Chapter 26 Goodbye Pirates! Dragon Flame Mech Infantry!
Given the level of civilization of these dwarves, it's impossible for them to simultaneously destroy five Fang Drones.
Moreover, when these dwarves were trading with him, he didn't exert any coercion.
By all accounts, they shouldn't have attacked his Fang Drones.
So, recalling the dwarf tribes he had encountered before,
Lu Jin could boldly guess that there was a high probability of a third-party force existing on this planet!
To verify his idea, Lu Jin quickly arrived at the coordinates where the Fang Drones were destroyed.
When he arrived at the coordinates, the first thing that caught his eye was a pile of metal wreckage on the ground.
Lu Jin dug out all the wreckage buried in the snow.
After some inspection, Lu Jin confirmed that a part of these metal remnants belonged to the Fang Drones.
But his gaze fell upon another pile of wreckage!
What kind of wreckage was this?
The material and style did not resemble anything from a Fang Drone.
Finally, Lu Jin's gaze landed on the dwarf tribe not far away.
Perhaps he could find something from these dwarves.
Just as he approached the dwarf tribe, a gunshot rang out, immediately putting Lu Jin on alert.
Gunshot?
Based on the sound, it should be an A5 heavy assault rifle!
But how could a weapon of this model appear on a planet with such a backward civilization?
Lu Jin continued to approach and soon smelled a strong scent of blood.
When he arrived at the entrance of the dwarf tribe, he saw from a distance that all the dwarves were gathered in the central square of the tribe.
Around them, several fully armed Interstellar Pirates were aiming their firearms at the crowd in the center.
"Very good, you unruly commoners, you actually dared to sell ores to others?"
"Do you really think that by getting some cheap alloys, you have the capital to resist us?"
"No wonder so few ores were received yesterday!"
"Just as well, many miners died in Mine Pit No. 9 yesterday, so let's use these dwarves to make up the numbers."
Before he finished speaking, a bullet struck!
Before one of the Interstellar Pirates could react, his head was directly pierced by the bullet.
The sudden attack made the other Interstellar Pirates instantly wary.
But the next second, Shelia appeared before them almost instantly!
Her fist clenched, she threw a heavy punch directly!
Bang!
Accompanied by a huge shockwave, a gap was directly blasted in the wall of the entire tribe.
The Interstellar Pirate who was directly hit, along with his equipment, instantly turned into a pool of blood on the ground!
Two Interstellar Pirates were instantly dealt with, and their other companions' faces turned pale.
One must know that the equipment they wore was made of new alloy armor, whose hardness could withstand attacks of several tons of force.
But the opponent only needed one punch, and both the person and the armor were directly obliterated, leaving no fragments!
What terrifying attack power this was!
"Wait, we surrender!"
One of the Interstellar Pirates, completely spineless, immediately chose to surrender.
Moreover, as if afraid Lu Jin wouldn't hear him, he specifically spoke in the common language of the stars!
And the other Interstellar Pirates, seeing their companion surrender so quickly, did not continue to resist.
They placed their firearms on the ground, directly indicating their surrender!
Seeing this, Lu Jin had Shelia confiscate all their equipment.
The Interstellar Pirates, stripped of their equipment, revealed their original forms.
They were of various races, including orcs, plant people, and even a rock person.
In the subsequent intelligence interrogation, Lu Jin didn't have to exert any effort.
These Interstellar Pirates were completely spineless and immediately confessed everything clearly.
It turned out that this planet had already been occupied by Interstellar Pirates several months ago!
The Interstellar Pirates set up mines here and enslaved a large number of dwarves to be their miners, thereby continuously extracting the frost spirit crystal buried on this planet.
And these Interstellar Pirates used the money from selling the frost spirit crystal to purchase a lot of excellent equipment.
Heh!
So, they were a group of Interstellar Pirates!
After learning their identity, Lu Jin saw that these Interstellar Pirates had no useful intelligence value.
So, he decisively opened fire, killing all these Interstellar Pirates.
"What should we do next?"
What to do?
Since these Interstellar Pirates dared to rob Lu Jin, they must have been prepared to face Lu Jin.
