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"...Little golden retriever?"

Sambo's body stiffened, and he mechanically turned around to look at the troublemaker who had almost no bottom line.

"What's wrong? Are you not satisfied with the color of Mr. Thousand Slayer's hair? Do you want me to secretly dye it green? Hehe."

"My dear, don't let the Lord Commander hear you. Hanabi, you haven't talked to him. He is the ruthless man who dared to shoot at the God of Fun—"

"I dare to do that. I can't kill him anyway, and the God of Fun won't care. Do you remember the time when he turned into a doll and went into the tavern to get beaten?"

The reappearing Hanabi fiddled with the performance props that Sambo placed at his feet. "Don't worry, even if I do something bad and he remembers me, and I get caught, ravaged, or taught a lesson, I will definitely be able to please the God of Pleasure, and I can also try out the lowest level of pleasure that I have never tried. It's not a loss no matter how you think about it."

She tapped the replacement mortar shells:

"Hmm, Moon Maniac's catalyst, where did you get it from? If it was launched earlier, wouldn't it cause serious casualties on the front? You're still blaming me - you're also the one who wants the world to be in chaos~"

"That's the right amount of drama, but it's not that interesting when you say it out loud."

Sambo put on a playful expression again: "...The biggest stage is still with the boss. Although he is a strangely serious person, it may be because of his seriousness that he can always make fun that we can't. Do you want to go over and take a seat?"

"If you want to get me to take the blame, just say so. Help Mr. Sambo to protect the best Beloberg? Hehe, that sounds a bit disgusting."

"... I'm warning you, Hanabi. You said you wanted to test the boss's limits, right? Then don't attack his female companions. I mean, ordinary pranks and harassment are fine, but if one of them is deported, or... no matter how much 'face' you have, he won't be able to kill you, and he may switch to hunting or destruction."

"Okay, okay~ Oh, look, the leading actress is on stage!"

"Huh? Where?"

Hua Huo said a few perfunctorily, but immediately her eyes sparkled and she pointed to the stairs of Castle K.

From the beginning to the end, these Buli people were just abandoned pawns - the remaining soldiers in the square had been compressed into the last corner, and the angry guards and iron guards pushed them towards the stairs with axes and spears like a forest, and behind them was Kburg. It seemed as if the combined Iron Guards were working together to fight against Kburg.

This troop, which was originally used to attract attention, was not the main force of the Buli people, but their retreat brought out the shadow that was high above.

Perhaps she felt it was time to meet her daughter, or perhaps Xing He couldn't stand this crude farce and had to intervene personally -

In those purple eyes, the dark blue and empty light had become the main theme. She looked down at all living beings, as if she was no longer one of them.

"……Mother."

This cold look made Bronya take a step forward involuntarily and stand in front of all the guards.

This was not a dangerous move that a coach should make, and it was easy to be beheaded by a surprise attack, but she tried to warm up her mother's cold heart through face-to-face actions, even if it was just a luxury.

307. The final softness of pressed duck

"Commander..."

Banya's move was very risky, but Jeppard and Xier could only follow her, watching Cocolia's movements warily.

Years of fighting on the front lines have made Jeppard understand Cocolia's true strength better than the average garrison officer. After becoming a city builder and great guardian, every woman who takes over will have power that is difficult for the Destiny Walker to achieve, but Cocolia's performance in front of the battlefield is far better than her predecessors - a "blessing" that is so strong that he cannot fully understand surrounds her, allowing her to suppress the enemy while also suppressing internal dissatisfaction, and maintaining the crumbling Iron Guard system to this day.

The Amber King no longer lowers his gaze on this borderland. Where Cocolia's energy comes from has always been intriguing, but now they have found the answer.

The ice crystals had spread to her shoulders, almost covering her neck. That was the price of asking for the future from the ominous thing, the culprit of the cold wave.

Coupled with the wolf heads that had not been completely dealt with under her feet, Jeppard had already smelled a stronger iron smell in advance, but it was obvious that Banya still hoped that her mother would see this last chance of turning around, bow to the opposition, and walk down from that high point.

Looking down at Cocolia on the stairs from a low angle - holding the flagpole with one hand, she was like a lone sail on a boat standing on the icy sea. Although the helmsman, the first mate, and even the appointed captain had all fled, and this great guardian had no confidants around him, she still had charm... It should be said that her power was still there, and she actually intimidated quite a few guards who had just been hacking at werewolves and were already red-eyed.

They knew that their attack on "friendly forces" was a serious crime, and the concept of betrayal did not yet enter their minds, so they did not dare to move forward.

"Mother, while you were reaching an agreement with the invaders and attacking your comrades, we had already dealt with all the rifts around Beloberg that could directly threaten the city - we had permanently eliminated those stubborn problems."

