"You despicable bastard! You actually have no sense of fair play!"
With no other choice, Chloe used a Command Spell to strengthen Mordred's Noble Phantasm, finally forcing Medusa back.
Afterward, the enraged Mordred and Medusa became locked in combat once more.
"This isn't good..."
Illya could not help frowning.
The Black Shadow's suppression of Heroic Spirits was simply too severe. Under its siege, Heracles and Artoria could only keep dodging, and she had no good solution for the moment.
The situation fell into a stalemate.
"Artoria's Excalibur should be able to blast through the Black Shadow's defenses, but that old worm, Zouken Matou, won't give Artoria time to activate her Noble Phantasm..."
Illya could not help looking at Red A.
Red A was clearly still holding back. She had not minded that before, since his greatest use was dealing with Golden Flash. Holding back to prevent Unlimited Blade Works from being exposed and alerting Golden Flash had been the right decision.
But in the current situation, it seemed that only Red A going all out could help turn things around.
"No! I can break this deadlock myself—"
A sudden idea struck Illya. She braced herself with both hands and sprang to her feet. Then... the rushing wind nearly blew her away. Fortunately... she grabbed Heracles's flowing long hair in time.
Heracles: ???
"Ahem... Berserker... steady yourself a little..."
It took Heracles several seconds to understand what she meant, and he quickly reduced the range of his movements.
Illya carefully stood up. Then... a crimson spear appeared in her hand: Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasm, Gáe Bulg.
"Pierce Through—Gáe Bulg!"
Red light flared from Gáe Bulg. The next moment, it flew from Illya's hand like lightning, shooting straight toward Medusa.
"This is... a Noble Phantasm?!"
"It's Lancer's Piercing Spear of Death Thorns!"
"Interesting!"
Zouken Matou, as well as Kirei Kotomine and Golden Flash, who had been secretly watching the battle, were all stunned by Illya's sudden move. Illya was merely a magus, a Master, yet she could activate a Noble Phantasm exclusive to Heroic Spirits. This was far beyond their expectations.
"Can she project Noble Phantasms too?" Even Red A was startled. A tiny opening appeared in his movements, and Medea's magical blast nearly hit him.
Meanwhile, Medusa sensed the danger immediately and tried to dodge, but it was already too late.
She was not Artoria. She possessed neither high-level skills like Mind's Eye and Instinct nor any decent Luck stat; her luck was as pitifully low as Cú Chulainn's. On top of that, she did not have a defensive Noble Phantasm like Seven Rings of the Heavenly Emperor, which specifically countered projectiles. Thus, only one fate awaited her.
Medusa dodged to the side as quickly as she could, but it was useless. The moment that thought arose, her heart had already been pierced by Gáe Bulg, whose causality had been reversed.
"Die!"
Mordred did not let such a good opportunity slip away. She delivered the killing blow, cutting off Medusa's head.
After all, Medusa had been the first to abandon fair play.
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