200 billion Black Dragon Coins he just received. Once he has the money, he can't be bothered with anything else!

In outer space of the star Qiulong.

In the control room of one of the C9-class alloy spaceships, Luo Shen stood in front of the control panel, with a Black Mongol Star-level Ninth-Order Spirit Master wearing a second-order Force battle suit standing respectfully behind him.

On this spaceship.

Besides the two of them, there were only 10 first-tier slaves of the Hengxing level. The remaining slaves had been evenly distributed among the two C9 alloy spaceships flying nearby.

"Captain Babata is accelerating!"

"The spaceship has left Qilong Star and will reach the speed of light in ten seconds to begin its space travel!" Babata's image appeared on the control panel screen, accompanied by a cheer.

Luo Shen: "."

Unexpectedly, Babata's condition has not improved.

"Spaceship has successfully transited and entered the dark universe!"

After the spaceship accelerated to the speed of light, accompanied by a slight vibration of the hull, Babata's voice came from the screen, and Luo Shen's anxious heart finally calmed down a little.

"The escort ship sent by Nado has returned, and our other ship is speeding towards Bailan Star."

"No interception encountered!"

"Luo Shen, aren't you just being too sensitive?"

On the screen, Babata is holding a large apple, taking a bite, and muttering indistinctly, "Look, our spaceship has already left Qilong Star and entered the dark universe without encountering any obstacles. Surely Dika can't possibly mobilize space pirates to attack us, can he?"

That is almost impossible.

Within the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, due to the empire's severe crackdown, the number and scale of space pirates have never been significant.

Even if news of space pirates occasionally comes out, they will be quickly wiped out by the Black Dragon Mountain Fleet. Any space pirates who dare to operate around Qiulong Star, unless they are in cahoots with the Lord of Qiulong Star, will be wiped out in less than a year or two!

"Maybe."

Luo Shen shook his head and said, "However, before we return to Earth, we can't relax too much. Let's activate the spaceship's protective shield!"

"Aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?"

Babata muttered.

but.

Although he felt that Luo Shen was being overly cautious, Babata still obeyed the order and activated the spaceship's protective shield.

Upon hearing that the protective shields of both spaceships had been activated, Luo Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Given the strength of the C9-class spaceship's shield, unless attacked by a D-class or higher spaceship, they have no need to worry about a sudden attack, provided their energy supply is sufficient.

"spendthrift!"

Babata muttered under his breath, "A piece of C-grade energy isn't cheap, and we don't have much of it. If you keep wasting it like this, my entire fortune will be emptied out in no time!"

As an intelligent life form that has fought alongside Huyanbo for many years, Babata naturally possesses quite a few valuable items.

However, apart from Hu Yanbo's account legacy, everything else is reserved for training successors and is generally not used lightly.

Babata's voice was soft.

But Luo Shen was, after all, a first-tier expert of the Hengxing level, a veritable demon king on ordinary life-bearing planets. Naturally, he heard everything clearly and couldn't help but roll his eyes, saying, "You stingy little thing, don't forget, half of that fortune belongs to me!"

Upon hearing this, Babata's breath caught in his throat.

It suddenly remembered something, and it seemed that what Luo Shen said was indeed true. That day, in order to obtain the Golden Horned Beast Egg, it and Luo Feng both agreed to give half of the inheritance of Meteorite Star to Luo Shen.

"Damn it! How could I have agreed to his conditions!"

Babata pounded his chest and pounded his fists on the screen, looking very unhappy.

It's not that it's unwilling to share with Luo Shen.

However, seeing Luo Shen's wicked grin, Lord Babata felt an urge to give him a good beating and give him two black eyes!

Luo Shen chuckled.

Babata used to be quite arrogant, but today we finally got the better of it.

However, Luo Shen didn't dare to go too far.

Anyone who pets a cat knows that if you pet them too quickly, they'll get all puffed up and their fur will stand on end.

The two spaceships flew at 2.2 times the speed of light in the dark universe for two hours without any abnormalities. Luo Shen's heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, began to slowly relax.

I'm about to enter the virtual universe network to relax in the killing field.

result--

"Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!"

Several beams of light, imbued with terrifying energy, pierced straight through the void, leaving trails of light in the dim universe, and then accurately struck the two spaceships located in Luo Shen's direction.

"Danger! Danger!"

"Attacked by a Class C laser cannon. The ship has entered emergency mode. The ship's shield strength has been increased. Current remaining energy is 73%!"

On the screen, Babata said urgently, "Damn it, you really did jinx it!"

Luo Shen wasn't in the mood to discuss that now, and went straight to the point: "Who are the enemies? How many are there? How long can our energy reserves last? Can we escape their pursuit?"

Fortunately, we chose to split into two groups earlier.

Otherwise, if we're trapped here now, we could all be wiped out in no time.

"They're space pirates!"

"We've detected four spaceships currently, closing in from all sides. They're likely all modified C9-class spaceships, and they're faster than us. We're arranging for another spaceship to clear a path for us!"

Babata began to feel grateful for Luo Shen's previous arrangements.

If some of the slaves hadn't been placed on another spaceship, being surrounded like this would have made escape extremely difficult without support once they were forced to stop!

"Could we slow down and return to our original universe, then accelerate back to the speed of light to avoid them?"

Luo Shen suggested.

Babata shook his head and said, "They came prepared. The area we are in now is right in a star debris belt. Once we return to the original universe, we will fall directly into the star debris belt, and a large number of asteroid fragments will seriously affect the spaceship's acceleration."

The C9 class spacecraft does accelerate better than the Black Dragon spacecraft, but the improvement is limited, and it also requires a certain amount of open space to accelerate to reach the speed of light.

Once you fall into the asteroid belt, you'll have to compete on sheer strength.

They only had one level 9 Rank 1 Spirit Master and one level 7 Rank 1 Spirit Master on their side, with the rest being level 1 Rank 1 Spirit Masters. Their combat strength was average, while the opposing side came on strong, and it was estimated that there were quite a few level 9 Rank 1 Spirit Masters.

"Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!"

Several more beams of light bombarded the spaceship's shield, which now had 60% of its energy remaining!

Those spaceships had been keeping a wary distance from them, maintaining a safe distance and preventing them from getting close.

Even if the other spaceship were willing to risk its life to clear a path, it would be powerless to do so.

"Damn it! When did I, Lord Babata, fall so low as to be the one being kited?!"

Babata, with his rich experience, immediately discerned the other party's intentions and said to Luo Shen, "We have no choice but to return to our original universe; otherwise, we'll be worn down and killed!"

No matter how much energy a spaceship has, it can't withstand repeated bombings from the enemy.

Luo Shen was a decisive man. Knowing that slowing down was the best option, he promptly ordered, "Ships slow down and return to their original location in space. The two ships will fly in opposite directions. If they manage to escape, they can return to Bailan Star on their own!"

Upon receiving instructions, Babata directly manipulated the spaceship to slow down.

"Slowing down!"

"Returning to the original universe in ten seconds!"

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