Lu Jin decisively sent a set of coordinates to Yu Tiancang, who was stationed on the starship.
And these coordinates were one of the mine pits opened by the Interstellar Pirates!
Yu Tiancang in the cabin, upon receiving these coordinates, immediately understood Lu Jin's meaning!
He decisively activated the Origin Mecha Research Center!
The deployment port on the side of the starship opened, and a two-meter-tall unmanned combat mecha dropped onto the snow.
Its heavy body landed in the thick snow, but this unmanned combat mecha seemed to feel nothing.
After some adjustments, a flame ejected from the back of the unmanned combat mecha.
The entire mecha, propelled by immense force, rapidly rushed towards the coordinates!
After the first mecha departed, the second and third mechas followed closely.
And these unmanned combat mechas were precisely the dragon flame mecha infantry that Lu Jin had just produced!
Compared to the Fang Drones, the dragon flame mecha infantry had stronger combat power and extremely powerful ground combat capabilities.
This time, Lu Jin would use these dragon flame mecha infantry to clear out these Interstellar Pirates.
Soon, Lu Jin first arrived at Mine Pit No. 1.
As one of the first mine pits established, the excavation process here was also very mature.
This also proved that the number of dwarf miners buried in this mine pit was definitely not small.
Standing at the edge of the mine pit, Lu Jin saw dwarf after dwarf, dressed in ragged clothes, transporting frost spirit crystal out of the mine shaft.
The transported frost spirit crystal was then piled up in one place by the dwarf miners working outside the mine.
And in such an extremely cold and high-intensity working environment, dwarf miners would occasionally collapse.
Seeing one of the dwarf miners collapse, lifeless,
an Interstellar Pirate stepped forward and waved his hand dismissively.
Soon, two dwarf miners walked over, and upon seeing the body on the ground, they numbly lifted the body onto a transport cart.
Finally, the body was thrown into a giant pit.
In the giant pit, there were already many bodies of dwarf miners who had frozen to death or died from exhaustion!
Seeing this scene, Lu Jin's face showed no ripples.
Such mines were as numerous as stars throughout the galaxy!
The number of dead miner slaves inside was even more countless!
This was the law of the universe; only the rules of the strong were the true rules!
Boom!
Just then, accompanied by a muffled sound, several dragon flame mecha infantry landed behind Lu Jin.
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Chapter 27 Annihilation Battle! The Gem Family!
"Number 65, arrived at the coordinate location. Awaiting next instructions!"
One after another, all the dragon flame mecha infantry stood uniformly behind Lu Jin.
Inside the ship's cabin, Yu Tiancang, seeing all the dragon flame mecha infantry in position, transferred command authority to Lu Jin.
Taking over the command authority, Lu Jin did not hesitate in the slightest!
Before the Interstellar Pirates at the bottom of the mine pit could react, a dragon flame mecha infantry descended from the sky.
Bang!
The dragon flame mecha infantry landed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Interstellar Pirates were startled by the sudden appearance of the dragon flame mecha infantry!
One of the Interstellar Pirates reacted quickly, immediately picking up his firearm and aiming it at the dragon flame mecha infantry in front of him.
But facing the Interstellar Pirate's threat, the dragon flame mecha infantry swiftly closed in with lightning speed.
Before the opponent could react, the dragon flame mecha infantry directly grabbed the firearm from his hand.
The Interstellar Pirate's eyes widened, and he tried to forcefully pull the firearm back.
But the firearm, in the dragon flame mecha infantry's hand, remained as unmoving as an iron rod.
"Damn it!"
Before he finished speaking, another dragon flame mecha infantry landed again.
It raised its right hand, and its dark muzzle was aimed at that Interstellar Pirate!
Boom!
A single grenade directly hit the fully armed Interstellar Pirate.
That Interstellar Pirate was instantly blown to pieces!
The commotion here quickly alerted the other Interstellar Pirates, and more and more Interstellar Pirates gathered.
But dragon flame mecha infantry also continued to land at the bottom of the mine pit!
