Heh Heh, Hahahaha!! / Terrifying Soldiers

I can't say whether the process will become more bloody, but at least the ending will be infinitely better than it is now.

"But what happened? Did you even show up? You didn't answer the Lion King's summons, and instead, months later, after everything had calmed down, you swaggered out and accused us of our mistakes!"

Although Agravain was already at his limit, his body beginning to dissipate, in his final moments, he still coldly roared at Mash, "If you really thought we were wrong! Why didn't you show up sooner?!"

"This..." Mash couldn't help but take a step back after Agravain. After all, she was still a young girl who hadn't seen much of the world.

Lancelot lost to Mash because of guilt.

But Agravain was not the kind of soft-hearted person. He was called Iron Agravain because of his iron-fisted discipline and his heart that had almost erased all emotions.

For the sake of the kingdom's revival, few people know what contributions Agravain made, what efforts he made, or how much abuse and insults he endured.

Mash only intended to accuse Agravain that left him questioning his existence.

"So, we've arrived, Agravain."

Just as Lancelot was about to use force to shut Agravain up, Bedivere, with a beautiful face and a hint of weakness on his face, appeared. He smiled bitterly at Agravain and said, "This is my sin, regardless of Galahad... no, it's the fault of this Mash."

"In the end, seeing the king in his slumber, I was moved with compassion and did not choose to return the Holy Sword." Bedivere confessed his sin, his tone remarkably calm. "The first time, the second time, the king saw through my deception and ordered me to return the Holy Sword, but the third time, I still did not return Holy Sword..."

"This?!" Mash stared at Bedivere in great surprise.

"..." Lancelot remained silent, clearly having already learned the truth from Bedivere.

"What?! You bastard?!"

Upon hearing these words, Agravain, who had been wearing a cold expression, now showed a rare look of anger. He took a few quick steps forward and raised his fist to punch Bedivere in the face.

"Clang!"

Unfortunately, his punch was blocked by Mash's shield.

"That is, the third time I had not yet returned the Holy Sword, when I returned to the King's side, I found that the King had disappeared."

Bedivere's voice was filled with remorse, but he still looked at Agravain very seriously and said, "The real sin does not belong to you, but to me. I am the one who caused all this tragedy."

If he had obeyed the king's orders and returned the Holy Sword, then perhaps the Lion King would not have appeared in this Singularity.

Without the Lion King appearing, the Knights of the Round Table would not be summoned.

If the Knights of the Round Table had not been summoned, there would have been no infighting. Tristan would not have had to gouge out his own eyes, Gawain would not have had to kill his own brother, and Gareth would not have had to seek death in despair.

Upon learning of everything the Knights of the Round Table had experienced in this world, Bedivere was heartbroken. Over the course of 1500 years, he had witnessed countless events.

Never before had Bedivere been so acutely aware of the full extent of his sins.

"Damn it! You bastard!!! You can't even give the king true peace!!!" Agravain really wanted to beat Bedivere up right now.

As Servant, they naturally receive the knowledge the world offers them after their descent into the world.

While acquiring knowledge, Agravain already understood what King Arthur's true fate was.

He did not resent Mordred's rebellion because he understood Mordred perfectly.

But now that Bedivere has revealed how the Lion King was 'born,' Agravain really wants to beat up this Knights of the Round Table he valued so highly during his lifetime.

Why did you have to act on your own when you should have just followed the king's orders?!

"So, you don't need to blame yourself. It's all my fault. At the same time, I also have to fulfill my own mission." Bedivere looked at Agravain as he was about to disappear and said in an unusually serious tone, "After everything is over, I will naturally be punished."

What exactly is the price for returning the Holy Sword?

Bedivere already knew from Merlin, but so what? He didn't care.

"..." Agravain gave Bedivere a deep look, as if he understood something. He looked around, as if he had regained his composure at this moment, and said in a calm tone, "Is that so? You are mentally prepared? Then I will watch your end."

After saying that, Agravain left the stage. He had already reached his limit, having paid an extremely high price to kill Lancelot.

Unfortunately, due to Mash's interference, he failed, so he has now left the scene.

Chapter 438 Hmph, hahahahaha!!

Agravain thus exited the stage; as a commander, he shouldn't have exited in this way.

However, he also paid the price for his impulsiveness. He should have been under the protection of the Purification Knight and relied on his excellent command ability to maximize the power of the Purification Knight.

As a result, upon seeing Lancelot, he made a 'wrong' judgment in a moment of anger, which led to his premature departure.

"Call."

Lancelot breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Mash and Bedivere's retreating figures, he said with lingering fear, "It's a good thing we got rid of that guy, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"The consequences are unimaginable? You mean Sir Gawain?" Bedivere turned his head in confusion to look at Lancelot, who was clearly relieved. In his opinion, with Agravain's departure, everything was pretty much over.

Tristan was killed by himself, Mordred self-destructed, Sir Gawain left, and Agravain also left the stage.

Of the four Knights of the Round Table under the Lion King, all but Gawain are gone. Moreover, Gawain is not resisting but is heading towards the Lion King.

