Poverty makes me capable of anything.

The sudden explosion snapped Lin Yumo back to reality; now was not the time to think about such things.

"Let's get out of here quickly."

She and Zhou Jieyu had only flown a little over a hundred meters upwards when they saw an incredibly intense light suddenly erupt from beneath the Sky Mountain.

Explosion, melting, burning.

The shells and laser beams seemed to be drawing a pattern on the mountain in the sky.

The sounds of explosions were deafening.

The surging fireworks left Lin Yumo and Zhou Jieyu dumbfounded.

First, a section near the Time Energy Tower was sheared off, then the outer outline, and finally several beams of light pierced directly through the middle of the stadium.

The Great Collapse.

It should be like this.

However, the falling Sky Mountain slowed down, becoming slower and slower, and finally stopped less than 100 meters away from the Time Energy Tower.

Splash!

A large amount of "vomit" was poured directly onto the top of the tower.

Then, the Sky Mountain actually began to slowly rise.

"How could this be?"

Everyone in the control room was stunned.

It's stopped, but it's going to rise again?

“Are you guys stupid? The backup unit hasn’t stopped, and the stadium’s descent speed has never been fast. Use the impact to remove the excess and dissipate the descent force, and it will stop soon, right?” An Ran said.

She noted down the location of the backup unit.

But honestly, she wasn't entirely confident. After all, something this big was falling, and if it didn't stop, she planned to run away. Although she pretended not to be watching the screen, Ella was watching the whole time, and her pose was exactly what she'd be doing if she opened the door and ran. Luckily, this large anti-gravity unit was incredibly powerful.

That's just that the way he was trying to show off wasn't quite right yet; he needs to work harder to learn.

Yes, that's right, that's exactly it.

An Ran nodded silently.

Although she was scolded, the operator didn't seem to appreciate it at all; instead, she looked at An Ran with a delighted expression.

The master truly lives up to his reputation.

Awesome!

"With this in mind, the Time Energy Tower should be fine!"

"Hey, something's about to fall!" exclaimed one of the people still gathered around the virtual display screen.

"It's over ten meters long, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"what?"

"It fell, it fell down."

What the hell?

An Ran frowned, turned around and saw a "huge three-layer gas stove that had been shaved off", like a huge "graphics card" with its engine running at full power.

That's right, she cut off a layer and then caused the anti-gravity unit that had been punctured to fall down.

It fell very fast, and it fell towards the top of the Time Energy Tower along with the spilled debris.

Oh no, we're doomed.

It fell from a height of about 100 meters at a very high speed, so there was no time to break it beforehand.

Those in the room watched helplessly as the aircraft crashed into the top of the tower with a bang.

Then--

Boom!!!

A loud explosion.

This is not an ordinary explosion.

It arrived with a strong repulsive force, and as the screen went black, the room shook, and everyone knew something was wrong.

Rumble!

The violent shaking continued for a while.

"Damn it!"

"It's over, the tower is going to collapse."

"What the hell is going on?"

Amidst gasps of surprise from those around her, An Ran grabbed Ella. Even with their composure, they were still reeling from the explosion, not to mention the others, who had long been tossed about and scattered in the turmoil.

Ding ding ding.

An Ran heard three game notifications in succession, and from the prelude of the notification sounds, she knew that the game task had been completed.

Then there were some kill notification sounds.

Only when the shaking finally stopped did An Ran have time to glance at the task prompt.

It is known that the tasks Xuan Cai II, Xiao Sheng III, and Xiao Luan have been completed.

Although I don't quite understand the specific principles, it seems very impressive.

Let's investigate this matter after we leave here. At this moment, the garrison officer who had gotten up from the ground walked towards An Ran. He had survived the ordeal, but his face looked as if he had been swollen from being beaten.

Even Sky Mountain stopped, but the Time Energy Tower still got smashed. That's just too unlucky.

I just don't know exactly how badly it's destroyed.

“The result isn’t too bad, is it?” An Ran “comforted” her.

"Probably." The garrison commander's lips twitched.

"This is truly a cause for celebration! However, I must take Miss Maggie to see the Governor now, so I cannot stay here any longer. The cleanup work will have to be done by you."

The garrison commander wanted to keep An Ran around, at least to have her serve as a witness.

That's really bad luck!

"Those who attacked the stadium might still be here, or perhaps..."

“It’s alright!” An Ran immediately dismissed his words. “It’s precisely in times of chaos that it’s easier to leave, and there are people waiting for me outside, so don’t worry.”

An Ran winked at Ella, then put on a grin and walked straight out of the control room.

“Please… uh.” The garrison officer hesitated for a moment.

"Sir, let's check the situation outside first."

The surveillance video was smashed, so they were completely in the dark.

“That’s true.” The garrison officer nodded, deciding to confirm the situation first.

An Ran, who had left the Time Energy Tower before them, had already witnessed the destruction caused by the explosion.

The Time Energy Tower did not collapse directly, but the top, which served as the launch port, blossomed outwards like a wooden stake that had been hammered too many times.

Since the game has determined that Night Owl's third objective has been achieved, it means that the tower has been completely destroyed, and the situation inside is probably even more dire.

But all of this was no longer relevant to An Ran. She had come out of the Time Energy Tower and had even kidnapped a unconscious Machi. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, An Ran and Ella quietly slipped out of the ruins.

Although Sky Mountain did not fall but slowly rose, the collision and shelling, along with the final explosion of the aircraft, still caused considerable damage.

Centered on the Time Energy Tower, a ruin with a radius of more than three kilometers appeared.

Even more bizarrely, all the buildings were cut off at a certain height.

Some people were also caught in the explosion and died.

For example, the 19 unfortunate Imperial soldiers who were crushed to death were ultimately blamed on An Ran.

If she hadn't brute-forced the machine, it wouldn't have fallen and exploded.

Income based on experience: 23.

Of course, An Ran didn't feel any remorse, as her stance was opposed to that of the Empire from the very beginning.

Opposing stances cannot be simply described as black and white, right and wrong.

On the contrary, if she hadn't personally taken to the front lines, far more than just a few people would have died.

Actually, it can be considered a good deed.

And they even caught a big fish.

After glancing at Maggie, who was lying there peacefully unconscious, Anran felt very happy.

She and Ella moved nimbly through the ruined forest, disappearing from the area in a few flashes.

……

As the aircraft receded into the distance, Harrison finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, the Time Energy Tower was eventually destroyed."

"It's just lucky." Anderson's hand was wrapped with a thick tourniquet.

"Over there, at the other Time Energy Tower..."

“That’s about right,” Harrison replied.

"Although there were some hiccups, the final result was still very good." Anderson seemed very excited.

He was prepared to die, but unexpectedly a traitor rescued him, and the mission was accomplished.

Anderson glanced at Zod.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zod coughed lightly and said, "Although the Time Energy Tower was destroyed, Machi and that girl are both gone, they..."

Harrison quoted him as saying, "They're not so easy to kill."

“No.” Zod shook his head. “I’m not worried about them dying, but rather…”