They raised their hands, and the flame grenade launchers equipped in their palms were unsparingly unleashed into the midst of these Interstellar Pirates.
Violent explosions were accompanied by scorching flames.
In less than five minutes, the entire bottom of the mine pit was engulfed in a sea of fire.
"Cleanup complete, all targets have been annihilated!"
Looking at the mine pit below, it had already become a ruin.
Lu Jin waved his hand, and the Fang Drones immediately entered the mine pit, transporting away all the frost spirit crystals that had already been mined.
The quantity of these frost spirit crystals was even more than what he had collected yesterday!
This also made Lu Jin consider the reserves in other mine pits!
If he could scour all the mine pits belonging to these Interstellar Pirates, he might be able to achieve his target quantity ahead of schedule.
Thinking of this, Lu Jin decisively chose to head to Mine Pit No. 2.
The distance between Mine Pit No. 1 and Mine Pit No. 2 was not far, and the commotion from Mine Pit No. 1 naturally attracted the attention of many Interstellar Pirates in Mine Pit No. 2.
"The explosions have stopped!"
"What happened over at Mine Pit No. 1?"
"If you're curious, go take a look!"
"I'm crazy; it's clear that something bad happened at Mine Pit No. 1!"
Meanwhile, the pirate leader inside Mine Pit No. 2 had a solemn expression.
After his investigation, he found that everyone at Mine Pit No. 1 was unreachable.
This was not good news!
After much deliberation, the pirate leader decided to gather his personnel.
Something must have happened at Mine Pit No. 1.
Perhaps it would be their turn next!
But before he could go out to warn the numerous Interstellar Pirates, accompanied by a loud bang, a dragon flame mecha infantry descended from the sky!
"Enemy attack!"
The numerous Interstellar Pirates reacted quickly, and all their firearms were aimed at the dragon flame mecha infantry in the center.
Trigger pulled!
In an instant, a large number of bullets rained down on the dragon flame mecha infantry.
But the dragon flame mecha infantry just stood there, and the bullets coming from all directions were blocked by an invisible force around its body!
"Target confirmed! Annihilation mode activated!"
Boom!
A red energy barrier lit up around the dragon flame mecha infantry.
The next second, this energy barrier rapidly expanded outwards like an explosive shockwave!
Caught off guard, the nearby Interstellar Pirates were directly thrown flying.
Several grenades descended from the sky!
Accompanied by flames and explosions, other dragon flame mecha infantry landed one after another.
This battle still had no suspense!
In fact, the battle ended even more swiftly and decisively than at Mine Pit No. 1.
"We're rich now!"
"Warehouse No. 1 is almost full of frost spirit crystals!"
"Just a few more mine pits, and we can fill the entire ship."
"Captain Lu Jin, have you considered purchasing a few more cargo ships?"
Yu Tiancang in the voice channel made no effort to hide his joy.
Even during his time in the Solar Alliance, he had never seen so many energy ores!
Even if he had, they would have been resources used by the Solar Alliance for war, having nothing to do with him.
At this moment, Yu Tiancang was impatiently urging Lu Jin to continue clearing out those Interstellar Pirates.
He had never cleared out such wealthy Interstellar Pirates!
This was completely different from those impoverished pirates wandering the star seas!
Lu Jin, however, told Yu Tiancang not to rush; those mine pits were there and wouldn't run away.
Next, he would let the Fang Drones transport the supplies from the two mine pits back first.
Yu Tiancang also knew very well that one must eat one bite at a time.
So, he stopped talking and focused on controlling the Fang Drone swarm, transporting all the frost spirit crystals from the two mine pits back into the ship's cabin.
Just then, a fierce wind howled, and a massive shadow enveloped the entire mine pit.
Lu Jin looked up and saw ten medium-sized transport cargo ships appearing in the sky above!
Transport fleet?
Lu Jin's brows furrowed as he looked at the transport fleet that appeared in the sky.
Because these transport fleets were not Interstellar Pirate fleets; their hulls were all marked with a very conspicuous faction emblem.
And this faction was one Lu Jin was all too familiar with!
The family emblem of the Black Opal Family, one of the Gem Families of the Brilliant Galaxy.
