Free Web NovelChapter 1222: Chapter 1208: Demon Puppet Pirate Gang
"Don’t panic, I’ll go see what exactly is going on."
Li Tian frowned and said in a low voice.
He got along well with people on the ship, had connections with the management, and his information channels were very smooth.
He took just two or three steps to walk out of the library and disappeared from sight.
No one knew what was happening. By common sense, a Starship bearing the Moon Wheel Commerce Association’s emblem—so obvious at that—
shouldn’t be getting attacked by anyone.
After all, the Moon Wheel Commerce Association’s name was very resounding, and their power was immense; no one with nothing better to do would come chew on this kind of hard bone.
Not long after.
Li Tian came back, his face somewhat dark: "Something’s wrong. The Gale has stopped advancing. We seem to have run into Interstellar Pirates!"
"Interstellar Pirates? How could there be Interstellar Pirates bold enough to rob a Moon Wheel Commerce Association merchant ship?"
Baiyu asked in puzzlement.
Li Tian shook his head: "Not sure, but I heard people say the Pirate Gang that came this time isn’t simple—it belongs to a Pirate General!"
A Pirate General.
They were absolute powerhouses among Interstellar Pirates, chosen jointly by pirates from across the universe. The selection was based on hard-core criteria: the Pirate Gang’s battle record in all aspects, along with their direct hard power and indirect soft power.
Every fifty years, a pirate conference would be held.
At the pirate conference, new Pirate Generals would be elected, or old ones would be reappointed. But no matter what, the total number of Pirate Generals was twelve.
This total never changed.
Having a Pirate General appear here was anything but good news.
For the Moon Wheel Commerce Association, ordinary Pirate Gangs might not pose a threat, but a Pirate General’s gang could absolutely threaten an entire Starship.
"Everyone on the Starship, listen up."
At this moment.
Inside the Gale, a voice suddenly rang out—extremely distant, as if coming from the depths of the starry sky, yet also incredibly loud, sounding clearly in everyone’s ears.
"This is the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang. Lord Demon Puppet General is aboard your ship. Hand over all your money, valuables, and all Sealing Objects and Magical Items, and you’ll be allowed to leave."
The voice continued.
Baiyu frowned.
What an arrogant voice. Demon Puppet General—someone who could be called a General should be top-tier even among the Pirate Generals, right...
After all.
Baiyu remembered that among the twelve Pirate Generals, quite a few had nicknames like "Vice General."
Four Kings and Twelve Generals.
This was the most powerful bloc in the pirate world.
"So it’s Demon Puppet. This is going to be trouble." Li Tian’s expression sank slightly.
"Is he that strong?"
Baiyu asked.
Li Tian nodded: "Not just strong, but extremely bizarre. To this day, the Imperial authorities still don’t know Demon Puppet’s true face. They don’t even know if Demon Puppet is male or female.
His moniker, Demon Puppet—
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Basically, every body he uses to walk the Outer World is a puppet of his. He seems to have the Ability to turn people into puppets. His most terrifying feat was single-handedly turning the entire Pirate Gang of the Flame General into puppets!
That was the previous incumbent Pirate General.
Ever since then—
Demon Puppet operated under the identity of the Flame General for a very long time, and it wasn’t until the last pirate conference that everyone learned the truth.
No one can imagine how he pulled it off!
According to speculation—
he’s at least a Saint, and very likely an Immortal who has reached Sequence Two or even Sequence One!"
As Li Tian spoke of Demon Puppet, there was deep dread in his eyes.
Obviously.
He didn’t think the Gale could get any advantage in Demon Puppet’s hands.
"Everyone, don’t panic. That was a Spiritual Communication just now. We’ll immediately contact the nearest planet and have them dispatch reinforcements!
The Demon Puppet Pirate Gang is powerful.
But it’s not easy for them to break through the Gale’s defenses in a short time!
We will do our utmost to resist."
At this moment.
The captain’s voice echoed throughout the Gale.
However.
The people aboard were unsettled, and most had already begun to panic.
Baiyu looked out the window.
In the pitch-black universe, faint lights from Starships flickered.
They were already surrounded!
Pirate Generals were so fearsome not only because of their own absolute combat power, but also because of the Pirate Gangs under their command!
Every Pirate General’s Pirate Gang—
was a rigorously trained, tightly coordinated, advance-and-retreat-in-sync Interstellar Fleet.
Keep in mind.
Not just anyone could become an Interstellar Pirate.
To name a simple point: these pirates knew how to pilot Starships, and could even conduct space fleet battles.
That alone—
was enough to crush most people in seconds.
After all, many people went their whole lives without ever setting foot in a Starship’s control room; how could they possibly pilot one?
"Looks like we’re about to enter combat. There are quite a few experts in the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang. Let’s head back and get ready. Later we have to be extra careful, otherwise..."
Li Tian didn’t finish his sentence.
But Baiyu already understood what he meant.
Obviously.
Facing these brutal Interstellar Pirates, the people aboard the Gale had no real chance, even if the ship carried powerful armaments.
Right then.
Bang!
With a boom of artillery,
the Gale suddenly lurched violently.
In a very short time, the Starship’s shield had been breached, and attacks from the Demon Puppet Pirate Gang poured straight into the Gale’s hull.
Baiyu’s brows knit together. He didn’t hesitate any longer and quickly returned to his room.
"What’s going on? Baiyu, why is it so noisy outside? My experiment got ruined!"
Inside the room.
Cang Yan was pointing at a shattered glass vial on the floor.
The liquid had already spilled everywhere.
Who knew what kind of Dark Potion this guy was trying to develop.
"A Pirate General is attacking the Gale. We have to head for the escape ships immediately." Baiyu grabbed Cang Yan in one hand, then turned to Nancy beside him and said, "Hurry and pack your things. We only have five minutes before we have to get to the emergency escape bay."
Although Baiyu could move in space on sheer physical strength—
it wouldn’t last.
Only after reaching the level of Saint, when one’s Domain initially formed and could interfere with the Rules of the universe to some extent, could one move freely in the void.
This was also why, at the Saint level, one was highly sought after by all major powers.
If you weren’t a Saint—
you were ultimately an ant.
Even though Baiyu’s combat strength was now almost at the Saint level, there was still a huge gap compared to a true Saint.
So.
He could only rely on escape ships to first drop down to the nearest planet.
It took only three minutes.
Nancy had already finished packing her luggage.
Her efficiency was frighteningly high, fully acting out her identity as a veteran escape artist.
"Let’s go."
Baiyu didn’t hesitate further. He had only two suitcases; he just pulled them along and was ready to leave, completely unburdened.
Two people and one mouse—
hurried toward the escape bay.
On the way they ran into many panicked passengers, all rushing in the direction of the escape bay. Order had collapsed, and not a single Guard was in sight.
