To become a king and a magician

Mary quickly covered her face: "Wait, wait, slow down! Don't hit my face, it hurts! Be gentle!"

"boom!"

A punch landed hard on the ground next to her face, creating a small crater, and Mary's face turned completely white!

Raising his fist, Natsukawa Tiger smiled unfriendly and grabbed Meryl's collar: "I told you before, before I see you, you should find a refrigerator and freeze your bones. In my hometown, that means I'll beat you half to death if I see you."

"So wait a minute, they make a living with their looks, and is now the time to hit them?"

Meryl quickly pointed to the huge block of ice behind Natsukawa Tora: "Arthur's side isn't over yet!"

Just as Mary said, he was only frozen solid. With Arthur's abilities, breaking free would be a piece of cake. Cracks were already spreading on the surface of the ice. He should be able to break free in about ten more seconds.

Natsukawa Tora glanced at Arthur and sighed slightly, standing up from Meryl: "That's right, we still need to finish dealing with Arthur's matter first. Then we'll beat you half to death."

"Uh... he's still a bit half-dead..."

"Ok?"

"They didn't say anything!"

Under Xia Chuanhu's threatening gaze, Mei Li decisively shut her mouth. At the same time, she began to think about whether she should prepare some healing supplies. She really didn't think she could go back unscathed this time. Xia Chuanhu's eyes were definitely serious!

"Bang------!"

"AAAAArrrrrr————————!"

The ice block suddenly shattered from the inside, and Arthur, exuding dark magic, broke free from it, letting out a deafening roar to the sky!

"laugh!"

Flames ignited, and Natsukawa Tora stared intently at Arthur.

"Wait a little longer, Arthur, I'll free you from this state in a moment."

42. Watch carefully and learn well.

Rubbing her face, Mary sat up from the ground and looked at the two people facing each other in front of her.

(This is truly unexpected. Although I knew Tiger was capable, I didn't expect him to be this capable, even able to freeze Arthur's slash.)

That was undoubtedly the fairy power brought by the summoning magic. In the extremely short time that he was suspended in the air, Natsukawa Torama had already completed the transformation from a fire fairy to an ice fairy, although the speed was nowhere near that of his prime.

The strike that froze the attack must have unleashed all the power available at the time, which is why it was able to freeze the target.

However, because he had expended too much energy, Xia Chuanhu now had less time to move around, the most obvious sign being that the flames in his hands were much smaller than before.

What follows will undoubtedly be even more difficult.

"Can we win, Tiger?"

Do you even have the right to ask me that?

The somewhat cold response left Melly speechless for a moment. It was she who had made him so weak, so she really had no right to ask Natsukawa Tiger if he could win.

"However, if I had to say, he and I would definitely win."

"Bang----!"

Flames erupted from his palm, and Natsukawa Tiger instantly charged towards Arthur. His speed wasn't very fast; due to insufficient strength, he could only barely maintain the initial speed.

That would make it impossible to dodge Arthur's attack.

"Sizzle—!"

The sword energy unleashed by several demonic swords tore through the ground, and in terms of speed and power, it was even stronger than before!

But just as the sword energy was about to strike Natsukawa Tiger, Natsukawa Tiger seemed to have anticipated it, dodging all the sword energy with minimal movement! Then, without slowing down, he flew towards Arthur!

(I'm used to it now; I can dodge it even at my current speed.)

The distance between the two rapidly shrank, from the doorway to the stairwell, the distance of several dozen meters quickly shrinking to zero.

"Bang----!"

Fist and blade collided with a deafening roar, and the resulting shockwave and gale swept across the hall in an instant.

After a brief delay, a glimmer of light suddenly magnified rapidly at the tip of Xia Chuanhu's fist, instantly expanding into a huge ball of flame that blasted Arthur away on the spot!

(Gather all your power at the tip of your fist before it hits, forming an unstable bomb that explodes at the slightest touch? Relying on the accumulated power within to blast Arthur away?)

Having grown accustomed to seeing Natsukawa Torama crush everything with sheer power, Merry never imagined that Natsukawa Torama could come up with such a bizarre fighting idea on the spot.

Considering his previous evasion and freezing techniques, one has to admire his ability to adapt to the situation. It's hard to imagine that he used to be someone who was good at recklessly overcoming everything!

(But this method shouldn't work on Arthur in theory. Compared to Tiger, he has experienced more battles and should be able to adapt to any sudden change. Even if he loses his rationality after going berserk, his body's memory will still be there...)

"Bang----!"

Another explosion erupted, and Arthur was once again blasted away in the blast!

Second time getting infected?

Is Arthur really that bad at adapting?

However, if I had to say, he and I would definitely win.

The words Natsukawa Tiger had just said suddenly jumped into Meryl's mind. Meryl had asked him if he could win, but Natsukawa Tiger's answer was not just about himself, but about himself and... Arthur.

