New recruits like Li Yi and Richard were huddled in the battleship's public observation room, their eyes wide open as they stared at the massive screen. It broadcast a live broadcast of the starry battlefield. They had never seen anything like it before. Their own fleet's particle beam cannons, like a meteor shower streaking across the night sky, were precise and intense. With every flash of light, a pirate ship let out a desperate wail and exploded into balls of fire. At first glance, the scene looked as dazzling as a fireworks display, but a closer look revealed the cruel aura of death.

"Oh my God, this firepower... it's a one-sided massacre!" Richard was stunned, his mouth wide open enough to fit a fist. "Our fleet... is too brutal, right? These pirates are completely powerless to fight back!"

Although Li Yi was also shocked by the scene before him, his excitement was accompanied by a subtle sense of unease. He stared intently at the pirate ships on the screen, which were constantly exploding, yet sporadically flashing with counterattacks. Although his side had an absolute advantage, the pirates' tenacious resistance made him feel the cruelty and uncertainty of war. Star Wars was far from the easy and exciting experience he had imagined. Instead, it was filled with the tension and coldness of life hanging by a thread.

"Don't be happy too soon, kid." An old soldier leaned against the wall, holding an energy bar in his mouth, his eyes steady, "Space pirates won't give up so easily. Who among those who can make a living in this star field is a soft persimmon? The best is yet to come." The old soldier exhaled a puff of smoke and looked deeply into the depths of the screen, as if he had foreseen the coming storm.

As the veteran finished speaking, the battle situation on the screen suddenly shifted. Behind the retreating pirate fleet, a dense swarm of small aircraft suddenly emerged. These craft, utterly pitch black, descended like a swarm of bees, moving at astonishing speed, leaving eerie black trails across the starry sky. Even more alarming was the fact that at the front of these dense black swarms, a strange red light flickered, like countless pairs of bloodthirsty beasts' eyes, stalking their prey in the darkness, emitting a chilling, ominous aura. An unsettling sense of restlessness seemed to permeate the air.

"What the hell is that?!" Richard's smile froze on his face. His excitement was instantly replaced by a cold fear. He felt a chill down his spine, as if he was being stared at by some terrifying creature.

"Alert! High-energy response! A cluster of unknown aircraft is approaching! The number exceeds expectations!!" In the bridge command room, Adjutant Gale's voice suddenly became sharp and rapid, with a hint of panic that was hard to conceal, "Request interception instructions! Request fire support!!" Gale's voice even broke, and he was obviously frightened by the sudden change in front of him.

Admiral Mike's expression darkened, his sharp gaze fixed on the screen. "Prioritize intercepting small aircraft! Energy defense network activated at full power!"

However, these small aircraft were simply too numerous and incredibly agile, darting through the artillery fire like loaches. Despite their formidable interception firepower, the Taoyuan Star fleet seemed somewhat overwhelmed by such a dispersed target. Soon, some of the small aircraft broke through the fire net and, like bloodthirsty mosquitoes, swooped down on the Taoyuan Star warships.

"Alert! Alert! Ship No. 037 is approaching an unidentified flying object!" A shrill alarm sounded inside the warship, and the red warning lights flashed wildly. The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.

On the screen in the observation room, the armor of Ship 037 began to strangely melt as the small aircraft approached, emitting a teeth-grinding sound of metal tearing, as if invisible claws were tearing at the steel. Then, a stream of red liquid spurted out from the front of the aircraft, dripping onto the warship's armor like highly corrosive venom, instantly corroding it into shocking holes. The warship's defense system sounded a shrill alarm, and the situation became extremely critical.

"Oh my God, what kind of liquid is that? It's so corrosive!" Richard widened his eyes in horror, and his voice trembled.

Li Yi's face paled. He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the exertion. A strong sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart. Is this the real Star Wars? Cruel, bloody, and full of unknown dangers.

Meanwhile, inside Taoyuan Manor, Ling Yuan stood before a holographic projection, his brow furrowed as he watched the battle unfold. His expression grew even more solemn as the small aircraft appeared and the red, corrosive liquid spurted out. He keenly sensed that the red liquid was emitting an extremely ominous energy fluctuation. This was no ordinary pirate attack; perhaps a greater conspiracy lay hidden behind it.

Luo Qian also arrived at Ling Yuan's side. She sensed the energy fluctuations of the battle in the starry sky, and a vague sense of unease crept in. When she saw the battle on the screen becoming stalemate, with even some warships beginning to suffer damage, a look of worry crossed her face.

