Just as the group was about to continue discussing this issue, a Doom Companion prompt appeared in the Chat Group.
[Doom Companion]: Five-person party
[Companion Time]: Three days
[Companions]: Ren Kazama, March 7th, Bronya, Silver Wolf, Emilia
[Companion Mission]: Defeat Cocolia.
In addition, a Doom's End Companion also appeared.
[Doom Companion]: Doom's End
[Companion Time]: Before Jarilo-VI is destroyed.
[Companions]: Unlimited
[Companion Missions]:
1. Those who destroy the Stellaron gain doomsday points.
2. Reducing the impact of the cold tide gains doomsday points.
Doom's End is different from ordinary Doom Companion. Currently, the known appearances are in Shinobu Kocho's world, Saeko Busujima's world, and Bronya's world. They are all continuous companion missions, representing the final end of doomsday. The world-crossing function is not applicable. Either they are resolved together with ordinary Doom Companion, or one can only consume points to cross worlds and resolve them.
"I should be able to solve the Dead Bodies problem in Saeko's world now." He thought this, but couldn't get sidetracked. The key now was the current Companion.
Ren: "Don't say so much for now; what's important is this Companion."
Emilia: "World-crossing! I'm ready!"
Silver Wolf: "Since that Bronya is in my world, how do I cross?"
March 7th: "Oh right… I can just go to Bronya now, but what about this Stellaron Hunter?"
Ren: "I don't know. If you see a confirmation prompt, you can try clicking it. This is the first time we've encountered this situation too."
Silver Wolf: "Alright, it's like doing a quest in a game, exciting!"
Ren shook his head and chuckled. Silver Wolf was truly a game enthusiast.
*****
Back to reality.
"Pop!"
"What was that sound?" Yukino, who was cleaning next to Kie, looked up, somewhat puzzled. She had just heard a sound near Kie.
Kie gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Dressed in a pure white dress, her slightly flushed cheeks made her appear exceptionally beautiful. She gently shook her head, feigning composure, and said, "You might have misheard. I'll clean here." With that, she stood up, picked up the mop, and quickly cleaned the spot beneath her feet.
Ren gave an apologetic look. A starlight flashed in his eyes. Kie received a message in her mind. "Sorry, I have some things to handle. I'll make it up to you tonight."
Kie nodded shallowly. Ren also confirmed the Companion.
*****
"Crossing worlds, huh…" After some thought, Silver Wolf decided to confirm the Companion. She had to verify the authenticity of the Chat Group. As soon as she confirmed, unlike crossing to an Otherworld, no wormhole appeared. Silver Wolf's figure simply vanished!
"Silver Wolf!" Even Kafka, usually so calm, was momentarily startled. Before her eyes, Silver Wolf had abruptly disappeared.
"Is this the problem Silver Wolf encountered?" Kafka narrowed her eyes. She would wait here.
*****
"March, what are we doing?" Dan Heng asked, puzzled. March 7th had suddenly called them all together. Then a group of people gathered. There were Nameless, Natasha, and Seele here. Even Svarog and Clara were present. March 7th seemed to have persuaded Clara to come, and Svarog was following to protect Clara. They were equally puzzled.
March 7th scratched her hair and looked at Bronya: "Why don't you explain? I'm not very good at summarizing."
Bronya's eyelids drooped slightly: "I also don't know how to explain it, after all, it concerns my mother…"
"What's so hard to say? Defeat Cocolia, clear the BOSS, save the world!" Silver Wolf's crisp voice came. She appeared almost simultaneously with Ren and Emilia.
"According to monitoring, appearance method unknown, unknown variable detected!"
"Target danger assessment… Extremely dangerous!!!!" Red light gleamed in Svarog's eyes. He raised his hand, ready to attack the group.
"No, Mr. Svarog!" Clara shouted anxiously.
"Oh? An intelligent robot? It just looks a bit technologically backward." Silver Wolf wasn't flustered at all; instead, she observed Svarog with interest.
