Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 268 Vice Captain

Ultimately, the group never got to wait for the Universe Sword Master to visit them, and their premonition was vaguely confirmed.

When they learned that the lightsaber passerby Duan Mingyuan mentioned had a lightning-fast slashing speed and could easily chop off the flagship's cabin, they finally realized that the Cosmic Sword Master had actually arrived - and now had become Duan Mingyuan's weapon in the new form of a high-tech lightsaber.

Duan Mingyuan casually gave the lightsaber to Princess Ning Ruyue, who had learned swordsmanship for a period of time. He was not usually obsessed with weapons.

Duan Mingyuan once again refreshed their cognition.

They thought that this duel between the "strongest on Blue Planet" and the "strongest in the universe" would last for a long time, and might even end with the destruction of the entire flagship, but in fact, in Duan Mingyuan's words, they just made a symbolic move and the battle was over.

After all, he is very busy now. He has to take over a new ship and needs to understand every aspect of it. He doesn't have time to spend on a lightsaber passerby who appeared out of nowhere.

The third prince gave up the plan of blowing up the engine. Now, the plan has changed and he is preparing to seize the championship... Oh, no, to seize the ship.

The "Fortress" sounded like a flagship that still retained its charm. Even though it had a dark history of being a pirate ship, the Third Prince felt that by then he only needed to change its name and replace the skull flag with the symbol of the Blue Star, his ship repairman's skills would leap to the Mahayana stage.

So, he reported an important piece of information to Duan Mingyuan - at this moment, Coyote Twelve was fighting a desperate battle with Captain Actus in the captain's room, in order to buy enough time for their plan to blow up the engine.

But this is the home ground of the Space Pirates after all, and Arctus is a real tough guy. Coyote Twelve is alone deep behind enemy lines, and the situation is probably not optimistic.

Upon learning of this, Duan Mingyuan immediately decided to go to the captain's room to discuss the future ownership of the Fortress with Captain Arctus. In his opinion, this was a good ship and there was no need for it to crash on the Mechanical Planet with a group of notorious space pirates.

When the Fortress destroyed the Mirage's barrier, appeared above the Mechanical Throne, and bombarded the Gear Hotel with a miniature nuclear bomb, the pirates' fate was already sealed.

It was their actions that set the tone for the dispute.

Space pirates come for plundering, and since there will always be people who get robbed, why can't it be the space pirates themselves?

Duan Mingyuan felt that Captain Actus could rest assured and leave the Fortress to them. Although the ship's current defense facilities were not up to standard and could not even withstand a passerby with a lightsaber, the Blue Star delegation welcomed an outstanding shipbuilder - Linglong, who inherited most of the knowledge in the palace and was fully capable of creating a better security defense system.

He believed that if Actus knew this, he would be able to die with a smile on his face.

About a quarter of an hour later, Duan Mingyuan found the captain's room under the guidance of the enthusiastic pirate crew.

There were mutilated corpses everywhere along the way and the smell of blood was everywhere, which was enough to show how brutal the battle was.

When he walked into the captain's room, the battle between Coyote XII and Arctus had entered a white-hot stage. Judging from the scene, Cowboy Bebop was in a passive position due to its equipment disadvantage, while Arctus, under the protection of the exoskeleton armor, was unscrupulously pouring firepower.

Not only that, he also talked about the differences between him and Coyote Twelve with a grin.

"Times have changed, cowboy. You can't accomplish anything alone these days. How about it? Does this armor look familiar? If you hadn't defected from the company and accepted the invitation of the Long Branch Committee to become a glorious Long Branch Guard, you would have had such armor."

Coyote XII's condition looked very worrying. His mechanical left arm was damaged in the battle, leaving a hole in his lower abdomen through which he could see straight across.

Even though he had a lot of fighting skills, he could not overcome the absolute gap in equipment.

"I think you've been deceived."

Duan Mingyuan, who had just entered the room, heard Actus's speech and said.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Arctus and Coyote Twelve shifted their gazes to him.

One was surprised, the other was relieved.

"You just said that this is the same armor as the Long Branch Committee, and it cost a lot of money."

Duan Mingyuan couldn't ignore the sense of justice in his heart. If Mr. Actus was kept in the dark until his death and didn't know that he was cheated by the craftsman he found, then he would probably not be able to rest in peace even if he died.

In order to prevent Mr. Arctus from dying unjustly, he explained, "This set of armor is completely different from the armor of the Long Branch Guards. There is no spark of civilization energy integrated into it."

The real Longbranch Guards Armor corresponds to the energy condensed by a certain civilization.

It will grant the user new abilities, but will also subtly change their bodies. Once put on, it can never be taken off unless there are force majeure or the holder dies.

Duan Mingyuan felt that he should be quite experienced in this matter.

Not only had he dealt with many of the Nagaeda Guards, he had also personally seen what it looked like when the armor was stripped from them, as well as the horrifying transformation of the owner. "This can only be considered an armor with excellent defensive capabilities and heavy firepower."

"Where did you come from, scumbag?"

Arctus was furious.

Of course he knew that his armor could not compare with that of Nagaeda Konoe, but wasn't he just talking nonsense with that Bebop cowboy after gaining a decisive advantage?

The purpose is to completely defeat them mentally and physically.

But this busybody who came out of nowhere said in front of them that the armor was a counterfeit product.

The carefully created atmosphere is completely ruined!

Actus raised his left armored arm and aimed at Duan Mingyuan. The barrel of the arm armor sprayed out a beam of scorching light, which hit Duan Mingyuan straight.

Coyote Twelve's pupils shrank, and he wanted to remind him, but he was a step too late.

He had previously underestimated the speed and power of the light beam and was unable to dodge it, leaving a shocking hole in his lower abdomen.

Although his modified mechanical body did not cause any pain, he received several alarm calls at the same time.

"you--!"

Coyote Twelve and Arctus said in unison, both of their voices coming to an abrupt halt.

They clearly saw that the laser shot at Duan Mingyuan was caught by him and held in his hand. He turned his wrist and the beam turned into a brand new lightsaber.

Now that we have reached the age of interstellar war, it is becoming increasingly difficult for revolvers to keep up with the times.

Duan Mingyuan threw the lightsaber to Coyote Twelve.

Arctus's sudden attack made him make a decision.

There is no doubt that this notorious space pirate is an extremely dangerous person. This suit of armor is very likely equipped with weapons of mass destruction. If it were detonated on the flagship, the consequences would be disastrous.

Actus was obviously shocked by Duan Mingyuan's behavior. The smile on his face disappeared. He asked coldly, "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I want to stop you from threatening the safety of this ship."

No matter who the enemy is, no matter what equipment they are equipped with.

Protecting the ship is the duty of every deputy captain.

He also slowly drew out the mahogany sword from the scabbard at his waist and pointed it at the space pirate commander who was armed to the teeth in the captain's room.

The high and mighty commander looked at him.

then……

Three question marks appeared above my head.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Actus was stunned by Duan Mingyuan's words, but unfortunately his hands were protected in his arm armor and he couldn't make the "pause" gesture.

To stop him from threatening the safety of the ship?
The tone was firm and righteous, and everything seemed to be as it should be.

But... whose ship is this?

Who is the captain of this ship?
Such questions filled Actus' heart, and when he looked at the skull symbol in the captain's room, he seemed to have found the answer.

This... isn't this his ship?

(End of this chapter)