Alex was confident that the alien wouldn't be able to anticipate his attack, nor would it be able to defend against it in time.
The short distance between the kitchen and the entrance was nothing to Alex.
Whack!
Alex delivered his strike the instant he entered the room, not even giving the cooking alien a chance to react before he was sent down to the ground with one swift strike to the back of its neck.
Alex stood over the unconscious alien, his mind racing with the next steps.
The alien pirate lay sprawled on the floor, completely out cold from the strike Alex had delivered to the back of its neck.
His original plan was to just kill the alien and be done with it, moving on to the next section to continue checking for any rogue aliens like this one.
But after a short bout of consideration, he decided to keep it alive instead.