I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 123 The Red Dragon King's Round Table
Looking at the 'holy sword' in his hand, which was no different from an ordinary cross-shaped sword except that it was a little sturdier and a little more ornate,
In other words, Baring's strike was not delivered by the sword, but by himself, by the manifestation of his will and magic.

This bandit knight, whose every word was about robbery and his journey to robbery, wielded a sword so holy that even angels would be ashamed.

Suya felt a sense of absurdity welling up inside her.

And then,
Lukan, who had put away his Noble Phantasm spear, spoke to Suya, offering a reminder:

"The barrier has been broken by the Knight of Baling, my king. Should we trust him and go in to find the round table?"

Suya raised her head, and a crimson world unfolded before her eyes.

At the end of the street, the enormous church that stood in the darkness like a crouching dragon had its outer barrier, which resembled an inverted bowl of light, now cleaved open by Baring's casual sword stroke, revealing a gaping hole filled with pure white holy light.

"go."

Suya spoke decisively.

Regardless of the fact that the Round Table is now the 'direction of fate' designed by the Red Dragon King and Aristotle, Suya himself, who is caught in the vortex, also desperately needs this power.

Even a high-level swordsman, possessing combat strength at the peak of a master level, can't change anything in this seemingly turbulent capital city.

It was merely a fragment of the round table that temporarily granted him the bug-level ability of "The Knight's Hand That Steals from the Gods."

So, how much of a boost can a complete round table bring to oneself?

Moreover, the Round Table itself is an extremely powerful Noble Phantasm.

With this thought in mind, Sua, Lukan, and Dagonet exchanged a glance, and immediately leaped down into the trench that had been blasted open by Baring's sword, which was hundreds of meters long and more than ten meters deep, and headed towards the opening in Winchester Cathedral.

quickly,

The three of them passed through the breached walls and barriers and entered the interior of the cathedral.

This cathedral combines the heavy columns and massive vaults of Norman architecture with the giant stained-glass windows of Gothic architecture.

The entire church, which served as the church's residence, was quite deserted; the corridors, the grand staircase, and the church's cross square were all empty.
All that remained around were the flapping and whistling of crows flying by in the night.

Sua pushed open the church doors and led Lucan and Dagonet into the church sanctuary.

And at this moment,
The moonlight hangs alone, its cold, blue glow seeping through the high window.

The deep vaulted ceiling cast large shadows, which flickered under the candlelight of the altar, casting huge, unsettling shadows.

Suya looked around the church interior, which was decorated in a completely ordinary way, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Baring told him to come here and find a round table that could seat 150 people.

If we calculate based on a spacing of 0.6 meters between each person, such a round table would have a diameter of at least 28 meters.

To put it more vividly, 28 meters is equivalent to the height of an 8-story building when erected.

Something this big should be quite conspicuous.

but,

Suya, however, could not find anything of a similar shape in the church.

At this moment, Lukan, also with the same question in mind, looked around and asked:

How big is the round table you're looking for?

"I don't know, I only know that it can seat 150 people."

“150 people.” Lucan frowned slightly as he analyzed.

“The tallest central tower of this church is about 45 meters high, but it is not wide enough to accommodate such a huge round table, so—” “It can only be underground, as the foundation of the church, or enshrined underground.”

Lukan immediately looked down at the ground, then looked up and shouted to the side:
"Dagonite, go and find out if there's any mechanism leading underground."

Upon hearing this, Suya immediately looked up in surprise, thinking to herself, "Isn't this what you do as a thief? Why would you send Dagonet to find me?"

Dagonet, however, didn't find it strange. As a knight, he nimbly circled the hall, finally arriving at the altar in the center. He lay down, pressed his ear to the ground, and tapped it with his fingers.
then,

He stroked his mustache and gave a knowing smile.

Dagonet raised his hand and drew a dagger from his waist, stabbing it into a paving stone in front of the altar, then flicking it a few times with the tip of the curved blade.

Soon,
“Click, click!”

As if some mechanism had been activated, the floor tiles behind the altar trembled slightly, revealing a hidden door.

As soon as the hidden door opened, a wave of heat surged out, as if the door led directly to the Earth's core, beneath which lay a lava lake.

The temperature in the entire hall suddenly rose by two or three degrees.

The three of them, including Suya, exchanged glances.
Then, the experienced Dagonet pulled out two small, ice-blue cloth pouches from under his armor and tossed them to the two men.

"This contains the nail powder of the Frost Giant. Holding this in front of your chest can help protect you from some of the effects of high temperatures. If necessary, you can also throw it on the ground to act like a smoke bomb."

Suya took the small, ice-blue cloth bag and gave Dagonet an admiring look.

He still doesn't know how many more surprises this Joker Knight can bring him besides direct combat.

Being a mascot for the Knights of the Round Table is a real waste of your talents, Lord Dagnet!
Soon, the three of them, having completed their preparations, arrived at the secret passage door under the moonlight in the main hall and moved the protruding floor tile.

After the secret passage was opened,
Immediately, a tunnel appeared that stretched straight downwards, its depth difficult to predict.

Dagonet sized him up for a while, then stroked his mustache and guessed:

"There are magic array patterns on the tunnel to reduce the impact, it looks like it's quite deep down here."

Suya blinked and asked:
"So, you're going to just jump down?"

Dagni nodded, then wanted to scout ahead as the vanguard.

Su Adam immediately pulled him aside, looked at the two of them, and said frankly:
"I am more resistant to heat, and I also have a Noble Phantasm that allows me to return at any time."

"So I'll walk in front, and you guys stay a little further away."

After a brief mental preparation, before Dagonit could stop him, Sua grabbed the reins tied to his wrist with one hand and the holy sword Meliaduk given to him by Baling with the other, and jumped down.

This jump caused him to fall downwards for nearly half a minute.

When the light reappeared in her sight, Suya was surprised to see that...
He had actually jumped into a huge cave!

Directly below him was a giant round table with dazzling lava flowing on its surface, resembling a volcano crater!

Thousands of weapons and magical artifacts of various shapes floated on this round table filled with lava, as well as a pool of unusually bright red blood.

And right in front of this pitch-black round table, which was like a furnace forging thousands of magical artifacts,

Standing there was a black-haired boy who had been waiting for a long time, his face very somber.

That was the former Holy Son of the Church whom Suya had met during the day, the first knight to recognize his identity as the Red Dragon King.
Galahad.

(End of this chapter)