Infamous Red Dragon pirate Nathan Zhao has apparently narrowly escaped with his life after being assaulted by a vigilante mob. Though Zhao's ship was disabled, the pirate was last seen bolting from Asteroid Belt Alpha in an escape pod.In an epic battle that raged for more than four hours in the Genesis Galaxy, Zhao destroyed or disabled more than 100 attackers' ships, while several of his own henchmen were also incapacitated. Hulks and wreckage littered the area before fleets of salvage and recovery vehicles cleared the scene.
The vigilante mob, apparently incensed over Zhao's excessive boasts and taunts, finally had enough of the insults and attacked him in a mad rush. Dozens of attackers were destroyed as Zhao calmly picked them off. Wave after wave assaulted the pirate, though the vigilantes did seemingly little damage to the pirate in the first two hours of the fight.
However, the mob then began to organize its attack, led by the Traders R Us organization, and applied more effective tactics in subsequent waves. The attackers, led by Banesword, slowly battered the pirate's shields into submission, then launched an all-out assault on Zhao's hull.
With his ship battered and burning, Zhao was forced to flee in an escape module. He was last seen fleeing the asteroid belt, with vigilantes Calian, Asylum, Bruhaha, Blackarachnia, Passionfruit, Korack, Daisyduke, Fynnding, and Vandervecken in hot pursuit.
Net-7 will continue to follow this story, and is already investigating rumors within the Red Dragon organization as to Zhao's whereabouts. Reliable contacts within the Red Dragons have indicated that Zhao is still alive and has not traveled far, but his condition is still unconfirmed.
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