Inside the jump tunnel, on a warship of the Snow Wolf Legion.

"Commander Chen, how long will we keep our signal jammer on?"

"No rush," Chen Qian said calmly. "We'll open it when we reach the outer edge of the Death Starfield."

"Won't the military be angry if they can't find any of our Snow Wolf soldiers?" the soldier worried.

"Let them be angry. The twelve legions of the Empire can't keep taking advantage of us Snow Wolves. Besides, we really have important business to attend to." Chen Qian's eyes deepened. "This time, we're about to do something that all the Space Marines want to do but can't!"

The soldier's expression hardened, his eyes gleaming. "What important matter is it?"

Chen Qian gave the soldiers a meaningful look, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Of the two pirate leaders Li Ze killed, one was engaged in a harem movement when his life ended at a crucial moment. The other was asleep, but never woke up again.

"I've acquired a dozen or so spatial buttons." Li Ze strung the dozen or so spatial buttons together and slowly walked out of the city.

Li Ze thought He Xing wouldn't be so quick, but then the other party sent him a message: "I'm ready, how about you?"

Hearing the other person's slightly breathless tone, Li Ze curled his lips and thought, "Tsk, men, they just love to compete and never admit defeat."

“I’m all ready too. Now I’m preparing to pilot my mech into the Star Sea. Once I’m in the Star Sea, and you’re still on your planet, we won’t be able to contact each other because of the planet’s jamming device. So, don’t panic if you can’t reach me right away,” Li Ze said.

He Xingjue hummed in agreement, feeling inexplicably amused as the other party treated him like a child. "I'm entering the Star Sea now too. See you there."

"good."

Five minutes later, two mechs, one white and one black, met in the sea of ​​stars and headed together toward Planet 3.

It was past 2 a.m.

“We should have enough time,” He Xingjue said.

"That's enough. It's just those warships that are a bit of a problem," Li Ze said hesitantly. This time, it was just the two of them.

"We'll first eliminate those pirate leaders, then deal with the pirates guarding the warship. After that, we'll stand guard around the warship, and if any pirates attempt to take control, we'll eliminate them. If, in the end, we can't overcome their numbers, we'll blow up the warship. We'd rather destroy it than leave it to them," He Xingjue said.

Li Ze thought He Xingjue's plan was feasible. "Can our artillery fire destroy a dozen or so warships?"

“Sure. Destroy their power units directly,” He Xingjue said.

After flying for another two hours, the two mechs landed on Planet 3 one after the other.

“There are only four large pirate groups here. We can split them evenly, two each. See you at the starport after we’re done,” He Xingjue said, then smiled. “However, I don’t know where the starport is. Could you please send me the location later?”

“No problem,” Li Ze said.

Compared to the first two planets, where they dared not make any big moves for fear of alerting the enemy, when it came to planet number 3, Li Ze and He Xingjue went all out and massacred the pirate leader's residence.

Except for children under the age of seven, none were spared.

When the two met at Star Harbor, they both smelled the blood on each other.

Li Ze raised an eyebrow. "We seem to have a pretty good understanding."

He Xingjue's heart stirred, and his expression softened instantly, but his words were devoid of warmth: "Countless citizens of the Empire have died at the hands of space pirates; they deserved to die."

Next, Li Ze and He Xingjue launched a massacre, killing all the dozens of space pirates guarding the warship, and killing anyone who refused to open the starport and resisted, regardless of whether they were space pirates or not.

The pungent smell of blood permeated the entire Starport.

As dawn broke, only Li Ze and He Xingjue remained in the entire Star Harbor.

"You rest for a while, I'll keep watch," Li Ze said to He Xingjue, noticing the dark circles under his eyes.

He Xingjue did not try to be brave. His body and mind were already very tired. If he forced himself to continue, it would only reduce his combat effectiveness, and he might really hold Li Ze back.

"I'm going to take a nap. Remember to call me if anything happens." He Xingjue sat against the wall, his deep eyes filled with trust in Li Ze.

Li Ze: "...Okay."

The commotion at Starport was relatively small, and news didn't spread quickly. As for those who escaped from Starport, even if they sent word, it would take time for the message to get through the chain of command. Moreover, if the message reached the leader and he saw that his entire family had been massacred, he would likely be too frightened to take any further action.

So it wasn't until daybreak that a small group of space pirates sneaked close to the starport.

At first, Li Ze and He Xingjue sat against the wall, with an arm's length between them. Later, the sleeping He Xingjue slowly slid down, down, until finally, his head landed on Li Ze's legs.

Li Ze's body suddenly stiffened, and an unnatural expression flashed across his handsome face.

This was the first time he had ever been so close to a human being.

Of course, this doesn't count when he's unconscious.

Li Ze took a deep breath but didn't move He Xingjue's head away.

Forget it, I'll just consider it repaying him for helping me out last time.

"He Xingjue, I've already paid it back. If you do that again next time, I won't help you." Li Ze said to himself, not caring whether He Xingjue heard him or not.

A dozen or so space pirates were still slowly approaching.

"Who on earth is so audacious as to attack our starport?"

"They dared to kill their leader, let alone a starport! I'm more curious about just how strong they are. Do you think they might be one of our people?"

"If someone from the group launches a surprise attack, their strength might not necessarily be greater than the group leader's."

"What should we do now? Seek refuge with a new master, or steal a warship and start our own operation?"

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so space pirates fell silent.

"Let's go take a look first. If we can't steal the warship, we'll surrender," someone said first.

"That makes sense; those who understand the times are the wise ones!"

...

As the space pirates drew closer, Li Ze frowned. Should he wake up He Xingjue, who had a dozen or so lackeys?

Just then, he heard a soft snore. Li Ze frowned and looked at the person snoring, somewhat surprised. Was he that tired?

Now, Li Ze no longer needed to hesitate. A dozen or so streams of demonic energy flew out, instantly locking onto the dozen or so space pirates. With a thought, the pirates were as if something had grabbed their necks, unable to breathe or scream. As the force tightened suddenly, their necks snapped with a crack.

After these dozen or so space pirates, several more groups arrived, but without exception, they all perished before they could even get close to the starport.

Moreover, the cause of death is unknown, and the manner of death is bizarre.

For a moment, it intimidated the space pirates who were secretly spying on them.

"He Xingjue, you should thank me for being able to get a good night's sleep," Li Ze murmured.

After this incident, he truly owed He Xingjue nothing.