Chapter 116 ended on a brutal cliffhanger. After dispatching a squad of heavily armed cultists with her signature reckless glee, Kuroko came face-to-face with a new "Artifact" wielder—someone possessing a supernatural weapon that counters her own durability. The final panel showed Kuroko’s arm being severed not by force, but by a spatial distortion. For a character who usually shrugs off decapitation thanks to her regenerative abilities, this specific wound isn’t healing. The tension is palpable.