Davidian's Holy Grail War

But Davidian just shook his head. "I'm not scared, I just feel this road is really difficult to walk."

The lowly king possesses an absolutely powerful military force, and what he just displayed was by no means the full extent of his strength.

At least, I didn't see anything related to magic.

I heard Merlin say that the legendary holy sword possesses amplifying magic power, and then it can unleash a powerful attack like a light cannon.

Then the King must possess similar power. If we face such power, combined with the King's army, our battle will likely be extremely difficult.

This is no joke. If the merciful Artoria might consider that such an attack would burn the land, destroy the surrounding environment, and render the region uninhabitable.

Based on his observation of Vortigern, Davidian didn't think the guy would be that merciful. Rather, in order to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, they would definitely prioritize this kind of attack and crush the enemy as fast as possible.

Tonelli listened to his idea and didn't dismiss it. Indeed, who doesn't have a few trump cards up their sleeve?

The same applies to Vortigern; Tonelli could more or less guess what Merlin had prepared to deal with him.

And when she thought of this, she couldn't control her jealousy and resentment anymore. The person who was truly recognized and chosen by this island was not that person!

But no one knew, and those who did choose to conceal the truth. Damn Merlin! Damn King Uther!

Chapter 11 Lord of the Forest

To be honest, David had thought he would be lonely wandering around all by himself.

But he really hadn't expected to have such a companion—a woman who understood magic, was very interesting, and was also beautiful. This truly added a lot to the trip.

“It will take about ten more days to reach Garod after we cross this forest,” Tonelli told Davidon as he mixed honey with water.

They had spent the night in the wilderness again, and she woke up with a headache this morning, so she could only use honey mixed with water to soothe it.

David sat down against a rock, casually chewing on the jerky.

It's lunchtime now, and the two of them are in a state of having nothing to do.

After all, rushing on without any strategy is not an option. Tonelli is, after all, a woman, and it's impossible to let her keep expending her energy like this.

In the event of battle, her magical assistance will also play a significant role.

In just three days since leaving Lentinium, Davidian has come to fully understand just how useful someone who can assist in magic really is.

With the magical power of Tonellicoe, he single-handedly dealt with three waves of bandits, five waves of wandering Saxons, and even encountered a group of Lentinium patrolmen. After killing three of them, he retreated unscathed.

Without Tonelli's help, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle it all by himself.

It was in such battles that he quickly honed his swordsmanship skills to a new level in life-or-death struggles.

The speed of her progress left Tonelli speechless. Could anyone really progress so quickly? She had never seen such talent before.

Suddenly, there was a heavy thud, accompanied by the sound of a large tree falling. Davidian immediately grabbed the dark sword beside him. Such a heavy thud... what kind of thing was that? A heavy road roller?

"Come to me, Tonerico! Quick!" Davidian shouted, glancing warily in the direction the voice came from. This is bad; who knows what's coming this time?

Tonelli could drink the honey water in one gulp and then throw the cup aside, getting within five steps of Davidian.

She roughly knew what she would encounter in the upcoming battle. She just hadn't expected to find this thing in this kind of forest. Vortigern was utterly incompetent; in his attempt to control the movement of the city's citizens, he hadn't solved a single problem in the surrounding area.

As the sound drew closer, Davidian finally saw clearly what his opponent was.

A wild boar, um, a wild boar that's about two and a half times the height of a person.

He subconsciously rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

In Britain, can pigs really grow this big? And with tusks that big, if one of them were to bump into something, it could probably make a hole in itself.

No, even without those fangs, just with that size, a single charge would probably smash him to pieces.

It's not just the size, the pattern, but also the curse aura that has materialized and is overflowing.

This thing is a real magical beast. Just from its eyes, Davidian was certain that it was so ferocious that it wanted to devour the two people on this side whole.

"Hey, hey, hey, I've only been out for less than a week and I've already run into something like this? I can't even imagine how exciting our lives are going to be!"

Davidian made this comment, perhaps as a sarcastic remark, or perhaps as a self-deprecating joke. But Tonelli, standing behind him, didn't seem to be complaining at all; on the contrary, she remained calm.

"Isn't this a great opportunity? Defeat such monsters, spread your own reputation, and start building your own achievements."

If you want to secure a place in the future, you need to achieve something like this. Judging by his size, he's undoubtedly the lord of this forest. If you defeat him, the people around here will naturally remember your achievement.

Tonelli's words reminded Davidian that she was right; without such achievements and prestige, one could not secure a place in the future.

Artoris's future achievements are limitless, and there are bound to be people among the Knights of the Round Table who are more powerful than him, so he must not let such an opportunity slip by.

So at this moment, he stopped talking, simply lowered his body slowly, and assumed a charging stance. He calmed down and began to focus all his efforts on dealing with the demonic boar before him; he was now determined to take it down.

The standoff lasted no more than five seconds before the boar charged at David with all its might.

David and Tonelli both dodged its attack; although the creature was large, it was incredibly fast.

Without Toneric's magical speed boost, Davidan alone would have no chance of dodging this guy's charge.

