Chapter 573

At that moment, Cocolia looked at the approaching Lin Yu, a white pattern, like a helmet, suddenly appeared on her face.

"This move is actually more suitable for me than the so-called Explosive Fist."

"You think that will solve everything...?"

Cocolia, whose body had been pierced by the Flame Spear, let out a final roar at Lin Yu.

"—Defeat me?!"

"Yes, that's right, that's it."

Seeing the wounds on Cocolia's body caused by the Flame Spear, Lin Yu unleashed a new technique he had learned in the past seven years at Cocolia wounds.

"Kill the Whale... Overlord Fist!"

As his fist pierced through Cocolia's body, Lin Yu casually retrieved the star core that had plagued Belobog for seven hundred years from her body.

At the same time, Cocolia and her flaming lance fell one after the other in front of Bronya.

"Bronya, why...?"

After returning to being an ordinary Pathstrider, Cocolia asked her adopted daughter, looking extremely weak.

Why would even you... betray me...?

"... Because, Mother, you were wrong from the very beginning."

Seeing the pain on Cocolia's face, Bronya examined her adoptive mother and noticed that her body was beginning to harden like porcelain from the wounds.

However, along with the hardening reaction comes the phenomenon of cracking.

The death of his mother was now a foregone conclusion.

But... perhaps it was Mr. Lin Yu's way of punishing her that he tormented Mother in this way before she died.

Bronya didn't hate the other party; after all, from beginning to end, Cocolia was clearly the one in the wrong.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that if Lin Yu hadn't intervened, there was a very high probability that Belobog would have been completely ruined step by step by her already deranged adoptive mother.

"I... I clearly didn't do anything wrong..."

Looking at her daughter, Cocolia said unwillingly.

"I just wanted to... save Belobog..."

On her dying foster mother's face, Bronya could see that the intense pain and mental anguish had completely distorted her mind and soul.

If we let her continue, she... probably won't die anytime soon.

But this would only increase her suffering.

So, so...

"Mother, I'm sorry."

After grasping the flaming lance, Bronya raised it high with both hands.

Bronya...?

Seeing her daughter raise a weapon against her with tears in her eyes, Cocolia was so surprised that she stopped uttering her venomous words.

"I'm a useless daughter, and to you, I might even be an ungrateful wretch, but now..."

"Ending your suffering is the only thing I can do for you."

"So..."

At that moment, the tearful girl used the flaming spear in her hand to pierce her foster mother's body, taking away her last bit of life and ending the pain she should have continued to endure.

"Goodbye, Mother, and..."

"My weakness."

PS: 4K, to be continued tomorrow.

Trailblaze Chapter 29. The Dog Disease Continues to Spread

One day later. Stellaron Hunters

On the Stellaron Hunters, Himeko looked at the constantly changing data in front of her and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, everything's clear now. If everyone's ready, we can set off now."

"But..."

After she turned to look at Lin Yu beside her, a subtle expression appeared on her face.

"What's wrong."

Seeing Himeko turn her head and look at him helplessly, Lin Yu asked in return.

"Did I go too far this time?"

"It's not that bad, it's just that child..."

Recalling the report she had seen, Himeko asked Lin Yu with a slightly helpless expression.

"You had the ability to end that Pathstrider named Cocolia's life back then, so why did you...?"

"So, you want that girl named Bronya Rand to take her mother's life with her own hands?"

After helping Himeko finish saying what she found difficult to say, Lin Yu leaned back on the sofa of the Stellaron Hunters and spoke calmly to Himeko.

"Although the statement 'Commander Bronya discovered that the former Supreme Guardian was committing evil deeds and killed her own relative for the greater good' is not very good, it is still much better than 'the outsider tortured and killed the Supreme Guardian '."

"She was originally the candidate for the next Supreme Guardian, and it was her responsibility to step forward and solve the problem when the previous Supreme Guardian had problems."

"I could sense that she was trying her best to save her hopeless mother all the way, which is a normal thing for a daughter to do."

"However, if she really spares Cocolia's life, then the group of people who were originally dissatisfied with Cocolia's misdeeds will only think that 'these two people are in cahoots, and changing someone else to do the same thing will not change anything'."

After saying these words, Lin Yu exhaled a breath of stale air, took out a lollipop from his storage space, tore open the wrapper, and popped it into his mouth.

"Originally, due to Cocolia's actions, a rift of trust had formed between the upper and lower city districts, and between soldiers and officers, which is not easy to repair. If Cocolia is allowed to live, these rifts will not only be difficult to repair, but will continue to spread further."

"That woman must die. Since she must die, she might as well serve as a stepping stone for her daughter to rise in rank, thus realizing her last bit of value."