Although it might be hurtful to say it, Bedivere still felt that the battle between Mikaela and the Lion King was...

Even Gawain, who was three times stronger with the blessing of the Holy Grail, was not qualified to intervene in a battle of this level.

Because of the aftermath of the battle between Mikaela and the Lion King, Bedivere felt that, apart from Mash's 'Noble Phantasm', only the Pharaoh King in the desert and the first assassin among the Old Man of the Mountain seemed capable of intervening.

When Bedivere was preparing to come to this Singularity, Merlin specifically instructed him not to provoke the Pharaoh and the assassin hiding in the shadows.

Otherwise... the power to counter the Round Table might not be of much use to them.

"I'm not talking about Gawain, but those guys." Lancelot's gaze drifted to the Purification Knight who were fighting Arash and the others not far away.

The reason Agravain's departure was a real relief for him was because of these guys.

"Are these guys very powerful, Lord Lancelot?" Bedivere didn't understand why Lord Lancelot was so wary of these artificially created warriors.

"It's not a matter of whether he's strong or not, he's a very special being." Lancelot was momentarily at a loss for words to explain these issues Purification Knight to Bedivere.

He only knew the general outline of the information about these Purification Knights.

"First of all, regarding the ordinary Purification Knight, they were cannon fodder created to fight ordinary enemies."

Lancelot decided to start from the beginning. He casually killed the Purification Knight who approached him with a single sword stroke, and then looked at Mash and Bedivere and continued, "Although they have undergone a period of training and improvement, and are equipped with special weapons and armor, they are no different from ordinary soldiers."

It was extremely dangerous for ordinary people, and to Servant, these ordinary Purification Knight were no different from regular soldiers.

"As 'cavalry,' the Purification Knight were arguably the strongest Purification Knight in the Holy City three days ago. They possessed the strength to take on a thousand men single-handedly, and ordinary Servant would be no match for them if surrounded. If we had possessed that power back then, then..."

At this point, Lancelot sighed. If there had been Purification Knight of that caliber back then, what battle couldn't they have won?!

"Father, are you saying that the Purification Knight was the strongest Purification Knight just three days ago?" Mash frowned slightly, as if she had discovered something strange.

Only three days?! The Purification Knight have changed so much?! Are you kidding me?!

Looking at the three Purification Knight fighting Arash to a standstill, and the Hassan lineage Servant being pushed back by the Purification Knight, it's clear from the situation in these two places that Purification Knight of this caliber are already top-tier Servant.

"It's not surprising that Purification Knight strengthened by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad possesses such power." At this moment, 'Mikaela', holding Black Long Key, arrived.

She said calmly, "The Lion King really went all out. No wonder she didn't go all out at the beginning and instead fought a tug-of-war with 'us'. It turns out that she, like 'me' in this world, needs some time to recover her magic."

"Your Majesty," Lancelot bowed to 'Mikaela'.

"No, I am not your king. I am just a 'stranger' who likes to travel." Mikaela, holding Black Long Key, glanced at Lancelot and said calmly, "By the way, are you still going to watch the show here? Those guys are surrounding us."

After successfully slaying several lone Starry Sky Sphinx, the Purification Knight, who had been modified by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, surrounded them.

Although these special Purification Knight only about twenty, they are exceptionally powerful, each possessing the strength of a first- Servant, and their equipment is as sturdy as Noble Phantasm.

"Yes." Lancelot assumed a fighting stance, then looked at Mash and gave her a final reminder: "As I said at the beginning, these are terrifying. This doesn't mean they are incredibly powerful, but rather that they are imprinted with the combat experience of the Knights of the Round Table. Although I don't know how the Lion King did it."

"But if Agravain hadn't left just now, and he had been in charge of these special Purification Knight, even I wouldn't be confident of fighting against five guys of this caliber."

Having Servant with great strength isn't terrifying; the Starry Sky Sphinx also possesses the strength of a Servant. However, while Lancelot would be serious about such a 'divine beast,' he wouldn't be particularly wary of it.

These were specially developed by the Lion King to deal with the Purification Knight Mikaela, who were different from the Knights of the Round Table, who possessed both strength and combat experience.

Aside from lacking a powerful Noble Phantasm, its overall strength is terrifying.

Mash and Bedivere realized the seriousness of the situation. They exchanged a glance, ready to 'suffer'.

"Hmph! Hahahaha! Finally made it!! In this final moment, I Ozymandias, will deliver the most delightful death to you lot!!!"

Just then, a joyful laugh rang out from above, and a scorching beam of light descended from the sky.

The Purification Knight, not far from Lancelot, clearly sensed something. Without a word, they raised their shields and forcefully blocked the scorching beam of sunlight.

"Behold the Pharaoh's divine might! Heh heh, heh heh heh heh!"

In the sky, an ancient spaceship floated. Ramesses II stood atop the ship, looking down at the 'ants' on the ground, and laughed loudly, "After I've dealt with all of you trash, I'll go to that maid and defeat the Lion King in front of her!!!"

