Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

The vines in her hands grew slowly, twisting and turning, eventually forming a long spear.

If you were to stab it into the heart, even with Theresa's powerful regenerative abilities, which are comparable to breathing and regenerating blood, she would not be able to survive.

The toxins had infected her heart, lungs, and respiratory tract, weakening her muscles. As the toxins circulated in her blood, they penetrated deeper into her bones. Under these circumstances, even Theresa was powerless to turn the tide.

Even an adult African elephant weighing seven to eight tons would be easily poisoned to death in a second. The fact that Theresa, with her size, was able to maintain a certain will and not die is itself an extremely remarkable feat.

Walking up to the girl who was kneeling on the ground, powerless and silent, Sato Yuno raised her gun expressionlessly.

Kill her. Some say it doesn't matter to her whether it was her own will or some inexplicable inducement.

Humans are filthy, humans are ugly.

Humans are beings she must eliminate.

This is correct, just as plants need sunlight to survive, and living things need to breathe air to live.

He swung his spear, letting crimson stains fill his vision. In that instant, he knew he would never be able to climb out of that abyss, and darkness would completely engulf his entire being.

But that's fine too.

"No," a voice inside me said.

"I don't want to kill anyone." That was Sato Yuno speaking for herself.

But the sound was too faint, so faint that it was extinguished in the blink of an eye, like a candle flame in the wind.

"I was too weak back then. This world is hell everywhere. Do you think I can go back to the past?"

"You have nothing left."

"Killing her is the first step in my revenge against humanity."

She muttered to herself, her gaze fixed on Theresa with icy eyes.

Immediately, he lowered his gun.

Blood splattered as the spear pierced Theresa's shoulder.

Crooked.

The moment the spear was swung out, the golden chain pierced through Sato Yuno's chest.

"Cough cough... Finally, I made it through." Theresa coughed up unusually dark red blood and smiled.

Her body was almost completely immobilized, and the world before her seemed like it could vanish into nothingness at any moment. Only her indomitable will held her eyes shut.

In those few seconds, it felt like she had endured a long wait, but she did not try to move or struggle.

We can't attack at this distance, and we don't have the extra energy to use Judah to perform operations at a slightly longer distance.

We have to wait. We have to gamble.

If Sato Yuno launches an attack from a distance, she will die.

If Sato Yuno hesitates for even a moment before attacking, her willpower will give way, and she will die.

If she had stopped Judah's chains, he would have died.

But there are no "what ifs," and Theresa won her gamble.

A portion of the Key of Binding pierced through Sato Yuno's chest. This attack did indeed hit the pseudo-Herrscher, but it missed and did not directly strike her heart.

Being able to launch an attack was already the limit of Theresa's faltering consciousness; maintaining precision was something she couldn't do.

But that's enough.

The Key of Binding has locked Sato Yuno's Honkai energy, mimicking the abilities of a Herrscher. She is currently unable to use her powers, and with massive blood loss, all that remains is a struggle of willpower.

"You think a mere human can kill me? Don't even dream about it!" The pseudo-Herrscher named Sato Yuno said calmly as she grabbed the chains, trying to forcibly pull them out of her body.

She was undoubtedly careless in this battle; her inner voice ultimately influenced her, and taking matters into her own hands was itself a form of procrastination.

She made a mistake, but there was no need to waver, no need to regret, and no need for ungraceful anger.

Once the chains can be removed and the powers return, such injuries can be easily healed.

The intense pain from the metal rubbing against her flesh puzzled her.

It hurts so much, it hurts so much, why does it hurt so much?

Strange, strange, why am I feeling pain?

Haven't I stopped being human? Why are these useless senses still intact?

It's not just my body that's in pain, my heart is too.

How ridiculous!

As soon as the idea popped into his head, the pseudo-hero burst into laughter.

She strained with the same weak strength as before, pulling on the chain, and finally, over a long minute, she slowly pulled out most of the blood-red chain, piece by piece.

Blood flowed at her feet, forming a winding stream.

For Theresa, this minute also felt incredibly long. The toxins were corroding her body, her nerves were screaming in pain, and each breath was becoming increasingly heavy. A sweet taste spread across her tongue, and Sato Yuno's powers still retained some of their effects. The white flower was still releasing poison.

