Chapter 48

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23 Nyx temporarily put aside the question and clutched the iris flower pendant in her hand, Kian’s face appearing in her mind.

So, this necklace was Kian’s gift.

Nyx thought, ‘Where has he gone? He’s never responded to my messages.

“Felix, when you’re not busy, could you help me find someone?” She couldn’t help but ask Felix for assistance.

“The person Nyx is looking for was a young male, the one who gave her this necklace?‘ Felix felt a slight discomfort in his heart but didn’t refuse.

“What is your relationship with him?” He couldn’t help but ask Nyx, “Do you want to choose him as your partner?”

Felix never considered himself old. With Beastmen having an average age of 500 years, he was still young. But in front of Nyx, he often felt a sense of crisis because of the age difference.

He thought, ‘After all, Nyx was only twenty. Will she be more easily attracted to a male of her age? Even if this young male is just a poor brat?‘

Nyx froze, shaking her head to deny it. “We’re just friends.”

Kian’s family was poor, and he had experienced many hardships, which made Nyx think of her past and feel more concerned about him.

Felix’s mood eased, and he promised to do his best.

“Thank you, Felix!” Nyx sent Felix Kian’s name, photo, and other personal details, feeling somewhat more at ease.

Felix promised he would find out the information as soon as possible.

She thought this “soon” would at least take two or three days.

But to her surprise, the news came much quicker.

The destroyed munitions depot yielded only a handful of repairable surveillance recordings. Felix meticulously reviewed them, his attention fixed on the man in the luxurious robe, scrutinizing Jaws’s every action.

In the last two seconds of the video, a figure suddenly appeared next to Jaws, seemingly reporting something to him, catching his attention.

The person wore a hood, their face hidden in the shadows.

But Felix immediately felt the figure’s build and posture were familiar.

After a careful comparison, he confirmed that this was the young male Nyx had asked him to find–Kian.

The missing military academy student had actually become a Space Pirate?

It seemed that Kian was favored by the leader, able to speak in front of Jaws, indicating he had probably been involved with criminal forces for some time.

A lawless criminal, and he was Nyx’s friend.

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Chapter 48 Felix couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat, feeling a surge of dread.

The naive little female was completely unguarded, not even knowing who this Kian really was, and yet dared to be friends with him. What if Kian had malicious intentions, luring her out and kidnapping her? She might not even have time to call for help!

“The poor female is so naive, completely unaware of who Kian really is, and yet she is friends with him. What if Kian has bad intentions and lures her away?‘ worried Felix.

He immediately opened Nyx’s chat window, ready to send her a message to give her a stern warning, but then froze in his tracks.

He turned to look at his adjutant, who was confused.

Felix said, “If I remember correctly, you’re married?”

The adjutant’s face turned red. “Yes.”

Not only was he married, but his relationship with his matron was also famously good.

Because of this, Felix decided to ask for his advice: “If your matron did something wrong, would you teach her a lesson?”

The adjutant was stunned.

“Teach?” He shook his head repeatedly. “No, no.”

Never would he dare to teach his own matron. Throughout the empire, there would be no male so bold.

Seeing his strong reaction, Felix silently thanked himself for not hastily messaging Nyx earlier.

There were indeed still many things he needed to learn about relationships.

He humbly continued asking for advice, “Then, if she made friends with very bad people, how would you persuade her?” “Uh, persuade―The adjutant thought for a few seconds and suddenly had a flash of insight. “Are they male friends?”

Seeing Felix nod, the adjutant immediately understood–Felix was dealing with a rival.

“It’s common for matrons to be tempted by males outside,” the adjutant lowered his voice. “If you try to forcefully warn her, it might backfire. What we need to do is make things more interesting and draw her attention back.”

This made sense. Felix pondered thoughtfully.

He would do everything he could to attract Nyx’s attention, but that wouldn’t guarantee that Nyx wouldn’t be tempted by bad people outside.

For females, danger lurked everywhere.

Felix lightly tapped the table, his expression determined.

Eliminating all danger for his female was the duty of a male.

“Keep tracking,” he quickly set a target direction, speaking calmly.

Unlike the insignificant Space Pirates, Jaws was a crazy and cunning guy. The empire’s previous large–scale encirclements had failed to capture him.

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Chapter 48 But Felix was sharp and experienced, able to ignore distractions like smoke screens and lock onto the whereabouts of the Space Pirates from the tiniest clues.

With Felix in command, the empire’s army was full of vigor, but the Space Pirates were panicking, “Boss, they’ve caught up!” The Space Pirates had just arrived at their hideout when they realized the empire’s army was closing in.

Even though they had expected the empire to be enraged after blowing up the munitions depot, no one had anticipated that the pursuit would be so fast.

They wondered who was leading the empire’s army. The leader’s sharp instincts and strong judgment were terrifying The smile on Jaws‘ face faded somewhat, his eyes narrowing as he searched for an answer.

“Tch-” He sighed lightly. “Could it be that terrifying lion has personally come after us?”

As an Imperial Marshal, Felix was no pushover.

“To have the Marshal himself on my tail...it’s a privilege, a glorious end,” Jaws said, a wry smile playing on his lips, a stark contrast to the dire circumstances. The humor quickly vanished, however, his features becoming hard and cold.

He then ordered, “Abandon the hideout and leave immediately.”

Trying to escape from Felix’s personal pursuit would be a very difficult task. Simply abandoning a hideout seemed insufficient.

Jaws decisively said, “Everyone, prepare to abandon the ship and flee at any moment.”

Before leaving, Jaws ordered the Space Pirates to drop the weapons they had just acquired from the imperial munitions depot and destroy the entire planet where the hideout was located.

The entire planet was immediately engulfed in flames.

“Is this a provocation?” Felix’s adjutant angrily slammed his fist on the table, looking at the burning planet.

Felix’s gaze was cold.

The chase continued, and the distance was closing. The empire’s army could now see the starship carrying the Space Pirates fleeing.

The empire’s army was ready for battle.

However, before a battle could even start, the Space Pirates, seemingly driven to a dead end, chose to abandon ship and flee.

The massive starship disintegrated into a cloud of chaos in space, with numerous desperadoes using the confusion to pilot small ships and scatter in all directions.

“Do we pursue, Marshal?” The adjutant urgently asked.

Felix squinted, shaking his head as he made a judgment. “No.”

They had abandoned an entire planet’s hideout and a high–level starship, indicating they were sacrificing everything to survive.

Their losses even surpassed the munitions depot the empire lost.

Although their losses were significant, it had to be acknowledged that it was indeed an effective escape tactic.

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The Space Pirates scattered too widely, and Jaws hid among them, making it impossible to locate him precisely.

If a team were sent to track them separately, they might be able to capture Jaws, but the soldiers would be no match for him. Not only would they fail to capture him, but they might also incur additional casualties.

Jaws ordered, “Capture a few alive for interrogation.”

The starship abandoned by the Space Pirates had turned into countless fragments, some of which contained personal belongings of the pirates, things they had either discarded or accidentally left behind while fleeing.

Some soldiers were responsible for salvaging the fragments and these miscellaneous items, reporting anything of value.

Felix casually picked up an Intelligent Brain dropped by one of the Space Pirates.

He effortlessly operated it a few times and successfully decrypted the data.

With a beep, a photo of a female appeared on the screen.

Felix’s pupils suddenly contracted. ‘Nyx?‘

On the screen, the young female gazed innocently at the camera, resembling a helpless little rabbit.