On the battlefield, several heavy objects crashed to the ground in succession, and dust billowed across the land.
"He's mine! Don't steal him from me!"
Impulsive by nature, Mordred charged like a wild horse breaking free of its reins. With his crimson greatsword in hand, he claimed his opponent first and rushed toward the silver-haired young man guarding Thousand Tree Castle's left flank, horns growing from his head and clad in red-and-black armor.
There would be nothing interesting about fighting me...
So I'd do my best not to let this battle become boring!
As clear yet fierce fighting spirit rushed toward him, Siegfried, who had maintained a humble, bowed posture, slowly straightened his back. His slit pupils burst with matching sharpness as he looked toward the cold blade and gradually raised the holy sword Balmung with both hands.
In an instant, the two figures intertwined. Sword light scattered in every direction as a dark-blue pillar of light collided with a crimson curtain of blood. Visible rippling distortions spread layer upon layer, and the powerful shockwave lifted slabs of earth.
Descendant of dragon blood and Dragon Slayer;
Knight and knight;
The duel between swordsman and swordsman had begun!
Rumble!
At that moment, the earth roared. Achilles burst through the dust shortly afterward, driving a chariot pulled by three divine horses as he charged toward Thousand Tree Castle's right-wing defenses through the battlefield.
Pfft! Pfft!
But sharp whistling sounds suddenly erupted before him. Two arrows, swift as thunderbolts, struck Achilles in the hollow of his left shoulder and his right thigh in the blink of an eye, forcibly halting the cavalryman's unstoppable charge.
Above the tower, Chiron stood against the wind and slowly drew his bowstring once more. His formerly gentle eyes held traces of scrutiny beneath the night sky.
Achilles, let