Bronya often questioned whether her strategy of reducing the losses in Bay City was correct because of her mother's dominance. But now she has an army surrounding the city, surrounded by friends and comrades who support her, and her mother is alone... The final answer to who is right and who is wrong has been revealed.

"I have realized the vision that you have not been able to achieve in the past 20 years. I have also proved that Trust Train is the right choice. Look at these alien bandits who are also outsiders. They have extended their butcher knives to their comrades on both wings. After all, they come here just to plunder rather than protect... If you still have a trace of recognition of your identity as a city builder, please stop immediately! Let me correct all the mistakes I have made for a long time-"

Bronya admitted that she was not fully prepared to take that position, but now she had to act as if she would never allow anyone else to get involved in the high position... Her subordinates needed her to bring confidence, and the train also needed her to consolidate the fruits of victory.

The City Builder is a symbol, and she must replace her mother as that symbol today and pull her down. As for trial and accountability, that is something she can do after she becomes the Great Guardian.

She still instinctively wanted to protect her mother, and there was still a lot of softness in her heart. Those harsh accusations were actually her earnest hope that her mother would admit defeat and let her take care of everything, which might save her life.

...But as Black Tower said, once the influence of the Star Core solidifies, the only chance to find oneself again is when the Cancer of All Worlds relaxes. Now, the Star Core's attention is completely focused on the mother, leaving her with no freedom.

"...He didn't come with you to face me?"

Bronya's attempts to persuade the enemy to surrender had no effect. Faced with her daughter's rebellion, Cocolia mentioned the "culprit" who had turned Bay City upside down without any context.

"He has more important things to do, and I don't want him to witness me pointing a gun at you."

Although she only had a partial understanding of the anti-air strategy, Bronya chose to trust him unconditionally and trusted him to divide his troops in front of the battle in order to save more people.

"What a pity! It is only convenient to harvest them if they are concentrated together."

Cocolia sighed, and her cold face immediately showed an unsettling smile, not like someone who was cornered and at her wit's end.

"They originally promised, Bronya, that you would be the mother of the new world, the only one who could speak and connect the world, but because of the interference of another star core, they may break their promise to me. This is all Sora's fault."

"...You already knew the true nature of Sora."

Bronya's eyes turned from sadness to sharpness again. There was no trace of humanity in her mother's mental state. Now there were only two ways to end the chaos - destroy her body and manipulated mind, and find the body of the star core and seal it.

If her mother's body had the ability to cause heavy casualties to the Iron Guards, Bronya would shoot no matter how painful it was.

"Even if we have to choose between the star cores, we will choose him - put away your sweet talk, monster that manipulates the guardian."

"So that's what happened. He told you everything, and you chose to embrace the destruction he brought instead of the beautiful future I had prepared for you."

Cocolia, who had lost all self-awareness, was still trying to erode the minds of Banya and the Iron Guards. Or maybe she was just repeating the lines that Xinghe had prepared in advance: "I'm afraid I didn't tell you about his relationship with the Legion sealed in the cold wave? If this body is destroyed and they are sealed, the Legion will come back and destroy everything, just like seven hundred years ago, but this time no one will respond to Beloberg's call for help."

"He told me everything. Everything, down to the smallest detail."

Kong's bottom line of never lying not only earned him the trust of Banya, but also the trust of the Iron Guards.

Everyone involved in the battle knew that he was another star core, that he was the Lord of Destruction, and that he was an alien visitor - but he brought together the sincere people on the train, the knights, the companies and clubs, and sought a way out for those underground and above ground.

Even if the planet might be captured by the Legion... it is better to migrate and rebuild homes with the help of the train than to continue to be devoured by Cocolia, who is brainwashed by the star core.

Bronya already had her hand on the trigger - just one last bit of determination was missing.

At least... hit the mother in a non-lethal way first to incapacitate her:

"We have already stepped into the storm... If destroying the false prosperity and restarting the war of seven hundred years ago is the only way for Bay City to truly continue, then let me be the sinner!"

"……Wow."

Xier was listening to the two city builders quarreling and was almost stunned.

As expected of a cultured person, she was too lazy to waste time arguing with Cocolia when it came time to deal with her. She simply shot her in the leg and let her men rush over and tie her up.

But she felt a compelling aura swirling up from under her feet around the woman - under the clothes that were bolder than her own, her skin was shining so coldly that it seemed as if there were icicles flowing in her veins.

"……Eh?"

Standing at an angle where her view would not be blocked by the crowd, Heita looked directly at Cocolia. In the data sent back by the puppet's viewfinder, the high-energy reaction increased sharply, even exceeding the reading of the star core, which she had sealed in the space station before, that is, the empty one.

"This guy... No, this woman actually let the star core carry it on her body—"

It could surprise Black Tower - Star Core and Cocolia took a huge risk, and they almost became one.