Why would the Black Opal Family's cargo ships appear here?
And judging by the stance of these cargo ships, it seemed they were coming specifically for this mine pit!
Could it be that the Interstellar Pirates' so-called trading partners were the Black Opal Family?
If so, that would be interesting!
It should be known that the Brilliant Galaxy, as one of the financial star systems in the outer regions of the star sea, is controlled by numerous Gem Families.
And as merchants by nature, the Gem Families value their reputation above all else.
If it were known that the Black Opal Family was secretly trading with Interstellar Pirates, the damage to the Gem Families' reputation would definitely not be a minor issue.
Especially with the Brilliant Grand Assembly about to commence!
The cargo ships landed with a roar, creating huge gusts of wind that carried endless ice and snow towards Lu Jin.
Immediately after, the hatch opened!
Several Black Opal Guards, clad in heavy power armor, emerged from the cargo ship's hatch.
The last to appear was a tall, extremely alluring woman.
She strolled down the cargo ship, her arrogant gaze sweeping across the bottom of the mine pit.
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Chapter 28 He who refuses a toast will have to drink a forfeit! Thunderous Greatsword!
But very quickly, the expression on the woman's face gradually turned ugly.
At this moment, the bottom of the mine pit was a complete mess!
Numerous dragon flame mecha infantry were at the bottom of the pit, constantly killing the remaining remnants of the Interstellar Pirates.
Meanwhile, the dwarven miners took advantage of the chaos to quickly climb out of the mine pit and run towards the distance.
Most critically, inside the warehouse at the bottom of the mine pit, used to store frost spirit crystal, Fang Drones were continuously collecting the frost spirit crystal!
Seeing this, the woman directly snatched a firearm from a nearby bodyguard!
Her gaze was fierce as she aimed directly at a Fang Drone!
"Leave it for me!"
She pulled the trigger, and intense energy gathered in the gun barrel.
Bang!
An energy bullet, like a sharp arrow, shot straight towards the Fang Drone in the air.
Just as the bullet was about to hit the Fang Drone, a grenade suddenly appeared in the trajectory of the energy bullet!
The two projectiles collided, exploding into a fireworks display in the air.
Seeing the Fang Drone directly taking away the frost spirit crystal, the woman from the Black Opal Family looked even more displeased.
Her gaze fell upon the dragon flame mecha infantry at the bottom of the pit!
After a careful observation, she frowned deeply.
She couldn't identify their model!
Where did these unknown model mecha infantry come from?
Finally, the woman's gaze landed on Lu Jin and Shelia.
Because among those present, apart from the hunted Interstellar Pirates and the fleeing dwarven miners, the two in front of her looked most like controllers!
"Who are you people!"
"I advise you, the ores here are not something you can covet!"
"If you return all the ores now, I can let bygones be bygones!"
"Otherwise, you will be going against the Gem Family!"
Hearing these words, Lu Jin couldn't help but chuckle.
Going against the Gem Family?
Since when could the Black Opal Family represent all Gem Families?
According to the information Lu Jin knew, the several Gem Families in the Brilliant Galaxy were not in a state of unity.
It was just that they hadn't openly fallen out, but the covert struggles behind the scenes had been going on for who knows how many years.
A mere Black Opal Family, could it represent the Gem Family?
"I didn't know when the Black Opal Family could represent the entire Gem Family."
"Moreover, this planet is not marked as your Black Opal Family's territory!"
"Or are you saying that those Interstellar Pirates on the ground are actually people from your Black Opal Family?"
Lu Jin's words left the other party speechless.
Firstly, the planet beneath their feet was an undeveloped planet, and everything on it belonged to public resources.
When did it become the private territory of the Black Opal Family?
Secondly, Lu Jin had obtained the ores from the Interstellar Pirates by his own skill.
Now the Black Opal Family wanted to take them away with just a few words?
Lu Jin would not accept the idea of spitting out what he had eaten!
Facing Lu Jin, whose attitude was very firm, the woman from the Black Opal Family narrowed her eyes, a very strong killing intent flashing within them.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
"However, even if you hand over the ores."
