Countless little trash bins flew toward the evolved mechanical Pom-Pom.
March 7th: "So many! So many trash bins!"
Firefly: "Crap! The left arm's under attack!"
Pei Guang: "Don't panic! Calm down—these are just small fry. Let's wipe them out instantly!"
The flying trash bins were quickly taken down, yet Stelle's battle hadn't stopped. Empowered by the people of Penacony, she felt her strength was infinite!
Glowing with golden light, the giant trash bin rushed toward Pei Guang and swung its fist once again.
Facing that all-too-familiar strike, Pei Guang raised the cooking pot once more.
But this time, something unexpected happened: Stelle's fist didn't crash onto the pot lid but instead placed her hand upon it.
Stelle: "Trash should stay where trash belongs."
The golden giant trash bin tore away the pot lid, then grabbed the bin and tossed the lid straight into it.
Pei Guang: "What? How… how is that possible?"
He was shocked: he hadn't imagined Stelle could break through his weapon.
But it didn't matter. He had simply lost his shield.
With all his experience in watching countless stories, Pei Guang understood one simple truth: evil could never triumph over justice.
Today, he would let his righteous warrior eliminate these evil trash bins.
Pei Guang still hadn't realized that, for the people of Penacony, he and his companions were the true villains, the evil final bosses, while Stelle was the savior who would rescue Penacony.
Without his shield on the left arm, Pei Guang could now command mechanical Pom-Pom more freely in battle.
Mechanical Pom-Pom gripped Akivili's fruit knife, its body tensing as it gathered power. Then, Pei Guang unleashed a strike powerful enough to slice through space itself.
"Pom-Pom Dimensional Slash!"
As Pei Guang performed the attack motion, mechanical Pom-Pom shouted loudly in sync.
"Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa!"
With that battle cry, Akivili's fruit knife swung down. At that instant, cracks seemed to appear around the giant trash bin: the very space around it began to shatter.
It was a strike full of overwhelming momentum. Any ordinary enemy would have panicked or trembled in fear before such power, for this blade could cleave even space itself, turning five into two and a half.
Yet before this terrifying strike, the golden, radiant giant trash bin didn't dodge, nor did it defend.
A true warrior fears nothing.
The giant trash bin clenched its fist and flexed its biceps, its golden glow shining even more brilliantly.
The Dimensional Slash landed squarely on it.
A blow strong enough to cut a person clean in half didn't even raise a single speck of dust.
If it were an ordinary giant trash bin, that strike would have torn it to pieces.
But this one wasn't ordinary: it was fused with the collective will of everyone who sought to protect Penacony, embodying the combined strength of them all.
The one enduring this strike wasn't just a trash bin, but the will and hope of every person in Penacony.
The attack failed. Pei Guang widened his eyes. "Impossible! That was the Dimensional Slash!"
Stelle: "Ah Guang taught me that in dreams, anything can happen—everything is possible. Ah Guang! Today, I'll use what you taught me… to defeat you! Watch this: The Kick of the Bin!"
The giant trash bin, arms crossed, charged toward Pei Guang. This time, it didn't use a club, but unleashed a spinning kick.
Without his shield, Pei Guang tried to dodge by maneuvering the mech, but it was as though the move couldn't miss: even though he had avoided the kick, the sheer pressure struck the mech's body hard.
The trash bin's "foot pressure" triggered a flood of internal warnings.
"Warning! Warning! Left arm damaged."
"Right arm damaged."
"Lighting Lord heavily injured. Engaging rapid-recovery subunits."
That remarkable move, accompanied by the endless alarms, sent Pei Guang's mind spinning.
He saw the giant trash bin under Stelle's control growing stronger—stronger still. Just one exchange, and Pei Guang instantly knew: he couldn't win.
Not at all.
He never expected that one day he'd become a boss—worse yet, a boss destined to be killed by the plot itself.
But when he thought about it… it kind of made sense.
Stelle had been raising affinity, while he had just been showing off.
Then, powered by that affection and support from everyone, Stelle gained new strength and conquered him, the villainous boss.
Pei Guang understood the logic, but still felt that just sitting here waiting to die wasn't right.
