At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

Simply put, he can control the stretching force of each of his muscle fibers.

Stretching all the muscles in the body together can generate 25 tons of kinetic energy.

Of course, he could not actually reach 25 tons of kinetic energy, but he could transfer the stretching force of his muscles to his arms to reach 1.5 tons.

The 1.5-ton explosive force was too much for his arm bones to handle, so he needed to rely on the power of the 'Holy Mark' to protect his bones. He could only barely manage it now, and could only sustain it for 3 minutes, otherwise his body would not be able to withstand the violent force of the elemental power.

“I’ve imbued each knife with some elemental power, enough to completely kill the demon’s eye.” Allen opened the backpack on his shoulder, revealing it filled with fruit knives, each emitting a faint, icy blue light.

"Everyone must be extremely careful."

As he spoke, an ice-blue pattern slowly appeared in the center of his forehead.

“Understood, Captain Allen. We’re all old foxes now.” The middle-aged bearded man took a fruit knife and looked at the lines on Allen’s forehead with admiration.

'Stigmata' is proof of Captain Allen's covenant with God, granting him the ability to use a miracle from the Son of God.

Once they fully awaken their source essence, they will have the opportunity to communicate spiritually with God, and at that time they will be able to obtain stigmata through the 'Tree of Wisdom'.

After all 48 people received fruit knives imbued with ice elemental power, they gradually dispersed.

"I was originally planning to visit the angel at the Catholic church in Cardiff... I'd feel more confident if I completed God's revelation first." Allen gripped the fruit knife tightly, the stigmata on his forehead emitting an icy blue light that spread to the fruit knife in his hand.

……

The bay of Cardiff.

"Achoo!" Irene sneezed for some reason, but didn't pay attention to it. Instead, she stared intently at the two figures moving in front of her.

The clanging sound of steel colliding was incessant.

when!when!when!

"The angle is too low! The blade is too off-center! The accuracy is too poor! The footwork is too loose. The core of Camelot court swordsmanship lies in a stable center of gravity and a heavy swing. Every bit of arm strength must be adjusted according to the force of the swing!"

"Readjust your footwork and waist/back power! Combine the basic downward sword swing with the elemental energy circuits in your body!"

"Activate your skills and simultaneously activate your source potential, and coordinate everything together."

"Yes, Teacher Lia!" Gavin's eyes were resolute as he gripped his sword with both hands, activating 'Courage Burst' and simultaneously awakening his Awakening ability.

His source awakening ability is 'five sense enhancement'. His senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch will all surge when the ability is activated, and each time he activates the massive amount of information, he will feel dizzy.

However, they can learn quickly during combat and adjust their attack methods based on details.

The blazing sword was enveloped in a layer of fire element. Gavin gripped the sword with both hands and attacked Artoria relentlessly. This time, his attacks were very methodical and even more spectacular than the fight scenes in martial arts videos.

Ding ding ding ding—

Artoria stood still, holding the invisible sword in her hand, easily exchanging blows with Gavin. No matter how Gavin attacked, he couldn't touch a single hair on her head.

However, Artoria's face was full of approval and satisfaction. Gavin's learning speed was very fast. In just half a day, he had already learned the basic stage of Camelot court swordsmanship and had also completely memorized and was able to wield the sword in knightly swordsmanship.

Although it was quite crude by the standards of a real knight, it was sufficient for her to be considered a formal knight accompanying the army in her time.

"Gavin, that's amazing! You've already reached this level." Eleanor was overjoyed, but also a little frustrated. Her learning progress was too slow; she had only just memorized the basic sword techniques and couldn't use them completely yet.

Her awakened ability is in the healing field, using bioelectricity to heal at the microscopic cellular level. Bioelectricity can also soothe abnormal brain waves, in other words, it is 'spiritual healing'.

She seems to be becoming more and more like an angel. How can she explain herself if she continues to be mistaken for an angel?

"Ah!" Gavin was sent flying by Artoria's sword strike, rolling around on the beach.

"Ptooey, ptooey." Gavin spat out the sand in his mouth, quickly stood up from the beach, and gasped for air. His hands were split open, and blood stained the hilt of his sword, but he didn't utter a sound of pain.

