Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Unintentional act of dog abuse.

The spaceship was getting closer and closer to the ground. Its huge size blocked most of the sky. Despite its huge size, its flying speed was not slow.

Angus could tell at a glance that this was a spaceship belonging to pirates.

The pirates' spaceships are not as sophisticated as the battleships of the three major overlords in the universe. They have to shuttle through gunfire and hail of bullets almost every day, and the hulls are covered with traces of repairs.

The black skull painted on the hull represents the identity of an interstellar pirate.

Angus took out several of the most powerful weapons from the weapons box left behind and hid in the woods not far away.

Now, he had no idea of ​​the enemy's strength, no suitable weapons, and he was alone.

In this situation, it is not appropriate to confront the opponent head-on.

In addition to its shabby appearance, the pirates' spaceships have another notable feature: their speed is faster than ordinary spaceships and battleships.

In the blink of an eye, the spaceship landed on the grass.

Angus loaded his weapons with ammunition and took a fighting stance behind a tall tree.

I saw a gap the size of a person opened up under the spaceship. Under a dazzling light, one humanoid object after another jumped off from the spaceship.

Fortunately, these guys didn't seem to know that this planet already had a lord, so they didn't directly drive the spaceship to scan the planet first.

If these guys were hiding on that impregnable spaceship, Angus, who now has no armor or heavy weapons, would really have no hope for a while.

These pirates, who had lowered their guard, walked out of the spaceship on their own initiative. As long as Angus could wait for these guys to go further away, his chances of winning would be better.

Angus steadied his breathing and stared at the spaceship warily.

"I say, was the general really on this planet? Did you see it clearly at the time?"

"Look carefully, look carefully. I have told you several times that the general landed on this planet."

"At that time, in order to protect us, the general attracted the imperial soldiers who were chasing him and fought with them. The general was hit by a cannon and ended up on this desolate planet."

“…”

At least ten humanoid creatures walked out of the light circle.

"It's them?" Angus breathed a sigh of relief after seeing everyone's faces clearly and restrained his aggressiveness.

"Yun, Bai, how did you find this place?" Angus walked out from behind the tree.

With just a gentle call, the ferocious-looking 'gangsters' turned their heads in surprise and ran towards Angus.

"General, General, you are okay, that's great, it's really great!"

"General, we thought...we thought..."

When they met the general they were worried about all the time, some of the younger children in the team couldn't help but shed tears.

"Okay, little brat. You are the general's personal guard. How can you cry like that to a weak female? You are embarrassing us." The orc who was more than two meters tall in the front of the team showed dissatisfaction.

Although he also held his head high, he tried hard to control the tears that were surging due to his emotions and let them flow back.

"Okay, stop arguing."

These guys had followed him through life and death for many years, and in order to save his life from the hands of high-ranking officials of the empire, they had abandoned their families and the country for which they had dedicated their youth.

When Angus spoke to these beastmen who had long been like family to him, his tone was filled with more trust and doting.

"Why are there only you? Where are the others?"

There were less than ten people. The warriors who came to rescue him included his personal guards and some soldiers he had helped.

It’s not a lot, but it’s definitely more than that.

"General, don't worry, everyone is fine and they are all on this spaceship." A soldier came out to explain.

Angus felt relieved after hearing this answer.

Those warriors have lost too much for him.

If, because of him, these warriors, who should have had a smooth future, lost their lives again, his sin would be enormous.

"By the way, where did you get this pirate spaceship?" Angus pointed at the huge oval hull behind the crowd.

The white-haired man standing in front of the team looked normal, but was calmer than the other orcs.

He pushed away the stupid beastmen who were only staring at the general, "General, after you were injured and fell, for some reason, the pursuers did not continue to chase us. Our battleship was too damaged, but fortunately we met a group of pirates who lost their way in the universe on the way."

"That group of pirates was planning to rob an interstellar travel group. Somehow their compass lost its pointing function, so we stole their spaceship and repaired the compass."

Stealing the pirates' ship does seem like something that a group of lions like him, who value force and strength, would do.

"I didn't expect the journey to find you would be so smooth. We originally planned to stay on this desolate planet for a while."

The white-haired man clenched his fists to his temples and gave Angus a military salute of the Oaks Empire. "General, please board the spaceship and leave this desolate planet abandoned by the universe."

