Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

Chapter 234 Shesha, Power

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In the heart of the city, amidst a “brand new” ruin, Shesa, that enormous serpentine Honkai Beast, like a moving ley line, slowly meandered underground, causing the few remaining intact buildings on the surface to collapse piece by piece, stirring up clouds of dust.

The three stood atop a half-ruined building, looking down at the scene before them. The deep, dark colors reflected from Shesa's body were faintly visible, and the clouds and rain... for some reason, they felt a little scared.

That's strange. He's already so strong, so why is he still afraid of snakes?

"Is this Shesa?" Alicia murmured thoughtfully, a hint of nostalgia in her voice. "Resurrection... that's quite an interesting ability."

Seele nudged Yun Fuyu, keenly sensing his unease. Her mind raced through the phrase "Shesha/snake + Yun Fuyu," and she quickly recalled the night she first met Möbius: Yun Fuyu was afraid of snakes!

Wow, don't lower the prestige of your divine being-in-human form! (Just kidding)

Seele chuckled softly, tiptoed, and whispered in his ear, "Are you scared?"

"Huh?" A warm breath brushed against her ear, and Yun Fuyu seemed to wake from a dream. She looked around and then laughed sheepishly, "Haha, impossible, absolutely impossible! How could I be afraid of a mere Shesha?"

He dared to play pranks on Mebius, how could he be afraid of snakes?!

Seele chuckled softly: "Then why are your hands shaking?"

Yun: "That's because they're delighted to see the enemy as a prey."

Seele: "Your legs are shaking too?"

Yun: "That's because they can't wait for the battle."

Seele poked his waist one last time: "Your body is trembling too?"

Yun Fuyu sneered, turning defense into offense: "That was because you—demanded! Too much!"

"...?!"

Seele was momentarily confused before realizing he meant "Dead Seele." Damn it, what did you guys do last night? We slept in the same room?!

Seele subconsciously covered her nose with her hand and sniffed. Fortunately, there was no strange smell, which relieved her. At the same time, she realized that Yun Fuyu was joking. But speaking of which, why are your movements so practiced?

This time, it was Yun Fuyu who chuckled to herself.

The only one still focused on the important matter, Alicia, after observing the surrounding environment, warned them: "Stop fooling around, the UN soldiers are here."

Helicopters, unmanned combat aircraft, artillery, tanks… they have all the conventional battlefield meat grinders. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that such a heavily armed army could blitzkrieg a country with a population of ten million. Even a direct confrontation with Shesa would inflict enormous damage.

However, Shesa possesses the ability to resurrect, and a very strong one at that.

The battle below was about to break out. Yunxi couldn't care less about playing around and stood side by side with Alicia, waiting for her to give the order for the next move.

In terms of combat experience, Alicia is indeed far superior to them. The hellish mode of the previous civilization was no joke; even Seele today is far inferior.

Under the watchful eyes of Yun Fuyu and Xier, Alicia pursed her lips, stretched out her hands, and specks of pink light floated from her palms, like willow catkins drifting in the wind, gently covering the entire battlefield.

Strangely, neither side seemed to notice and continued fighting.

Seele couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

Alicia turned around, smiled faintly, and made a shushing gesture: "Is this a beautiful girl's secret?"

Xi'er immediately looked at Yun Fuyu, thinking that he must know the answer.

Yun Fuyu naturally... I don't know.

Hey, do you really think he's omniscient and omnipotent?

He asked, half-guessing, half-doubting, "Is it the power of the origin?"

Alicia shook her head without speaking, continuing to gaze at the battlefield. Yun Fuyu and Xier did not press the matter further.

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As time went on, the battle below gradually stabilized—stabilizing in the sense that ordinary soldiers were utterly powerless to resist Shesa's attacks and could only be used as consumables to operate his firearms. They appeared so insignificant before Shesa, and with their morale low, they were almost unable to inflict any effective damage.

This is the perfect opportunity for Yun Fuyu to intervene.

But before Yunxi and the other two could make a move, Alicia took the initiative. She tightened her belt, held her pink longbow, and leaped from the top of the building. She ran a few steps along the almost vertical slope, her long, powerful legs suddenly tensing. Her movements were swift and agile, like a cheetah drawing a graceful arc in the air, and finally landed steadily on Shesa's back.

Yun Fuyu was a step behind Alicia and stopped taking action immediately. Instead, he closely monitored Alicia's entanglement with Shesa, ready to provide support at any time.

Just below, Shesa intended to unleash a breath brimming with Honkai energy to kill the human soldiers, but at that moment, Alicia landed on its back with a bow and arrow. Since it was difficult to use the bow at close range, she simply drew a short sword from her waist and pierced Shesa's hard scales, penetrating its body!

Shesa hissed angrily, its massive tail lashing out in an attempt to knock down its enemy. But Alicia, like an elegant elf, easily leaped away from the attack and retaliated with a swift strike that pierced through the enemy's scales!

Yun Fuyu couldn't help but exclaim, "What skill!"

Seele also became apprehensive, feeling both worried and puzzled: since the two of them were here, why did Alicia rush into danger first?

Shesa's tail-whipping attack was ineffective, and coupled with the excruciating pain of being stabbed twice in the body, its body twisted violently, trying to shake off the ants on its back, while crawling and slithering forward, breathing furiously at the large group of human soldiers!

Just then, Alicia's pre-arranged effects came into play. Pink specks of light, mixed with a strange aura, automatically formed a barrier, protecting a large number of ordinary people.

Shesa and Alicia engaged in a fierce battle. Yun Fuyu, no longer waiting, rushed into the battlefield, wielding a blade formed from highly concentrated Honkai energy, to assist Alicia in the fight.

Regardless of how exciting and thrilling the battle below was, Seele, the only one left on the sidelines, was suddenly filled with doubt and surprise.

The power that Alicia just used seemed a bit strange?

In Seele's mind, on the one hand, Alicia's power shouldn't be this strong; the product of the range and intensity of the power protecting the soldiers is an even more exaggerated number than that of a Herrscher.

On the other hand, the aura of this power was somewhat strange, and little detective Seele naturally wouldn't miss this detail.

However, since this isn't "canon history," Alicia's immense power is understandable. But the unusual aura emanating from this protective barrier is something Seele can't help but be concerned about.

If there are no misperceptions and the memory is correct, this aura is exactly the same as the 'Simulated Creation and Death' authority that Yun Fuyu wielded after participating in the fusion surgery in the illusion.

At that time, because Yun Fuyu's rank was too high, he used the genes of the Great Free Heaven as a carrier to directly seize Seele's Herrscher authority, and even manipulated the authority more arbitrarily than Seele.

Once they left the illusion, this special power that existed only within the illusion ceased to exist and transformed into the behavior of ordinary fusion warriors.

Although it happened within an illusion, Seele still knew about it—she was one percent of a god above gods, and the knowledge/information she gained from the Sea of ​​Quanta naturally included the aforementioned matters.