No more words were needed.
When Bai took her place behind Artoria, the two of them seamlessly slipped into "battle readiness."
Flashes of light flickered repeatedly.
"You're kidding, using Gift like that?!"
Rin was dumbfounded by what she saw.
Bai was practically piling buffs onto Artoria as if they cost nothing.
The girl on the other side said nothing more. "Take them down, Berserker!"
The black figure let out a roar and charged forward.
Artoria's dress had long since returned to its original battle attire.
She lunged fiercely at the enemy before her.
"Bang—!"
The invisible holy sword collided with the enormous axe-sword in Berserker's hand.
Though the axe-sword itself was larger than Artoria, the girl stopped it in an instant.
The sheer impact split the ground, making it seem as though the entire plaza before the church was about to explode.
"Anfang—"
Bai extended her hand.
Mana turned into blue streams of water and surged toward the giant, but the attacks appeared to have no effect.
"It's useless, big sister." Illya smiled.
"Sword—"
But in the next moment, those streams of water transformed into ice swords.
"Saber!"
"Mm—Tempest Hammer!"
The barrier wrapped around the holy sword was released. The giant had only just broken free from the prison of blades when Tempest Hammer knocked him off balance, and then the holy sword pierced straight through him...
Author's Note:
I drank Dongpeng, and now I'm at my absolute highest!
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Illya: I'm Not Stupid!
"Tempest Hammer didn't penetrate him."
The moment Artoria realized that Tempest Hammer had merely thrown her opponent off balance, she immediately moved in to finish him off.
With Bai's various buffs enhancing her, Artoria was completely unmatched even in close combat.
"But the attack afterward worked. Was it because it was at the