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The theft of the Heart of Fire | part 3
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Inside the spacecraft, the Kraligians picked up the boxes from the ship's warehouse. They received a message from Commander Basmakal that they were leaving today, so they decided to speed up.
"Dude, what do you think of the commander?" A blue Kraligian asked another nearby Kraligian.
"Commander Basmakal? He's a bit strict, but he's a good person." The Kraligian replied with a curious expression, not expecting to receive this kind of question.
"All Kraligians have a lot of respect for him, due to his great deeds and contributions, especially during the war."
Basmakal was a general highly respected by other Kraligians. Although he was not the strongest general of his race, he was fully qualified for this position and contributed to the growth of his race.
"War?" The blue Kraligian showed a confused expression.
"You don't know about the war?"
The blue Kraligian noticed his mistake and showed an embarrassed expression.
"I'm sorry, my memory is poor."
"What are you guys talking about over there? Return to work." A Kraligian who was patrolling warned the two.
"Y-Yes, sir."
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Keiichi observed the spaceship with a grave expression.
After he began training, his confidence increased significantly. He was sure that he could beat the woman who fought at the auction without any problem.
But now, he felt a strong sense of fear. Sudden insecurity swept through his heart.
'Will I be okay?'
'Can I come back alive from this?'
Seeing a spacecraft as large as a city that could decimate a whole country made it uncomfortable. He didn't want to die until he killed the bastard who destroyed his family.
He thought he was rather powerful, but that idea disappeared when he met the cat girl, called Yerin. He did not know the origin of this woman, but he knew that in comparison to her, his power was trivial.
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While Keiichi was in an inner dilemma, a telepathic message arrived in his mind.
Sakura: Keiichi, it's time.
…
*Sigh!*
Keiichi took the invisibility ring out of his inventory with a conflicted expression.
'...I accepted this mission, so I will fulfill it.'
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The spaceship's engines started, emitting a loud sound.
"Commander Basmakal, we are prepared to leave." The ship's pilot sent a voice message to Basmakal.
"Yes." Basmakal replied.
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The lab coat Kraligian was heading towards the control room, getting ready to leave.
"Oh Commander Basmakal? Are you finished yet?" The Kraligian in the lab coat asked Basmakal that suddenly appeared.
"Yes, let's go."
The Kraligian opened the door to the control room after going through multiple iris scans, facial recognition, fingerprints, etc. After completing the checks, he entered the room and left the door open for Basmakal.
Basmakal came in with a curious expression. There were already more Kraligians in the control room watching the areas of the ship.
The fire heart was still emitting a reddish glow, indicating a large amount of stored energy.
'Beautiful…'
"Commander Basmakal, you-"
*BAM!*
The Kraligian in the lab coat felt an intense pain hit his chest. He looked at Basmakal with a confused expression.
"You…" He passed out. The other Kraligians in the room barely had time to react before being knocked out as well.
Basmakal's appearance began to distort until the Sakura came to light. Sakura immediately went towards the heart of fire, but she noticed that the artifact was inside a box. She tried to break the box, but it was useless.
'What the hell?' She hadn't expected the box to be so sturdy. In addition, a password that only Basmakal knew was required to open the box.
She then decided to put the box in her inventory and try to open it later, opening the box was the least of the problems now.
*BOOOMMM!*
An explosion occurred inside the spaceship, alerting everyone.
Sakura took the invisibility ring out of her inventory.
'I hope this works out.'
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Keiichi fired blasts of Hell Flame into the spaceship's room. He had tried using normal flames, but the damage done to the ship was minimal, so he had to use his Hell Flame.
*BOOOMMM!*
When the alarms went off, Keiichi ran out of the room.
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「Sector 6 is under attack, activating protective measures」
The spacecraft's AI issued a warning, alerting everyone.
'Which?!' Basmakal was in shock when he received the warning. Area 6 is the storage, where resources are stored.
'Are we under attack?'
Basmakal dashed towards sector 6, arriving as fast as the blink of an eye. Looking at sector six, he realized that everything was on fire. The green flames burned all the resources they took days to obtain.
Basmakal was enraged, swearing to end the life of whoever did this.
Even with the spacecraft's protective measures in place, the flames were difficult to extinguish.
Basmakal was a bit confused when he saw the green flames. He feared that the flames would cause grave damage to the spaceship.
This spacecraft is one of the few models that can be used for light-year travels because regular spacecraft will take a long time. If this ship was destroyed, they would be trapped here until the King came here. As well, the damage would be enormous.
They weren't smart enough to build such a spaceship, so they often steal them from other races during wars. Although they are not very intelligent compared to other races, they have great personal power. The king has enough power to frighten his enemies, for his immense power.
「Analyzing vital functions of the spaceship」
「No vital functions were damaged, operating properly」
The flames disappeared, and the AI reported that the spacecraft was in good condition. Basmakal was relieved.
「 Initiating a state of emergency」
「The heart of fire has been stolen」
"!!!"
Basmakal's eyes widened as he heard the warning.
*Roar!*
He roared and bolted towards the control room.