Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

"Cosmic Sword Master? Where is he?"

Duan Mingyuan also immediately attracted enough attention. He had a sheathed peach wood sword on his waist and in his hand was the high-tech weapon he had just obtained.

He held the lightsaber in both hands and stood guard at the entrance of the engine room with a serious look on his face.

This is the core area of ​​the flagship, and we must not allow anyone to wreak havoc here.

"...Mr. Mingyuan."

The Third Prince broke the silence and asked the question that had been hanging over everyone's mind, "Where did you get this lightsaber in your hand?"

"Oh, this."

Duan Mingyuan kept his eyes fixed on the Cosmic Sword Master who might show up at any time, and explained, "On the way here just now, I met a passerby with a lightsaber. In order to prevent him from causing further damage to the ship, I confiscated his lightsaber."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 268 Vice Captain

Ultimately, the group never got to wait for the Universe Sword Master to visit them, and their premonition was vaguely confirmed.

When they learned that the lightsaber passerby Duan Mingyuan mentioned had a lightning-fast slashing speed and could easily chop off the flagship's cabin, they finally realized that the Cosmic Sword Master had actually arrived - and now had become Duan Mingyuan's weapon in the new form of a high-tech lightsaber.

Duan Mingyuan casually gave the lightsaber to Princess Ning Ruyue, who had learned swordsmanship for a period of time. He was not usually obsessed with weapons.

Duan Mingyuan once again refreshed their cognition.

They thought that this duel between the "strongest on Blue Planet" and the "strongest in the universe" would last for a long time, and might even end with the destruction of the entire flagship, but in fact, in Duan Mingyuan's words, they just made a symbolic move and the battle was over.

After all, he is very busy now. He has to take over a new ship and needs to understand every aspect of it. He doesn't have time to spend on a lightsaber passerby who appeared out of nowhere.

The third prince gave up the plan of blowing up the engine. Now, the plan has changed and he is preparing to seize the championship... Oh, no, to seize the ship.

The "Fortress" sounded like a flagship that still retained its charm. Even though it had a dark history of being a pirate ship, the Third Prince felt that by then he only needed to change its name and replace the skull flag with the symbol of the Blue Star, his ship repairman's skills would leap to the Mahayana stage.

So, he reported an important piece of information to Duan Mingyuan - at this moment, Coyote Twelve was fighting a desperate battle with Captain Actus in the captain's room, in order to buy enough time for their plan to blow up the engine.

But this is the home ground of the Space Pirates after all, and Arctus is a real tough guy. Coyote Twelve is alone deep behind enemy lines, and the situation is probably not optimistic.

Upon learning of this, Duan Mingyuan immediately decided to go to the captain's room to discuss the future ownership of the Fortress with Captain Arctus. In his opinion, this was a good ship and there was no need for it to crash on the Mechanical Planet with a group of notorious space pirates.

When the Fortress destroyed the Mirage's barrier, appeared above the Mechanical Throne, and bombarded the Gear Hotel with a miniature nuclear bomb, the pirates' fate was already sealed.

It was their actions that set the tone for the dispute.

Space pirates come for plundering, and since there will always be people who get robbed, why can't it be the space pirates themselves?

Duan Mingyuan felt that Captain Actus could rest assured and leave the Fortress to them. Although the ship's current defense facilities were not up to standard and could not even withstand a passerby with a lightsaber, the Blue Star delegation welcomed an outstanding shipbuilder - Linglong, who inherited most of the knowledge in the palace and was fully capable of creating a better security defense system.

He believed that if Actus knew this, he would be able to die with a smile on his face.

About a quarter of an hour later, Duan Mingyuan found the captain's room under the guidance of the enthusiastic pirate crew.

There were mutilated corpses everywhere along the way and the smell of blood was everywhere, which was enough to show how brutal the battle was.

When he walked into the captain's room, the battle between Coyote XII and Arctus had entered a white-hot stage. Judging from the scene, Cowboy Bebop was in a passive position due to its equipment disadvantage, while Arctus, under the protection of the exoskeleton armor, was unscrupulously pouring firepower.

