Chapter 112: The Legend of King Arthur (5)
"Wait!"
Just as Artoria got on his horse and was about to engage the other party, Nightstar casually drew a sword from the knight beside him, threw it at King Bellinor, who was already ready, and said in a commanding tone: "You, pick it up, use this sword to duel." ”
"Why?"
"Why? Hehe, of course, for the sake of fair and just chivalry! ”
Listening to Nightstar's words, Artoria was greatly annoyed.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! What kind of chivalry is it to force others to use unaccustomed weapons to duel?!!!!! ”
"Hehe, angry?" Nightstar smiled lightly, and then roared angrily in front of Artoria, "Am I the one who is angry!!! ”
He waved his hand and pointed hard at King Bellinor, who was looking at him with atmospheric eyes, and glared murderously, "What are you looking at?" Believe it or not, I'll gouge out two of your eyeballs and feed them to the dogs! ”
After saying that, Nightstar no longer looked at Artoria who was glaring at him, but looked back at the knights behind him who were staring at him with strange eyes.
"Do you think King Arthur is doing the right thing? Do you think this is what you think of as chivalry? ”
Night Star's voice suppressed extreme anger, and at this time, no knight dared to speak, but Night Star didn't expect them to answer.
"What is chivalry, you shout to me!"
The knights of the Knights of the Round Table look at me, I look at you, and then look at Lancelot. After getting his signal. He replied aloud in a stern, earnest, and neat voice: "Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, honesty, justice, soul, these are the eight virtues of a knight." It is also the chivalry that we must abide by! ”
"Very good, looks like you all remember. So in that case, you still cheer for King Arthur, who defied the spirit of chivalry? ”
At this moment, even Lancelot couldn't agree with Nightstar's words. He rode up to the Night Star and asked, "Knight Kai, although I respect you very much, if you don't give a reason that everyone can agree to, I, Lancelot, will send you an invitation to a duel as a knight!" ”
"Humph!" Night Sky Star smiled coldly, "Lancelot, I originally thought you were a qualified knight, it turned out. Even you misinterpret true chivalry. ”
No matter how good his cultivation is, Lancelot can't help but get angry when he is slandered by others for his most sacred ideals.
However, Night Sky Star didn't give him a chance, but asked rhetorically, "Isn't it an insult to the knight that the king just wanted to give up the sword he is good at and use the spear he is not good at to fight that knight?" Isn't this dealt with with contempt and contempt from above? Is this what you call humility? Oh, it seems to me that this is nothing but the arrogance of a proud and complacent king! ”
He said so. Lancelot, who originally wanted to be angry, was also stunned. If you think about it, that's really the case. While it's nice to beat the other person's strengths with what you're not good at, it's completely inconsistent with chivalric humility.
While the knights were silent, Night Sky Star continued, "The king just planned to have a spear duel with that knight for the sake of so-called fairness and justice. So. In the pursuit of fairness and justice, shouldn't that knight use a long sword to duel the king? Either they use the weapons they are good at, or they all use the weapons that they don't have at hand. Otherwise, what kind of fairness and justice is this? Is the skill you usually practice so hard to discard in a duel? Is this fair and just? No. It seems to me nothing but the arrogance of a proud and complacent king! ”
Night Sky Star every word he said. Artoria's face was a little ugly, but Night Sky Star didn't care about it at all, and shouted at the knights of the Knights of the Round Table: "There is no such thing as a battle that can never be defeated, since it is a duel, you must be mentally prepared for defeat." However, failure is not only a threat to your life, but also your honor as a knight! Respect your opponent and give it your all, not look for excuses after failure! It is an insult not only to the enemy, but also to yourselves, to the country that has nurtured you! If on the battlefield, you lose your life because of your arrogance, the next thing to be destroyed is the country you are guarding, as well as your relatives and friends! Are you worthy of your soul? Tell yourselves how much chivalry you have observed! Count for yourselves how much chivalry our dear king, great king, and knight king has violated?! ”
If he could, Nightstar really wanted to point at Artoria's nose and scold, "You stupid. Force.!!! ”
How did Night Sky Star not know that she chose this method to prevent the sword in the stone from being broken again? But if she goes against her heart, even if she escapes King Bellinor, there are still characters such as King Gonglinnuo and King Houlinnuo. If you can't face your heart, you can't hide from the first day of the first month, and you can't hide from the fifteenth, and the sword in the stone will be broken one day after all. Looking at Artoria with an aggrieved face and didn't know what to say, Night Sky Star really hated iron and steel.
