"The spear tip is already aflame."
"Flame Spear Charge!"
Stelle gripped the blazing Flame Lance and shot toward her target at astonishing speed like a burning meteor!
Her figure swiped across the sky like lightning, stirring up a scorching gale and setting off a chain of earth-shattering explosions behind her!
Amid the towering flames, Stelle appeared exceptionally calm and steady!
She firmly drove the Flame Lance into the ground, as though declaring her victory to the world!
"Holy shit, this is the Preservation Trailblazer's new ultimate, right? That's way too cool!"
"Those who charge into battle shall know no life beyond death!"
"Look at the ultimate's art! And everyone from Belobog—what incredible attention to detail!"
"This is the bond between us!"
"Is such a cool, powerful ultimate really something the Preservation Trailblazer should have?"
"Stelle and Caelus even have different animations. I picked the male lead, and he looks so damn cool!"
When Boss Cocolia reached her second health bar, she immediately began charging up—the prelude to Genesis!
Cocolia: [The Stellaron's power is with me... You... are merely the dying struggle before the old world's collapse!]
As her words fell, Cocolia raised her left hand high, and the light in her palm formed a conical Star Fragment construct that radiated an aura of Destruction!
Even the accompanying BGM fell silent at that moment, awaiting the coming storm!
[I shall forge the magnificent new world with my own hands!]
After a brief pause, the storm descended, and the attack struck!
As an impassioned vocal rang out, the atmosphere of the entire story reached its peak and erupted completely!
We've made a choice
We made a choice.
Go fight against your fate!
Fight against your fate!
At that moment, every viewer's excitement was instantly ignited. The unparalleled audiovisual spectacle brought the audience the ultimate enjoyment!
"Fuck, I'm fired up! I fucking stood up to watch!"
"That was awesome! The way this game combines its story and music is just too good!"
"This is seriously the most, most, most hype boss battle music of my entire gaming life, and the one that fits the theme best. One battle and it became legendary!"
"A god-tier moment. This is absolutely a god-tier moment in gaming history!"
"My wallet—my wallet is topping up by itself!"
"My whole body feels hot right now. I really want to do something! Ahhhhhh!"
"Da Shachun, what are you trying to do?!"
"With this BGM backing me up, who the hell is Cocolia? And what the hell is Nanook? I can take on ten of them!"
"Once the BGM starts, even your parents can't stop you!"
Belobog Livestream, Too Many Absurd Usernames ### The perfect blend of story and BGM gave countless viewers goosebumps from This scene!
On the train, March 7th watched the battle unfolding in the story with astonished eyes.
During that Wildfire climax just now, she had gotten so excited she nearly threw her phone away.
"This game's music is just too top-tier! First there was Embark on the Journey when we joined the Star Rail Express, and now this... uh... explosively hype track. It's simply unbeatable!"
Even Stelle could not suppress her racing heartbeat. After all, this game was even more exhilarating than reality!
When Asta saw This scene in the space station, she was already jumping around in excitement internally, her entire body trembling!
But as the station master, it would not do for her to look too excited. She looked around and noticed Peppe nearby.
So she scooped Peppe up, locking eyes with him with an incomparably determined gaze!
Then, after muttering "Flame Spear Charge," Asta buried her face in Peppe's fur and gave him an intense round of petting!
Meanwhile, online, trending topics related to Cocolia's boss battle continued climbing!
Thanks to the incentive program, a large number of videos about this section of the game's story began spreading everywhere!
After seeing this explosively hype boss battle, many passersby became interested in the game and chose to download it and start playing. For a time, the game's player count rose once again!
Back in the story.
After the boss battle with Cocolia ended, a story cutscene began.
Cocolia fell to the ground. The Stellaron's power had already begun to dissipate, yet she still tried to stabilize it within her body.
A grief-stricken Bronya hurried forward, seemingly wanting to pull her mother back from the Stellaron's bewitchment.
[No... Mother... stop!]
In the end, after a surge of violent energy, the earring by Cocolia's ear shattered. She seemed to regain a little of her senses, and when she looked at Bronya one last time, a relieved smile appeared in her eyes.
Bronya alone was left kneeling weakly on the ground.
In the end, Dan Heng notified Himeko and Welt, handing the Stellaron over to them to seal away and take with them.
With the Stellaron sealed, the Eternal Freeze would gradually fade. But for Belobog, this victory was only the beginning.
The Creation Engine had caused far too great a commotion, and many matters ultimately needed an explanation—whether it was the truth or a lie.
At this point in the story, whether the player chose the truth or a lie, Seele would step forward to support the lie and explain why a well-intentioned lie was necessary to give people hope.
Yet the Audience still began debating it.
"This really isn't the time to tell the truth. Stabilizing the situation is what matters!"
"Yeah, if they reveal the truth and turn Cocolia into a villain, the Underworld will probably erupt!"
"Sigh, looking at it all now, Cocolia didn't have much of a choice either. The Fragmentum was already at their doorstep. Better pick the lie!"
"Boring. No matter what, it's all lies. I want to see blood flow like rivers!"
