ZhaoChen lookedatAkatong,whohadtakenoffhermask.

ntheleftsideofherforeheadwasaredhorn,andtherewasalsooneontheright,butitwasabrokenhorn,lookingasifithadbeencutoffbysomesharpobject.

hepartofherrightcheekcoveredbythemaskwasnotmuchdifferentfromherleft,alsohavingsomeblackstripes.

tseemedthemaskwasspecificallytocovertheredhornonAkatong'sforehead.

Redhorn...black exture onhercheek...

Apieceofknowledgefromhistimeatthe orthStarStarshipMilitaryAcademy surfacedin ZhaoChen'smind.

he DemonRace,inherentlypossessingstrongcombatabilities,wasonceknownasanaturallywarlikerace.heirspecieswassimilartohumans,buttheyhadnaturalhornsandirregularblackpatternsontheirbodies.

"Youarefromthe DemonRace?" ZhaoChen asked.

Akatongnodded:"Yes,originallybelongedtothe DemonRace,butduetocertainreasons,myparents'branchofthefamilywashunteddownandfledthe DemonRace.

Decadesago,theywanderedtothisareaofthe alacticAlliance."

"Wanderedover?'vereadrecordsthatthe DemonRace's Starfleet onceappearedinthe alacticAlliance'sterritory,butforsomeunknownreason,theyneverappearedagain," ZhaoChen inquiredcuriously.

"heplacewherethe DemonRace livesisveryfarfromhere,ifcalculatedbydirection.

he MechanicalRace isrightinthemiddleofthetwo,makingasinglevoyageverydifficult.Plus,the DemonRace isconstantlyfightingitsnaturalenemies.

t'ssimilartotherelationshipbetweenyour alacticAlliance andthe MechanicalRace.aturally,theydon'thavetimetogetinvolvedinaffairsofotherdistantuniverses.

hisisalsowhymyparentschosetofleehere.

Becausehere,aslongaswedisguiseourhorns,basicallynoonewillrecognizeusasthe DemonRace,"Akatongsaid.

SoAkatonghadsuchastory.

"Report,thetarget Starport hasbeencompletelycontrolledbyus. BigyeWang,theleaderoftheslavetraders,hasbeencapturedbyourmechsquadandisonhisway!" ilith reportedfromtheside.

"ndthebattleassoonaspossible.heyshouldhavesentoutadistresssignaltotheirmasterbehindthescenesearlier.Wemustquicklyfinishthebattleandevacuatefromhere," ZhaoChen ordered.

ethenlookedatAkatongnexttohim:"We'lltalkmoreaboutyourmatterwhenwegetback.Youcontinuewithyourworkfornow."

Akatonglookedatthe Commander,alittlestunned.

"What'swrong?" ZhaoChen lookedatAkatong'ssomewhatsurprisedexpression.

"You...you'renotblamingme?...hidfromyou...that'mfromthe DemonRace..."Akatongaskedcautiously.

ZhaoChen chuckled:"What'stheproblemwiththat?veryonehastheirownsecrets.justneedtoknowthatyou,Akatong,arediligentlyworkingforme.

thasnothingtodowithwhetheryouarefromthe DemonRace orwhetheryouhavehornsonyourhead."

"But...the alacticAlliance...hasalwaysbeenwaryofus.versincetheDemon Starfleet visitedandthendisappearedalongtimeago.

ur DemonRace hasbecomeoneoftheinterstellarracestheycloselymonitorandsearchfor,"Akatongsaidwithabittersmile:"hat'salsowhywearamaskanddisguisemyidentity."

ZhaoChen shruggedandsaid:"t'sunderstandablethatthe alacticAlliance wouldbewaryofsuchamysteriousexistenceastheDemonrace,fortheirownsecurity.here'snothingwrongwiththat.

Buttrustyou,becauseyou,Akatong,arenowmycrewmember."

Afterspeaking,hetappedAkatong'sheadandurged:"Alright,hurryupandgettowork.don'tcareifyou'resome DemonRace ornot,ifyouslackoffonthejob,yoursalarywillbededucted."

