Chapter 76: "Wait for the Queen to Return, No Bella, No Delicious Fruits!"
Watching the scene of maternal love and filial piety, Chase's heart was filled with satisfaction and appreciation. Indeed, these were people who also inherited my golden spirit!
Moreover, the historical overlap was surprisingly remarkable. Both he and Bronya were adopted, and the ones who adopted them were also blond...
But now was not the time to think about that much. The situation on the scene had changed again.
Originally, Cocolia, who was passively defending against Bronya's attacks, conjured a long spear out of thin air and pushed Bronya away.
It was the long spear passed down through generations of Guardians. Its spear body should have been as firm and fervent as the Amber King's philosophy, but now it was covered in frost. This symbolized Cocolia's deviation from "Preservation."
"Bronya, I understand your choice..." she said slowly, her voice devoid of emotional fluctuations, cold like a machine, "This city... the fate of Belobog has long been doomed, and you, you will be there to witness the cornerstone of the new world."
Cocolia slowly flew into the air, lifting the long spear high:
"As a Grand Guardian, I command you to rise—Engine of Creation!!!"
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In the snowstorm, the earth shook. The colossal creature, thought to be a lifeless object, was activated. With a massive roar, a giant robot appeared before everyone, swinging its enormous fists towards them.
"Well, this is a Gundam, right?! Bella, it's your turn!" Chase gave orders. "Bella, use the Thunder Bolt!"
The Engine of Creation used Hammer Arm, but it was dodged!
Bella used the Thunder Bolt and the effect was outstanding!
"Very good, Bella. Now, use the Extreme Enlargement!"
Bella snorted, somewhat dissatisfied with Chase's Chūnibyō speech but obediently transformed back into her dragon form to fight the Engine of Creation.
Meanwhile, Stella, March 7th, and the others, seeing that the Engine of Creation was under control, hurried to support Bronya.
After all this, considering himself a Pokémon Master, Chase turned to Welt and asked for his opinion, "Mr. Welt, do you want this Gundam? If you do, I'll ask Bella to go easy."
"..." Welt was somewhat tempted. He didn't have much resistance to giant robots, but after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head. It was just an agricultural machine, not very useful, and it couldn't fit inside the train.
"Well then," Chase nodded, asking, "Mr. Welt, won't you help out up there?"
But Welt kept his gaze on the battlefield not far away, shaking his head, "Let the young ones get more practice. They can handle the current situation, and I'll keep an eye on them."
With Welt covering, now was the best time to test the power of the Stigmata abilities.
On the other side, without the protection of the Engine of Creation, Cocolia was directly exposed to the attacks of everyone, and she was met with a righteous beating.
Relying on the power of the Stellaron, Cocolia maneuvered through the encirclement, and at the right moment, she threw the long spear in her hand towards Stella, who was charging towards her. The spear seemed like it was about to pierce Stella's chest, but to everyone's surprise, it suddenly stopped in mid-air and then plunged straight into the ground.
"That was close!" Chase joined the battle and defused the crisis. "Stella, you owe me a meal after this."
Stella nodded, still trembling, "Don't worry, I'll treat you to garbage picking!"
Chase's face darkened, "You don't have to say it's garbage picking."
With Chase joining the battle, the situation became more difficult for Cocolia. Her choice was...
To strengthen the connection with the Stellaron and undergo a magnificent transformation!
The power of the Stellaron was applied to Cocolia, transforming her into a humanoid being. While her body showed human features, the icy limbs and floating icicles revealed Cocolia's non-human state.
With Cocolia's second awakening, the energy resonating with the Stellaron spread around her, creating a wave of energy out of nowhere.
Stella stood at the forefront of the team, a bit unsteady on her feet. Subconsciously, she reached out to hold the long spear embedded in the ground next to her. Then, her expression became trance-like, and when she regained her senses, she found herself in a different space...
Chase furrowed his brow and protected everyone behind him. "Help me, Bella!"
Bella, who had just disabled the Engine of Creation, was about to fly over to support when she heard Chase's familiar yet unfamiliar words. Her wings trembled, almost losing her balance.
But she quickly adjusted her state, flew over, and unleashed a breath of fire towards the transformed Cocolia. In response, Cocolia had to deal with the righteous breath of fire descending from the sky.
"You outsiders, you know nothing about the plight of this world. Only the Stellaron is the world's only hope!" After resisting Bella's dragon breath, Cocolia released countless dense ice spikes to convey her anger.
However, her attacks were ineffective. Chase waved his hand and easily neutralized the powerful attack. The spatial void he summoned absorbed all the attacks without reservation.
"Is your attack over? Now, it's my turn. Any objections?" Chase smiled, his eyes focused on Cocolia. Two rectangular prisms formed by the power of the void appeared beside her, intersecting and hitting her, trapping her instantly.
Seemingly feeling it wasn't secure enough, Chase summoned another void cube, increasing the strength of the restraint. Without holding back, he waved his finger, and the void cube began to rotate according to his command.
But Chase's assault wasn't over. Behind him, four void bands appeared. With a pointing motion towards the sky, the void bands pierced through the entire void cube from bottom to top, then dispersed, dividing the entire void cube into eight pieces.
After completing all this, the void bands retracted behind Chase, turning into sharp spears of the void floating behind him. He clapped his hands, suddenly noticed the change in Stella's hand.
In Stella's hand, she was holding a flame spear. The flame spear was exactly the appearance of the spear thrown by Cocolia, stripped of its frost.
Chase: ?
Stella looked at the flame spear in her hand and smiled. "The will of Preservation approves of me."
Chase was surprised and turned his gaze to where Cocolia was still alive. Instead of dying, she staggered to her feet. However, her condition didn't improve much; frost gradually covered her entire body. Chase had a premonition that the degree of frost coverage was related to her health bar.