After watching the story and confirming that it differed nothing from the truth, Bronya ultimately chose to publicly reveal the truth behind the Cocolia incident.
Back then, part of it had indeed been for Belobog's greater good, but part of it had also been her own selfishness as Cocolia's daughter.
But now the situation had stabilized, the blockade between the upper and lower districts had been lifted, and the Eternal Freeze had begun to recede. She should no longer hide the truth.
Cocolia should not, like the other Supreme Guardians, be praised and celebrated by the people for generations upon generations.
That would be unfair to the civilians who had died in the Underworld because of the blockade, to the Iron Guard who had been transferred to the front lines and died in the First Combat Zone, and to all those who had always trusted the Supreme Guardian!
In the end, Bronya chose to deliver a speech in the Administrative District plaza, while city broadcasts sounded throughout Belobog.
Even online, Pela was responsible for livestreaming and recording the event.
This livestream from Belobog quickly caught the attention of game users!
"Holy shit, isn't that Bronya?"
"This is the Administrative District from the game map! I've dug through Trash Cans here!"
"So Belobog is a real place? I thought they just made it up!"
"It looks exactly like it does in the game! This is insane!"
"Bronya is so pretty!"
"Hey, isn't that Seele beside her?"
"Seele! How did you get there? No wonder you weren't in my banner!"
"Seele, take me away with you! sob"
Following the viewers' directions, Lao Mu also entered Bronya's livestream.
"Holy shit! It looks so alike—way too alike!"
More and more onlookers flooded into the livestream, and some even began sending gifts to compete for the Top Supporter spot!
Watching the livestream's popularity continue to rise, along with the gift effects beside it, Pela pondered to herself.
According to the rules online, shouldn't she show up and thank people for their gifts right about now?
Seeing that the speech had not begun yet, Pela appeared on camera and began thanking the viewers for their gifts.
Seeing Pela in front of the camera, identical to her in-game character, the viewers became excited all over again.
"Wow, it's Sister Pela!"
"Pela's face is really so round! I want to pinch it!"
"Ahhh, Miss Pela, I'm your dog!"
"Symmetry! Such symmetry! This is the beauty of Equilibrium!"
Even more gifts came in with Pela's appearance, but as she read them out one by one, her face gradually turned red.
"Thank you Zhao Camera for the spicy strips, thank you Want to Drink Svarog's Motor Oil for the airplane, thank you Taste Seele Ham for the flowers, thank you Bronya's Black Stockings Are Sweet for the lollipop, thank you Seele and Bronya, Hurry Up and Do It for the flowers..."
A whole pile of outrageous IDs appeared, and in the end, Pela could only turn off the gift effects and Barrage for the moment, waiting for Bronya's speech to begin.
As time passed, the crowd gathered below the stage, and the city broadcasts responsible for transmitting the speech were all ready.
Bronya's expression turned solemn. She walked onto the elevated podium and slowly began to speak.
"Today, I have gathered everyone here to reveal a truth to you all..."
Bronya then began recounting the truth behind the Cocolia incident—from Cocolia being bewitched by the Stellaron to her eventual defeat by the friends of the Star Rail Express and the recovery of the Stellaron.
Out of consideration for the circumstances at the time, she had not immediately revealed the truth. But now that the Eternal Freeze was receding and the time was right, it was time to make the facts public.
And in order to restore the people's trust in the Supreme Guardian, Bronya stated that she would personally head to the northern border of the Eternal Freeze and devote herself to the reconstruction of the Creation Engine.
By the end of her speech, Bronya's sincere and resolute tone had moved many people.
Although many still felt dissatisfied with Cocolia after learning the truth, the overall situation had now been settled, and the truth behind the Cocolia incident was peacefully laid to rest.
But the greater significance of this incident was that, thanks to the game's popularity, the planet Jarilo-VI had drawn the attention of many across interstellar society.
"I can't believe there really is a planet called Jarilo-VI!"
"Yeah, and the stories that happened there are all real. On the other side of this world, they truly exist!"
"Waaah, I suddenly really want to visit Belobog in person!"
"Save your breath. Who would go out of their way to take you to some remote planet like Jarilo-VI?"
Chapter 37: Blue Sky
After the battle with Cocolia ended, everyone went to the Underworld and brought news that Bronya would soon succeed the Supreme Guardian, and that the blockade between the Upper District and the Underworld would soon be lifted.
Soon after, they received Bronya's invitation to attend the Succession Ceremony.
The people of the Underworld were thrilled at the prospect of the blockade being lifted. Everyone took the cable car, which had not run in decades, up to the Upper District.
The scene changed.
Hook gazed excitedly at the blue sky overhead and cried out in amazement!
Hook: [W-Wow! Th-this... is such a huge, blue roof!]
Natasha: [That isn't a roof, Hook... It's...]
The child's innocent words reminded the viewers of the Underworld's decades-long isolation, drawing sighs from them all!
"This scene is so warm! So moving!"
"My tears just shot out!"
"These children have never seen a blue sky since the day they were born!"
"That isn't a roof—it's the sky!"
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