Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Explosions are also an art.

An Ran stared wide-eyed at the scene.

In that instant, the world seemed to fall into a deathly silence.

However, it only lasted for a fleeting moment.

When their hearing returned, screams instantly filled every corner of Twin Moon City, unmistakable even by the roar of cannons and the volley of bullets.

The peaceful twin moons suddenly transformed into a city of screams in that instant!

Anran turned and left, but war suddenly broke out, and the option of escaping by unlicensed taxi was basically blocked.

……

Is this really that exciting? Are we playing the same game?

Why is this major plot point happening before players have even entered the main city?

[Can I envy you guys? Sure, you can, right? 1000 biru! Could you please die again?!]

I think you've all come here specifically to make things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!

[June 15th, Sunny. It's still so hot today, I'm practically dying from the heat, but nobody's buying me iced watermelon, iced cola, or iced coffee... I'll remember this grudge.]

There was no useful information on the forum, and the players' influence had not yet infiltrated Twin Moon City. It seemed that everything depended on themselves.

But one sentence caught An Ran's attention.

Why does this kind of action sequence happen before the player even enters the arena?

Shouldn't this kind of storyline be designed for players?

An Ran couldn't understand it at all.

Pushing through the crowd, An Ran looked up and realized she had ended up back at the entrance of Colin's repair shop.

Colin was sitting in that rocking chair.

Ella squatted on the ground playing.

They were both very calm, as if the outside world was still the peaceful Twin Moon City.

What the hell?

An Ran walked into the store with a puzzled look on her face.

At this moment, Colin looked up, saw it was Ann, and said in surprise, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Could it be that she wants to stay with him and keep this run-down repair shop going?

If that's the case, Colin suddenly felt a little touched.

An Ran said "Oh," and then added, "Actually, I wanted to ask if there are any places to take refuge nearby? I'm not very familiar with Twin Moon City."

"..."

Colin opened his mouth, then said decisively, "No."

"That's a real shame," An Ran sighed. "I'll go for a walk outside first."

We can't just sit here and wait to die; what if there's still a chance to escape from Twin Moon City?

Although the chances are slim, they are not entirely impossible.

If you really can't find an opportunity, then come back.

Colin watched An Ran walk away.

Chapter 22 The Intruders of the Dilapidated House

The usually deserted old town was now bustling with people fleeing.

Most people huddled inside their houses, trembling with fear, already terrified by the sudden explosions and alarms.

The sirens finally stopped after a while, but the clamor of the world did not diminish in the slightest.

An Ran walked through the alleys of the old town with a serious expression, glancing occasionally at the other side where the roar of war was deafening.

The explosions were no longer confined to one spot, indicating that after the initial successful raid, Morningstar's offensive had encountered some resistance.

……

"Minister, the armory has fallen."

In an underground building in Twin Moon City, a middle-aged man stared intently at the electronic map in front of him.

The communications officer next to him looked even more serious.

"How could it be so fast?" The Minister of Security looked surprised. "Where are the rescue troops? What time is it? Are they still worried about their own little corner of the world?!"

His voice betrayed a fury that seemed ready to erupt at any moment.

The communications officer swallowed hard. Although the minister didn't usually get involved much, when he got serious, his aura was still overwhelming: "That's not it. We sent reinforcements to both garrisons, but they were ambushed by Morning Star on the way and suffered heavy losses!"

"ambush?"

The Minister of Security's face darkened; there must be something fishy about this!

"Morning Star's target is definitely the City Hall. We absolutely cannot let them break into the central area. First, notify Morrison and Wang Luo: we can abandon the outer areas, but the central area must be held for me, or else..."

"Yes, sir!" The messenger received the order and went out.

……

After the armory was captured, Morningstar's advance force quickly rushed into Twinmoon City through the breach.

Without the firepower support of the armory, the strength of the Twin Moon City garrison was greatly reduced.

The men of Morning Star's advance team didn't take the scoundrels they encountered on the road seriously at all; they killed them one by one without showing any mercy, and their journey was unimpeded.

