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The torrential rain has been lingering for nearly a month. The sky has always been shrouded in dark clouds, unable to penetrate even a ray of sunlight. The earth cannot store more rainwater. The water covers the ground, causing vegetation to fail to grow, and even to rot.

The blond boy, dressed in silver armor and a pure white cloak, held a candle and carefully studied the map on the table in the dark and damp room. The fireplace not far away could not work because the air was too humid, and the room became even worse cold.

The sound of the rain outside the window continued, and in this monotonous sound, there was a burst of sound of metal rubbing against the ground intermittently through the door. The boy looked up at the door, and after a while, the wooden door was pushed open roughly. The panicked assistant officer recklessly broke into the room. His body was covered with rainwater, but he didn't have time to take care of his own image, so he handed the waterproof document in his hand to the boy.

After reading it carefully, the boy showed disbelief on his face.

He stepped out quickly, got on his ready mount, and braved the rain out of the castle where he was stationed. The sound of the horse's hooves trampling in the flowing water was covered by the heavy rain. He moved forward cautiously but hurriedly. When he stopped, He wiped the water off his face with one hand, looked up and saw that the village in the distance was more than half full of water, and the fragments of the collapsed and shattered houses were washed away by the flowing water, and there seemed to be a huge figure passing by in the thick dark clouds in the sky farther away. .

Hearing someone's voice in a daze, Arturia reflexively sat up straight with sullen face, and only after her brain regained clarity did she realize that she had just fallen asleep leaning against the back of the chair with her face stuck in her face.

Kai stood on the side, worried and helpless: "I think you should take a break. If this continues, I'm worried that you will become the first British king to die from overwork."

"No problem." Artoria held her forehead and shook her head in order to adjust back to normal. "You know, my body doesn't die so easily."

This body is different from ordinary people, possessing the blood of the red dragon, immortal.These are not only Kai, even among ordinary people, there are quite rumors.It's just this attitude of not treating himself as a human being that made Kai frown.

"Ya..."

He just made a tone of voice, but was interrupted by the knock on the door, Kai had to give up persuasion and turned to face the door.

"Report!" The guard came in and saluted Artoria, "Knight Laurel has something to see."

"Let him in." Arturia had already adjusted her posture, waiting for Laurel to meet, and Kay also walked to her seat on the side.

With the slight rubbing sound of the armor, the blond boy walked into the meeting room. He looked at Artoria with reverence in his eyes, and saluted Artoria as a knight.

"Knight Laurel has seen His Majesty."

Although the humble knight Laurel was very young, he was a well-known titled knight. The reason why he was called "humble" was not because he was famous for his modesty—in fact, there were many knights who were more humble than him.Legend has it that this young knight is strong in martial arts and is as brave as the knights of the same age. However, when faced with the high-paying task that knocked down countless knights, he chose to organize a small team to complete the task.This era highly values ​​personal bravery, especially for knights who take bravery as an important indicator. Seeking help from others is tantamount to admitting that they are weak and useless, but Laurel boldly admits his own weakness and puts the task as the top priority Using the power of the team for the goal, this kind of noble character of daring to admit its own inadequacy and putting the overall situation first was appreciated by Artoria. Later, Laurel successfully coped with an extremely difficult battle with this character, and was awarded the " "Humble" and became a courtier highly valued by Artoria.

As a titled knight, even if Artoria has a relationship with him as a monarch and minister, he can still meet with the knight's ceremony. Of course, for most knights, they prefer to use the knight's etiquette to swear allegiance to the Knight King rather than the monarch's ceremony.

"Mr. Laurel, how is the disaster relief in the south going?"

The continuous heavy rain caused floods in many places, and even tsunamis appeared in the south near the sea. Faced with this situation, Artoria sent the steady Laurel to the south for disaster relief.

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's why I'm here." Laurel took out a waterproof report and handed it to Artoria, "Although the flood in the south is barely under control, the disaster has been expanding, and it's getting worse. What is serious is that we have discovered a dragon-like creature and initially identified it as the perpetrator of the disaster."

"Dragon species?" As the mystery of Britain gradually disappeared, the dragon species also gradually disappeared. After the king Vortigern was eliminated, the dragon species known to people except Artoria almost disappeared.

The reason for saying "almost" is because Artoria knew that there was a dragon, and that dragon was closely related to water.

But then Artoria denied this possibility. The dragon she knew was a virtuous king and would not do anything to harm humans.However, the situation was serious, so Artoria decided to go and check it out in person.

"No matter what, I will go there in person. If the dragon species is really making trouble, then I must destroy it."

In this world, she is the only one who can fight against mythical creatures...

The distance from Cammela to the temporary stronghold in the south is not far. Although the speed was hindered by the heavy rain, since most of the troops were sent out to rescue the disaster, Artoria only brought a few guard knights with her on this trip. People arrived at the stronghold within the estimated time.

Still in that damp room, the King of Knights of Britain sat behind the table and listened to the reports of the local courtiers.

"Heavy rain covered the farmland, and most of the crops were rotten. People have no food for the winter this year."

"Food from the inland." However, the harvest in the inland is still not good, and the grain in the hands of the people is also very tight, so it is very difficult to transfer.Arturia was thinking with a headache, her face showing no trace.

"Many towns along the coast have been flooded and destroyed. Many refugees have gathered here, and temporary shelters have been built for them to live in."

"Well, well done." The situation was more serious than expected, Arturia frowned, "How many towns were destroyed? How much damage?"

"Many, including the well-known Wilshire, more than a dozen towns were completely destroyed and it was difficult to rebuild."