I told her a long time ago that the sword has a soul, and you must communicate with your own heart, otherwise how can you understand the will of the sword, and how can you achieve the realm of the unity of man and sword?
In the eyes of Night Skystar, this duel is a test. What is tested is not the victory of the duel, nor the observance of chivalry, but the heart of Artoria.
If she can't pass her own level, then there is no point in saving the sword in the stone.
A holy sword that can only shine on the battlefield, should it be worshiped as a vase for the rest of its life?
I don't know if it's because of Esther, holding the sword in the stone, Ye Tianxing obviously sensed a feeling of disappointment coming from the sword. If this continues, once Artoria is abandoned by the Sword in the Stone, then the holy sword that sharpens iron like clay will inevitably break in two again as in history.
The knights of the Knights of the Round Table were speechless. Although they were usually criticized during training, it was the first time that they had seen such a big fire from the night star as an instructor.
The atmosphere, the eerie silence.
It was not only the Knights of the Round Table and Artoria who were trained, but King Bellinor also looked guilty. For he had just rejoiced that King Arthur had abandoned his sword and used his spear.
Have you forgotten your honor as a knight?!
In the end, it was Lancelot who broke the silence.
The truly high-spirited Knight of the Lake bowed his head in shame at the Night Sky Star, "Your Excellency Knight Kai, I'm really sorry, I misunderstood you. What you just said also woke me up completely, and made me understand what true chivalry is. On behalf of all the members of the Knights of the Round Table, I salute you! ”
When Lancelot solemnly saluted the Night Star, all the knights of the Knights of the Round Table also saluted the Night Star with a solemn face.
The still angry Night Sky Star nodded, "Lancelot, raise your head, I accept your apology, I just don't want our Knights of the Round Table to leave a stain on the future generations, so that future generations will think that we are a group of arrogant nobles, not real knights." ”
Everyone wants to live forever without leaving a stench for thousands of years, so even if they die, they will not feel at ease.
The words of the Night Sky Star were also more deeply imprinted in the hearts of the Knights of the Round Table.
Hand the sword in the stone to Artoria, who was speechless, "It's up to you to decide whether to fight or retreat!" ”
Looking at the hesitant King Arthur, Night Sky Star silently said: Don't let me down.
Fortunately, after a moment of silence, Artoria finally mustered up the courage and took the sword from the hands of the night star with all the firm faith she had done before: "I, believe in you!" ”
Dressed in white armor and a white knight's dress, Artoria with a single ponytail in her hand held a sword in the stone, and walked towards King Bellinor with a completely different momentum than before.
The knight was infected by Artoria and regained his desire to fight.
At this moment, the two knights have forgotten their respective identities, and there is only one belief in their hearts - that is, to go all out to defeat each other!
"Kill!"
King Belinor, who was riding a war horse with a spear in his hand, charged, and even though Artoria was running on the ground with both feet, he still rushed over at a speed that was not inferior to the opponent's, and the sword in his hand sensed Artoria's pure fighting spirit and fighting spirit, and let out a high-pitched sword roar.
The two sides staggered, then remained in motion.
A few seconds later, King Bellinor collapsed from his horse with blood spurting from his chest.
In the staggered light of lightning, the spear and the sword in the stone were cut like tofu as soon as they collided with each other. The frightened King Bellinor shifted his body for half a minute at the moment of life and death, so as to avoid being split in two. Even then, he was seriously injured and lost his combat effectiveness.
Was King Bellinnor weak? Definitely not, after all, how could someone who could break the sword in the stone in history not have the real ability to hit twice?
However, in front of King Arthur, who fully exerted the power of the sword in the stone, Artoria, if there was no matching magic weapon, the result would be as simple as that.
Breaking through the knot in her heart, looking at the intact sword in her hand, Artoria also seemed to have been transformed, with a sweet smile on her face, it was the joy of being reborn after breaking through her fate!
Instructing the Knights of the Round Table to rescue the brave knight of King Bellinor, Artoria came to the Night Star and thanked him sincerely: "Thanks to you again this time. I really don't know how to repay you. ”
"Do you really want to repay? That's easy, just make a promise! ”
If it was in normal times, Night Sky Star would definitely say that there was no need to repay or something, but Night Sky Star, who was still angry, turned around and left after a vulgar mockery, but he didn't know that Artoria, who had a strict and serious personality, actually took it seriously. (To be continued......)