With a grin, Toothless cheerfully said, “Everyone, long time no see.”
With a slight nod, Cyclops acknowledged Toothless, his respect for him quite evident.
Among the five great pirates, Bluer ranked last and was the weakest. With a full-faced smile, he flattered, “Long time no see, Your Excellency, Toothless. You're as impressive as ever!”
The giant spider with a human face, Octaclaw, sneered at Toothless. “Toothless, I heard you've been tamed, accepting someone else as your master. Are you even fit to be the King of Space Pirates? Isn't it my turn now?”
Toothless sneered, “Octaclaw, have you forgotten about the time you lost to me in our duel? Do you want me to give you another round of beating?”
Octaclaw's face darkened. “Don't get too cocky. It was me who broke your tooth in the first place!”
Toothless said coldly, “If I hadn't shown mercy back then, your body would have been reduced to dust by now.”
Octaclaw, embarrassed and angry, was on the verge of losing its temper.
The mountain-like Rocky beside them slowly spoke up. “All of you, stop arguing. Recently, we've been hunted by the God fleet and have suffered countless casualties. We're now at a critical juncture of life and death, yet you still refuse to unite. Are you going to fight each other every time you meet?”
Everyone fell silent as soon as Rocky finished his sentence.
Aside from Toothless and his pirate crew, the rest of the pirate crews had been having a tough time lately.
The God fleet had been frequently mobilizing recently, striking against them.
They suffered heavy losses.
Many space pirate groups were directly eradicated by the Gods.
It was precisely because of that situation that when Toothless invited everyone to sit down and talk, the pirate captains, who usually had their own grudges, all came without any hesitation.
Rocky looked at Toothless and said in a deep voice, “Toothless, you didn't call us over just to pick a fight with us, did you?”
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