Battle! Revealing His Strength for the First Time

Lin Hai appeared, standing before the convoy of engineering vehicles.

He instantly drew everyone's attention.

Before he could even find his footing, a purple figure shot out of the crowd like an arrow loosed from a bow.

It was Seele.

Paying no heed to the many Wildfire members and Underworld residents watching her, she threw herself into Lin Hai's arms and hugged him tightly.

Under everyone's gaze, the two naturally embraced, then shared a long kiss.

The gesture clearly proclaimed the extraordinary relationship between them.

The surrounding crowd, including the members of Wildfire, were surprised to see it, but even more gratified and happy for them.

It meant that Lin Hai, the outsider who had brought hope, had formed a bond with Belobog's Underworld that now ran in their blood. He had truly become one of their own.

Oleg, the leader of Wildfire, watched the scene with a relieved smile on his weathered face.

He knew that a strong emotional bond like this could unite people better than any material aid.

After their brief, affectionate reunion, Lin Hai gently released Seele and said to her:

"Next, we need to get the Wildfire members familiar with driving these vehicles as quickly as possible. Our goal is to take this convoy to the Upper District."

Seele immediately nodded. "Understood."

She turned and efficiently organized the Wildfire members, selecting those who had experience operating machinery.

She arranged for them to follow Lin Hai and learn how to drive these unfamiliar giants.

Lin Hai didn't know how to drive them either.

It wasn't a big problem.

There were instructional videos.

There were also operation manuals for the vehicles.

They didn't need to drive particularly well. As long as they could start the vehicles, drive straight ahead, and turn, they would meet the requirements.

Thanks to the various machines already in Belobog, some Wildfire members did have relevant experience, and they picked it up unexpectedly quickly.

Before long, a massive convoy of twenty engineering vehicles had assembled.

The engines roared.

Like an awakened torrent of steel, it rolled in force toward the great lift connecting the upper and lower districts.

They set off for the Upper District.

When the convoy entered the Upper District, the ceaseless wind and snow still shrouded the land.

Icy snowflakes beat against the vehicles' hard shells, and against the vast white backdrop, the silent, immense steel convoy gave off an ominous air.

It was immensely imposing!

The convoy finally came to a slow stop in the broad square before Kliperburg, the center of power in Belobog.

Once the vehicles' engines were switched off, only the howling wind and snow remained in the square.

Bronya immediately noticed the sudden arrival of the convoy.

She hurried over from the Silvermane Guards' post, her eyes full of surprise.

A moment later, Kliperburg's heavy doors were pushed open, and the Supreme Guardian, Cocolia, appeared in the snowstorm.

She walked forward, sweeping her gaze over the striking convoy before finally fixing it on Lin Hai.

The atmosphere grew heavy and silent.

A soundless contest hung in the air.

Even the wind and snow seemed to sense the tension, growing more urgent.

Yet Lin Hai, standing at the eye of the storm, remained as calm as ever.

Everything was under control!

He met Cocolia's gaze openly, without flinching.

Lin Hai was the one who truly held control of the situation.

In the Star Rail universe, strength came first!

Lin Hai could use all of The Herta's power for ten minutes, and he could also use all of Sparkle's power for ten minutes.

Besides, Sparkle herself was not far behind him.

Wind and snow howled across the square, whipping up fine ice crystals that struck both sides of the silent standoff.

Lin Hai and Sparkle exchanged a fleeting glance. Without a word, both understood.

If the situation changed, Sparkle would give it her all.

They both knew that, however formidable Cocolia was as the Supreme Guardian, she could never stand against the two of them together without using the Stellaron's power!

Lin Hai strode through the snow, walking step by step toward Cocolia as she stood before the fortress.

The wind and snow tugged at his clothes, and his figure looked exceptionally resolute amid the vast expanse.

That courage to face authority head-on brought a trace of barely perceptible admiration to Cocolia's eyes.

"Young man." Cocolia's voice cut through the storm. "Your courage has indeed exceeded my expectations."

Lin Hai stopped a few steps away from her and calmly met her gaze:

"I promised you would see tangible supplies and genuine sincerity... Now, here they are."

He turned slightly and gestured to the row of steel behemoths behind him. "Is this enough to prove that I have the authority and ability to decide what aid Belobog receives?"

Cocolia was silent for a moment.

The power and significance behind this delivery of supplies across the sea of stars, accomplished in a way she could not comprehend, were indeed astounding enough—and persuasive enough.

At last, she slowly spoke with a sigh. "It's enough."

It was completely beyond her understanding, a shock that overturned everything she knew!

However, Lin Hai's next words subtly changed the nature of the aid.

"However," he continued, changing direction, "not all twenty vehicles will be given to Belobog free of charge. Ten will be leased to the Upper District, while the other ten will be given directly to the Underworld."

Lin Hai had chosen to treat them differently.

This decision deftly bypassed Cocolia's authority as Supreme Guardian to receive all the resources, directly granting the Underworld the right to receive a portion of them.

At the same time, the lease established a conditional partnership with the Upper District.

This move made it clear that the right to distribute the resources, and even the initiative in their cooperation, remained firmly in Lin Hai's hands.

Cocolia's lips pressed into a thin line. Finally, she replied in a low voice, "No problem."

Yet her feelings were unusually complicated.

Lin Hai's ability to act, the immeasurable resources behind him... all left her feeling that things were slipping out of her control.

Cocolia had no idea how to define Lin Hai precisely, much less how to coexist with such a variable in the long term.

He was too exceptional, exceptional enough to disrupt Belobog's established balance of power.

Countless gazes pierced the swirling curtain of snow and fixed on Lin Hai.

The eyes of the Wildfire members, led by Seele, burned with undisguised resolve and hatred.

A deep-seated hatred, difficult to resolve, had long stood between them and the Upper District.

If anyone dared harm Lin Hai now, they would fight with their lives.

Seele leaned slightly forward, her eyes flashing coldly.

She would never allow anyone to hurt Lin Hai!

Cocolia saw all of this from her elevated position.

The Wildfire members' united hostility made her realize clearly that the conflict between the upper and lower districts was deeply rooted and nearly impossible to resolve.

An overwhelming irritation seized her.

Just then, the cold, eerie whisper that only she could hear once again sounded directly beside her ear.

"Kill Lin Hai! He's the source of all this chaos!"

"Eliminate these destabilizing factors! Only destruction can create a pure new world!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The seductive voice grew more urgent and more frenzied, almost tearing her reason apart.

"Shut up!" Cocolia suddenly screamed. As she lost control, a powerful surge of energy erupted unchecked, becoming a visible shockwave that spread rapidly in all directions!

Lin Hai, standing directly in front of her, was the first in its path.

At that critical moment, Lin Hai's gaze sharpened, and he silently recited, Super Burst, activate!

Vast power filled every part of his body.

All of The Herta's power was his!

Lin Hai's aura surged at a terrifying speed, and the world around him suddenly slowed to his senses.

The paths of the flowing energy and the weak points in the shockwave became perfectly clear to him.

Facing the surging aftereffects of the energy, Lin Hai moved. He was so fast that he left only afterimages, his steps as nimble as a phantom's. Time and again, at the last possible instant, he avoided the direct impact of the energy by a hair's breadth.

His almost magical footwork, as though he had foreseen every path the energy would take, left every onlooker, Wildfire members and Silvermane Guards alike, gaping in shock.

In an incredible display, Lin Hai had effortlessly neutralized the impact of Cocolia's runaway energy!