"From the very beginning, I never intended to let you leave this planet!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than dozens of soldiers in heavy power armor immediately emerged from the cargo ship's cabin.
Wearing heavy power armor, they leaped down from the ship!
With a dull thud, the heavy power armor landed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
When the dust settled, the Black Opal Family soldiers, armed with Gatling machine guns, aimed at the dragon flame mecha infantry still clearing out the remaining Interstellar Pirates at the bottom of the pit!
Fire!
Accompanied by a series of muzzle flashes at the bottom of the mine pit!
A rain of bullets instantly covered the entire bottom of the pit!
But the dragon flame mecha infantry were not to be trifled with; the moment they were attacked, they immediately deployed energy shields.
A large number of bullets struck the energy shields, creating ripples.
When the energy shields reached their critical point, the dragon flame mecha infantry immediately activated an energy blast!
In an instant, a large number of energy shields directly transformed into shockwaves that spread outwards.
The Black Opal warriors hit by the shockwave couldn't help but retreat a few steps.
Seeing this scene, the woman watching from the ship frowned slightly.
One should know that the heavy power armor worn by these Black Opal warriors.
Just one set cost as much as a million credit points!
And such a high cost also proved the power of the power armor.
Both its firepower and defensive capabilities were top-tier.
Yet, facing this group of unknown model mecha infantry, the Black Opal Family's warriors couldn't gain any advantage?
Who exactly was this guy!
At the bottom of the mine pit, the Black Opal Family's warriors, realizing that their Gatling machine guns could not harm the dragon flame mecha infantry in front of them, decisively put away their firearms.
The next second, they drew out a massive metal greatsword from their backs.
Buzz... The surface of the metal greatsword was instantly enveloped by extremely terrifying high-energy voltage.
The entire greatsword erupted with extremely violent energy fluctuations!
The leading Black Opal warrior suddenly stepped forward, his heavy power armor making a dull thud on the ground.
Immediately after, his figure rapidly closed in on one of the dragon flame mecha infantry!
The lightning greatsword in his hand suddenly fell!
For a moment, electric sparks flew everywhere!
Violent currents struck the dragon flame mecha infantry's energy shield.
Before the dragon flame mecha infantry could react, the energy shield instantly broke through its damage threshold.
The lightning greatsword landed on the dragon flame mecha infantry.
Countless electric currents coursed through its body, and the dragon flame mecha infantry's body quickly became paralyzed due to energy overload.
Seeing this, the other Black Opal warriors immediately stepped forward and began to attack the dragon flame mecha infantry in front of them with their lightning greatswords.
Seeing the Black Opal Family's warriors regain the upper hand, the woman watching from the cargo ship finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Captain, do you need me to intervene?"
Shelia, seeing the dragon flame mecha infantry at a disadvantage, immediately volunteered.
But Lu Jin waved his hand, not allowing Shelia to enter the battlefield.
After all, Shelia, as a Star Hunting Dragon, was a very powerful trump card in Lu Jin's hand.
Before the Black Opal Family played their true trump card, Shelia didn't need to act prematurely.
"Next, leave it to me."
Lu Jin opened the control panel, and the operation panels of all dragon flame mecha infantry appeared in his field of vision.
The next second, to Shelia's somewhat astonished gaze, Lu Jin directly activated manual control mode!
After a moment of pause, the dragon flame mecha infantry inside the mine pit all turned their gazes towards the Black Opal Family's heavy armored warriors!
[Automatic command mode has been disengaged...]
[Activating manual supervision mode...]
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Chapter 29 Game Over! The Black Opal Vampire!
As the voice fell, one of the dragon flame mecha infantry immediately sprang into action.
Compared to before, its movements were much more agile!
Facing the Black Opal warrior's thunderous greatsword attack, a red light flashed in its eyes.
After dodging the blow with agile movements, it defiantly raised both hands.
Dragon Flame Grenade Launcher!
Boom!
Two grenade shells landed directly on the Black Opal warrior.
But as the flames dissipated, the Black Opal warrior, protected by its heavy powered armor, suffered no damage at all.
