Chapter 80: The Tip of the Gun is Already Ignited

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Stelle leaped high, gripping her bat with both hands and smashing it down heavily towards Cocolia.

Facing the aggressive Stelle, Cocolia simply raised an ice spear calmly.

Clang——!

The bat was blocked by the ice spear, and Cocolia's body didn't even sway.

Then, she flicked her spear lightly.

Cocolia's motion was gentle, but Stelle's body was sent flying like she had been hit by a truck.

Seele's ethereal figure flashed behind Cocolia, her scythe slicing down mercilessly.

Whoosh——!

The scythe only cut through air.

Because Cocolia had already appeared at Seele's side in an instant.

"So fast…!" Seele's pupils contracted.

Cocolia's long leg swept out, striking Seele's abdomen and sending her flying.

At the same moment, Dan Heng's spear pierced through the howling wind like a swimming dragon.

He had seized the moment when Cocolia attacked, launching his strike at the perfect time.

But…

Crack——!

Countless ice shards spread over Dan Heng's spear, instantly transforming it into a massive ice block, hindering his attack.

"Damn it!" Dan Heng shook his wrist, shattering the ice block covering his spear.

But the opportunity had passed, and Cocolia, with a cold expression, reached out and grabbed Dan Heng by the neck.

"What…!" Dan Heng was shocked.

In the next second, ice enveloped his body, turning him into an immobile ice statue.

Cocolia single-handedly lifted Dan Heng, then smashed him heavily onto the ground.

Boom——!

The ice shattered, and Dan Heng let out a painful groan.

Cocolia casually lifted her foot and kicked Dan Heng away.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several ice arrows shot towards Cocolia.

However, as these ice arrows approached Cocolia, they dissipated, becoming part of the surrounding snowstorm.

"Are you kidding me?" March 7th was stunned.

Cocolia looked at March 7th: "Did you really think you could use ice against me?"

She raised her ice spear and flung it towards March 7th.

Whoosh——!

The flying spear was like a giant arrow shot from a siege crossbow, breaking through the air and reaching March 7th in an instant.

Stelle dashed out from the side, knocking March 7th to the ground, and the ice spear flew over their heads.

"This is way too strong…" March 7th murmured while lying on the ground.

Stelle stood up, looking at Cocolia, and licked her lips: "Indeed, she's not on the same level as the enemies we've faced before."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Bronya opened fire, bullets flying towards Cocolia.

But Cocolia just glanced at the bullets, and they were instantly frozen mid-air, dropping to the ground.

"It seems your companions can't help you, Bronya." Cocolia raised her arm and swung it down heavily, "Regret your choice."

Boom! Boom!

Two enormous ice spikes, several meters tall, fell on either side of Cocolia.

"The old world will collapse…" Cocolia gripped her ice spear with both hands, standing it before her.

The cold wind swirled around her, lifting her body into the air.

The sky turned gloomy, and the snowstorm seemed to become even more violent.

"Not good! Stop her!" Dan Heng shouted.

But the ice spikes beside Cocolia shook, and a chilling ice flow mixed with ice shards spread out, blowing everyone away.

Cocolia's spear swung down heavily: "Feel the judgment of the cold!"

In an instant——

A terrifyingly cold aura rose, condensed, and turned into countless ice spikes falling from the sky.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh——————!!

Like an unstoppable avalanche, it covered everything in sight.

Objects were frozen, shattered, refrozen, and shattered again in the ice storm until they became icy debris.

The cold wind raged, the snow howled, and everything would fall into eternal slumber in the frozen river.

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Cocolia landed back on the ground.

Looking around, everything was buried in snow, and apart from the sound of the wind, there was dead silence.

…It seemed to be over.

As this thought arose, a spark appeared before her, stubbornly burning in the cold wind.

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Stelle wandered in the universe.

She felt a bit dazed.

Wasn't she just fighting Cocolia?

Then, she saw Cocolia's figure.

To be precise, it was the vision of what Cocolia had experienced before.

She also saw some familiar faces, Gepard, Serval, Bronya…

Watching these people interact with Cocolia, Stelle understood how Cocolia had gradually embraced the Stellaron.

"Cocolia abandoned preservation…" Stelle murmured.

"Indeed… but we cannot blame her." A childish voice rang out.

Stelle was startled and looked to the side, finding a little girl.

But for some reason, Stelle instinctively understood that this was the will of the past guardians.

"For the past seven hundred years, the Fragmentum has been expanding every moment. What we left for our successors… was not faith or wealth, but endless despair." The little girl sighed helplessly, "Witnessing the homeland we vowed to preserve gradually disappear before our eyes, even the strongest will would inevitably waver. This day was bound to come."

"You're right, but there are always people who won't waver." Stelle said to the little girl, "I believe you didn't come out just to say discouraging words, so bring out the big treasure."

The little girl looked at Stelle's nonchalant expression and smiled instead: "Alright. What more is there to lose… what else is there that cannot be tried?"

Flames rose before Stelle's eyes.

In Stelle's astonished gaze, a heavy flame spear appeared.

It was embedded in the ground, wrapped in flames, like amber formed by time, seemingly waiting here for countless ages.

"Go touch the light of amber, Trailblazer. See if your preserved will is strong enough… strong enough to attract His gaze."

Without hesitation, Stelle grasped the handle of the flame spear.

Endless flames swept, spread, seemingly evaporating even the sea.

The pain from the scorching heat spread from her hand to her body, but Stelle didn't mind.

"Hmph!" She exerted more force.

The flame spear was pulled out by Stelle, the scorching airflow making her coat flutter constantly.

Then, she saw it.

That enormous body made of rock.

The sky seemed to rain amber and minerals.

Heavy, solid, sturdy, dense, eternal… the words created by wise beings were insufficient to describe His essence.

Aeon of Preservation—Qlipoth.

The giant hammer in His hand fell, the sound echoing through the entire universe.

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"This is impossible!" Cocolia widened her eyes in shock.

Sparks flew everywhere, the spreading flames melting the snow and halting the cold wind.

Stelle, holding the flame spear, pointed its tip at Cocolia, with a faint smile: "Come on… round two."

"The will of preservation has made its choice…" Bronya walked to Stelle's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

"You know nothing of this world's plight…" Cocolia's expression grew more ferocious, "You know nothing of the end that awaits it!"

Bronya's gaze was firm: "Even if we're doomed to perish, we'll face the darkness hand in hand——"

"No, with us here, that kind of ending will never happen!" March 7th's energetic voice sounded.

She rushed over with her longbow, Dan Heng following behind her.

"Hah! Sorry, Great Guardian, it seems we're all a bunch of folks who don't understand giving up." Seele smiled, carrying her scythe and joining the team.

"Hmph… just a few flames of preservation. Do you think this level of power can stop the arrival of the new world?" Cocolia once again floated into the air, gathering the power of the cold.

With the Stellaron, she had nearly limitless power.

"Then, I'll extinguish your little flames completely…"

She hadn't finished her sentence.

Boom————!

A massive mechanical fist smashed down, slamming her back to the ground.

It also shattered the two ice spikes nearby, the shockwave blowing away the surrounding snow.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Gu Tang's voice sounded.

At this moment, he was sitting in the cockpit of the Creation Engine.

Behind him, Svarog was connected to a bunch of cables, assisting him in piloting.

"System self-check complete, no redundancies… all components functioning normally, engine efficiency at 98.5%. Ready for combat at any time." Svarog said.

"Excellent, let's go." Gu Tang gripped the control lever. "Let me show you ancient technology, Cocolia."