Unable to control her breathing, the girl could only wait for her body to gradually reach its limit.

Even knowing she was doomed, Theresa refused to fall into a coma, knowing that a single blow to Sato Yuno wouldn't kill her.

It was expected that it wouldn't hit the heart.

However, if she were in a state of normal human physical condition, Sato Yuno could only pull out the chain once at most.

Even the so-called Herrschers, after abandoning their powers and Honkai energy, are just as fragile as humans.

So, as Sato Yuno pulled most of the chain out, Theresa used her remaining willpower to control the chain and push it back to its original position, after which the girl completely lost consciousness.

Large swathes of blood bloomed, and the excruciating pain caused Sato Yuno to let out a wail, which she swallowed back through gritted teeth.

No. I can't die here.

Excessive blood loss and trauma rendered Sato Yuno powerless to pull out the chains again. She looked resentfully at the white-haired girl lying on the ground.

How could we lose to this human?

She really did collapse, so how could she die at this time?

Once the chains are removed again, no one can stop her this time.

Sato Yuno collapsed.

She fell to the ground in a disheveled state, unable to control herself. She struggled to lift her head, and the thorns on the ground tore her cheeks, blood seeping into her eyes. But the girl still gritted her teeth and kept her eyes open, the image of the yellow flowers that had fallen from the thorns and were soaked with blood reflected in her pupils.

She was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

My breathing gradually weakened, and my body began to feel cold.

"I haven't taken revenge on this world yet," she thought.

I hate it so much, I hate it so much, I hate it so much.

Sato Yuno's own hatred and broken consciousness gave rise to a loathing for humanity that impacted her sanity, making her so angry that she was on the verge of madness.

However, the frail body limited and weakened the spirit.

She's dying.

They did nothing, accomplished nothing, and yet they're so ridiculously laughable.

No. What would happen to her "collection" if she died?

The human was still unconscious, and it wouldn't be surprising if he were killed by a Honkai Beast while he wasn't beside her.

Sato Yuno's will added the last bit of fuel, and she squeezed out the last potential from her broken body, placing her hand on the chains.

I must not die.

I must not die.

I must not die.

As for that human, only I can kill him.

"My fellow countryman, you are truly pathetic." In her increasingly hazy and indistinct vision, a priestess with pink fox ears walked towards her.

"But I don't dislike their ugly struggles."

What is the reason that has driven your will to this level?

"No, let's rephrase the question."

"What's most important to you?"

The witch spoke with great interest, squatting down to look at the girl's stubborn face, a smile of interest on her face.

60. What is most important to you?

The pain was almost gone, and her hands, gripping the chains, were covered in sticky, scarlet blood. In her dying state, Sato Yuno had no energy left to understand the shrine maiden who suddenly appeared in the swaying double image before her eyes, or what she was saying.

The knuckles of his fingers cracked from excessive force, and this fragile body remained unchanged even after becoming a pseudo-Herrscher.

The machine dragged the chains, and blood dripped onto the ground.

Her mind went blank, with only the thought of pulling off the chains remaining.

"Are you mostly out of it? Looks like I need to help you out of this embarrassing situation first."

For some reason, looking at the chains stained red, the priestess felt a pang of nostalgia, and a flash of hallucinatory pain made her frown.

As she spoke, she reached out unhappily and roughly pulled the chain off the girl's chest in one go.

Because the length of the chain was less about helping Sato Yuno, the shrine maiden's actions were more like using the chain as a medium to casually toss the girl's body away like a toy.

Sato Yuno's body rolled to the corner of the ruins, her chest hole filled with blood, her broken appearance like an abandoned rag doll.

"Cough cough cough..." She coughed violently, blood gushing from her throat and staining her lips red.

The vines gently wrapped around her chest, bathed in the soft light.

The bleeding from the wound stopped easily, the flesh and blood regenerated perfectly, and the Honkai energy rippled like water with her breath, repairing the broken and cracked bones completely.

"Who are you?" Sato Yuno got up, struggling to stand as if she were exhausted, and looked at the eerie shrine maiden who was brushing her long cherry-blossom hair with her hand, and asked.

"What a pointless question. We're all apostles of God, aren't we?" The priestess tilted her head, revealing an eerie smile. She said: