But soon, Lancelot flew into a rage. It was not that he could not defeat Mordred; he had discovered that the Purification Knights' target had been the civilians from the very beginning!
Charging on horseback, dozens of Purification Knights broke through Lancelot's forces and entered the civilians' position, slaughtering them indiscriminately.
"Ah, don't kill me! Don't kill me..."
"Mommy, Mommy, save me, save me... Aah—"
"Boo-hoo-hoo... Help! Somebody help!"
"Knights, we surrender! Please don't kill us! Aah—"
"..."
Men and women, adults and children alike—the Purification Knights cold-bloodedly beheaded them all. In the blink of an eye, blood flowed like a river.
The extreme brutality of warfare in this age of cold weapons made Ritsuka, Mashu, and Sajyou Ayaka breathe faster. Those who had never personally experienced a cold-weapons war could not imagine such carnage.
The sight of Mordred's knights slaughtering civilians enraged everyone even more.
"Merlin!"
Arthur shouted in a low voice. Merlin, standing beside him, gently nodded. She chanted an incantation and waved the staff in her hand.
Immediately, the knights fighting in the distance fell into chaos as countless pink petals descended from the sky.
The petals seemed capable of disrupting their vision. Beneath the shower of flowers, the knights could not even find where their enemies were.
The Purification Knights slaughtering the civilians also lost their targets because of the petals.
"Merlin?!"
Lancelot and Mordred were both startled and uncertain. They naturally recognized this as the work of Arthur's Court Mage, Merlin.
For a moment, both of them became wary, unsure which side this suddenly appearing Merlin belonged to.
However, judging from the result she had caused, it was more likely that she was on King Arthur's side.
Watching the knights clash in the distance, Ritsuka suddenly felt something stir in her heart. Her face lit