Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

A crimson bolt of lightning suddenly erupted.

Mordred's figure became an afterimage, transforming into red lightning as she "slashed" toward Xiu Er, who stood there seemingly casually and completely unguarded.

Facing the red swordsman's sudden attack, Xiu Er remained calm and swiftly raised the crimson sword in her hand.

Two identical crimson greatswords collided, and the clash between red lightning and "red lightning" produced a deafening roar.

Even against an enemy so powerful that her chances of victory were slim, Mordred would not lose her momentum. She pressed all her strength and weight onto her blade, intending to gain the advantage through sheer force.

"Should we be thanking you for giving us this time?"

She sneered.

But infuriatingly, the enemy right before her actually made a "thinking" gesture.

Even more infuriatingly, the other party answered with an utterly calm expression?!

"Certainly, if you wish."

"You bastard!!!"

Mordred roared with a twisted expression.

Illuminated by the sparks produced by their grinding weapons, her ferocious face resembled a demon from hell, as though she wanted to devour the person before her alive.

If looks could kill, Xiu Er would have died a thousand times over. Unfortunately, there was no "if."

Bolstered by her fury, the evenly matched blades gradually began to tilt to one side.

But before Mordred could realize that she had a chance, a dull impact struck her abdomen in an instant.

At some point, several spikes had emerged from the pale ground beneath Xiu Er's feet, all of them striking Mordred's abdominal armor. Had the armor not blocked them, that concealed attack might have pierced straight through her body.

"Ha!"

Bang!!!

A shield slammed fiercely into Xiu Er's side. With a sharp crack, Xiu Er's body violently tilted and flew sideways.

Their battle was so fast that Mashu, who