Chapter 618: Killing from the Past to the Future
I don’t know if the giant’s heart is powerful enough, or if Arthur’s own strength is strong enough.
Before the plate of "Giant's Offal Roasted in a Copper Pot" was finished, Arthur's injuries had completely healed.
——He had originally been shattered into ice-crack porcelain, but now his body has recovered as before.
But even so, Arthur's expression remained calm and indifferent.
He was silent when he was fighting hard, silent when he was charging, silent when he was victorious, silent when he was in pain, and now after recovering he is still silent, as quiet as winter.
After giving his evaluation and suggestions to Aiwass, he became silent.
It seemed as if he had nothing to say except giving instructions.
After finishing his meal, he wiped his greasy mouth with his right arm. Arthur stood up and walked to the window.
Arthur stared out the window with his cold silver-grey pupils, watching the pouring blood rain like an inverted river, dyeing the waters of Avalon blood red.
"In the future, I will protect this land."
Suddenly, Arthur spoke up: "But sometimes, I wonder if this is a wrong thing to do."
He didn't look back at Aiwass.
But Aiwass knew that this was not a soliloquy. Arthur—or rather, the incarnation of the "Silver Crown Dragon"—was speaking to himself.
Aiwass didn't respond immediately, so Arthur continued, "Promises made must be kept, and promises fulfilled must be upheld. Power is built on trust. Power without trust is like power without fear."
"But if the initial direction is wrong, even the king should reverse it. Someone must bear the responsibility for changing course, just as someone must pay the price for deciding the direction."
Aiwass remained silent.
Arthur finally turned around and looked at him.
He was not looking at Sir Heleqin, but seemed to be looking through him and seeing something inside.
"You're pretty good."
Arthur said, "He can be the King of Avalon."
“…Then that’s not necessary.”
Aiwass finally spoke: "Perhaps my child will one day sit on the throne... but I will not. I will always be the knight she loves.
"Know this: knights do not seize thrones."
This is one of the maxims left by Lancelot I, the first monarch of Avalon.
"—nor is he bound by the throne."
Arthur then recited the second half of the motto.
He looked at Aiwass deeply.
Those silver-gray pupils remind people of a snowy winter, a frozen lake, or the silver-gray color of a sword.
"You still have a chance."
Arthur said, "But after the wedding, that will no longer be the case. When you take your vows, words will become chains."
The Silver Crown Dragon's meaning is very clear.
Now Aiwass could still seize Isabel's throne - and this action was even approved by him. But after Aiwass swore at the wedding not to betray Isabel, such an action would be considered a violation of his oath.
Weddings are also one of the Candlelighter's ceremonies, while wedding rings and vows belong to the domain of the Silver Crown Dragon. Under the witness of at least two Pillar Gods, once spoken, there is no going back.
But Aiwass just shook his head: "If you truly love her, you don't need to wait for the wedding candle to witness it. Every word you say is a promise."
"……Yeah."
Arthur was silent for a long time, then shook his head slightly: "I don't understand what love is."
Aiwass looked up at Arthur in some surprise, but Arthur just looked back at him calmly with an indifferent look.
"Everyone is the Constant Self, everyone is the Snake Father. But I am different - I only have the Snake Father aspect, but I have lost the Constant Self."
"...Is the side of you that is dear to me in another person?"
Aiwass asked subconsciously.
As soon as he asked, he felt that he was a bit mean-spirited.
But fortunately, the Silver Crown Dragon is indeed indifferent and not easily angered.
Arthur paid no attention to Aiwass's disrespect and replied unexpectedly seriously, "That's right, there is no loss and no gain.
"I can offer so much to my great cause, what are you willing to give up?"
Aiwass was stunned for a moment and did not answer immediately.
Arthur sighed, "Think about it.
"—I'll wait for you to come back."
But the next moment, the scene in front of Aiwass suddenly disappeared.
He was not inside Carstenning Pancord's Pancord Temple, but outside!
Aiwass was still circling in the air on his Pegasus, and had not yet launched a charge towards the temple. However, the temple was still intact and did not emit those strange ripples.
...What's going on?
Aiwass was shocked.
"Is it an illusion?"
He looked at the Night Demon beside him.
The Night Demon shook his head: "No, Master. I also have that memory... the memory of Arthur."
Aiwas thought for a moment and then understood: "I understand..."
He remembered that at the beginning of the promotion ceremony, the Lord of Scales and Feathers said: Heleqin is a natural prophet who can get some fragments of the future from dreams.
The "Arthur" he had just seen was exactly the "future in Helechin's eyes"!
Perhaps Carstenning was still alive, or perhaps the Pancords were already living here. But Arthur had clearly not been brought here yet.
I don’t know when it started, but I have fallen into the illusion of predicting the future.
Or rather...
This promotion ceremony is not that the Lord of Scales and Feathers "brutally stitched together the two eras", but that Heleqin can travel between the present and the future in the form of an illusion!
He will die eventually.
Just as he had foreseen the future... he would eventually die in Avalon and be beheaded, creating the history of "Beheading Valley".
But his death will destroy the giant kingdom of Alctorus.
In other words…
Aiwass needs to experience death in reality and complete his promotion mission...