"As for the little girl hating me because of this... let her hate me. I, Lin Yu, am not a good person to begin with, so it's nothing I can do about being hated."

At this point, Lin Yu suddenly chuckled and bit into the lollipop in his mouth.

"In my original world, even though I had saved the world, there were still people who hated me for ten years because I killed a traitor who betrayed humanity."

"If they weren't incapable of avenging that stinking dog, these people might have already attacked me and the people around me."

"... I think you might be overthinking it."

Hearing Lin Yu's radical words, Himeko shook her head and then chuckled.

"That child is not unreasonable."

"When I got off the bus to see her yesterday, I could sense that although she felt lost and sad, she harbored no hatred."

"She's a remarkable child, she understands whether what you're doing to this planet is good or bad, and..."

Looking back at the snow-covered planet, Himeko let out a soft sigh.

"She probably won't have time to hate anyone anymore."

"After all, even if you have completely sealed the star core, the snowstorm in Jarilo-VI will not stop immediately."

"It will probably take them two or three generations of effort to turn Jarilo-VI back into that vibrant planet."

"Oh, it won't take that long."

After 'hearing' a sound coming from somewhere, Lin Yu spoke to Himeko.

"If you're going to help someone, help them all the way through. It might take them a long time to solve these problems on their own, but the thing is, I have experts here who can 'save humanity'."

"Now, it tells me it's ready, so..."

"—It's time to go back to Jarilo-VI to handle the remaining cleanup work."

Belobog Kliper Castle

Inside Kliper Castle, having just dealt with the various probing questions from the ministers, Bronya, alone at her desk, wearily closed her eyes.

After she tearfully killed her adoptive mother, this farce came to an end...

If that were really the case, she wouldn't be so exhausted now.

Cocolia has committed too many sins in the past, resulting in a pile of problems that have not been dealt with in a timely manner.

After all, in Cocolia's eyes, these ordinary people and things would all be buried together in the future, so why should she worry about them? She certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.

As a result of the sins committed by those who came before, Bronya, who has just killed Cocolia and taken power, can only start taking the blame for her adoptive mother.

The probing of various ministers was just an appetizer; according to the analysis that Serval had prepared for her in advance, she would have many more things to worry about in the days to come.

The issues to be addressed include: how to comfort the families of the Silvermane Guards; how to handle the boundary rift; how to resolve the various frictions that arise after the Lower City and Upper City are reconnected; and how to manage snowstorms...

Okay, the last one is a bit far off.

After reviewing some data analysis reports, Bronya felt that everyone was already thankful that they could at least try to survive in the snowstorm.

It's true that Lin Yu helped them get rid of all the Void creatures, but as long as the Rift exists, the Void creatures will continue to appear.

Although the snowstorm won't spread further because the star core is sealed, the snowstorm that Belobog is currently facing is already enough to make the citizens suffer.

In addition, Bronya faces more problems than just these.

She became the Supreme Guardian by killing the previous Supreme Guardian, and although Cocolia has committed many atrocities, she still has loyal followers.

Moreover, some ambitious individuals, after witnessing Bronya's methods of rising to power, will only keep this matter in mind.

If Bronya could kill her way to power, then others could just as easily frame her and then attack her.

To prevent this from happening, Natasha, the Firefly Leader in the lower city, said she would have Seele stay by Bronya's side as her guard to avoid such a situation.

"Ha... is this the work my mother had to face every day before she passed away?"

After closing her eyes wearily, Bronya listened to the sudden footsteps behind her, too lazy to open them again.

"Mr. Lin Yu, before you put me in this position... did you already know that I would face these things?"

"Oh, you knew it was me."

Lin Yu, who appeared inside Kliper Castle, calmly asked Bronya, who was sitting in her seat, too lazy to move.

How did you guess that?

"There's no need to guess. If it were an assassin, they wouldn't make these kinds of footsteps to alert me that someone is coming."

"Moreover, within this Belobog, only someone like you, who can easily deal with all the Void creatures in the shadows, could enter this heavily guarded place so easily."

After rubbing her temples vigorously, Bronya forced herself to put on a serious expression.

"You've come here not just to chat with me, have you?"

"Yes, I've found you a helper. With him around, Belobog's revival will probably be much faster."

"I see..."

Bronya extended her right hand to the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

"Hmm..."

After a moment's thought, the plain-looking 'man' spoke to Bronya.

"Just call me Axu."

"The boss said you guys needed help, and I happened to be free, so I came over."

"After arriving here, I have reviewed the data analysis report you provided—there are too many problems with this data. I will provide a more detailed report later, and then, based on the needs of your planet, I will provide the technology that you can use to help you rebuild your home."

After listening to the man's speech, Bronya stiffly turned her gaze to Lin Yu.

"Mr. Lin Yu... your friend isn't joking, is he?"