I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 129 Formation of the Knights of the Round Table

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In a daze, it felt like the events of fifteen years ago had happened just yesterday.

"Huhu."

Baring, panting heavily, rubbed his fingers together, turning the sycamore leaf he was holding between them.
He tossed the leaf behind his head, the king's promise still seeming to echo in his ears.

He gripped his spear, his eyes no longer filled with doubt, and strode out of the street corner, arriving before the Iron Curtain Square.

In the square, more than 30,000 church legions were piled up, their imposing presence awe-inspiring!
however,
Baring ignored them all, focusing his gaze solely on the figure with purplish-black light spots floating around its body that was slowly walking out from behind the Iron Curtain Square.

Archbishop of Canterbury, Beckett.

Its true name is Barbatos, the 8th demon among the 72 Demon Pillars.

now,

Beckett slowly drew a nearly two-meter-long, silver-white bow from beneath his wide cardinal's robes, his brow furrowed as he coldly stared at the Baring Knight who had appeared at the end of the street.

He slowly raised the great bow, drew an arrow, and pulled back the bowstring.
Faced with an opponent of Baling's caliber, all he could do was pour all his magic power into his Noble Phantasm arrow, risking his life for a desperate strike.

Baring is no longer in his strongest form. If he can withstand one of the opponent's attacks, he may be able to wear the opponent down to death here.

At the same time,
Baring slowly raised the Pilum heavy javelin wrapped with snake skin in his hand, coldly staring at the group of church soldiers in front of him.

He pushed the treasure in his hand to its limit, even beyond its limits, causing it to begin to collapse.

The Pilum heavy javelin slowly transformed in his hand into another long spear.
The Holy Lance - The Lance of Longinus.

When Beckett saw this, his pupils shrank. However, before he could turn around and run away, Baring had already thrown the Holy Lance!

Everything in Baring's sight evaporated in an instant.

A golden pillar of light, covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters, rose from the ground!

Just one blow,
The Church's remaining forces in the capital Winchester, numbering 30,000, were all annihilated.

Before Baring could catch his breath,
The mastermind behind everything, who had orchestrated the church army's obstruction of Baling, slowly emerged from behind the Iron Curtain Square, now a pile of ruins, and clapped his hands at the panting Baling.
"Wonderful!"

"Baring, you really did have a trump card up your sleeve."

"He actually managed to forcibly seize the power of a Noble Phantasm without having one himself and seal it within his body."

"But if you do that, you'll die soon too, won't you?"

After the ruins,

Two figures slowly walked out.

Baring, panting, looked up at the two men.

One of them wore a red cloak, had short gray hair, and was as burly as a humanoid beast. He was none other than the former Red Dragon ruler, now the King of Perinoa.

Meanwhile, another figure following King Perinoa, clad in full plate armor, slowly removed his helmet.
He revealed a face that left Baling utterly astonished.

King Perinoa smiled slightly, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes. He looked at Baring and said softly:

"After all, we were once colleagues, so I can let you off the hook. But, Baring, tell me—"

Where is the Holy Sword Meliaduk?

Baring raised his head, looked at King Periano with a mocking expression, and chuckled:
"Don't worry, don't worry. Perinoa, it will appear, when it appears—"

"It will pierce your breast and eternally judge your sins!"

Upon hearing this, King Perinoa sighed, closed his eyes, and waved to the knights behind him.

"Then farewell, Sir Baring."

At the moment when the three were facing off...

now,

A silver-haired girl passing through this area on her way back to the Fourth Ring Road from the Second Ring Road of the capital, a flower magician who has just regained her magician's qualification.
Mei Li, her face filled with terror, lay crouched behind the battlements of the Third Ring Iron Curtain City Wall, craning her neck and trembling as she watched this scene.

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the other side,
The round table is still being cast.

Suya could sense that she had developed an inexplicable connection with the lava table.