This pain is nothing compared to the deep wounds my sister suffered from spinal cord surgery, which left the bones visible in both hands.

“You’ve passed, Gavin. Knightly swordsmanship only requires constant practice in battle; sooner or later you’ll be able to improve to the level of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table.” Artoria’s expression turned slightly serious.

"I believe you can reach their level."

"Teacher Lia, can I really reach the level of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table?" Gavin asked in surprise. His belief was to become a noble knight like the Twelve Knights of the Round Table.

Artoria smiled and said, "Of course, you are capable of it. In the name of Arthur Pendragon, I bestow upon you the honor of being the thirteenth knight of the Round Table, Gavin."

At this point, the invisible sword in Artoria's hand revealed its true form: a golden hilt, a silver-white blade, a holy sword with blue carvings, and mysterious runes engraved on its surface.

Although Allen didn't recognize the strange runes at all, he could understand what they meant: 'Oath and Victory', and another meaning: 'Steel Breaker'.

"This, this is? Broken, broken, broken steel sword, lake, lake sword?" Gavin's eyes widened and his voice became stammering, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Yes, this is the holy sword that Vivian, the Lady of the Lake, gave me, the Sword of Steel Breaker, also known as the Sword of Excalibur, but more people prefer to call it the Sword of the Lake." Artoria's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence as she spoke of this.

“Since I am going to bestow the honor of the Thirteenth Knight of the Round Table upon you, I shall naturally reveal my true identity.”

“Gavin, I am Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot.”

"Now, are you willing to accept the honor of being the thirteenth knight of the Round Table?"

Chapter 52: Falling, Earth Rising, City Destroyed

As Artoria spoke, she gently placed Excalibur on Gavin's shoulder. Gavin did not feel its sharpness, but rather its majesty and holiness, as if it could defeat any enemy and bring victory to its master.

"King Arthur, is Teacher Lia King Arthur?" Gavin snapped out of his daze from Excalibur and stared incredulously at Teacher Lia, whose eyes were filled with majesty.

"Yes, I am King Arthur. Perhaps my description differs from yours. In biographies, I am described as male, which is due to the court magician Merlin," Artoria said carefully.

Eleanor stood to the side, covering her lips with both hands, her eyes also filled with disbelief. Teacher Lia was actually the legendary King Arthur, the ancient King of Britain!

My heart started pounding involuntarily.

But on second thought, compared to the priest's identity, it's not so incredible that King Arthur is by his side.

So, is the nun whom the priest called Joan of Arc really the French saint Joan of Arc?

"So, Gavin, what's your answer?" Artoria patiently looked at the boy whose eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets in shock.

"Ah!" Gavin was instantly jolted back to his senses and immediately knelt on one knee, placing his right hand on his left shoulder: "This is extremely rude, Your Majesty. I am honored to be granted the honor of being a Knight of the Round Table by you, so that I may stand behind you and spread the glory of the Knights of the Round Table throughout Britain."

He imitated the tone of voice used by knights in the Arthurian legends when pledging allegiance.

King Arthur, Teacher Lia is King Arthur! The one who taught me swordsmanship is King Arthur himself!

Gavin's excitement was written all over his face; he couldn't contain it.

His most admired perfect knight, perfect king, appeared before him; how could he possibly control himself?

He is now being bestowed the honor of being a Knight of the Round Table by King Arthur.

"Although the knightly etiquette is somewhat rough and not formal, it is precisely because of its imperfections that it is meaningful." Artoria looked at Gavin, whose body was trembling with excitement, and whose Excalibur was shaking slightly because of Gavin's trembling shoulders, and continued to speak.

"Gavin, I, in my capacity as King Arthur, King of Camelot, and founder of the Code of Chivalry, bestow upon you the honor of being a Knight of the Round Table."

"From now on, we must keep in mind the eight virtues and twelve rules, and then use the sword in our hands to protect the kind, the weak, and fairness and justice."

For some reason, Gavin was much calmer at this moment, his voice firm and solemn: "Yes, great King Arthur, I will uphold the virtues and principles of knighthood, and the holy sword in my hand will only be drawn to protect the weak and uphold fairness and justice."

