"That is..."
When everyone present saw the appearance of the longsword held in the white dragon's hand, they were all shocked. Subconsciously, they all turned their gazes to Artoria, and to the Sword of Promised Victory in her hand.
Even Artoria herself was stunned for a moment upon seeing the sword in Vortigern's hand. She subconsciously lowered her head and compared the Caliburn in her hand with that black sword.
For no other reason, they were similar, too similar.
Under everyone's gaze, the black longsword held in Vortigern's dragon claw, besides being red and black in color, was identical to Artoria's Star Holy Sword in all other aspects, whether it was the style or the pattern.
Others aside, as the high-ranking vassals under the king, the Round Table Knights were extremely familiar with the king's holy sword. With just a rough glance, they could see how similar the black sword and the holy sword were. But this also made them extremely shocked.
That was the Star Holy Sword, a divine armament forged by the fairies of paradise under the impetus of the planet's will. If it were just a similar appearance, it would be one thing. But if it was just a similar appearance, why would Vortigern carry this sword? And why would their own holy swords tremble when their gazes fell upon that black sword?
Involuntarily, because of the trigger of this sword, the morale of Gawain, Lancelot, and the other Round Table Knights was greatly hit.
In Britain, weapons were extremely important things. In most cases, it was the weapon that made the knight, not the knight that made the weapon. And it was precisely because of this that Gawain and the others were so shocked after seeing that black sword.
They might not know the meaning and level that the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad represented, but they were very clear about what the Sword of Promised Victory represented. For the whole of Britain, and even the world, the status of this sword was extremely important.
"How is this possible..."
Feeling the tremor from the Excalibur in her hand, Artoria's expression once again became incomparably solemn. A dragonized Vortigern was already difficult to deal with. Now he had an additional black holy sword that was suspected to be of the same specification as the Star Holy Sword. Even if her heart was firm, she still felt a sense of powerlessness, of being unable to defeat him.
And at this very moment, a gentle yet illusory and ethereal voice suddenly appeared on the battlefield again.
"Don't be fooled by him, Lily."
"Merlin!!!"
Hearing this familiar voice, the originally low-spirited crowd's hearts were suddenly filled with joy, and they subconsciously looked up at the sky. They saw that at some unknown point, the sky above the battlefield was filled with flower petals. These petals seemed to have appeared out of thin air, filling the entire sky of the battlefield.
And Merlin's figure appeared just like that in the rain of flowers. As he landed, flowers spread out from under his feet like a tide, and in a short time, the originally scorched earth from the dragon's flame was turned into an endless sea of flowers. Under the blue sky, the knight, the sea of flowers, the white dragon, and the magus formed a grotesque yet poetic and beautiful scene.
Slowly walking to Artoria's side, as if to soothe her nervous emotions, Merlin gently placed his hand on her shoulder, the corner of his mouth still holding a smile like a spring breeze.
"Rest assured, Lily. It's impossible for the vile king to gain the recognition of a holy sword. The one in his hand is just a forgery imitated from the Star Holy Sword using inversion magecraft."
"Is that so?"
As Merlin's disciple, Artoria was very convinced of this 'teacher' who had taught and protected her since she was a child. Hearing this, the great stone in her heart also loosened a little.
But... thinking back on the tremor that the Sword of Promised Victory had just given her, Artoria was still a little worried. If it was just a forgery, then why would the holy sword respond? And even transmit to her the will that it must be destroyed?
"Heh, you nightmare are really shameless."
Vortigern, who had originally stopped his movements because of Merlin's sudden appearance, sneered after hearing his words. Without any hesitation, the huge and ferocious magic dragon suddenly swung its black holy sword towards Merlin and Artoria.
"Since you say this sword is just a forgery, then let your blood witness its might."
Whoosh—
The black holy sword, as tall as a small building, brought a terrifying wind pressure and a whistling sound as it slashed down, as if it wanted to smash Merlin along with this sea of flowers.
"Merlin, be careful!"
Seeing this, Artoria subconsciously held her sword and stood in front of him. Her Dragon Reactor beat, and in a breath, a huge stream of magical energy turned into particles of light and appeared on the holy sword. But before the girl could swing this sword, the nightmare's calm and confident voice interrupted her action.
"Rest assured, Lily. I'm here."
The next moment, the black holy sword slashed down. Its power, like a natural disaster, instantly cut a ravine on the ground like a divine punishment. But that was all.
When the smoke dissipated, everyone was surprised to find that Merlin's body had turned into countless broken flower petals. And not far from it, countless flowers had gathered into a new Merlin. And at this time, Artoria had appeared beside Gawain in a daze.
"It's useless, Vortigern. Every flower here is my incarnation. As long as you can't destroy all the petals in one breath, then you can't kill me," Merlin said thus, looking at the huge and twisted white dragon. He had a smile on his lips, his words full of confidence.
"Do you think I can't do it, you disgusting nightmare."
Seeing this, Vortigern raised his black holy sword. A gloomy black light, like a maggot attached to a bone, climbed up, exuding a strange and frantic aura. That was the light of the inverted holy sword, the thick darkness produced after the light was devoured, and also the light of the hatred and unyieldingness of the vile king and the Age of Gods.
"Oh my, you're actually getting serious."
Sensing the terrifying aura on the vile king's sword, Merlin's face finally became a little more solemn. But he soon put on his usual smiling expression again and looked at Gawain and the others with a grin.
"Well, brave and fearless Round Table Knights, for the sake of our king, for the future of Britain, could you please lend me a hand?"
Hearing his words, the Round Table Knights present were all stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and all answered in unison, "Please tell us what to do, Merlin."
"Then I'll have to trouble you all."
As if he had received the expected response, the smile on Merlin's lips widened again. Then, a ritual staff appeared in his hand. The next moment, with a string of high-speed divine words, the eyes of all the Round Table Knights, including Kay and Agravain, suddenly became empty and bewildered. In contrast, their auras suddenly soared.
"In the name of the Flower Magus, the Great Sage Merlin, I bestow—"
"Upon the Knight of the Sun, Gawain, [Sleepless]."
"Upon the Knight of the Lake, Lancelot, [Innocence]."
"Upon the Knight of Sadness, Tristan, [Sure Hit]."
"Upon the Knight of Fighting Spirit, Gareth, [Impurity]."
As Merlin's voice, like a dream, entered the minds of all the Round Table Knights and pulled them into a dream, Artoria was surprised to find that both Gawain and Lancelot's strength had improved by leaps and bounds. As if she had thought of something, when the girl subconsciously cast her gaze towards Souya in the distance, Merlin's words also timely mentioned his name.
"...And, upon the Knight of Glory, Lamorak, I bestow upon you, [Inversion]."
Although he was very surprised that he would appear here as a Round Table Knight, in the end, Merlin did not say much. He just took a deep look at the former and then gave his blessing.
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