Chapter 40 Cocolia

As they chatted, suddenly a woman with long purple hair and light purple eyes appeared in front of them.

"So, that's where you guys are. Come on! Everyone will go to Svarog now!" The girl snorted in frustration.

"Alright, Seele," Drav could only smile at Seele's behavior, which reminded him of the cute and dual personality girl he knew before.

"Hmph! Well, hurry up then," Eden shook her head and followed Seele. The rest of the group was already waiting for them.

Afterward, they all headed to the Robot Settlement, where human refugees and robots gathered under Svarog's leadership to live together in the challenging underground world.

"Halt! What brings you to this place?" Drav's group seemed to have attracted attention, prompting a few refugees along with several robots to approach, ready for a possible confrontation.

With an harmless face aimed at both humans and animals, Drav responded, "We came here to talk to Svarog, not to fight."

The refugees stared at Drav silently before finally responding, "If that's the case, then only one of you can go see him."

"Hey, is it truly essential for only one person to proceed? Allow at least three of us to enter!" March 7th retorted. Everyone concurred with nods, although the refugees expressed reluctance initially before eventually agreeing after some contemplation.

"Very well, then. Three of you come with me to visit Svarog now!" The leader of the refugees agreed, and Drav's group finally allowed Drav, Stelle, and Ning Yun'er to visit Svarog.

"I still don't understand why in fictional worlds, especially in anime, human civilization often has such crooked technological development." Ning Yun'er commented, her lips pursed after observing the civilization on this planet.

Moreover, the technology on planet Jarilo-VI was peculiar, with advanced robots like Svarog existing alongside a lack of other modern technologies that should be easier than robot technology.

"Perhaps this happens because the ideas and creativity of authors, as regular humans, are limited. Although I'm beginning to doubt that given our current situation." Yes, if authors were just regular people, they wouldn't be able to create a universe as vast and complex as this.

Unbeknownst to them, they had finally arrived and saw a Berserke— a robot and a white-haired girl—engaged in conversation.

For some inexplicable reason, upon encountering this pair, it brought back memories of a girl's famous desperate cry, "Help me, Berserker!!!" from the universe where Manaka resided. This sight led to a significant exchange of glances between Drav and Ning Yun'er.

"Ah! Svarog, is there a guest here?" A timid female voice sounded, and the large humanoid robot turned its gaze toward Drav.

"Detecting... Unrecorded individual not found in the database. Please explain, you three humans from another world. What matter do you wish to discuss with me?"

"Heh, it seems you're indeed not just an ordinary smart robot," Ning Yun'er said with a captivating smile, observing Svarog's performance.

Svarog simply stared at the three with his red eyes silently. This caused Ning Yun'er to roll her eyes, and Drav sighed, looking at Stelle to provide an explanation.

"Umm...Is that Big Sister Stelle?" Stelle looked at Clara gently and greeted, "Hey, Clara, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Clara, do you recognize them?"

"I was saved by Big Sister Stelle and her friends when they were scavenging in Rivet Town." Clara nodded as she answered, her gaze shifting between Drav and Ning Yun'er.

"But I don't recognize them."

"Is that so..."

Stelle cleared her throat and explained, "My friend and I are here to ask you about Stellaron. I've heard that you're the oldest robot who's been underground for a long time."

"Stellaron...Detecting a secret archive...assessing the threat of intruders who seek to uncover that dangerous secret!!!" Svarog's red eyes intensified, and the peaceful atmosphere from earlier vanished instantly.

"Svarog!" Clara grew restless at his sudden change.

"I knew this was likely to happen," Drav sighed, and before Svarog could attack, he used the power of his Great Sage ability to hack into Svarog's core and assume the highest authority.

Because of this, Svarog suddenly fell silent, before eventually returning to a peaceful state as before.

"Eh? Svarog?" Clara was thoroughly confused by this, but Drav wouldn't let her know what he had done to her family's member.

