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When Alex arrived at the ship, everything seemed calm.

There were no indications of any activity inside the ship itself, and although the defensive shields had been overwhelmed, there were no alarms blaring at all.

It was like the whole thing was a ghost ship.

'Surely it wasn't just 1 pirate per ship, right…?'

Alex wasn't convinced.

These ships didn't look like the same type as Alex's, where he alone could operate it without the need for any crew members.

Especially for a ship over 500 metres long, this had to have at least some crew members to maintain the core areas.

But there was one easy method for him to find out.

'Spatial Perception.'

Alex activated his spatial perception, which enveloped the entire ship all at once.

'There you are!'

And just as he had expected, this ship wasn't empty.