Not long after Sword Dragon Duolin saw the man in black, the bio-mecha's magnetic field disappeared completely, suggesting it has most likely fallen into someone else's hands.
They quickly reported this information, triggering a swift reaction from the military intelligence, who cordoned off nearby starfields and disguised as a merchant team to conduct a wide-range secret search. Borgheide, being a super empire, didn't believe anything could slip through their net.
Regrettably, they have been searching the nearby starfields for over half a month without any leads. Along the way, they encountered a middle-sized pirate team, which surrendered under their overwhelming force within two hours.
Upon receiving further intelligence, they found out that this pirate team was just a small offshoot of Pirate King Bruce. Knowing he couldn't beat the military, Bruce had taken a speedboat and fled before the fight even began, leaving the pirate team as a tactical diversion for his escape.
