Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 874 - 621 crash!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The massive tremors were especially pronounced at the epicenter.

Even though the steel framework forming the foundational structural layer of the entire Satellite City was the sturdiest construction in the city, under the relentless assault of military-grade weaponry, it still showed signs of gradual collapse.

Massive metal plates hung crookedly as several support pillars had already been damaged or twisted. With every impact, they emitted a grating "creak, creak," as if they could topple at any moment.

Smashing yet another small metallic security Mecha across the room, Catherine glared murderously at the uniquely colored captain-class armored security Mecha.

"To stall me, you'd go to such insane lengths?!"

Deploying this level of firepower within the structural layer of the Satellite City completely disregarded the safety of everyone in the city.

If the structural layer fully collapsed, who knows how many people in the city would die instantly.

This floating fortress adrift in space was the stronghold of the Dagger Society. Lose Freeport, and the Dagger Society would fall as well. Don't they... understand that logic?

Not to mention, as long as even one person survived today's events, the Dagger Society would have an impossible time recovering from this afterward.

Such reckless, terroristic violence wouldn't be condoned anywhere.

Or perhaps...

"What did the Peak Alliance promise you in exchange?!"

The other party sneered derisively, a metallic voice emanating from the audio unit of the security Mecha. "Hmph! Since you know it's dangerous, why not surrender earlier? Remember, if this place falls, everyone in Freeport will have died because of your Bauhinia Republic!"

"Fine." Catherine laughed in anger. "You're just as shameless as those dogs from the Peak Alliance. No wonder you get along so well. I finally understand why I was chosen to execute this mission..."

As she spoke, Catherine gathered her strength and erupted with a bang. "Because I refuse to listen to your nonsense!"

Almost simultaneously with her outburst, a deafening explosion burst forth from the distance.

Before Catherine's voice could echo, an irregular, gaping hole the size of a cauldron ripped open in the chest of the captain-class security Mecha.

The hole pierced clean through. Startled, Catherine abruptly halted her strike. As she stared at the gaping void in the Mecha's chest, she could see through it to a trembling, cowering Dagger Society grunt hiding in the corner behind it!

Among the exposed mechanical cables in the shattered structure, blood trickled out in streams, following the jagged edges of crushed metal.

Small Mechas were practically oversized human replicas and bore some resemblance, in certain respects, to Storm Combat Armors.

As such, the chest of a Mecha often served as the equivalent of a human's vital chest area.

With its severe damage, the security Mecha automatically disengaged its fully enclosed helmet, revealing a pale-faced Dagger Society boss beneath it.

His gaze locked onto the shadowy origin of the explosion, filled with resentful disbelief. "You... have an accomplice?!"

They had cornered her here after relentless pursuit by the Peak Alliance, forcing her to flee blindly.

They had turned this location into an airtight trap. No matter where Catherine tried to escape, she would remain under their control. Even the so-called private escape boats were decoys they had planted.

Not even many senior members in the organization were privy to such details.

The Peak Alliance, a powerful outsider, had teamed up with the local stronghold of the Dagger Society to craft a perfect cage. From the moment Catherine stepped inside, escape was impossible. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

But unexpectedly, this final, inescapable net they painstakingly wove had already been pre-infiltrated by her mysterious helper?!

'It's impossible there's a helper!'

Even Catherine herself looked back in shock.

Her operation was extraordinarily secretive. Fully aware of the existence of internal traitors, Catherine wouldn't trust any outsider, let alone team up with them.

This mission was vital to Bauhinia's resurgence. Only by personally delivering what she carried to the hands of the lead scientist at the research lab would she find peace of mind.

Beyond the frontline forces of the Peak Alliance closely chasing her, even her own nation's people barely knew her real-time whereabouts.

If no one else knew her location, how could she have a helper? Much less one planted beforehand.

Whatever weapon was capable of punching clean through the armored chest plate of that security Mecha undoubtedly fell under the category of absolute contraband.

So who, exactly, was this sudden ally?

A medium-built man in a baseball cap emerged from the shadows, carrying a weapon taller than he was.

Removing his cap revealed a rugged, stubbled yet charismatic middle-aged face.

He smiled faintly at Catherine. "Don't misunderstand, I didn't want to get involved. I just didn't fancy dying alongside you all because the Satellite City disintegrated."

But the moment Catherine saw him, her eyes narrowed. "Star Alliance?"

Her hand, which had been pressed against the black box slung over her shoulder, instinctively shifted her body to shield it from view. "You're after this as well?"

"No, no, no!" The man waved his hands repeatedly. "Just investigating! Only investigating. The organization is curious why the Peak Alliance would go to such drastic lengths over one item, so I was sent to look into it, nothing more."

"So it was you tailing me in the dark all along?" Catherine's gaze turned steely. "Internal regional affairs shouldn't concern the Star Alliance, right? No matter how far your reach extends, it shouldn't overstep into someone else's domain."