Not only that, he also talked about the differences between him and Coyote Twelve with a grin.

"Times have changed, cowboy. You can't accomplish anything alone these days. How about it? Does this armor look familiar? If you hadn't defected from the company and accepted the invitation of the Long Branch Committee to become a glorious Long Branch Guard, you would have had such armor."

Coyote XII's condition looked very worrying. His mechanical left arm was damaged in the battle, leaving a hole in his lower abdomen through which he could see straight across.

Even though he had a lot of fighting skills, he could not overcome the absolute gap in equipment.

"I think you've been deceived."

Duan Mingyuan, who had just entered the room, heard Actus's speech and said.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Arctus and Coyote Twelve shifted their gazes to him.

One was surprised, the other was relieved.

"You just said that this is the same armor as the Long Branch Committee, and it cost a lot of money."

Duan Mingyuan couldn't ignore the sense of justice in his heart. If Mr. Actus was kept in the dark until his death and didn't know that he was cheated by the craftsman he found, then he would probably not be able to rest in peace even if he died.

In order to prevent Mr. Arctus from dying unjustly, he explained, "This set of armor is completely different from the armor of the Long Branch Guards. There is no spark of civilization energy integrated into it."

The real Longbranch Guards Armor corresponds to the energy condensed by a certain civilization.

It will grant the user new abilities, but will also subtly change their bodies. Once put on, it can never be taken off unless there are force majeure or the holder dies.

Duan Mingyuan felt that he should be quite experienced in this matter.

Not only had he dealt with many of the Nagaeda Guards, he had also personally seen what it looked like when the armor was stripped from them, as well as the horrifying transformations that occurred in the holders.

"This one of yours can only be regarded as an armor with excellent defensive capabilities and equipped with heavy firepower."

"Where did you come from, scumbag?"

Arctus was furious.

Of course he knew that his armor could not compare with that of Nagaeda Konoe, but wasn't he just talking nonsense with that Bebop cowboy after gaining a decisive advantage?

The purpose is to completely defeat them mentally and physically.

But this busybody who came out of nowhere said in front of them that the armor was a counterfeit product.

The carefully created atmosphere is completely ruined!

Actus raised his left armored arm and aimed at Duan Mingyuan. The barrel of the arm armor sprayed out a beam of scorching light, which hit Duan Mingyuan straight.

Coyote Twelve's pupils shrank, and he wanted to remind him, but he was a step too late.

He had previously underestimated the speed and power of the light beam and was unable to dodge it, leaving a shocking hole in his lower abdomen.

Although his modified mechanical body did not cause any pain, he received several alarm calls at the same time.

"you--!"

Coyote Twelve and Arctus said in unison, both of their voices coming to an abrupt halt.

They clearly saw that the laser shot at Duan Mingyuan was caught by him and held in his hand. He turned his wrist and the beam turned into a brand new lightsaber.

Now that we have reached the age of interstellar war, it is becoming increasingly difficult for revolvers to keep up with the times.

Duan Mingyuan threw the lightsaber to Coyote Twelve.

Arctus's sudden attack made him make a decision.

There is no doubt that this notorious space pirate is an extremely dangerous person. This suit of armor is very likely equipped with weapons of mass destruction. If it were detonated on the flagship, the consequences would be disastrous.

Actus was obviously shocked by Duan Mingyuan's behavior. The smile on his face disappeared. He asked coldly, "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I want to stop you from threatening the safety of this ship."

No matter who the enemy is, no matter what equipment they are equipped with.

Protecting the ship is the duty of every deputy captain.

He also slowly drew out the mahogany sword from the scabbard at his waist and pointed it at the space pirate commander who was armed to the teeth in the captain's room.

The high and mighty commander looked at him.

then……

Three question marks appeared above my head.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Actus was stunned by Duan Mingyuan's words, but unfortunately his hands were protected in his arm armor and he couldn't make the "pause" gesture.

To stop him from threatening the safety of the ship?

The tone was firm and righteous, and everything seemed to be as it should be.

But... whose ship is this?

Who is the captain of this ship?

Such questions filled Actus' heart, and when he looked at the skull symbol in the captain's room, he seemed to have found the answer.

