Even the seemingly powerful ice dragon had been bait; that bone-chilling cold was her true trump card. What impressive strength! If Esdeath had not been facing Durandal, she might really have won.
But there were no ifs. Her opponent was Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie!
In a world where the overall level of strength was not particularly high, Esdeath had already made Durandal see her in a new light by displaying such power with a single Imperial Arm.
"Awaken, Defender of Glory!"
Esdeath's talent had earned Durandal's recognition, so... she would get a little more serious.
Durandal recalled her Knight's spear and pointed it toward the sky. Light shone down upon her from above, and Durandal directly activated Radiance of Kingship.
At that moment, Durandal entered a burst state and unleashed all of Radiant Knight: Moon Soul's functions. Moon Soul's Phantom Spirit module directly summoned two unmanned attack weapons: "Self-driving Phantom Spirits."
Like Stand Users guarding Durandal, they each wielded a sword and shield. Durandal named them... King and Queen!
King was the sword-wielding Stand User, while Queen was the shield-wielding one. Queen stood before Durandal with her shield raised, while King stood behind Durandal with a greatsword in hand.
Once the two powerful Stand Users appeared beside Durandal, that chilling aura vanished completely. At this point, Durandal no longer needed to act personally. King raised his greatsword and sent a terrifying Phantom Spirit Slash straight at Esdeath, smashing her from the air into the ground. After that, she seemed to stop moving...
Durandal descended from the sky and landed beside Esdeath. Though she had told King to hold back... he had still smashed Esdeath several meters deep into the ground.
Luckily, the ground beneath them was dirt rather than reinforced concrete. Otherwise, it probably would have been a bloody mess,