Chapter 100: King Arthur Awakens
Legend has it that during the reign of King Arthur, the king of Britain, Britain ushered in unprecedented unity and strength. He helped the poor and the weak, and built a prosperous kingdom.
And the sword in the stone that Arthur drew when he was a young man and drew it broke after a battle against chivalry during a duel with King Pellinore, and King Arthur, who lost the holy sword, was very remorseful. So the great magician Merlin led him to the sacred lake, where the fairy held a sword in her hand and lifted it out of the water.
He received from the Nymph of the Lake the Excalibur, known as the "Sword of Kings", a sword made by the elves in Avalon, with a gold-forged sword, a gem-encrusted hilt, and a blade that sharpened iron like clay, so the Lady of the Lake named it "Excalibur" (the ancient Celtic word for "broken steel"). King Arthur, armed with this sword, won twelve important battles in ten years.
Merlin once told King Arthur, "The sword of kings is mighty, but its scabbard is more valuable than its sword." The one who wields the sword of kings will never bleed, and you must not lose it. But then King Arthur lost his scabbard.
At the Battle of Kamran, King Arthur killed him with Excalibur in a decisive battle with his nephew and knightly rebel Mordred, but was mortally wounded himself. In the end, King Arthur ordered the last knight at his side, Bedwell, to throw Excalibur into the sacred lake and return it to the lake spirits, saying that he had relieved himself of his national responsibilities and chose to leave unharmed. However, Bedwell regretted that he had failed to lie to King Arthur twice in a row, and finally gritted his teeth and threw Excalibur into the lake for the third time.
Legend has it that the dying King Arthur was carried to Avalon by a boat by three mysterious fairies, and it is said that he was eventually buried there, and his people believed that King Arthur was not dead and that he would come back to save the world. The sword eventually disappeared into the depths of the lake.
The above is the general content of the legend of King Arthur, and there is almost no discrepancy with the information provided by the Elven Queen.
King Arthur fell asleep in Avalon, and the holy sword Excalibur was returned to the elves. However, the only difference is. King Arthur is not him, but her!
Yang Xi has always felt that she has a relationship with Excalibur.
First, he encountered two holy sword envoys, Wisteria Irina and Jenova, who were wiggling Excalibur shards; There was another great battle with Lancelot, the knight of disobedience who was armed with a complete Excalibur, and then, the holy sword became a treasure for King Yang Xi; And now, his mission is related to Excalibur, and not only that, but also to take it to wake up the sleeping King Arthur.
Originally, in the world of "God Slayer", I almost met King Arthur who was summoned by the Holy Grail, but I didn't expect to enter the game of another world after breaking the Holy Grail. still want to meet her, is this the so-called fate?
Just when Yang Xi was thinking nonsense, under the leadership of the Elf Queen, he had already come to a solemn and solemn gate.
The gate was covered with magic patterns, and at a glance, you could tell that it was guarded by an unknown number of powerful enchantments.
"This is the temple where the sacred sword Excalibur is sealed. Although this holy sword can only be used by humans due to its special forging method, if this sword falls into the hands of ill-intentioned people, it will cause great disaster in this world, so we have to seal it while Arthur is sleeping. Right now. Finally, the time has come for this holy sword to reappear. ”
Stretching out her white jade hand and gently stroking the door, the elf queen sighed with emotion. After a moment of remembrance, she closed her eyes and whispered a incantation. As the murmured elven language came out of the queen's mouth, the magical runes on the gate writhed in a peculiar pattern as if they had become self-conscious.
In a few moments, the heavy door opened.
The holy sword, which normally glows with golden light, is enshrined on the sword platform in the center of the room.
"Go, adventurer summer. The sword has a spirit. If you can remove it from the sword stand, it proves that you have gained its approval to awaken the sleeping King Arthur. ”
"What if it doesn't approve of me?"
Before going inside. Yang Xi turned around and asked, and the elf queen was stunned on the spot.
After hearing others say this, don't ordinary people try their best to prove that they can do it?
It's a pity that Yang Xi is really not an ordinary person!
Of course, he just asked casually.
As Yang Xi stepped forward, the light between the gold became brighter and brighter, and in the end, it became extremely dazzling, and even the elf queen couldn't help but cover the light with her hand.
But these lights had no effect on Yang Xi. The entire temple was shrouded in golden light, as if you were in a world full of golden light.
Sensing the slightest hostility coming from the Golden Holy Sword, the corners of Yang Xi's mouth outlined a slight arc, like a mockery and a smile.
"What? Want to reject me? ”
"Just you? A mere holy sword? Want to reject me as a demon king? Do you have that qualification?! ”
"In the world of "God Slayer", I can include you as a collector's item in the king's treasure, and in this world, you can't escape from my hands either!"
