The giant elephant and the Shadow Servant were still holding Mahoraga at bay. Behind them, Eiji observed every change on the battlefield with utmost seriousness, making appropriate responses at the fastest speed possible.
The Cursed Energy stored in the Holy Grail was constantly being drawn out by Eiji to replenish his own consumption.
Another Shadow Servant, Archer, was summoned.
Suddenly, Eiji felt his Cursed Energy consumption drastically increase.
A smile touched Eiji's lips.
The moment of decisive battle had arrived.
The next second, Eiji took a deep breath and vanished into the darkness.
The chaotic battle in the arena continued.
Mahoraga's powerful adaptability allowed it to go from being suppressed to being completely at ease.
It was believed that it wouldn't be long before Mahoraga adapted to and broke through the current situation.
However, Eiji would not give Mahoraga that chance.
Finding an opportunity, Eiji emerged from the Berserker's shadow.
Appearing without reservation, Eiji's right leg, enhanced by Cursed Energy, kicked Mahoraga's calf with full force.
Black Flash!
Crack.
The sound of bone breaking echoed.
But it was Eiji's bone.
Intense pain shot up from his foot, but under the effect of the Reverse Cursed Technique, the injury to his leg quickly healed.
Eiji's attack was successful. Mahoraga, suddenly struck in the calf, stumbled and lost its balance.
The Lancer stepped forward, thrusting his spear with all his might towards Mahoraga's right shoulder.
Mahoraga swung its Demon-Slaying Sword, but the Lancer showed no sign of evasion.
The spear tip pierced Mahoraga's shoulder. It was clear that the Lancer, with only Level 1 strength, was not enough to wound Mahoraga.
The Demon-Slaying Sword cut into the Lancer's body, but because Mahoraga had lost its balance, it couldn't exert full force and failed to cut the Lancer in half.
Whoosh.
A pitch-black arrow struck Mahoraga's right shoulder, the arrow causing the skin of Mahoraga's shoulder to indent inward.
Whoosh.
A second arrow followed closely, striking the tail of the first.
Puff.
A tiny wound, not even considered a minor injury, appeared on Mahoraga's shoulder.
The Lancer immediately followed up.
Using the tiny wound as a starting point to break through the surface, the Lancer successfully thrust his spear into Mahoraga's right shoulder joint.
The spearhead lodged in Mahoraga's joint, making it difficult for its right hand to exert force.
The Lancer then directly grappled Mahoraga's right hand.
Eiji returned behind the giant elephant through the shadows.
Eiji, now standing again, raised his right hand, marked with a Command Spell, and Cursed Energy surged as he began to summon.
At the same time, the Berserker seized the opportunity, gripping his axe-sword with both hands and slashing with all his might at Mahoraga's left arm.
Puff.
Under the Berserker's full-power assault, burning Cursed Energy, the axe-sword sliced into Mahoraga's left arm.
But it only managed to cut into it.
This was because Mahoraga had already adapted to slashing attacks.
Mahoraga had already completed its adaptation to slashing attacks during its previous battle with Toji Fushiguro.
Although the Berserker's slash contained Cursed Energy and differed from Toji Fushiguro's, it still fell within the category of slashing.
Therefore, the damage caused by the Berserker's full-power attack was minimal.
Despite the small amount of damage, the immense force of the Berserker's full-power attack once again disrupted Mahoraga's attempt to regain its balance.
Mahoraga exerted force, and the foot Eiji had kicked off the ground moments before slammed heavily onto the ground.
Mahoraga began to stabilize its center of gravity.
The order Eiji had initially given—not to give Mahoraga any breathing room—was faithfully executed by the giant elephant.
The giant elephant used its front legs to lift its upper body off the ground.
Then, the giant elephant charged at Mahoraga with its body.
The Cursed Energy within Eiji began to be outputted madly, regardless of the cost, and the Cursed Energy stored in the Holy Grail poured into Eiji's body like a bursting dam.