This... isn't this his ship?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 269 Exit

Arctus had led the Fortress to plunder countless planets and intercepted more than a dozen transport ships of the Universal Company. His notoriety was known to everyone in the universe, but he had never been robbed in his life.

And now, the man who claimed to rob him came in front of him and asked for his fortress number.

The robber came alone, and the weapon in his hand was a peach wood sword that looked like the one used by the retired old man in the park. Faced with this strange and funny scene, Actus could not laugh at all.

Because there has been no news from the cosmic sword master on the ship.

The Sword Master was invited to this ship by the Chamber of Commerce. He came to this planet for only one reason - to challenge a swordsman from the Blue Star.

Apart from the fact that the peach wood sword was really funny and weird, Duan Mingyuan who suddenly appeared in the captain's room fits the characteristics of a swordsman.

But Actus really couldn't imagine that Duan Mingyuan had already fought with the Universe Sword Master. Doesn't this mean that the universe's number one swordsman couldn't even leave a wound on Duan Mingyuan?

He raised his hands and put his arm armor together.

He must take advantage of the information gap that the opponent has no idea about his armor and destroy him with one blow!

This may be his only chance of winning.

However, when Actus locked his sights on Duan Mingyuan again, the entire captain's room changed, turning into a space shrouded in darkness. He was standing in the center of the space, and in the distance was a cage made of a giant sword.

While he was locking onto Duan Mingyuan with his artificial eye, he was also being locked onto by something.

Ling Ran's sword intent made him feel cold.

Actus adjusted the armor to maximum power without hesitation. The merged arm armor burst out with dazzling light, and the scorching temperature instantly distorted the entire space.

The craftsman who forged this armor called it "the sun", and its scorching temperature was enough to destroy everything within its range.

The last time he used "Sun", even Arctus was frightened by its terrible destructive power.

He aimed the "Sun" at the Self-Defense Forces on the plundered planet that dared to resist him. After the scorching light flashed, a force of thousands of people disappeared without a trace, and there was only a ravine with no end in sight in front of them. The ravine was so deep that it seemed as if the earth was torn open by the beam of light.

When Arctus returned to the Fortress, he could still clearly see the cracks on the planet, like a shocking scar, leaving an indelible mark on the surface of the planet.

His deeds soon became big news, and people said that he destroyed a planet, and thus he gained the title of "the strongest space pirate".

Although Arctus knew that using the "Sun" at full power on the Fortress would most likely cause serious damage to the entire ship, it was all worth it considering that the opponent was the one who defeated the Cosmic Sword Master.

The blazing light dispelled the darkness, making the entire space as bright as day.

Just like last time, Arctus' vision was blocked by the strong light, making him unable to see anything in front of him. Only the armor's system reminded him that the "Sun" launch was completed.

At this point, a smile finally appeared on Actus' face.

This was originally the secret weapon he left for Universal Company. Sooner or later, he would lead his own fleet to take revenge on the company. At that time, the glory of "Sun" would become the company's eternal nightmare.

But now, facing the opponent in front of him, he must go all out.

I don’t know how long the bright light lasted, maybe ten minutes, or even longer.

The concepts of time and space became extremely blurred, but Arctus was prepared.

When his vision becomes clear again, he will probably be facing the pierced Fortress. He will hear a shrill alarm and the entire ship will fall towards the surface of the Mechanical Planet.

That would be a huge loss, but it would also declare his victory.

Finally, Arctus saw something else in the bright light.

That was a place he was familiar with.

There was no scorched earth after a fierce battle, nor was there a flagship falling out of control towards the ground.

This seemed to be the train platform of his home planet. He sat on a bench on the platform, waiting for an upcoming train.

The armor on his body was missing, and since he had not been back for such a long time, he had forgotten what his home planet looked like.

He was the king here at that time.

Actus lowered his head and looked at his hands - the modified parts were gone, and he seemed to have returned to his original flesh and blood.

In a trance, he couldn't help but suspect that being forced to leave his home planet by the Universal Company and becoming a notorious space pirate was actually just an exciting and long dream.