Chapter 569

Trailblaze Chapter 25. What bad things did Cocolia do? (mp3)

For Cocolia, the situation has clearly escalated to a major level.

Instead of obediently submitting to the Landau family as she had expected, Serval chose to break out of prison as the beginning of her counterattack.

If that's all there is to it, then it's not entirely a bad thing for Cocolia.

As a prominent family in Belobog, the Landau family was one of the obstacles she had to eliminate for the sake of the new world.

Using the excuse of "the Young Miss of the Langdao family rebelling," she could easily use this excuse to suppress the Langdao family, or even do something more outrageous.

As for whether other nobles will step forward because of the shared fate of those in need...

Ha, if those cowards had that kind of guts, Cocolia wouldn't have resorted to such extreme measures.

Unfortunately, in Cocolia's eyes, this group was a disorganized mess.

If Landau is suppressed, the probability of the remaining group uniting is extremely small. On the contrary, the probability of them dividing up Landau's family's assets is quite high.

But now, the worst has happened.

Those outsiders lured Bronya to the lower city yesterday, and they've already crawled back today.

After climbing back, instead of choosing to operate covertly, they rescued Serval and then began to swagger around Belobog in an extremely ostentatious manner.

Cocolia really felt that...

—These damn guys really don't take her seriously.

As for why the noble Supreme Guardian was forced to swear, it's simply because she can do almost nothing except swear in her mind.

Originally, after this group returned, she planned to arrange for other Silvermane Guards units to launch a surprise attack on this group of 'rebels'.

Of course, Bronya was determined to save her daughter; she believed that her daughter was just confused for a moment.

After the two sides started fighting, given the strength Lin Yu displayed, the Silvermane Guards would definitely have no chance of winning in a head-on battle.

If Lin Yu and his group continue to retreat, then this operation will at least give Cocolia more time to maneuver.

If a fight breaks out here, whether Lin Yu defeats or kills the Silvermane Guards, it won't be a bad thing for Cocolia, who will have to deal with the Silvermane Guards later.

While using the Silvermane Guards to deplete the enemy's strength, she could continue to pin more blame on this group.

But now, it seems unlikely that the Silvermane Guards and this group will actually fight.

After Serval and Lin Yu joined forces, they used some 'mouthpieces' secretly connected to the Landau family to continuously promote Cocolia's 'great achievements' that she had tried so hard to cover up for so many years within the Belobog family.

Everything else was fine, but the fact that she deliberately caused the death of Silvermane Guards could have been overlooked by the other Silvermane Guards.

Now that someone has directly produced the analysis report and distributed it everywhere, the loyalty of the Silvermane Guards has clearly been shaken.

Cocolia now even suspects that Gepard Landau, who is on the front lines, may have already received the news circulating in the city of Belobog.

While a resolute soldier would likely not abandon a frontline mission for trivial matters, however...

—If this matter concerns the survival of Belobog, then the probability of Gepard returning will greatly increase.

Unlike Serval, the Cocolia soul who was framed by Cocolia, Gepard Landau's reputation in the city of Belobog was ridiculously high.

While carrying out his mission, he always took the lead in protecting his comrades with his shield, while risking everything to kill the Void creatures that might threaten the citizens.

When on vacation—this person has absolutely no concept of vacation!

During his leave, he spends most of his time going out on patrol in his armor.

Thanks to him, the security situation in Belobog was even better than usual during his leave of absence.

If someone like that had enough evidence to prove that Cocolia was planning something, he would definitely choose [Belobog] rather than [Cocolia Rand].

If Gepard does the opposite, then Cocolia's situation becomes even worse.

According to her original plan, she would definitely have to deal with these troublesome guys in secret so that she could use all the power of the Star Core to reshape the new world when she used the power of the Star Core.

But now...

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Inside Kliper Castle, Cocolia, who had been easily cornered, now had an extremely gloomy expression.

"Bronya is still in their hands... but right now, we can't worry about that!"

If I continue to let them continue, my situation will only get worse.

Rather than waiting to die, I might as well...!

Having made up her mind, Cocolia's figure suddenly became somewhat faint.

After leaving behind a fleeting image in Kliper Castle, Cocolia left her base camp and began to rapidly advance towards the place where the star core was buried.

"Um, wait... what do you mean by that?!"

Hearing the voice coming from the star core, Cocolia, who had already arrived in the outside world, couldn't help but mutter to herself in shock, even though she needed to be hidden.

"You... you actually chose to come here on your own initiative?!"

Indeed, I have already sensed... a threat.

If we don't resolve those obstacles here, then forget about the new world I promised you; we'll both be destroyed by the other side.

[Don't waste your energy, Cocolia. Find a place to hide now.]

The opponent's strength far exceeds your expectations. Only after I arrive here covertly can you use my power... to launch a sneak attack on him.

A sneak attack?

You mean...

In a direct confrontation, your chances of winning are very low.

Are you serious?

That's right.

