March 7th was a little nervous. "The ground... the ground is shaking! What's going on?!"
Dan Heng and Stelle shielded March 7th behind them, bending slightly at the waist and lowering their centers of gravity, their expressions turning cautious.
"This isn't good..." Seele said with a frown.
Cocolia looked down at them arrogantly and said slowly, "The fate of this city... of Belobog, is already sealed. Its future will unfold in our hands. And you... will become the cornerstones of this new world!"
The cold wind howled even harder. Floating in midair, Cocolia extended her hand, and icy blue light blossomed, gathered, and erupted within it!
The next moment, Cocolia held an icebound lance in her hand.
She spoke calmly, issuing a command. "Without destroying the old, we cannot establish the new. As the Supreme Guardian, I command you to rise-Engine of Creation!"
As Cocolia's voice fell, the tremors throughout the area grew even more violent. Things everyone had taken for buildings began to move. Engines ran and heated up, mechanical movements shattered the ice, and an arm cast from steel slowly rose, blotting out the sky!
At the same time, the entire Fragmentum stirred. Countless indescribable spatial fluctuations rippled outward, and hordes of Fragmentum Monsters appeared out of thin air, eyeing everyone menacingly.
Old Yang casually crushed an Incineration Shadewalker with a swing of his cane, then raised his head to look at the Mechanical Arm descending upon them and couldn't help remarking:
"Oh my... quite impressive. It would be even better with someone else in command..."
"It's an ancient machine of the Architects. Everyone, be careful!" Bronya warned, having already drawn her weapon.
The Engine of Creation slammed its arm down, then swept it sideways. The movement of gears, levers, and even piston pumps produced a thunderous roar!