While the two Seeles disagreed over whether Theresa should be cared for, the person in question had already recovered.
"Seele, don't worry. I'm fine."
At this moment, Theresa realized it too. Yes, Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Sentience... even Kevin must have endured the same pain.
Since they had all managed it, then she could too!
"Hah, what's a little pain like this? Could it compare to one of Kevin's full-power blows? Kids these days really are..."
After seeing that Theresa had stabilized, Shishi felt much more at ease.
However, before she could relax, she sensed that something was wrong and immediately gave a warning.
All of a sudden, oppressive roars sounded from every direction. In the blink of an eye, Seele and Theresa were surrounded by Honkai Beasts.
"...?!"
Seele was stunned on the spot.
"Tch, they actually chased you two over there? They really are impossible to shake off!"
Hearing Shishi's complaint, the two quickly realized that she might know what was going on.
"What... exactly is happening?"
"They're after that flame! We thought the three of us had shaken them off by splitting up—"
"—but I didn't expect them to follow you over there!"
This was the Finality Cocoon's pursuit of the Authority of Finality.
It could also be called the pressure one had to endure in order to bear the Finality Power.
And without anyone else protecting her, Theresa could now only rely on Seele.
"Seele... I may have to depend on you to destroy them!"
And, as if the situation were not bad enough already, Shishi brought Theresa another piece of bad news.
"Oh, right! The two people from Anti-Entropy said that if the nearby—"
"—Honkai Beasts aren't destroyed in time, that flame will be filled with their dreams and might disappear completely!"
"You should