Journey to Camelot

Seeing this, Li Ye began to explain the origins of the Crusaders and their main conflict with the Knights of the Round Table to Sanzang.

"Oh—"

Sanzang nodded, seeming to understand, though not entirely.

Li Ye wasn't sure if Sanzang had truly grasped everything, but judging by his expression, it couldn't be too far off.

After finishing with Sanzang, Li Ye turned his attention back to the Magus. "Setting aside your cryptic words, are you unwilling to reveal information about the remaining Crusaders, or are you simply unaware?"

The Magus remained silent for a long time before speaking, uttering nonsense. Li Ye sensed a clear attempt to change the subject.

He was curious about what reason could prompt the Magus, who had been cooperative until now, to want to shift the conversation.

"Before I left, there were already one hundred and thirty-seven knights on standby, and the number is still increasing. The workshop, under the operation of Aleka, who requires three lives, is continuously manufacturing Chimeras. I'm not sure what the current situation is."

The Magus's reason was surprisingly honest, and the information provided was quite satisfactory to Li Ye.

"Using the workshop to create a large number of Chimeras must have consumed quite a few lives. Did you use refugees or Crusader knights?"

Li Ye asked, stroking his chin with great interest.

Based on Aleka's previous performance, the creation of Chimeras required life force as material. While he was unsure how individual quality affected the final product, the quantity used would undoubtedly have an impact.

The method the Crusader Magus used to create Chimeras required living humans as material, an undoubtedly massive consumption.

"Both were used. The standard for normal Chimera manufacturing is three knights and four ordinary people..."

'Aleka's standard was quite high then…'

Li Ye immediately recalled that Aleka had used as many as a dozen Crusader knights to create a Chimera, and even the resulting corpses were fused by Maggie Friedman.

'It seems the more fusions, the better the quality of the resulting Chimera. That Dragon-headed Chimera must have required over twenty people…'

Li Ye remembered the Dragon-headed Chimera he had encountered before. Although he hadn't fought it, its aura and magical fluctuations indicated a formidable strength.

A single Dragon-headed Chimera might not be a major threat, but the Crusaders could likely mass-produce such monsters. Even with population limitations, they could raise a formidable Chimera army.

"Besides these, are there any others, perhaps individuals whose strength rivals that of a Servant?"

At this point, Li Ye finally had a clearer understanding of the Crusader remnants' situation.

From Li Ye's perspective alone, it could be quite challenging. After all, one cannot fight four opponents with two fists, and even with the Holy Grail's infinite magic power, Li Ye's current limits were quite clear.

Aside from the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Li Ye's most powerful offensive capability at the moment was the Lightning Tree. The preparation time was excessively long, and the strain on his dragon heart and body was unprecedentedly immense. Even now, his body hadn't fully recovered from the aftereffects of its use. Coupled with an attack range that encompassed even himself, it was essentially a self-detonating, indiscriminate attack.

Furthermore, being a pure Mana Burst, the Lightning Tree lacked any skill or mystery enhancements. It wasn't like the Noble Phantasms of Servants such as Vlad the Third, which received numerous buffs. Noble Phantasms, whether they were sublimations of their life's deeds or the weapons they wielded in life, generally received some form of enhancement after becoming a Servant.

Except for exceptionally powerful beings like the Lion King in life, becoming a Servant actually weakened them. This was because the Spirit Cores of conventionally summoned Servants had upper limits and could not contain excessive power.

Li Ye could not benefit from the advantages of becoming a Servant. As someone who lived in the present, Li Ye's only path forward was to push the limits within the realm of the living.

"I don't know. After I was born, I stayed in the workshop, receiving knowledge and practicing. After that, I left the workshop and came here."

'Is there no need to go out?'

Li Ye glanced at the Magus in the deep pit. "You know where the birth magical workshop is, right?"

Finally, and most crucially, was the location of the Crusader remnants. Li Ye had always been baffled by the Crusader remnants' base, considering their concealment, magical supply, and the terrain's obscurity. Where in this Singularity could such a suitable location exist?

"I know, it's beneath those mountains."

The Magus's answer brought the interrogation to a close.

"Wait, the mountains you're referring to, are they that desolate mountain range?"

Startled by the Magus's words, Li Ye couldn't help but gesture with his hand, only to receive an affirmative nod from the Magus.

Seeing this, Li Ye stroked his chin and instinctively clicked his tongue. On this land, there was only one place that could be called a mountain range. The mountains inhabited by the Hassan and the mountain folk.

Although Li Ye had previously suspected they might be hidden in the mountains, without decisive evidence, it remained merely a conjecture. However, after confirmation from the Magus, the doubts in Li Ye's mind regarding the Crusader remnants' base were all resolved.

Looking at the disheveled Magus, Li Ye realized he had nothing more to ask. Based on the Magus's intelligence, the Crusader remnants, apart from the one calling himself the Lionheart King and potentially some other Servants, consisted of a swarm of Chimeras.

Li Ye had also come up with a plan at this time.

It was a foolproof strategy that would absolutely secure victory.

Facing a numerically superior enemy, Li Ye considered his options carefully and chose to call for backup.

Even if two fists can't beat four hands, Li Ye could simply return to the Holy City and ask Gawain and Lancelot for help, or even bring out all the Knights of the Round Table.

The Knights of the Round Table, having received the Lion King's blessings, were already top-tier combatants in this Singularity. With all of them mobilized, they would be enough to sweep through the remaining Crusaders.

Gawain, the Sun Knight, who received triple blessings daily, and Lancelot, the strongest of the Round Table.

Li Ye couldn't even imagine how powerful just those two would be if they teamed up.

Thinking of this, Li Ye's lips curved into a smile. "You don't need to stay down there anymore. Come up and go with us."

After the Magus climbed out of the deep pit, Li Ye, who had been thinking for a long time, slowly spoke, "I'm sorry, Master Sanzang, but our next destination might need to change."

Originally, Li Ye had planned to take Sanzang to the Holy City to find some food and water, and also as the first stop of Sanzang's journey in this Singularity, allowing her to conduct her so-called observations.

But after the incident with the Magus, Li Ye no longer thought that way.

He was going to return to the City of Chalk - Camelot.

To meet the Lion King!

The sooner the remaining Crusaders were dealt with, the better. Delaying would not only allow the Crusaders' military strength to grow, but it would also cause the greatest harm to the people of this land.

The birth of every Chimera represented the sacrifice of countless living lives.

Li Ye knew deeply that the deaths occurring in this land were all unnecessary. Except for the Holy Selection conducted by the Lion King, which was unavoidable, Li Ye could completely stop the massacres carried out by the Crusaders.

"Huh? Then where are we going?"

Sanzang didn't find anything wrong with it, she was just curious about where they would go next.

Facing Sanzang's question, Li Ye chuckled, "Master Sanzang, I don't think I've ever formally introduced myself to you.

The past is already unchangeable, but my current identity is—

Li Ye, the Foreign Knight, the last seat among the Knights of the Round Table under the Lion King.

"As for our next stop, it is naturally the pure white utopia, the City of Chalk - Camelot!"