bullyxtreme Chapter 179 "Night Star"
Chapter 179 "Night Star"
This time, it was the pirate leader's turn to laugh loudly: "This is the most arrogant thing I have ever heard in my life. A soldier of the Imperial Guard actually wants to wipe out the Red Pirates?"
"It seems you're playing games with me. In that case, I have no choice but to hand you over to the court!"
"What do you want to know?"
"You know everything!"
"Since you're not afraid of death, then I'll tell you!"
Russell sneered: "Speak freely!"
"Our base is on a planet called 'Night Star,' a desolate world that is perpetually shrouded in dust and toxic gases."
This time, Russell heard some valuable information.
"Keep talking!"
“There’s a black pirate stronghold there, and there’s a ‘leader’ in that stronghold. He’s the one who sends out all our missions, but he’s a Space Marine.”
"Space Marines?" Russell hadn't expected that Space Marines would serve the Black Pirate Alliance.
"Yes, he was a Space Marine, and a very powerful one at that. I've seen him. He had a huge, heavy shield, a massive power sword, and wore plain blue plate armor with no decorations, along with a black cloak." The pirate captain described the Space Marine in detail, clearly having a very deep impression of him.
Russell fell silent. This matter involved Space Marines, which made things difficult. The most terrifying thing about Space Marines wasn't their strength, but their intellect—their calmness, objectivity, meticulousness, foresight, and so on. Their brains were superhuman. Now that he had captured the pirate leader, the Space Marines probably already knew, and their countermeasures must be flawless.
Seeing Russell remain silent, the pirate leader laughed and said: "You're scared just by hearing the name Space Marine?"
Russell glanced at the pirates and smiled casually, saying, "Go on."
"He would assign missions to each pirate gang. The weaker ones would rob small merchant ships, while the stronger ones would rob large merchant ships. As for the top gangs, they would directly rob the military supply ships. After we completed the mission, we would bring the goods over, and he would give us a reward. As for the goods, I don't know where they went. He wasn't always there. That place was just a gathering point. He wouldn't show up as long as there was any disturbance outside."
Russell fell into deep thought once again. It seemed that the key was here. He had to find a way to capture this Space Marine alive and get more information about the Black Pirates from him. But how could he capture a Space Marine alive?
"Any more?"
The pirate leader shook his head and said: No, I told you that even if you knew these things, it wouldn't make any difference.
“I already know what I want to know. I will keep my promise and let you go. Where do you want to go?” Russell said calmly.
The pirate leader asked in surprise: "Do you really want to let me go?"
Russell nodded and said: Of course, you are of no value to me now.
The pirate leader smiled and said, "Then I'll go to Vigilant Planet. I'll spend the rest of my life in seclusion there."
Russell nodded and said: Okay, I'll arrange for someone to take you there.
Just as the pirate leader was about to leave, Russell called out to him and handed him a communicator, saying: "If you are in any danger, you can call me, and I can get the Imperial Navy on Vigilant Star to help you."
The pirate leader was overjoyed and laughed: "Thank you very much."
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In fact, Russell gave him not only a communicator but also a tracker. As long as he kept that thing by his side, the oracle could scan him.
After the pirate leader left, Russell began to process the news he had heard.
He knew that the pirate leader hadn't told him everything about the Black Pirate Alliance and might be hiding a lot of things. What he needed to do now was analyze the information he had heard.
The first key point here is that Space Marine—what is his identity? Which chapter is he from? Why would he serve a pirate organization?
Should I take some men to investigate Nightstar? Since that Space Marine knows that a pirate leader has been captured, he will definitely hide. In other words, that outpost may be useless now, and it would be a waste of my time to go there.
Another pirate leader said that the goods they plundered would be taken away? Where exactly were these stolen goods taken? What happened to them?
However, Russell was certain of one thing: these goods would definitely circulate in the human world, meaning that these black market goods were very likely to appear on the black market in the human world.
After thinking for a long time, Russell still couldn't come up with a breakthrough. In the end, Russell decided to go and take a look at this Night Star. The pirate leader said that this planet was a dead planet, but only by exploring it could he find out what the situation was.
Just as Russell was pondering, a Kashejin warrior approached and said: "Sir?"
Russell stopped thinking, glanced at the person who came in, and asked: "Is everything arranged?"
"It's all arranged. After he's sent to Nightstar, two brothers will be watching him! But...?" The Kashejin warrior hesitated, then stopped himself from speaking.
"Just what? Speak plainly!" Russell didn't like people beating around the bush.
"Will doing this even help? We're already short-staffed, and now we're sending two more brothers to monitor him."
Russell sighed and said: "Only the Emperor knows whether it's useful or not. It's a pity he won't tell us directly. If the Black Pirate Alliance is really as powerful as he says, then it will definitely be useful. If it's just an ordinary organization, then it won't be useful!"
The Kashejin warrior, not quite understanding, asked: "Then what should we do next?"
"I'll contact the high command of the Imperial Navy first. Next, we'll be heading to Nightstar."
"Night Star?"
"Yes, the answers we need might be here!"
With that, Russell left. His first priority was to obtain the exact location of Night Star from the Imperial Navy.
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The Thunderhawk gunship broke through the dark clouds and descended onto the ground through the thick gray fog.
After the Thunderhawk gunboat came to a complete stop, the hatch opened and Russell stepped out.
This time, he was wearing Kashejin's full gear: a fully enclosed helmet, thick armor covering his entire body, a huge power backpack on his back, and a flaming dagger on his breastplate—their standard "Flaming Blade."
His weapons have also been modified quite a bit. He carries a giant warhammer on his back, and the "Blood Drinker," power axe, explosive pistol, and laser gun "Fire Kirin" hang from his waist.
After Russell came out, the members of Fireblade also came out.
Compared to Russell and his team, who were equipped with heavy weapons such as plasma wire guns, flamethrowers, and thermal cannons, these were much more formidable.