Even with Sakura's number of Magic Circuits, she could not yet make all the puppets unleash their Noble Phantasms at once, but it was already terrifying enough.
"Clang, clang—"
While resisting the darkness's devouring, they also had to deal with the encirclement of thirteen Medusas. Even with Mordred and Artoria's formidable combat strength, they fell into a disadvantage almost immediately.
"Should I have Medea try a sneak attack now, or directly use the Jewel Sword to fight head-on?" Illya thought rapidly.
The first method had a very low chance of success. With no one holding them back, even Medea's Teleportation might not guarantee a successful sneak attack. One mistake could even get her killed. If Sakura Matou managed to control Medea and duplicate a whole bunch of Medea puppets wielding Rule Breaker, Illya would be in trouble.
As for the second method...
"No! Even with endless mana, this fragile body of mine can't hold out for long. If I can't kill Sakura Matou in one blow, she might escape!"
Illya took a deep breath. That left only one option.
"Mordred! Artoria! Get out of Black Shadow's range and prepare to activate your Noble Phantasms!"
"Berserker! Don't worry about us! Go stop Medusa and buy those two time!"
Illya pulled Chloe and Rin Tohsaka along as they jumped down from Heracles's shoulder.
The moment Mordred and Artoria heard Illya's voice, they immediately broke free from the Medusa puppets' siege. Once they had retreated beyond Black Shadow's control range, they began charging their Noble Phantasms.
Though Medusa was a puppet, she still possessed basic intelligence. Naturally, she would not let them succeed so easily.
All thirteen Medusas activated their Petrification Magic Eyes, while black light flared around three of them—an omen that the corrupted Medusas were about to activate Bellerophon.
Even though