Boom!
With an earth-shattering rumble, the ground shattered in response.
Meiliuqina, transformed into a meteor falling from the sky, crashed heavily into the ground. Like a meteor strike, she blasted the earth apart.
Sand and shattered stones erupted and swept through the air, while the broken ground collapsed layer by layer. A gigantic crater over a hundred meters wide appeared on the battlefield with a thunderous roar, blowing everything around it away.
"Run!"
"A sandstorm is coming!"
"Aaaahhhhhhhhh...!"
Some unlucky fairies fighting on the ground had only just tried to flee in panic when it was already too late. They were swept into the incoming sandstorm and quickly vanished from everyone's sight.
"Advance! Do not retreat!"
Nokturna, who was closer, nearly got swept in as well. Yet she was far calmer and steadier than the other fairies. Shouting commands as she directed the army, she advanced instead of retreating, heading toward Camelot and away from the collapsing ground and incoming sandstorm behind them. The army thus pushed the front line forward almost completely unscathed.
"...!"
Percival, who was breathing heavily, had a flicker of unease appear in his eyes again. Almost instinctively, he turned and looked toward where Meiliuqina had fallen.
By then, Bagster had already been jointly suppressed by Artoria, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and the others. Her stamina was gradually failing, and defeat was beginning to show.
Artoria, having rung all the Pilgrimage Bells and completed the Pilgrimage Journey, had indeed grown far stronger. Above all, her enchantment abilities had increased dramatically. Combined with the Shadow Servants summoned by Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu's coordinated defense, Da Vinci's various disruptive methods, and Habertlot's threads, the balance of Combat power against Bagster had already reversed. Bagster was no longer the dominant side.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Percival's Holy Lance shattered Bagster's Fairy