Chapter 172

The outcome is decided; Cocolia has lost, utterly and completely.

After reaching this conclusion deep in her heart, Cocolia seemed to lose all her strength, and her legs gave way, causing her to collapse to the ground.

Bronya ran and knelt down, embracing Cocolia's body without hesitation.

"Mother, I know that's not your true intention; you've only been bewitched by the power of the Stellaron... So it's not too late to turn back. Let's go home together, to the home that belongs only to the two of us. Please, Mother..."

The girl's eyes were brimming with tears as she pleaded with Cocolia, her voice choked with sobs.

The word "mother" pierced Cocolia's tender heart, and almost instinctively she reached out to wipe away Bronya's tears.

Just as she was about to say, "Well, let's go back...", Cocolia suddenly felt a headache coming on, and the surrounding sounds gradually became hollow, replaced by a seductive voice emanating from the Stellaron.

"Are you going to give up already? The door to a new world is right in front of you. Are you going to abandon all your efforts of these past years? Defeat those troublesome fellows, and I will give you the strength to achieve your great deeds and become the mother of the new world!"

The voice of the Stellaron once again dragged Cocolia into the abyss.

"Yes, the door to a new world has opened, how can I give up..."

"Mother, what did you say—oh dear!?"

Cocolia, who was muttering to herself, pushed Bronya away from her arms. "There's no turning back now!" Cocolia stood up again and shouted at the bewildered girl.

"Bronya, there's no right or wrong between us, just a difference in our positions. If you want to prove to me that your path is not wrong, then come and defeat me, kill me, replace me, and surpass me!"

A golden Stellaron appeared in her palm, and she tilted her head back and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Listen... this power is surging... it's singing... the promise the Stellaron gave me is the only hope for this world..."

A terrifying power surged from Cocolia's body like a storm, causing her entire body to sink into the Stellaron and transform into a monster.

"Wow, has it entered the third stage?"

The gray-haired girl who had arrived gathered around Bai Jun, and the two of them looked on with amusement. It was only at times like this that Bai Jun and the gray-haired girl could achieve a tacit understanding.

P. S.: The reunion that everyone has been waiting for is just around the corner.