"As expected of an earthly king. You recognized my Balance Breaker."
Vali smiled appreciatively: "Under normal circumstances, my Divine Dividing can halve the power of anyone I touch and add it to my own."
"And in Balance Breaker state, I can even halve the size of anything."
The moment his voice fell, a strange power descended, completely enveloping Artoria.
Facing all this, Artoria became very calm. A strange power also surged from within her.
In an instant,
This strange power surged out from within her, her entire body seeming to be enveloped in golden flames.
This was the power of the blessing.
In just an instant, Artoria's aura had expanded to an extremely terrifying level.
The strange power that descended only made the flames flicker slightly before disappearing without a trace.
'She resisted the power of Half Dimension?'
Vali's pupils contracted sharply, a look of disbelief in his eyes.
He had tried to halve Artoria's size, but had unexpectedly failed.
"There's nothing strange about that."
Ayato laughed from the side: "Artoria now is equivalent to my subordinate god. This level of negative influence is not enough."
"As expected of a Campione. Truly a rule-breaking ability."
Vali understood, then said, full of fighting spirit: "But without using this ability, I can still defeat you fair and square."
"Indeed, your ability is quite terrifying."
"In that case, I'll have to choose to end this quickly."
As she spoke, the invisible blade in Artoria's hand revealed its true form.
It was a sword.
A sword that, the moment it appeared, seemed to take away all the light in the world.
Hum!
An unimaginable energy wave began to emanate from the holy sword.
"Is this a Noble Phantasm release?"
Vali's expression sharpened. He raised one hand slightly, and countless magical lightning bolts, like streaks of light, descended from the sky.
"Ex… Calibur!"
At the same time, a beam of light that seemed to pierce the world, like the light of creation, met the descending magical lightning.
The next moment,
Two completely different forces suddenly collided.
The entire world fell into a brief silence.
Boom!
Before long, an earth-shattering roar echoed through the sky, and a shockwave capable of destroying everything rolled away in all directions.
Crack! Crack!
The ground below began to continuously collapse, countless clods of earth tumbling, disappearing piece by piece.
Innumerable trees were all shattered and exploded, as if forcibly erased by an invisible force.
As for the center of the collision...
A giant mushroom cloud rose like a blazing sun.
The beam of light that seemed to pierce the world swept away all the magical lightning and struck Vali.
"Divide!"
But just then, a low voice rang out, causing the beam to dim.
"It can block it?"
Ayato's eyes narrowed slightly.
This was the true terror of the Divine Dividing.
It could even halve the power of an enemy's attack.
Of course!
Everything has its limits.
Although a Longinus is strong, it also depends on the user.
And Artoria's Excalibur was a true anti-fortress Noble Phantasm.
Not to mention, Artoria had now used the power of the blessing.
This raised the power of this sword strike to a new height.
"Damn..."
Just then, Vali's angry shout rang out.
His body was completely devoured by the beam that had been weakened countless times.
The next moment,
A blood-covered figure crashed to the ground with a thud.
The white armor on Vali's body had countless cracks, constantly spurting blood.
"Is he... alright?"
Artoria asked worriedly: "Rias-san said it would be best not to kill him."
"The great White Dragon Emperor won't die that easily."
Ayato shook his head and said: "Your attack was weakened countless times in an instant."
"Am I right, White Dragon Emperor?"
"Cough, although that's true."
Vali coughed up blood and smiled bitterly: "But I am indeed quite seriously injured."
"It seems hoping to fight you was my wishful thinking."
He looked at Artoria: "You won this battle today. Let's fight again another time if we have the chance."
Having said that, Vali shook his shimmering wings and disappeared into the distant sky.
"He truly was a strong opponent."
Artoria sighed: "I used all the power of my blessing in that final sword strike, yet he could still fly away on his own?"
"Oh, the blessing's power is gone."
"Then it will have to be granted again."
"Ah?"
Artoria was startled. Just as she turned her head, she saw Ayato's eyes very close to her own.
'Mmm...'
'This familiar feeling again.'
'The power of the blessing... was flowing.'
…
Apartment courtyard.
Utaha and the others had already set up a grill, placing the skewered meat on top.
Soon, a tantalizing aroma filled the air.
"As expected of Super Danger Beast's meat. The flavor is truly different."
Xenovia looked at the barbecue and quietly wiped the corner of her mouth.
"It seems someone else is coming?"
Just then, Irina spoke.
Everyone turned to look, and saw a blonde beautiful girl staring intently in their direction.
'The smell of this barbecue... is so fragrant.'
Erina swallowed her saliva and instinctively walked inside.
She had come to this town on a boring trip.
But she hadn't expected to encounter this unexpected delight.
In her memory, even the highest quality meat could not emit such a captivating aroma.
"Excuse me, may I try some of your barbecue?"
Her last shred of reason made her stop at the gate, not daring to walk in rashly.
That would have been far too rude, no matter what.
"Of course, come eat with us."
Utaha invited: "We can't finish it all anyway."