Poverty makes me capable of anything.

A calm and steady voice came over.

A ripple spread through the void, and then Bridges' figure emerged.

"..."

Chen Tong remained expressionless and asked, "How did you end up here? I don't remember this being the meeting point."

Bridges nodded. "That's right. Since you're going to die soon anyway, I'll get to the point."

"?"

A pair of short knives suddenly appeared in Chen Tong's hands.

Bridges continued, "Because you messed with those bastards, they were furious but didn't dare to do anything themselves, so they threatened me to kill you. It's that simple."

Chen Tong nodded: "It seems I really won't survive today."

Although she said this, Chen Tong did not show any fear on her face.

As an emotionless killer, she has never known fear.

Even if a Star Domain Ruler were standing in front of her, she would rush forward without hesitation as long as there was a reason.

Bridges sneered, "You helped me before, so don't worry, I guarantee I'll crush you to pieces. That way, those good-for-nothings won't be able to touch your corpse."

boom!

Black energy erupted from both Bridges and Chen Tong at the same time.

Under the pressure of the domain, the equipment in the cockpit was instantly reduced to ashes.

The spaceship's AI didn't even have time to issue a red alert before it crashed.

The next second, a beam of red light came from deep space and landed on the upper deck of the spaceship with great force.

The red light quickly spread throughout the entire spaceship.

With a sudden tremor, the entire spaceship exploded, engulfing Bridges and Chen Tong inside.

The black mist re-gathered in an open area, and Chen Tong clutched her chest, coughing violently. Her injuries had become more severe than before.

If she hadn't noticed the abnormality and atomized in time, that attack would have really killed her.

This was no ordinary naval gun attack. The energy contained in that beam was astonishing. Chen Tong was certain that even if she used all her strength, she could not unleash a move with such destructive power.

It seems Bridges is determined to kill her, even at the cost of mutual destruction.

That being the case...

Chen Tong's hand holding the knife suddenly froze.

She saw Bridges appear on a nearby broken star, his mouth moving incessantly.

Chen Tong, who was an expert in lip reading, knew that Bridges was cursing.

"That wasn't Bridges who did that!?"

Who could it be?

The one who banished the empire, or...

Chen Tong no longer needed to speculate.

Because the enemy hiding in the shadows came out on their own.

What appeared before Chen Tong was a mechanical dragon over a thousand meters long, and a valiant mechanical dragon rider!

There's also the female demon standing on the back of that mechanical dragon.

That alluring body kept Chen Tong completely on her toes.

Now that the enemy has shown themselves, it means they're going to kill us.

As his gaze wandered, Chen Tong suddenly remembered something when his eyes landed on the Dragon Knight Guardian for the nth time.

She'd seen this Dragon Knight before!

Isn't this the Guardian she fought against when she battled Enron in the Dust Territory?

Although there are some changes in appearance, the overall outline remains the same.

Even if they're not the same model, they're definitely from the same series.

“If she sent them, then neither Bridges nor I would have left alive.”

Chen Tong stared at An Ran, who had transformed into a demon, and secretly wondered what the relationship was between this demon and An Ran.

A distraught Bridges also spotted Anran immediately.

Unlike vibrant life.

The cold, lifeless machine standing there makes it difficult to judge its true strength unless it starts up.

Bridges is now in a state of confusion.

The shelling just now left a deep impression on him. He wasn't sure if the shot was fired by those two machines. If so, was it instantaneous or did it require a long charging time?

An Ran turned her head away.

Compared to Chen Tong, who was already at her limit, she was more concerned about the energetic Bridges.

She had been lingering near the battlefield, and when she inadvertently spotted Bridges, she quietly followed him.

It's time to let the long-dormant double experience cards shine.

Bridges is three levels higher than her. Even without the mission rewards, after activating double experience, killing him would yield at least 5 to 6 billion experience points.

There's also Chen Tong. Although An Ran can't gain much experience from Chen Tong anymore, she still wants to take Ji'er back.

Anran, in her demon form, suddenly smiled at Bridges.

Bridges was completely bewildered when the upgraded dragon-form guardian moved.

The dragon breath spewed by the level 190 guardian looked at first glance like a sudden shower of meteors falling from the sky.

Countless fireballs flew toward the asteroid where Bridges was located.

"Hold the grass."

Bridges' expression changed drastically.

That's ridiculously strong.

The dragon's breath invaded, and the domain he opened was filled with mournful cries.

Bridges quickly dodged, watching helplessly as the dragon's breath struck the asteroid. The asteroid seemed to be ignited, shrinking in size in the blink of an eye, its surface riddled with holes, a truly terrifying sight.

"hiss--"

Bridges gasped.

"Stop inhaling, there's something even more powerful waiting for you."

An Ran's voice came into Bridges' ears along with the Dragon Knight Guardian's fist.

The punch that pierced through space erupted with a light as dazzling as a supernova explosion.

Bridges was completely engulfed, and he had no time to dodge. A fist the size of a small mountain slammed into his chest, and the several layers of shields he had erected shattered into countless fragments.

Bridges coughed up a mouthful of blood after being punched.

Like a meteorite falling from the sky, it crashed heavily into the asteroid that had been ravaged beyond recognition by the dragon's breath.

Chen Tong was stunned.

Bridges, the opponent she felt was as insurmountable as a mountain, was turned into a punching bag under the siege of the two Guardians.

The Dragon Knight Guardian was incredibly reckless, relentlessly unleashing a barrage of "Ora Ora" at Bridges once it got close. Its cannons were also firing, including live ammunition, energy beams, and shockwave attacks targeting carbon-based life forms.

This single Guardian was enough to give Bridges goosebumps, not to mention the equally powerful mechanical dragon next to it.

bang bang bang...

After a series of impacts, the asteroid finally succumbed to the pressure. Cracks appeared on the surface and spread deep into the core. The next moment, a fiery red light shone out, and the entire asteroid exploded.

"Damn it, how could I possibly die here so easily!"

Dizzy from the explosion, Bridges blocked the Dragon Knight Guardian's fist with one hand. His face was flushed, veins bulged on his body, and his strength suddenly burst forth, forcefully pushing the Guardian's heavy punch back.

"dark……"

boom!

Before the spell's name was even half-uttered, the mechanical dragon, which had been acting as a mage, lashed out between Bridges' legs with its tail.

"Well--"

Bridges didn't forget to cover his groin even as he ascended to heaven.

Broken.

Although it can be restored, that thing is truly broken.

He saw the mechanical dragon's lively eyes.

It was as if they were mocking him—

"You really think of me as a mage, huh?"

"Beat him up! Beat him to death!"

Surrounded by two upgraded Guardians, Bridges could only put up minimal resistance. He couldn't even get close to Anran, so there was no point in discussing capturing the leader first.

"This is the joy of a fully developed mechanic."

At this point, Bridges's prized regenerative abilities became a joke.

The Guardian's healing ability is stronger than his.

He used his trump card and finally managed to break through the dragon knight's chest, but a moment later, the dragon knight's chest surged, and the wound that had just been exposed automatically healed.

Seeing this, Bridges finally despaired.

He felt like a monkey being played with, powerless to resist.

"Just wait for the results."

An Ran smiled slightly, then flashed to Chen Tong's side and asked, "Where did you hide Ji'er?"