With the coordinated efforts of the group, the remaining Fragmentum Monsters were dealt with one by one.
Cocolia cursed the trash under her breath, then immediately activated the Creation Engine to attack them.
A laser shot from the head of the Creation Engine, sweeping toward the group.
Stelle slashed out with a sword, flames swallowing the laser as explosive sounds rang out continuously at the point of impact.
Meanwhile, inside the train, Welt watched Stelle wielding the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash, the image of that man constantly floating up in his mind.
Ye Yun chuckled at Welt's constipated expression and leaned in closer.
"Welt, isn't this Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash cool?"
Welt nodded stiffly.
"Cool."
Himeko looked on, feeling a bit curious.
"Welt, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Welt took a deep breath.
"I'm fine, just remembering some things from the past."
Hearing this, Himeko basically understood Welt's state.
Ye Yun looked at Stelle and the others showing off their might on the screen, feeling that just watching like this was a bit monotonous, so he bought a tea set and a tea cake from the system.
"Zhongli, Welt, come on, come and have some tea."
Zhongli looked at the tea set in Ye Yun's hand.
"The craftsmanship of this tea set is quite good. The patterns carved on it couldn't be made by anyone other than a master artisan."
Ye Yun smiled.
"I don't understand this stuff, as long as it works."
With that, Ye Yun used boiling water to rinse the tea set, put tea leaves into the teapot to brew, and poured a cup each for himself, Welt, and Zhongli.
"Come, have a taste."
Afterward, the three of them continued to sip tea while watching the projection.
Shifting the view back to Everwinter Hill.
After catching her breath, Stelle seized the opening in the Creation Engine's attack and sprinted up the machinery, running all the way toward Cocolia.
During this time, some new Fragmentum monsters spawned to attack Stelle.
Under the ranged sniping of Bronya and March 7th, they were all taken care of in advance.
A few minutes later, Stelle safely reached Cocolia.
Cocolia angrily raised her gun and attacked Stelle.
Stelle hurriedly swung the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash in her hand to block, the immense impact nearly causing her to lose her footing.
Before Stelle could react, Cocolia's second attack followed closely.
With no other choice, Stelle had to dodge to the side.
Cocolia continuously attacked Stelle, giving her zero chance to counterattack.
Coupled with the fact that Cocolia kept flying in the air, Stelle found it very hard to lay a hand on her.
As the saying goes, there is no absolute defense.
Cocolia seized the opportunity and fiercely hurled the Flame Lance.
Stelle fell backward powerlessly, her consciousness gradually beginning to blur.
When Stelle regained consciousness, she found herself arriving amidst a starry sky.
Stelle looked around and saw a Flame Lance planted in the distance.
Stelle thought about it; there was nothing else around, so she might as well go over and take a look.
As she walked, some phantoms began to appear around Stelle.
These phantoms were the memories of past Supreme Guardians of Belobog, among which was Cocolia's.
Reviewing these memories also let Stelle know why Cocolia had made a deal with the Stellaron.
There was no other way—she felt despair, saw no path forward, and the future was pitch black.
Stelle arrived before the Flame Lance, where a little girl stood.
"You've come."
Stelle nodded, looking curiously at the little girl.
"Who are you?"
The little girl said.
"Me? I am the condensed consciousness body of the past Supreme Guardians."
The little girl glanced at Stelle, then continued.
"This city is weeping, and the power of Preservation is fading away.
In the very end, we still couldn't contend with the will of the Stellaron."
Seeing the little girl's compassionate and sorrowful appearance, Stelle spoke up.
"Since you can't preserve it, then let someone else do it."
Hearing Stelle's words, the little girl was slightly startled, but quickly returned to a calm state and pointed at the Flame Lance not far away.
"In that case, go. Go touch the light of Amber!"
Stelle walked up to the Flame Lance, and the moment she reached out and touched it, a surge of flames spewed forth from the weapon. Stelle instinctively pulled back her hand.
Stelle glanced at the Flame Lance with a resolute gaze.
"Haaaah!!!"
Stelle exerted all her strength to pull out the Flame Lance.