Yet, the next second, several more Dragon Flame Grenade Launchers attacked!
Rumble... Another series of explosions and intertwining flames.
Amidst the flames, the Black Opal warrior cleaved through the fire with a sword, slowly approaching the dragon flame mecha infantry.
"Heh, it seems these pieces of junk only have these tricks!"
"These attacks can't even damage our heavy powered armor!"
"Don't waste time, let's end this farce early!"
The Black Opal Family warriors, facing these ineffective attacks, didn't even put the dragon flame mecha infantry in their eyes.
But just then, one of the Black Opal warriors stepped forward.
Crack... A harsh sound echoed within the heavy powered armor.
Hearing this sound, the Black Opal warrior couldn't help but look for its source.
Then, he saw a crack appear on the surface of his arm armor.
A crack?
How is this possible?
Lu Jin, seeing this situation, revealed a satisfied smile.
From the first glance, Lu Jin recognized that the heavy powered armor the opponents were equipped with was made of black steel.
Although this material's powered armor had strong defense.
It had extremely weak resistance to sudden environmental changes!
Originally, this fatal weakness was not taken seriously by the wearers, until the Assimilation War broke out a year later, and the fatal problem of this heavy powered armor was completely exposed!
Now, Lu Jin used Dragon Flame Grenade Launchers to bombard these heavy powered armor units.
The temperature on the surface of the heavy powered armor had long since become extraordinarily high.
And their environment was in the extreme cold of tens of degrees below zero!
One cold, one hot!
Flames and ice and snow took turns ravaging, directly pushing this set of heavy powered armor to its limit.
Before the opponent could react, Lu Jin had already controlled many dragon flame mecha infantry to surround and attack.
No extra movements!
The dragon flame mecha infantry charged a punch, directly striking the Black Opal warrior in front of it.
The Black Opal warrior on the opposite side instinctively raised his arm to block.
But when the dragon flame mecha infantry's fist collided with the black steel heavy powered armor.
The result was that cracks began to appear on the surface of the powered armor!
Bang!
Another heavy punch, and the powered armor shattered directly.
The Black Opal warriors, seeing this scene, couldn't help but widen their eyes, simply unable to believe what they were seeing.
The heavy powered armor shattered?
"How is this possible?!"
The woman watching the battle from the starship also couldn't sit still!
The expensive heavy powered armor was shattered with one punch?
What exactly happened?
Just a second ago, the Black Opal Family warriors still held the absolute advantage.
Now, their equipment was directly shattered?
And the Black Opal warriors with shattered equipment, facing the dragon flame mecha infantry, once again became defenseless lambs to the slaughter.
Lu Jin barely needed to manually control them; in automatic mode alone, the dragon flame mecha infantry could clear out all the remaining Black Opal warriors!
Seeing this scene, the woman on the starship could no longer sit still!
"Quickly activate the starship!"
At this moment, even if she was a fool, she understood that the enemy she faced was absolutely not to be trifled with.
They were just a cargo ship, and the Black Opal warriors responsible for cargo security on the cargo ship had all been dispatched by her.
But the outcome was already clear; if she continued to stay here, she feared she herself would be dragged down!
But just then, Lu Jin looked at the cargo ship trying to ascend, and said to Shelia beside him.
"Next, it's your turn to act."
"Understood! Captain!"
Shelia, who could no longer suppress her inner desire for battle, didn't hesitate at all.
Her body leaped up, directly transforming into a Star Hunting Dragon in mid-air.
Her body expanded rapidly, instantly becoming the size of a starship!
Before the cargo ship could fully take off, Shelia's attack landed directly on top of the cargo ship.
The huge impact directly shattered the cargo ship's engine!
The powerless cargo ship, like a meteor, crashed violently towards the ground.
And Lu Jin's gaze fell upon the Black Opal warriors, and suddenly, he noticed something amiss.
To confirm he wasn't mistaken, Lu Jin directly jumped into the mine pit.
When he arrived in front of one of the Black Opal Family soldiers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became solemn.
Because the Black Opal soldier in front of him had no color in his skin.
Most crucially, there were two already dark red blood holes on his neck!
