"Hehehe, didn't see this coming, did you? You thought you could kill me? You're still too inexperienced." The governor laughed triumphantly as he stomped heavily on Kallen's right arm, grabbing her steel claws and forcibly removing them before tossing them aside. He then aimed the laser cannon mounted on his shoulder at the discarded claws and fired.

The needle-thin blue-white laser struck the claws, leaving numerous holes in them. With a loud "bang," the claws exploded under the laser's attack, turning into metal fragments.

"With that, even if she can still stand, I have nothing to fear," the governor thought to himself. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire echoed from a distance, and a few bullets struck the governor, producing a "ding" sound. He turned to see an intact armored vehicle approaching him, with a gunner firing at him.

"Are those rebel scum coming? Good, since you’re so eager to die, I’ll send you on your way." The governor paid no heed to the armored vehicle, enduring the gunfire as he sped towards it.

"The black guy is coming! What do we do now?" someone in the armored vehicle shouted.

"Don't panic, let me handle him," Rulu said, leaning out of the hatch. With a wave of his hand, the ground in front of the governor quickly froze. Once the governor stepped onto the ice, he lost his balance and fell hard to the ground, tumbling over.

"Alright, let's crash into him!" Captain Guan commanded. The armored vehicle slammed into the fallen governor, knocking him aside, and then came to a stop beside Kallen, who was still on the ground.

"Kallen, are you okay? Can you stand up?!" Captain Guan quickly got out to check on her.

Kallen pushed herself up from the ground, trembling as she stood. In a weak voice, she said, "I'm... I'm fine. I can still hold on, but my weapon was destroyed."

Captain Guan's expression changed. "This is bad! Without a weapon, how are you going to fight that black armored soldier?"

Kallen sighed, feeling a bit defeated. "As much as I don't want to say it, we may have to escape now."

"What are you saying?!" Rulu, having just gotten out of the vehicle, shouted at Kallen and Captain Guan. "This is the best chance to take down the governor, and you want to run away?!"

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Kallen retorted, "I don't want to escape, but without a weapon, I can't damage his armor. There's no way to win."

"You can't, but I can! Have you forgotten that I'm a magic Ultra-capable?" Rulu replied confidently.

"Don't get too cocky," Kallen questioned. "Even if you're a Level Four magic Ultra-capable, you still can't take him on."

Rulu said, "I can't do it alone, but if we all cooperate, we still have a chance. And at this point, do you really think you can escape?"

"Rulu is right," Captain Guan agreed. "Our escape route has already been blocked by the Sanctuary. The only way out is to defeat their forces, so we have to trust Rulu."

Hearing Captain Guan's words, Kallen reluctantly conceded, "Alright, I'll trust you this once. Rulu, what do you want to do?"

Rulu replied, "Take out the things we prepared earlier."

Captain Guan called into the vehicle, "Bring out the supplies."

Several people emerged from the vehicle, carrying two large cylindrical oil drums and opening the lids.

With a wave of his hand, Rulu made the gasoline inside the barrels transform into a column of liquid that floated in the air, taking the form of a pale yellow mist.

"We magic Ultra-capables are not as resilient as those with refining body abilities, so you must protect me while I cast my spell," Rulu instructed.

Captain Guan nodded and directed the driver to position the armored vehicle between Rulu and the Sanctuary forces, using its body to shield Rulu.

The governor observed the rebels standing still, neither fleeing nor attacking, and felt puzzled. While he was somewhat wary of the red armored soldier, he thought that since he had destroyed her weapon, he had nothing to fear. He cautiously approached the rebels.

"Coming over, are you?" Rulu noticed the black armored soldier closing in and waved his hand. The floating mist of gasoline shot towards the governor, transforming into a pale yellow serpent that flew at him.

With a loud "bang," the serpent ignited mid-flight, becoming a massive tongue of yellow-red flames that lunged at the governor, engulfing his entire body in fire.

"Playing with fire? Do you think this trick will work on me?" The governor's relaxed voice came from within the flames. The black armored soldier did not dodge or flee; instead, he braved the flames, pushing through the fiery tongue as he continued to approach the rebels, seemingly unharmed by the flames.

"Kallen, you need to block him and prevent him from getting close to me, but don't let him get too far either. Can you do that?" Rulu instructed.

"If it's just to hold him off, that shouldn't be a problem," Kallen replied, charging towards the governor.

"You've come? Then I'll take you down first!" The governor aimed the cannon on his right shoulder at Kallen and fired a barrage of laser beams.

"My armor is already pretty damaged; I can't let those lasers hit me directly," Kallen thought, quickly altering her course to move in a wide arc while maintaining a safe distance from the governor.

Most of the lasers fired by the governor missed Kallen, as their long-range power was not very strong. The few that struck her armor were mostly deflected, causing little to no damage.