Kiana's words suddenly woke Theresa up.
This made her take a deep breath, her beautiful eyes full of light.
In the Final Lesson, didn't Himeko comfort Kiana in the same way?
Even though she was on the verge of death and her life was coming to an end.
But Himeko still used the last glimmer of her burning life to light the path ahead for Kiana.
This is the spirit of a warrior!
Physical death doesn't represent their end; only the spirit continues on.
As long as this spirit remains unbroken, their flames will continue to burn!
There's no such thing as a warrior who isn't afraid of death... it's just because they have someone in their heart they want to protect.
That's why they are so reckless!
At this moment, Rozaliya's tears wetted the tissue in her hand. The thin white paper was already soaked, so she threw it away and leaned against Liliya, sobbing quietly, feeling very sad.
The Arin sisters both grew up in an Orphanage and were very prone to empathy.
Emotions that others couldn't feel, Rozaliya could perceive.
"...Rozaliya, you're getting Liliya's clothes dirty. You clearly still have tissues."
Liliya's cool voice slowly rang out, making Rozaliya sniffle and pout: "I'm so sad, can't I just lean on your shoulder for a little bit?"
"Liliya thinks that while Sister Sakura and Rin are indeed pitiful and Liliya also feels like crying, Rozaliya is just imitating a scene from a movie and deliberately wetting Liliya's clothes."
"Hmph~ Rozaliya isn't talking to you anymore."
Rozaliya said indignantly, running to Bronya's side again and keeping her distance from Liliya.
It's hard to tell if frequently ruining relationships like this is a good thing or not.
Looking at the two little ones, Bronya was a bit worried.
But the scene quickly shifted, leaving her no time to ponder further... The camera moved to the outer reaches of the Sea of Quanta.
Inside the Sea of Quanta City.
When Seele entered the World Bubble and Bronya jumped into the Sea of Quanta.
Theresa and the others who were with her remained in the chaotic Sea of Quanta City.
Theresa, dressed as a Blood Knight: Muramasa, looked panicked but tried to remain calm, saying to Liliya, who held a greatsword: "Liliya, protect Rozaliya's back!"
"Don't let your guard down! Although the unknown enemy's reaction has vanished, the Honkai Beast's offensive hasn't ended yet!"
Watching Bronya's figure disappear into the azure Sea of Quanta, Rozaliya exclaimed in shock: "Theresa, Bronya... Bronya jumped into the Sea of Quanta!"
"What, what does she want to do? The big hole has closed, what if she can't come back?"
"Calm down, Rozaliya!" Theresa said.
"The Sea of Quanta Eye has closed. All we can do now is control the battlefield as quickly as possible, then find a way to contact her!"
She comforted Rozaliya for a few moments, barely managing to calm the panicked pink-haired girl.
"Rozaliya, Theresa is right."
"Although I'm also worried about Sister Bronya, for now, we should focus on dealing with the enemies in front of us," Liliya said.
The events that followed were just as everyone had seen in the background hints.
Cocolia's betrayal was detected by Einstein, and Gray Serpent knocked out and took Einstein away.
Bronya's uncertain fate enraged Cocolia, who threatened Gray Serpent, but was severely wounded by him, barely clinging to life.
When Gray Serpent and his clone appeared in Sea of Quanta City, Liliya exclaimed in surprise: "There are two identical people?" Gray Serpent, dressed in black, remained silent, merely staring at them with a cold gaze.
"Ah, is this guy also a twin?"
At this very moment!
The gravely injured Cocolia crawled out of the room, using all her strength to tell the two who were unaware of the situation: "Rozaliya, Liliya, run!"
Suddenly, seeing the severely wounded and bleeding Cocolia, Rozaliya's eyes widened: "Mom! Are you alright? We're coming to save you!"
Her emotions were tense; with Cocolia in critical condition, she never even thought of running away!
Ignoring Cocolia, whose face was as pale as paper and who was gasping for breath even when speaking.
Gray Serpent said in a hoarse voice:
"Cocolia, do you know why you're still alive? Because you will pay a price far more terrifying than death for your choices, I guarantee it."
"—World Serpent does not tolerate betrayal!"
With that, the two Gray Serpents, with perfectly synchronized movements, pulled out an injection gun from their pockets.
Then, they aimed the muzzles at their own necks.
The trigger was pulled, and the liquid inside the gun was pushed into Gray Serpent's flesh in one go.
The body hidden beneath the black trench coat instantly inflated like a balloon!
...Outside.
The Rozaliya sisters didn't even blink at this moment.
In the picture, the figures of the two clearly appeared.
Looking at the blue-haired and pink-haired figures just like themselves, both had a feeling of stepping onto a stage.
The glory of the Vodka Girls shone in everyone's eyes.
The scene depicted future events, meaning that both of them were currently in danger.
More importantly, Cocolia Mom!
"Cocolia Mom, is she so severely injured?"
Liliya said with a heavy heart, pursing her lips, her voice becoming softer.
"Mom wanted to save Sister Seele. It's all this man in black's doing, and he even knocked out Dr. Einstein. Gray Serpent... I'll remember you!"
"But why is this person shooting himself? Rozaliya doesn't understand."
Looking at the cold muzzle, a big question mark appeared in Rozaliya's head.
"What exactly is this thing?"
"The background hint said Gray Serpent turned into a Honkai Beast. Is it just because of this injection gun?" Theresa mused softly.
To be able to turn people into Honkai Beasts, is this also the power of the World Serpent?
If that were true, this organization would be too terrifying.
Fu Hua sighed, having a premonition.
Connecting all the events, she had already guessed the World Serpent's purpose and its leader.
It was clear that Kevin had used some method to find people in reality to help him escape from the Sea of Quanta.
As the leader of the Flame-Chasers in the Previous Era, he possessed a knowledge system far beyond the civilization of this era.
Turning people into Honkai Beasts was truly nothing to him.
At this moment, Rozaliya secretly glanced at Liliya and snorted: "Even if Liliya is in danger, Rozaliya won't save her!"
"Liliya too... doesn't need Rozaliya to save her. I just hope she doesn't cry."
"You, you, you—I'm not talking to you!"
Watching this scene, Bronya wanted to laugh.
These were just angry words; if real danger struck, they would probably be completely different from how they were now.
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