The dazzling rain of Lily petals, combined with Dion's charming face and sword dance, caused even Black Saber to momentarily freeze.
In that brief moment of Black Saber's daze, the King of Conquerors' chariot had already reached Black Saber's head, and Dion also thrust out his longsword.
'Not good!'
Black Saber, who had been momentarily charmed, realized something was wrong and quickly snapped back, preparing to dodge. But at that moment, Black Saber felt as if her body had been weakened, making her unable to exert full strength. It was this brief weakness that prevented Black Saber from evading the combined attack of Dion and the King of Conquerors.
The King of Conquerors' chariot crashed heavily into Black Saber with a roar. Accompanied by lightning, Black Saber was momentarily paralyzed, allowing Dion's longsword to accurately pierce Black Saber's throat.
"Boom!"
Black Saber fell heavily off the city wall like a broken sack, landing in the middle of the battlefield where Egyptian soldiers and the Knights were fiercely fighting.
"My King!"
Bradamante speared her opponent to death, then urgently leaped off her warhorse and rushed to Black Saber's side, anxiously helping her up.
Black Saber clutched her neck with one hand, her eyes filled with rage as she looked at the people on the city wall, then stood up with Bradamante's support.
"Bradamante! Return to your position!"
Although Black Saber's voice became very strange and hoarse, like a leak, Bradamante, having confirmed that her King was fine, cheered happily, her two golden ponytails perking up as she excitedly returned to the Knights.
"This is impossible! I clearly pierced her artery!"
"Alright, no matter what, prepare for battle! Her Majesty the Queen is angry!"
Black Saber removed her hand from her neck, and with a ripple of muscle, the wound on Black Saber's neck slowly closed, squeezed shut by the muscles. If one didn't look closely, Black Saber appeared completely unharmed.
But Black Saber knew well that this was merely an illusion, a forceful closure of the wound using her special ability to manipulate every part of her body. If left untreated for too long, the injury would worsen.
'Must end this quickly!'
"EXcalibur!"
Determined to end the battle quickly, Black Saber no longer held back her strength. She unleashed Noble Phantasm after Noble Phantasm with the ease of drinking water, blasting them towards Lily and her group, aiming to eliminate or force them to retreat before her injuries worsened.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Facing the continuous Noble Phantasm barrage, the battlefield quickly became as Black Saber had intended. The few individuals, completely unable to withstand Black Saber's Noble Phantasms, could only retreat further and further, being forced out of Paris. Amidst the explosions and roars of the Noble Phantasms striking the ground, they desperately dodged Black Saber's attacks.
"Boom, boom, boom! It's endless, I can't take it anymore!"
At this moment, Mordred, who had recovered a good deal of her stamina and injuries with the help of avalon, complained from within a newly blasted crater.
Lily glanced at Mordred, who had reverted to her mischievous nature, a relaxed smile on her lips, then turned to the King of Conquerors and the others.
"Let's retreat! This kind of opponent can probably only be handled by Rin herself. Although it's frustrating, we're really no match!"
The King of Conquerors nodded in agreement.
"Then let's retreat! Jeanne, Mash, I'll ask you to cover Dion. Dion, please use your Noble Phantasm to buy us a little time to retreat."
"Understood!"
Mash was the first to leap out of the crater, attracting Black Saber's attention. Jeanne immediately followed, unleashing her Noble Phantasm to protect Mash, allowing Mash to withstand one of Black Saber's Noble Phantasms with her own Noble Phantasm and shield. At the same time, Dion also snuck close to Black Saber, jumped out, and released his Noble Phantasm.
Just as Black Saber was charmed and stunned, the King of Conquerors' chariot burst out of the crater, scooping up Jeanne and Mash, and carrying them into the sky. Simultaneously, the various Masters in the Allied Forces' main camp followed orders, using their command spells to transfer Mordred, Lily, and Dion back.
Seeing Black Saber driving her chariot to escape towards the Allied Forces' main camp, she also breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and joined the Knights on the battlefield, helping them clear out the enemies.
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On the dilapidated city walls of Paris, Bradamante and several Knights nervously finished treating Black Saber's wounds, letting out a sigh of relief.
"My King, it's bandaged!"
"Mm!"
"My King, do you truly not need to rest in the rear?"
Black Saber didn't speak, merely glancing at Bradamante.
And Bradamante, receiving Black Saber's gaze, shivered, then lowered her head, saying no more. 'My King is angry!'
Allied Forces' Main Camp.
Cleopatra's face was ashen as she looked at the dozens of defeated and wounded soldiers who had fled back. She then turned and stared fixedly at Rin, seemingly demanding an explanation.
Rin looked at Cleopatra with a headache, then at Mordred, who was covered in injuries, and Lily, who was carefully protecting Mordred, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Sigh!"
On one side was Cleopatra, whom she needed to win over, and on the other was Lily, who had been one of her earliest followers and with whom she had a good relationship. Rin truly didn't know what to do.
Although from the perspective of a faction leader, the mischievous Mordred, who had caused the current situation, should indeed be dealt with, Rin also knew that Mordred was actually taking the blame. After all, Black Saber was already on the battlefield at that time, and the complete annihilation of this Egyptian elite force was only a matter of time. But who told her to act on her own?
Moreover, seeing Lily's protective expression, Rin couldn't truly punish Mordred and alienate Lily. However, Cleopatra also had to be given an explanation.
After struggling for a long time, Rin finally spoke slowly.
"Mordred, you will no longer participate in this operation. I will notify Da Vinci to teleport you back later."
Cleopatra slammed her armrest in displeasure and stood up, saying loudly.
"Is that all the punishment, Rin?"
"I... Cleopatra, as long as Mordred isn't punished, name your terms!"
Hearing Rin's answer, Cleopatra suddenly sat back on her throne with a smile, no longer showing any signs of displeasure.
"Then~ Rin, be my maid for a day!"
"Huh?"
"What? Can the dignified incarnation of Goddess Ishtar not even satisfy this small request of mine? Then please punish her!"
Saying this, Cleopatra pointed at Mordred, revealing a sly smile as she met Lily's anxious gaze.
Rin looked at Lily, swallowed the words she was about to say, and after a moment of hesitation, reluctantly nodded.
"Alright, I agree, but it's only for a regular maid!"
"Of course, after all, you are a goddess incarnation, I wouldn't dare be too excessive~~~!"
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