You Poisoned Bashmu from Within! (Continued)

Bašmu seemed to have completely failed to react. Its jaws hung open, but its claws remained where they were.

"This time, I've got you!"

White light instantly engulfed Mordred's entire body, making her turn to look—

Was that Great Magic beyond Rank A?

"Foolish."

Semiramis raised her hand, and several spells formed in an instant, enclosing Mordred in a sphere!

Mordred dodged left and right, evading several spells in succession. Relying on her Rank B Magic Resistance, she took one spell head-on, only to find Bašmu had once again placed both claws to either side of the exit, its gaping maw about to bite down.

It was a trap!

At that critical moment, she forcibly severed one of Bašmu's claws, but Bašmu's teeth clamped down on her armor!

Mordred pushed upward with all her strength, even snapping the horns on her helmet in two.

Her left hand pressed tightly against Bašmu's venomous fangs, trying to relieve some of the pressure on her head.

But that was impossible. Bašmu's bite force was simply too terrifying!

"Saber—!" Ruler shouted.

She gritted her teeth, hesitating over whether to rush forward. But the hydra's threat was simply too great. She truly did not dare imagine how dangerous it would become without the pressure she was exerting on it.

"Don't—worry!" Saber roared.

She lowered her head, searching for something that could defeat Bašmu.

There it was.

That was a sword!

Gripping the sword in her right hand, she viciously drove it into Bašmu's lower jaw, piercing straight through it. Even Jeanne d'Arc, fighting the hydra in the distance, could see the tip of the king's sword emerge.

Bašmu howled in pain and opened its upper jaw as well, easing the pressure on Mordred's head. It wailed and shook its head violently. It no longer wanted