It wasn't until they saw the white dragon's huge left arm and dragon wing, mixed with a large amount of purple-black dragon's blood, fall onto the city wall that everyone came to their senses.
The invincible white dragon, who had fought against the entire Round Table Knights and had crushed and slaughtered them throughout, had actually been heavily wounded by a single blow from our king?! That was Vortigern! You see, in the previous battles, no matter how they released their Noble Phantasms, no matter how they fought with all their might, the damage they could inflict on him was just some insignificant wounds.
"Did I do this?"
Artoria also couldn't believe that such damage was caused by a single attack of hers. She subconsciously looked down at the Star Holy Sword in her hand, but was surprised to find that at some unknown point, the entire blade had been covered by a normal light, exuding an incomparably sacred and vast aura. Soon, she found that it was not just that, because her arm and body were also attached with a light identical to the holy sword.
"Could it be..."
Subconsciously, she thought of a possibility.
"Lily! You succeeded! You have already obtained the recognition of the will of the world, and have the power to save Britain and the world!"
Not far away, Merlin's gratified and surprised voice came, completely confirming the guess in her heart.
Staring at the holy sword, in a daze, she felt a voice whose true tone she could not hear whispering something in her mind. Although she couldn't hear it completely, she could make out two words from it.
[Salvation].
Yes, salvation. She finally understood why she, who had originally been unable to resonate with the holy sword, would suddenly be recognized by it because she had given up on resonating and had chosen to help her comrades. Because of salvation, because she clearly understood that what she wanted to do was not to defeat him, nor to become a king. What she wanted was to save her comrades, save the people, and save the whole of Britain.
Excalibur, the Sword of Promised Victory. The two words of its oath were not originally the oath of a king, but the oath of 'salvation'. As a divine artifact created by the will of the world, its meaning of existence was naturally salvation. Now that she understood the principle of salvation, she was naturally truly recognized by the world and the holy sword, and had become a true holy sword user.
Just as everyone was excited and joyful because of this matter, Vortigern's voice suddenly sounded out. "It seems I underestimated you, Arthur."
Everyone suddenly realized that the white dragon was only seriously injured, with one arm and one wing cut off, but he was not yet dead. That strange black inverted holy sword was also still in his hand. At this time, he was still powerful and dangerous.
The next moment, the remaining Round Table Knights who still had the strength to fight instantly reacted and created some distance from him, and all of them raised their weapons and were on high alert. At this time, Artoria, who had already entered a world-blessed state, also's expression sharpened. Her magical energy circulated with the fluctuation of her breathing, and her holy sword was pointed at the white dragon leaning against the city wall.
But what surprised them was that Vortigern, who had recovered from the pain of his severed arm and wing, showed no signs of attacking. He just held the vile king's sword, his dragon's head lowered, as if he were confronting her, and also as if he were listening and sensing something.
What does he want to do?
In unison, this doubt arose in the hearts of Artoria and the Round Table Knights.
And on the other side, Merlin was frowning and looking him up and down. His gaze held a probing meaning, and a light flowed in his eyes. As a nightmare who had lived for who knows how many years, Merlin had seen too many things and knew many secrets.
Looking at the white dragon before him, who had clearly been reversed and was at a disadvantage, Merlin keenly sensed that something was not right with him. Subconsciously, he activated his Clairvoyance. Although there would be limitations in its use, and in Britain, he could only see the information of the present, but if he only focused his purpose on Vortigern, who had now turned into a white dragon, he should be able to find the answer he had hidden.
Slowly, as he saw more and more information, the expression in his eyes changed from the initial confusion and probing to more and more excitement and pleasure. Until finally, this white-haired nightmare laughed out loud.
"I see, I see, Vortigern, I know the secret you've been hiding!"
As his laughter spread, the originally stagnant atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became suffocating. Whether it was Artoria and the Round Table Knights or Vortigern, they all subconsciously looked at him.
"Merlin? What did you discover?"
Seeing Merlin, who had always shown the image of a gentle big brother, showing such an emotional look, she subconsciously asked. And Vortigern did not say anything, just looked at Merlin, who was confident that he had grasped everything, with a calm expression.
