APUTFFZG Chapter 40.1
"...What's wrong?" Ye Er felt a twinge of pain from his grip, but seeing that Xi Ze's expression was clearly off, he didn't struggle free. He asked hesitantly instead. The department store was not far behind them. Xi Ze took hurried steps, pulling him toward the escape passage. At the question, he said between gasps, "Star pirates." Ye Er's pupils constricted slightly. In recent years, although the wars with other races had stopped, star pirates had grown increasingly rampant, burning, killing, and looting everywhere. Any planet they targeted would undoubtedly face disaster. Most incidents were small, but they were as annoying as locusts. He often saw news reports about star pirates attacking various places, but it all seemed far removed from his life, until this disaster unexpectedly arrived at his doorstep. "Hold on tight." As if dissatisfied with their slow pace, Xi Ze suddenly turned his head, his dark, heavy eyes gleaming cold and shar...