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"Are you sure you saw it clearly? Only a small reconnaissance ship?"

Zhang Qi lunged at the radar operator's control panel, staring intently at the single, faint point of light reflected on the holographic screen.

"It's absolutely true, sir. The other side does indeed have only one lone reconnaissance ship, and no escort fleet whatsoever."

After confirming this intelligence, the tense and oppressive atmosphere on the bridge of the Zhangqi ship instantly vanished.

Zhang Qina's nerves, which had been tense due to fear, completely relaxed. In their place came a kind of anger at being fooled, as well as extreme arrogance and pride in the face of absolute advantage.

"Hahahahaha".

Zhang Qi couldn't help but let out a wild, arrogant laugh.

"After all that, it turned out to be just a false alarm. What advanced civilization that is no less than the Empire? I think they are just a group of interstellar nomads who have mastered some kind of secret method to temporarily enhance individual combat power, but whose technological level is terrible."

Zhang Qi waved his thick tentacles fiercely, as if he could already see the dawn of victory.

"With only a dilapidated reconnaissance ship, how dare they run rampant in this star system? And even dare to kill my Empire's captain? It's utterly ridiculous."

Zhang Qi turned around and sat back on the commander's throne, completely disregarding the previous order for a cautious retreat. His tone was filled with an arrogant killing intent.

Chapter 387 Persuading to Surrender

"All fleets, listen up! Target: the enemy reconnaissance ship in orbit around planet A-45-7."

"Proceed at full speed immediately. We have over a thousand heavily armed main warships. Even a single salvo would be enough to blast that wrecked ship and all those damned planetary-level powerhouses inside into cosmic dust."

"Remember, after the battle, the main fleet will withdraw first, leaving a few transport ships to collect all the remaining high-energy minerals on this planet. I will use the blood of these arrogant madmen to pay tribute to Turak."

"Yes, sir. Kill them all."

With Zhang Qi’s arrogant command, thousands of dark gold warships of the Hiro Empire spewed out eerie blue flames from their engines.

They raced headlong towards the distant planet A-45-7.

Just now, the definite intelligence transmitted back by the stealth detection ship completely dispelled its last remaining concerns about the unknown advanced civilization.

"Report to the captain: the enemy reconnaissance ship has entered the absolute firing range of our main artillery."

A Hiro officer in charge of fire control reported loudly, his tone filled with fervor.

"The enemy still hasn't activated any energy shields or made any evasive maneuvers. They seem to have been terrified by our invincible fleet."

"Ha ha ha ha".

Upon hearing the report, Zhang Qi let out a burst of arrogant laughter.

It waved its tentacles, pointed at the faint dot of light on the holographic screen that represented the reconnaissance ship of the All-Heavens Guild, and mocked arrogantly.

"See that? A dilapidated reconnaissance ship, facing thousands of our Hiro Empire's main warships, actually lost the courage to resist. I thought they had some extraordinary abilities, but it turns out they are just a bunch of frogs in a well who have never seen the world."

Inside the bridge, the other Hiro officers joined in the laughter, their arrogance and prejudice towards the so-called inferior civilization filling the air.

In their view, the battle was already a foregone conclusion. The next step was for them to use their devastating main cannons to blast that arrogant, dilapidated ship, along with the insignificant life forms inside, into insignificant dust in the universe.

After laughing for a long time, Zhang Qi finally calmed down a little.

It greedily licked its lips, and an even more cruel thought popped into its mind.

"Killing them directly would be too lenient on these madmen."

A venomous glint flashed in Zhang Qi's compound eyes.

"Although that idiot Turak is dead, his second battalion has collected a lot of resources on this planet. I want to see clearly which lowly civilization dares to challenge the majesty of the Empire."

It suddenly waved its tentacles and gave the command.

"Someone, get me on the communication line to that wrecked ship over there. I want to broadcast this message. Before I destroy them, I want to see their humiliating faces filled with fear and despair. I want them to know, before they die, what the invincible wrath of the Hiro Empire is."

"Yes, Captain, authorized communication is established..."

Accompanied by the eerie frequency band unique to the technology of the Hiro Empire, a communication request instantly pierced through the void and directly struck the communication module of the All-Heavens Guild's reconnaissance ship.

……

At this moment.

Inside the All-Heavens Guild's reconnaissance ship, which the Hero Fleet considered a wrecked vessel.

Inside the bridge hall, a busy yet orderly scene unfolded.

Xu Tian, ​​Feng Xue, Chu Jian, and ten other core members of the guild were gathered around the Ender Chest that was emitting a purple light.

Fengxue was methodically checking the supply lists of a large number of high-level players, maid robots, and various types of main warships that had been transferred from the headquarters of Eshilia through the guild channel.

Excitement and fervor were written all over everyone's faces. They were not nervous about the upcoming interstellar war at all. Instead, they had a sense of anticipation that they finally had a big boss to fight.

Just then.

"Brothers of the world, sisters of wind and snow."

The maid robot that had been monitoring the situation from the control panel suddenly spoke up.

"An external communication signal has been detected attempting to connect. According to spectral analysis, it originates from the flagship of the Hiro Empire directly ahead."

