The owner of the shuttle was already beyond furious; the fall of the last secret launch channel was the final straw for Old Qiao. Realizing that all systems within the fortress were out of his control, he simply pushed the control lever to its limit, heedlessly cranked the engine to its maximum, and activated the shuttle's self-defense cannon.
The anti-gravity engine and propulsion engine roared simultaneously, and the thin craft began struggling to escape the platform's suspension field. Amidst the difficult movement of the shuttle, two light particle rapid-fire cannons unleashed sharp whistles, hurling scorching high-energy particle groups towards the isolation gates at the end of the channel and the locking mechanism beside them.
But just then, a series of booming roars from the distance abruptly interrupted Old Qiao's desperate action.
