Aoko stared panting at Saber Alter in front of her. Taking advantage of the gap between Saber Alter's continuous Noble Phantasm releases, she wiped the sweat from her face.
"Dammit, is this Servant a monster? Is her magical energy infinite?"
"EXcalibur!"
"Is there no end to this!"
Black light erupted once more from the demonic sword in Saber Alter's hand, and the surging magical energy swallowed Aoko again.
As the light dissipated, Aoko appeared in the same spot completely unharmed. This scene had already played out countless times during their battle.
"Damn it! Even the counter force has shown up. I can't use time transfer anymore!"
The Saber Alter opposite her had no intention of paying her any mind. She raised her holy sword over her head once more, and a black pillar of light shot toward Aoko again.
Watching the incoming Magic Cannon, Aoko's hair instantly turned red as she entered her Magus state. Then, a massive magic circle appeared at her elbow. Using the surge of magical energy from her elbow as propulsion, Aoko threw a punch that exceeded the speed of sound. The moment the punch was thrown, it was covered in a layer of magic as Aoko shouted,
"StarMine, StarBow!"
A burst of blue Magic Bullets flew from Aoko's fist; this was her specialty technique, 'Rocket Launcher.' Accompanied by Aoko's roar, the Magic Bullets collided with the light cannon.
"Idiot! Crystal Mayfly!"
Touko, arriving at the battlefield where Aoko and Black Saber were fighting, cursed under her breath as she saw Aoko actually intending to clash head-on with Black Saber's Noble Phantasm. Then, Touko leaped up, several tentacles composed of countless floating devices unfolding from her back. Several magic beams were fired from the tips of the tentacles, helping Aoko's Magic Bullets clash against Black Saber's light cannon.
As the saying goes, where there's smoke, there's no damage. After the dust cleared, Aoko and Touko indeed appeared unharmed in Black Saber's line of sight.
"Another one has come! EXcalibur."
Aoko glanced helplessly at Touko, then leaped from her spot without hesitation to avoid the light cannon. Seeing Aoko quickly dodge, Touko shrugged nonchalantly. She then scattered the Crystal Mayfly devices on her back into countless tiny floating units while she stood her ground, letting the light cannon hit her directly.
This time, after the dust cleared again, Touko's tattered 'corpse' lay on the ground.
"What a fool, actually attacking Touko as she pleases!"
Following Aoko's remark, Touko's body on the ground began to squirm. Then, a twisted, Eldritch Monster crawled out of Touko's corpse. The monster instantly appeared before Black Saber, and countless tentacles extended from its body like a thicket of thorns, attacking her.
Black Saber frowned at the monster attacking her. Mana flashed on her sword, and under the shroud of magic, her longsword transformed into a massive blade several meters long. With each swing, Black Saber continuously severed the tentacles lunging at her.
Meanwhile, Aoko certainly didn't stay idle, continuously firing blue Magic Bullets imbued with the Fifth Magic toward Black Saber.
"Assault Girl, you seem to be in danger! Dragon Witch!"
Just as Black Saber was about to be overwhelmed and entangled by the tentacles, Jalter suddenly appeared on the battlefield. She activated her innate ability, Dragon Witch, to strengthen Black Saber, who possessed the bloodline of the Red Dragon.
The strengthened Black Saber easily tore off the tentacles wrapped around her wrists and then leaped to Jalter's side.
"Cold-Blooded Woman, thanks!"
"Assault Girl, the rest is up to you. That old waste has already been defeated, and our contract is broken. My time is running out, so let me give you one last hand! If you get the chance, avenge me against France!"
Black Saber looked solemnly at the already weakened Jalter and nodded.
After seeing Black Saber nod, Jalter smiled brilliantly and leaped beside the Eldritch Monster summoned by Touko, allowing the creature to entangle her. Then, Jalter's voice came clearly from within the tentacles.
"Roar! La Grondement Du Haine!"
Just like La Pucelle, Jalter also activated her final Noble Phantasm at the cost of her own existence.
"———Come, shout in hell.
The joy of being born, the hatred of being born, the despair of being born...
Let it all roar out!"
A massive pillar of fire rose into the sky, piercing the clouds. Above the clouds, even the barrier created by Manaka and Solomon began to show slight cracks under the force of this soaring fire pillar.
Looking at the dying flames and the scorched earth left behind, Black Saber raised her demonic sword and muttered to herself.
"Cold-Blooded Woman, I will help you destroy France! EXcalibur!"
"Vijñapti-mātratā: Mystic Eyes of Distortion!"
"Broken Phantasm!"
At that moment, a disheveled Fujino appeared on the battlefield. Facing Black Saber's Noble Phantasm, Fujino unhesitatingly unleashed her own power to clash with her.
Simultaneously, Touko, who had activated a spare body, and Sakura launched a sneak attack from behind Black Saber.
Touko without hesitation crushed an Age of Gods Rune Stone she had obtained from Gilgamesh, launching a fireball like a sun toward Black Saber's back.
Sakura took out the shorthand codex given by Rin. The shorthand codex was quickly reduced to ashes by shadow-like flames in Sakura's hands. Then, Magic Bullets of the five great elements, wrapped in layers of shadows, swarmed toward Black Saber's back like a colony of bees.
"Don't think I'll fall just like this, you weaklings!"
Boom! A massive amount of mana erupted from Black Saber. Whether it was the 'miniature sun' created by the Age of Gods Rune Stone or the five-element Imaginary Number Magic Bullets made through the shorthand codex, all were powerlessly blocked by the mana bursting from Black Saber's body.
"Damn it, is her mana really infinite? Who on earth is this person's Master!"
Aoko looked at Black Saber with frustration, feeling a headache coming on.
Just then, a massive roar came from the beach not far away. Everyone turned to see a golden giant thousands of meters tall grabbing Fafnir, who was only about a hundred meters long. Amidst Fafnir's painful wails, the giant crushed it into a pulp.
Aoko looked happily at the distant Bridge Giant and said,
"Alice succeeded!"
The massive Bridge Giant strode forward, beginning its advance from the sea toward the battlefield. Its colossal frame allowed the Bridge Giant to cover hundreds of meters with every step, reaching the battlefield in just a few strides.
Black Saber looked solemnly at the Bridge Giant that pierced the clouds. She raised her demonic sword and swung it at the Bridge Giant with mana that surpassed her body's limits.
A light cannon, more powerful than ever before, was unleashed from the demonic sword in Black Saber's hand. Yet even so, her Noble Phantasm only made the Bridge Giant stumble slightly, causing a few cracks to appear where it was hit.
However, those cracks were quickly restored by Alice's mana support, looking as good as new as if they had never appeared.
Seeing this, Black Saber clicked her tongue in frustration, unleashed her Noble Phantasm once more to sweep the battlefield, and then retreated before anyone could react.
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