Faced with her inquiry, Merlin naturally had no reason to hide it. He smiled and pointed at him, saying, "We were all deceived by him, Lily. Things are just as I predicted. Vortigern has not completed the process of dragonization at all! The him of now is not a truly complete British white dragon at all!"
"What?!"
Hearing his words, Artoria, Gawain, and the others were all stunned. They subconsciously looked at his completely white dragon form, and then thought back on his words. Bewilderment and confusion almost instantly appeared on their faces.
But Merlin did not care about these things. He just smiled and looked at him, expressing his joyful mood. "Am I right, Vortigern? The you of now is just a defective product created by devouring the corpse of the Albion dragon. Such a you may be able to inherit a part of Albion's power, but at the same time, you will also inherit its death. In other words, even if we do nothing, you will die on your own."
At this, the smile on Merlin's lips widened again. "Because I suddenly violated my oath and did not hesitate to choose to devour Albion to strengthen myself, just to be able to kill all of us before I die, right? Vortigern, I have to say, I admire your ruthlessness and decisiveness. As a human king, you are really terrifying. But," Merlin's smile was joyful, and his nightmare's eyes were filled with an unstoppable self-satisfaction. "Fate is irreversible, and the will of the world is also unchangeable. My prophecy will not be wrong. Victory belongs to me, the great magus Merlin!"
"So," saying this, Merlin looked at Artoria and said with a smile, "we can declare our victory, Lily."
Her pupils shrank. She was about to say something, but then Vortigern's sneer interrupted her. "So, you really think you've won? Nightmare."
In an instant, everyone's gaze once again gathered on the white dragon, who had straightened up at some unknown point. Under everyone's gaze, the hand holding the black holy sword moved. But this time, he did not choose to swing the black holy sword, but instead thrust it heavily into the ground.
The next moment, as a black halo rippled from the vile king's sword, a circle of black light instantly spread out in all directions with the earth as a medium.
"Be careful!!!"
Gawain shouted this sentence almost as a stress reaction. But the speed of the halo was really too fast. In just a few breaths, it had already swept past the bodies of Artoria and the Round Table Knights and spread throughout the entire battlefield.
But what surprised her was that after this black halo had passed over her body, it seemed not to have caused any damage. She only felt a chill all over her body, and then there was nothing more. It was as if this move of his was just a bluff.
Subconsciously looking down at the ground, what entered her eyes were, for some reason, all withered flowers. Instantly, she realized something.
"Merlin!!!"
Almost at the moment when everyone was busy resisting the halo, Vortigern's huge body burst out with a speed that was inconsistent with his body. With the momentum of a thunderbolt, he flashed to Merlin's front, and his only dragon claw grabbed the latter.
"Ah!"
Feeling the pain from his body being pressed by a huge force, Merlin couldn't help but let out a miserable cry.
"Hehe."
Looking at Merlin, who had just been making a victory speech, now being held in his hand, a mocking look appeared in his golden dragon pupils. "Nightmare, even if you're right about everything, I did indeed devour Albion, and I indeed won't live for more than half a day. But don't you forget, the me of now is not dead yet, and is still stronger than you. And even if I have to die, I can take any one of you with me."
"Ahem... Lily..."
Ignoring his mockery, Merlin struggled while looking at Artoria, gesturing to her with his eyes.
"Merlin! I'll save you right now!"
Almost instantly, Artoria raised her holy sword, and all the light and magical energy in her body poured into the Star Holy Sword in her hand without reservation. The next moment, the scorching gold and magical energy emitted a brilliant light and rushed towards the white dragon at high speed.
But, even if the light cannon was light, it was ultimately too late. How long does it take for a person to crush a mosquito in their hand?
"Die, nightmare."
Crack—
With a crisp sound of bones shattering, the white-robed magus's figure fell to the ground like a broken rag doll, falling into the endless sea of withered flowers. At the same time, the light cannon that had gathered all of Artoria's power also arrived at this time, piercing through the white dragon Vortigern's chest.
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