Under the impact of berserk Cursed Energy, Eiji's body endured immense pressure.
Ding.
The Dharma Wheel atop Mahoraga spun. This time, Mahoraga had adapted to the giant elephant's power.
Unable to interfere with Mahoraga's strength, the giant elephant raised its trunk and began to charge.
Simultaneously, the Berserker discarded his weapon, grabbed Mahoraga's left hand, and pulled back forcefully, attempting to topple Mahoraga.
However, Mahoraga, having adapted to the giant elephant's strength, was not significantly affected.
Mahoraga's powerful regeneration completed the recovery of its shoulder injury, and the Lancer's spear fell to the ground.
The Heroic Spirit's figure appeared before Eiji.
A massive amount of Cursed Energy was output and then instantly replenished.
The immense flow of Cursed Energy surged through Eiji's body like a flood.
Eiji's body, unable to withstand it, began to bleed profusely.
Pfft.
The Demon-Slaying Sword on Mahoraga's right arm struck the Lancer again. The immense force was so great that even the Archer's arrows could not stop it, and the Lancer was taken out.
However, just as Mahoraga dealt with the Lancer, Qiongqi arrived.
The terrifying attack, after charging, slammed into Mahoraga's waist. The Berserker also vanished at this moment.
The long-distance charge gave Qiongqi immense power. This collision sent Mahoraga flying dozens of meters.
Sharp horns pierced Mahoraga's body, and immense power flowed into Mahoraga's internal structure through the horns.
Although Mahoraga's body was not broken, the immense force caused significant damage to its spine and other internal parts.
With its waist injured, Mahoraga temporarily lost control of its lower body.
Since Eiji had attacked Mahoraga with Uroya during their previous fight, Eiji had actually prepared for Qiongqi's attack to be in vain.
Still, the attack had at least had some effect.
After all, Mahoraga had too many things to adapt to last time, and the attack from Uroya, which only occurred once, was not among the highest priority adaptations.
Furthermore, Eiji had canceled the subjugation ritual shortly after the Uroya attack. Mahoraga, shut down and awaiting its next summoning, had not completed adaptation to the Uroya attack, so it was not surprising.
The giant elephant had also completed its charge and caught up, unleashing its water blades with full force.
Unlike its usual attacks that were as vast as floods, this attack consisted of compressed, fine water blades.
Although Eiji did not understand water-related Cursed Techniques.
With the Red Blood Manipulation as a reference, some simple applications were easy to execute.
The water blades began to slice at Mahoraga's right arm, attempting to disable the more damaging Demon-Slaying Sword.
Unfortunately, Mahoraga's defense was too high. The water blades, charged for only a few seconds by the giant elephant, were insufficient to cut through Mahoraga's flesh.
However, the water blade attack at least caused Mahoraga's Demon-Slaying Sword, aimed at Qiongqi, to deviate slightly.
Qiongqi, not to be outdone, opened its large mouth, bit down on Mahoraga's waist, and tore forcefully, preventing Mahoraga from healing its waist injury.
The girl before Eiji, Altoria, raised her long sword.
Golden mana swirled around Altoria, and the light on her sword gathered intensely.
"By Command Spell, Saber, unleash your Noble Phantasm with all your might."
"By Command Spell again, Saber, annihilate the enemy before you."
"And finally, by Command Spell, Saber, bring me victory!"
The three Command Spells vanished instantly. Golden radiance surged, illuminating the entire world, turning the black night into day in an instant.
Ding. The Dharma Wheel spun. Mahoraga had adapted to the giant elephant's water blades.
Eiji finally had the breathing room to begin healing his blood-covered body with Reverse Cursed Technique.
Mahoraga sensed the immense threat nearby.
It slammed its left fist into Qiongqi's head with full force.
Crack.
The sound of a skull shattering rang out. Qiongqi was instantly severely wounded by Mahoraga.