This planet is too far away from the three overlords of the universe.

For so many years, even the interstellar refugees who occupied the barren planets for a living have not taken a fancy to this barren planet.

It is obvious that this planet on the edge of the universe is not suitable for life at all.

"No, I can't leave."

"General?" The beastmen's eyes were filled with confusion.

They didn't understand why this deserted planet that no one wanted could attract the general's attention.

If the generals want to rule the country, they can provide a planet with richer resources and more suitable for life.

"Brothers, I, Angus, want to ask you, are you willing to believe me? If I say that I plan to stay on this desolate planet for a long time, are you willing to continue to follow me?"

This was the general they were willing to rebel to save.

Many of them progressed in the military far beyond being bodyguards to a general.

For them, being a soldier under General Angus is much more comfortable than serving those high-ranking officials who are always thinking about climbing up the social ladder.

The general is the guiding light for them to move forward. Now that the light has set the direction, how can they not follow it?

"General, we all follow you wholeheartedly." The orc warriors knelt on one knee at the same time, offering their determination and loyalty to their general.

Because he was unwilling to go along with the high-ranking officials of the Empire and did not know how to do things tactfully, Angus became a thorn in the eyes of that group of people, causing these innocent brothers to defect from the Empire with him.

Now that the matter has been settled, he will lead these brothers onto a better path than the Oaks Empire can bring them.

"Get up, everyone. I am no longer General Evan of the Oaks Empire, and we don't need to abide by the rules and etiquette of the empire." Angus reached out and helped up Yun and Bai, his former adjutants.

"You, call down the remaining people on the spaceship. I want to introduce you to a person." When mentioning this 'person', Angus's expression softened a lot.

"Who are they? Besides the generals, are there other intelligent creatures on this desolate planet?"

"How do you think I survived such serious injuries?" Angus threw the weapon in his hand into the arms of the tall orc.

This kid was so happy to see himself that he didn't notice some details.

Don't be fooled by his tall stature and clumsy appearance. In fact, this guy has a lot of tricks on the battlefield and can often find loopholes that ordinary people can't find.

"The one who saved me was a male insect from the higher insect race. He made a mistake, and because the higher insect races were not allowed to sentence male insects to death, he was expelled from his home planet and came to this desolate planet."

As they led the orcs toward the Reda, Angus explained to them what had happened.

"Higher insect race?"

It is common knowledge in the universe that male insects are the most valuable resource of higher insect species.

The higher insect species have been fighting and seizing resources for many years, all for the sake of protecting the male insects on their home planet.

Sometimes, in response to a word from the male insects, the higher-level insects would send out thousands of female insects to attack.

How could such a precious thing be thrown by a higher class of insects onto a dangerous and barren planet? What kind of mistake did this male insect make?

"The higher insect tribe is also a corrupt government. He didn't want to obey the outdated policies and hurt the female insect queen who wanted to force him to marry. So, he was exiled here."

Bai has been with General Angus for many years. He has never heard the cold-tempered general speak in such a way that he favors one person, and the person he favors is a male insect.

However, those who are included in the protection range by the general are definitely not ordinary people.

"He is the lord of this desolate planet. I have reached some agreements with him and I will help him develop this planet. You must respect him when you meet him and not be too arrogant."

The orcs and higher insects have been fighting for many years. They were once warriors defending their country, and many insect lives were on their hands. The female insects also killed many orcs.

Male lions are proud by nature, and Angus was afraid that this group of guys would have conflicts with the group of female insects and leave a bad impression on Gal.

"Yes, General, we remember that."

If there is anyone who can convince these beasts, it is only Angus.

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Angus led the orcs through the forest and rocks, told them to wait where they were, and knocked on the door of the Reda.

Gal was worried about Angus's safety and asked several times to take the warriors to rescue Angus who was still outside.

The female insects rejected them all with the excuse that they had to obey Chief Angus' orders.

He was anxiously guarding the monitoring room. The moment Angus came back, Gal noticed the familiar face in the surveillance.

Gal excitedly patted the female insect guarding beside him and said, "Hurry, open the door for him." After saying this, he rushed out like a whirlwind.

"Your Highness, please wait, be careful not to fall."

The silver-haired male insect was so fast that when the female insect turned around to press the button to open the door, the male insect had disappeared.

