The battle in the Nightmare Lair had reached its second stage, and only then did the turmoil it caused finally draw the guards stationed outside.
It wasn't that the Corruptors had been lax with their defenses. The massive collapse in the crystal-pillar layer had almost completely destroyed the upper level's surveillance and detection systems. When the giant crystal pillars broke, they not only caused a powerful geological shock, but also unleashed an energy storm comparable to the blast of a small doomsday weapon. The energy spread everywhere through the pipes and lines connecting the crystal-pillar layer to the crust, burning out nearly every energy network in Amantir's equatorial region and a third of the southern hemisphere. It also struck the Corruptors responsible for monitoring the starships.
For the first twenty minutes, the Corruptors had no idea where the sudden shock had come from. And once they finally realized that the crystal-pillar layer had collapsed, they still failed to notice the trouble in the Nightmare Lair right away. Everything was too chaotic.
Only when the Dream-Weaving Brain began to break free of its dream and actively fight back did the guards realize that someone had infiltrated the Lair.
By then, only the last few flickering layers of the barrier around the Dream-Weaving Brain remained.
Lily's Dog Cannon packed a punch, but it had very limited staying power. After firing two final blasts of light in rapid succession, she finally exhausted her divine power reserves. The giant Husky bared her teeth and strained for a long moment, but all she managed was a burp. Then she flopped down on the ground, panting hard with her tongue out, and gave them a look to show that she wouldn't be able to fight again anytime soon.
Hao Ren couldn't read the Husky spirit's expression,