"The Empress bestowed upon me strength! Even that exoskeletal structure is a gift from the Empress!"
"That is not a gift, but a curse!"
Staring at the black exoskeletal structure standing behind Philray, disgust showed for the first time in Anguste's eyes.
"Haven't you understood yet, Philray? Think about it, how could there exist a gift from the Empress that doesn't affect her own divine power? That exoskeletal structure is not the Empress's gift but a sacrilegious object of the heretics! We demand you immediately hand it over to the Congress for permanent containment!"
"So this is your true purpose!"
Upon hearing this, Philray turned pale, stepping back in horror and staring fearfully at the Mothers in front of her. She had not expected the Congress to make such a move. Why would they do this?
Philray was thinking, desperately pondering how to respond, and at that moment, a spark of light passed through Duanmu Huai's eyes behind her.
The time had come.