"Then, please enlighten me!"

Artoria had barely finished speaking.

His entire figure swept in like a hurricane!

The intense killing intent even solidified, making the air feel as if it had frozen.

Wang Bai felt a chill run down his spine.

The black phantom's body retreated rapidly, but at this moment, the Knight King's sword was even faster than before!

Did the Knight King hold back during the previous probing attack?

Is this her full effort?

The Wind King Barrier surrounding the invisible sword in the lake now unleashed a terrifying power.

It wasn't a straight thrust or slash, but rather a flick of Artoria's wrist.

A vacuum slash, formed entirely from the compressed, condensed, and torn air of the gale, roared off the sword.

The area was so large that it completely covered and blocked the black phantom's escape route.

"drink!"

Artoria spoke in a deep voice, channeling the surging magic power within her into the Wind King's Barrier.

The vacuum slash descended from Wang Bai's head like a transparent net.

"not good!"

【ᛉ】

— Contains the meaning of 'protection'

The runes named Augiz were quickly drawn by the black phantom controlled by Wang Bai.

Magic power was greatly depleted.

A dark green light ignited at his fingertips, and the energy, carrying a sense of protection, completed its formation in the air at an astonishing speed.

Within the core of the rune, a semi-circular, dark green barrier, imbued with the radiance of runes, instantly coalesced in front of his body.

Like a solid barrier, it met the terrifying vacuum slash formed by the compression of the Wind King's barrier.

But this was not the end. The Knight King's superb swordsmanship, combined with the Wind King's barrier, was used.

A terrifying combat instinct immediately detected Wang Bai's stiffened body.

At the same time, thanks to the brilliance of the runes, Artoria, who was previously invisible as a black phantom, can now directly locate Wang Bai's position.

There was no pause or word spoken.

Artoria stomped her foot heavily, and her figure transformed into an even faster streak of light as she approached once more.

This time it was a pure close-quarters assault.

It bypassed the barrier in front of it and stabbed at Wang Bai's body at the shortest and fastest angle.

This forced Wang Bai to expend his magic power once again to form a defensive barrier in front of the sword's edge.

With a sharp blade and immense force, the barrier formed by the dark green runes shattered instantly.

Thrust, flick, slash—a continuous barrage of attacks.

It features both powerful and sweeping moves as well as delicate and exquisite techniques.

During this time, Wang Bai even activated several runes to form barriers in an attempt to interfere with Artoria and give himself a chance to catch his breath.

But that terrifying combat instinct made him approach the location of the black phantom without hesitation.

Furthermore, as the battle progressed, Wang Bai was surprised to find that Artoria had adapted to his fighting style.

*Sizzle—*

This time, Artoria positioned herself ahead of the Black Phantom's movement, and her longsword pierced the Black Phantom with precision.

A blade of wind grazed the ghost's shoulder, causing the black particles it formed to shatter and dissipate into the air.

The tangible sensation of hitting the target in her hand invigorated Artoria.

The heroic spirit in front of me is far too slippery.

The unseen figure required Artoria to maintain a high level of concentration to sense its location, and the mental strain she was currently experiencing was beyond anyone's comprehension.

Furthermore, the opponent's defensive magic, which could be cast instantly at any time, was able to withstand the power of the Wind King's Barrier and the Sword in the Lake.

Such a person is definitely not an unknown individual!

However, no matter how hard she searched through history, Artoria could not find anyone who completely matched what the other party had shown.

On her first deployment, Artoria sensed the reason behind Kiritsugu Emiya's attack order.

The other side has just gone through a major battle.

I don't sense any fatigue from the other person at the moment.

This proves the opponent's formidable strength.

If it weren't for the fact that the enemy had just finished fighting, this enemy would probably be even stronger.

"This can't go on..."

Wang Bai's mind raced.

A single black phantom will surely perish over time.

Looks like I need to push myself a bit harder.

This time, Wang Bai is finally going to get serious.

Physically, countless IBM particles appeared in the world like a tidal wave.

In a scene unseen by ordinary people, identical black phantoms coalesced from the air, awaiting Wang Bai's command.

Go!

Wang Bai waved his hand.

"However, be careful! Keep your distance during combat. If one fails, the other can take over!"

On the other side, Artoria pressed closer and closer, and every dodge was extremely dangerous for the Black Phantom.

As Artoria gets to know him better, he accumulates more and more wounds.

The black phantom suddenly paused, giving Artoria the opportunity to slash down with her sword.

A wound ran across the black phantom's chest.

But the Black Phantom changed hands and drew runes of fire.

The crimson beam, whose power had been proven by Gilgamesh's men, shot directly at Artoria's body.

A chill suddenly shot through Artoria's spine and up to the top of her head, causing her to instinctively dodge to the side.

However, the speed was still slightly slower.

His left shoulder was pierced directly by the crimson beam of light.

Looking at the wounds on his body, he knew they were the last, 'tragic' blow left by his opponent.

Artoria bowed slightly, expressing her respect for the person before her who had fought to the very end.

However, the entire space remained completely white, unchanged.

Artoria immediately became alert.

The next second, a crimson beam of light struck from not far away once again.

Having prepared, Artoria blocked the attack immediately.

Looking at the black phantom that emerged from the platinum space, there was a completely different feeling emanating from it compared to before.

No matter how fiercely we fought, I didn't sense any negative emotions from the other party.

But what has appeared now, what can already be seen, is like an evil spirit emerging from the underworld.

Artoria could sense a palpable killing intent emanating from the black phantom.

"So that's how it is. The body I just slew was nothing more than your familiar?"

"Is this what your familiar truly looks like?"

Artoria sighed, feeling even more exhausted at that moment.

From the very beginning of the battle, the opponent had already taken control of the pace, even though they had just narrowly won.

It only destroyed one of the opponent's familiars.

Judging from the abilities displayed by the other party, it seems that the other party was summoned by the Caster class (ps: Magician class).

It's important to know that, with proper preparation, the Caster class can be completely comparable to the top three classes, and may even be stronger.

This can be understood from the people Artoria knows.

It seems this time the odds are against us.

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