Sanctum, Hall of Documents, Leader Bees

A huge armor plate crashed to the ground after Qian Qian gave it a vicious kick, slamming onto the alloy floor beneath our feet, which appeared to be some kind of landing platform, and kicking up layers of smoke.

The two words "what the hell" slowly rose from the southeast, blotting out the sky amid radiant rays of light.

...Were ancient Shilin designers all this adorable? A door that even an anti-ship cannon couldn't blast open had been installed in a wall that could be kicked apart with one foot, and even worse, we had stupidly bombarded that door for several minutes!

If Qian Qian hadn't had such a knack for thinking outside the box, we'd probably still be bombing it right now!

"Uh, I'm afraid... cough cough, I'm afraid it wasn't a design problem," Tawell said. Covered in cold sweat, she crouched on the ground to study the armor plate Qian Qian had kicked off. After a long while, she finally explained why things had turned out so absurdly. "This is energy-infused armor. It only gains strength beyond conventional armor after energy is supplied to it. But the outer Energy System of this ruin seems to have been shut down by someone, so it became an ordinary metal plate. Otherwise, let alone the Matriarch's flying kick, even a helium flash might not have been able to break this super-heavy plating, which is usually only used on royal fortresses. Mm, I've discovered something worth noting. The remaining activity in this armor indicates that its energy source was cut off only moments ago. It may even have happened at the exact moment General Pandora ended her attack. Perhaps Tawell has already begun acting inside."

Thank you, Tawell. You had saved the last shred of Shilin dignity.

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