Chapter 934: What's It Like to Use the Inverted Holy Sword Before Morgan?
The Fairy Knight Lancelot, with an effortless demeanor, crossed the swords extending from her arms in front of her and charged at Eiji like a supersonic fighter jet!
Though her stature was petite, her charging force was as powerful as a dragon's assault!
It wasn't that she possessed immense physical strength—judging by her small frame, Eiji estimated her weight to be no more than fifty pounds. Rather, her speed was astonishingly fast, so fast that even the keenest eyes of the Wind Clan couldn't track it. With such divine speed, her charge carried enough force to easily send a steamroller flying!
"I'll finish you with this—Innocence Aroundight (The Pristine Lake Light Yet Unknown)!"
A dazzling blue light enveloped her entire body, leaving behind stunning afterimages in the air as she moved.
"A Noble Phantasm? And she's using it again?"
The previous strike had been a Noble Phantasm, and now she was using another one. Did she recover her energy this quickly, or did she possess an unimaginable amount of mana to begin with?
Whatever the case, Eiji had to admit he was intensely jealous!
An overwhelmingly powerful force surged toward him head-on, as if a high-speed train were crashing directly into him!
Eiji held his sword horizontally in front of him, his feet rooted firmly to the ground. The staggering force that shook his entire body was channeled into the earth in the blink of an eye. The white-bricked ground finally shattered completely, and the earthen surface sank more than a foot deep.
"You're no human—you're a reincarnated stone fairy, aren't you?"
Fairy Lancelot swiftly retreated, tracing a long arc in the air before coming to a halt mid-flight.
Glancing back and seeing Eiji still standing in the crater without having taken a single step back, she couldn't help but voice a frustrated complaint.
If the first strike could have been a coincidence, this one proved it beyond doubt.
Though he appeared fragile, that was undoubtedly an illusion. His defensive capabilities were terrifying, like an impenetrable turtle shell!
"No, it's not his defense that's strong—it's his defensive swordplay. The moment my sword struck, it felt as if it had sunk into a bottomless swamp… Did he redirect all the force?"
Fairy Lancelot's thoughts raced, but she showed no signs of discouragement, remaining fully confident in herself.
"Well then, let's see how many times you can withstand this!"
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she spread her arms wide.
Powerful mana surged around her like a fierce gale, and her body ascended straight up like a drone. Tracing an elliptical path through the air, she accumulated tremendous momentum at supersonic speed before diving straight down from the sky!
The dazzling blue light erupted once more—she had activated her Noble Phantasm again!
Jealous!
So jealous it made his teeth ache!
Eiji gritted his teeth, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had bitten into a lemon.
"Using the same trick twice wasn't enough, and now you're going for a third time? Are you looking down on me?!"
Eiji took a forceful step forward, his feet digging deep into the soil like nails.
Twin swords materialized in his hands simultaneously. Crossing his arms, he unleashed a swift dual-bladed slash upward!
"Boom—!"
The massive shockwave created a momentary vacuum, and astonishing air currents swept across the city in all directions, whipping up countless clouds of dust and smoke!
At the instant their swords clashed, a brief stalemate arose between the two.
Immediately after, one figure was sent flying backward like an arrow released from its bow, shattering several buildings along the way before crashing deeply into the royal castle's wall, embedded so firmly it seemed impossible to pry loose.
"Guh-ack!"
Before she could regain her senses, a mouthful of blood sprayed from her lips, staining the armor over her chest.
With a crisp crack, the mask she wore shattered, revealing a petite yet extraordinarily beautiful face—one that would surely evoke heartfelt admiration from anyone who saw it.
Yet the look of shock and the blood staining her lips marred that beauty.
"W-What? My charge was broken head-on?"
Fairy Lancelot's delicate face was filled with disbelief.
In that moment of clash, she felt as if she had encountered another version of herself—no, it was more accurate to say it was her own power, absorbed in an instant and reflected back at her!
In other words, she had been defeated by herself!
There was no trace of magecraft or mystery used—meaning it was pure swordsmanship?
Could such divine-level swordsmanship truly exist in this world?
"Fairy Knight... so this is all you've got."
Her opponent approached Fairy Lancelot, his soft murmur drawing a resentful glare from her.
But then she froze.
"You..."
Before her stood a face that transcended worldly concepts, one capable of overturning human understanding.
It wasn't a deliberate allure—merely by standing there, he could disrupt the thoughts of any sentient being. That charm existed in a realm beyond human comprehension.
"F-Fairy Knight Lancelot-sama... lost? The most beautiful and powerful fairy in Britain has been defeated as well?"
"After Sir Gawain, now Sir Lancelot! Two of the three Fairy Knights personally named by Her Majesty the Queen have been defeated?"
"Quick, report to Her Majesty the Queen!"
Countless fairies watched the battle's outcome from afar.
After Fairy Lancelot was sent flying, turmoil spread further through Camelot, and fear finally appeared on the fairies' faces.
"That's the royal castle's gate... It seems a special barrier has been set up?"
The direct confrontation with Fairy Lancelot had lasted only a moment.
Eiji pulled his hood back up and turned his gaze toward the main gate of the royal castle.
The massive wall itself seemed to function as a barrier, composed of countless segments forming a logic akin to an array. An ordinary person entering without a guide would likely wander lost until death!
"Shing!"
Eiji swung his sword.
A colossal golden sword light shot forward, obliterating the gate in a single strike!
Several modules of the wall were destroyed head-on, breaking a corner of the maze-like formation. Eiji immediately stepped forward, heading into the royal castle.
Just then.
Eiji sensed a gaze.
A gaze as cold and merciless as the winter solstice—one that seemed to care for no one, trust no one, and rely on no one.
"Bzzzt—!"
In the blink of an eye, before Eiji could enter the royal castle, countless enormous magic circles suddenly materialized in the sky.
Magic circles composed of various geometric patterns emerged in interlocking chains, covering over half the sky. Endless magical energy surged violently within them, like an infinite tsunami ready to wash over the earthly world at any moment!
Eiji suddenly felt his scalp tingle.
From those overwhelming magic circles, his intuition detected an intense sense of crisis!
He couldn't let that spell be unleashed!
If he took that hit, he would absolutely be in deep trouble!
He had to destroy it before the magic circle was completed!
Almost instinctively, Eiji tightened his grip on the demon sword in his hand. The sword transformed, becoming an ominous black blade adorned with crimson patterns. The magical energy within him surged forth and poured into the sword!
"—Excalibur Morgan!"