People are in Star Iron; who says they're just NPCs?

A demonic voice rang in everyone's ears, repeating the same old rhetoric: abandon the weak human body and create a new world, and so on.

Nothing new.

This team consists of people with strong wills, and the members of Belloberg participated with the determination to die, so it's impossible for them to fall victim to the virus so easily.

Star Core understood this as well. Its main target for manipulation was Cocolia, the great guardian of humanity, who had been tricked once before. Even if she had recovered for some unknown reason, she was still the best breakthrough point for Star Core.

When it comes to other people's Gu influence, it's all secondary attack; only with Cocolia is it the main attack!

Sure enough, after a few minutes, Cocolia's eyes gradually became dazed and blank as she walked forward in a daze.

"Guardian!" Bronya was the first to notice Cocolia's unusual behavior, and the others also noticed her strange actions. Just as they were about to step forward to stop her from continuing, the remaining dozen or so elite Rift Monsters immediately rushed forward, engulfing Cocolia and the others.

Split and merge.

These are the last Rift Monsters in Eternal Winter Ridge, all of them elites among elites. Most of Lin Li's side are exhausted after a series of fierce battles, and their combat power is far less than before. Only a few members of the pioneering team are in slightly better condition.

The others reacted a beat too slow; Cocolia was already protected behind the Rift Monsters. "Cocolia!" the others called out repeatedly, trying to bring Cocolia back to her senses.

The Star Core, having succeeded, conveyed a sense of joy. As long as the Great Guardian could be controlled, even if it was used as a hostage, it would be enough to buy it enough time.

Just as it was feeling smug, Cocolia's previously vacant eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and she launched a sudden attack! Her ice spear flashed, and with a swift sweep, she obliterated four elite monsters caught completely off guard.

The monsters' defensive line was suddenly torn open, and Lin Li and the others, who had been waiting for this moment, rushed into the line like lightning and did their best to kill the last monsters.

"Cocolia!" The hoarse voice was filled with boundless anger; it finally realized it had been tricked!

After tearing through the defenses, Cocolia immediately turned around and leaped into the air, slamming her ice spear fiercely towards the star core: "Die, you source of calamity!"

"Watch out!" Just as the star core was about to be hit by her, Lin Li's eyes narrowed. He warned her and activated [Flying Together] to teleport to Cocolia's side, grabbing her and pulling her as they plummeted!

A gigantic iron fist, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, pierced through the layers of snow on Yongdong Ridge and suddenly came crashing down. Fortunately, Lin Li reacted quickly and narrowly avoided the punch with Cocolia.

The iron fist was enormous, each finger larger than a normal human. The vast snow curtain obscured the view, and the iron fist was hidden behind the snow curtain, so no one noticed it at first.

Of course, it wasn't that no one noticed it. Lin Li knew of its existence and had warned everyone about it before the battle. However, Cocolia and the others were a bit caught up in the heat of the battle and forgot to pay attention to it for a moment.

Lin Li remained calm and secretly vigilant, which is why he was able to react in time to save Cocolia at the critical moment!

With a tremendous tremor, a colossal robot, as tall as a building dozens of stories high, stood up. The sound of it rising dispelled the surrounding snow, allowing everyone to catch a glimpse of its true form!

A miraculous artifact left behind by the ancient city builders—the colossal robot, the Creation Engine! This is the Star Core's last trump card!

In the original destiny scenario, Cocolia, deeply seduced and controlled by the Star Core, would manipulate the Creation Engine to fight against the nameless beings, including Star Treasure, who represented "Pioneering," but would ultimately be defeated.

However, due to Lin Li's intervention, Cocolia was only slightly bewitched and her personality was corrected by Lin Li before she even came into contact with the Creation Engine.

"What a huge robot!" March 7th exclaimed, looking up at the pass.

The remaining Rift Monsters had all been completely dealt with; the final obstacle was this colossal robot. "Is this the Creation Engine?" Hilva and the others looked up, a profound sense of powerlessness rising within them. Could human beings truly withstand such a behemoth of a robot?

While they were still in a daze, the robot had already raised one arm high, ready to smash it down!

