I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 124 Underground Bomb
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Round table

It is undoubtedly one of the most crucial symbols in the legend of the Knights of the Round Table.

The prototype of this round table was originally designed and made by the legendary wizard Merlin for Uther Pendragon, King Arthur's father.
After King Euthy's death, the Round Table passed to his most loyal ally, King Liao Dekuan.

After Arthur inherited the throne and married Guinevere, the daughter of King Lyudmila, this round table was given to King Arthur as part of his dowry by King Lyudmila.

Following this, the Knights of the Round Table were officially established, using this round table as their foundation.

however,
In this ambiguous world, the great wizard Merlin disappeared fifteen years ago, and King Uther, who should have held the Round Table, had only recently died.

Suya had assumed that this round table should be in King Uther's palace at this moment, inside the Silver Crown Court in the center of the capital.

Perhaps, like the round table hanging on the wall of Winchester Cathedral in England, it will be suspended in the magnificent Silver Crown Court for people to admire and silently await its true owner, Arthur Pendragon.

And now,
This object, which overturned all of Suya's fantasies about the round table, appeared before him.

Rather than calling it a round table, it's more accurate to say...
This is a furnace.

One by one, magma bubbles emerged from the surface of a round table, more than 50 meters long and resembling a small volcano, bursting open and releasing red gas with a sulfurous smell.

Through the bursting bubbles,
You can vaguely see floating in the lava, each of the Noble Phantasms almost melting from the heat.

In the very center of the dark round table, there was a pool of bright red blood.

Just seeing that pool of blood, without any further explanation or prompting from others, one can immediately understand—

This is the blood of God.

And at this moment,
The Holy Son, who came seeking the existence of God, and the Dragon King, who came seeking power, meet once again in this place.

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Under the influence of the magic array patterns that mitigated the force of the fall, Suya landed gently on the edge of the 'crater' like a feather floating in mid-air.

It stands 50 meters away from Galahad on the other side.

Galahad stared grimly at the round table before him, at the pool of blood in the center of it, and then at Suya, who was slowly descending upon him.
He couldn't help but let out a long breath.

then,

Galahad slowly raised his head and swung his arm, pulling out four black keys held between his fingertips from under the church's robes.

This is a magical costume specifically designed for agents within the church, designed for easy carrying and throwing; it looks like a sword with a long blade.

He threw the four black keys straight up, nailing them into the magic array pattern at the top of the cave, destroying it.

After a puff of blue smoke rose from the cave entrance at the top of the cave, the magic array patterns floating on the surface suddenly darkened.

That is,

Galahad's actions destroyed the access route to the area.

If someone were to jump from there now, they would be thrown headfirst into this furnace-like round table of lava, carrying the force of a fall from over 4000 meters.
Then, it was instantly burned to ashes.

Suya, who had just landed, was too late to stop the other party. Upon seeing this scene, her expression changed slightly.

And then,
Galahad's indifferent voice echoed in Suya's ears through the massive round table with its central furnace.

"Suya Pendragon".

"Where you and I are now is a large cemetery 4400 meters underground in Winchester."

"It is also the lair where the Red Dragon King revived fifteen years ago."

“I have destroyed all the passageways to the cemetery, which means that now—”

"You have nowhere to run."

He paused, looked at Suya through the sulfurous red mist, and said in a deep voice:
"Next, you must answer my questions truthfully,"

"otherwise,"

“For the sake of the three million people on the surface of the earth, I will kill you immediately and bury your ambitions, your schemes, and your life in this round table you have built.”

Upon hearing this, Suya frowned slightly and immediately tightened her grip on the Holy Sword Meliaduk.

What Baring told him was,
Once they find the Round Table, someone will help them escape and ask them to hand over the Holy Sword Meliaduk.

however,
When he found the round table, he encountered Galahad, the Holy Son of the Church, and judging from the other party's attitude...
It seemed that if they disagreed at the slightest provocation, he would have to engage in a life-or-death struggle with Suya right here.

Suya frowned, staring at Galahad, and spoke first, asking:
"Were you sent by the Knight of Baling? What is your relationship with him?"

However, when faced with this question, Galahad seemed not to hear it, simply staring coldly at Suya and beginning to recount a piece of history:
"More than ten years ago, the Red Dragon King's only knight, the Baring Knight, stole the Holy Lance, the Spear of Longinus, from King Perinoa's castle in order to hunt down the Unseen Knight who had rammed the royal frame."

"Since then, under the orders of the Red Dragon King, the Baring Knights have been robbing all sorts of magical artifacts throughout the world."

"No one knows exactly how many treasures he stole, what he intended to do with so many treasures, or why the Red Dragon King issued such an absurd order, until—"

"At that time, King Perinoa, who was the ruler of the Red Dragon King's court, defeated the Red Dragon King with his help."

"The nations of Britain were liberated from the harsh rule of the Red Dragon King."

"But in the end, those treasures still disappeared without a trace."

"However,"

“Just yesterday morning, shortly after you were taken away by Morgan le Fay, this Baring Knight, who had been in hiding for more than ten years, suddenly found me.”

"He told me that the Holy Lance lost by King Perinoa could be found here."

"So, I came here."

Speaking of which,

Galahad turned his gaze to the round table between the two men, which resembled a lava table embedded in a volcano, and said in a deep voice:
"I saw the stolen treasures, I saw the Holy Lance, and I also saw—"

"This underground bomb, planted by your own hands, was meant for revenge!"

then,

Two cold, sharp glints shot from his eyes as he gritted his teeth and glared at Su Ya, demanding in a stern voice:
“Sua Pendragon, no, the Red Dragon King—”

"What exactly are you going to do?"

"What do you intend to do with this volcano and this bomb placed beneath the capital?"

"Do you know that once this extremely unstable bomb detonates, it will instantly send the entire capital city and its three million inhabitants to the heavens!"

"Do you know what a terrible disaster this would cause?!"

Listening to Galahad's words,
Suya was silent for a while.
He briefly reviewed the sequence of information he had gathered, then slowly raised his head, looked at Galahad, and asked:

"You have a way to give me control of this round table, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Galahad frowned, then his expression changed, and he stared intently at Suya.

"What did you say!?"

"I don't know," Suya shook her head at Galahad and admitted frankly.
"I don't know what happened to me in the past,"

"I wonder what this round table is used for,"

"I have no idea about the things you're talking about in the past. As far as I'm concerned, I've only been in this world for a few days."

"but,"

At this point, a determined look flashed in Suya's eyes as she looked at Galahad.
“If Baring brought you here, or if I, in the past, brought you here, then it must be because you possess such potential.”

Faced with Suya's sincere and direct gaze, Galahad couldn't help but take a step back.
Yes,

He certainly has that ability.

But doing that would be tantamount to giving up the beliefs you have always held dear!
The inner conflict manifested as worry that spread across his face.
This made his face show an even more bewildered, lost, and fearful expression.

Suya looked at the young knight before her, who exuded a contradictory aura, stared at him, and smiled slightly, continuing in a persuasive manner:

“This round table is a divine weapon crafted by the Red Dragon King, isn’t it, Knight Galahad?”

Galahad, finally unable to bear the inner torment any longer, looked at Sua as if she were a demon or dragon crawling out of hell, and demanded sharply:

"What...what exactly do you want to do!?"

"I came here for only one purpose."

Suya's expression hardened, and he looked at Galahad, saying in a deep voice:

"I want power!"

(End of this chapter)