“Weakness Lock.”
Then she activated the ability she had copied from the bald brute not long ago. Ling Ling held a beam cannon that emitted a crimson glow. With the ability activated, she instantly located the weakest armor at the reactor behind it.
She aimed the cannon at that weak spot. Then she focused her concentration and aimed. Once she was set, she pulled the trigger.
The moment she pulled the trigger, she felt the remaining anomalous energy in her body being drained by the cannon at an unprecedented speed. Then, after charging, a scorching red beam over a meter in diameter erupted from the muzzle. In that instant, the entire underground space was engulfed in that crimson light.
The UX beam pierced through the weakest armor and precisely struck the core of the reactor. Then, the explosion occurred.
Boom!
The shockwave, carrying a scorching blast, swept outward from the reactor. The concrete floor cracked in rings as the blast tore through it. Ling Ling held the cannon horizontally in front of her, and the residual energy from the barrel formed a shield to block the blast.
Her feet slid backward several meters across the floor, leaving a scratch mark from the friction of her soles. The aftershock of the explosion lasted over ten seconds before gradually dying down.
Ling Ling lowered the beam cannon and gazed at the once-arrogant steel giant before her. The reactor of ‘Tyrant’ had been completely pierced; the azure-blue light was fully extinguished. The entire machine, having lost its power supply, tipped forward and crashed heavily to the ground.
“It’s over.”
With that, the beam cannon turned back into a red light and recondensed into a ring on her left hand.
It’s over.
This battle had consumed a large amount of her stamina and anomalous energy, and she sat down on the ground, panting heavily.
After a brief rest, she stood up again and looked around. She found that the entire underground space had been completely reduced to rubble by their earlier battle. The concrete floor was littered with debris, the surveillance screens on the walls were almost all shattered, and the remaining few relatively intact screens flickered with static.
That steel giant had also turned into a pile of cooling scrap metal. However, to be safe, Ling Ling still walked over to the monitoring console and physically deleted all the data on it.
“Mm~ That was a thrilling battle.”
“But, my dear contractor, I have to remind you, it seems the enemy’s reinforcements are about to arrive.”
“In your current state, if you don’t leave now, it will turn into a one-sided beating.”
Ling Ling did not respond to ‘Ling Shi.’ After her stamina had recovered a little, she immediately headed toward the exit.
The ventilation duct was still the best retreat route for now. She leaped back up to the duct opening and, relying on her petite figure, quickly weaved through the various ducts.
When she was halfway through, she could already hear the rapid footsteps from afar and the noisy static of communicators. The Aode Consortium’s reinforcements had arrived faster than she had expected—unfortunately, the white-haired beauty who had caused this incident had already slipped away.
‘Ling Shi”s gloating voice rang in Ling Ling’s mind.
“Tsk, tsk, Aode Consortium must have taken a huge loss this time.”
“That old fox Zeus is probably hopping mad by now.”
“But seriously, my dear contractor.”
“That beam cannon you fired earlier had about twenty percent more power than I anticipated. How did you do it?”
“Is my contractor some protagonist from a hot-blooded manga? Who can just power up randomly by relying on sheer willpower?”
Ling Ling wanted to refute this blabbering figure in her mind, but she didn’t have the energy to bicker with ‘Ling Shi’ at the moment.
‘Ah, what a pain… Might as well just destroy this world already.’
“Yes, yes, my dear contractor, don’t be so down.”
After listening to ‘Ling Shi’ nagging all the way, she climbed out of the ventilation duct and lightly jumped to the ground. After confirming that there were no detection devices around, she took off her black combat suit.
Then she changed into a black hoodie and a pair of athletic shorts that she had prepared in advance, black tights on her legs, and a black mask. She put her hands in her pockets.
Thus, in the guise of “Jia Xin,” she walked all the way back to the orbital train station. Fortunately, Akasha City’s orbital trains operated 24 hours a day. If it had been the subway from her previous life, she wouldn’t have known when she’d be able to get home in the middle of the night.
After taking the train to her stop, she headed straight home. By the time she reached her door, it was already 3 AM.
She opened the door, walked into the entryway, and took off her shoes. Then she saw her younger sister waiting for her in the living room.
“Welcome back, sister.”
Seeing that her sister had returned, Lin Jiu said to Ling Ling in a gentle, obedient voice. Lin Jiu looked over Ling Ling from head to toe after she entered, noticing that she looked quite tired and smelled faintly of gasoline.
She had probably been in a fight. Lin Jiu was worried that her sister might be injured. However, Lin Jiu didn’t find any injuries on her, so she felt relieved.
Since her sister was so late, and she looked so exhausted, Lin Jiu didn’t want to bother her or cause trouble.
“Sister, I’ve prepared hot water.”
“Go take a bath.”
“…Mm.”
Ling Ling nodded and walked toward the bathroom. Then Lin Jiu took out the late-night snack from the fridge, heated it up, and waited for her sister to come out of the bath to eat.
In the bathroom, after washing herself, Ling Ling soaked in the bathtub, with only her little face above the water. The hot water relaxed her tired muscles from overexertion. She rested her head on the edge of the tub and stared blankly at the bathroom ceiling, replaying today’s battle in her mind.
Just as she was reviewing, an annoying voice rang in her mind.
“Yo, my dear contractor, soaking in the bath?”
Ling Ling’s mouth twitched, and she instinctively shrank lower into the water, leaving only half her head exposed, blowing bubbles in the water.
‘I almost forgot, starting tonight, there’s a lunatic in my head who’s on duty 365 days a year.’
“Oh, dear contractor, don’t be so shy—we’re both girls.”
“Can you please look away…”
“Is the contractor afraid I’ll laugh at your flat chest? Don’t worry, small ones are cute too.”
Ling Ling couldn’t help it anymore and said in a murderous tone in her mind:
“If you dare make another sound before I wake up tomorrow, I’ll turn you into a plunger and use you to unclog a toilet.”
“…”
‘Ling Shi’ heard the overwhelming murderous intent in that icy tone and immediately backed down.
“I’m wrong, Sis.”
Then she obediently shut up and didn’t make a single sound. After her bath, Ling Ling ate the late-night snack, dragged her exhausted body back to her bedroom, and slept deeply.
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