Xu Yanwu's words echoed slowly beside Theresa's ears and in her mind, and what he said made her feel that something was off.
With night already fallen, the room around her empty, and the environment utterly silent, all of it combined made Theresa shudder involuntarily.
"Th-then, where did those girls' souls go?"
Helplessly, Theresa could only ask Xu Yanwu.
But souls, along with what Xu Yanwu had just said, gave Theresa a vague suspicion. Yet she did not dare dwell on that suspicion at all.
"The hatred and resentment the girls felt at the moment before they lost their lives... After death, because of the power that leaked out while the god was asleep, and because their hearts had once beaten within the god's chest, that resentment formed a faint connection with the god's power and gathered together within it as one..."
"They hated Yae Village, hated the people who killed them, hated this unfair world."
"Then that resentment became a hatred... with a vague collective consciousness."
"In other words... real ghosts."
"Not so-called paranormal phenomena caused by Honkai Energy, nor incidents of people pretending to be ghosts."
"They were true Vengeful Spirits, evil spirits born from the resentment and hatred of those murdered girls, hating everything, hating the world..."
"Now, those Vengeful Spirits are in Yae Village... inside Yae Shrine."
Xu Yanwu spoke beside Theresa's ear. "So, Theresa... do you still want to continue?"
Xu Yanwu's words made Theresa shudder again.
Her fear of ghosts filled her heart with terror.
"I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm obviously not scared!"
Theresa said through chattering teeth, "I'm the world's cutest Academy Director! I-I-I absolutely won't be scared of something like this!"
"Impressive spirit. If you weren't stuttering, I might've believed you!"
Xu Yanwu offered a burst of praise for Theresa's words.
Only then did Xu Yanwu