Eiji canceled Qiongqi's summoning, preventing its complete destruction.
At the same time, he took out a new Heroic Spirit Chess Piece, preparing to fill Qiongqi's vacancy.
Mahoraga's waist injury healed rapidly after Qiongqi's disappearance. Its lower body, previously unresponsive due to the injury, began to regain sensation.
The giant elephant's trunk and the snake's tail attacked Mahoraga's arms from the left and right, respectively.
After Qiongqi vanished, Mahoraga turned its body, and the Demon-Slaying Blade on its right hand unleashed a massive blade light.
This single strike simultaneously severed the giant elephant's trunk and the head of Orochi on the snake's tail.
The giant elephant employed its last resort, lunging forward and desperately pinning down Mahoraga, whose lower body was still unable to exert force.
But this didn't cause Mahoraga, who had already adapted to the giant elephant's power, any trouble.
Mahoraga swung its arms repeatedly, its steel-like fists leaving a series of wounds on the giant elephant, while the Demon-Slaying Sword continuously inflicted gruesome gashes on its head.
A golden chess piece in Eiji's hand transformed into a jet-black figure and flew into the sky, its robes spreading out like wings.
Divine Dog: White materialized from its spiritual form and bit down on Mahoraga's leg, only to be kicked away by Mahoraga.
The moment the figure flew into the air, Eiji canceled the giant elephant's summon.
The head was a rather important area for both Summoned Spirits and Cursed Spirits.
Eiji worried that the giant elephant, being constantly struck on the head by Mahoraga, would be completely destroyed.
"Divine Dogs!"
Eiji formed the hand seal for Divine Dogs.
Furthermore, beside Eiji, Altoria had already raised her long sword high.
In just a few seconds of combat, Divine Dog: White, with its Level 1 strength, two Shadow Servants of Level 1 strength, and two Special Grade Chimera Beasts were all defeated by Mahoraga.
Mahoraga had also completed several adaptations.
But Eiji didn't panic, because the moment of victory had arrived.
Sensing the attack in front of it, an attack powerful enough to destroy it, Mahoraga leaped into the air with all its might.
If the attack couldn't be stopped, then it would escape the attack's coverage.
At this moment, a jet-black figure appeared silently.
Divine Dog: Black, like a bolt of black lightning, struck Mahoraga with its claws the moment it leaped into the air.
Thanks to its powerful stealth abilities, by the time Mahoraga sensed Divine Dog: Black's presence, it had already crept extremely close.
Simultaneously, several dark arrows hit Mahoraga.
Mahoraga swung a fist at Divine Dog: Black.
Divine Dog: Black didn't dodge, continuing its mission to disrupt Mahoraga's movements.
Divine Dog: Black, with its near Special Grade strength, was sent flying into the distance like a cannonball, but its objective had been achieved.
The sudden attack greatly slowed Mahoraga, which had been preparing to evade Altoria's Noble Phantasm by moving, and another attack descended at this very moment.
The magician, having flown into the sky, unleashed Cursed Energy with all their might.
There were no intricate maneuvers, no varied Cursed Techniques, just a pure, almost self-destructive release of immense Cursed Energy transformed into a continuous barrage of Cursed Energy bombardment upon Mahoraga.
The massive impact pushed Mahoraga back down, having just left the ground and been disrupted by the arrows and Divine Dog: Black.
Mahoraga began to adapt again, but this time, it had no time.
In front of Mahoraga, Altoria had already aimed at Mahoraga and swung the divine weapon in her hand with all her strength.
"Excalibur!"
The hundred-meter distance vanished in an instant, and a golden torrent enveloped Mahoraga, its starlike brilliance transforming into a sky-piercing pillar of light that erupted from the ground.
The barrier was broken the moment it came into contact with the pillar of light.
The brilliance of King Arthur, Altoria, appeared in this world for the first time.
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