"Then I'll try a different method—looks like I'll still have to rely on speed to win!"
Another rune was activated.
"—Raido Rune, riding, travel... it should be a rune used for acceleration," White spoke from behind.
"Exactly—!"
With a wave of Cú Chulainn's hand, Gáe Bolg returned to his grasp.
Then, Cú Chulainn vanished from where he stood.
But this time, instead of charging straight at them like before or moving erratically, Cú Chulainn ran toward the left.
"White—fall back."
"Okay."
Artoria was not afraid of getting hurt herself. She was only afraid that something might happen to White.
But Cú Chulainn was not charging toward White either. With the Raido Rune pushing his speed to its limit, his feet struck the vertical container walls, and he became like an arrow flying along the surface. He raced in circles, drawing a massive ring around Artoria.
He kept circling, accelerating without pause.
Cú Chulainn's Agility was ranked A.
But with the help of Rune magic, it could temporarily double.
Cú Chulainn accelerated continuously between the steel plates, his shifting position making it impossible to tell where he would attack from.
Cú Chulainn was truly going all out to deal with Artoria.
"So that's how it is—worthy of the Child of Light."
Artoria put away the holy lance, and the holy sword appeared in her hand once more.
Against a Cú Chulainn like this, the somewhat unwieldy holy lance was clearly less flexible than the holy sword.
Then, the sound of something tearing through the air came from the left.
Cú Chulainn attacked.
Artoria also swung her sword, but her blade went in the opposite direction.
Clang—!
"Talking about admiration—when I'm the one giving it everything I've got!"
Cú Chulainn had used a Rune to offset the sound from the location of