The training these days was not in vain. Gal's running speed was much faster than before. When he hurried to the door, he was only slightly out of breath.

"Angus, you're finally back." Seeing the man return safely, Gal finally let go of his worries.

In his excitement, he only saw the tall, blond orc in front of him.

He thought he was still the same Gal on Earth, and excitedly went forward to give his "good friend" a hug.

But he forgot that with his current height, he was not able to put his arms around the opponent's shoulders.

Then, the beastmen following Angus saw the handsome silver-haired male insect rushing into the arms of their general with a smile on his face.

"Hmm."

Gal's height only reached the orc's chest, and his head hit Angus's hard chest armor. His skin was fair and his forehead turned red instantly.

"Why are you so impulsive?" Angus felt uncomfortable looking at the red mark on the male insect's forehead.

Seeing that Gal couldn't touch the painful spot, Angus reached out and rubbed the male insect's forehead very gently.

"Don't cover it, let me see if I can apply some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine on it."

Angus looked helpless. How could this guy be so smart sometimes and do embarrassing things that even orc children would never do sometimes?

"No, no, I'm not that weak." Gal curled his lips.

Someone rubbed the place where he was bumped, and Gal was happy and relaxed. He stood still and let Angus do what he wanted.

The beastman who followed into the Reda took in the entire scene from behind.

Their cold-hearted General Evan had never been so close and gentle to any female orc in hundreds of years.

The appearance of this male insect was quite extraordinary, at least he was the most beautiful one they had ever seen in the Oaks Empire.

However, their generals are not the kind of people who only look at appearance.

This, this kind of tender and warm look, is hard to connect with the cold and hard general in their family.

"Hey, who are these?"

Angus moved a few steps to the left, and the body that blocked Gal's view moved away. Only then did he notice the unfamiliar faces that appeared on the Reda.

"Let me introduce them to you. They are the beastmen who followed me and defected from the Ox Empire. They are my brothers who lived and died together. The airship that appeared in the sky was driven by them."

Although these men were handsome and tall, they had fierce looks on their faces and stared at him with cold eyes.

This reminded Gal of how he felt when he first met the 'slaves' who had escaped from the Reda.

The difference was that the eyes of that group of guys looked at him with vigilance and a bit of fear, while this group of people looked at his vigilance with warning and dissatisfaction.

There was no contract between these orcs that he could use to control them; they were a group of truly ferocious people who were not afraid of him.

Fortunately, they still have someone they care about, Angus.

"Hello, everyone. Since you are Angus's brothers, you are also Gal's friends. You must have had a hard journey. Please come in and settle down first." In a blink of an eye, Gal put on an official smile.

In just a few words, Gal conveyed the news of the unusual relationship between Angus and himself to the orc warriors.

Angus, "They came here to look for me. I have already told them that I plan to stay on this planet, and they also want to stay with me."

"That's great. Didn't you just say that you were short of manpower to open up the planet?" Galchong smiled proudly. "You guys are obviously outstanding people. They will definitely be able to provide you with a lot of help."

Although these four or five people are not many in number, they are brothers to Angus after all. They are very powerful to be able to rescue Angus from a country's prison for serious criminals.

Gal thought so.

Gal was not wrong in guessing that these orcs were extremely powerful, but he was wrong in terms of numbers...

"There are more than just these few orcs following me." Angus always had a gentle expression when facing Gal.

"Oh? How many?" Gal asked.

"Probably more than fifty people." Angus said calmly.

Angus didn't know how so many warriors could follow him in treason. Among the fifty-plus people, only twenty were the Lion Guards around him, and the remaining thirty-plus were warriors from various armies of the empire.

To Gal, the number of more than fifty people was enough to shock him.

There are only more than twenty people on the Reda now. If he can get these fifty people to join his team, it will be a considerable force.

"Are they all willing to stay?"

"Of course."

Feeling the male insect's obviously rising emotions, Angus couldn't help frowning. During the two of them talking, he didn't forget to gently rub Gal's red head.

The male insect had fair skin, and although Angus didn't use much force, the forehead seemed to be getting redder as he rubbed it.

However, neither of them showed any sign of rejection or retreat. Under the fierce gazes of the beastmen, one took action while the other enjoyed himself.

[It's over, General, you are going to fall into the land of gentleness]

The orc warriors all gave each other ambiguous looks.