Poverty makes me capable of anything.

As soon as the newly reorganized imperial army marches in, it will be able to reclaim that lost territory immediately.

The Central Region alone is simply not enough to support the Empire in large-scale warfare.

The plan is to first acquire the land belonging to the Third Prince, then use it as a base to gradually defeat the surrounding smaller forces, and finally settle the score with Night Owl.

An Ran also had a big gift for Night Owl: when she killed the three Zerg Queens, she received a Hive Heart as a mission reward, which could open the path to the Hive.

Whether they attack from that side or coerce a few Zerg queens to attack the Night Owl from the flank, it would be enough to give them a hard time.

"Humph!"

Anran walked out of Orina's room in a cheerful mood.

……

After the Sky Mirror War ended, no one within the Empire dared to question Enron anymore.

If Faulkner's death only made those in power angry but dare not speak out, after the two ancient gods were destroyed, they didn't even dare to be angry anymore.

Nobody wants to go up there and die.

Even if some of their power is reduced, at least they're still alive.

Moreover, according to rumors circulating in the palace, although Her Majesty the Empress has ideas for reform, she will not strip the nobility of all their titles. Her reform methods are firm but not ruthless, mainly because the war caused many nobles to die on the spot, and some even fled, which greatly reduced the difficulty of the reform.

Her Majesty the Empress is also generous in rewarding meritorious nobles, such as Bric and Basse. If it weren't for their great efforts, the empire's decadent state would probably have continued.

"Once that lost territory is recovered, we will discuss and reward those who have contributed."

In mid-December, the fleet led by Visa sailed towards the former residence of the Third Prince, accompanied by a Grandmaster, in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Despite all her careful planning, An Ran never expected that an accident would actually happen this time.

"That was a colossal beast 31.6 kilometers long! There's absolutely no record of such a celestial behemoth in the database!"

When the reorganized Sentinel fleet arrived in the Red Mist Island region, they sent several videos to the planet Sark.

What appeared before An Ran was a gigantic monster resembling a giant crocodile, dwelling on the surface of a planet, its body enveloped in a strange gray energy.

"Our shelling failed to harm him or wake him up, but I'm pretty sure he's alive."

"Wait, stop hitting it."

An Ran's expression changed slightly. She remembered the gray energy that Su Lai En had released before his death, and a bad premonition rose in her heart.

An Ran immediately said, "You guys keep an eye on that thing, I'm coming right away."

"Ah? Commander-in-Chief, you're coming over?" Vesa said in surprise.

"I'll be there right away. In short, the operation to recover the lost territory can be postponed for a while. I'll get there as soon as possible!"

An Ran's expression was extremely serious. She repeated it several times, and Vesa didn't dare to ask any more questions. He nodded and said, "I understand!"

"Don't touch it! You guys, just leave it like this. Leave a few detectors there, and if you find it has woken up, evacuate immediately!"

Anran hung up the call and set off immediately.

“This could be very bad news. I have to go to the Red Mist Island region right now,” Anran said to Olina.

If that gray energy is truly related to Sulaiman, then it's not some cosmic behemoth, but a slumbering ancient god.

An Ran looked at the [Bell of Listening to the Gods] in her hand. With this item, she could determine whether that thing was an ancient god or not.

After nearly two days of travel, Anran finally arrived at her destination.

buzzing~

Hearing the chime from the clock, An Ran's face darkened.

As expected of an ancient god; that guy was still restless even before he died.

"Kill this one first."

An Ran summoned the mechanical behemoth. "Go!"

Chapter 02 The organization has already made a decision.

The Sleeping Ancient God

Level: 149

After breaking free of its secure seal, the ferocious beast crashed onto the planet's surface like a meteorite, creating dazzling sparks.

boom!

The mechanical behemoth landed on its feet, and as the planet's surface shook violently, a crack stretched from the point where the mechanical behemoth landed all the way down to the small valley where the ancient god lay.

Click!

The mechanical behemoth's right arm plunged into the ground, shimmering with an orange light. With a sudden shove, a whimpering vibration emanated from the crack beneath the ancient god.

The sound lasted only a few seconds, then a sudden gust of wind arose, and countless fragments of rock flew out from under the crack. The ancient god, which was more than 30 kilometers long, was blown into the air by that wind.

At this moment, the turrets on the mechanical behemoth's shoulders and chest were ready. Instead of firing them all at once, it continuously output power in combinations of fixed force.