Just then, a massive beam of energy shot down from the sky, striking the robot directly in the shoulder joint. Boom!

The enormous sound was so loud it hurt people's ears and stirred up a curtain of snow. As the snow slowly dissipated, the massive creation engine was found to be half-paralyzed, lying on the ground, half-paralyzed.

"What is this...?" Cocolia and the others were momentarily confused.

"It's Himeko-neechan!" March Seven realized what was going on and jumped up happily.

Since Lin Li knew about the existence of the Creation Engine, he naturally took precautions in advance. The pioneering team kept in touch with Himeko and reported the progress at any time.

Himeko kept an eye on the battle below from her orbit in the outer space. The Star Train, which traversed the planetary sea, was naturally equipped with weapons and had considerable combat capabilities.

While the Creation Engine was chasing the culprit, Himeko decisively fired a railgun, leaving him partially paralyzed.

"Xingbao, rush up and touch the robot's core!" While everyone was still stunned, Lin Li shouted at Xingbao. "Huh? Touch the robot?" Xingbao didn't understand why Lin Li suddenly did this, but she trusted him unconditionally and let him go without hesitation.

With a leap, it soared upwards along the robot's arm.

The temporarily paralyzed arm was the best path. The other arm of the Creation Engine raised to try to block it, but was blocked by Lin Li and Liu Ying together.

Finally, Starbaby raced all the way up to the robot's shoulder and touched its gleaming core.

For a fleeting moment, the entire world seemed to freeze, and a vast and profound gaze descended from the boundless universe—the gaze of the Star God Kripper, the [Guardian]!

The moment Xingbao touched the core, Lin Li, anticipating this, activated the newly acquired [Concealment] skill. [Concealment]: Hides the host's aura and form, making it completely impossible for others to sense the host's presence.

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Chapter 142 The Daring Act at the Victory Banquet

Because of the [Concealment] skill effect, the Star God's vigilance failed to detect Lin Li's special presence, instead focusing on Xing Bao. A powerful [Protection] force manifested, and a uniquely designed fiery red spear materialized in her hand—the key to the Creation Engine.

The vision came and went quickly, lasting only a moment, but the Star Child who had gained the approval of [Guardian] Cripper was no longer the same. More importantly, she discovered that she had established a connection with this giant robot, and she could now control it!

The Creation Engine was originally a legacy left by the ancient city builders. It is unknown how the Star Core was able to control it temporarily. Now that the key is in Star Treasure's hands, she naturally took over the control.

Even their last trump card has been betrayed, leaving the Star Core with no means of resistance.

"March, it's your turn to step in and seal the Star Core!" The crowd surrounded the Star Core, not giving it a chance to escape. Lin Li gestured to March 7.

"Me?" March 7th pointed to himself with his index finger, looking smug. "I can't!"

Liu Ying, Xing Bao, and the others all turned their heads and said, "Aren't you guys supposed to specialize in this? How come you don't know how to seal it?"

"...I always just lend a hand; Himeko-neechan handled all the sealing!" March Seven scratched his head sheepishly.

In fact, Firefly can also seal star cores, after all, she is a genuine star core hunter, but her identity is still unknown for the time being, since Himeko and Mitsuki don't have a good impression of star core hunters.

Lin Li has a wide range of skills, but none of them are related to sealing.

"I'll do it!" An elegant voice rang out, and Himeko, dressed in fiery red, stepped gracefully through the vast snow-covered landscape. After firing a shot in orbit that crippled the creation engine, she piloted her spacecraft to the ground, having come specifically to seal the star core. "Himeko-neechan, that shot you fired was so cool!" March Seven was relieved to see Himeko.

Before Lin Li and the others boarded the train, March 7 had already traveled to many worlds with Himeko and experienced various crises, some of which were even more serious than those in Belberg.

"Everyone did a great job today. I only provided a little bit of help." Himeko smiled and nodded to the others from Belloberg before walking to the star core to begin the sealing process.

With a flash of dazzling light, the root cause that had plagued Yalilo-VI for millennia was finally resolved permanently today.

Cocolia, Bronya, and other Beloberg residents watched intently as this historic moment unfolded; they were all witnesses to Beloberg's rebirth.

it's all over!