Upon hearing the maid's report, Xu Tian's fingers, which were stroking the blade of the Star Slayer sword, paused slightly.

He raised an eyebrow, a strange look on his face.

"communication?"

Xu Tian twitched his lips speechlessly.

"What's going on with them? Thousands of warships arrayed like this, and instead of opening fire immediately, they're requesting to talk? Could they be trying to persuade us to surrender?"

Upon first hearing this, I couldn't help but scoff.

"Persuade them to surrender? That would be very interesting. Tell them that if we want to persuade them to surrender, they must first hand over the coordinates of their hometown. Maybe then we can consider leaving a few of them alive."

Feng Xue chuckled softly, a faint glint of icy blue light shimmering in his eyes.

"Since they want to talk, let's connect and see. Anyway, our people need some time to assemble and board the ship. Let's see who this commander of the Hiro Empire is, that he's even more arrogant than when we first met."

"Okay, let's connect and see, holographic projection mode."

Xu Tian said casually.

"Yes, sir. Communication is now established."

The maid robot made a sweeping motion in the air with both hands on the control panel.

"Shh!"

A beam of dark blue holographic light shot out from the open space in the center of the bridge.

As the beam of light condensed, a gigantic figure, three meters tall, with a bizarre and disgusting shape, appeared clearly before Xu Tian and the others, like a demon descending to earth.

It was a creature with a giant octopus head, wearing a magnificent uniform of the Hiro Empire adorned with various unknown medals of honor, and its six protruding compound eyes gleamed with arrogance.

The moment the holographic projection connected, Zhang Qi did not speak immediately.

With its six disgusting compound eyes, it arrogantly surveyed the ten human players on the bridge of the scout ship as if appraising merchandise, its eyes filled with undisguised contempt and disdain, as if looking at a group of filthy ants.

Finally, its gaze settled on Xu Tian, ​​who was standing at the very front, dressed in a full set of magic and martial arts armor.

"You're the leader of this damned human race, aren't you?"

Zhang Qi's rough voice boomed through the bridge of the All Heavens Guild.

His tone was full of condescending arrogance.

“You lowly two-legged insects, I am the supreme commander of the main fleet of the first expeditionary force of the Hiro Empire, Captain Zhang Qi. How dare you challenge the majesty of the Empire and kill Captain Turak of the Empire? You deserve to die a thousand deaths.”

Before Xu Tian could reply, Zhang Qi suddenly waved its thick tentacles, pointed at the void outside the projected image, and roared arrogantly.

"Do you see those thousands of Imperial main warships outside, armed to the teeth? Faced with that unparalleled destructive firepower, your so-called planetary-level strength is nothing but a joke. The ultimate fate of your pitiful civilization has long been sealed."

Chapter 388 Daily Question: Where is my hometown?

It greedily licked its lips, a glint of malice flashing in its eyes.

"Originally, I intended to blast your wrecked ship into cosmic debris, but Heaven has a benevolent heart, and I am willing to give you one last chance to live."

"Now, immediately open the doors of your ridiculous reconnaissance ships, get out and surrender unconditionally to the great Empire, and hand over the body of Captain Turak, whom you killed, as well as all the resources on this planet."

"Otherwise, with a single command from this captain, the invincible army of the Empire will instantly crush your humble civilization and wipe your race completely out of the annals of cosmic history. Do you understand, you damned human race?"

Zhang Qi's threatening and arrogant roar echoed in the bridge, as if it were now an all-powerful cosmic overlord, able to decide the life and death of everyone present with a mere flick of its tentacles.

……

however.

To Zhang Qi's surprise...

Faced with this death threat that would terrify countless low-level civilizations, the ten human players before it did not show the utter fear and groveling attitude it had expected.

in contrast.

Standing at the very front, Xu Tian looked at the arrogant and domineering octopus alien waving its tentacles in the holographic projection, and a very amusing, even mocking, expression slowly appeared on his face.

Standing behind Xu Tian, ​​Chu Jian, Feng Xue, and the others also crossed their arms and looked at this so-called imperial commander with the eyes of someone watching a monkey show in a grand circus.

"hehe".

A cold laugh filled with disdain and contempt came from Xu Tian's mouth.

He chuckled and twitched his lips, looking at Zhang Qi as if he were looking at a mentally challenged person with a low IQ.

"to be honest".

Xu Tian said calmly.

"I love alien civilizations like yours that are incredibly arrogant despite having no real skills. Seriously, if you were a little more low-key and knew how to keep your heads down, I might have to go through a lot of trouble to find the coordinates of your home planet."

Xu Tian paused, his eyes suddenly turning cold. A terrifying killing intent belonging to the planetary level erupted from his body as if it were tangible, even causing the holographic projection to produce a strange distortion.

"But since you've taken the initiative to come forward, that's great! Commander of the pinkish-purple seafood, listen up."

"Since you're so arrogant, do you dare to post the coordinates of your so-called homeworld of the Hiro Empire in front of me, the guild leader? We're kind-hearted and can mercifully send your entire race to meet God."

Xu Tian's words instantly froze Zhang Qi's arrogant expression on his octopus-like face.

Who would have the time to tell someone the coordinates of their home planet?