To become a king and a magician

The shadow of death instantly loomed over everyone's hearts! In just a few more seconds, anything standing on this band of light would be completely annihilated in the rainbow light, just like the place that had just been destroyed!

The fear that had already taken hold of their hearts suddenly multiplied further, not only in their hearts but also in their bodies, which were completely paralyzed by fear—this was the case for almost everyone.

That's right, almost everyone.

Some people have not succumbed to fear.

"boom!"

Pulling open the window and stepping onto the edge, Natsukawa Tora leaped out of the window to Ayaka Sajou's astonished gaze. Artoria followed closely behind, leaping out of the window as well. In the distance, a golden meteor streaked across the sky!

"Tiger! Pendragon, my classmate!"

Saya Aika hurriedly ran to the window and looked down, but what came into her view was not the scene of the two falling to the ground, but a dazzling golden light that engulfed her whole body!

[Summoning elements confirmed, ritual activated – Begin constructing the summoning ritual]

[Summoning Target - King Arthur]

Under everyone's watchful eyes, another equally enormous figure emerged from the dazzling light, landing heavily on the ground like a hero making his entrance!

Holy Sword Armor - King Arthur - Manifestation.

19. What kind of super-automatic armor is this?

This is truly an unbelievable scene.

Although the intense light obscured her vision, Ayaka Sajou could still see some things. In that bright light, the figures of Natsukawa Tora and Artoria, who had just jumped down, were actually merged together!

"Thump—!"

With his feet stomping heavily on the ground, accompanied by countless clouds of dust rising into the sky, the giant of light stood up at extremely close range before everyone's eyes.

Everyone—including the angels—froze in their tracks as they looked at the giant standing on the earth. Even the band of light representing destruction that had lit up the ground gradually disappeared and dimmed.

Inside the giant, once again sharing this space with Artoria, Natsukawa Tora breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, it really did fly over. The Holy Sword is surprisingly intelligent."

“Master, please don’t take such a risky action next time. If the Holy Sword doesn’t respond to our call, we really will fall to our deaths.”

"You didn't die from the fall, right? It's okay as long as you didn't die!"

Xia Chuanhu is not a person who judges things by results, but the situation just now did not allow him to leisurely think about countermeasures, so he could only rely on his intuition to take a gamble.

Fortunately, the gamble paid off.

Even when he's not by his side, as long as he calls upon the Holy Sword, it will automatically fly over and transform with him and Artoria.

This saves me the trouble of carrying the Holy Sword around every day. What a thoughtful thing to do.

Artoria could understand Natsukawa Torato's attitude; if she didn't approve, she wouldn't have jumped down with him: "Please be more careful next time, Master, but is this really okay?"

"what do you mean?"

"Maybe someone has already seen that the two of us are the Titans who defeated the monsters, for example... Sajō-kun."

"......"

Without answering, Natsukawa Torara silently glanced back at Sajou Ayaka, who was standing at the window looking up at him, took a deep breath, and then turned back: "Now is not the time to talk about such things. Let's take down that guy in the sky first!"

"Understood, let's go, Master!"

With their consciousnesses reaching a consensus, under the control of the two, the Holy Sword Armor looked up at the angel in the sky. As soon as it looked up, the two people's eyes met—from the moment the Holy Sword Armor appeared, the angel had been staring at this being.

It has two instincts—one is destruction, to destroy everything in its field of vision, an instinct that has existed since its birth, an impulse contained in the fragments of the power that constitutes its existence.

The other one is to [eliminate the Holy Sword Wielder].

Like the instinct to destroy, this is an instinct that existed from the very beginning. The Holy Sword Wielder is an anomaly that exists to save the world, and also an anomaly that descended upon this world to destroy its kind.

The two sides are absolute mortal enemies; if one does not want to be eliminated, the other must be eliminated.

[Holy Sword Wielder, Confirmed]

[Target changed, purge executed – declaration, destruction]

A voice devoid of any emotion came from the sky. The wings of light that had been stretching out to both sides instantly contracted and gathered behind the angel. Then, each feather that made up the wings of light turned into arrows, falling one after another like cannonballs falling from the sky!

"Master! We can't dodge this attack, or the school will be doomed!"

"I know—we should have shield abilities, right?"

"perhaps!"

It's like this again!

How can you, as a tsukumogami of a holy sword, not even know the functions of armor? It's one thing if he only used it once, but how can you, a tsukumogami, be like this?!

"It's coming, Master!"

"Alright, let's give it a try—shield deployed, maximum scale!"