This is a divinely created weapon tailored specifically for him.

but,

Soon, he encountered a problem—

"This thing is so big, how are we going to carry it?"

Suya frowned slightly, staring at the enormous lava round table in front of him, and asked Galahad, who had walked up behind him, carrying the holy sword and looking like a little follower, "..."
"Also, how do we get out?"

However, Galahad shook his head and said:

"The Round Table and the underground volcano are connected to the Dragon Tomb, and no one can move them. Furthermore, the underground labyrinth contains a fast passage built by the Clock Tower Magician, leading directly to the surface." "More than these issues, I'd like to know, what are your plans next?"

"Next?"

Suya frowned.

Now that he knows the truth about the royal selection, he naturally cannot actually become king through the ritual.

Otherwise, he might end up like Saber, who was corrupted by the divine power of the Holy Lance and turned into the Lion King, losing his self entirely.

Furthermore, according to Baring, it's not hard to understand—

In this world, faith is toxic.

The former Red Dragon King was likely influenced by the poison of faith, which is why he wanted to start a new account and play through the game again rather than become a puppet controlled by faith.

Moreover, 'oneself' has already planned out the path to take in the future.

Suya's gaze immediately fell on the panel that only he could see.

The thirteen constraints of the Red Dragon Blood Oath Round Table.

At that moment, seeing the several pathways on the panel, Suya suddenly perked up, finally understanding why he had awakened these pathways—

The first four approaches:

The hyena represents the status and rank of the master of the Red Dragon King Beast, and its rank is A.

The quack doctor represents the power of the Red Dragon King's body, but perhaps due to the influence of King Uther taking his heart, this instinct to continuously strengthen his power with a massive amount of magic has mutated and become distorted.

Therefore, this should have been a [Magic Core] of grade A or higher, but its grade was reduced to C++ at this point.

The 'King' path at the end of the Trickster class represents the Red Dragon King's status and rank as the inner king of Britain and the stars, with an Ex rank.

The Fake Fate was a backup plan devised by the Red Dragon King to enter the second playthrough, aiming to free himself from the poison of faith and return to the essence of [Suya]. Its exact nature is currently unknown, but its level is quite high, at Ex.

The Red Dragon King extracted his past power and shaped it into four pathways.

He commanded the knights to plunder countless treasures and forge the Round Table, thus creating the Fifth Path.

The fifth path, the believer,
This is the path Suya will take next—

Plunder faith, treasures, and even things that Suya cannot understand, thus avoiding the side effects of faith.

Through the thirteen constraints, one gains power that transcends faith!

And at this moment,
If you want to gain greater power, change the current situation, and break free from the vortex of fate,
The only thing Suya can utilize is the path of constantly strengthening himself and the first constraint that the Round Table has already broken.

[First Restraint (Divine Blood): You can simultaneously possess the abilities of 150 Knights of the Round Table loyal to you.]

One thought comes to this,
Without further hesitation, Sua looked directly at Galahad and said:

"Now,"

"I will form my Knights of the Round Table and gather my knights!"

“Sir Galahad, although you have answered my question with your actions, now, allow me to ask you one more time.”

Suya took a deep breath, looked at the black-haired boy in front of her, and solemnly said:

"Galahad, would you be willing to become my knight?"

"Come with me to the very end of the world!"

Upon hearing this, Galahad did not hesitate to raise the holy sword in his hand and kneel down in front of Suya in the lava cave.

"I am willing!"

"Very well, let's go!"

Suya nodded and immediately stepped forward.

At the same time,
A line of subtitles floated before his eyes.

[Talent: Legendary Heart, triggered.]

[Triggering the fifth legendary path: Follower (F).]

【illustrate:???】

[Gained Ability: Points to fragments from the time of the catastrophe.]

[Note: When you are injured, a white-clad knight on horseback will appear from somewhere and thrust his spear at your enemy.]

As king, deepen your bond with your knights and understand their needs; this will grant you your next ability: the most wicked knight in the world.

(End of this chapter)