Kiana Kaslana, who was monitoring the entire planet at all times, had long known the purpose of their visit.
Thus, after staring at Bronya until she was red-faced and teasing March 7th until her complexion was rosy, a fully satisfied Kiana began to tell them about the current state of the Stellaron and Cocolia.
Upon learning from Kiana that Cocolia had broken free from the Stellaron's bewitchment through the will of 'Preservation,' Bronya breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when she heard that Cocolia, burdened by her past mistakes, now harbored a death wish and planned to take the Stellaron down with her, she became impatient and wanted to go back to stop her.
But she was held down in her seat by Kiana.
Since Cocolia had already changed for the better, Kiana would not let her go to her death.
Knowing that Kiana would save her mother, Bronya calmed down.
Because Kiana's words possessed a strange, inexplicable sense of conviction.
Subsequently, Kiana informed them of the Stellaron's location and the fact that the Fragmentum army was converging on Belobog.
Hearing this, Seele wanted to go out and tell Oleg to assemble his people to prepare for resistance against the Fragmentum army.
But she was also held down in her seat by Kiana, who only managed to calm Seele down after promising that Belobog would not lose a single soldier.
The other three members of the Astral Express Crew looked at each other; they all knew that Kiana was making these arrangements because she was about to take action.
But... they had only arrived the day before and had done almost nothing, yet Kiana was already about to wipe out the Stellaron. Weren't the three of them essentially just hard-carried winners?!
This really is a 'Trailblaze' sightseeing tour, isn't it?
No thrills or excitement along the way, just pure ease and relaxation!
"Kiana, if we're dealing with the Stellaron, just leave it to the three of us. You can just cheer us on from the back!"
March 7th felt that a bit of participation was necessary for a sense of Trailblaze ritual; otherwise, it would feel like they came for nothing.
As for March 7th not worrying at all about the Fragmentum army threatening the residents of Belobog?
With Kiana here, would the Fragmentum army really be surrounding Belobog, or would Kiana be surrounding the Fragmentum army alone?
Miss March 7th believed the Fragmentum army, mere small fry, wouldn't even survive one of Kiana's basic attacks.
Don't ask; she was now basically half a Kiana-fangirl.
Even though Kiana teased her, it didn't stop her from thinking Kiana was amazing!
Beside her, Dan Heng listened to March 7th's words, pinched his chin in thought for a moment, and then nodded.
With Kiana protecting the rear, the three of them could indeed face the Stellaron directly.
A sufficient sense of crisis would keep the Astral Express Crew vigilant; at the very least, they couldn't always live in comfort under Kiana's protection, lest they fail to recognize danger in the future.
Moreover, he and March 7th had experience dealing with Stellarons; leaving it to them would definitely be fine, they wouldn't fail.
"Stelle vs. Stellaron... so I'm going to fight my own kind?"
A small lightbulb lit up over Stelle's head as she slapped her palm and said.
Stelle's excessively jumpy remark caused the girls' mouths to twitch slightly.
That's right, a room full of girls—you're calling Dan Heng a handsome man?
He would use the power of the Eighth Point, whether to test the strength of new abilities or for future dangers... Jie jie jie—
"Speaking of which, do you really not need us to do anything?"
Natasha looked at Kiana and asked.
She still hoped to be of some help; after all, relying entirely on outsiders to solve Jarilo-VI's crisis made them, the locals, feel a bit uneasy.
At least let them play some small role.
"Hmm..."
After a moment of deliberation, Kiana nodded to Natasha and said:
"If possible, please assist Bronya in meeting Cocolia and ask her to abdicate in favor of someone more capable."
As Kiana spoke, she looked at the slightly stunned Bronya and continued:
"Once you have authority, you can try to assemble the army to help Little March and the others clear out the Fragmentum forces preparing to besiege them. Under my gaze, there will be no casualties in Belobog."
Because of her promise, the current Stellaron would surely concentrate all its power in one place, doing everything it could to kill Little March and the others.
All for that sliver of survival she had promised it.
So, the general offensive order it had originally set for the Fragmentum army against Belobog would very likely change to an order to assemble at the Pillars of Creation.
To wear down Little March and the others with numbers, and then use its power to crush the exhausted Astral Express Crew.
The little schemes in the Stellaron's heart were laid bare before Kiana's eyes.
Therefore, Kiana really didn't have much use for Natasha's Wildfire or the Silvermane Guards.
So, just let them lead their people into battle and have a blast; it would also lighten the pressure on Little March, Stelle, and Dan Heng.
Trading injuries or even lives was fine.
Anyway, within this barrier, she could bring them all back. It was like the 'Fourth Calamity' players in a game raid with infinite respawns.
'A journey that should have been full of thrills and excitement has become too easy after my interference...?'
Kiana felt that being powerful really allowed one to manipulate the script.
Whether the script was a comedy or a tragedy depended entirely on one's whim.
Hopefully, she could always maintain a sunny and optimistic mindset; otherwise, if she darkened, there probably wouldn't be anything in her or the nearby power systems that could stop her... It's quite terrifying to think about.
Kiana shook those terrifying thoughts out of her head; darkening was impossible.
As long as she protected Mei and the others well, the conditions for her darkening wouldn't be triggered!
No, wait, wait, wait!
She still had to sleep for over 10 years. What if something happened to them while she was asleep!
After all, right now, without looking at the Hall of Valhalla, all her skills were dark. She didn't know if things were functioning normally over there.
But then she thought about it: with Mei and Bronya there, plus a group of people practicing her lineage's unique rule system, 'Cultivating God Ki to become a God'...
They should be fine... hopefully... "Kiana... Kiana..."
A slightly worried voice reached Kiana's ears, and at the same time, a fair little palm was waving in front of her.
Looking at this soft, small palm, it was clearly Little March's.
"Little March, what's wrong?"
"You were spacing out while I was asking you a question!"
March 7th rolled her eyes and said crossly with her hands on her hips.
"I just suddenly thought of something, sorry, sorry..."
Kiana pressed her hands together and stuck out her tongue at March 7th, then asked curiously:
"What did you want to ask me just now?"
"Just how we're going to get to the Stellaron's location, and based on what you said, we're facing more than just a Stellaron, but also an entire Fragmentum army that's been roaming this planet for centuries?"
March 7th finished her questions in one breath and then took a deep gasp of air.
Kiana nodded in response.
"Normally this situation would be very tricky, but now that we have new power, using it in conjunction with the power of the Path might yield unexpected results."
Dan Heng said with a calm face, without the slightest hint of panic.
Clearly, he was quite confident in the strength of the Astral Express Crew members.
Especially after they had been strengthened.
Besides, with support in the rear, they couldn't lose, they really couldn't. If the three of them managed to lose this, they'd punish themselves by drinking a cup of Himeko's coffee when they got back!
"When do we start?"
Stelle asked composedly with one hand on her hip.
The Galactic Baseballer, 'ruthless person of few words' mode activated. With bat in hand, even if Nanook came, he'd take a hit and then run away cursing.
Stelle: The above is just the narrator's boasting.
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