EROS [Zerg]

"You don't intend to take them all down with you, do you?" The gleam that had just appeared in Audit's eyes upon learning that Eros was not a space pirate vanished after hearing Eros's last words.

"This is certainly the worst possible outcome."

Eros's resolute expression filled Auditer with despair. His mind was in turmoil, and he could only stammer, "Let's think about it again. We can't give up so hastily. We have to save ourselves."

Eros said, "My idea is to use up all the fuel now, and while the energy converted from the fuel is still enough to turn the ship around, go to the main control room and turn the ship around to the nearest Imperial system."

“But there will definitely be space pirates in the main control room. We’ll get caught if we go there,” Audit said fearfully.

“Don’t wait for them to come and catch us. Within the Empire, we are the predators.” Eros touched his waist with his paw and handed Audit a small military knife he had just found.

In fact, Eros first touched another gun on his other waist, but he didn't trust Auditor.

Giving someone a knife for self-defense is already more than enough.

"We're going to find space pirates? God, there are only two of us, and they might have dozens, or even more... We're just throwing our lives away!"

"Choose one: wait and you're guaranteed to die, or send yourself to your death and you might live." Eros put his helmet back on and, without any regard for reason, pressed the muzzle of his gun against Auditorium's head.

"Insect God!" Audit felt that the female insect in front of him was definitely a survivor of the Empire's compulsory moral education!

Eros understood Audit's fear. Audit was just an ordinary technician, doing a mundane job and earning a living. Suddenly, their spaceship was hijacked by space pirates; it would be abnormal if he weren't afraid.

But he wasn't going to let this poor, unfortunate fellow get away with it.

“We need to get into the main control room. I’ll pretend to be a space pirate, and you’ll be the prisoner.” Eros’s voice was cold and hard. “When you see the space pirates, don’t say much. Just act like you’d rather die than surrender.”

"Of course, if you dare to surrender or betray us, I will shoot you dead faster than the space pirates on behalf of the Imperial military."

“I’d rather believe you’re the real space pirate.” Audit looked at the gun barrel, tears welling up in his eyes. He had no strength left to resist, and Eros grabbed him by the collar and dragged him toward the main control room.

As Audit wiped away his tears and snot, he thought bitterly, "So all female soldiers are these unreasonable and barbaric creatures. No wonder my lord never thought of marrying a female soldier as his queen."

Waaaaah... If he dies, will it count as dying in the line of duty? Will the Empire give his insect offspring a pension?

Eros glanced down at the fear on Audit's face. Actually, he was a little scared at first, but he quickly regained his composure.

In fact, Eros never actually participated in the war against the space pirates. When he was an intern in the Sixth Star System, his seniors in the military only assigned him some logistical work.

Now Eros was facing a group of space pirates of unknown strength all by himself. He headed toward the main control room with the mindset that he would definitely be captured, but he would never let them get away with it.

He had a bit of a desperate mentality, thinking that he had only gone to the Sixth Star System to find a glimmer of hope, and even though he had now unfortunately encountered space pirates, he still hoped to survive.

If escape is truly impossible, Eros will make sure the other party knows that their life is not something to be taken lightly.

Main control room

"Boss, all the female insects we captured on this spaceship are here."

A group of space pirates escorted more than a dozen female insects, which they had just captured from the ventilation ducts, to Nifilori and Filippone.

"Nika, which insect is the one with purple eyes you mentioned?" Filippus circled the female insects that had been asked to squat on the ground, but couldn't find any female insects with purple eyes.

The female insect named Nika was dressed in plain clothes. If Eros were there, he would be very glad that he was cautious at the time. The female insect named Kenny was an undercover agent planted by this group of space pirates in advance!

“It’s not in here.” Nika didn’t even glance at the female insects behind him, and sneered. The obsequious and smooth expression on his face when he was facing Eros was now completely gone.

"That female insect is very cunning. She's probably a female insect that escaped from a large family. She's also very familiar with this spaceship. She destroyed a lot of surveillance cameras along the way. She won't be easy to catch."

"However, he didn't get on those two rescue vehicles, so he must still be on this spaceship."

……

As soon as Nika finished speaking, the space pirates guarding the main control room came in to report:

"Reporting to the boss and second-in-command, we just caught another female insect. They say she's a technician on the ship."

"Looks like quite a few have escaped." Neferoli sneered. "Send more men out to search. If we can catch that female insect, this trip will have been worthwhile!"

As Nifilori was speaking, he saw Auditor being escorted into the main control room by his subordinates.

“Boss, when we captured and interrogated this bug, he said he was a military mechanic, so we thought we’d hand him over to you.” The space pirate escorting Auditor kicked him down at Neferoli’s feet while handing a crumpled piece of cardboard to his boss.

"A military mechanic?" Neferoli raised an eyebrow in surprise, looking at Auditor, whose cheek was swollen from being punched, with great interest.

The profession of military mechanic is extremely rare even in the Resurrected Empire. Only the Imperial Star System Legion can be equipped with ten military mechanics who have professional certificates.

Every military mechanic is an extremely valuable military resource.

As a space pirate who had spent decades navigating the cosmos, Neferoli was well aware of the importance and value of military mechanics.

"Your name is Eros?"

Audit turned his head to the side, looking like he would rather die than open his mouth.

In reality, Eros was worried that he would say something wrong, so he punched him hard on both cheeks until they were swollen. Now his cheeks were so swollen that he couldn't even open his mouth, let alone speak.

Neferoli looked at the ID card in his palm. It was clearly incomplete; even the ID photo on it had been destroyed, making it impossible to tell what it looked like.

"Still being stubborn." Philippe twisted her eyebrows, flicked her hair with her paw, stepped forward, and kicked Auditer in the chest.

"puff."

Philippe's kick to the ground was solid and powerful, causing Audit to spit out a mouthful of blood from his mouth and nose.

"Don't kick him to death. If he really is a military mechanic, we can still use him if we bring him back."

Audit's vision went black and white in waves. He was truly filled with hatred. That female insect had clearly used him as bait to attract fire!

Luckily, he was a female insect; if it had been a sub-female, that kick would have sent him to meet the Insect God.

Auditor coughed up blood from his nose and throat, but before he could catch his breath, a mechanical claw patted his cheek.

Have you ever seen a female insect with purple eyes?

Purple eyes...

Audit's mind went blank until he saw Eros, who had been moved to the control panel, and suddenly remembered that the female insect's eyes were purple!

Wait, why does that female insect look so much like it...?

"Lieutenant General Evanson!"

Auditorium shuddered as if he had been doused with ice water, and the name he blurted out made Neferoli and Philippe tense up.

Lieutenant General Evanson's name is the nightmare of all space pirates.

"Damn it!" Emporio angrily kicked Auditor in the stomach.

Auditor's blood was spilling out like it was free.

Audit watched helplessly as the metal toes of the Philippe were about to puncture his exoskeleton, when suddenly their feet tilted sharply, and his entire body rolled like a wheel under the main control panel.

Every bone in his body ached, and Audit felt like he was about to die. He wished he could just pass out now, so that he could be as brave as he was before, instead of being terrified by the cruelty of the space pirates.

While Audit's insect core was lost in thought, an insect walked up to him, its black shadow enveloping him.

"Disarm now, you have been arrested by the Imperial Army."