Golden chains wrapped tightly around her body, dragging Satou Yunona, battered and disheveled, before Theresa. Yet she smiled and said:
"Human, why do you think I ran?
Su Qing'an isn't by her side. Did she hide him?
A threat? No. Judging by her attitude, she hid him to make fighting easier.
Because she was worried about the boy's safety, Theresa had not used her lance to end Satou Yunona's life immediately.
Bound by the Key of Restraint, Satou Yunona's fate had essentially been decided.
Unable to use Honkai Energy, Satou Yunona was no different from an ordinary little girl in Theresa's eyes. She no longer possessed the power to threaten her.
Why had she run? Satou Yunona's question made Theresa subconsciously reconsider the situation.
Among Herrschers and Pseudo-Herrschers corrupted by the Honkai Consciousness, few could make rational judgments. Rather than flee, they preferred to simply use their authorities to torment their enemies. Even though Satou Yunona was neither conceited nor arrogant, running away outright should have been impossible.
Battle, destruction, annihilation. Herrschers were incarnations of such things. It was rare to see a Herrscher decisively choose a battered retreat after fighting for only a few minutes.
Satou Yunona's behavior was abnormal. But this Pseudo-Herrscher had been abnormal from the very beginning. The fact that she had not killed Su Qing'an proved that she had retained some humanity, while her merciless attempt to kill Theresa proved that her allegiance undoubtedly lay with the Honkai Consciousness.
That contradiction alone was already glaring. On top of that, there was far too little information about Pseudo-Herrschers. For a moment, this left Theresa with no reason to doubt Satou Yunona's decisive retreat.
Just catch her after she runs. It was that simple.
Even a Herrscher could only walk toward death after being completely bound by