"Nonsense!"
"The myths and legends of Earth are merely products fabricated by humans!"
"Even if a King Arthur truly existed, he would have been nothing more than a mere mortal."
Hinata's words were indeed correct.
In the Cardinal Universe's Earth, mystery had nearly vanished.
Even if it existed, it was mostly remnants left behind by Otherworlders.
As for the so-called gods and Buddhas, those things simply didn't exist. They were nothing more than human fantasies.
"Are you still not drawing your sword?"
Hinata felt insulted when Artoria showed no intention of drawing her sword. "Or do you think you don't need to draw your sword to deal with me?"
"..."
Artoria pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Indeed."
"Engaging with a valiant warrior, my behavior just now was indeed somewhat rude."
This was a proper duel. If Artoria continued to hold back, it would be disrespectful to Hinata.
Clang!
As Artoria drew her Sword, its golden shimmering blade, with starlight swirling around it, instantly captivated the attention of everyone present.
"Holy Sword Excalibur..."
Hinata had never seen a true Holy Sword before.
But the moment she saw this golden sword, she instinctively felt that this was that Holy Sword.
"How can such a thing be..."
Hinata no longer thought about whether Artoria was King Arthur or not.
That had nothing to do with their battle.
"No matter what, I will eliminate the culprit who caused the Great Jura Forest catastrophe!"
Hinata raised her sword and attacked Artoria again.
Moving alongside her were Light and Earth, two top-tier combatants on par with Demon Lords.
"Average magicules exceeding 400,000. Good strength."
Artoria parried Hinata's sword techniques while still having the leisure to observe Leonard and Bakas.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
Just as the four were locked in battle, a large number of cavalry suddenly surged out of the distant forest. It was Hinata's 3,000 Holy Knights.
"The plan succeeded..."
Seeing this, Artoria not only didn't panic, she even smiled faintly.
Treyni, and Souka.
Proceed according to the plan.
Artoria gave the telepathic message.
Thus, Treyni again manipulated the mist in the Great Jura Forest, beginning to sever communication between Hinata's side and the Kingdom of Falmuth army.
This time, without interference from strong individuals like Hinata, Treyni's work proceeded very smoothly.
The 50,000-strong Kingdom of Falmuth army had already been redirected by her.
Waiting for them ahead was a nearly 40,000-strong allied army composed of Dragons, Wolves, and Orcs.
"Not good!"
Hinata seemed to have noticed this. She wanted to order the Knights to retreat and support the Kingdom of Falmuth army.
"It's too late."
Artoria naturally wouldn't give Hinata the chance.
She changed from a defensive stance. Her swordsmanship became tricky and sharp. Even with the three of them attacking together, Artoria pushed them back step by step.
"How powerful?"
The other Saints was astonished by Artoria's strength.
Her swordsmanship and physical prowess were truly unfathomable.
Whenever they thought they had seen through Artoria, she would reveal even more power that she hadn't displayed before.
If this continues, not only will we fail to gather intelligence on her.
Instead, she'll have gathered most of our intelligence, Leonard thought.
Buzz!!
Seeing the situation turn dire, Hinata could no longer hold back.
She instantly activated her Unique Skill [Usurper].
The Unique Skill [Usurper] had two main effects.
First, it could seize the power of defeated opponents, transforming it into nourishment for Hinata, helping her grow.
Second, in battle, it could usurp a portion of the enemy's skills, placing the opponent at a disadvantage.
And now, Hinata intended to use the latter.
She planned to use this skill to seize Artoria's power, thereby disrupting her battle rhythm.
"Hmm?"
On the other side, Artoria, who was being besieged by Leonard and Bakas, suddenly paused.
"This feeling..."
Clang! Clang!
Artoria's eyes narrowed. The sword in her hand no longer held back, directly severing Leonard's and the other knight's swords.
This destructive scene silently revealed the gap between them.
After fighting for so long, Artoria hadn't even gotten serious.
"Unique Skill?"
Artoria looked at Hinata not far away. She knew the opponent was casting some unknown Unique Skill on her.
"What a pity..."
The blonde Knight Princess shook her head. "Your Unique Skill still can't shake me."
"What?!"
Hinata didn't need to question it.
Because very quickly, the result was already before her eyes.
Clang!
Accompanied by a crisp sound, Hinata heard the notice that the [Usurper] skill had failed.
"How is this possible?"
Based on magicules comparison, Artoria's magicules were approximately between 8 million and 9 million.
Although that was six to seven times more than Hinata, it didn't change the fact that both were within the Demon Lord's Domain.
"Is this all it takes to surprise you?"
"What?"
"Your vision is too narrow."
The battle between Artoria and Hinata had been one-sided from the start.
Before she became a True Demon Lord, she already possessed Avalon, which could ignore non-Ultimate Skills.
Now that she had become a True Demon Lord, all her skills had been integrated by Raphael, the Lord of Oaths.
Her power had ascended to a new level.
Especially in terms of defense, she was considered the strongest among Rin's subordinates.
Let alone a mere Unique Skill. Even an Ultimate Skill...
If it couldn't reach the level of the Seven Virtues or Seven Deadly Sins, it still couldn't shake Artoria.
"Damn it!"
Being mocked by Artoria like this, Hinata felt incredibly stifled.
"You are too arrogant, King Arthur!"
After Hinata finished speaking, she swung the Seven Luminaries Sword in her hand.
In an instant, countless magic circles of various colors formed and converged above Artoria's head, stacking layer upon layer like a towering pillar.
"Oh?"
Artoria frowned slightly. She could feel a hint of threat from this power.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
However, before Artoria could escape the attack range of Hinata's move...
A large number of barriers and Holy-type confinement spells were thrown onto Artoria by hundreds of Holy Knights.
(To be continued.)
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