Chapter 49: The Last Warrior, Section 5

A roar shook the earth. Though Blackhair spoke casually, when the enormous warship appeared over Planet Xieke, almost everyone was stunned.
It was too big—simply too big.
Developed specifically for Snakefang, this warship’s size was comparable to that of Moir’s giant ships—enormous, even on par with meteorites. From the ground, it was especially awe-inspiring; the entire sky was covered. All that could be seen was the vast, boundless hull. The sunlight was blocked, plunging the entire Planet Xieke into darkness.
Standing frozen in his factory courtyard like a puppet, OldBuick was speechless, gazing at the seemingly endless steel warship in the sky. It wasn’t until Blackhair approached and patted his shoulder again that he trembled slightly, extending one finger.
“This… this… this…”
“Mm, this is a warship,” Blackhair said with a smile.
“Yes… yes… yes…”
“Mm, it’s mine,” Blackhair explained further.
“Big… big… big…”
“Mm, it is quite big. I forgot to consider that,” Blackhair frowned, muttering in apparent regret. “If I had known, I would have just sent a Thunderbolt. Using a Virtual Puppet for such a small planet—was that too much? I hope Wick won’t cause me trouble.”
“You… you… you…” OldBuick’s eyes grew wider, his gaze at Blackhair as if he were seeing a ghost.
“Enough, OldBuick. I am indeed Blackhair. You’re not mistaken. It’s the same Blackhair you knew. I just have a little power now. There’s no need for you to be so surprised,” Blackhair said with a smile, waving his hand. “I’ve said it before—since I promise to keep you safe, I will definitely keep my word. With this, where can’t you go? Leave that so-called demon to them.”
“…” Opening his mouth, OldBuick ultimately couldn’t utter a complete sentence. With a long sigh, he hung his head.
It was truly frustrating—others were even more impressive. After years apart, OldBuick had thought his own circumstances were already special enough. Having built such a substantial fortune filled him with pride. But after seeing Blackhair now, he was completely speechless. Such a giant warship—something he had never seen in his entire life. Even their Planet Xieke’s lord could never possess one!!
No wonder Blackhair spoke so confidently; he really did have the means.

Staring blankly at the calm smile and ordinary-looking black hair, OldBuick was both amused and puzzled. At the same time, endless hope surged in his heart. Perhaps this time he truly had won. With black hair’s support, wouldn’t that relic fall into his hands? If he could get black hair to say a few words as well, even the lord of this planet wouldn’t dare provoke him. That damned research institution—let them go to hell! OldBuick realized now that this black-haired man was definitely not the destitute youth he had saved back then. His power was probably beyond his imagination. With this thought, OldBuick stopped trembling and straightened his back. A smug smile gradually appeared on his wrinkled face. Seeing his expression, black hair wasn’t surprised. To obey the strong and rely on them was human nature. Since he had decided to help OldBuick, he didn’t intend to hide anything from him. After this matter was settled, he would take OldBuick back to Death Star. It would be good for him to serve as a branch leader under Koko. Compared to his current resources, even a single hair from Koko was thicker than his waist. But for now… it was time for him to meet that demon. The virtual puppet descended rapidly; in just a moment, it had reached the planet’s atmosphere. But it couldn’t go any lower—after all, it was a ship designed for interstellar combat. Its enormous size made it unsuitable for landing on ordinary planets. Forcing a landing would only bring catastrophic destruction to the planet. Black hair intended to use it as a helper, not to destroy Death Star. So, descending to this height was sufficient. Under the control of the ship’s computer, the virtual puppet would synchronize with Death Star’s rotation orbit, remaining above him at all times. No matter where he was in the Wasteland Desert, it could provide continuous fire support. Of course, there were also the powerful forces of five hundred Blood Moon and Sunset units. Blood Pupil and Monkey arrived at OldBuick’s factory fifteen minutes later, along with Baroka. This irritable fat man really disliked training alone on Death Star, so he came over at black hair’s call. It was good too—more powerful warriors meant more protection. Black hair wasn’t arrogant enough to think he was invincible. In many cases, he valued coordinated attacks even more.

