Cursed Energy gathered at the top of Ishiryu's head.
His hair, styled like a cannon barrel, fired blast after blast of Cursed Energy as if from a real artillery piece.
Altoria raised her sword to block.
Weakened by both Magic Resistance and Mana Burst, the power of Ishiryu's bombardment was significantly reduced.
Altoria put force into her hands, directly deflecting Ishiryu's barrage.
Explosions erupted around Altoria one after another.
'This guy is attacking indiscriminately, even including the Cursed Spirits?'
Altoria realized this Ishiryu was different from the unscrupulous Uro Sakurako from before.
Ishiryu still possessed a shred of knightly spirit.
"Let me eat my fill, Saber!"
A massive bombardment shot towards Altoria.
Mana Burst.
Due to Ishiryu's indiscriminate bombardment, many of the Cursed Spirits around Altoria were cleared away.
Altoria was able to engage him in an artillery duel, just as Ishiryu wished.
The bombardments from both sides collided in mid-air.
'This guy's charge time is shorter than mine, yet he can suppress my bombardment?'
Ishiryu was surprised by Altoria's strength, a more excited smile appearing on his face.
Both sides simultaneously poured power into their bombardments.
The golden barrage quickly overwhelmed Ishiryu's Cursed Energy cannon.
They stood facing each other.
"Were you... often hungry in your previous life too?"
Though she felt it was a strange question to ask on the battlefield, Altoria still asked it.
"Hm?"
Ishiryu clearly hadn't expected Altoria to ask that.
However, he still seriously answered Altoria's question.
"I can't say often, only that I've never truly eaten my fill."
Ishiryu took out a lighter and lit a cigarette.
"My first life was actually pretty good. I met a good woman, had a nice family, and fought against spirited individuals..."
"That kind of life was alright, but if I had to say, there was still one regret..."
Ishiryu exhaled a smoke ring.
"The time I ate the most in my first life only reached about 'eight parts full'."
A flicker of memory flashed in Ishiryu's eyes.
"Even though everyone around me said, 'You have all this, what more could you possibly be unsatisfied with?', that feeling of being stuck in the middle was the most unbearable, Saber."
Ishiryu raised his cigarette and showed it to Altoria.
"It's like this thing called a cigarette; it has a slight sweetness at the end, but in my life, there was no such sweetness."
Ishiryu stared intently at Altoria.
"I see. I understand you."
Altoria nodded seriously at Ishiryu.
"Eh? You too?"
Ishiryu was somewhat surprised. In his first life, everyone had looked at him with an expression that said, 'With all you have, why are you still troubled?'
This was the first time he had met someone who said they understood him.
"In my life, it was not easy for me to eat my fill even once, so I understand you."
Altoria nodded solemnly.
Altoria's life had been in an era of war and famine.
In that era, it was not easy for Altoria to satisfy her royal stomach even once.
Furthermore, Britain was truly not skilled in cuisine; many things were simply difficult to swallow.
This was also why Altoria was so passionate about food after being summoned, as if she could never eat enough.
Ishiryu looked at Altoria's serious expression in surprise, then his expression turned excited.
'That's right, such a powerful person must have been even lonelier than me in their previous life. I never found an opponent who could make me eat my fill in my entire life, let alone her.'
At that moment, Ishiryu felt as if he had found a kindred spirit.
The two individuals, whose channels were slightly misaligned, unexpectedly connected on the topic of "never being full."
"Well then, let's fight with all we've got!"
Ishiryu looked at Altoria with an intensely longing gaze.
Here it comes!
Altoria's eyes sharpened, and she held the Sacred Sword horizontally in front of her.
Bang.
Ishiryu's fist landed on the Sacred Sword.
Thin trickles of blood flowed from Ishiryu's fist.
Ishiryu shifted his footing, using his height advantage to spin and deliver an elbow strike towards Altoria's head.
Altoria raised her right arm to block it.
So solid. It's hard to imagine such strength coming from such a young girl. It feels like hitting a dragon.
Ishiryu was incredibly shocked.
Altoria swung her sword with her left hand. Seeing this, Ishiryu immediately jumped back to create distance.
Ishiryu had already experienced the sharpness of the Sacred Sword earlier.
Ishiryu's fists were large; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them the size of a large cooking pot.
In that punch that landed on the sword, his index and little fingers, having only slightly grazed the blade, were already significantly injured.
Therefore, Ishiryu knew he absolutely could not be cut by the Sacred Sword.
Altoria raised the Sacred Sword and fiercely attacked Ishiryu.
Ishiryu, relying on the reach advantage his height provided, continuously looked for opportunities to counterattack.
Occasionally, he would intersperse a quickly cast Cursed Energy Cannon.
The shockwaves from their battle annihilated all the Cursed Spirits that had approached them.
In the sky.
After struggling for a long time and still being unable to shake off Qiongqi's entanglement, Uro Sakurako finally chose to face it head-on.
Uro Sakurako tucked her legs towards her abdomen, reducing her exposed surface area.
She stretched the space around her with her hands, one in front and one behind, distorting it.
By reducing her exposed surface area, she could not only fully protect herself with her Cursed Technique but also slightly reduce the consumption of Cursed Energy.
The storm was thrown back by Uro Sakurako in Qiongqi's direction.
Qiongqi immediately spat out wind bullets, scattering the storm.
Uro Sakurako seized the opportunity to move above Qiongqi, grabbing with both hands in an attempt to restrain it.
Suddenly, a high-pressure water pillar flew from the ground. Uro Sakurako had to abandon the idea of heavily damaging Qiongqi with her Uzumaro Bullet.
Uro Sakurako glared hatefully at Eiji, who was clasping his hands on the ground.
As expected, the best way to deal with a Summoned Spirit user is to attack the user directly, but...
She glanced at Qiongqi, which was still entwined around her.
Then she looked at the shadow behind Eiji, from which Rabbit Escapes were continuously emerging.
Uro Sakurako genuinely feared that if she rushed over, a Mahoraga might suddenly leap out from the shadow and strike her.
For Uro Sakurako, who had exchanged blows with Mahoraga and ended up with dozens of fractures all over her body, Mahoraga had left her with some psychological trauma.
No, I can't get away.
Uro Sakurako was once again caught by Qiongqi.
This summoned spirit is faster than me in the air. This won't do; I have to take a gamble.
Thinking this, Uro Sakurako's Cursed Energy suddenly radiated outwards.
Then, Uro Sakurako rapidly descended.
The Cursed Spirits that Tamamo-no-Mae had commanded to obey Uro Sakurako all converged in Uro Sakurako's direction.
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