The next day, Belleburg, Cripperburg.

Cocolia hosted a banquet for the nameless passengers from the Star Train, thanking them for their immense contributions to saving Beloberg. The banquet was of a very high standard, attended by Cocolia, the Great Guardian of Beloberg, and Bronya, the commander of the Silver Guard and the future Great Guardian.

He accompanied her personally.

Seele and Sylvanas, who played a crucial role in the final battle, were also present. Jepard had also been invited, but he was seriously injured while leading the elite Iron Guard to intercept the Rift Monster in the Echoing Corridor and was still in the hospital.

On behalf of the people of Belleburg and the forefathers of the city's builders, I thank the anonymous guests for their dedication to sealing the star core! Thank you!

Cocolia raised her glass first, and everyone echoed her, then drank it all in one gulp.

"Great Guardian, you are too kind. The fact that Belloborg was able to emerge from the Shadowlands is inseparable from the unwavering and tenacious struggle of every Belloborg citizen. Without your valiant fighting, even the Nameless Ones would have found it difficult to succeed."

The fiery red-clad Himeko handled the pleasantries with composure, creating a harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table.

With the reliable Himeko-neechan present, Lin Li was too lazy to deal with the formalities. He and Xingbao, Sanyueqi, and the other girls had already begun to feast.

Xingbao and March 7th are young, lively, and outspoken, but they're not good at handling these kinds of polite conversations, so they'd better stick to their hair and cooking.

Although Belberg has been confined to the city for seven hundred years and resources are scarce, it has also given rise to many unique delicacies. The girls all ate with relish, except for Yingbao, whose eating manners were slightly more elegant.

But as they ate, Lin Li became less well-behaved.

To bring everyone closer together, the banquet table was a round table, and there was no distinction between main and secondary seats for Belloberg, making the atmosphere more lively as everyone sat together.

Therefore, the seating arrangement at the dinner table was rather casual. To Lin Li's right were Liu Ying, Xing Bao San Yue Qi, and Ji Zi.

To his left were Cocolia, Bronya, Seele, and Hilva, meaning he and Cocolia were touching.

Cocolia was mainly chatting with Himeko, who was directly opposite her. Himeko was knowledgeable, calm, gentle and generous, and chatting with her was a comfortable and pleasant experience.

Just as they were having a pleasant conversation, Cocolia suddenly felt a tightening on her thigh as a warm, large hand pressed down on it. She didn't even need to turn around to know it was Lin Li causing the trouble!

Cocolia was dressed to the nines today, wearing a deep purple gown that was exquisite, dazzling, and elegant, perfectly highlighting her status as the Great Guardian.

Beneath the hem of her skirt was a pair of black stockings that covered her long, exquisitely beautiful legs. Lin Li held the cutlery in her right hand, while her left hand silently lifted the hem of her skirt and landed on her supple thigh.

Cocolia glanced at him subtly, but did not stop him from doing so.

Lin Li deserves great credit for sealing the star core. Without his help, it would only be a matter of time before Beloberg was buried in the snow. So he is going to make some small moves, and Cocolia will definitely not object.

Not only did she not object, she even opened the door a little to make it easier for Lin Li's hand to go further in, mainly to cooperate!

The black stockings were of excellent quality, and paired with her incredibly supple thighs, they were a perfect combination!

Lin Li's fingers continued to gently caress, enjoying the silky and soft touch. Before he knew it, he had slipped into the deep valley. It wasn't intentional; it was mainly because the stockings were too smooth!

And since we're already here... it wouldn't be Lin Li's style not to take the time to appreciate it properly.

With a gentle flick of her little finger, Lin Li created a hole in the black stockings, revealing another layer of fabric underneath. She effortlessly moved it aside, leaving the stockings completely uncovered.

"Mmm~" The moment Lin Li's index finger penetrated the entrance, Cocolia couldn't help but let out a very low groan.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was lively; the clinking of cutlery and the girls' chatter blended together, masking the unusual lightness. No one noticed anything amiss under the table.

