Gawain swung the Holy Sword, and flames swept across. Liao Ye kicked off the wall and rolled across the ground, narrowly avoiding it.
Mash had already closed in on Gawain and smashed her shield toward him.
Flapping his wings, Gawain took a step back.
Bang—
The shield struck empty air, but a new attack followed behind it.
"Haah—"
Liao Ye's long halberd swept out from behind Mash's shield, thrusting straight toward Gawain's wings.
Though this was a stairwell, the Royal Court's interior was at least several dozen meters high. If Gawain took flight, things would become extremely difficult, so Liao Ye's plan was—while Gawain was still on the ground, destroy his wings!
But although Gawain had already transformed into the Vile King's body, he had clearly seen through Liao Ye's intentions. His other wing suddenly swept forward, striking Mash's shield. He spun aside to evade Liao Ye's halberd, flapped his wings, and tried to fly into the air.
"Get down!"
Bang!!!
Just as Gawain was about to take flight, something silver-gray suddenly crashed heavily into his head, making him cry out in agony before falling back down.
"Now!!!"
"On it!"
Mash rammed backward into Gawain's wings, then swung her shield up from below and smashed it viciously into Gawain's chin.
Gawain roared and instinctively swung his sword at Mash, but the Holy Sword was blocked.
It was Liao Ye.
"Let's go." Leonardo da Vinci tugged on Fujimaru Ritsuka's sleeve and pointed at Anno, who had already passed Gawain and gone ahead. "Let's leave this place to Mash and the others for now!"
"Wait! You—run forward, now!" Roman's voice suddenly exploded through the communicator. "I've detected a magical energy reaction even stronger than the Gawain in front of you, and it's rapidly approaching—it's about to crash into you!"
But before Roman's