Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Boom.
The battle in the arena continued. If Gojo Satoru and Eichi's fight made the training ground seem to have experienced a natural disaster...
Then Suguru Geto and Artoria's battle transformed the training ground into a battlefield.
At this moment, Artoria felt as if she had returned to the war-torn years of her past.
Above, a dense rain of arrows continuously fell, while on the ground, enemy forces charged in right after the arrows.
Enemies were everywhere, danger was everywhere.
But for Artoria, who had walked through wars, this was nothing.
Artoria had experienced countless battlefields far more dangerous than this.
Seeing Artoria effortlessly handle his attacks, Suguru Geto had no choice but to increase the intensity of his assault again.
A spider-shaped Cursed Spirit appeared.
Its countless eyes and disgusting fur made anyone who looked at it feel uncomfortable.
Hiss, hiss.
The spider Cursed Spirit's abdomen began to shoot out silk.
The silk immediately burst into numerous webs upon leaving the spider's body.
Although the webs didn't hit Artoria when they landed...
They gradually compressed Artoria's movement space.
A giant worm Cursed Spirit burrowed into the ground, then continuously attacked Artoria from underground, trying to swallow her whole.
Rainbow Dragon also didn't miss any opportunity to attack Artoria.
Soon, several flying Cursed Spirits also joined the battlefield.
Artoria, a veteran of countless battles, was not flustered by Suguru Geto's attacks.
Relying on her keen observation skills and powerful intuition, while dodging the Cursed Spirit version of the Gate of Babylon, Artoria repeatedly sought opportunities to counterattack in the gaps of the Cursed Spirits' coordinated assaults.
She severely wounded the worm Cursed Spirit with a single sword strike.
Soon, new Cursed Spirits rejoined the fray.
Artoria fought while pondering how to get close to Suguru Geto in the air.
Over a dozen insect Cursed Spirits, glowing red all over, flew in front of Artoria, using other Cursed Spirits as cover.
Dazzling red light emanated from the dozen-plus insect Cursed Spirits.
A violent explosion instantly engulfed Artoria.
"Did I win?"
Suguru Geto stared intently at the smoke screen formed by the explosion.
Suddenly, a figure shot rapidly from the ground towards Suguru Geto in the sky.
It was Artoria, using Mana Burst.
The law of 'no damage with smoke' held steady.
"Hey, hey, the power of that explosion just now already exceeded the full-power attack of a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit, almost reaching the level of a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit. Why isn't she injured?"
Suddenly, a piece of information flashed through Suguru Geto's mind.
"Magic Resistance!"
Suguru Geto suddenly understood.
Magic Resistance, a skill that can nullify magical attacks. The higher the Rank of Magic Resistance, the stronger the magical attacks it can nullify.
Artoria's Magic Resistance Rank is so high that modern mages can barely inflict magical damage on her, and she can even withstand one Command Seal.
In this world, Artoria's Magic Resistance can nullify most Jujutsu attacks from Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Under Suguru Geto's command, a Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit appeared from the Cursed Spirit space. As long as the Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit could hold Artoria back, the subsequent flying Cursed Spirits could force Artoria back to the ground.
However, Artoria's combat experience was incredibly rich.
Facing an enemy that suddenly appeared to block her.
Artoria slightly turned her sword tip, continuously using Mana Burst.
She spun in the air like a jet fighter, dodging the Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit's obstruction.
Facing Artoria's attack, Suguru Geto immediately commanded the Pelican Cursed Spirit to dodge.
But there was no escaping.
The highly experienced Artoria had already predicted Suguru Geto's possible evasion direction and prepared a counter-strategy.
"Can't dodge."
Suguru Geto leaped backward, and the Pelican Cursed Spirit blocked in front of him.
A snake-shaped Cursed Spirit emerged from the Cursed Spirit space and spat out Suguru Geto's cursed tool, Playful Cloud.
Ever since he acquired Playful Cloud, Suguru Geto had been searching for a Cursed Spirit capable of storage to make it easier to carry.
Hard work paid off, and Suguru Geto found a snake-shaped Cursed Spirit that could store items.
The impression that snakes can swallow food several times larger than themselves is difficult for many to comprehend.
Therefore, this snake-shaped Cursed Spirit also developed an ability related to "swallowing."
After that, Suguru Geto always kept Playful Cloud in the belly of this snake-shaped Cursed Spirit.
Artoria cut down the Pelican Cursed Spirit with a single sword strike.
Then, placing her Holy Sword behind her, she used Mana Burst again.
Suguru Geto also prepared for the Fight back at this moment.
Artoria brandished her Holy Sword, and Suguru Geto attacked Artoria with full power using Playful Cloud.
Clang.
Boom!
Suguru Geto was slammed into the ground by Artoria's attack.
Behind Artoria, several flying Cursed Spirits that had been chasing her also caught up as Artoria's movements paused.
The first to arrive was Rainbow Dragon.
Artoria held Rainbow Dragon's upper jaw with her sword and stepped on its lower jaw with her battle boot.
Although she blocked Rainbow Dragon's attack, Artoria was still pushed towards the ground by Rainbow Dragon.
Before reaching the ground, Artoria's right hand, clad in a gauntlet, punched Rainbow Dragon's head.
Rainbow Dragon cried out in pain, and Artoria seized the opportunity to escape from Rainbow Dragon's gaping maw.
Upon landing, Artoria was met by a continuous surge of Cursed Spirits.
However, without Suguru Geto's command, these Cursed Spirits' disorganized attacks had no effect on Artoria.
"Hmm?"
Artoria's intuition made her sense danger behind her.
She thrust her sword backward.
Suguru Geto's attack was blocked by the Holy Sword.
The two separated again.
Artoria's gaze quickly glanced at where Suguru Geto had landed, where a Cursed Spirit like a ball of flesh lay in the crater.
So that's it, he used a Cursed Spirit as a cushion to reduce damage.
At the same time, Suguru Geto looked at the many Cursed Spirits in the arena.
Every Cursed Spirit was covered in wounds.
Even Rainbow Dragon's head had an unhealed scar.
Suguru Geto waved his hand, dismissing the Cursed Spirits in the arena.
He knew Artoria was holding back; after all, this was just a spar, no need to go for the kill.
Suguru Geto, holding Playful Cloud, attacked Artoria.
Clang! Clang!
Suguru Geto and Artoria launched intense attacks.
The three-section staff deflected by the Holy Sword and the Sword Qi dodged by Suguru Geto continuously raged across the arena, leaving scars on the ground again and again.
At this moment, Suguru Geto encountered the same problem as Diarmuid: Artoria's Invisible Air made it difficult for Suguru Geto to accurately judge Artoria's attack range.
Even if he knew the length of Excalibur beforehand, it was still difficult to precisely determine Excalibur's attack range in such a high-speed and intense offensive and defensive battle.
After all, an error of just one centimeter in judgment could mean he wouldn't be able to block the Holy Sword's attack.
That would also mean his injury or even defeat.