Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

But Cocolia on the other side was not so lucky. The power she firmly believed in did not bring any substantial protection. The moment the disc touched the ground, the ice spear was shattered by the impact force, and she was also thrown high into the air.

Only after smashing several frozen Legion of Destruction soldiers and leaving deep human-shaped dragging grooves on the ground did he struggle to stand up in a panic.

The arrogance and domineering look of the past were completely lost, the skin on his face was cut by the gravel, and the arm covered with ice crystals was even more scarred, and was now bent at an angle that the human body could not achieve.

The pain made her break out in a cold sweat, and her lips turned pale and bloodless, but Cocolia never uttered a single scream of weakness.

She just supported her broken arm and tried to stand up again. However, before she could stand firm, a faster shadow shot out from a distance like an arrow of light!

"—!"

Cocolia focused all her attention on the sky, and by the time she reacted and wanted to dodge, it was too late. The evil-killing sickle from hell was swung towards her neck. At that moment, death was closer to her than ever before.

What a pair of eyes those are.

Bright red, as if gazing at the flames deep within the earth's core, his pupils were infected by some indescribable mental state, and the vermilion color was cold and solemn.

Those were the eyes of a monster that would never allow its only remaining thing to be taken away again, and anything that stood in its way would be bitten to death.

The body that could handle the cold without any reaction was actually trembling at this moment.

fear.

It was just like the first time I met the core of the star here, the fear of being naked in the devil's cave and bound by the extremely cold current.

The nerves reflexively curled up at this moment, and the pain like a needle prick went straight to the heart, and each pump brought a new round of pain.

——It felt as if my heart was being grasped by someone else's hand, and the resulting oppressive feeling was so strong that it made me feel like I was suffocating.

The butterfly-like figure now looks like a murderous evil ghost.

The huge sickle was placed firmly on her neck, and at the same time, the cold voice of the girl sounded.

"Don't think you can get away so easily!"

The sickle blade that cut through the flesh, causing warm blood to flow out, was wrapped in boundless hatred and blocked any space for Cocolia to dodge, as if it wanted to cut her into pieces without mercy.

Cocolia's face was grim. In the face of this malice that was so vivid that it was almost materialized, she still did not repent. Instead, she gritted her teeth and scolded angrily.

"Sinners abandoned by the new world, stop your usurpation!"

In the past, she thought she was a catcher in the spider's web, who could easily crush this ignorant and foolish butterfly that longed for a sky that did not belong to it.

But he didn't expect that he would almost capsize in the ditch. The sinner who started the rebellion should personally taste the wrath of the Ice Queen!

As the butterfly-like sickle shadows were about to fall, Cocolia was furious, and a deep cold surged throughout her body and exploded in an instant!

"I said—back off!"

As a small-scale cold wave arrived again, the scene that Cocolia had expected, where the sinners were pushed out of the freeze, did not occur.

As soon as she mobilized her power, the girl who was wrestling with her escaped into quantum space, leaving only tiny ripples in the real space.

At the same time, there were firm and powerful footsteps behind Cocolia. As she turned sideways, a silver fist shadow wrapped in arm armor appeared before her eyes.

The tremendous force was transmitted from the contact surface between the fist and the cheek, and the crisp sound from the neck bone left no doubt that if an ordinary person was hit like this, he would have been buried on the spot, but Kokolia turned her head away without noticing.

The crackling sound and the eyes that emitted a sharp curse like a vengeful spirit all showed that she had not died so easily.

However, Jeppard and Seele's joint attack has not yet ended!

As soon as he felt the confirmation of the hit, Jeppard had already stepped forward, grabbed Cocolia's bent arm with his left hand, and hit her chin with his right elbow. The expression that changed in vain was pleasant to the heart.

However, Jeppard wasn't resorting to violence out of selfish desire. He was simply channeling his righteous anger and then beating the other person up!

Like a rag doll, Cocolia's anger reached its peak again as the young guard bombarded her with punches that were faster and more fierce than the last. Facing another attack on the face, she condensed the ice spear without hesitation, trying to exchange injury for injury.

However, she felt a sharp pain in her back as if her whole body was torn apart. The butterfly figure that had escaped into the quantum space had reappeared, leaving a huge wound on Cocolia's body from her shoulder to her waist.

