Gepard hurriedly led everyone into Fortress City. He anxiously pushed open the door and saw Pela and several City Builders holding a meeting, discussing how there had indeed been far fewer Abyss Monsters attacking Belobog recently.
Bang!
The tremendous noise of Gepard shoving the door open startled Pela and the City Builders.
"Garrison Officer Gepard, what happened to you?!"
"And you even brought back the wanted Stellaron Hunters?"
Pela stared in surprise at the battered, disheveled Gepard. Then she looked in astonishment at Himeko, who had four fox tails, and Theresa, who had turned into a Fox Girl. Before she could speak, the anxious Gepard spoke first.
"Where did Cocolia go? And was my sister Serval taken away by her too?!"
Gepard's tall figure loomed over Pela's petite frame as he asked loudly and anxiously. Pela hurriedly nodded; she could tell that Gepard was in a terrible mood.
"Um, Garrison Officer Gepard, calm down. Perhaps the Supreme Guardian has her own reasons?"
Several City Builders gathered their courage and tried to explain to Gepard.
"Calm down? How am I supposed to calm down?! My sister Serval was taken away by Cocolia, and whether she's alive or dead is unknown! As her family, do you think I should be worried or not?!"
Gepard roared at the City Builders, who did not understand the full situation. His furious expression made them all fall silent.
"I think I heard that they went to Everwinter Field, deep within the Snowfield. Apparently, the Supreme Guardian wanted to take Sister Serval there to awaken the Creation Engine, that Big Robot. From what I know, that Big Robot has been abandoned and dormant for over seven hundred years. The odds of successfully awakening it are not high."
Pela's words immediately excited Gepard. He now knew what to