"[Worms]! Damned [Worms]! How could we run into [Worms] here!!"
Phoenix cursed under his breath, a hint of a tremor entering his voice.
His hands moved a little faster as he drew the Ritual.
Dorothea glanced at him. "Even you're afraid of [Worms]? Can't you resurrect?"
Phoenix curled his lip. "Little girl, you don't know much about [Worms], do you?"
"They're the most terrifying beings in the world, even more feared than Great Beings."
He said gravely, "And you mentioned resurrection just now. Heh, you probably don't know this-"
"Resurrection abilities don't work against [Worms]."
"They don't work?"
This time, Dorothea truly froze.
Then how had Elsa survived?
She turned to glance up at Elsa but said nothing-she didn't want to expose Elsa's resurrection ability.
"How is that possible? Nothing could stop resurrection. Your ability must be flawed, right?" Dorothea said deliberately.
Phoenix wasn't annoyed. He merely shook his head gently. "Because what [Worms] devour isn't life, but existence."
"They don't merely kill you. They devour you."
"Death can be reversed through resurrection, but once the essence of your existence has been stolen, it can never be recovered."
"That's why everyone fears [Worms], even Great Beings themselves."
"You should know that [Worms] can even devour Authority!"
Dorothea raised her eyebrows in surprise.
If they could devour Authority, no wonder the Great Beings cared so much about these monsters.
This truly threatened them.
And Worms had appeared in Moonheart...
"Could the [Worms] have come because of [Honey]'s Authority?" she asked.
"How would I know? If I'd known there were [Worms] here, I'd never have come!"
A trace of irrepressible fear crept into Phoenix's voice.
For someone like him, who could travel through history, almost nothing in the Present World could truly threaten him.
Great Beings were powerful, but as long as