Chapter 7

It was a giant serpent that was as big as a hill in the depths of the wetland. At first glance, it looked like an inanimate object. But when they got closer, they could see the mottled patterns on the serpent and its wings. They were not the wings of a bird like the Feathered Serpent God, but more like the black bat wings of some kind of bat. Its eyes were closed, as if it was sleeping.

It should be a nocturnal creature, right?

It was said that it attacked pedestrians and villagers more often after sunset. It was easy to understand why this monster was afraid of light.

If they could use poison or light magic at this time, the damage would be doubled.

Bedivere could not help but look at Merlin, who was dozens of meters away from them, but he did not comment on the distance. After all, mages were long-range attackers!

He believed that Merlin must know what magic to use to deal with this monster.

Poor Bethel still did not know that the "God of Magic" and the "strongest court magician" that the later generations boasted about was actually a weirdo among magicians. He was the type who preferred to go forward and slash with a sword rather than chanting spells. He only thought that this guy was a long-range attacker.

Bedivere did not want to be a burden to Lily and Guy, but he did not rush forward immediately. He knew that Lily and Guy must have worked together many times and had a good understanding of each other. If he rushed in rashly, he might disrupt the rhythm. So he carefully observed the two's movements and found that they had a strong sense of rhythm. Their target was Areknos' two huge bat wings.

"I see. They want to cut off the opponent's wings first to avoid an air to land battle later, or to make it easier for them to escape?"

A dazzling white light flashed, and a silver blade slashed across the sky. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the blade had cut through the black bat wings. Areknos, who was awakened, did not hesitate to wave his tail. The snake tail was bent into an incredible arc like a whip, and the thick snake skin perfectly blocked the attacks of the two mages. Their blades only left a white mark on the snake skin, and there was no blood.

"… No way!

Are Lily and Guy's weapons that bad?! '

While Bedivere was still in shock, Areknos had already suppressed Lily and Guy, who were attacking at the same time. He didn't need to use too much technique at all. At this moment, it could be said that he could defeat ten people with brute strength. He only needed to twist his huge body to cause great trouble for the two short humans.

Dust flew into the air, and the enraged roar of the giant beast echoed in the empty wetland. Bright red blood spilled out …

Lily had used her sword to shoot out something like a ball of light to injure the eyes of this python like magical beast. Accompanied by a heart-wrenching roar, the magical beast that was afraid of light began to struggle violently. Not only did the blood flowing out of its bell-sized eyes not make it weak, it became even more ferocious instead. It slapped away the two little bugs that were causing trouble on its body.

"Lily!

Khai! "

He couldn't wait any longer!

Seeing that Lily was injured, Bedivere's pupils abruptly contracted. He understood that he should join the fight.

That move was actually newly developed by those people. It wasn't perfect and he couldn't guarantee the success rate. However, at a time like this, he had no other choice!

"I'm counting on you!"

"Ha ha, relax, relax, there won't be a problem …"

A somewhat relaxed voice rang out beside Bedivere's ear. Then, Bedivere took a deep breath, closed his eyes and entered a state of mind. He imagined himself and the sword in his hand becoming one. Then, through the contract they had signed, they would share each other's feelings, thoughts, experiences, strength, battle experience, and …

"Hey, I'm talking to you!

Hurry up and retreat! "

Seeing that Lily was injured, Guy's first reaction was to protect her. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Bedivere rushing over. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. At a time like this, Bedivere's arrival was simply adding to the chaos!

If Lily could unleash the power of the Sword in the Stone, it would be fine. But now, she was still far from it. As expected, challenging such a difficult task right from the start was a bit …

"It's burning …"

"Huh?"

"I'm being serious."

"Well, I say you — eh?!"

Guy was about to drag Bedivere away, just like how he dragged away the rash Lily. However, to his surprise, he noticed that Bedivere's temperament had changed from the simple and natural amiability of the past to an unfathomable mystery and nobility. That was especially true of his pair of green eyes, which were as clear as Lily's. They actually reflected … a new moon?

He subconsciously raised his head, and as expected, he saw the scorching sun hanging high in the sky. They had deliberately chosen this time when the sun was shining brightly to crusade against this weak magical beast. How could they make such a low-level mistake?

"True Sword Absolute Kill!"

"… Flower, flower petals?"

"Oh ~ this move. Is this why he dared to come?

That's interesting. "

Merlin, who was known as the "Flower Magician", reached out his hand to touch the pink petals. But as expected, he touched nothing. They were not real petals. Instead, they were illusions created by some kind of overflowing energy.

Accompanied by the inexplicable floating petals and the appearance of the new moon, the sword and saber in Bedivere's hand were like a white rainbow piercing through the sun. It rapidly flashed with light as it cut through the seven inches of Arechnos' body. The thick snake skin seemed to have no resistance under the saber and sword in his hand, and was directly cut apart like cutting melons and tofu …

"… Is this what it means to be serious?"

Guy widened his eyes in disbelief. Although he also had the strength to defeat this demonic beast, he did not get serious from the beginning. After all, their purpose this time was to train Lily. So, he deliberately maintained the same strength as Lily to fight the demonic beast to gain experience. But … even he could not end a battle of this level in just one round!

Could it be that he was wrong? Was this not a rookie, but a big boss who liked to pretend to be weak?!

"Whew — I, I actually succeeded?!"