Opening their mouths, sharp fangs were clearly visible.
These Black Opal soldiers came from different races, but they all shared the same characteristic.
And this characteristic, Lu Jin was all too familiar with!
Because in his memories of his previous life, the Fire Phoenix Fleet, which was his fleet, many crew members had experienced these symptoms.
There was only one reason for these symptoms: they had been transformed into Blood Servants by a Blood Clan True Ancestor.
In the Assimilation War, besides the Void Zerg and Subspace Demons, the Blood Clan was also an extremely troublesome force!
"First, I encountered the Void Zerg early, and now I've encountered the Blood Clan."
"It seems my fate with these monsters is truly not shallow!"
Lu Jin glanced at the bodies of these Black Opal warriors, then his gaze fell on the crashed cargo ship.
Leaving the mine pit and coming near the crashed cargo ship, although the cargo ship had crashed, the damage was not particularly severe.
The previously arrogant woman now climbed out of the cargo ship in a very disheveled state.
But before she could feel lucky about her narrow escape, Lu Jin's figure appeared before her.
Lu Jin stepped on her body, showing no pity whatsoever.
Shelia, maintaining her Star Hunting Dragon form, had shrunk considerably.
Her gaze fell on Lu Jin, a little surprised.
Because she could now clearly perceive a very strong killing intent emanating from Lu Jin.
Lu Jin kicked the Black Opal Family woman away.
After a careful inspection, he indeed found a concealed mark on the woman's neck.
"Heh, it seems the Black Opal Family has been almost completely infiltrated by the Blood Clan."
"However, you are truly pathetic!"
"You don't even have the qualifications to become a Blood Servant."
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Chapter 30 Vampire Family! The Head of the Black Opal Clan!
Bang!
Lu Jin decisively killed the woman in front of him.
For the Blood Clan, the Blood Clan True Ancestor is a supreme existence.
Below the Blood Clan True Ancestor are the Vampire Vassals; only a True Ancestor and a Dependents can convert people into Blood Servants.
Once converted into Blood Servants, one can only be enslaved by the Blood Clan, with no control over one's own fate.
Compared to being devoured by the Void Zerg, or being seduced and corrupted by a Subspace Demon,
this feeling of powerlessness is the most painful.
Originally, Lu Jin had intended to extract some information from this woman.
But to his disappointment, the woman in front of him wasn't even considered a Blood Servant.
She was merely the lowest-tier Blood Food for the Blood Clan!
A person treated as food, even if interrogated, wouldn't yield much intelligence.
However, Lu Jin did not give up; his gaze fell upon the other cargo ships.
It was clear that the Black Opal Family secretly cooperating with Interstellar Pirates to mine frost spirit crystal definitely had some ulterior motive.
Moreover, this motive was very likely to overturn the entire Brilliant Galaxy!
In Lu Jin's memories from his previous life, the Brilliant Galaxy became a Blood Clan territory not long after the Assimilation War began.
The Blood Clan used this financial hub to continuously supply fresh blood to several races involved in the Assimilation War.
And the Blood Clan branch that occupied the Brilliant Galaxy was very likely this Blood Clan branch of the Black Opal Family!
This further solidified Lu Jin's conviction that he absolutely could not allow the Black Opal Family to destabilize the Brilliant Galaxy!
If he could destroy the Blood Clan hidden in the Brilliant Galaxy now, he would alleviate a lot of pressure in the Assimilation War that would erupt in the future.
Thinking of this, Lu Jin immediately notified Yu Tiancang, who was stationed inside the ship.
"Yu Tiancang, I order you to immediately launch the ship!"
"Next, you and Shelia will work together to destroy all the cargo ships that just landed on the surface!"
"Remember, absolutely no ship can be spared!"
Upon receiving the order, Yu Tiancang dared not delay.
He immediately started the ship's engine!
The prometheus immediately began to ascend. After reaching a certain altitude, Yu Tiancang immediately began to bomb the coordinates Lu Jin had sent.
Several laser beams descended from the sky!
In other mining pits, successive loud roars also echoed.
