Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Chapter 42 If I throw this punch, you might die.

gone!

Not only did the Night Lord discover that Silent City was missing, but everyone watching from the sidelines also failed to spot it.

"Could it be that they've entered another dimension?"

An Ran quickly dismissed her own guess; it was impossible.

When traversing space, it will inevitably cause fluctuations. She is the void, after all. Even she and the panda did not notice the spatial fluctuations, so it must be unrelated to space.

"There's still fluctuation!"

Barry's eyelids suddenly twitched.

Although the energy fluctuations were almost nonexistent, he still sensed something was amiss.

It's probably not that it disappeared, but rather that it went into hiding.

"Is it light?" Yega, the Nightmare of Deep Space, guessed.

It, which controls illusions, is not very good at dealing with these craftsmen's creations.

Its illusions are not about using the environment, but rather a power that acts solely on the mind.

For the Lord of the Night, who is adept at controlling light, this...

"It's nothing but a petty trick. Do you think you can fool me with such methods?"

The Lord of the Night laughed loudly, and suddenly a loose black robe extended from behind him, swirling around his body to form a sturdy shield.

At the same time, the number of black birds flying up and down in the starry sky is also increasing.

There were also several giants controlled by the Blackbird, surrounding the Night Lord, looking like incredibly loyal guards.

“Since we can seize these puppets, we can probably do the same with machines.” An Ran frowned.

So, the Night Lord's abilities somewhat counter her.

At this moment, Tsukasa, who was floating in mid-air, suddenly said, "Don't rush, just watch slowly."

An Ran smiled and said, "You seem quite confident."

"A person's strength is always changing. Just because I couldn't beat Bartholomew last time doesn't mean I can't beat him this time."

"Then I'll just watch and see."

Anran stared at the large screen whose view had been switched.

What other tricks does Virginia, hailed as the goddess of craftsmanship, have up her sleeve?

An Ran quickly understood.

To deal with those slippery enemies, trying to catch them is too troublesome. It's better to use unparalleled strength to smash them to death.

The starry sky opposite the Lord of the Night suddenly erupted in chaos.

Like boiling water.

No, to be precise, it's boiling lava!

"coming!"

Barriel clapped his fists together, becoming excited.

Yega couldn't help but shake his head.

As a colossal cosmic beast, it found it hard to comprehend how a human could be more warlike than it.

Boom boom boom—

In an instant, countless fireballs suddenly shot out from the once calm starry sky, heading straight for the Night Lord's body.

Like a meteor shower streaking across the sky.

popping.

The fireballs landed on the black robes that danced around the Night Lord's body.

The robe was instantly ignited, but the Lord of the Night merely blinked, and the burning portion was discarded.

What is being given up is nothing more than a negligible amount of energy.

"on!"

The five giants controlled by the Lord of Night roared as they charged toward the rain of flames.

As expected of a war puppet created by Virginia.

The seemingly menacing fireballs landed on the war golems without causing a ripple. They didn't even need to lift a finger; they charged towards the Silent City's hiding place like raging bulls.

"Ha ha……"

The Lord of the Night smiled.

It must be said that after more than a century, the Silent City that Virginia built has become even more ferocious. If neither side takes action, this city alone could turn his territory into scorched earth.

But this is, after all, a battle between rulers!

"You were defeated by my negative stealing last time. If your growth is just about stacking weapons, your result this time will be no different."

The war golems led the way, while the black birds released by the Night Lord hid behind them, ready to devour the weapons Virginia had painstakingly created.

But at that moment, a blinding red light suddenly shone from behind the fireball that had previously looked somewhat scattered.

It's as if a brand new star is being born behind it.

These fireballs are actually terrifying stellar storms.

"What is it?!"

The Lord of the Night stared wide-eyed, and black lines appeared around his eye sockets.

His pupils filled his entire eye sockets, and in an instant, everything in front of him was taken in.

Behind the blinding red light appeared a square shadow.

Something like a sunspot.

No.

"It's a fist!"

The Lord of the Night was greatly alarmed.

The fist was significantly larger than the five war golems charging forward combined.

It looked as if that fist was emerging from the star.

The surrounding onlookers craned their necks to watch.

What the heck is this?!

Holy crap, it's a fist!

Quick, get a ruler and measure how big it is!

Even though I've witnessed the chaotic battles between Starkillers and the explosions of planets, none of that was as shocking as this suddenly appearing fist.

It seems to be spanning centuries, racing against time.

[17.2 km wide]

On the live stream screen, orange lines have already locked onto that massive fist.

Crimson energy covered the surface of the fist, leaping and pulsating like raging sparks. Finally, the war golems collided with the giant fist.

boom!

In an instant, more than a dozen fiery red halos burst forth, rippling outwards into the deep space.

The war puppet that could threaten the Night Lord was shattered into countless tiny fragments by this punch, scattering in all directions. The aftershock of the explosion crushed all the black birds released by the Night Lord.

Even the black robe that had just blocked countless fireballs was torn to shreds by the interstellar winds, and the Lord of the Night didn't have time to repair it.

【…】

Seeing the massive damage numbers constantly appearing above the Night Lord's head, the players kept their mouths shut.

Even though the Night Lord, as the ruler, has extremely high resistance and a long list of damage reduction buffs, this punch, which didn't land directly on him, still took away more than 200,000 of his health points.

"If it were me, I would only be able to take two punches."

An Ran felt a chill run down her spine.

This was also thanks to the gray health bar, which allowed her to escape into another dimension the moment she took the first punch.

Upon hearing this, Tsykya looked at Anran in surprise.

Even after witnessing the power of that punch, she still felt she could withstand it. Was it arrogance or confidence?

The Lord of the Night was furious at being tricked.

He fought Virginia in front of thousands of people; if he lost due to carelessness, all the momentum he had built up would immediately dissipate.

No one will remember that Virginia chickened out for two days; they'll just think that Virginia deliberately ignored him.

Judging heroes by success or failure is an ironclad rule of this world.

The pioneers lost, so no one cares how glorious their history was.

The Lord of the Night's face contorted with rage, veins bulging. He began frantically mobilizing the dark energy within his body, and in an instant, the starry sky began to twinkle.

Each time a white light flashes, the phantom of a black bird flashes in the field of vision of the onlookers.

However, that's all.

The darkness surged, the turbulent energy easily shattering the nearby drifting rubble, but...

"Wow, the viewing experience was terrible!"

An Ran's face darkened.

The Lord of the Night always goes to war in the dark, without a trace of light.

What's the point of looking at this? Even the images that Tsykya pulls up are completely invisible, let alone the detectors that Anran has safely deployed.