Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The second pirate was no fool. Realizing his companion might be in trouble, he swiftly shifted into a combat state.

But he never expected that Wang Chen, hiding in the cabin, would launch a surprise leg-slashing assault, catching him off guard and immediately hitting the mark.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream suddenly pierced the air, followed by a burst of high-energy particles striking a nearby bulkhead, instantly creating a bowl-sized scorched hole.

This pirate was also equipped with combat armor, with alloy protection on his legs.

Yet under Wang Chen's sword, his legs were like sausages, effortlessly chopped into four segments.

The pirate warrior instantly lost balance, uncontrollably falling forward, his finger pressing the trigger.

The next moment, the cold sword blade mercilessly pierced through his jaw and emerged from the top of his head.

The screams abruptly ceased!

Wang Chen withdrew his longsword, his eyes flashing with an extremely fierce light.

He suddenly swung his right arm with force, throwing the longsword in his hand towards the right corridor.

A pirate warrior had just rushed out from the corner, only to be impaled in the face by the sword, sending him flying backward, pinning him alive onto the wall.

The second weapon Wang Chen used belonged to the first pirate, a genuine military-grade super-alloy sword. Its material and sharpness far exceeded his own ordinary sword.

This allowed it to bear the enhancement of Wang Chen's spiritual energy.

Two enemies killed consecutively!

Wang Chen crouched and grabbed the third sword.

Fortunately, these pirates, besides being equipped with assault rifles, all had swords as their melee weapons, allowing Wang Chen not to face the fierce enemies barehanded.

However, his keen intuition continuously sent out warnings; his situation was becoming increasingly dangerous!

So far, Wang Chen knew nothing of the situation aboard the Distant Star Space Cruise Liner.

He didn't know if the pirates had completely taken over the ship, nor whether the distress signal had been sent, and he was unclear about the invaders' purpose.

But Wang Chen was very clear that these pirates would not let him off!

So how could he protect himself and escape?

The first thing Wang Chen thought of was the lifeboat.

Basically, all civilian ships are equipped with lifeboats. For a space cruiser like the Distant Star, regulations require that the number of lifeboats should suffice for all passengers' escape needs.

He only had to start one to detach from the cruise liner.

The problem was, the pirates definitely did not traverse the Star Sea in flesh, entering the cruiser by chance, they must have their warships. Even if Wang Chen could grab a lifeboat and escape, he would 100% be blasted to smithereens by warship cannons.

There's no escape!

So he immediately dismissed this thought.

The only plan now was to stay inside the cruiser, maneuver against the pirates, and hold out until reinforcements arrived!

Wang Chen believed that the Empire, with its mighty technology and military, could not be so slow and clueless about a space cruise liner with hundreds of thousands of tourists being hijacked.

Reinforcements might already be on the way!

With thoughts racing, Wang Chen stealthily wielded his sword and maneuvered quickly down the right corridor.

At this moment, a rough voice rang out in the first-class cabin area: "Passengers of the Distant Star liner, we are the Black Sea Rebellion. Sorry for interrupting your trip. I, as the Black Sea commander, deeply apologize to you all."

"However..."

He suddenly raised his voice a notch: "In opposition to the Empire's tyranny, we have no choice but to adopt this extreme method to make the voices of the Empire's people heard."

"Please rest assured, as long as you cooperate obediently, we guarantee your safety!"

For this so-called Black Sea commander's words, Wang Chen scoffed as he sprinted down the corridor.

Rebellion is the most common title for interstellar pirates, glorifying their shameless plundering as resistance against the Empire.

No matter how well they put it, it cannot cover up their nature as bandit raiders!

The next moment, Wang Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Another pirate appeared ahead.

As Wang Chen discovered the other person, the pirate also caught sight of him, immediately raising his gun to aim and fire.

Wang Chen's reaction was extremely fast, instantly throwing a dark object towards the opponent.

A grenade?

The pirate was immediately terrified, unable to worry about shooting Wang Chen, scrambling backward, attempting to duck into a nearby cabin.

The object Wang Chen threw rolled on the ground, appearing right in front of him.

The pirate was utterly panic-stricken, subconsciously closing his eyes.

After a few seconds, nothing happened.

He opened his eyes to find that what he thought was a grenade was actually just a black thorn fruit!

The pirate warrior, realizing he'd been tricked, was immediately ashamed and enraged, only to have his assault rifle snatched away.

Wang Chen had appeared beside him at some point.

A punch struck his helmeted head.

Even the strongest physical force couldn't break through alloy armor helmets, so naturally, it couldn't harm the person inside the combat armor.

However, Wang Chen's punch was infused with the might of Second Ring spiritual energy.

This mysterious force instantly penetrated the thick alloy panels, entering the pirate warrior's brain.

The fragile brain was like being hit by a bat, instantly turning into mush.

The pirate warrior instantly fell lifeless to the ground.

Wang Chen reached out and grabbed the corpse, dragging it into a cabin with an open door.

The cabin was occupied, but at this moment, the occupant lay on the floor, eyes wide open, staring at Wang Chen.

His chest had a gaping hole!

Wang Chen didn't have time to mourn for this victim. His hands skimmed the pirate's corpse, his fingertips emitting slight spiritual energy, quietly infiltrating the gaps in the combat armor.

Wang Chen had no understanding of this combat armor, nor did he know its model and characteristics.

But he had experience using combat armors, so after quickly probing it with spiritual energy, he soon found the locking mechanism and then removed it.

Armor, bracers, gloves, leggings, combat boots, and helmet - not new, but basically intact.

Most importantly, the combat armor didn't have biometric protection, so Wang Chen managed to switch into it himself.

He had just donned the combat armor and hadn't had time to study its functions when a gruff voice came through his ears: "Jackal Dog, why aren't you responding? What happened over there?"

But the next moment, the voice changed: "You're not Jackal Dog, who are you?"

Wang Chen did not reply, directly cutting off the communication system.

This noise would only affect his perception.

Wang Chen dashed back into the corridor, immediately hearing sounds coming from the right direction.

It was a series of rapid footsteps.

The pirate reinforcements had arrived!

Not only that, but a few seconds later, the same sound came from the left direction as well.

They were forming an encirclement around him!

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