"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

While the fierce battle on the ground continued, the astonishing booms in the sky grew louder and more frequent, clearly indicating to everyone below the presence of two terrifying entities clashing above.

They were terrified, some even worried that the fierce battle in mid-air would drag them in, causing collateral damage. If that happened, it would be a major disaster.

But no matter how worried they were, the fierce battle in the sky showed no sign of stopping. In fact, as time passed, its intensity only increased.

Many people saw a white meteor, with unstoppable power, creating shockwaves and air blasts as it constantly charged towards a figure. At times it fiercely collided with him, at times it quickly distanced itself, sometimes turning, rising, descending, and spiraling at a speed akin to a laser, flickering back and forth, leaving people breathless.

However, no matter how aggressively the white meteor charged, it couldn’t make the figure standing in the air retreat even half a step. It only wasted its excess destructive force, causing shockwaves and booms repeatedly.

"Boom!"

After an unknown number of booms, the white meteor’s assault still achieved nothing, and even seemed to be knocked back.

Reiger stood in place, his eyes gleaming as he observed the white meteor’s movements, then suddenly swung his black blade to deflect the attack.

In this manner, Reiger calmly deflected Lancelot’s assaults again and again, his expression relaxed, his movements leisurely. Compared to the past in Salisbury where he had to exert all his strength just to keep up with Lancelot and barely fight him to a draw, it was enough to make one wonder if the two were even the same person.

"So strong..."

Lancelot’s expression grew more grim, and the light sword that extended from his arm guards shattered once more.

This was not the first time the Fairy Sword Alondate had shattered in this battle.

Lancelot noticed that Reiger’s black blade seemed different from before, whether in sharpness or durability, it was worlds apart from the past.

When clashing with that black blade, his imitation Alondate, made from an outer layer, seemed particularly fragile and shattered after only a few clashes.

If it weren’t for the fact that this Fairy Sword could infinitely extend and be re-created, Lancelot would have long lost his weapon and been forced to fight barehanded.

"Even with unlimited deployment of Noble Phantasm like this, I still can’t do anything to him?"

Lancelot’s expression was grim, and his heart was filled with helplessness.

Then...

"Is there still a lucky mindset?"

Reiger’s overly calm voice, as if revealing his deepest thoughts, sounded appropriately.

"You want to defeat me, willing to risk everything for it."

"But once you risk everything, you might not be able to maintain your current form."

"So, if by any chance you could defeat me in this form, it would be the best of both worlds."

Reiger’s voice held no anger, but this very absence of emotion made it all the more chilling to hear.

No choice.

"You really underestimated me." Reiger suddenly laughed, though his eyes carried no hint of laughter: "Mere dragonkins, I’ve killed more than I can count."

"Don’t underestimate people."

The latter words suddenly sounded behind Lancelot.

And as they did, Reiger had already disappeared from his original position.

"...!"

Lancelot’s expression changed dramatically, instinctively extending Alondate to slash behind him.

But before she could turn to slash with Alondate, the divine blade, tracing a dark arc, had already slashed down.

"Swish!"

The merciless slash not only shattered the armor on Lancelot’s back but also carved a hideous wound on her delicate and fragile back.

"Ugh ah ah ah...!"

As blood spurted forth, Lancelot groaned in pain.

"Ha ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah...!"

Despite the agonizing pain from her back, Lancelot still swung Alondate, making the light sword from her armguards flash like a stream of light and slashed at Reiger’s neck, who had appeared behind her at some unknown time.

Unfortunately, this swift slash couldn’t make contact with Reiger in the end, as if separated by infinite distance, stopping inches from Reiger’s neck, unable to advance any further.

"You learn lessons even less than I imagined."

Ignoring the Alondate only a few inches from his neck, Reiger spoke, devoid of joy or sorrow.

Around him, the blood that had spurted from Lancelot’s back inexplicably stopped mid-air, gradually forming the shape of arrows.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"...

Before Lancelot could react, the blood arrows rained down like bullets, falling on her in an instant.

Sounds of tearing kept erupting as Fairy Country’s most beautiful fairy was hit all over by this unrelenting wave of attacks, her small body, slender limbs, abdomen, thighs, and even chest being mercilessly pierced through.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah...!"

The excruciating pain made Lancelot cry out in agony.

"Roar!"

At that moment, from Reiger’s shadow, a sinister large serpent flew out, opening its bloody mouth and biting Lancelot, dragging her with inertia and force, crashing downwards, and finally hitting the ground, embedding it.