"You hacked it, didn't you? You're truly a cruel man to do that to the only family of that cute and pitiful girl~" Ning Yun'er whispered in a soft voice, attempting to tease Drav.

Unable to help himself, Drav trembled upon feeling that, he avoided her while frowning, "I don't want unnecessary conflicts."

"Ha! You really are an insensitive man!" Ning Yun'er snorted, seeing her attempt at teasing fail. Of course, Drav knew she was teasing him, but he ignored it.

"You two, seriously," Stelle deadpanned, casting a glance at both of them before heading off to brief the others. After all, Svarog had granted their group permission to enter.

The refugees could only remain silent and follow, even though doubts lingered in their hearts. After all, Svarog was their leader, and they could only follow his orders for their survival.

"I didn't expect you to convince the famously stubborn Svarog," Natasha said in admiration, though Drav felt guilty hearing it. Only he knew that he hadn't convinced Svarog but rather controlled his will.

"Yes, even I had trouble communicating with him," Oleg, the elderly acting leader of Wildfire, replacing Natasha, chimed in as well.

"Hahaha, let's not worry about that. Let's see what information Svarog has about Stellaron," Drav awkwardly changed the subject, and it worked.

Svarog proceeded to display all the records and information he had about Stellaron, from the ancient Supreme Guardian to information about the dangerous implications of Stellaron, including its influence over the Supreme Guardian.

"No...no, this is impossible! Does it mean that Mama Cocolia was seduced by Stellaron before?!" A foreign female voice sounded, and everyone looked to see a silver-haired woman with drill-like hair covering her mouth in disbelief.

"She is?"

"Damn it! Is that the Silvermane girl I saved before? How did she manage to follow us here?" Seele frowned with frustration upon spotting the silver-haired girl. However, before she could give chase, the girl had already fled upon being noticed by others.

"Wait! Don't run!" Seele quickly pursued her and vanished from everyone's sight.

"Ah, she ran," Stelle said with an incredulous expression.

"Yep, she definitely followed her," Ning Yun'er nodded in agreement. Despite this being a parallel universe, the bond between Bronya and Seele remained unbreakable.

"So, what do we do? Should we head straight to Cocolia? Bronya is likely to meet her after witnessing all this," Drav inquired, and everyone exchanged glances before eventually concurring with his suggestion.

Subsequently, Drav and the others casually ascended. There was no cause for concern for their group; after all, their collective strength was more than sufficient to handle Cocolia.

"Halt! This is trespassing! You are forbidden to proceed without permission from the Supreme Guardian!" They were stopped upon reaching the ground, confronted by a significant number of Silvermane soldiers. It seemed that Cocolia was quite concerned about the Trailblazer group.

"[Please] Step aside," Aponia uttered with a voice that carried a magical quality, compelling all the Silvermane soldiers, even Gepard, to step aside with vacant expressions.

Drav whistled as he witnessed this and couldn't resist commenting, "I wonder what would happen if Aponia met Kafka; they both have similar abilities, after all."

"My Lord... are you referring to a violet-haired woman who always wears a spider-web-patterned jacket?"

"You know her?" Aponia nodded before responding, "I've seen her in my Clairvoyance visions."

"Wait! Now that you mention it, Aponia is incredibly powerful because she possesses the Hypnosis Voice ability like Kafka and also the Clairvoyance of Fate that Elio has," Ning Yun'er said with a sudden realization. Drav nodded, while the others were bewildered by this information.

"Kafka? Elio? Stellaron Hunter? What are all these?" Pardofelis asked curiously, and upon seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Dan Heng stepped in to explain.

"What an interesting group. I'd really like to meet them," Elysia said with an alluring smile, unable to resist the fascination of the Stellaron Hunter group and everything they had accomplished.

"B-Billions in bounty?! Awawawawa, there's so much money!!!" Pardofelis was overwhelmed with excitement upon hearing this. After all, the bounty held by just one member of the Stellaron Hunter group could allow her to buy an entire planet.

