"Rumble..."
In that incredible space, the turbulence stirred up by bursts of light swept across the entire area like a typhoon.
The Holy Lance and Holy Sword clashed with astonishing magical power, sending dazzling radiance and a pitch-black aurora surging through the air as a galaxy-like torrent spun wildly.
Artoria and Artoria [Alter] remained locked in a stalemate.
But this stalemate did not last long.
Before long, the Holy Lance's radiance began scattering the Holy Sword's light, gradually overpowering it.
"Urgh..."
Artoria [Alter] let out a muffled groan, showing signs of exhaustion.
Compared to Artoria [Alter]'s exhaustion, Artoria remained completely expressionless.
"Using the Holy Sword to clash head-on with my Holy Lance was the most foolish thing you could have done."
Artoria spat out those words.
The Holy Lance was the light that pinned down the world's surface. Its power was far beyond what the Holy Sword could compare with.
That was not to say the Holy Sword was inferior to the Holy Lance.
In truth, the Holy Sword's greatest strength did not lie in its own power, but in the scabbard it came with.
It was said that the Holy Sword's scabbard could grant its wielder protection tantamount to invincibility, allowing King Arthur to remain undefeated, undestroyed, and undying no matter what battlefield she stood upon.
Thus, although King Arthur's Holy Sword already stood at the pinnacle of the Holy Swords found in various legends, what was truly powerful was the scabbard.
When the Court Magus Merlin brought King Arthur before the fairy in the lake and obtained the Holy Sword, that Court Magus had specifically warned her never to lose the scabbard under any circumstances.
Unfortunately, the scabbard was lost in the end.
If the Holy Sword's scabbard had not been lost, King Arthur would have been a