But at this moment, David's hand holding the sword trembled slightly. Just as he dodged to the side, he slashed fiercely at the right leg of the demonic boar with his dark sword.

However, the dark sword only penetrated three-tenths of an inch into his flesh before it could cut any further. In the end, he could only quickly retract the sword to avoid being sent flying by the opponent's powerful right leg.

"Wow, this thing is so hard." Despite the magic's enhancement, its muscle strength, speed, and reaction time have been greatly increased.

However, his basic attributes are still far from sufficient... no, it's that his skill level isn't up to par yet. He doesn't possess any magic circuits, making it impossible for him to significantly increase his power like Artorius.

But the demonic boar wouldn't give them much time to rest. It quickly turned around and charged at David and the others again.

The wound on the boar's right leg had no effect on its speed; on the contrary, it greatly aroused its ferocity.

It now wished it could devour the two humans in front of it immediately; it had never suffered such injuries when facing humans with bows and arrows and short knives before.

The feeble arrows of those tiny humans couldn't harm it in the slightest, the thin daggers couldn't pierce its skin, and its fragile body couldn't withstand its impact. As the lord of this forest, it was filled with unprecedented rage at this moment.

"This is really bad. To run into a monster of this level at this time. David's journey is truly full of disasters, hahaha."

Merlin, who was somewhere nearby, watched this scene and couldn't help but laugh. This opponent was a bit too much for him. But then again, without undergoing such tempering, what right did he have to become a knight, a hero?

"But I never expected that stubborn woman would go to such lengths. Oh dear, David is the kind of person who falls for this kind of thing the most. If someone is nice to him, he'll think of being even nicer to them in return."

Merlin watched the woman slowly slide down the tree and finally fall to the ground. This was her true form, and she had actually done this. He really didn't know what to say.

And as he spoke these words, in the distance, darkness surged into the sky, reaching the heavens. The roar of the evil dragon echoed throughout Britain, and everyone heard this deafening roar.

"Is that you, Davidian..." Artorius stopped brushing his brush and looked up at the towering darkness and the evil dragon flying in the air. What was he going through?

Chapter 12 King's Sword

Just as David was preparing to deal with the boar's second charge, the giant boar suddenly raised its upper body and stomped the ground with its two thick front hooves.

The massive impact of the stomp shattered the ground, sending both of them flying into the air. This unexpected attack immediately put David in a dilemma.

He had no way to dodge in mid-air, and at that moment, the ferocious beast charged towards the two of them.

Just as they were about to be attacked, Tonelli managed to weave a defensive spell with his staff in mid-air, protecting the two of them.

However, the boar's full-force charge shattered the simple defense, sending both of them flying. David, wielding the King's Sword, was sent flying even further away.

Tonelli crashed into a tree and slowly slid to the ground.

The heavy impact left both of them dazed and confused, and David even coughed up a mouthful of blood.

But looking at Toneriko, who could no longer stand, he knew that Toneriko was in a worse situation. And judging from the distance, the demonic boar would obviously attack Toneriko first.

However, the intense pain made it impossible for him to stand up. This was not like the sparring session with Artorius in the dream world, where there was only pain but no other chain reaction.

His legs were trembling, and the fear of life and death gripped his heart. Without Toneric's magic, he couldn't defeat this demonic boar.

If they were to escape, it would be even simpler; both he, wounded and Tonelli, lying on the ground, would certainly not escape death.

He had been driven to a dead end; he was almost certain to die either way.

But it is only in this life-or-death moment that a person will seek a final hope amidst despair. So he gripped the dark sword tightly and took out the fantasy book about the evil dragon.

Regardless, this book and this sword brought him to this era. Whether it was a whim or fate, at this moment, he could only seek power from this sword.

Whether it's a dark future or my own destiny, if you truly have the strength to give me that strength, I'm willing to bear it all!

At that moment, he chose to accept. At that moment, he made a choice; he could not bear the death of Toneric, and he would accept this gift and join the destiny of this world.

Yes, it's not that he can't, but simply that he doesn't want to.

After years of honing his skills, his abilities as a swordsman are undoubtedly more than sufficient to wield this dark sword.

But he didn't want to; he was unwilling to accept this power. He only wanted to peacefully fulfill his agreement with Merlin, and beyond that, merely gain Artoria's approval, and then return to his own world in peace.

He didn't want to know about those unnecessary, dark futures.

But at this moment, he had no choice but to accept this gift; he needed to gain the power.

As if it had heard his plea, the sword made its choice, and its choice was simple: to respond to the one who wielded it.

So the next moment, darkness was released from the book in his hand. This immense darkness even sent the demonic boar that was about to rush towards Tonelli flying.

The evil dragon flew out of the fantasy book, and at that moment, it chose Davian, willing to grant him power.

As a price, David will inevitably have to bear that dark future.

Therefore, the moment David turned the page, he had to accept the future that the Dark Sword had instilled in him.

The woman turned her back to him and left, so he couldn't see her face, only her silver hair.