Chapter 558

If the existing environment of Belobog is not changed, then the problem of the monsters appearing in the Rift will only be temporarily solved, and the fundamental problem will not be solved in the end.

As for the solution...

Cocolia, already obsessed, refused to believe that an extraterrestrial visitor could actually possess these methods.

Because she had already believed the voice of the Star Core, from the very beginning of her tentative conversation with Lin Yu, Cocolia judged that Lin Yu and his group were very likely villains who had their eyes on the Star Core treasure.

For the past seventeen Supreme Guardian, who have always been wary of the Star Core, it is clear that the Star Core is the root cause of the Cold Disaster.

But for Cocolia, having witnessed the 'New World,' she had already regarded the Star Core as her lifeline.

Now that someone is trying to take away her lifeline, how Cocolia possibly sit idly by and wait to die?

She could even find ways to kill those loyal Silvermane Guards, so Cocolia really had no qualms about killing strangers.

Moreover, in her view, Lin Yu's action was not a help, but a threat.

"If I have the ability to wipe out those Void creatures at such a fast speed, then I naturally have the ability to easily deal with you"—this is what Lin Yu and the others really wanted to express in Cocolia's eyes.

Now that things have come to this point, the only option is to strike first.

A short time after Gepard left Belobog, I immediately led my team to surround the group.

If they don't resist, it means they want to lower our guard so they can find an opportunity to get close to us and seize the star core.

If they resist, the Silvermane Guards will fight them.

Because of the previous orders, it was becoming increasingly difficult for me to get rid of those Silvermane Guards.

This time... it's a perfect opportunity to use someone else to do the dirty work.

After the Silvermane Guards, who had some doubts about me, fought with the outsiders, I, having cleared obstacles on both sides, naturally had the opportunity to further increase the success rate of the plan.

As for Bronya...

Cocolia's increasingly ferocious expression.

The Star Core had promised her a new world, and she had confirmed that those she had chosen were those who could follow her into that new world.

Among the people around her, Cocolia didn't trust those old fox ministers, nor did she trust the pedantic members of the Landau family who always stood on the side of the 'people'.

For her, the only person she truly trusts is probably her adopted daughter.

Objectively speaking, the strength displayed by the opponent today was indeed ridiculously strong.

That's why Bronya absolutely cannot be there to assist Cocolia when Cocolia leads the team tomorrow.

Whether she's worried that Bronya's soft heart will cause her battle plan to fail, or she's worried that the other side will directly capture Bronya and take her hostage, Cocolia could find herself in a passive position due to either of these situations.

After a moment's thought, Cocolia summoned a messenger and spoke to him.

"Notify Bronya to patrol the area surrounding Belobog."

"Since rifts have already appeared in urban areas, it is natural that new rifts may also appear in the surrounding areas that we usually do not pay attention to."

"Inform her that after confirming the appearance of a new Rift, record the coordinates and then retreat, continue patrol and reconnaissance missions, and develop a detailed battle plan to deal with the Void creature. I will discuss the details with the others after I see the location of the Rift coordinates—tell her not to act recklessly!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Cocolia watched the messenger leave the hall, then returned to her seat and closed her eyes.

Now is not the time to make a move. She needs to wait until the group returns to the Grand Hotel Goethe before she can take action.

So now...

—Well, let these ill-intentioned strangers cause a little more trouble.

After some time, Lin Yu returned to his room. After stretching his muscles a little, he actually felt that the intensity of his destiny energy had increased.

I don't know what to say, it was just fighting a few Void creature.

In Lin Yu's view, even if he restrained his power and only used the power of the Pathstrider to fight, it could only be considered a warm-up at best.

If this can make you stronger, it just means that it's quite easy for those Pathstrider to become stronger.

[That's not quite right. The main point is that what you're doing isn't just fighting monsters, but also using personal actions to fight violence with violence and to uphold justice.]

Even if I restrained my power and didn't solve the problem immediately?

Even if you restrain your power and don't solve the problem immediately—your actions won't be any different.

[If you hadn't failed to be ruthless in dealing with Cocolia, perhaps the fate of the 'Hunter' would have responded to you even further.]

... Oh, she's about to die.

However, it is also an undeniable fact that your intent to kill her remains superficial.

[You demonstrated enough power to quell the turmoil in the rift, wasn't that a way of deterring Cocolia from acting rashly—thus giving her another chance?]

... You really saw right through me.

I did have this idea before taking action.

But after taking action, I realized I could throw that idea in the trash.

Wow, that's so extreme—so what did you see become like this?

I saw the Iron Guards tirelessly fighting to protect the civilians in the wind and snow. Isn't that enough?

Like the members of Schicksal, the Silvermane Guards are, in essence, warriors who fight against disasters and strive to save humanity.

Unfortunately, their commanders were Cocolia Rand and Otto Apocalypse.

Take Lin Yu's Schicksal before he solved Otto's problem as an example.

The knights and Valkyrie on the front lines only need to devote themselves to the battlefield, obey orders, and fight hard to kill the Honkai Beast. However, Otto in the rear has many more things to consider.

When to let the Honkai develop Honkai, when to deal a fatal blow to the elites who threaten the Honkai and discover the truth, when to send the command to their deaths, and when to create a big news story by disregarding the lives of others in order to revive Kallen —look how exhausted Bishop Otto; he has so many things to consider.