This was equivalent to Black Tower carrying his own heart in the puppet and going out to wander around - even with the genius's judgment, it was considered an extremely risky move, but after the temporary transfer, it escaped from the vicinity of Yongdong Ridge and did avoid Kong... The only guy among their group who could interfere with its stability through psychic power.

It showed up here at all costs, it must be planning to do something to the group of people in front of it - the first target is likely to be Banya or Natasha!

Perhaps the impression of the Star Core remains that its self-awareness is not focused, and it also has a concept of existence - in the impression, its power to bewitch people depends on how many people's spirits and emotions it absorbs, making the Black Tower forget that the Star Core can also "sincerely" accept help from the Arbitrators and Bu Liren and establish a mutually beneficial relationship instead of destroying everything - the guy in front of him is far more cunning than the one eaten by Kong.

Those Bu Li people and that damn arbitrator really dare to seek the skin of a tiger!

They figured it out instantly, and the puppets of the Black Tower suddenly emerged from the crowd. More than sixty puppets jumped high, and the sledgehammers and crystal guns in their hands covered the front of the duck who had not yet realized the extent of the risk!

"Ms. Black Tower??"

Banya has her own obsession with the "ritualistic" breakdown of the mother-daughter relationship. She wants to end her fantasy about her mother herself - at least she should fire the shot herself, otherwise she won't be able to convince everyone - but Heita actually took action first.

Is it because I’m too slow?

Just as this thought flashed through her mind, a violent icy wind burst out from Cocolia's body, ending her distracting thoughts and causing her to stagger, nearly causing her to drop the gun.

Those who were protected by their lives could not even stand steadily, and the iron guards behind them were blown down in large numbers. The ice spikes mixed in the wind and snow cut their armor, leaving white marks and sparks.

The energy in her mother's body even surpassed the scene she saw that day of the shadow splitting mountains and rivers underground, which once again refreshed Banya's understanding of the upper limit of power.

"How dare you! The Star God actually blessed the Star Core? You think the galaxy won't be destroyed fast enough? Oh, Nanook was involved too?!"

Although his lover was in a similar situation, Heita subconsciously excluded Kong from the list of argument examples.

Through the readings of Fate Tracing, she roughly knew who had blessed this thing to have such an exaggerated energy output—

That guy named Henge, and it seems that there is also Nanook - their eyes have fallen on this star core!

She could somewhat understand this - but the Lord's actions here, destroying and blessing the star core, could it be that he wanted Cocolia and Sora to fight more fiercely so that he could directly blow up the planet?

Faced with such a powerful force that intervened personally, the puppets connected into a web of light in mid-air.

Black Tower is the Intellectual Envoy. Although her "clone" is not as strong as the Hunting Envoy with more concentrated energy, nor as strong as the Lord with direct destructive power, the fruit of her wisdom allows her to face a storm close to absolute zero.

She once relied on the Black Tower Sequence to regain her youth, and now she relies on the sequence technology to reverse and push back the corrosive force of the star core.

It can be said that it was not until this moment that Heita revealed her true face and almost all of her strength as a genius.

Personally fighting against the interference of the Star God! This opportunity is too rare!

Banya, whose soul was about to freeze, vaguely saw the purple light net pressing down on his mother, whose skin had completely crystallized. Those Bu Liren who had no idea what was happening and were just huddled together were torn into pieces by the light net connected by the puppets and the snowstorm.

Their flesh quickly shed its keratin and armor in the light net, revealing dark brown hair, and then was frozen and pulled back into the influence of the star core, where it was quickly freeze-dried and turned into debris that mixed into the storm.

"My sequence can't suppress it? There's something!"

Black Tower's excited voice seemed to be everywhere. At the other end of the light network, among her angel-inspired sealed puppets, a slender and plump woman made up of purple data streams appeared faintly. Bronya seemed to see her appearance, which had the shadow of the puppet Black Tower, but was so beautiful that she didn't look like a human.

"Hey, little girl, are you still sane? Run out quickly, the sequence is going out of control!"

Although his own methods did not have the desired effect, Black Tower was not upset at all. Instead, he became even more excited. Bronya was puzzled. She subconsciously reached out to help Seele and Jeppard beside her, but they got there first, grabbed her from the left and right, and dragged her out from the center of the storm like a prisoner.

"Take the guardian away from here first, quickly!!" Jeppard let go first, using the guitar case as a shield to block the overflowing wind and snow, and protecting Xier and the others' backs.

"What the hell is that?? Hiss!!"

The suppression of the Black Tower sequence began to show gaps - a rift suddenly appeared in front of Xier, blocking their way.

"Gan!"

Dirty words that a beautiful girl shouldn't say came out of her mouth, and Xier had to run back with a duck in her arms: "I finally know why Kong said that villains die because they talk too much!! But aren't we decent people?"

"Xi'er-Nata's over there!"