bookpower Chapter 83 Boarding The Battlecruiser
Chapter 83 Boarding The Battlecruiser
with just one salvo from the battleship, all the destroyers were rendered scrap without being able to fight back.
some of the smaller ships had also been unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast which left only about a quarter of the pirate fleet left standing.
i grinned, "let's finish them off!"
engaging my ship's thrusters again, i boosted forward and started shooting at the remaining pirates.
with the arrival of the military and then the destruction of their destroyers, their fate was pretty much sealed and they knew it.
some were still stubborn and refused to give up, continuing to resist against us and shooting back.
a few had already signalled their intentions to surrender while others were trying to flee.
the ones who surrendered were left alone but the other two were shot down quickly by either us mercs or the battleship looming behind them.
i managed to chase down and destroy twelve more pirate ships on my own including two corvettes before i ran out of ships to chase after.
the battleship moved towards the battlecruiser and a tractor beam was shot out from the side to lock the wreckage in place.
a new comms channel opened that was directed towards all the mercs and the captain's face appeared.
"that was a glorious battle and i am proud to bear witness to this historic moment. however, we aren't done yet. our scans show that there are still lifesigns within the battlecruiser and i hope that we can capture this pirate lord alive to question him about the pirates located here. with what he knows, we might be able to start a sweep of this system and wipe out the remaining pirates around here.
for that, we'd like to ask that any mercenary who wishes to please join the boarding of the ship. i promise a large reward for the one who captures the pirate lord while our marines clear the rest of the ship."
well, was i supposed to say no to that?
i looked at amber and the woman was grinning at me, pretty much telling me that she was on board with the idea as well.
we joined a small group of other mercs that were also heading towards the wreck, all of us choosing a different point of entry to reach the ship.
amber went with me and we flew close to one of the docking hatches and boarded their ship from there.
scanning the ship told me that the generators were still functional so an environmental suit wasn't needed to move around in the wreck.
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i did a quick check of my equipment, grabbing my blaster, my shotgun, my shield belt and spare ammo for my weapons before moving out of the hatch.
stepping inside the pirate battlecruiser at the same time as amber, we both nodded before we started to advance through the ship's corridors, checking our corners for any potential ambushes.
"we need to find a map or something," i muttered, peeking around a corner.
unfortunately for him, i was faster and pulled the trigger of my shotgun that blasted him away with a rain of pellets.
i heard the notification go off on my codex that indicated the download was complete.
"done, let's clear them out."
"i'm right behind you."
we moved out from the room and i kept my gun pointed at the corner where the pirate had lept out from, fully expecting there to be more behind that corner.
i stopped just before i reached it and lowered myself into a crouch, keeping my profile low before sliding out of my corner.
there was a pirate standing right there beside the wall with a rifle pointed at where my head would have been had i walked out normally.
he only had time to look down and widen his eyes before i pulled the trigger, the poor guy's chest blown open from the impact.
his comrade that had been behind him found himself being thrown back as the corpse crashed into him and pinning him down on the floor.
amber then leapt out of the corner and started firing down the corridor, nailing another pirate in the head and another one in the chest.
three other pirates were still standing and one of them fumbled with his rifle as he tried to lift it up to point at us.
i fired another shot that blew his head open and saw my shield materialise as it absorbed a blaster shot from another pirate that was beside that guy.
he got his head blown open as well and the last one was in the midst of running away from us, trying to reach the corner that would cover him from our shots.
amber fired twice, both shots landing on the pirate's back and he contorted in pain before crashing onto the ground.
i then stood up and shot the pirate who had been pinned to the ground by his friend while amber finished off the guy whom she had shot in the chest and the other pirate who had his hand blasted earlier, ending their suffering.
i was about to move on before i looked back at the group of pirates we had just obliterated.
"hey... err... i guess this might be a little late to ask but you don't think that one of these guys might be the pirate lord, do you?"
amber looked at the dead pirates for a moment before chuckling, "nah. they look like mooks. no way would a pirate lord be dressed the same as them. plus, none of them have shields either."
true... at least i know that we didn't accidentally kill the person we're supposed to capture...
"i'm guessing the pirate might be heavily armed and armoured huh?"
she nodded, "it's not like these pirates are following the pirate lord because he's a nice guy. he'll have to be concerned about his own crew trying to kill him for his position at all times so that's a given. i wouldn't even be surprised if he has a power armour and has already equipped himself with it expecting us to arrive too."
well... at least this time i have something that can actually deal with a threat like that i suppose.
in that case, onward!