"Go, kill them."
"I will obey Your Majesty's decree."
Fulisina stepped in front of Cocolia, her expression icy, as if she were pronouncing a death sentence.
"Guardian of decay... prepare to face the wrath of [ Eternity ]."
Seeing the magic staff charging up, Cocolia naturally wouldn't stand still and wait to die.
"Elf, didn't anyone teach you... that you shouldn't easily expose your back to the enemy during battle?"
boom!
An energy cannon shot accurately hit Fulisina; the source of the energy was the sealed Stellaron.
"Wow, the Stellaron is that powerful?" Xing lowered his head, trying to use the Stellaron inside his body to fire an energy cannon from his abdomen.
Unfortunately, she failed.
There are also differences between Stellaron Stellaron.
"Liwei, have you eaten?" As the thick smoke dissipated, Fulisina was unharmed, and even while arguing with Cocolia, she did not stop charging up her magic wand.
"Could this be the legendary 'no harm in smoke' law?!" March 7th exclaimed excitedly, then suddenly realized something. "Speaking of which... shouldn't we go up and help the priestess?"
"Are you worried about the safety of a [ Emanator ]?"
Dan Heng countered, "Isn't this battle going too fast?" His subconscious told him that the battle with Cocolia couldn't end so easily.
As expected, just as Fulisina's light blast was about to finish off Cocolia, she suddenly stopped what she was doing, which surprised Cocolia.
"Someone doesn't want the battle to end too quickly. [ Eternity ] forgives the dying, I can see that... You still have something to say to that Silvermane Guards girl over there."
"Three sentences are enough." Fulisina turned to Ye Yan, seeking his opinion.
"Don't rush, let them enjoy their mother-daughter bond for a while."
Cocolia walked up to Bronya and said her final goodbye, "It's time to tell you the other reason I brought you here, Bronya."
"I've told you the whole truth; about the deal with the Stellaron, about the wish I made to it. There are no more secrets between us."
"Many years ago, the voice of the [ Stellaron ] first rang in my ears, and like all the guardians of the past, I closed my eyes and shut my ears. I was you then, desperately guarding what the Architects called the [ Preservation ]..."
"My conviction was once unwavering... until a sudden variable disrupted everything; another choice appeared before me, one that meant overthrowing the old Order and welcoming a new world."
"But compared to the Nihility and ever-receding [ Preservation ], it is so real..."
Cocolia reached out her hand to Bronya: "I've been racking my brains, trying to figure out how to tell you all this. The promised tomorrow will come, but if you can't be by my side, watching over that new world with me..."
"As a mother, I will be plunged into agony— Bronya, an indelible agony!"
Seeing Cocolia's pained expression, Bronya bit her lower lip, unsure how to respond.
"Perhaps I should also thank these outsiders. The pressure they brought... finally forced me to confront my final weakness."
" Bronya, from childhood to adulthood, I have never forced you to obey my will. You always had a choice... in the past, and still now."
Make a choice, daughter.
Bronya took a deep breath and spoke what she most wanted to say, changing how she addressed Cocolia:
"Phew... Lady Cocolia, thank you for raising me, thank you for leaving me the right to choose."
"But... I'm sorry, Mother. This is the last time, I can't stand by your side."
Hearing Bronya's reply, Cocolia sighed with relief.
"You say that the depths of human nature are foolishness and cowardice, and perhaps that's true; desperate situations reveal the darkest side of the human heart."
"But you missed those who struggled to survive and fight in dire circumstances. I saw their brilliance, on the front lines of the penalty area, in the Underworld, in the corners you overlooked."
Bronya looked at Fulisina, who was an even more vivid example, having barely survived the insect swarm that had struck her homeland.
"Our ancestors built this city with their own hands, striving to persevere in civilization amidst the swaying wind and snow. Even if this world is destined to fall apart, the path to its end should be paved by humankind itself..."
"Instead of leaving our fate to this scourge!"
Stellaron was clearly displeased upon hearing this and was about to say something to Cocolia when he was suddenly struck by a weapon.
Bronya's words ignited Star's thirst for battle, and as the atmosphere built up, she struck with her staff, Stellaron in her mind to emit a painful howl.
Even so, the Stellaron did not go berserk... forcibly seizing Cocolia's mind. It's not stupid; it has a certain degree of self-awareness that allows it to observe the situation on the field.
Especially the silver-haired elf, who was almost blasted to pieces by that cannon shot just now, and now doesn't dare to say a word.
"We are guardians chosen by ordinary people, Mother! Our duty is to Preservation the world built by humankind! We are not gods, nor are we judges!"
"You want to trample humanity underfoot while playing the roles of judge and god... I cannot tolerate this!"
After hearing Bronya's impassioned reply, Cocolia showed a hint of disappointment.
Her tone was flat, without much emotional reaction. "I see... Your choice is... I understand, Bronya."
"It's a pity... it's a pity you won't be able to see this beautiful world. You can't break free from the shackles of your mind... you know? You should have been... the [mother] of the new world." Cocolia looked disappointed.
"The fate of this city... Belobog is sealed; its future will unfold in our hands."
"And you... will become the Cornerstone of this new world..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Yan's voice interrupted her.
"It's just saying goodbye... why are you acting like you're taking the initiative?"
"I've given you and her plenty of time... Hmm, I feel like I've heard that line somewhere before." Fulisina tried to act serious, but she lost her composure in a second.
"That's what Cocolia said!"
"It's alright." Fulisina coughed a few times, then took out her magic wand, instantly charged it up, and unleashed a beam of light, ready to end Cocolia's sins.
Considering her daughter was still present, Fulisina tried to make her leave with some dignity.
With an explosion, the "smoke but no harm" rule surprisingly applied to Cocolia.
"Hey hey hey... This isn't right! Didn't you disbelieve in [ Preservation ] and already throw yourself into the embrace of [ Destruction ]?" Looking at the unharmed Cocolia, March 7th was shocked. How could the villain be completely unscathed!
Cocolia was also quite surprised. Touching her unharmed body, could it be that she had underestimated this Stellaron? Could it have withstood an attack from the [ Emanator ]?
Hmm... Cocolia looked at her right arm... Apart from the icy erosion caused by the Stellaron, a silly grinning mask had appeared out of nowhere.
But what shocked Cocolia even more was what happened next. Fulisina, who had just made the move, and Ye Yan, who was hiding behind her drinking milk tea, were now... separated from each other by a scarlet barrier.
Wait... something's not right, is it?
Cocolia felt a surge of secret joy. Could it be...?
The advantage lies with her?