Finally, ZhaoChen didn'tforgettoteaseher.

Feelingthat ZhaoChen'sattitudetowardsherhadn'tchangedatall,Akatongsmiled.

hiswasthefirsttimeshehadsmiledsohappilysinceputtingonhermask.

tturnedoutthatinthisland,therereallywerepeoplewhodidn'tmindtheirexistence★𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭★atall.

"Yes, Commander!"Akatongsaidseriously,thenreturnedtoherpost.

hebattlewasstillongoing,butitwasnownearingitsend.

Undertherepeateddevastationofthe 3Blizzard, 2SnowMastiff, 2BlackRhino,andtheoverwhelming nterstellarFighter and nterstellarDroneSwarm,theslavetraders' Starfleet couldnolongerholdon.

heygraduallylostthewilltofightandbegantoflee.

odaywasdifferentfromthepast. ZhaoChen hadenough nterstellarWarship toencircleandannihilatethesefleeingenemy nterstellarWarship.

Afterall,intermsofspeed,whocouldoutrunthe 3Blizzard?

"ffertermsofsurrendertotheenemyships.ellthemthatany nterstellarWarship thatshutdowntheirinterstellarenginesandsurrenderwillnotbedestroyed," ZhaoChen told ilith.

"Yes," ilith immediatelyrelayedtheorder.

Subsequently,the XiaolongFleet'ssurrenderannouncementechoedonthepublicchannelofthisstarsector.

hisledtoalargenumberof nterstellarWarship beginningtosurrender.Afterall,theycouldn'twinthefight,andtheycouldn'tescape,sotheycouldonlysurrenderobediently,seekingaglimmerofhope!

Atthisverymoment,threepeople,confinedinacage,hadbeentransferredtothe shuttle hangarofthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship.

"ilith,'llleavethingsheretoyoufornow.

Collectasmany nterstellarransportShipsaspossible.Afterthebattleends,transferalltherescuedslavestothetransportships," ZhaoChen told ilith.

"Yes," ilith said.

hen ZhaoChen lookedatAkatong:"Weshouldgomeetourthreeopponents.estimatethey'restillcompletelybewilderedbythissuddenbattle.

Atleast,let'smakesuretheydiewithunderstanding."

Akatongnodded.

Soon, ZhaoChen andAkatongarrivedoutsidethehangarwherethethree'prisoners'werebeingheld.

Beforeevenenteringthehangar,asharpshoutcouldbeheard.

"'mwarningyou!WehaveisighnesstheSecondPrinceandisighnessthe hirdPrince ofthe Starlightmpire behindus!fyoudaretodoanythingtous.

heSecondPrinceand hirdPrince willnotletyouoffeasily!" ZhaoChen lookedover.hespeakerwasascrawnyman.

ZhaoChen hadseenthedata.hispersonwasthesecond-in-commandofthisgroupofslavetraders,nicknamedSkinnyMonkey. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

ohisleftandrightwere BigyeWang,theleader,and hirdScarface.

heappearanceof ZhaoChen andAkatongalsoattractedtheattentionofthesethree.

specially ZhaoChen,because ZhaoChen wastheonlymaletheyhadseensincearrivinghere.

ButuponseeingAkatongnextto ZhaoChen,theirinitialconfusionquicklyturnedintosurprise.

"YouareAkatongofthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup!" hirdScarface wasthefirsttorecognizetheidentityofthewomanbeforethem.

BecauseAkatongwasnotwearinghermaskatthismoment,althoughtheydidn'trecognizeheridentityimmediately,whentheysawtheverysymbolicswordatherwaist.

hat'swhentheyrecognizedherasAkatong.

"Didn'texpectustomeethere,didyou?

Whenyouorderedthemassacreofmy BloodyMaryMercenaryroup'sheadquarters,youneverimaginedyou'dhaveadaylikethis,didyou!"Akatonggrippedherswordhilt,hereyesfullofrage.