This was undoubtedly a fatal attack.

But for Cocolia, this still couldn't end her. There was a strong malice in her low and crazy voice.

"The power of protection grants you despair—"

Before she could finish her words, she was knocked away by Jeppard's shield.

"You betrayed your country, abandoned your people, and are controlled by the star core. You have no right to talk about protection!"

There was a strong sense of rejection in the guard's words.

Amid the crackling of bones all around her, Kokolia felt only a sense of shock lingering in her head. She couldn't tell whether it was snowflakes falling on her body or a new wave of fists. She struggled to stand up, but to no avail.

The blood continued to soak into the frosty white ground, and at the same time made her feel the limits of the human body.

Above her head, Wendy, dressed in divine attire, brought Bronya. There was no longer any warmth of family affection in her eyes, only the determination to pursue the enemy.

She raised the flame spear, the molten muzzle continuously gathering terrifying high temperatures, and asked in a voice devoid of any emotion.

"—Finally, is there anything else you want to say?"

That look of disgust and hatred made Cocolia so heartbroken, yet extremely happy.

She did change Bronya, making her no longer have any mercy that a superior should not have, even if it was directed at her mother.

Only with such a character can she still control the position of guardian after she leaves, and prevent those ambitious people from daring to make any unusual moves.

She had been troubled by this before, but now all her worries were gone.

My duties as a mother have been fulfilled, and now it is time to fulfill the mission of the Snow Country Saints—

She murmured in a low voice, like a paranoid madman who firmly believed that the world she imagined was real.

"The world she promised... begins... from the place where she first descended!"

The ground began to tremble, and the rolling cold wave spread again. The soldiers of the Legion of Destruction who were swallowed by the frost and snow were shattered at this moment.

At the same time, the bullet from the flame spear turned into a red meteor and hit her chest accurately!

The wound quickly turned black, and the snow-white skin made a "sizzling" sound as if it was touched by a branding iron.

However, Cocolia seemed not to hear it, and even staggered to her feet again with the strength coming from nowhere.

The ice spear condensed in his hand was now far beyond its normal state, like a flag.

"Without destroying the old, there is no way to establish the new. As the Great Guardian, I command you to rise up - the "Creation Engine"!"

Accompanied by more violent tremors, Xier and Jeppard, who were about to launch another attack, were forced to stop in order to stabilize themselves and prevent themselves from sliding down from the top of the cliff.

And beneath the ice layer covered with hundreds of years of wind and snow, a huge robot awakened from its slumber. The heat wave brought by the activation of its furnace-like core melted the snow on the surface of its body, allowing people to more directly witness the deterrent power brought by its mountain-like body.

"It's actually a robot ten thousand times bigger than Swarovski! Damn it, can't this woman just sit still and wait to die?!"

Xier spat inwardly, and even Jeppard next to her had a serious expression.

Ancient robots like these, which were used to resist the invasion of the Legion of Destruction, are by no means to be underestimated, even though most of the weapons they are equipped with have lost their effectiveness due to erosion over the years.

Bronya, who was in mid-air, also reminded anxiously.

"This is an ancient robot of the City Builder! Everyone, be careful!"

As if deliberately opposing her daughter, the blood-soaked Cocolia barked out a command: "Engine... crush them! Level this mountain!"

At her command, the eyes of the Creation Engine flashed with bright yellow furnace fire light, and the wind pressure brought by the huge fuselage just by swinging her fist made people feel as if their consciousness was about to be blown away.

"Oh no! The attack is coming!"

At that moment, Xier's sense of danger was ringing wildly, but the attack was enough to flatten the entire mountain, and it didn't seem like it could be avoided by relying on her usual agility.

Jeppard also pursed his lips. After a brief period of adjustment, his body was able to summon the Eternal Wall again, but the price he would pay to withstand such an attack would probably be heavy.

However, he no longer feared sacrifice. Protecting his comrades was an iron rule engraved in the hearts of all garrison officers, and it was also the oath he made to Clipper.

He stopped Xier behind him and spoke in a stern tone.

"I'll buy you some time. Please find the right moment to jump off the cliff. I believe Wendy will be able to catch us!"