Artoria sheathed her golden holy sword and smiled, saying, "Then, Gavin, from this day forward, stand tall and proclaim to the people that you are a Knight of the Round Table recognized by King Arthur."

"Yes! Great King." Gavin raised his head and straightened his chest. Being a Knight of the Round Table was not just about honor, but also about responsibility.

“Gavin, your training has come to an end. You are now a qualified warrior,” Artoria said, then looked at Irene.

“Irene doesn’t have much talent for swordsmanship. I’ll teach you knightly swordsmanship after you’ve mastered the basics.”

She wasn't very impressed with Eleanor's swordsmanship; she thought that reaching the level of an ordinary Knight of the Round Table would be the best she could do. Eleanor was more suited to be a priest.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Lia." Irene lowered her head, blushing, feeling guilty. The legendary Great King had personally taught her swordsmanship, and she had only barely memorized the basics.

In contrast, Gavin not only learned it in just a few hours, but also used the knightly swordsmanship quite well, and was immediately recognized as a Knight of the Round Table.

Artoria said seriously, "Don't feel guilty, Irene. Focus more on your healing talent. This is your path. Healing others and defeating calamities are inseparable."

“Yes, Ms. Liya.” Irene straightened her back and raised her head.

Rumble!

Just then, a muffled sound suddenly arose, extremely deep and long, as if it were an echo coming from the abyss of hell.

Artoria's expression turned serious, and she quickly looked towards the Cardiff city area: "A major earthquake has struck."

Gavin and Eleanor's expressions changed as well. Half a day had passed since the initial tremor, and now the major earthquake had officially arrived.

The past few hours have been chaotic throughout Cardiff, but thanks to the cooperation of churches and community police, all citizens have taken refuge in open areas. There may be a few who haven't taken refuge, but they are a minority.

The dull echo came and went quickly, followed by an eerie calm.

The clouds in the sky displayed colorful halos; these were earthquake clouds that appeared minutes before the major earthquake struck.

The waves at the beach became calm, no longer as rapid as before, and the seawater even receded hundreds of meters from the sand.

This is caused by the uplift of the earth's crust, resulting in the receding of the tide. Because the uplifted area is so large, ordinary people can only see the seawater receding.

Everything seemed to fall silent in an instant; this was the brief tranquility before danger arrived.

A slight tremor came from the ground, and long cracks slowly appeared in the sand. The cracks grew larger and longer, eventually dividing the entire beach in two.

Rumble rumble rumble—

A violent tremor came instantly, as if a huge creature was rolling beneath the earth, and the pebbles on the beach made a rustling sound as they rubbed against each other during the tremor.

Gavin and Eleanor only saw the spectacular sight of waves of wheat appearing on the distant grasslands, and then they saw the high-rise buildings in Cardiff collapse with a roar, and smoke enveloped the city the instant the buildings collapsed.

"The city vanished in an instant?" Gavin raised his hand and rubbed his eyes. The violent tremors beneath his feet made him feel as if he were drunk, his steps unsteady.

I only heard the deafening roar of the building collapsing seven or eight seconds after I saw it collapse.

slam-la-

The sound of waves crashing against the shore came from behind Gavin. He turned around and saw waves nearly ten meters high rushing toward the shore.

"Hurry, the earthquake was too big and caused a tsunami," Artoria said, then pulled Gavin and Irene and ran towards higher ground.

At this time, in the city of Cardiff.

Rumbling--

In just a few seconds, all the buildings with more than three floors were reduced to ruins. The once bustling city was completely razed to the ground by the power of nature.

Dust filled the air, shrouding the ruins. Even in the 21st century, human civilization still seems like a fragile bubble in the face of nature's power.

That wasn't the end of it. After the city was reduced to ruins, cracks appeared in the ground, growing larger and larger, as if slicing the vast city into pieces like a pizza. Roads were completely cut off, and natural gas pipelines ruptured.

boom!

The ruptured natural gas was ignited, and secondary explosions and flashes of light occurred intermittently in the ruins.