On the other hand, we still need to defeat Supreme Heaven in the "future"!
This is not just Helechin's personal history, but the overlapping history of Helechin and the Knights of the Round Table!
"...In that case, I need to finish my mission quickly."
Aiwass felt a sense of urgency.
Because I don’t know when... maybe when the Supreme Sky is hooked up, I will not be able to complete the rest of the task.
But at this moment, Aiwas' ears moved slightly and he heard angry shouts from afar.
——Someone is fighting!
Aiwass had an idea and let Tianma fly over.
As a dragon knight, Heleqin should be a transcendent at the peak level of the fifth energy level. He is obviously over 500 years old, so he is most likely a successor.
Perhaps it was the power of his inheritance that heightened his five senses. In the midst of a rainstorm, even a fifth-level Transcendent would have difficulty hearing the sounds of distant battle at such a distance—but Heleqin possessed the ability to "hear the cries of agony."
He relies on this kind of power to save others!
The Pegasus turned and ran, quickly covering a distance of three kilometers. At this moment, Aiwass, who had seen the sky-high flames from afar, finally realized the source of the sound.
It was a battle between a lizardman warrior carrying a heavy load and a giant whose body was burning with flames.
It was more of a one-sided massacre than a battle.
The lizardman warrior was extremely powerful—he was faster than the Great Guardian, his swift and agile strength born for killing. He was undoubtedly a fifth-level extraordinary being.
Just a little different.
The Great Guardian holds a golden-level weapon in his hand, while the weapon in the hands of the Lizardman Warrior can only be called "remnant".
It could not survive the giant's raging flames and was burned into debris that was not even as good as a dagger.
The long-handled metal axe in the giant's hand was burning with flames, and his body was also burning with scorching flames.
It looked like a giant, flaming scarecrow—and the long-handled axe in his hand was as light as a sickle.
As they fought, uncontrolled flames spread everywhere, and amidst the bloody rain rose a bloody mist with a pungent smell.
[That's Origen, my most trusted deputy]
A sad whisper with a hollow echo rang out from the depths of Aiwass's heart.
Just as Aiwass arrived, the attack of the brown-skinned lizardman warrior was easily blocked by the giant.
It wasn't a martial art—it was a flame that appeared out of thin air and condensed into a lava shield in the air, blocking the attack of the flying Lizardman warrior.
Then, a horizontal column of lava erupted!
It drew a parabola and sprayed the lizardman warrior far onto a distant mountain.
——Lava reflective shield!
Aiwass was very familiar with this mechanism. If he tried to attack the opponent at the wrong time, as long as the attack was a critical hit, he would be directly knocked out of the field by the lava reflection shield!
This mechanism, this appearance... this is exactly the "Wildfire Giant" Utgarochi!
This is exactly what Cardinal Loki originally looked like!
"Be careful, Master."
Night Demon became serious and stood in front of Aiwass: "He is the sixth energy level."
...It’s actually the sixth energy level?
Aiwass's heart tightened, but then he understood—this made sense. Given the Supreme Being's level of protection, if the Pope had something, his Patriarch should also have it.
"I'll go save people first."
Aiwass said quickly.
The narration in his mind before had a sad tone, as if Origen had died on the spot... But Aiwass saw clearly that Origen was not dead at this time.
That's a fifth-level warrior! A warrior with tough skin and flesh!
In the era when there were still "warrior" professions, this was undoubtedly the number one main tank!
He was just hit by the lava, flew two kilometers away and fell on the mountain... As long as he is rescued in time, he will definitely be able to be saved!
Even though this wasn't a mission that transcended the Dao, Aiwass simply couldn't bear to hear the tone of voice that left him helpless as he watched others die.
Yulia was also given a death warrant in the same way.
Aiwass believed... in another world line, in the world line where Aiwass chose to become an archbishop, he must have embarked on the path of dedication for the same reason.
Unlike Arthur who was indoors before, Origen was flown to the mountain!
Being in the mountains means there are trees!
The Night Demon hadn't even done anything, but he had already solidified his hatred. Although the giant's expression was furious and his eyes were crazy, he seemed to have a clear mind. His gaze only lingered on Aiwass for a brief moment before focusing directly on the Night Demon.
The Night Demon flew out directly, clasping her hands together. Countless shadow hands emerged from the void around her.
Utgarochi did not attack directly.
He simply raised his hands high and shouted in the language of the ancient giants: "Great Supreme Heaven!
"Bring down divine punishment on the enemies who killed your people—"
There was no ceremony, no prayers, no sacred objects, and not even a consumption of mana.
With just one cry, the sky dyed red by the blood rain suddenly split open—
It was as if the dark clouds that the Night Demon had summoned to bring about the bloody rain were suddenly torn apart by some greater force.
Suddenly, a huge golden-red gap appeared in the sky, like an "eye".
It is like a ray of setting sun, or like a wound cut by a knife, so deep that the bone can be seen.
The very center of that "eye" was casting an angry look towards the Night Demon.
The next moment, a huge rumbling sound came from the sky——
From the center of that eye, countless huge burning meteors were projected, and they came crashing down, covering the entire battlefield!
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