Such an explosion would not damage the planet's surface, and the resulting level 10 or higher storm would not cause any substantial damage to the uninhabited planet.

As a result, the people watching the screen inside the warship hovering in outer space were dumbfounded.

An Ran told them to stop bombarding, but when she arrived, she fought more fiercely than anyone else. It was as if the ancient god's abdomen was equipped with a thruster. With each wave of attacks, the ancient god took off and flew directly into outer space.

The pain stimulated the ancient god's paralyzed nerves, awakening it from its slumber of tens of millions of years.

It tried to curl its tail, but several compressed particle beams flew past the scales on its tail, and the ancient god hurriedly moved its tail.

It looked around blankly. It remembered that the place it had chosen to sleep was an underground cave, but how did it end up in outer space after waking up?

That hazy yellow planet hasn't changed much over millions of years.

Apart from……

The monster that flew out of the atmosphere performed Ultraman's standard flight maneuver.

Before the ancient god could react, its enormous right fist slammed into its face. This mechanical behemoth, born for battle, had absorbed countless combat skills, making even the experienced ancient god seem like a toddler learning to speak in its presence.

Using fists as swords, swords to clear paths, and cannons for close-range suppression, the ancient god, who had no clue about his awakening, was beaten into a ball by the mechanical behemoth.

This is its strongest defense.

But even the strongest defenses are powerless against mechanical behemoths.

After all, a 12-level difference is no joke.

Living a long time doesn't necessarily mean you're powerful.

"stop!"

As the mechanical behemoth forcefully pried open the ancient god's scales and was about to launch its final attack, An Ran gave it a new command.

"Hmm, why isn't it moving?"

"Could it be..."

The expressions of the onlookers inside the warship changed slightly.

They believed it was a counterattack from the ancient gods that rendered Anran's mechanical behemoth incapable of moving.

Little did they expect that An Ran had a new idea.

"This is an ancient god who has lived for tens of millions of years!"

They were the overlords of the previous generation of civilizations; it would be such a waste to just kill them like this.

Level 149, Master realm. Even if you kill him, An Ran will hardly gain any experience.

She had a brilliant idea: to capture the Old Gods and study them, just as she had studied the Void Demons.

If you really can't figure anything out, then fatten up the ancient god a bit before killing it; that way you can at least gain some experience.

"Maybe we can get the panda to brainwash it."

With this idea in mind, An Ran had the mechanical behemoth beat the ancient god up again, leaving it half-dead. But given the ancient god's powerful regenerative abilities, it was estimated that it would be back to normal in a few days.

"Yeah, we can just beat him up again later."

"What, capture this ancient god?"

Visa's eyes widened upon hearing the news, and he immediately wanted to reject what he considered an incredibly crazy move.

Are you crazy? These are the descendants of ancient gods who nearly wiped out the empire!

“With me here, it won’t be able to cause any trouble,” An Ran said.

Right.

Looking at that mechanical behemoth, Vesa couldn't help but swallow hard.

This is truly a cold machine designed for killing; it puts immense pressure on people.

Moreover, with the even stronger An Ran present, suppressing this ancient god would be no problem at all.

"Then I'll immediately free up a few warships."

Since they were going to drag the ancient gods away, Vesa dared not leave anyone on those warships.

At this moment, the mechanical behemoth returned, dragging the battered ancient god back. Although the ancient god was large, it was as fragile as an inflated balloon in front of the mechanical behemoth.

After binding the ancient god between several warships, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Since we're already here, I'll come with you."

An Ran's words delighted Visa and the others, as this meant that the recapture of lost territory was now truly secure.

Although An Ran, as a grandmaster, couldn't easily take action, her mere presence was enough to terrify those rebels.

In the world outside the game, Enron is a humanoid walking nuclear weapon.

Nuclear weapons are terrifying enough; if they grew legs, they would be even more terrifying.

However, Visa and the others never expected that their description was wrong. In the eyes of the people of the Red Mist Island region, An Ran was not some kind of human-powered walking nuclear weapon, but a black and white "panda" who had gone viral and was simply a heartthrob.

The commercial center of the Red Fog Island region is located somewhere in the Yaren star system.

Countless "dark clouds" drifted into the originally clear sky, and residents walking on the road stopped in their tracks. But when they saw clearly what the dark clouds were, screams of various kinds rose and fell.

"There are monsters!"