Eden sighed as she observed Pardofelis and lightly tapped her head. "Don't you realize that their powers are extremely strong and unusual? Some have abilities like Aponia, others can manipulate reality through hacking, and there are even immortal beings. Even if you were to encounter them, could you defeat them?"

"T-that's right!!!" The stark reality sobered Pardofelis from her reckless thoughts, and she couldn't help but shivered when she comprehended it.

"You all stop!"

"[Please] don't hinder us." Whenever someone attempted to obstruct their path, Aponia hypnotized them with her voice, and they continued uninterrupted until they reached Cocolia's office.

"No sign of Cocolia; it appears she's gone to her final boss location now." but at that moment, they all sensed a rapidly spreading cold from a distance. The temperature in Belobog City plummeted drastically, causing its inhabitants to freeze.

Drav and Ning Yun'er frowned, realizing that the unfolding events significantly deviated from the original game. Furthermore, Cocolia's power now exceeded what had been depicted in the game.

"This situation reminds me of the Ice Herrscher," Elysia remarked while she held the thick falling snow. Everywhere she gazed, frozen buildings and people had created a deadly yet beautiful scene.

Drav immediately provided cold protection to the others to prevent them from freezing.

"Seele!" Natasha grew worried, as there was a significant likelihood that Seele had followed Bronya to Cocolia.

"Don't worry; we're going there now." Drav then teleported everyone to Cocolia's location, discovering that the snowstorm and cold were even more severe than before.

"It seems you're all the nuisances I've been anticipating," a cold, mature woman's voice emanated from behind the thick fog.

Of course, the fog was useless in Drav's eyes, and he swiftly beheld Cocolia's appearance. She resembled the final boss version of Cocolia from the game, except she was now over 100 meters tall,

towering over the large robot behind her.

Even the massive robot behind her paled in comparison to Cocolia, indicating just how much stronger she had become compared to her game counterpart.

"For a moment there, I thought she could pass for a Herrscher of Ice. Her current appearance could easily be mistaken for one if she were to appear in the Honkai world," Eden commented, her gaze fixed on Cocolia with intrigue.

"Go die!!!" Cocolia's shout was followed by a colossal ice spear shooting towards the sky, targeting their group.

"BOOOOOOM!"

"Are you all okay?" Drav turned and inquired.

"That was way too close!!!" March 7th, her face pale, clutched her chest, believing she was on the brink of death from Cocolia's terrifying attack.

However, a subsequent attack of thick, razor-sharp snow shards rapidly approached them, slicing through anything in their path.

Drav activated his shield magic, rendering all the attacks ineffective. He then looked at Ning Yun'er and asked, "So, are you going to handle her, or should I?"

Ning Yun'er began to smile and said, "Why didn't you give this task to Flame Chaser? They're very strong and have faced enemies as powerful as the Herrscher of the End. Dealing with someone like this should be sufficient for all of them, right?"

"Are you insane?! I can't battle a monster like that!!!" Pardofelis immediately shook her head in fear.

"Come on~ it's been a while since we fought together, right? It would be thrilling to face an opponent this strong together," Elysia said with a smile on her face. Pardofelis could only surrender when he saw her determination.

"My combat skills have significantly declined, and this enemy is suitable for me to rekindle my former strength," Sakura said while clutching her sword. She then vanished from her position, reappearing in front of Cocolia and slashing as if space itself was being cleaved by her blade.

"KYAAAAAAA!!!" Cocolia's scream of agony resounded throughout Belobog. Weaker individuals like Ottovia quickly covered their ears, as that scream could shatter eardrums.

"I don't know why, but I can't help but feel sorry for the fate of all the Cocolias in the Honkai world," Drav sighed. Seriously, why did Mihoyo always depict her as a villain in all their games?

"In that case, the beautiful and charming Elysia will also take action~" Elysia declared, smiling. Strangely, her ice arrow attacks seemed to be effective, even though Cocolia should be immune to ice attack in her state now.