"???" The remaining 'Mikaela's' seemed a little confused. What's wrong with this guy?

Chapter 439 Terrifying Soldiers

Ramesses II piloted the Night Sun Ship, Noble Phantasm.

This is Noble Phantasm famous for its origins such as "the ship used by the Egyptian sun god Ra to carry the resurrected Pharaoh King" and "the glorious ship used by the king to soar through the sky."

The sun ship, which was possessed only by the supreme god-king and the greatest of the Pharaoh King, was the vehicle used by Ramesses II for transportation, and it could even fly at supersonic speeds.

Its hull radiates a scorching light comparable to the sun. Even heroes with legendary valor cannot rival it. Projected across a wide area of the ground, its golden magical light is powerful enough to cause localized earthquakes and burn cities to ashes.

Even Purification Knight with the strength of Knights of the Round Table would not be able to withstand an attack of this magnitude.

The answer is simple: Ozymandias' Noble Phantasm is so powerful that even the Lion King could take on him head-on.

Those were merely artificially created to deal with Servant -Purification Knight. While they posed a great danger to ordinary Servant, this danger was nothing to top-tier Servant!

Two of the three Purification Knights who had temporarily trapped Arash were killed by the enemy, and the last one was simply stolen by Ramesses II.

"This Pharaoh is really showing off." Arash smiled helplessly at the sight, despite being one of the strongest fighters.

But why does it always feel so strange?

The battle here is almost over. The remaining Purification Knight, who were strengthened by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, will cause them some trouble after losing their commander, Agravain.

But at the very least, it shouldn't cause any extremely dangerous trouble; at most, it should just keep us and the others tied up on this battlefield for a while.

"Hmph! Hmph hahahahahaha!!! Hahahahahaha!!! This is so incredibly exciting!!!" Ramesses II, sitting in the Night Sun Ship, burst into wild laughter.

The Lion King must have spent a great deal of effort, manpower, and resources to create the Purification Knight, who was meant to fight against the Servant.

Now, the Purification Knight she had painstakingly created were barely able to hold off Ramesses II's attack, but their deaths were only a matter of time.

"He's truly dazzling." Nitocris looked at Ramesses II with adoration. This was the Pharaoh who represented the sun! The Pharaoh among Pharaohs! Lord Ozymandias!

Compared to being forced to cower in the Grand Temple out of fear of the Lion King, having his head chopped off by an unknown assassin, having the Holy Grail pulled out, and finally being 'threatened' by that terrifyingly powerful maid, they only reluctantly formed an alliance because their interests were aligned.

Lord Ozymandias is simply too dazzling now, so dazzling that Nitocris can feel it, and the warriors and heroes below can feel it, what the glory of the sun is!!! What the true sun is.

After severely injuring the Purification Knight below and eliminating a large number of Purification Knight who were just grunts, Ramesses II said with a look of disdain, "Too weak! Too weak! Guys of this level are not worthy of making me use my full strength."

"..."

Below, the Purification Knight, enhanced by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, had their armor somewhat damaged, but they were not completely destroyed. Instead, they stood silently in place, as if waiting for something.

"Ha!" Lancelot launched an attack. Without saying a word, he slashed at the Purification Knight his sword, directly splitting one of them, who was standing still and seemed to have been beaten unconscious by Ramesses II, in two.

"Aren't they already dead?" Mash looked at Lancelot's actions, clearly puzzled. The attack that the Pharaoh King had just unleashed from the sky was simply too powerful.

However, because it was so powerful, Mash's attack felt like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"Their regenerative abilities are also quite troublesome!" Lancelot continued his attack, killing another Purification Knight before dodging to the side, narrowly avoiding a sword strike.

"Restored, complete. Continue the mission: kill the traitor Lancelot and two unidentified Servant."

The Purification Knight, enhanced by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, shimmered with golden light as he restored his armor and damaged shield.

"This is one of the reasons why they are so difficult to deal with." Lancelot looked at the Purification Knight, who was now able to move around again, with a rather helpless expression.

Why are these Purification Knight so powerful, while others are just Purification Knight fodder? That's the real difference.

Knowing of Mikaela's existence and foreseeing that he would encounter unimaginable enemies in the future, the Lion King created soldiers of this caliber in advance.

I don't expect these soldiers to defeat Mikaela, I only hope that these strengthened Purification Knight can temporarily hold off Mikaela's Servant.

Although the Lion King was not afraid of those Servant, she was still aware of her own limitations. She knew that she had an 80% chance of losing in the future. Under these circumstances, she had no other choice but to fight Mikaela one-on-one.

Mikaela is the one who unites the forces of the Old Man of the Mountain, the Sun King, and Chaldea, and she herself is ridiculously powerful.

In order to kill her, the Lion King devised many plans, among which the Purification Knight, strengthened by the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, can be considered his trump card.

"Oh? Can they move again? It seems that Lion King isn't so bad after all." Ramesses II also noticed the Purification Knight who were still active.

He smiled, as if he had discovered something very interesting, and said with great pleasure, "However, although it's not that bad, this move is quite bold."