"Are you sure you want to attack me?" Ren narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.
"… …" In a wordless silence, Svarog lowered his arms.
"Data evaluation… Attack effect: Zero… Possible consequences of attack analysis… World destruction…"
"… …" Silver Wolf looked at Ren curiously. She didn't think Svarog's analysis was wrong, because she also felt a huge sense of crisis from this man. This was truly surprising…
Sampo in the crowd observed the group. But Ren's gaze sharply landed on him. Sampo immediately put on an honest, simple-minded expression. Old Sampo's heart wasn't so good! Ren naturally knew that this guy's identity was not simple, but he didn't pay too much attention. He would not affect the progress of the Companion mission.
"With those clothes, you're not from the Underworld. Who are you?" Seele held her scythe and took a fighting stance.
"We are March-chan and Bronya's friends." Ren waved to the two.
"It's that person from the Space Station!" Stelle blinked. She had a deep impression of Ren's golden eyes, and for some reason, he felt as if he had been held by him before.
"His name is Ren." Dan Heng kindly reminded Stelle.
"Oh, oh… I think I really forgot his name before." Stelle scratched his head, his face red.
"Friends…" Bronya didn't know if these people counted as friends, because they were going to oppose her mother.
March 7th loudly exclaimed, "Everyone, don't get excited! Ren, Silver Wolf, and Emilia are my friends. They are also here to save Jarilo-VI."
"Save Jarilo-VI?" Natasha frowned. As the leader of the Wildfire, she needed to understand the specific details. "Could you all please tell me the details?"
Ren looked around and suggested, "How about we talk somewhere else?"
*****
A group of people gathered at Natasha's clinic. Ren briefly explained to them about Jarilo-VI and the Stellaron. They needed to judge the accuracy of the information themselves, so they immediately went to verify it. Ren felt that they would get the answer very soon. After all, Svarog was there.
Ren, on the other hand, was chatting with Silver Wolf and Emilia.
"How does it feel, the reality of the Chat Group?" This was asked of Silver Wolf.
Silver Wolf glanced at him, her voice faint: "I didn't expect to really transmigrate here. It's incredible. Are you all Otherworlders?"
Emilia nervously clasped her small hands and nodded: "I am Emilia, the 42nd candidate for the throne of the Luganica Kingdom. I am a Half-Elf."
"A kingdom and Half-Elf I haven't heard of…" Silver Wolf observed Emilia. Her silver hair and pure face indeed gave her an elven feel.
Ren, on the other hand, spread his hands: "I'm just an ordinary small citizen from an Otherworld."
Silver Wolf's eyelids twitched. "Ordinary? Are you perhaps misunderstanding what 'ordinary' means? My body feels afraid just standing next to you."
"You're right, this guy is not ordinary at all." The one who spoke was a suddenly appearing flying silver-gray kitten. It stared at Ren with a solemn gaze. The aura emanating from him made it, as the Beast of the End of the Permanent Frost, tremble.
"Can Puck also travel between worlds?" Emilia covered her mouth in surprise.
"I'm contracted with Emilia, you know." Puck raised his cat paw and sat on Emilia's shoulder.
Ren sighed helplessly: "No choice, without some strength, you can't survive in the city."
"Heh heh, then your city must be really terrifying." Silver Wolf retorted.
Ren ignored her retort and instead teased her. "Silver Wolf, don't you think Bronya looks a lot like you?"
Emilia also nodded repeatedly: "I noticed it before too. I feel like your faces are very similar."
"The universe is so vast, isn't it normal to have similar-looking people?" Silver Wolf rolled her eyes. "You guys are really easily surprised."
"Tsk." It was a pity. Silver Wolf didn't know about the existence of Honkai, so she didn't understand Ren's meaning at all. He simply didn't talk about it anymore.
At this moment, someone walked over. It was Stelle. She walked directly towards Ren. After hesitating for a few seconds, she seriously said to Ren: "My name is Stelle, thank you!"
"Thank me for what?" Ren was stunned for a moment.
