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The clouds were completely dyed by dazzling golden light, accompanied by a sword tip stretching thousands of kilometers tilting downward!
In an instant.
The earth shook and mountains trembled.
Dozens of kilometers in front of the defensive line, in the icy and snowy land, mountains and rocks collapsed, as if an earth dragon was turning over...
Boom——!!
In that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
All sorts of heavenly phenomena emerged one after another!
Mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and fierce winds never ceased.
Even though the giant sword had not yet fallen, those monsters wandering on the snowy plain were already crushed by this sudden overwhelming might, unable to move.
The weaker ones couldn't withstand it at all, bursting with a bang into dust!
"Roar——!!"
A flying Fragmentum creature trembled as it let out a long howl toward the sky, finally annihilated in the rainbow light.
The Silvermane Guard beside it couldn't help but swallow saliva, pupils shrinking to pinpoints, gazing incredulously at the horizon:
"This... could this be Lord Qlipoth the Aeon manifesting?! We... we've finally been noticed by an Aeon!"
At the moment the sword tip stretching thousands of kilometers unsheathed, all Fragmentum creatures were bound in place. They curled their bodies with all their might to ensure they didn't die under this powerful pressure.
Countless golden rainbows stretched from the horizon for thousands of kilometers, sweeping across the entire battlefield. Wherever they went, the ice completely retreated.
On the city walls, Cocolia narrowed her eyes.
She murmured:
"This guy..."
She hadn't expected Zeig to use such a move right from the start—it was truly astonishing.
All this time.
Though part of it was for her daughter's sake, when she truly abandoned the Stellaron, her heart was still filled with endless hesitation.
Especially afterward, when the Fragmentum expanded wildly and she could no longer hear the former whispers in her mind, her mental state had been anxious to the point of near collapse.
Fortunately, she had bet correctly...
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"Guardian! What should we do now——!!" an officer shouted from below.
Cocolia gazed at the phenomenon on the distant horizon, her eyes focusing as she said firmly:
"All Silvermane Guards, withdraw and rest! After the Executor's sword falls, look for opportunities to act! Do not stand within the giant sword's attack range—it would only unnecessarily increase his mental strain!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
"The Great Guardian has ordered it—everyone withdraw completely, quick quick quick..."
After the officer ran off, Cocolia slowly descended from the city walls.
Her nerves, which had been tense all this time, finally relaxed a little.
She had wanted to look for Bronya's position, but then she heard a burst of cursing coming from a nearby toilet.
"TMD Zeig, you damn bastard—opening the portal in the men's toilet, are you sick?!"
"Don't push, don't push—I fuck! I crashed into the urinal—don't push ah!"
"You at the toilet door—are you leaving or not?! Can't you see how squeezed we are? Blocking the door and not leaving—are you looking to eat shit?!"
"Yeah yeah! Why aren't you leaving? One of my feet is already in the pit! Can you take responsibility for that?!"
Hearing the cursing from the big men behind, the faces of the several women blocking the front turned extremely ugly.
"What are you yelling about? We're girls! Is it appropriate for the Silvermane Guards outside to see us coming out of the men's toilet? You go out first!"
"Yeah yeah—you dismiss the Silvermane Guards outside, and we'll go out after."
Behind them fell silent for a moment, then came overwhelming cursing.
"CNM! You wanted to come up first, and now you're blocking the door wanting to go out last! Stop dawdling, okay? Will going out directly kill you? Hurry up—TM, people are still coming out from the stalls behind! The partitions here are about to collapse!"
"Humph! No way! Anyway... you big men go out first!"
"Laozi your mama! You bitches...!!"
Outside.
Cocolia stared at the distant men's toilet, her expression blank.
What was going on in there.
"..."
The next moment, a huge noise came from the men's toilet side!
Bang——!!
The entire wall of the men's toilet collapsed with a boom!
A sea of people surged out, tumbling to the ground one after another, letting out waves of wails.
"Ow..." "My waist!" "It hurts so much." "Why push!" ...
The culprit took heavy steps, looking bewildered at the exploded toilet, scratching its metal head. Its green eyes blinked as it said:
"Detecting surrounding environment..."
Clang——!!
Suddenly, a vagrant leaped up, slamming a fierce dunk on the head of that fat-type automaton, cursing angrily:
"Detect your mom...! Fuck! Didn't we agree the automatons would stay to guard the Underworld? What the hell do you mean squeezing into a stall too?!"
The large automaton scratched its metal head and said solemnly:
"Sorry... calculation error. I will leave now..."
"..."
This scene made Cocolia's eyelids twitch.
"Ah, Mother... you, why are you here."
Cocolia followed the voice and saw it was Bronya.
Behind her were Pela, Dan Heng, March 7th, Seele, and a group of Silvermane Guards who had gone down.
Cocolia blinked, and the first thing she did wasn't ask about Bronya's recent situation, but: "You... you all came out of the men's toilet stalls too?"
"Huh? What men's toilet stalls?"
Bronya was stunned for a moment and replied:
"We came up from the furnace core. Because the portal the Executor opened was packed with vagrants and Wildfire members, we didn't go that way."
She sighed and murmured:
"I don't know why they haven't finished transmitting even after so long."
Cocolia pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but ultimately held back.
She looked toward March 7th and Dan Heng behind, and the latter also looked at her.
March 7th quickly gripped her ice longbow tightly, warily saying: "Hey, what are you looking at me for?! Trying to mess with us again!"
Dan Heng also took a slight step back.
"Insolent! How dare you be rude to the Guardian!" The Silvermane Guards behind immediately raised their weapons, surrounding March 7th and Dan Heng.
Pela was frightened by this scene. She wanted to tell these Silvermane Guards to back off, but with the Guardian right there, it wasn't her place to give orders.
Cocolia glanced at the two and said: "Silvermane Guards, no rudeness. They are honored guests of Belobog."
"Yes!"
Only with Cocolia's permission did those Silvermane Guards quietly withdraw.
Seele, who had witnessed this entire scene, crossed her arms and sneered coldly:
"Heh, is this the airs of the Overworld people? Say a few displeasing words, and you surround people—really impressive."
Bronya quickly said worriedly:
"Seele... it's not like that."
"Tch." Seele snorted coldly and went off to gather the Wildfire members on her own.
Seeing Seele leave alone, Bronya's mood grew even more melancholy.
"Bronya, is she your friend?" Cocolia couldn't help asking.
"Mm."
"It seems that after we overcome this crisis, repairing the relationship between the Upper and Lower districts will also be a severe test."
Cocolia said to March 7th and Dan Heng:
"You two guests from the Astral Express—please set aside past grievances for now. Even if you don't trust me right now, you should at least trust the Executor."
March 7th and Dan Heng exchanged a glance.
But just then, someone suddenly shouted:
"Trust my ass! It was that damn bastard who opened the portal in the toilet stalls—I fuck his mom...!"
"..."
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