Everyone on the hill held their breath in tension upon seeing these six beams of light. The outcome of the battle hinged on this moment; if Pei Yan couldn't destroy the Disaster Pillar, all prior strategies would be in vain. Sifuer would immediately order her subordinates to turn back towards the refuge as fast as possible.

The tension was also felt by Pei Yan, who appeared confident on the surface but was equally apprehensive inside. He had no definite data on the hardness of the Disaster Pillar, only relying on Kodwen's descriptions to estimate that his attack should be able to break it. If he failed, he would have to return to reality, risking bringing Jiang Feiyang to blast it away.

Pretending to be confident, Pei Yan raised his thumb in the direction of the Disaster Pillar embedded in the clouds, then took a deep breath and extended one index finger in a gun-aiming gesture. As his arm lightly swung, a dazzling blue beam flashed across the light screen.

The deafening roar broke the peaceful afternoon, and the whirlwind caused those under the light screen to sway unsteadily. At this moment, Sifuer disregarded her noble lady image, crawled on the ground, and tightly grasped the shaking bushes beside her, her gaze fixed unwaveringly on the distant Disaster Pillar.

The electromagnetic artillery shell flew straight across the battlefield, accurately striking the Disaster Pillar before the troops stationed below could react. The red exterior of the Disaster Pillar swayed thrice as rubble fell, but showed no signs of collapse.

"Did it fail?" Bailang, who had previously guessed Pei Yan would use this attack to destroy the Disaster Pillar, pounded the ground in frustration upon seeing the situation.

Bang! The second artillery sound drowned out his cries. The second shell, as Pei Yan expected, struck the Disaster Pillar again, and this time expanded the previous breach. Large chunks of red rubble fell apart, and the originally upright Disaster Pillar began to tilt.

"There's hope!" Sifuer clenched her fists and exclaimed excitedly. Then two consecutive explosions followed, as two electromagnetic shells were fired simultaneously. After a massive tremor on the ground, everyone on the hill cheered wildly, as the heavily damaged Disaster Pillar finally collapsed under four consecutive electromagnetic shell strikes, leaving only a large remaining section standing lonely on the battlefield.

Seeing the crimson sky inside the red Disaster quickly dim, Kodwen whispered to Bailang, who then excitedly approached Pei Yan and said, "Although the red Disaster still suppresses us inside, its effectiveness has greatly reduced. As per our agreement, we can now launch an attack. But if Mr. Shitang can destroy the foundation of the Disaster Pillar, we will be able to strike like a hot knife through butter towards the main peak of the Disaster Pillar territory, significantly reducing our casualties. I wonder if Mr. Shitang can..."

Before Bailang finished, Pei Yan responded with action. His mechanical body suddenly expanded, firing forty modified rockets. The dug-down shells couldn't be immediately allocated to him by the investigation bureau. As a compromise, Engineer Li and Pei Yan discussed for a long time, absorbing multiple drill rigs and using his capabilities to modify existing rockets inside.

Forty rockets flew towards the Disaster Pillar's location but did not explode immediately. Under Pei Yan's control, they plunged into the ground, with modified drill heads activating as soon as they hit the earth, sinking rapidly amidst overturning soil.

During this process, the Disaster Legion troops recovered from their initial shock and confusion after the first shell. A horde of humanoid bats used as monitors came screaming out of tents. By the second shell launch, they had determined the attack direction, and when the Disaster Pillar collapsed, a large group of Martial Artists clad in red armor swarmed out, heading straight for Pei Yan's hill.

About half of the forty rockets Pei Yan fired were intercepted midway by these fearless Red Armored Warriors, while only half reached their destination and dug into the ground, which left Pei Yan worried about whether the destructive power would be sufficient.

After ordering Leohard to command the army for an assault, Bailang paced beside Pei Yan watching his furrowed brows, cautiously asking: "Can't do it?"

"Get lost! Shut up!" Pei Yan, receiving constant updates on the digging progress from the shells in his mind, angrily cursed out.

Bailang did not get angry this rare time and wisely kept his mouth shut, retreating to the side. Having been to the battlefield, he knew that people become irritable and short-tempered in such environments. Pei Yan's actions had demonstrated his value, so his temper became part of what Bailang could tolerate. Even so, he couldn't help but anxiously gaze at the distant Disaster Pillar, continuously praying the man before him could complete the mission perfectly, ensuring this battle, which risked the entire wealth of the Kataraga Autonomous Territory, ended in victory.

Boom! A slight ground tremor came again, smaller than when the Disaster Pillar collapsed, but Bailang was so thrilled he shouted uncontrollably: "Attack! Raid! Raid!"

He succeeded! To ensure success, Pei Yan chose to take longer to drill the rockets as deeply as possible, even spending time reaching the surface buried under the Disaster Pillar before triggering the explosion. It turned out that these modified rockets, dosed heavily by Pei Yan, were astonishingly powerful. With a series of underground explosions, the ground bulged threeways, flipping over the vast remaining section of the Disaster Pillar, which teetered and fell on the battlefield.

"Ye, lead the team according to the previous plan, do not follow me!" After leaving these words, Pei Yan's eyes lit up, and he swiftly flew towards the now faded-colored red Disaster.

Pei Yan didn't care whether the Demon Race would suffer heavy casualties under the influence of the red Disaster. He was working hard due to Lin Junzhao's urging in his mind. When the Disaster Pillar toppled, Lin Junzhao's voice echoed in his mind: "Quickly, destroy this Disaster Pillar completely, then you can fly up and absorb the massive energy in the sky!"

"Didn't you previously tell me not to get close to the red Disaster?" Pei Yan responded in his mind.

"The core of this Disaster Pillar is a fragment of the source from the unknown world. With it, the consciousness of that source is connected with this sky. Although it can't instantly move here, it's no trouble to target you. Now that the pillar is destroyed and the consciousness controlling this sky is disconnected, the huge source will surely collapse without a leader and eventually dissolve into nothing. Now is your chance to absorb it!"