Stelle scratched his head, embarrassed: "I don't know either, I just feel like there's something I should thank you for, as if you held me before."
"…" Oh, he remembered. He had caught her once at the Herta Space Station, but that wasn't worth a special thank you.
After thanking him, Stelle ran off, his face red. She also felt very awkward.
"…" Silver Wolf silently stared at Stelle's retreating figure.
"What's wrong with you?" Ren asked.
Silver Wolf sighed: "I just feel like she's a bit silly and naive."
Ren pinched his chin, agreeing wholeheartedly. "Hmm, I think so too. She seems very easy to trick."
"You wouldn't make a move on that girl, would you?" Silver Wolf blinked her big eyes.
Emilia nervously asked: "Does Ren-san like that girl named Stelle?"
This question made Ren's face straighten, and he said seriously: "I need to correct your mistake. I like all beautiful maidens!"
"Eh!" Emilia let out a small, stunned gasp.
"Is this Lord saying that Lia is also within the target range?" Puck said directly.
"Of course, Emilia is also a beautiful maiden." Ren nodded.
"Well, that's going to be difficult. I can't stop the Lord, but I hope you won't be too excessive with Lia." Puck said with a chuckle.
"I… Mmm…" Emilia, who wasn't disliked for her silver-white appearance but was praised instead, lowered her head, blushing, and became like an ostrich out of shyness. How could she withstand the teasing from both of them?
Ren and Puck exchanged a glance: You understand me!
"Tsk, you really have your eyes on Stelle." Silver Wolf clicked her tongue.
"What? My mother-in-law doesn't approve?" Ren raised an eyebrow.
Silver Wolf was stunned. "Mother-in-law? Who are you talking about?"
"Of course, Stelle's mother, Kafka."
"…" Silver Wolf was speechless. Upon closer thought, it did seem pretty similar. Kafka should be considered Stelle's mother, right?
Ren sighed: "If mother-in-law doesn't agree, I'll just have to take mother-in-law too."
"!!!" Silver Wolf's mouth dropped open, and she slowly uttered a single word: "Unbelievable."
*****
After some discussion, exploration, and recollection, Bronya remembered that she was once a member of the Underworld. The others also received information about the Stellaron from Svarog. Everyone decided to confront the Great Guardian Cocolia directly.
"It's time for old Sampo to make an appearance!" Sampo led everyone through a special passage to the Overworld. Ren also had ways to get everyone up. Breaking a hole and flying up, or directly controlling the passage between the upper and lower districts to move would also be okay. However, since someone was willing to put in the effort, he saved himself the trouble.
*****
Because there were quite a few people, upon reaching the Overworld, they were quickly discovered by the Silvermane Guards. After Ren activated Dominator, he directly made everyone ignore them. The Silvermane Guards were surrounding them one second, and the next second, they walked away as if they couldn't see them.
"What's wrong with them?" The others didn't know what was happening. March 7th, who was very familiar with this, quietly gave Ren a big thumbs up. This saved them a lot of trouble.
Silver Wolf, walking beside Ren, keenly noticed the change in his eyes. "Is your ability a suggestion, like Kafka's?"
"A bit more direct than suggestion." Ren didn't elaborate.
"…" Stelle and the others seemed to have some agreement and went to find the Onee-san with black stockings, Serval. After explaining to Serval, Serval firmly stated that she would join them.
They were preparing to go to the Administrative District, but Ren spoke up to stop everyone. "No need to go to the Administrative District. Cocolia isn't there."
Everyone looked at Ren. "Huh? How do you know?" The outspoken Seele directly asked.
"I have my own way of getting information. She's at Everwinter Hill now." From the information in the minds of the Silvermane Guards he dominated, he learned that Cocolia had entered the Stellaron's echo corridor in the Rift. If she went there, she must be looking for the Stellaron. The Stellaron is at Everwinter Hill. He himself was also very puzzled. Cocolia was already at Everwinter Hill at this time? Could it be that the Stellaron had detected an anomaly?