"Make sure every female on the ship stays safe. Do not leave a single Chitinid alive." Marcus nodded. "I will handle the two Rank 11 ones." Every insect core on the ship belonged to him. No one could take them from him. He wanted to bring them back and give them to Emma. The moment Marcus finished talking, his figure vanished from the command cabin. … Inside the Chitinid super-class warship, Aaron looked at Lily. She had been badly injured and had passed out again. He asked Dahlia, who stood next to him. "Your Majesty, we just got word that Lucien has already arrived. He will probably fight us soon. Why are we not using this chance to kill him right away? Why do we have to use this stupid female to deal with him?"Aaron believed that since Lucien came alone this time, they only needed to lure him onto the ship. If he and Dahlia attacked together, plus the energy from the four Level 11 insect cores on the ship, they could easily kill Lucien. "Idiot." Dahlia gave Aaron a disgusted look. "What is the point of killing Lucien? The Interstellar Empire still has several other Rank 11 powerhouses. The Four Domains also have Marcus and Drake. Killing only Lucien means nothing. If the rest of the Rank 11 therian stay alive, we will never win." Dahlia looked at Lily on the floor. She was still unconscious. A bloodthirsty light flickered in her eyes. "I want Lucien to become mine. I want to use him to trick all the Rank 11 powerhouses of the Interstellar Empire into coming to me. As long as I absorb the energy of those Rank 11 therian, I can reach Rank 12. When that happens, our race will rule the entire interstellar." After Dahlia finished, she made herself look severely injured. Then she told Aaron, "Lucien is about to arrive. Go now and follow the plan. Leave those few Rank 10 ones here. Find a way to leave on your own." If they wanted to act, they needed it to look real. Leaving a few low-value Rank 10 Chitinids would make the therian believe they had fought hard to steal the Empire's females. It also made sense if the Rank 11 ones ran away after seeing the situation go wrong. "Yes!" Aaron followed the order. He left the ship's dungeon. Right as he stepped out of the door, a flash of white light appeared in front of him. The next second, his three eyes widened with fear. A pale blue liquid rushed out of the cut on his neck. Aaron did not even have time to call for help. His head rolled across the metal floor of the warship. An ice blade pierced his head. A Level 11 pale blue insect core shot out and landed in Marcus' hand."Chitinid Rank 11s really are trash." Marcus tossed out a blue flame. It burned Aaron's body into ash that drifted into space. Marcus put the core into his storage band. Then he used the special device Lucien gave him to send a message. "I already took down the first Rank 11 one. I am looking for the second." Lucien had just finished off the last Rank 10 Chitinid when he heard from Marcus. He replied at once, "I finished all the Rank 10 ones here. Stay careful." Right after Lucien replied, the officer in charge of rescuing the females reported. "Your Highness, we found the females who were held captive. We are working as fast as we can to free them." "Alright. Make sure they stay safe. You all stay careful too." After giving the order, Lucien kept searching the ship with his team. He wanted to check if any high-rank Chitinid were still hiding. Twenty minutes later, the captain reported, "Your Highness, every female has been rescued." He paused. Then he added, "Two of them are badly injured. They need treatment in a super-level 10 recovery pod." But only Lucien's warship had that kind of pod. The captain did not dare to decide on his own, so he had to ask first. "Your Highness, two females are still unconscious. Their life signs are weak. The medics think they may not live for more than two hours if we do not treat them soon. What do you think—" "Take them to the recovery pods on my warship. Assign people to watch over them. When they wake up, confirm their identities and notify their mates and families." After Lucien finished arranging everything, he continued searching the ship. He wanted to make sure no high-rank Chitinid was hiding.On the other side, Marcus took the four Level 11 insect cores that were embedded in the ship. He searched the ship three more times but still did not find a second Rank 11 Chitinid. He went to Lucien with a frustrated look. "Was your scan accurate? I only found one Rank 11 Chitinid. I searched many times and still found nothing." Lucien had already searched twice and also found no sign of another high-rank Chitinid. He worried that the other one might have mixed in with the females. He even told the team to run detailed checks on every female.