The dream is shattered.
Mordred opened her eyes, her hand still tightly gripping the sword.
The "King's Sword of Brilliance" was snatched from King Arthur's treasury and was forcibly dyed with her own color.
But now, the sword no longer had the forced red color, but had returned to its original appearance, which was indeed extremely pure and beautiful.
Sensing the changes in the King's Sword, Mordred turned his head and looked at Merlin behind him.
"What's going on? What are you up to again?"
"I'm just the guide, you're the one who actually initiates it."
The great magician who quietly weaves a dream smiles slightly. Only when he plays the role of a guide will he put aside his frivolity and reveal the demeanor of a sage.
"Myself?"
"Well, you should have felt it. 'It' finally recognized you."
Using his sword to support his body, Mordred stood up from the ground. He was in very good condition at this time.
The poison in the body has been completely purified and the injuries have been healed by Merlin.
No, not only that, a brand new power emanated from the royal sword in her hand, making her even more powerful.
This is the true ability of the King Sword - to demonstrate the King's majesty and enhance the King's aura, which is specifically manifested in the physical fitness being raised to a higher level.
The Royal Sword is a sword that symbolizes royal power. Only the king can truly wield this sword. The reason why it was not the king but the rebellious Mordred who was able to use it was because she used her own power to forcibly subdue the Royal Sword.
But forced use is just forced use after all. Although Mordred can use it as a catalyst to "amplify" his own magic power and release it, he cannot bring out the true effectiveness of the king's sword.
But now, she has made it happen.
"It's so strange, why now that I've given up—"
"Who knows?" Merlin's smile grew brighter. "Perhaps because there are many kinds of qualifications for a king, you didn't meet the requirements before, but now you have figured it out, you meet them."
"is that so?"
The clear blade of the sword reflected Mordred's emerald eyes, and also illuminated her doubts.
"Of course not. You're a fool to believe this."
Merlin muttered in a voice that only he could hear, then coughed and spoke.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Take your sword and prepare for battle. Artoria needs your help."
"Huh?"
Mordred quickly raised his head, with obvious surprise on his face.
"How is this possible?"
On the high platform where the throne was located, two figures, one gold and one black, were entangled with each other, creating circles of magical vortexes.
The golden one is Altria holding the holy sword.
The black one is Semiramis, the owner of the garden.
The magic vortex was the impact caused by the collision between the spikes in Semiramis's hand and the holy sword.
That's right, spikes versus holy sword.
Semiramis did not use her magic, which she was good at, but instead engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Altria.
What was even more surprising was that the two fought to a stalemate and were evenly matched.
You should know that Artoria is not a Servant now, but the real body is fighting. The stronger the hero is in life, the more restrictions he will face after becoming a Servant. The best examples are Diarmuid and Karna. The former lost his dual swords, and the latter lost his best bow and chariot.
The same is true for Altria. Putting aside the pros and cons of the Holy Sword and the Holy Lance, the magic power alone is a world of difference.
The magic power of a servant comes from the master, and no matter how abundant it is, it will be limited by the magic path. The original Altria does not exist. She has the dragon gene and is called the "British Red Dragon". Her magic power and speed far exceed that of humans. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is a humanoid mythical beast.
As a Servant, even if he has enough magic power, using a Noble Phantasm once would be a considerable burden. But for the main body, not to mention releasing the Holy Sword once, he can also sustain releasing it in a row without any gaps.
Of course, due to the closed environment between the kings and the presence of Mordred and Lion Jie, Artoria would not release the holy sword and start a map attack casually.
But even so, the attribute improvement brought by the huge amount of magic power is extremely terrifying. The magic power that is released all the time, like substance, makes each of Altria's attacks have extraordinary power, and each of her moves has extraordinary speed. Facing such an opponent, even the Red Lancer Karna can only end up defeated, not to mention Semiramis who has lost her strongest point "poison". How did she do it
Mordred forced himself to calm down and closely watched Semiramis' every move.
Soon, she saw some clues.
Semiramis's movements were beautiful. Yes, beautiful. Mordred knew that this word was not appropriate to use in the fierce hand-to-hand combat, but this was her true feeling.
Light and beautiful, as if dancing instead of fighting.
Yes, dance.
Every movement was in perfect harmony with her outfit. The black evening dress that dragged on the ground and the high heels with heels of nearly 10cm not only did not hinder her movements, but seriously affected Altria's pace.
The heavy skirt spread out, like a huge Lycoris radiata. For a moment, all that was in front of Altria's eyes was black waves, and she could not see the enemy at all.
Suddenly, the waves opened up a gap, and a cold light, pushed by a slender arm, emerged from the layers of darkness and stabbed towards Altria's throat like a poisonous snake.
Although Altria was shocked, she remained calm and leaned back, narrowly avoiding the attack of the spikes. At the same time, the holy sword spun, emitting a fan-shaped sword light.
Semiramis seemed to have anticipated this. She lightly tapped the side of the holy sword with the other spike, and then flipped directly behind Artoria. Her wide skirt flipped up, once again interfering with Artoria's vision.
In such a situation, even though Artoria's swordsmanship has reached the divine level and she has the "intuition" to foresee the future, it is difficult for her to cause real harm to Semiramis.
No, it's not just that the vision is disturbed. The vision interference is only part of the tactics. Every step Semiramis takes is to limit Altria's performance.
From the time Mordred woke up until now, Artoria has swung out at least ten swords, but none of these ten swords' power actually fell on Semiramis. All of them were neutralized by her in various ways.
Terrible adaptability, terrible battle wisdom, and terrible fighting skills, so Merlin said that his father needed help.
But... what about the previous performance
If he was really so powerful, why did he get injured in the shoulder? Was he hiding it on purpose
No, that's not right. If she had shown such strength earlier, we would have been killed by her long ago, and it wouldn't have taken until now. But how can we explain this scene in front of us
The more Mordred thought about it, the more confused she became. At this moment, she suddenly met Semiramis' eyes.
Although it was only a brief moment, it gave Mordred inspiration.
Those eyes were calm and gentle, like the bright moon in the sky. Such eyes could not appear in a vicious woman like Semiramis - I guarantee it in the name of my mother Morgan.
This woman was definitely not Semiramis, at least not the previous one.
PS: The gap between top servants and the main body is clearly stated in the FA setting book. With the "heart" given by Phineas and the "second type perpetual motion machine" given by Ken, the dual-core Sieg can fire "Fantasy Greatsword: Devil's Fall" continuously, and even Karna can't keep up with this speed and falls behind. But this is still not as good as Phineas before his death. Phineas before his death had a more exaggerated firing speed because of the bonus of dragon blood and dragon heart. It's just that because he became a servant, he lacked a way to quickly replenish magic power, so his firing speed was reduced a lot.
PS2: From this we can infer the scene where Fei Ge slayed the dragon:
Brother Fei: Light cannon, light cannon, light cannon...
Fafner: Dragon's Breath Dragon's Breath Dragon's Breath...
Phineas: Oh la oh la oh la...
Valrhona: Mudamudamuda...