"Could you be the Herrscher of Binding?!"
Hua stared at Theresa in her sacred form, her face grave as she questioned her. If she had previously been somewhat confident in controlling Theresa, then now, with Theresa transformed into something like a goddess, Hua felt that even Artificial Collapse might not be enough.
But no matter what, the tragedy of Binding in the Previous Civilization still felt vividly etched in her mind, causing intense flames to erupt from Hua's body.
Old relic, you're not thinking of...!
Right. Your body had been reborn, so Divine Voice and the Commandments naturally no longer existed.
The Herrscher of Sentience's voice rang out within Hua's consciousness, but Hua could no longer spare attention for that. Facing Theresa in her current form, she strangely felt no desire to resist at all. She even thought Theresa looked beautiful.
To keep herself from falling under her sway, she activated—Artificial Collapse!
"Annihilate separation, reveal the true path."
"If one cannot know death, how can one speak of life?!"
"Hey—ha!"
"Chirp!"
Under everyone's astonished gazes, Hua activated the first Artificial Collapse of the current civilization.
Previously, her consciousness had been constrained by the Commandments and Divine Voice, preventing her from using this final trump card.
But now, facing Theresa, an existence of unknown strength, she could no longer worry about such things!
"Rumble!"
Hua pushed everyone away. The dormitory at St. Freya was torn apart by a firebird soaring into the sky. Amid the blazing flames, Hua revealed a form that was both unfamiliar and familiar. Artificial Collapse Hua—Feather of Crossing Dust. "Wow, so this is the Class President's full strength?"
Kiana and the others exclaimed in amazement. They watched Hua, transformed into her magnificent Artificial Collapse form, confront Theresa floating in the air. To their surprise, colorful shields had