Cocolia, suppressing her agitation and trying to distract herself, looked up at Himeko and asked, "I wonder what the Starry Sky Train's plans are next?"

Chapter 143 Playing with Pearls Under the Dinner Table

The star core is sealed, all matters are settled, and the army should embark on a new journey.

Himeko never expected that someone of Cocolia's status would dare to participate in such a thrilling activity in public. She answered Cocolia's questions calmly and gracefully.

"Huh? Leaving so soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days? I haven't had a chance to properly experience the local customs and culture of Beloborg!" March Seven blinked her big eyes at Himeko.

“If you’re not in a hurry, you can stay in Belleburg for a while longer. We hope to have you witness this city’s rebirth.”

Bronya, who was usually quiet, took the initiative to invite him.

“Yeah, yeah, stay and play for a few more days! It would be so boring if we left after we’ve only just gotten to know you!” Seele and Hilva chimed in.

"Hmm...that was something I didn't consider. There's really nothing urgent to do on the Star Train, so a few more days of fun are fine." Himeko nodded, then looked at the other members of the train crew, "What do you guys think?"

"It's good to stay a few more days. We haven't really explored the city properly yet!" Xingbao and Liuying also voted for Guancheng.

Lin Li nodded in agreement but remained silent. His attention was focused on his hands, his fingers already gripping the pearl behind the door. This level of stimulation was already difficult for Cocolia to bear; she instinctively pursed her lips, afraid to speak again!

Lin Li had no objection. Bellenberg had marked so many girls, spending a few more days together would be beneficial for him to develop relationships with them! Not to mention, shouldn't Bronya fulfill her promise?

His gaze fell upon the dignified next Great Guardian. From the start of the victory celebration, Bronya had been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding any interaction with Lin Li.

The biggest crisis for Beloberg has been resolved, and the temperature of the entire planet has shown signs of recovery. Lin Li has fulfilled his promise to save the planet, so it is time for Bronya to deliver on her promise.

She hadn't personally promised Lin Li anything, but when she confided in Cocolia, she had already made her choice. Although she had made up her mind long ago, when it really came to this point, Bronya still felt ashamed and nervous.

That's understandable. After all, she's never even been in a relationship before, and she's just handing herself over to Lin Li so haphazardly. It's not easy for her to have a good day like this.

Bronya appeared calm on the surface, but her mind was actually in turmoil. She subconsciously glanced at Cocolia's face next to her.

This is quite a surprise! Why is the Guardian's face all pink?!

Bronya had seen that delicate pale pink on Cocolia's face more than once; it was a color that only appeared after she was moved!

How is that possible? There are still so many people here!

Bronya slightly raised her gaze, landing on Lin Li, and immediately found the problem. His left hand wasn't on the table!

Bronya was shocked once again. These two were really bold. There were so many people at the dinner table, how could they dare to play such a trick?

She sat on the other side of Cocolia, and by shifting her gaze slightly downwards, she could see the hem of Cocolia's skirt that had been lifted up, as well as her incredibly alluring black-stockinged legs.

This is outrageous!

Cocolia was enduring it with great difficulty, as Lin Li's fingers seemed to linger inside, like two mischievous little dragons teasing the rare pearl.

It really does give off a vibe of two dragons playing with a pearl!

A series of wonderful, electric-like sensations overwhelmed her reason. She pursed her lips, trying her best not to make a sound, but feelings don't lie, and neither does her complexion or state of mind!

Cocolia also noticed that her rapidly reddening cheeks had caught Bronya's attention.

No, if this continues, not only Bronya, but others will notice something's wrong with her. Cocolia subtly turned her head to look at Lin Li, her eyes carrying a hint of pleading.

It was one thing for Bronya to see it, since she already knew, but to have someone else see the High Guardian playing around with Lin Li like that was unimaginable!

Lin Li showed no sign of stopping; he was just looking for the thrill of being discovered at any moment!

Of course, he also knew that Cocolia's endurance was limited, so he didn't act violently, slowly enjoying the gentle touch of this mature and sophisticated woman.

"Oh...right, there's one more thing. Since everyone on the Starry Sky Train is here, I hope you can all be my witnesses." Cocolia looked...