Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"It seems you completely disregard me, Anran!"

Anatoly gave a wicked smile.

At the same time, An Ran noticed that her bracelet suddenly rang.

That was a reminder from Irene—

“Anran, something terrible has happened. You must leave the underground prison immediately. You absolutely cannot let Anatoly, who is stationed there, hold you back. I just received news that the Knights of the Order have left several Templar Knights near Aix! If you get entangled with them, it will be difficult for you to leave. You can save people later. In short, you must run.”

"..."

They arrived just in time.

An Ran mentally complained.

But no problem.

She had long anticipated that something would happen.

His arrest was entirely within An Ran's expectations.

An Ran didn't understand why they had to come here to arrest her.

There must be a reason for this.

Otherwise, the Royal Knights could have captured her directly at the headquarters of the Mechanicus or on her first trip to Aix-en-Provence.

There was no need to wait until now.

"Is it waiting for me to advance to the peak of the Master level?"

An Ran remembered that Sphinx had said that in order to withstand the power of the void, one must at least advance to the peak of the master level.

"But that doesn't feel right either."

Back in the Carapace system, the Royal Knights could have confirmed that she had advanced to the peak of the Master level, but they did not take action.

"..."

Although I don't know why.

But An Ran had to thank the Royal Knights for not arresting her.

Now that things have dragged on, An Ran is qualified to leave the chessboard and become a chess player.

"You lead them back inside, and after we've killed Anatoli, I'll take you away."

Another line of text appeared behind An Ran.

"I……"

Rosa was currently struggling with the name Anran.

Anatoly's shout immediately reminded her of the pirate princess Anran.

As the princess's personal bodyguard, how could she not know the pirate princess's name?

This name, so characteristic of the Republic of Novalu, is not actually that common in the world of Night of the Stars.

Rosa's heart suddenly skipped a beat when she thought about how "Anran" had risked her life to save them.

Even my heartbeat slowed down.

Could this unfamiliar young girl really be Princess?

The princess didn't actually die, and she even came to save them?

Rosa trembled with excitement, and at that moment An Ran turned around and shoved her.

"Hide first, we'll talk about it later!"

hum-

Anatoly raised his spear.

He looked at what was in front of him with a cold smile.

There was no intention to stop Enron's operation.

"Let me show you the difference between us!"

The sharp spearhead was pointed at Anran, and Anatoli's body was already covered with a layer of diamond-colored virtual armor.

"Go in!"

An Ran stared at Rosa with a serious expression.

"..."

This exudes the imposing authority of the former leader of the Higanbana Pirate Crew.

Having experienced this countless times before, Rosa immediately straightened up, gave An Ran a deep look, and then led her companions into the back room.

"Boom!"

The heavy door suddenly collapsed, completely separating Rosa and Anran.

Out of Anatoly's sight, Rosa retreated in astonishment as she discovered that the walls of the room were writhing.

It was as if she had entered not a metal room, but the stomach of some enormous creature.

The clattering sound startled the other guards, who covered their ears.

They thought this was a new form of punishment, and they could barely stand.

Rosa was also unsettled, but this strange phenomenon did not last long. After the laughter in the room noticeably subsided, the noise stopped.

Rosa placed her trembling hand on the door she had come through.

With a trembling voice, she said, "Your Highness, is it really you?"

She suddenly remembered the question An Ran had asked her when they first met.

Do you regret it?

……

"Hahaha--"

Anatoly, like a battle maniac, charged toward Anran the moment the gate closed.

The spear in his hand had turned into glass, more like a huge void, intending to automatically pull everything around it to the front of the spear.

An Ran felt a tremendous force pulling at her body.

If mimicry detection were not used, Anatoly would appear to her as a ball of light at this moment.

The battles fought by members of the Royal Knights are always magnificent and full of righteous spirit.

However, no matter how impressive the power, it ultimately depends on who is wielding it.

The title "Outlaw" automatically triggers, increasing all attributes by 5%.

When the skill [Guardian Ship] is activated, all resistances increase by 5% for ten minutes, and damage taken is dealt as bleeding damage.

The skill [Life Sacrifice] is activated, sacrificing 30% of one's health to increase all attributes by 15% for half an hour.

Rumble rumble rumble—

Anatoli flew over, accompanied by a series of explosions at his feet.

The light emanating from his body trembled incessantly, while An Ran acted as if nothing had happened, pulling out the Eye of the Storm, a gift from Ereshkigal, from the subspace.

"Come on, let's fight head-on!"

Instead of retreating, An Ran advanced, activating her clone skill and winning the battle.

boom!

The two passed each other.

Anatoly blasted Anran against the wall with a single shot, but he was completely stunned and did not press his advantage. The explosion also caused him some minor injuries.

It's a ghost story.

Anatoly stared at Anran in astonishment.

Is this woman crazy? Although she does have a secondary melee class, her overall strength is still based on her mechanic class.

Why would someone choose to engage in melee combat with a Templar Knight like him?

This is insane!

Was she certain that I wouldn't dare kill her?

"Again!"

An Ran sneered and charged forward.

Anatoly, who had all his attention focused on her, probably didn't realize that she had already dropped many warp boxes into this underground prison.

And those weren't all empty boxes.

Some of them are warp boxes containing psionic lasers and psionic colossi.

When she left the hyperspace, An Ran hadn't completed any of them, but during the journey, she had already completed two psionic colossi and eleven psionic laser emitters.

boom!

The vast difference in strength caused An Ran to be blasted into the wall once again.

However, with the gray-white health bar, An Ran was completely unharmed.

Anatoly, who had anticipated this, frowned but was not discouraged.

Even the most powerful secret techniques have their limits.

These were the words given to him by President Ronald.

Since that's the case, then let me break your limits!

In the first phase, weaken Enron's strength!

Anatoly roared, and the superalloy wall could not stop his advance, instantly shattering into pieces.

Anran suddenly saw hundreds of Anatolies appear around her.

"..."