The hand reached out without hesitation.
His disregard for his own warnings completely angered Excalibur, and suddenly, the holy sword, which was originally like a dead thing, immediately let out a sword sound when his hand was about to touch him, and a strong sword aura erupted, as if it wanted to crush the hand that dared to defile him!
It's just that an even stronger sword aura actually burst out from that empty hand, not only shattering Excalibur's sword qi, but also breaking its golden realm.
It turned out that at some point, Yang Xi had an extra long sword in his hand that was completely black!
The billowing demonic aura emitted by that sword was extremely amazing, and it actually suppressed the holy sword Excalibur, which was the sword of the king, to death!
Excalibur's strong resistance to the Elf Queen had already discovered that of course she knew that Yang Xi had been rejected and that it was impossible for her to be recognized by the Holy Sword. In addition to being disappointed, I originally wanted him to leave before he was injured, but I didn't expect such a change in just the blink of an eye!
You know, Excalibur is an epic holy sword that can be compared to the sword in the stone, and it can be suppressed like this. Only the legendary Excalibur can do it!
But that black sword doesn't look like a divine sword at all, it's right to describe it as a magic sword!
That's right, it's a world-destroying sword!
Under the suppression of the magic sword that appeared inexplicably, the holy sword Excalibur had no resistance at all except for its whining. When it let out a sword roar of submission, the demonic sword that exuded a monstrous demonic aura disappeared again, as if it had suddenly appeared. If it weren't for seeing that the holy sword Excalibur had been held in Yang Xi's hand very casually, the Elf Queen would still think that she had hallucinated.
The most crucial part of reviving King Arthur has been successful, and the rest is much easier.
When Yang Xi approached the beautiful knight who was sleeping in the crystal coffin like a sleeping beauty with the holy sword Excalibur in hand, the holy sword Excalibur let out a sword sound again. It's not the anger and grievances that preceded it. It's the excitement and joy of meeting the owner.
Glancing at the sword in his hand, Yang Xi smiled slightly, "Go, go back to your master, so that my task is also completed." ”
Throwing the legendary holy sword out without any nostalgia is like throwing a wooden sword for practice.
As the sword was thrown out of Yang Xi's hand, after cutting a perfect arc in the air, the blade stabbed straight into the crystal.
This sharpened sword did not pierce the crystal, but the moment the tip of the sword touched the crystal. It was as if time had paused, the action stopped.
Through the crystal, bursts of mysterious fluctuations came in, and the sleeping girl in the crystal slowly opened her eyes. Suddenly. An extremely strong momentum emanated from the inside out, directly shaking the tightly sealed crystal to pieces.
"Is it you who woke up the sleeping me?"
Obviously a beautiful girl who looks like she's only seventeen or eighteen years old. But with a serious expression, he said calm and simple words. But the unexpected is not against the harmony, but makes people feel that she is full of the wind of a king.
"King Arthur?"
"Exactly. I am Arthur. Artoria. Pendragon was the Knight King of Britain. Who are you? Why do I feel fear of you from Excalibur? ”
"Just an ordinary adventurer."
"Ordinary?"
Seeing Yang Xi shrugging his shoulders and not wanting to say more, King Arthur nodded thoughtfully, as if he recognized his words that he knew were completely unreliable when he heard them.
The person who can make the legendary holy sword Excalibur feel terrified will be an ordinary person? Then there are too few ordinary people in this world!
Although King Arthur was a woman, she was still a girl who looked like she was in the mood for flowers, but she did not have the exuberant curiosity of ordinary girls. In other words, she controls her emotions very well, and she will not show it even if she is curious. No matter how you say it, she is also a king~ The most basic ability to be a qualified king is not to be disliked.
After greeting Yang Xi, King Arthur saw the elf queen standing outside the temple, and immediately walked out majestically and solemnly made a knightly salute.
"Your Excellency the Queen, you have perfectly fulfilled your promise, and Arthur would like to express his sincere gratitude. What I promised you, Arthur will do his best to do it! ”
Huh~ It seems that the elves didn't have any requirements to save King Arthur. That's right, the elves have no quarrel with the world, so why should they save a seriously injured and dying king of aliens? No matter how talented this king is, how can the elven race not know the truth that his heart must be different? The more talented King Arthur is, the more wary the elves will be of her.
Unless, there is a greater crisis within the elven race that needs to rely on the power of this genius alien king.
Thinking of this, Yang Xi suddenly felt a little bored.
He's not here to play games, and he's not interested in moving the game forward, getting famous in the game, or getting benefits.
The reason why I came to the elves was because of obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, things have developed to this point, and it is no longer something that he can quit if he wants to. (To be continued......)