Clang, clang, clang-!
The crisp ringing of clashing metal filled the air!
Every flying sword was precisely blocked and knocked away by that invisible weapon the instant it approached her body!
"An invisible sword?"
Erza's gaze sharpened, her fighting spirit burning even brighter.
"Interesting! Then try this! Requip-Purgatory Armor!"
She changed equipment again, this time into a suit of pitch-black heavy armor covered in vicious blades! It radiated sheer power!
Wielding an equally black, enormous spiked club, she brought it crashing down at Artoria's head!
Artoria neither dodged nor retreated. An unimaginable surge of magic power erupted from her petite body!
Mana Burst!
Boom-!
The invisible sword collided head-on with the massive black club!
A violent blast of air instantly swept across the entire arena!
A distinct crack was blasted straight into the breastplate of Erza's supposedly indestructible Purgatory Armor!
Artoria, too, was driven half a step back by that tremendous force.
The vicious barbs on the spiked club scraped across her silver shoulder armor, tearing it open with a ripping sound and exposing a small patch of delicate, snow-white skin!
"Ooooooh-!!!"
The men in the stands instantly erupted into howls more perfectly synchronized than any before!
There it was!
The battle-damage segment they had been waiting so long for!
In the arena, Erza's attacks grew fiercer. She constantly switched armor, unleashing the absolute defense of Adamantine Armor, the astonishing speed of Flight Armor, the flaming slashes of Flame Emperor Armor...
The dazzling array of magic and sword techniques left the spectators' eyes spinning!
Artoria, meanwhile, was like a rock, a blade that could cut through anything.
No matter how dazzling Erza's attacks were, she countered every one with the invisible sword in her hands, using the most refined and efficient sword techniques!
Finally, after a fierce exchange, the two