Chapter 484, just a little bit short...
Another insect with a scar on its face turned to look at Letkar, "This little female insect is quite good-looking, with delicate skin and tender flesh. She seems to have some potential too. Maybe with some training, she could become a member of our space pirate crew in the future..."
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Letecar.
Tan Chi, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the female insect, his voice icy cold, "You'd better not try anything with him. Otherwise, I'll make you regret ever being born!"
He originally wanted to keep up the act, but if they tried to mess with his wife, that was absolutely not an option!
It was incredibly abrupt for Tan Chi, a mere child, to suddenly utter such words in front of this group of vicious space pirates.
The space pirates were taken aback at first, then burst into even more rampant laughter.
"Hahaha! You're really a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers! You dare to talk such big words even when you're about to die?"
"Make us regret it? With your small frame?"
"Looks like you won't know your place until I teach you a lesson!"
A hot-tempered space pirate, cursing and swearing, reached out to grab Tan Chi's collar, wanting to teach him a lesson.
At this critical moment, the entire spaceship suddenly shook violently.
Tan Chi's invisible spiritual power had completely enveloped the entire spaceship, leaving them with no way to escape even if they wanted to.
That attack was just to distract the space pirates.
He would wipe them all out if they dared to make another move.
However, all the space pirates were thrown off balance by this sudden turn of events, and even the space pirate who was about to make a move stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"Damn it! What's going on?!" Scarface Buck steadied himself and roared angrily.
"It looks like one of the engines overloaded and exploded! Send Bug to check it out right away!" The thin Bug reacted quickly with a gloomy expression.
He then waved his hand impatiently and ordered the two space pirates beside him, "Lock them in the bottom cabin first! We'll deal with them after we fix the malfunction!"
The two space pirates then led Tan Chi and Letekar deeper into the spaceship.
The mechanical insects seemed to have been ignored by the other insects, following behind Tan Chi and Letekar without causing any disturbance.
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Inside the strategic room, the Insect King and Eli watched as Tan Chi and the others were taken away on the screen, and then they both breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just a moment ago, Eli's hand was already on the emergency strike button, and he was almost about to order the interception of that space pirate ship without regard for the consequences.
"So close, so close..."
The Insect King slowly sat back in his chair, rubbed his temples, and asked in a voice tinged with lingering fear, "What exactly happened just now?"
Eli shook his head. The spaceship's engine had suddenly exploded; it shouldn't have been due to overload.
It looked more like it was suddenly struck by some force before exploding.
Although Eli didn't know what it was, he was more inclined to believe that it was related to Tan Chi.
He felt that Tan Chi couldn't have provoked the space pirates without any trump cards.
He also found it strange that the mechanical insects were only noticed by the two space pirates at the beginning.
When the mechanical insect actually appeared on the spaceship, the other insects acted as if they couldn't see it and automatically accepted its presence.
All of this was too bizarre, but when it came to Tan Chi, it seemed to make no difference.
After all, he was the male insect offspring chosen by the Insect God, so the Insect God would definitely be on his side. It wouldn't be a problem if the God suddenly sent down divine punishment or secretly helped him out, right?
While Eli and the Insect King were still worried, Tan Chi and Letekar had already followed the pirate crew into the narrow, dark lower deck.
To Tan Chi's surprise, there were other captured insects besides them.
They were all like frightened birds, cowering in the corner and trembling when they saw the Star Thieves entering.
The air in the lower deck was filled with the smell of engine oil and mildew, and even the metal on the cell was a bit rusty.
Tan Chi frowned, then led Letekar to sit on the only simple metal bed in the corner of the cell.
The Star Thief Insect glanced at Tan Chi before saying, "You all better stay here obediently! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"
After saying this, the space pirate locked the cell door again and turned to leave.
Upon seeing this, the mechanical insect immediately took out a beautifully packaged pudding from the expansion chamber and handed it to Tan Chi.
He scooped a spoonful of pudding and held it to Lutekar's lips. "Baby, open your mouth."
Tan Chi's voice sounded exceptionally gentle in the enclosed space, attracting the curious glances of the surrounding insects.
Meanwhile, Letekar, who was being led by Tan Chi, obediently opened his mouth and ate the pudding in small bites.
The sweet milky aroma made him squint his eyes slightly, and the subtle tension he felt due to the unfamiliar environment dissipated a little.
Just as Letecar was halfway through his meal, the cell door was reopened from the outside by the insect.
The insects, which had initially been somewhat curious, now all lowered their heads; if they could, they would even like to bury their heads directly under the boat.
Tan Chi noticed an insect approaching and looked up, only to find that the insect was none other than the scarred-faced space pirate.
He walked in, toying with a gleaming dagger in his hand.
When he saw that Tan Chi was still leisurely feeding the little female insects, his sinister eyes almost immediately locked onto Tan Chi.
"Little prince, you seem to be living a pretty comfortable life, aren't you? Even bringing natural food to coax the little female insects?"
He deliberately pointed the tip of his dagger at Tan Chi and waved it, saying, "What I hate most are you self-righteous, pretentious males! You look glamorous on the surface, but you're all hypocrites at heart!"
He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and the scar on his face twisted wildly with rage.
He pointed sharply at Letkar, who was quietly eating pudding, his tone twisted with a seductive glint, "Little female! I'll give you a chance! Go peel that pretty little face off for me! If you do it, I'll allow you to join our Blood Skull! You'll live a life of luxury from now on, much better than following this useless male!"
However, Letekar seemed not to hear what he said and continued to eat his pudding in small bites.
The scarred man's lips twitched as he was completely ignored, and the scars on his face began to tremble.
What a disgrace! He hadn't been ignored by an insect in a long time, especially by a tiny female insect!
He seemed to have been greatly insulted, and stared fiercely at the two insect offspring.
Just as he was about to lash out, Tan Chi suddenly looked up at him and asked in a cold voice, "Was that scar on your face left by a male insect?"
His dark eyes were calm and unwavering, as if he were chatting casually with a space pirate, completely ignoring the tense atmosphere before him.
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