"What? Fu Zhu disappeared?"
Cocolia, sitting behind her office desk, showed a look of astonishnt upon hearing this news. The expressions on Xing and the others standing before her were grim and clearly not feigned.
Dan Heng carefully observed every minute change in Cocolia's expression. Until she asked them what had happened, he couldn't detect any flaws in her reaction.
This puzzled Dan Heng. If it wasn't Cocolia, then who could it be?
Xing, however, was quick to speak, asking bluntly with a frown, "Are you saying my brother's disappearance has nothing to do with you?"
Cocolia nodded, pointing at the various docunts on her desk. "After reaching an agreent with Fu Zhu, I've been drafting various plans. I haven't left this office."
'Hahaha, that man is already dead, Cocolia! Give up your ethereal hope! Only the future we promised is Belobog's true salvation!'
The long-silent voice of the Stellaron suddenly echoed in Cocolia's mind again. Her expression couldn't help but darken. She ntally questioned the Stellaron.
Fu Zhu's disappearance, was it your doing?!
'Guess? But those who defy never et a good end!'
Although it didn't know how the man who ruined its plan to devour the planet had disappeared, the Stellaron wouldn't miss this chance to sway Cocolia again.
Aside from that man with his bizarre thods, the remaining Naless were nothing to worry about!
Xing, who had been watching Cocolia intently, imdiately noticed the change in her expression. She instantly drew her baseball bat, pointed it at Cocolia sitting behind the desk, and barked sharply.
"Cocolia! Give back my brother!"
Seeing Xing's fury, Cocolia couldn't bother continuing her exchange with the Stellaron and shook her head again to explain herself.
"It really wasn't . I just agreed to cooperate with Fu Zhu monts ago. It's impossible for to move against him at a ti like this, right? But I might know who did it."
"Who?"
"The Stellaron." x2
Cocolia and Dan Heng spoke the word 'Stellaron' almost in perfect unison.
Xing and March 7th glanced at the two, surprised. Compared to Cocolia, they trusted Dan Heng more. Since Dan Heng also said it, it was highly likely the Stellaron was responsible.
Seeing the two look over, Dan Heng explained.
"Fu Zhu is very strong. No one could take him away without us reacting, nor prevent him from resisting. The only entity on this planet capable of achieving this is likely the Stellaron that caused the Eternal Freeze."
After hearing this, Xing impatiently looked back at Cocolia. "Where is the Stellaron?!"
"In the abandoned research institute deep within the snowfields."
At this point, Cocolia naturally wouldn't continue hiding the Stellaron's location. Ever since agreeing to cooperate with Fu Zhu, she had planned to lead the Express crew to seal the Stellaron later.
But she hadn't expected trouble to arrive so quickly. Cooperation had barely begun, and her collaborator had vanished right under her nose.
"Now! Imdiately! Take us to the Stellaron!"
"Alright."
Cocolia agreed instantly. At a ti like this, even the slightest delay in her response would imdiately deepen the Express crew's suspicion of her.
Simultaneously, she didn't forget to ntally interrogate the Stellaron, asking if Fu Zhu's disappearance was truly its doing.
But the Stellaron, which had been incessantly tempting Cocolia just monts ago, suddenly fell silent.
It was contemplating. It had been eroding Cocolia for years; seizing the opportunity to possess her body wouldn't be difficult.
Did it have a chance to eliminate the remaining three Naless in one fell swoop? If it could devour the Stellaron within that girl (Xing), its power would reach a new level.
By then, even if the vanished man reappeared, it would definitely have the ans to fight back!
The more the Stellaron considered it, the more feasible the plan seed. It fell completely silent, waiting for Cocolia to lead these Naless into its trap.
As long as Cocolia got close enough to its main body, it could control her and use her against these Naless!
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'Query: Why are certain rules unable to affect you?'
"Don't know, don't know."
'Query: How can you utilize the power of rules undiscovered by any existence without knowing how?'
"I don't know!"
'Query: ...'
Fu Zhu covered his ears, facing away from Nous, feeling tearless. But even so, Nous's voice seed to bore into his ears like a demonic chant, impossible to completely block out.
Ever since Qlipoth left, Nous, now undisturbed, had beco like a relentless questioning machine, asking about everything from the power of rules down to Fu Zhu's ho address.
Initially, Fu Zhu, sowhat curious about Nous, answered a few questions and didn't forget to ask so of his own.
Unexpectedly, Nous answered his questions with more questions. Eventually, it devolved into a one-sided interrogation by Nous.
During this, Fu Zhu finally couldn't take it anymore. He pillared up with blocks and punched Nous, forcibly deducting one drop of its health.
He thought Nous would get angry, either retaliating or kicking him out of this space in a fit of pique.
Unexpectedly, Nous just hit Fu Zhu back with another question.
'Query: How were you able to invoke a rule I do not comprehend, forcibly causing injury?'
Fu Zhu speechlessly abandoned the idea of attacking Nous. Mainly because his current attack power wasn't high enough, while Nous's health bar was an astronomical figure.
Although he could forcibly deduct one drop of health, trying to defeat Nous using the "force 1 HP damage" chanic would take a terrifying amount of ti.
He might even die of old age before Nous did.
"Look, can't you just let go back? If you keep pestering , I won't answer any more of your questions!"
This sentence seed to work on the intensely curious Nous. It pondered for a mont, then agreed.
'Affirmative.'
'Query: After your departure, may I borrow the Iron Golem for a period of observation?'
Although reluctant to part with the first Iron Golem he had ever made, Fu Zhu nodded in agreent for the sake of freedom. He could always make another one when he got back.
"Fine."
Seeing Fu Zhu agree, Nous didn't pester him further. Its indicator light flashed red, and Fu Zhu vanished from the space.
The mont Fu Zhu left, the previously stationary Iron Golem began to move. It imdiately turned and started walking in a specific direction.
Nous was sowhat surprised and spoke to stop it.
'Query: An agreent was reached with your creator. Why are you leaving?'
The Iron Golem remained silent, rely walking steadfastly in a particular direction.
'Query: Are you attempting to return to your creator's side?'
Iron Golem: ...
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