"You're still fighting against berserk mode, aren't you, Arthur?"

The fist collided with the demonic sword for the third time. Although he could not speak, Xia Chuanhu could feel the will coming from the fist. In fact, because his body had been with the sword for ten years, his consciousness could also receive Arthur's will to a certain extent.

He had been resisting, resisting the desperate situation that Morgan had orchestrated, and trying to create a glimmer of hope for Xia Chuanhu.

He was hit again and again, and he just stood still and kept attacking – these were the results of his resistance. Even if his body wanted to move, Arthur's will was doing its best to stop it.

"Boom—!"

The battlefield has shifted to the third floor, where continuous explosions have shattered most of the floor. The thick black aura that was wrapped around Arthur has been largely dispersed by Xia Chuanhu's fierce attack.

There is interference from Natsukawa Tora from the outside, and resistance from Arthur from the inside.

Arthur's body was simply unable to mount an effective countermeasure!

“AAAAAArrrrrr————————!!”

The roar was mixed with clear anger and pain! The inability to move cleanly and efficiently caused the body to resist intensely! The trajectory of the demonic sword's swing was like a frame-dropped frame, with each swing showing a noticeable lag!

Natsukawa Tora seized every single opportunity created by Arthur.

"Bang----!"

The heavy punch landed on Arthur's face, sending him plummeting from the fourth floor back down to the first floor, smashing through all three floors in an instant!

Seeing this, Meryl couldn't help but give a wry smile: "Neither Morgan nor I expected this situation. It's just too good to be true."

"The chemistry between the two of you."

"Boom!"

Landing heavily on the ground, Xia Chuanhu gasped for breath and looked at Arthur in the crater ahead. His armor had been completely smashed, and the magic sword had been knocked out of his hand and fallen not far away.

"aaaarrrr...aaaaa..."

As he rose in unprecedented weakness, Arthur staggered and picked up the magic sword. Magic gradually filled the sword, and a jet-black beam of light shot upwards.

Unleashing a Noble Phantasm? But the Round Table Conference wasn't activated. Is this Artoria's version of Unleashing?

"It would be too much for me to fight against this right now... I should be able to hold on, right? Scáthach's Rune, just one last hit, use all your power, fairy, if you're holding back, just wait until next time you summon."

【! ! 】

A protest-like reaction came from within him, but then Natsukawa Tiger felt some power surging out of him again, like the last bit squeezed out of a sponge.

Gathering all the power he had squeezed out, Xia Chuanhu pulled back his hands like drawing a bowstring, and the Flame Bow took shape in his hands. A huge Flame Arrow, seemingly incongruous with the bowstring, appeared as the bowstring was drawn to its fullest extent.

Sustained output is impossible; we no longer have the strength to do so. All we can do is unleash all our remaining power at once! Use all our strength to break through the Holy Sword's attack!

"【Excalibur Morgan】"

"Zheng—!"

The black aurora and the arrows of fire were shot out at the same time.

"Boom—!"

A devastating tremor struck everything in the next moment.

43. The kidnapping incident turned into a disaster.

The moment the arrow was released, Xia Chuanhu felt his body return to a state of utter exhaustion. The final blow had drained all his remaining strength, and then, an uncontrollable urge to kneel overwhelmed him, causing his legs to fall uncontrollably to the ground.

"Snapped......"

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind, grabbed him, and hoisted him onto its shoulder.

"You had such a cool back view before, at least keep it up until the very last moment, it's a bit of a letdown now that you can't hold on anymore," Meryl said with a smile. "You did a great job this time, better than I expected, Tiger."

"You have the nerve to say that..."

Overwhelmed by a wave of weakness, Natsukawa Tora began to pant again.

"However... this is unexpected... this is... the first time, isn't it?"

"Yes, so you did a great job."

Earlier, when she saw Natsukawa Tora standing still in the air, Merry was really panicked. It was a great blessing that the battle ended safely.

With their eyes fixed ahead, the clash between the Demon Sword and the Flame Arrow was nearing its end. As the one with no follow-up attacks, the Flame Arrow was visibly being worn down bit by bit. The black aurora seemed to be eroding the flames, gradually devouring the flames in their field of vision.

In this final clash, Arthur will win.

Both Natsukawa Torato and Merry could foresee this outcome. After all, it was the Star Holy Sword. Even if it was reversed due to berserk mode and even if no seal was broken, its power was still far beyond what a mere human could achieve with a full-force attack.

It's a miracle that they've managed to hold on until now.

"I'll take you away, Tiger."

Meryl said this, but unexpectedly, even though Natsukawa Torato should have no strength left, Meryl felt as if she were uprooting a big tree, completely unable to move.

"Tiger?"

“Don’t leave, Meryl.” Natsukawa Tora clutched his chest, feeling the pounding of his heart and the intermittent will expressed within it. “We haven’t completely lost yet, Meryl… Neither I nor he have lost yet.”