Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Step...step.

Step...step...step.

When the third sound reached her ears, An Ran's body tensed instantly, and her right index finger, which had never relaxed, immediately pressed the trigger of the double-barreled spray gun.

"boom!"

At the same time, he drew the Crimson Blade with his left hand and slashed at the ejected gun barrel.

"Ding!"

"Kara!"

A piece of the gun barrel was sliced ​​off, and An Ran, with a smile on her lips, kicked out with a very smooth motion.

"Well--"

The figure that darted out slammed into the wall with a muffled groan. By the time An Ran pulled the trigger a second time, the figure had already dodged to the left.

"-207"

"-153"

A close-range shot dealt 207 damage, and a kick with 68 strength from the exoskeleton armor also dealt 153 damage, probably from hitting his wound.

This guy is indeed tough, but after a brief exchange, An Ran felt that her overall qualities were probably superior to his.

An Ran's mind raced. This person likely possessed special abilities like Z03 and Z14, so even if he was stronger, she couldn't let her guard down.

"Thorn-"

An Ran tore off a small piece of her clothes, held it on the tip of the knife, and suddenly thrust it out.

"Splash—"

The moment the blade was extended, a storm suddenly swept in from one side of the corridor. Before An Ran could even take a step back, a huge burst of flame suddenly erupted and blew straight past her.

"..."

The air was filled with a burning smell.

The sudden rise in temperature caused Anran, who was wearing thick exoskeleton armor, to start sweating.

It was as if the air itself was on fire at that moment...

That was really exciting.

Unexpectedly, after taking down a swordsman who could create shadow clones and a guy who could use shockwaves, there was still a fire-breathing kid hiding here.

Roll, roll, roll...

A high-energy bomb rolled in.

"Boom—"

As the explosion rang out, the flames stopped shooting. An Ran dashed out and unleashed a barrage of fire.

"what!"

A scream rang out at just the right moment.

Wow, I thought you guys were mute. There's no feedback at all, the impact is really terrible.

Triple jumping ability activated.

While Z09 was still dodging the flames on the other side of the smoke, a figure darted over.

Z09 swung the blade backhand, and a ring of flame as thick as a watermelon suddenly rose from the guard of the ordinary blade.

The flaming blade slashed towards An Ran's chest.

"ping—"

With a flick of the Crimson Blade, the spray gun was simultaneously pressed down.

Because she was holding the knife in her left hand, An Ran only used the knife to perform simple slashing and parrying movements.

Although the Z09's flames were very cool, they were also very lethal once they touched the body. However, An Ran did not give him a chance to get close and unceremoniously shot him to the ground.

All that fancy junk can't even scratch this exoskeleton armor made of ligne alloy.

If it were roasted longer, Anran might be cooked through, but Z09 simply doesn't have that much time to breathe fire, so how could Anran possibly give him that chance?

"what!"

Z09 was killed with a single blow.

"You killed Dawnstar Rebel Z09 and gained 32600 Free Experience."

Anran was very satisfied with her victory, as the durability of her weapon hadn't dropped at all.

This is the mechanic's overwhelming equipment advantage.

The power of money is completely illogical and full of (pseudo)science.

Z09 lay in front of a cage.

An Ran turned her head and saw two prison cells standing side by side facing each other.

These large cages were placed close to the wall, with each cage spaced more than a meter apart. By the flames burning on Z09's body, one could see some dark bloodstains.

What were these cages used to hold?

Is the blood in this building human or animal blood?

The story mission is called "Birth in the Rain." In Tabus West, it rains constantly during the summer, and the rain is fitting for this scene. As for "birth," does it mean that some "monster" was born here?

Something like the previous biochemical labs?

No, could it be this group of guys from the Z generation?

Could it be that by simply eliminating all the Z-generation characters, one can obtain the story fragment and complete the mission?

So numb...

Oh no, I've been spacing out.

An Ran's expression changed slightly, and she quickly retreated, but the bullet still hit her in the chest.

Fortunately, the "steel plate" was very hard and was not penetrated, but it still made An Ran feel suffocated and unable to catch her breath.

"Splash—"

The firelight reflected off the sword blade in An Ran's eyes, and it looked like it was about to pierce her throat.

"Wow—"

An Ran quickly threw the double-barreled spray gun, deflecting the sword's trajectory slightly, and then launched an angry counterattack.

Dragon God's 剣を喰らえ!

"Pingpingp ang, p angp angping..."

(For fighting stances, please refer to the GIF of the polar bear lightsaber battle.)

An Ran's self-created berserk sword technique.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

Chop, stab, flick, lift...

When your strength, speed, reaction time, and resilience are all superior to your opponent's, and you have something that glows on your knife, you can use this move to subdue them.

"what--"

"my eyes!"

"Eat a lemon!"

"go to hell!"

"what--"

A minute later, another brand-new corpse appeared on the ground.

"You killed Dawnstar Rebel Z08 and gained 33100 Free Experience."

"call--"

An Ran breathed a sigh of relief. The battle, which lasted only a minute, had cost her nearly 200 stamina points.

Effortless methods are important, but close combat is extremely dangerous. If the opponent reveals even a slight opening, they could be taken down by a combo.

For example, during the battle just now, An Ran suddenly pressed the switch to "Blind Your Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes," which caused Z08 to be temporarily blinded, and then she took it away with three slashes.

"You died by my newly created technique, so you deserved to die!"

An Ran stepped over the corpses of Z08 and ZO9.

There's still a road ahead. Since we don't know what these cages are for, let's keep going.

The once incredibly noisy basement has returned to a rhythm where only the sound of peaceful footsteps can be heard.

She walked in the direction where Z08 had just emerged, and as she walked, she saw some small rooms with open doors, beds, and steel frames.

Continuing forward, a torture chamber came into An Ran's view. There were all sorts of tools on the shelves, and bloodstains covered the floor, walls, and tools themselves.

Just by looking at the types of torture instruments, An Ran already knew that this was a place where people were imprisoned.

After leaving the torture chamber, the next room was also a torture chamber, but compared to the old and outdated equipment there, this one was equipped with some high-tech items, such as an electric chair and a medicine cabinet.

Does Morning Star punish criminals here?

It doesn't look like it.

Further ahead is the second staircase, leading to the lower level.

An Ran took a deep breath, holding a high-energy bomb in her left hand and a flashbang in her right. If she hadn't already used up all the flat-type self-destructing robots, she would have used these.

Da da da……

The journey was peaceful; I didn't encounter anyone.

After descending to the second basement level, An Ran looked around and found that the place in front of her was a large training field. It was an oval-shaped training field with many rooms around it.

Starting from the middle of the training field, a large pool of blood stretched all the way to the stairwell and onto a road on the other side of the training field.