Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

As Xiu Er observed the Holy Lance above, she paid no attention to the states of those beside her, but she monitored their movements at all times.

Thus, the moment Tristan made his decision, Xiu Er noticed his actions as well.

This Magic Power reaction... was he going to sacrifice his life to Shifuru his Noble Phantasm...?

As the one who had brought Tristan to his current state, Xiu Er knew better than anyone what condition his body was in. Yet she was not surprised.

At this moment, the Holy Lance had descended within five hundred meters of the sky above.

An incomparable pressure swiftly filled the area below. The surrounding space fractured even further, and countless ruined buildings that had originally been restored were revealed in reality alongside it.

Clang—!

Lancelot had long been utterly exhausted. When that pressure descended upon him, he finally could no longer steady himself and collapsed onto the ground. His unsupported greatsword slammed down, letting out a loud clang.

Xiu Er paid no attention to the Knight of the Lake who had fallen behind her.

Half her attention was on the Holy Lance in the sky, while the other half was on Tristan, who had somehow finished gathering strength long ago yet had not acted.

However, the Holy Lance was already close at hand, and Xiu Er had completed more than half of her observation and data collection. She could no longer allow it to keep descending.

With that thought, Xiu Er swiftly raised her hand, preparing to deploy Defense.

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Yet at that very moment, as though he had seized the timing of Xiu Er's action, Tristan, who had been waiting for so long, suddenly moved.

Now!

The rose-colored knight swiftly raised his hand and violently swept it across the strings.

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