They weren't worried at all about anyone coming over; with the defense map in hand, they had complete control over the advance route of the Twin Moon City garrison.

As soon as the ambushing troops were in position, they immediately took a vicious bite out of the Twin Moon City reinforcements.

Just as the garrison was about to send more reinforcements, Morning Star's main force finally arrived, and the flames of war instantly spread to all sides of Twin Moon City.

The towering buildings collapsed under the bombardment of artillery fire, and flesh and blood were powerless to resist. They were either turned into blood mist under the baptism of artillery fire and ammunition, or cut to pieces by flying stones and shrapnel.

Meanwhile, a special group of people arrived in the old town of Twin Moon City.

The person in the lead was Wilson, the young man who had been standing next to Heloise.

"Captain, we've left the main force without permission. What if the branch leader finds out..."

Wilson's gaze swept across the speaker: "If we're found out, I'll take full responsibility. Or are you saying you don't want to avenge Abbott and Jian?"

"No, I..." The man shook his head in a panic when Wilson asked him the question.

Wilson said coldly, "Abbott and Jian are our brothers, brothers who will live and die together. The branch leader has important responsibilities and cannot attend to us, so we will avenge them ourselves!"

"Now," Wilson looked around, "anyone who wants to withdraw can say so, and I won't force them."

Those surrounding Wilson remained silent, with only the roar of cannons filling their ears.

After a dozen seconds, someone finally spoke up: "Captain, Jian shielded me from a bullet; he's my savior, and I must avenge him. If the branch secretary punishes us, count me in!"

One has two.

"Count me in too."

"This grudge will be avenged!"

Soon everyone had spoken out, including the person who had initially raised the question.

Wilson nodded: "Alright, since everyone agrees, I won't waste any more time. Let's get going as quickly as possible."

Their first stop was the alley where Abbott was killed unscathed.

Before his death, Abbott sent a message that Morningstar's technicians used to pinpoint his location. This message also prompted Heloise to fear a leak, leading her to launch the war prematurely.

The alleyway had been cleaned up so thoroughly that no trace of the tampering could be seen. Wilson shook his head and left in disappointment.

Next, he found the local thugs who were entrenched in the restaurant.

As soon as Little Gold Tooth saw Wilson, he became as docile as a house cat: "As soon as I received the order, I immediately sent people to investigate. Fortunately, only one person was arrested by the police in the old town that day."

"Who is it?" Wilson asked impatiently.

Little Gold Tooth immediately took out a map from the cabinet behind him, handed it to Wilson, and pointed to a certain place on it: "This is it, that person lives here."

Wilson narrowed his eyes, finally finding his first target.

He rolled up the map and called to the people behind him, "Let's go."

The group ignored Little Gold Tooth and filed out.

Little Gold Tooth wasn't annoyed at all, and watched Wilson leave with a smile.

"Boss, these guys are too arrogant!" one of Little Gold Tooth's underlings said indignantly.

Little Gold Tooth's smile faded: "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. The people of the Empire don't treat us like human beings, and although the people of Morning Star look down on us in the same way, at least they still give us a bone or two."

……

Following the map, Wilson soon arrived at Anran's doorstep.

A rough wooden fence surrounded a dilapidated single-story house, with a basin half-filled with water placed at the entrance.

"Captain!" someone called out.

Wilson reached behind him and chambered a bullet in his pistol. He whispered, "The guy who killed Jian is no ordinary person. Be careful."

The five henchmen immediately tensed up, gripping their guns even tighter.

"squeak--"

Wilson pushed open the wooden gate and carefully stepped into the yard.

His eyes quickly scanned the area, but he didn't find anything suspicious. Wilson then walked to the door of the dilapidated house.

He stood in front of the door, gestured to his men behind him, and then suddenly pushed open the wooden door.

"Boom!"

Two bullets pierced the house. Wilson took the opportunity to glance inside, but there was still no one there.