Chapter 499: Arthur's Change
Yantinger Castle, terrifying elemental fluctuations loom over the entire castle. Below the castle was once a large natural cave, and the reason why the castle was located here was originally used as a cave for hiding soldiers. After centuries of renovation, the natural traces of the cave have long since disappeared, and the thick ancient rock walls and modern technology have been combined to make the site a fortified fortress of war. In the center of the fortress, rows of knights of the round table in heavy armor stood solemnly. Unlike the earlier ragtag armies who listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, these are the real knights, the capital that King Arthur relied on to be king, and the most fundamental foundation of the Pendragon family.
"My lord, are we being too careful?" asked Gareth, dressed in dark black cowhide armor, who had inherited the name of his ancestor. And the historical Gareth is the nephew of King Arthur's right-hand man Gawain, and one of Arthur's personal attendants.
"The god Danu will not allow my king to return safely, the wisdom of Lord Merlin, we just need to obey it!" The elder knight who inherited the title of Knight of Gawain replied coldly, the knight is a symbol of professional soldiers, and professional soldiers cannot question military orders.
Gareth could only reluctantly retreat to his position, but he was still a little resentful in his heart. The plan has been carried out to the final stage, and the return of King Arthur is irreversible, even if the Danu Protoss appears at this time, what can it be? This kind of thinking is not only in Gareth, as time passes, the knights in the queue become more and more scattered.
"Lord Merlin, is there something wrong, shouldn't Danu be so quiet?" Locke looked at the early warning circle in front of him with some concern, the more quiet the surroundings, the more uneasy he felt in his heart. Behind him, an elderly man wrapped in a green robe was silent.
The old man appeared to be wearing a green cloak, but it was actually a tree trunk that extended from his body. His body was covered in moss, his eyebrows and long beard were interspersed with mistletoe-like things, and his skin was occasionally bark-like. Merlin...... In the thousand-year-old seal, the oak tree that originated from Fetan has already been completely absorbed. At this time, Merlin was already a half-human, half-tree existence like Fetan, and perhaps, when he completed the vegetization of his whole body, he would become an existence not inferior to Fetan.
"Something is unusual...... Merlin slowly opened his eyes that had been closed, and two of them flashed with a terrifying cold light, "There must be a demon!"
Merlin let out the roar of the beasts, and slammed into his feet and walked towards the stone corridor behind him. At the end of the corridor, six druids in dark green robes chanted words around an ancient stone circle. In the center of the stone circle is a stone platform on which Anduin, dressed in traditional aristocratic robes, twists and writhes to the chanting of the druids. A powerful soul is slowly awakening, and the majesty of the king has taken shape.
"Arthur......" Merlin slowly spit out two words, looking at the figure in the middle of the stone platform with seriousness, "The Danu Protoss will not fail to understand Arthur's role, it has not appeared so far, it can only be explained...... They have a complete way to make sure Arthur doesn't wake up properly!"
"But...... The ritual has come to an end!" Locke also set his eyes on the stone platform.
"Where is the current head of the Pendragon family?" Merlin snorted suddenly.
"Your Excellency......" The old duke cautiously walked out of the group of black-robed people, and behind him stood the current decision-makers and rulers of the family. But these powers, in front of a god-level powerhouse like Merlin, have no status to speak of.
"Were there any strange people who had come into contact with Anduin before I was here?" Merlin asked coldly.
"This ...... This one...... Anduin has always been within the family, and he has no contact with anyone with a foreign surname except for the servants who have served within the family for generations!" the old duke began to break out in a cold sweat.
"Father, you seem to have forgotten that not long before Lord Merlin's arrival, you had brought what you thought the so-called master had seen Anduin!" a joking voice came from behind the old duke, but it was Kevin who stepped out of the crowd.
"What master?" Merlin suddenly changed color, flicking the old duke with a finger of his hand, and turned to look at Kevin.
"Necromancer John Deyi, who has a long-standing friendship with my father. The reason is only that necromancy can keep him half-human and half-ghost. As for why he brought Emperor Yi to Anduin, I heard that it was my father who wanted to purify his bloodline with the help of necromancy!" Kevin said lightly.
"Shut up!" cried the old duke in horror.
"What?" Merlin let out a roar of rage when he heard this, and with a wave of his hand in the void, he detained the old duke in front of him. The old duke's robe turned into powder and vanished, revealing an aging body engraved with strange runes.
"What necromancy...... This is obviously Avalon's flesh and blood puppetry, as well as these magic circles used for disguise!" As soon as Locke opened his eyes, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Stupid human, our thousand-year plan will be ruined in your greed!"
"Boom......" Merlin's hand directly ignited a green flame, the old duke's body turned into a ball of fire, and the duke's soul continued to let out a painful howl in it, as if it was accusing and venting.
Merlin seemed to hear something, and turned to look at the Pendragon decision-makers behind Kevin, who were already in a collective panic. A blade of wind flashed, shattering countless robes, revealing the remnants of an undead corpse. It seems that the infiltration of Avalon into the Pendragon family has been going on for many centuries.
"Hmph!" Merlin snorted coldly, and many of the family elders were shattered into powder.
"Human ...... What else do you know?" Merlin looked at Kevin coldly.
Kevin gave Merlin an unhurried salute, "My newest master wants me to convey his meaning...... What they can't get, you can't think of. A tainted Arthur ...... I don't know if you like it or not!"
"Pollution?" Merlin turned to look at the stone platform, only to find that puffs of black smoke began to emerge from Anduin's body. Anduin's body is irreversibly beginning to unkindle......
"You ...... Damn!" Locke angrily slashed at Kevin, only to find a faint spell fluctuation on the other party's body, and then disappeared in front of everyone.
"Lord Merlin, what should I do?" Locke looked at Anduin with panic in his eyes, as if he had seen Fetan's thunderous fury.