With his hands outstretched towards the sky, accompanied by Natsukawa Tora's shout, the triangular gem embedded in the chest of the Holy Sword Armor, resembling a scabbard, suddenly lit up with a light, then rapidly expanded and spread, instantly forming an incredibly huge barrier of light!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

The rain of shattering light relentlessly bombarded the light screen, but incredibly, no matter how fierce the bombardment was, the light screen remained completely undamaged!

[Absolute Guardian Barrier - Avalon]

Such a description suddenly appeared in Xia Chuanhu's mind.

"This shield is called... [Avalon]?"

“That should be the case. If it’s Avalon, then I don’t think there’s any monster that can break through this shield, Master,” Artoria said. “That way, we don’t have to worry about it affecting the surrounding area.”

"I think so too."

Natsukawa Tora glanced back slightly—Sajō Aika was unharmed.

That's good, as long as she's alright.

"But what should we do next?"

Looking at the relentless barrage of light outside, Xia Chuanhu couldn't help but purse his lips: "The enemy is in the sky. At that altitude, it's not something you can just jump up and reach. Can we even fly?"

"do not know."

"You're such a useless tsukumogami."

"I'm so sorry..."

That being said, we can't entirely blame Artoria. Although she did come to help, this was only the second time she had piloted the Holy Sword Armor. She didn't know why the Holy Sword's power manifested in this way in this world of consciousness.

Could it be that Natsukawa Tora or Sajo Aika subconsciously wanted to do this?

(No, wait a minute, if the Master wanted to do this, then "that" should be there too, right?)

Suddenly remembering something, Artoria quickly said to Natsukawa Torata, "Master, try shouting 'Annihilation of the armed forces begins'."

"what is that?"

"It should be an anti-air weapon of the same specifications as the Excalibur beam."

Anti-air weapons?

With this, we can shoot it down, right?

"Okay, I'll give it a try. Annihilate the armed forces—"

[Order confirmed, annihilation of armed forces commences]

Before Natsukawa Tora could finish speaking, the Holy Sword Armor, having received the command, immediately began to move on its own. Behind Natsukawa Tora and Artoria, where they could not see, two cracks appeared on the back armor, and from inside the cracks, two white gun barrels extended out simultaneously, resting on the armor's shoulders!

At the same time, a light screen appeared in front of Xia Chuanhu, which looked like a sniper rifle scope, with a crosshair constantly moving back and forth on it.

[Magic loading begins, output power allowed - 100%, firing ready]

"It seems we succeeded, Master."

"Isn't this thing a bit too automated? I just gave one command and it completed most of the operations on its own? All I have to do is pull the trigger?"

After casually making a comment, Xia Chuanhu focused his gaze on the angel in the sky. As his breathing became steady, the aiming reticle, which had been wavering in his field of vision, gradually stabilized and finally locked onto the angel.

[Dragon Vein Burning Type Artillery Weapon - Excalibur]

"Fire!"

Seizing the brief moment when the rain of light stopped, Natsukawa Tiger pulled the trigger at the same time as deactivating Avalon's Protection! On the shoulder of the Holy Sword Armor, the two barrels, which had long been filled with magic power, unleashed a golden storm in an instant!

"Boom————————————!"

20. I want to stuff SOGO into the trash can!

There were no warnings or clues whatsoever.

By the time the angel reacted, the golden storm was already upon it!

"Boom—!"

With no time to defend or dodge, the angel stood there dumbfounded, getting completely blasted by the cannon! His entire body was instantly knocked down!

Seeing its falling body, without any hesitation, after putting away the two cannons on its shoulders, the Holy Sword Armor sprinted at full speed towards the direction it fell, leaped high into the air, and kicked it in the head!

"Thump—!"

The angel's falling direction was suddenly deflected by a large angle by the kick, and instead of falling towards Shinto, it crashed straight into the Miwon River!

It would be troublesome if it fell into the city, since we don't know if it will be repaired again afterward. We should minimize the damage as much as possible—that's what Natsukawa Tiger thought.

"But... I didn't expect it to be unharmed?"

Seeing the angel who had never stood up from the river and whose injuries were barely visible, Natsukawa Tora, who had been chasing after him, couldn't help but frown: "Was the power of that shelling just now the same as that beam?"

"Yes, this means the enemy's defenses are stronger than expected—a barrage of beams is coming!"

"Thump—!"

Almost as soon as Artoria's voice fell, Natsukawa Torama's vision was completely filled with the seven-colored light. He subconsciously raised his arms and crossed them in front of his chest. The Absolute Protection Shield of Avalon immediately unfolded, barely blocking the beam of light before it hit Natsukawa Torama!

Attack nullified, confirmed.

[Conceptual defensive artifact confirmed. Begin selecting the countermeasure.]

[Announcement]