"Lingyuan, can I help?" Luo Qian asked softly, a hint of urgency in her tone. She didn't want to just stand there and watch; she also wanted to do her part for Taoyuan Star, for her family.

Ling Yuan turned to look at Luo Xi, and seeing the worry and determination in her eyes, his heart moved slightly. His Xixi was indeed not the kind of little female who would hide under his wings. She had her own strength and a heart that wanted to protect Taoyuan Star.

"What do you want to do?" Ling Yuan asked, his tone softening.

"I can provide the fleet with wood energy support and purify the negative energy in the starry sky," Luo Qian said seriously. "Perhaps it can alleviate the corrosiveness of that red liquid."

Ling Yuan thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay, I'll arrange for Fan Xiao and Xing Yu to accompany you to reinforce the fleet's defenses." He knew that Luo Xi's wood-based abilities were extremely effective for both purification and defense. Furthermore, he didn't want Luo Xi to stay in the manor doing nothing; that would only make her more worried.

"Ground defense system, fully activated!" Ling Yuan turned around and gave an order to the intelligent butler behind him, "To prevent the pirates from having other conspiracies." He always felt that this attack by the pirates was unusually strange and he had to be on guard.

Soon, Fanxiao and Xingyu arrived beside Luo Qian. Fanxiao was still clad in his cold, hard black armor. His neat, short silver hair gleamed in the sunlight, and his icy blue eyes were as sharp as blades. Xingyu transformed into a giant, white-winged snake beast, its pure white feathers gleaming with a holy glow in the sunlight.

This is Xingyu's Teng Snake form. After the indifferent Xingyu transformed into his true form, the divine pressure belonging to the superior race was immediately revealed.

"Sissi, come up."

Xingyu spoke, his deep voice soothing. Rosie nodded, no longer hesitating, and leaped onto Xingyu's broad back. Xingyu's snow-white feathers were soft and elastic, and the fluffy feathers at the back of his neck felt as comfortable as a natural chair. Rosie settled herself firmly, grasping the feathers on the sides of Xingyu's neck with both hands, feeling the warmth of his body.

Xingyu's enormous serpentine tail swung gracefully through the air. Though seemingly tethered to the void, it felt as if it were swimming on invisible currents, light and fluid. Its silvery-white scales shimmered faintly in the starlight. Its wings spread slightly, driving the air and emitting a gentle whistling sound. Behind Xingyu, Fanxiao instantly completed its beastly transformation. A massive celestial wolf, over ten meters long, appeared in the starry sky. He howled to the heavens, his voice reverberating like rolling thunder, and the wind howled fiercely, the pressure of an eighth-level wind-type psychic. His silver fur gleamed coldly in the starlight, his icy blue eyes filled with bloodthirsty murderous intent. With a gentle wave of his massive wolf claws, he stirred up a gust of wind, sweeping away the surrounding dust.

Luo Xi and Xing Yu walked side by side, with Fan Xiao following closely behind, like their most loyal guard. They quickly shuttled through the starry sky, speeding towards the fleet. However, when they were halfway, Luo Xi and Xing Yu almost simultaneously sensed a strange aura, a creepy and extremely ominous feeling.

Xingyu's massive body suddenly paused, its white, serpentine form tracing a swift arc through the air, instantly halting its forward momentum. Inertia caused Luo Xi to lean forward slightly, and she quickly steadied herself, looking doubtfully in the direction of Xingyu's warning.

Just where they had been, several blurry figures suddenly appeared. In the glow of the exploding warship, Rosie could barely make out the outlines of those figures. No, they couldn't even be called people.

Luo Qian's pupils suddenly constricted, then widened instantly. A chill shot from her feet to her head. Those "creatures" were a bloody mess, with not a single piece of intact skin left. It was as if they had been forcibly peeled off, revealing bright red muscle tissue and a grizzled mass of bones. Even more disgusting, their bodies resembled haphazardly spliced ​​together corpses, their proportions completely out of whack. Some arms were unusually long, others had ridiculously short legs. The joints even had visible stitching marks. Their hideousness was beyond human comprehension.

Those monsters hovered silently in the starry sky, motionless, like spiders waiting for their prey, emitting a sickening stench of decay. Rosie took one look at them, and her stomach churned, nearly vomiting.

What the hell are these?!

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