Are you kidding me? Even if you used all your strength to fight him, this is the evaluation you would receive?

That's right.

Cocolia fell silent as she listened to the words spoken by the Star Core, which had become like a broken record.

She had believed in Star Core for a very, very long time, but now, after hearing Star Core's evaluation of Lin Yu, Cocolia suddenly began to doubt Star Core, which she had once firmly believed in.

The 'new world' it promised Cocolia, in its most basic theoretical sense, must require an enormous amount of energy.

As Pathstrider, Cocolia naturally understands a fundamental theory for Pathstrider.

All other things being equal, the side with stronger energy has a greater chance of winning.

So, from the very beginning, if I had just sought help from that man named Lin Yu, I might have been able to solve all the problems?

No, he's just powerful. What I promised, power alone cannot fulfill.

[Furthermore, Cocolia, don't harbor any unnecessary illusions. After you've thoroughly offended him, there's absolutely no possibility of cooperation between you two.]

... yes.

I'm no longer an innocent little girl.

He is indeed powerful enough, but according to you, I am not without a chance of winning, right?

[At least based on current estimates, that's correct.]

Great, that's a good thing.

Even if a powerful Pathstrider dies, the energy within their body may not immediately dissipate.

After defeating Lin Yu, I can still absorb his power to replenish your energy, and after that...

What we have promised, we will naturally fulfill.

It just needs enough time.

Having stopped discussing with the Star Core, Cocolia had already discarded those complicated thoughts from her mind.

She is now incredibly grateful that she unlocked the power of the Star Core ahead of schedule.

That's why she saved herself the trouble of a long journey and was able to stay here and wait for her opportunity.

However, Cocolia, who was hiding with such thoughts in mind, suddenly saw a piece of paper at her feet, and her face immediately turned even more ugly.

At the very top of this paper was a line of incredibly large, bold text.

What bad things did Cocolia Rand actually do?

Below the title, Cocolia saw a list of a whole bunch of Cocolia things she had done on this piece of paper.

Unfortunately, all of these things are true.

If Cocolia had enough reputation, no matter how sincere these words were, they would be regarded as rumors by the people of Belobog and would be debunked on their own.

But she knew very well that Belobog many people trusted her as their Supreme Guardian, there were also quite a few who were dissatisfied with her.

After all, the things she did were indeed likely to make people dissatisfied.

Given the current situation, the saying "when the wall falls, everyone pushes it down" will inevitably happen in the future, even if it doesn't happen now.

This group of people had only been there for less than three days...

How could she be so easily driven to this point by this group of people in just three days?!

Belobog, Upper Town

On the street, Pela Sergeevna, the Silvermane Guards intelligence officer who had been easily won over by Serval, adjusted her glasses and asked the group of strangers she had just met.

"I have already sent out the intelligence that you and I compiled together. I imagine that by now, given the efficiency of those acquaintances of Serval, they have already spread this information."

"To be honest..."

Looking at the calm-faced girl in front of him, Lin Yu asked with a hint of curiosity.

"We're now engaging in a rebellion. Doesn't Miss Pela feel even a little bit nervous?"

"Not nervous... that's probably impossible."

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Pela said helplessly to the man in front of her.

"However, the evidence you have provided is sufficient for me to make a decision."

"Ever since Cocolia Rand made her move against the Silvermane Guards, I, as the intelligence officer, have written to Commander Gepard about these matters."

"At the time, I didn't understand why the originally wise Supreme Guardian would do these things."

"As a result, now that the Star Core... after learning about the harm this thing brings, and considering all the mistakes Cocolia has made before, I have reason to suspect that she has abandoned the Way of Preservation."

Although Pela's words ended there, Bronya, who had participated in these actions, still guessed what Pela meant by the unspoken words.

Cocolia's wicked actions were undoubtedly a betrayal of both the City Builder and Belobog.

What they are doing now is less of a rebellion and more of a purge of traitors.

Moreover, after Bronya came to terms with reality, she could more or less anticipate how bad the situation in the upper city of Belobog was now.

The dirt they spread... well, calling it dirt isn't quite right.

After all, those are basically solid evidence.

These facts have become established once others know them, so even if she tries her best to protect her adoptive mother who has made one mistake after another, others may not agree.

Moreover, if we think about it from the opposite perspective, although these things are solid evidence, they are not so easy to believe just because they are written down.

The fact that the fire could be started so easily inside Belobog demonstrates just how unpopular her clearly troubled mother was in the Upper Town.

But even at this point, Bronya did not give up hope.

After all, she was her mother. No matter how wrong she was, could Bronya, as her daughter, just ignore her life or death for that reason?

The more desperate the situation, the less she could give up.

Now that things have come to this point, I have no choice but to punish my mother first.

The new Supreme Guardian punishes the Supreme Guardian have done many wrong things in the past. This may not satisfy everyone, but as long as Mother looks miserable, it can at least shut some people up.

But what about the remaining people...?

How naive I was.