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Because of Camelot's nature, the war could only be confined to the area around the Gate of White Chalk, allowing a tiny defending force to hold this impregnable fortress.

If not for Mordred's betrayal back then, no enemy would likely have been able to breach this Holy City.

Artoria's expression remained calm. The deaths of her soldiers stirred no emotion in her. This was the bearing a gifted battlefield commander—and a king—ought to possess.

Though it sounded harsh, soldiers were nothing more than numbers in the eyes of those at the top.

Without such a mindset, King Arthur could never have won all twelve of her battles in sweeping victories and become a legendary monarch.

The Purification Knights were indeed powerful in single combat, but even Heroic Spirits had limits to their stamina, let alone these modified knights.

Thus, Artoria's tactics were both simple and effective. She would have her army of more than three hundred thousand engage in waves of attrition. Whenever one group of warriors grew exhausted or fell, another would replace them.

She had more than three hundred thousand people to expend, while the enemy numbered only a few thousand. Even if they killed only one Purification Knight at a time, the scales of victory would slowly tip toward her.

Besides, Artoria was not cruel enough to fill the battlefield with human lives. Every charge was led by her Knights of the Round Table, and with their support, the casualties remained within an acceptable range.

Aside from the warriors sent up in successive waves, all the remaining soldiers were resting and waiting. Once the Gate of White Chalk was breached, the army could pour straight into the city.

Although Lancelot had told her that the King of Lions had only three thousand Purification Knights, that information might