But his attention was focused on other aspects...
This old thing dropped epic loot! An orange equipment related to the Qlipoth!
He worked so hard in the battle, so a little something-something for his reward is right, right?
"This is impossible... The will of 'Preservation'..." Cocolia noticed the flame spear in Stella's hand, unable to believe it.
Clearly, she was the Grand Guardian, but the will of 'Preservation' chose an outsider!
Bronya stood behind Chase, feeling particularly secure. She spoke forcefully, "Cocolia! It's you who deviated from the will of 'Preservation.' The will of 'Preservation' has made its own choice! Even if this world is destined for destruction, we won't evade it, nor will we place our hopes on the seeds of calamity! Even if we are fated to enter destruction, we will bravely walk hand in hand into that darkness—"
Getting a bit annoyed, she released the ice spikes that had formed behind her towards everyone.
"You know nothing about the plight of this world... You know nothing about the ending that awaits it!"
Chase stepped forward, and two void hands appeared in front of him, directly grabbing and crushing all the incoming ice spikes. In response, the spears of the void shot out from behind Chase, piercing through Cocolia's body.
The power of the Honkai, kid!
Cocolia, who had just adjusted her state and flown back into the air, was attacked by the spears of the void, and she couldn't stabilize her figure, falling from the sky.
"Good job, Stella, use the flame spear on her!"
"The spearhead is already ignited!" Encouraged, Stella rushed forward.
"Flame Spear, Charge!"
...
Cocolia died.
After being hit by Stella's flame spear, she detached from the resonance with the Stellaron, knelt on the ground, covering her chest where the backlash from the Stellaron had begun.
In the end, Cocolia turned into light, scattering everywhere.
Except for Bronya, who had a somewhat solemn expression, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps the plight of this planet was about to come to an end.
Inexplicably, even though it was a somewhat tragic scene, Chase couldn't help but think of Otto's battered soulium body scattered everywhere—fragments of his adoptive father's Valkyrie, strewn all over.
Thinking of this, he and Bronya seemed to share a sense of empathy.
He turned around, silently watching the distant icy plain, adjusting his emotions. In such a situation, if he laughed out loud because he remembered Otto's tragic state, that would be too heartless.
After discussing the next plan with everyone, the trio of the train and Herrscher prepare to go back to the Lower District to tell everyone about the news of the Stellaron being sealed. As for Bronya, she needed some time alone, and there were matters in the city that needed her attention.
The massive commotion caused by the Engine of Creation would surely have been noticed by the residents in the city. Many questions needed to be explained, many truths needed to be revealed.
So, Bronya just stayed in place for a while and then left for Belobog alone. The others went underground to relay the message.
"Leave the Stellaron to Mr. Welt to handle," Dan Heng said as he left with the group.
Welt nodded, shifting his gaze to Chase, who was still standing there, "Aren't you going over too?"
"I'll pass. I want to learn about the technique of sealing the Stellaron from Mr. Welt." Chase shook his head.
"That's fine," Welt nodded and suddenly remembered Chase's performance in the battle earlier. He praised, "You handled the powers of the Void quite well."
In the Stigmata Space, Sirin heard Uncle Welt's praise and arrogantly looked at the external projection.
That's all Sirin teaching!
"Since Sirin has been helping me master it in the Stigmata, I've been using it quite well..." Chase smiled, but then his smile turned a bit bitter. "Unfortunately, Sirin can't leave the Stigmata for now. Otherwise, Mr. Welt, you would see a Sirin calling you Uncle Welt while clinging to you."
Hearing this, Welt couldn't help but associate it with the Second Herrscher, who was arrogant and cheeky, pulling on his clothes and pitifully asking for candy during the Second Herrscher's attack. He felt a bit uncomfortable.
There's no way. Who made the Sirin in his world let him do sit-ups several times during the Second Herrscher's attack? A bit of a psychological trauma was normal.
Welt could only smile awkwardly. Now, he had just barely adapted to Bella calling him "Uncle Welt." As for Sirin... he needed some time.
"As for the psychological problem of the stigmata that we discussed before, I currently have no solution," Walter sighed.
"She does have this ability, but that was in my hometown, and you know..."
"Well, let's move. Now is a good time to test the abilities of the Stigmata." Welt sighed.
Chase stood there, nodding in agreement and silently noting the name Miss Misteln Schariac—another person he would try to contact in subsequent simulations.
"But I think there's one person who, although she can't do it as perfectly as Miss Misteln, should be able to solve the problem of allowing Sirin to move in reality." Welt performed the Stellaron sealing operation while speaking to Chase.
"Can I introduce you? But whether she helps you or not depends on your abilities." Welt said.
After speaking, Walter paused and added: "Only if you can arouse her interest."
"Thank you, Mr. Welt." Chase expressed his gratitude.
After hearing this, Chase was stunned and cast a curious look at Walter.
His understanding of the world is still too shallow, and there is nothing he can do about it. He was born in the lower district of Belobog. It is as if he was born in an information cocoon. His understanding of the outside world is limited to the people in the lower district from daily conversation.
"The owner of the Herta Space Station, Herta, is a member of the Genius Club. You can understand this to mean that she is part of a group of the smartest people in the world and should be able to solve this problem."
"I can help you introduce her, but it's up to you whether you can let her help you." Walter said.
"Thank you, Mr. Walter." Chase thanked him.
Sirin was sitting in the stigmata space, happily looking at the projection of the outside world, and seemed a little excited. She unconsciously cast her eyes on Bella, who was standing quietly holding Chase's hand, and her eyes became a little unkind.
Just a mere servant, wait for my queen to return; I will have better fruits to eat than you!