Chapter 997: Chapter 997

"Wha-what-what is this!!!" The star pirate leader was unable to articulate his words properly.

"Hahaha, how does it feel now, you all laughed at me, didn’t you? Behold, this is my boss, the leader of our fleet, Lord Jia Yan! Come on, fight me, you little ruffians, why are you all shriveling up? Come on, try to take a swing at me!" Kama, upon seeing the towering figure of Lord Jia Yan appear, seemed to have reached the pinnacle of arrogance in this moment.

As she spoke, that beaten-up but still resilient small simple battleship that had been stubbornly blocking the path of the camp-level spaceship moved closer toward the star thief battleships, as if to taunt them with a ’come and hit me’ gesture.

"All you star thieves who bullied us in this area thought I was bluffing, didn’t you? Well, now that our boss has shown up, why don’t you come and see if he’s the real Lord Jia Yan? Try picking on me now and see if my boss won’t slap you to death with a single strike!"

Kama’s words, though numerous, carried a hint of a cry within her tone, as if she were barely holding back tears, venting angrily line after line.

Lord Jia Yan was somewhat silent. He knew that this woman hadn’t always been truly loyal to him, yet he could sense the deep resentment within her heart.

More importantly, even without pay, she had always completed the tasks he assigned her thoroughly and well.

Moreover, it was unclear what had happened to Uso, but to have let Kama commandeer a rickety battleship against an enemy thirty times their number... The pressure she must have felt could only be imagined.

Letting her bluff and bluster at this moment was, after all, not a bad way to relieve her strain.

"Err, I am not sure if you are Lord Jia Yan."

While Kama continued to vent her frustrations, the other battleships remained on high alert, feeling incredibly tense at the emergence of the imposing figure. If the existence on the ship truly was Lord Jia Yan, then they had no delusions of victory based on sheer numbers!

You see, the combat power of the strong ones at the top ten levels could crush a regular small fleet single-handedly, even though Lord Jia Yan was only operating an ordinary spaceship. They didn’t think they stood a chance against even thirty simple battleships, let alone damage him considering his incredible defense power. It was such that even if they were to stand there and let them attack, they might exhaust all their energy without causing even a scratch!

"Hehe, aside from me, who else would be using this ship?" Lord Jia Yan’s calm voice resonated, not through the communication device but by using his Brainwave Power, which had now far exceeded its former strength. Even from a hundred kilometers away from the farthest of the thirty battleships, his voice was transmitted crisply to each ship.

"Uh!" The star pirate leader in the central battleship was visibly shaken.

They had always known about the immense strength of the top ten strong ones, but only a few truly understood what an existence at that level of power meant, since such power was so rarely demonstrated, leaving all creatures uncertain about what the top ten strong ones truly represented. That leader was now fully comprehending that the level of combat power of the strong ones was not to be taken lightly!

Even without utilizing ship combat, Lord Jia Yan’s Brainwave Power at this level alone could decimate all beings and battleships within a hundred kilometers, making battling him a matter of mere moments.

It was all just a matter of Brainwave Power.

"Lord Jia Yan, we are sorry, we didn’t know they were forces under your command, please forgive us!" The star pirate leader was genuinely taken aback and hastily began apologizing to Lord Jia Yan.

"Hehe, do you think an apology is sufficient? It seems the apologies to Tian Wu were effective, giving the impression that apologizing to me is enough. Even he offered an apology and reparation. You think it’s over with just an apology... Do you reckon that you are stronger than Tian Wu?" Lord Jia Yan’s voice, carrying a trace of chill, suddenly made the entire hundred-kilometer area feel like it was freezing.

His words carried a simple message: Tian Wu’s apology was effective because, to Lord Jia Yan, he was an existence of equal standing, while the star pirate leader’s apology at this moment?

What significance did he think he had?

"I am sorry, Lord Jia Yan! We will make reparations, whatever you ask for, we shall provide!" The star pirate leader immediately felt a powerful force bearing down on him. Although he, as an existence in the early stage of star space, was somewhat resilient, some of the Earth Level strong subordinates around him started spitting blood and seemed on the verge of death in mere moments!

How could he dare say anything else? The fear spurred him to speak quickly.

"Hehe, now that’s sensible," Lord Jia Yan nodded, and at the same moment, all the star thieves aboard the battleships felt a sudden release as Lord Jia Yan relinquished his control over them.

"Kama, take two with you to seize their battleships. And don’t forget the spirit of humanitarianism; leave them two to ride home on," Lord Jia Yan’s sound instructions came forth.

Everyone in the area heard this, the star thieves’ complexions turning sour, but with their leader unable to make a move, what could they, the underlings, dare to do?

"Yes! Haha, you little brats, see if you dare to be cocky now!" Kama, who most likely was eager for such a mission, burst out with a jubilant, surprised laugh.

Meanwhile, Lord Jia Yan himself was slowly maneuvering the imposing ship closer to the Kuditan People’s Camp Grade Spaceship, gliding past the star pirate ships, none of which dared to make any move.

(It’s heartbreaking. Some readers think it’s okay to read pirated versions. When I apply anti-piracy measures once or twice, they raise a ruckus, coming to the official version to spew insults. Bu Yue, who has been working hard on this work for over a year, do you really think you have the right to read it for free without any contribution? Even if you read pirated versions, coming to the official release and cursing the author for anti-piracy measures, what gives you such confidence?)