Cocolia Rand is similar.

The Silvermane Guards at the front only need to devote themselves to the battlefield, obey orders, and fight hard to kill the Void creatures. However, Cocolia Land at the rear has many more things to consider.

When to command the Silvermane Sharpshooters to advance 20 meters, when to secretly devise ways to eliminate other Silvermane Guards, when to eliminate dissidents, and when to deal with other obstacles so that Belobog is destroyed and then reborn—yes, she really works very hard.

So, Lin Yu is a kind-hearted person. Seeing how hard Otto was working, he sent him down ten years ago.

Now, ten years later, Lin Yu sees Cocolia, whose initial intentions were good, but whose methods have become increasingly erratic and abstract, and whose behavior is becoming more and more like Otto's...

He felt the time had come; it was about time to send Cocolia down.

Moreover, after arriving here, Lin Yu realized that he had been far too naive.

He thought he had given Cocolia a chance, but she didn't seize it.

But in Cocolia's eyes, Lin Yu brought not an opportunity, but a threat.

It's important to know that for the past seven hundred years, almost everyone in Belobog has believed that the Guardian Star God, Kliper, has been protecting Belobog.

In particular, almost all of the Supreme Guardian who have taken office and are doing their jobs properly are believers in the preservation of the guardians.

But after Cocolia went mad, she began to ignore everything around her.

Even though she was still using the divine power inherited from the guardians of the past during the battle.

The enormous spatial barrier that has protected Belobog since the beginning still exists.

According to another piece of information mentioned by Svarog in the plot, Belobog's greenhouse effect heating device actually only provides wavelength radiation accounting for 5.2% of the total value, so it can be said that its practical significance is far less than its commemorative significance.

The power of preservation has always been protecting Belobog, and even helping Cocolia.

But after she was driven mad, she no longer even trusted Cunhu.

After that, she probably wouldn't trust an outsider anymore.

Having confirmed these things, Lin Yu had already made preparations for the follow-up plan.

In the original work, Cocolia's atrocities were ultimately glorified.

This was a last resort, and Lin Yu understood it perfectly.

But now...

Ah, I guess I'm still a selfish person. When I'm unhappy, I just want to crush it.

Cocolia must die, and not as a hero, but as a buffoon.

And the follow-up work...

—Ha, after killing her, I will take on the responsibility and obligation of killing this scoundrel.

Trailblaze Chapter 15. I'll just say a few words on behalf of everyone.

The next morning

When Dan Heng woke up after resting for a few hours after keeping watch, he looked out the window and, unsurprisingly, saw the thing he least wanted to see.

Outside the window, the Silvermane Guards had already surrounded the hotel where they were.

He didn't know when the Silvermane Guards would break down the door, but considering how quickly Cocolia could change her mind, he figured it was only a matter of time.

Although Dan Heng wasn't worried about his side being at a disadvantage against Cocolia in terms of combat strength, the problem was...

Every expansion project is fraught with so much trouble, which is hardly a pleasant experience for Dan Heng.

Combat is a daily occurrence in the process of exploration, but for Dan Heng, who dislikes combat, he would definitely want to avoid it as much as possible.

However, he was also well aware that the root cause of this incident lay with the woman named Cocolia Rand.

Although he understood Cocolia's ingrained distrust of outsiders and had even mentally prepared himself for the night watch, he still felt that the woman had gone a bit too far after the incident.

It seems she doesn't even pretend.

With complex thoughts in his mind, Dan Heng left the room, spear in hand.

Since a battle is inevitable anyway, we might as well reunite with our comrades before the enemy attacks.

Now that I think about it carefully, Lin Yu's decision to stay in the hotel after learning that the enemy might be a threat to everyone suggests that he might have had other ideas.

Unbeknownst to him, having witnessed Lin Yu crush the Doomsday Beast, Dan Heng had already formed a stereotype in his mind that Lin Yu was "extremely powerful" and "extremely reliable".

They had only known each other for two days, yet his fellow train crew members, including him, all regarded Lin Yu as their backbone during this operation. This was somewhat... hard to describe.

Meanwhile, the girls' room

In the girls' room, in order to allow the girls to look out for each other, Lin Yi suggested that it might be better for the three of them to live together.

That's why March 7th, who was still fast asleep, was immediately woken up by Lin Yi the moment the problem arose.

"March, wake up!!!"

"Ah... Xiao Yi..."

Looking at the child in front of him, March 7th rubbed his sleepy eyes and then looked at Lin Yi with slight dissatisfaction.

Then, she looked in the direction Lin Yi pointed out—and instantly woke up.

"Wait a minute, no, are you serious???"

Seeing that Cocolia, the Supreme Guardian, had actually led a group of Silvermane Guards to surround their hotel, March 7th was stunned for a moment before looking at Xing and Lin Yi with great panic.

"This... this really has nothing to do with us. We didn't do anything out of line yesterday, did we?"

"This matter is of course none of your business, March."

He also looked out the window at the stars, and calmly took out his Wonder-Object Bat, speaking to March 7th.

"The problem lies with this woman herself. Let's... prepare for battle."

"Alright everyone, it's about time to wake up."

After roughly turning the doorknob, Lin Yu walked directly into the room and addressed the three of them.

"Time to start today's morning exercise."

"Morning exercise..."

Hearing Lin Yu's choice of words, March 7th sighed helplessly.

"If only it were that easy."