"You guy..."

Xier was about to tell him not to be so stubborn, but the attack had already arrived.

As both of their expressions changed drastically, Jeppard took a deep breath and then attacked bravely.

A protective barrier composed of light rose from the piano case shield, and large icebergs continued to rise where the shield hit, like an ice cliff rising in the opposite direction.

This Eternal Wall, which was powerful enough to block the attacks of thousands of world-ripping monsters, only lasted half a second in front of the Creation Engine before being easily shattered, leaving no time to dodge.

However, just as Jeppard was ready to be hit, the attack that was supposed to blow them both away suddenly came to a halt.

Like a container truck carrying a large number of boxes overturned, the attack of the Creation Engine plowed up large traces of snow and mud on the ground, and its speed continued to slow down until it came to a complete stop just one meter in front of Jeppard.

This distance shocked Jeppard, who originally thought he was going to be smashed to pieces, and Xier also subconsciously looked towards the person who could do such a thing.

However, although the poet who was slacking off still looked at ease, his expression did not seem like that of someone he had done. If he had done that, he would have looked arrogant and wanted to be praised.

But, no—

On the contrary, it was Bronya, who had shown her prowess before, who stopped the creation engine!

As the one who truly inherited the will of preservation, Cocolia, who could only summon the engine of creation with superficial authority, was nothing but a fake in front of him.

More importantly, for ancient robots, the underlying logic running inside them destined them to obtain the true optimal solution in the calculation, and in any calculation result -

There is absolutely no logic in following the falsehood and attacking those who uphold the will of preservation.

This is also the most original instruction given by the city builders!

Wendy, who gave Bronya her initial instructions, smiled with amusement once again.

He was still waiting, waiting for the star core that would truly influence all this to appear.

And Bronya gave the order again.

"—Now, in the name of protection, I give you an order! Engine of Creation, let go of the oathbreaker clinging to you!"

As the latest command was issued, the creation engine immediately slapped down the hand that was originally holding Cocolia. As long as it hit her firmly, the other party would immediately turn into the most eye-catching blood flower in the snow.

However, a faint, hollow singing voice was heard.

Chapter 90: The Mother of Delusion

“This singing…”

Bronya, holding the flame spear, suddenly looked a little dazed, and a distant, vast galaxy appeared before her eyes.

"I'm in... space? No, that's not right. I'm clearly fighting Cocolia, so why am I here?"

The last time she saw such a scene was when the Protector Star God cast a glance at her. The gun in her hand, which was originally just an ordinary weapon, was transformed into the Flame Furnace Gun that is powerful enough to melt through glaciers.

The fact that he appears here again is definitely not because he has caused a miracle again, but because of the star core.

...We must find a way to return to reality, otherwise everyone will worry.

The next moment her will was established, the girl in the guardian dress started moving again. Although it was a bit strange to describe her as running in space, she was indeed stepping on some invisible but tangible destiny.

Ahead of that fateful path, she saw the figure of Jeppard.

The young guard officer lowered his head and reported the battle situation to the cold-blooded woman sitting in the seat: "Master Guardian, the commercial district has fallen. The residents have been relocated and are currently temporarily settled in the outer city. The guards... twenty-six people were sacrificed, but I..."

Cocolia just nodded indifferently, as if the casualties were nothing more than cold numbers to her.

"…Go on, Jeppard."

"Yes. But I... I'm not sure if the fallen Iron Guards are truly dead. I saw their broken figures wandering in the Rift..."

The young guard officer just continued to speak with a gloomy expression.

"What happened there is against common sense and borders on madness. Lord Guardian, if the situation continues..."

There is no doubt that those Iron Guards who sacrificed their lives would be shocked when they saw their former comrades stand up again and even become their enemies.

The vows made to each other, the friendship of fighting side by side, and the belief in protecting the country will all collapse under such a cruel reality.

However, the young guard officer's doubts were not answered, and the woman sitting in a high position still clung to her own foolish thoughts.

"—I know the consequences, Jeppard. Stand down."

And after that, there was another voice.

It sounded like a man or a woman, old or young, and it was impossible to tell where the hollow voice came from.

"Yes...we are all aware of the consequences."