Thinking of this, Pei Guang made a downright wicked decision.
For a player, when is the most enjoyable moment? Of course, it is after holding back for a long time, finally grinding levels and gear high enough, and then rampaging through everything.
Obviously, Stelle was exactly in that state right now.
After being tormented by him to the brink of death over and over, she had finally gained enough power to trigger a plot kill, and now she was ready to have her fun.
But unfortunately, Pei Guang decided not to let Stelle enjoy it. He had already had his fill this round anyway; as for everything else, whatever.
As for Stelle… all he could say was "sorry". Even if she didn't get to be happy, happiness would not disappear, only transfer.
So he would enjoy that happiness in her place!
Thinking this, watching Stelle charge toward him, Pei Guang smiled.
"Looks like the defeat is settled. In that case… backup hidden energy, activate!"
That shout stunned March 7th: "Backup hidden energy? Our armor still has hidden energy?"
Firefly sensed Pei Guang's intention. "Hidden energy? Is it self‑destruct?"
Pei Guang: "Exactly! Let's use self‑destruct to end this farce—and make sure Stelle doesn't get to enjoy herself."
After having been screwed over by Stelle several times before, this time Pei Guang decided to take back the stage.
Win? Of course he would let her win—and win cleanly, crisply, and stylishly.
With that thought, Pei Guang controlled mechanical Pom-Pom and charged straight in.
Facing Pei Guang's proactive attack, the golden giant trash bin clenched its fist and showed off its biceps.
In that moment, Stelle felt herself overflowing with power, like she could kick the mech in front of her flying with a single blow.
Stelle: "Come on then! Let me show you my—"
Before Stelle could finish, she saw the mechanical Pom-Pom, which was rushing toward her, suddenly erupt with a blinding light.
At the same time that light appeared, a synthesized mechanical voice came from mechanical Pom-Pom.
"I… lost. Our Stellaron Hunters will return. Next time, I hope…"
Before the words finished, the light from mechanical Pom-Pom grew brighter and brighter.
With a thunderous boom, the light vanished—and mechanical Pom-Pom disappeared along with it.
Mechanical Pom-Pom had self‑destructed.
Pei Guang had controlled the power of the self‑destruct so that it only produced intense light, the sound of an explosion, and some shattering special effects, without causing any damage to the surroundings.
And at the very moment the mech self‑destructed, Pei Guang took Firefly and March and used teleportation to leave this place.
Since Stelle had achieved victory, he would let her properly savor the "joy" of this victory.
Mechanical Pom-Pom's self‑destruct left everyone momentarily stunned, but very soon, Sparkle wearing the black‑and‑white fox mask suddenly shouted loudly.
"Rejoice! She is the invincible Trailblazer who has gathered the power of trash cans into one. With just a single blow, she defeated the Stellaron Hunters who sought to destroy Penacony!
Let us cheer for the birth of Penacony's strongest piece of trash. Let us shout her name together: Trash Can Trailblazer!"
With Trash Can Sparkle leading the chant, countless trash bins shouted in unison.
In that moment, the whole Family's favorability toward Stelle skyrocketed.
When Penacony fell into crisis, it was the Trailblazer who stood up. She used the power of the trash can to defeat the Stellaron Hunters and bring peace to Penacony.
Stelle heard everyone's celebrations and cheers, but there was not a trace of joy on her face.
She had waited all this time to take over the account and go wild, only for the game to end right then?
Outrageous, absolutely outrageous!
She could tell: Pei Guang had done it on purpose.
He had been playing happily the whole time, and just when it was finally her turn to play, he suddenly surrendered and ran?
Stelle clenched her fists, but just as she was about to move, the giant trash can vanished and she dropped to the ground.
As she landed, she saw one trash bin after another, with arms and legs, surrounding her. These people were none other than those who had turned into trash bins to support her.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Harmony's power, the ones who had become trash bins had not turned back for the time being.
They formed a ring around Stelle.
"As expected of the Trailblazer—she defeated the evil Stellaron Hunters with ease!"
"Rejoice! Rejoice for the great Trailblazer!"
Countless trash bins around her broke into applause.