Lu Jin, possessing an origin warship and a Star Hunting Dragon, faced a fleet of only 10 cargo ships with limited armaments.
He would not need to expend much effort to leave them all on this planet shrouded in extreme cold.
Before long, all the cargo ship supervisors were thrown before Lu Jin.
The races of these supervisors were still varied.
Lu Jin scanned them, finding no traces of the Blood Clan on any of them.
Their skin color was normal, there were no horrifying blood holes on their necks, and even their mouths lacked the Blood Clan's characteristic fangs.
Shelia and Yu Tiancang now stood by Lu Jin's side.
Yu Tiancang had also learned of the Blood Clan's existence from Shelia.
"I never thought that the vampires of legend actually exist!"
"I always thought they were just ghost stories made up by Blue Star people to scare children!"
Lu Jin merely smiled faintly at this statement.
Many historical legends on Blue Star actually have a basis.
After all, a legendary creature doesn't appear out of thin air; it must have a certain origin!
And the origin of vampires is these Blood Clan members who are extremely adept at hiding themselves.
"These people all look very normal."
Normal?
If they were all normal, this confirmed Lu Jin's suspicion.
Among these supervisors, there must be a Vampire Vassal!
At the Dependents level, they can conceal their Blood Clan features.
And making them expose themselves is, naturally, quite easy.
That is, to inflict harm upon them. Once a Vampire Vassal is injured, their self-healing ability will activate.
While this ability ensures the Vampire Vassal's survival,
prolonged use of this ability will cause their internal energy to deplete rapidly.
And the Blood Clan's way of replenishing energy is to consume the blood of other creatures.
The craving for blood will make them willingly reveal their true forms.
Indeed!
After Lu Jin fired several shots into their bodies consecutively,
three Vampire Vassals immediately exposed their true forms, unable to suppress their craving for fresh blood!
The other supervisors were clearly brought in to create a diversion.
"Three Dependents/Retainers."
Looking at the three Vampire Vassals before him, Lu Jin was somewhat surprised.
He had thought that among these supervisors, one Vampire Vassal would be sufficient.
But he never expected that a single transport fleet would have three Vampire Vassals in charge!
This also indicated the Black Opal Family's level of importance placed on this planet.
The three Vampire Vassals opposite him now stared fiercely at Lu Jin's neck like wild beasts.
"Who exactly are you!"
"How do you know our identities!"
Facing the interrogation of the three Vampire Vassals, Lu Jin waved his hand and directly summoned a dragon flame mecha infantry.
Before they could react, Lu Jin directly threw one of the Vampire Vassals out.
The already prepared dragon flame mecha infantry mercilessly fired a Dragon Flame Grenade Cannon at him!
Boom!
With flames soaring into the sky, that Vampire Vassal was directly blown into a cloud of ashes.
To this extent, even if they possessed True Ancestor-level self-healing abilities, it would be impossible for them to survive.
Lu Jin's swift and decisive action immediately intimidated the remaining two Vampire Vassals.
"Now, I only need one person to provide information."
One person?
That means the other one has to die?!
Having witnessed the fate of the previous Vampire Vassal, the remaining two Vampire Vassals dared not conceal anything.
"Wait! I'll confess voluntarily! We are from the Black Opal Family!"
"We were forced; we didn't want to turn into these monstrous forms!"
"All of this was forced upon us by the Black Opal Family's patriarch!"
Before their words finished, the two Vampire Vassals' faces suddenly became extremely grim.
They seemed to be under some kind of attack, their eyes bulging, constantly grasping at the air around them like drowning people.
Before long, they became still, their bodies gradually turning into a wisp of ash like burnt objects.
Seeing this scene, Lu Jin immediately understood.
These two Vampire Vassals had mentioned information about the Blood Clan True Ancestor. Because of this, the Blood Clan True Ancestor, realizing his subordinates' betrayal, decisively eliminated them.
This situation also made Lu Jin realize that the Black Opal Family's patriarch was that Blood Clan True Ancestor.
The entire Black Opal Family had, in all likelihood, already been converted into a true Blood Clan collective.
Lu Jin was not surprised by such a situation!