Bedivere, who found that he had really hit Areknos' weak point and cut off Areknos' tongue, could not help but look at the beautiful sword in his hand with awe. The title of "One of the Five Swords in the World" was not just for show. More importantly, it was powerful!

"This tone … Do you think you won't succeed?"

"Well, this is, after all, a secret skill … Yes, a secret skill, the kind that sometimes doesn't work!"

"You can't be serious, right?

You didn't even know if you could use that move, yet you rushed over? "

"…"

Bedivere turned his head awkwardly. His legs were still a little weak. It could not be helped. The consumption of Reiki was too great!

As for the success rate … Seiji was telling the truth. Generally speaking, the higher the compatibility between the master and the sword, the higher the degree of compatibility, and the higher the probability of using the sword. However, according to the compatibility test at the beginning, the most compatible sword with him wasn't the "Most Beautiful Sword" who was as unpredictable as the new moon, Mikazuki Munechika. Instead, it should be someone like him, who was a good family man (cross it out) and a good older brother.

However, due to an emergency, he had no choice but to come to the Middle Ages. He did not have time to find an experienced high-level Sanchū Sōjin to help him. Therefore, he gave him the Sanchū Sōjin, who happened to be a retired God's Inquisitor and had the experience of "becoming one with the sword".

To be honest, Bedivere felt that he did not know how to get along with this kind of person who looked like a flower on a mountain. He could only try his best to communicate with him. He really did not expect that his first time would be so successful.

If he had known that it would be so easy to succeed, perhaps he would have stayed in Camelot to participate in the preliminaries?

That way, he would have probably stood out, right?

In an instant, this thought appeared in Bedivere's mind. However, he immediately shook his head and rejected it. Not to mention that he would miss out on Lily and the others, this time was probably really a coincidence. It should be the work of this experienced Sanchū!

He really had to thank him properly when he returned.

"Chop chop chop —"

"Khai, what … are you doing?"

"Chopping off the snake's head!

Although Areknos is not a complete snake, they look so similar, so there should be something in common, right?

Snakes have strong survival abilities, and their reflexes are also very powerful. If you don't chop off its head, it might still bite you! "

"…" He suddenly felt a little cold.

Bedivere shivered. Then, he realized that although his clothes were still hanging on his body, the front part of his chest had split open at an unbelievable angle, exposing all the way to his abdomen.

Bedivere: … (Although I've heard that a real sword can cause one's clothes to burst open, how is this possible?

Isn't this too magical?!)

At this time, he couldn't help but rejoice. Mikazuki Munechika seemed to be the more reserved type of True Sword Sukekill. Otherwise … he didn't even dare to imagine the scene. Perhaps he would be traumatized by that state.

Eh?

Speaking of which, wasn't the real sword used when the sword was injured?

Could it be that it was actually controllable?

"Cough cough, Lily, girls shouldn't keep staring at other people's bodies."

Khai spoke gently to Lily, who was constantly sizing up Bedivere. Then, he turned his head, and the gentle breeze and drizzle on his face suddenly turned into a violent storm.

"And you!

Don't think that just because you killed a magical beast, you can casually seduce people!

Hurry up and put on your clothes! "

"I didn't …"

"You did!

When you rushed over just now, you weren't attacked at all!

If you didn't do it on purpose, why would your clothes be torn like this?!

You must have done it yourself!

— — But you actually have the nerve to show off those two abdominal muscles. Our Knights have at least eight abdominal muscles! "

"… …"

Bedivere found himself speechless because he couldn't explain what Fu Shang Shen's clothes tearing system was about. He could only obediently put on his clothes. The reason he had two abdominal muscles was because he saw his sister exclaiming that a certain senior's abdominal muscles were very handsome. That was why he gritted his teeth and trained a little bit!

"Don't listen to Khai's nonsense. I think that Beckham, you're just right!

Khai, I'll bandage it myself. "

Lily took the bandage from Khai's hand and wrapped it around herself. Then, she said seriously, "I think that if Beckham also has eight abdominal muscles, the style will be too bad.

It's too much for that face to have eight abdominal muscles. Two would be enough … Uh, two is a little too little. How about four?

Let's take the middle number. I think that's pretty good. "

"… …"

Bedivere touched his tight waist and two abdominal muscles and nodded silently. In this era, his quality was a little low. It was better to work harder.

"Speaking of which, Beckham, the thing you used just now …"

"This, that, probably … It's like … Uh, right, something like a guardian spirit … Aren't there fairies and fairies in the legends?

It's probably something like that that's protecting me. That's it. "

"I see. Then, does this beautiful sword have a name?"

"San, San Ming."

"… …"

It's this feeling again.

Merlin narrowed his eyes and looked at Bedivere. This feeling of Bedivere not lying but hiding some important information was really unpleasant!

Sooner or later, he would dig out all the secrets of this guy!

Looking at Merlin's gaze, Bedivere suddenly felt a little cold. His gaze suddenly landed on the magical beast at the side …

"Right!

Snake soup, salt and pepper snake, teppanyaki snake meat, everything is delicious!

How about we eat this today?

If we can't finish it, we can share it with everyone in the village … "

"… …"

"… …"

"… …"

"Looks like everyone has no objections. Well, it's decided then!"

"You … Are you serious?"

Seeing that Bedivere was really preparing to dispose of Areknos' corpse, even Merlin's mouth could not help but twitch. Although they sometimes hunted some wild beasts to eat, those were normal beasts!

Could this kind of magical beast really be eaten?

This guy was definitely disgusting, right?