"Don't underestimate these people, Your Excellency." Costa's face was solemn. "Although you can easily crush them, they're definitely not foolish enough to confront you directly."
"They will act in the shadows, like ticks, or target one of your commercial transports, or a remote base, or an important figure. As soon as there's any slack, they will take a bite."
"The loss may not be significant, but it's extremely disgusting."
When Costa said this, there was a sense of shared resentment.
The larger the force, the more they face this situation. All Three Great Civilizations have such enemies, and there are many, most notably the Holy Revolution Army.
They don't even aim to overthrow governance, just to cause sabotage, again and again, it's utterly disgusting.
Although they're being hunted, it's hard to mobilize high-level life forms specifically to capture them, as the time cost does not justify the benefit.