Stelle returned to reality.
With the Flame Lance in one hand and the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash spinning in the other, she landed, neatly alighting upon the palm of the Creation Engine.
March 7th, Dan Heng, Seele, and Bronya were overjoyed to see that Stelle was unharmed.
"Stelle!" March 7th waved happily.
Stelle nodded with high morale, then raised the Flame Lance in her hand high.
"Everyone! We're going in!"
Looking at the reignited Flame Lance, Cocolia wore a look of utter disbelief.
"No! No! Impossible! Why would Preservation choose you?!"
Cocolia unleashed her full firepower, completely merging with the Stellaron.
Cocolia raised her right hand, condensing a gigantic ice cone to smash down toward Stelle and the others.
Stelle held the Flame Lance aloft, casting a layer of shield over everyone.
With her other hand, she also drew the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash and slashed with a sword.
A scorching flame cut toward the ice cone, the two colliding in mid-air as their point of contact burst forth with red and blue light.
When the light dissipated, it left behind pitch-black smoke in its place.
Suddenly!
Stelle burst out from the smoke, the Flame Lance in her hand pointing straight at Cocolia high in the sky.
As Cocolia attempted to condense another ice cone, Dan Heng and Seele suddenly appeared above her, launching an attack.
Cocolia hurriedly blocked, beating the two back.
When she tried to condense the ice cone once more, it was already too late. The Flame Lance in Stelle's hand pierced into Cocolia's body, heavily wounding her.
Cocolia slammed heavily into the ground, the immense impact at her landing point forming a deep crater.
Just as Cocolia struggled to get up, Stelle arrived before her, wielding the Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash, and cleaved down with a single sword, thoroughly robbing Cocolia of her combat capability.
"No... impossible!"
Cocolia lay weakly on the ground, light continuously seeping out from her body.
At this moment, the rest of the group also hurried over. Bronya looked at Cocolia with a heart full of heartache.
"Mother!"
Cocolia laboriously raised her head to look at Bronya. Having regained her consciousness, she felt immense gratification at this moment.
Her daughter had grown up and now possessed the ability to protect Belobog.
That's wonderful... Cocolia suddenly felt a tearing sensation ripple through her chest, and the Stellaron sensed danger and wanted to escape.
Cocolia gripped it tightly with all her might, refusing to let it escape, and resolved to perish together with the Stellaron!
"Don't come over! Bronya!"
Bronya looked at Cocolia, consumed by grief.
"No! Don't do this, Mother!"
Right at that moment, an inopportune voice rang out.
"Why make it so tragic? It's making me almost cry."
Following the voice, the crowd looked over to see Ye Yun walking over with Leos.
The Chimchar and Bu Bu Seed on Leos's back spotted their master and rushed forward swiftly.
Considering there might be a fierce battle yesterday, Stelle and March 7th hadn't brought the two little elves along, fearing they would get hurt.
Seeing it was Ye Yun, March 7th felt a wave of joy.
"Ye Yun! How come you're here?"
Ye Yun picked at his ear.
"Couldn't bear to watch from up there, so I came down to help out."
Ye Yun glanced at Cocolia, then looked at Bronya.
"Bronya, right?"
Bronya nodded.
Ye Yun continued.
"Remember to reimburse me 100 Stellar Jades later."
With that, Ye Yun made a fierce grab toward Cocolia's location, pulling the Stellaron out from her body to suppress it.
Then, he tossed a bottle radiating a pure white glow toward Cocolia.
The potion sprinkled over Cocolia, instantly restoring her body—which had been down to its last breath—back to its initial condition.
Watching this scene unfold, Stelle found it incredible. She ran over to Ye Yun's side and asked,
"Ye Yun, what kind of medicine is this? The effect is so good? Give me two bottles."
Ye Yun said.
"Water of Life from the Spirit Race. Just this single bottle costs 10,000 Star Coins. Are you sure you want to buy it?"
Stelle instantly shut her mouth. Ten thousand! That was enough for her to buy 10 Trash Can Scratch-offs! Not buying it! Definitely not buying it!
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