Especially in environments where Snake Teeth cannot be used. Their mechs don’t have an absolute advantage. If that demon is really as powerful as OldBuick, this expedition isn’t risk-free either. After meeting, there was another round of pleasantries. After Black Hair introduced a few people to OldBuick, they began discussing the expedition. In the end, it was decided that OldBuick would only send people for excavation, with Black Hair responsible for all equipment. They would set off right away, aiming to leave before the rulers of this planet arrived, to avoid unnecessary trouble. It wasn’t out of fear of anyone, but Black Hair felt that with such a massive appearance of virtual puppets, it was impossible not to alert the higher-ups of Shek Xing. But formal pleasantries were utterly boring. He would rather face a group of enemies than endure any lord’s hypocritical act, so they accelerated the plan. Still, they were late. By the time they were ready to set off, a squad of guards rushed into OldBuick’s factory as well. They quickly dispersed the workers and split aside, allowing several burly men with fierce looks to enter. “Oh my… isn’t this OldBuick? Hard to tell… You, who always act so kindly, how could you do such a thing! We just received reports from residents. A few people came down from that big thing above and entered your factory. Come out and explain quickly. Why would the guests of the noble lord be in your house?” As soon as they entered the yard, one of the big men started talking nonsense, spouting rude curses. He held his chin high, not even glancing at OldBuick. Hearing his accusations, OldBuick became anxious immediately. “I… what have I done? What guests of the lord? I didn’t see anyone…” “Oh! How dare you talk back?” The big man jumped up instantly, stretching out his chubby finger. “What are you all waiting for? Grab him now! Search the entire factory. The guests of the lord must not be hidden by this scumbag!!” “Wait!” Black Hair, who had been watching, could take it no longer and stepped forward slightly. “Who do you call a scumbag?”

He didn’t see the black-haired man make any gesture; just with that slight step, the temperature in the entire courtyard dropped by a notch in an instant. The air around seemed to turn into ice crystals, making everyone shiver. The guards who rushed forward were especially affected—faced with the sudden chill radiated by the black-haired man, their faces turned pale, and they staggered, too terrified even to shout as they retreated in panic.

Compared to them, the obviously leaderly fat man seemed to fare a bit better. After all, being used to being in a position of authority, he had some immunity to such pressure. He quickly realized the sudden temperature change in the courtyard with just a shiver. His gaze toward the black-haired man now carried a hint of fear.

“Who… who are you?”

“I’m a friend of UncleBuick. Also, a guest of that lord you mentioned,” the black-haired man said, shaking his head with resignation. “But I don’t know your lord at all, so there’s no such thing as a guest. Your actions put me in a difficult position…”

“Oh, haha… So it’s you after all.” The fat man immediately put on a smiling face. “Um… to be honest, it was a bit presumptuous of me. Actually, it was the lord who saw your spaceship just now and realized that an important person has arrived on Xieke Star. That’s why he sent me to invite you over as a guest. It was my fault for not being clever enough and acting rashly.”

As he spoke, the fat man kept bowing, his gaze toward UncleBuick also full of smiles.

“Alright, UncleBuick. After all these years, I never knew you knew such an important person. You’ll need to take better care of him from now on. Don’t mind what I said earlier. I was just worried for the lord.”

“No, that’s not it…” Seeing the fat man’s two-faced attitude, UncleBuick was stunned. Having always been at the bottom of society, he had never seen such hypocrisy before. He was too stunned to speak.

But just because he couldn’t speak didn’t mean the black-haired man was silent. He didn’t want any trouble with the ruler of Xieke Star to begin with, so he naturally had no good feelings toward this so-called lord. After seeing the fat man’s earlier behavior, he truly despised him, so his words naturally lacked courtesy. He glanced at the guards in the courtyard and snorted lightly.

“I’ve said it before. I don’t know any lord, let alone be his guest. So I can only thank your lord for his kindness. But now, I suddenly find you all very annoying…”

The monkey next to him let out a low laugh, moved his right hand, and took out a small knife to pick at his nails.
“Annoying? Then just kill them all. Head, if you don’t want to get your hands dirty, we can do it for you.”
“That’s right, it will only take thirty seconds. I guarantee they’ll be gone from your sight,” Baroka added with a vicious grin. “Huh?” The fat man across from him immediately turned pale and was stunned.