Wilshire.Hearing this name buried deep in her memory, Artoria was in a trance for a moment, then came back to her senses, and said to Laurel, who was acting as interim assistant to Kai who stayed behind in Camille: "We went to have a look."

"Yes."

Leaving the stronghold of the castle with the guard knights, Arturia didn't wear clothes to shield the rain—the rain was so heavy that there was no need to wear—bean-sized raindrops slapped her face and wet her armor, The damp and heavy feeling is not as good as the pressure in my heart.

The road to Wilshire is straight and wide, which is the effect of its once prominent moment, but because of this, the severity of the flood can be more intuitively felt-the water level has overflowed to knees just not too close to Wilshire.The town submerged in the water can be seen from a distance, with broken roofs, wood and flags floating on the water. It is obvious that the town is not just flooded, it has been greatly damaged.

At this time, a distant voice faintly came from the distant sky, as mellow as the sounds of nature, but Artoria's expression changed the moment she heard the voice.

It was the voice she had ever heard singing the most beautiful melody in the world, the voice of a dragon.

"Your Majesty, it is the creature that is suspected to be a dragon." Laurel also noticed the creature that he had seen in the distance.

"That's a dragon." Arturia handed the horse's reins to Laurel, "That's not a creature that ordinary people can fight against, so you evacuate immediately."

"Your Majesty." After taking the reins, Laurel and the terrified knights behind him didn't move, "We are your knights, and we will never leave our lord and run away."

"Your spirit is commendable." Arturia couldn't help but smile when she saw the knights upholding the spirit of chivalry in front of her. These are the pillars of the country. It's not a wise choice." She raised the invisible holy sword in her hand, "I'm here, don't worry, leave it to me!"

After a moment of silence, the knights followed Laurel to offer a knightly gift to Artoria, "Your Majesty, we will be on standby not far away. May your luck be prosperous."

"Hmm." Artoria stood at attention and returned the salute. At that moment, she seemed to be able to see a scene that she could no longer see.

[In the name of the Earth Dragon God, you will be invincible.

Yes, I will bring back victory. 】

The moment I stepped on the water, I didn't step into the water. I stepped on the water step by step and made circles of ripples, just like a long time ago, but it was a completely different state of mind.Now she is standing on the surface of the water because of the blessing of the King of the Sea, and she is also the enemy she is about to face, the wise king Hisa.

The sound of the dragon roar approached quickly, and a huge blue figure protruded from the dark clouds in the sky and approached the ground. This was the first time they met after the farewell.

"King of humanity, you seem to have grown a lot." Hisa, the king of the sea, who was wandering in the air as if in water, obviously did not forget the girl in front of him.

"King of the sea, you are a well-deserved virtuous king, why do you want to harm my British people!"

"Because I am the king of the sea!"

Huge waves surged towards Arturia without warning. Arturia quickly avoided the most violent part of the waves, and raised her sword to split the oncoming aftermath. The next moment, huge sharp teeth appeared in front of her eyes.

Reflexively blocking the powerful attack, Artoria was pushed back tens of meters.

"There is no conflict between the Sea Clan and humans. The people of Wisher even have a celebration to thank the Sea Clan every year. Why did you kill them?" Artoria asked as she stepped forward to fight back.

"No conflict?!" Rapidly swooping down and attacking, stirring up seawater several meters high, Hisa finally revealed a trace of madness in his usual calm voice, "The mystery of this island is constantly dissipating, and our family is being forced into desperation! "Another violent impact, the body of the holy sword was even broken through the barrier to reveal the golden sword body, "Since we don't give our family a way out, then sink this island into the bottom of the sea, and our family can still have a glimmer of life!"

Mythological creatures are gradually disappearing due to the mysterious disappearance of Britain. Artoria knows about this, and is loved by the gods. Arturia knows far more than ordinary people. She knew a thing or two about the efforts made by the King of the Sea Clan to preserve the Sea Clan, but she didn't expect the mystery to dissipate so quickly.

And the predicament she and Britain are facing is similar to that of Hisa and the Sea Race.

"You can discuss it with me! We will work hard together, and there will be a solution!"

"Will you discuss with your enemy how to survive!"

The power of the holy sword collided with the power of the dragon, producing a huge shock wave, which stirred up huge waves and swept one person and one dragon into the waves.

For the sea people, humans are enemies that occupy their living resources, just as for the Britons, the barbarians and the empire are enemies.

There is no room for negotiation between the two parties.

"Is that so?" The waves receded, and Artoria appeared from the water, but she was not affected by the impact of the waves. A green light flashed across her body, and the water soaked her hair and face. , the water left from the hair flashed across the eyes, and it was hard to tell whether it was tears or sea water, "So, I'm sorry." For the people of Britain.Artoria's voice was dry, and she raised the holy sword in her hand, and the golden light gradually gathered on the sword, emitting a dazzling brilliance.

"Excalibur!"

The holy sword slashed at the blue dragon, the waves rolled, and a huge golden beam of light rose into the sky, breaking away the dark clouds in the sky.

A few long-lost rays of sunlight shine through the holes in the dark clouds to the people standing on the sea and the giant dragon lying in the sea.

"What a dazzling light." The blue dragon's voice was weak, and he looked at Artoria with half-opened eyes, "You too... have grown into a good king." It is indeed the favorite of the dragon god. People, the giant dragon thought so, and looked at the endless horizon beyond the blue sea, "The sea clan... I am the only one left... A king without subjects is not a king." But he was left behind by all his subjects. The one that came down, did they live up to their expectations?

Arturia lowered her head, and the dragon saw that there seemed to be liquid across her face.

"Don't cry." The steady voice was the same as when he enlightened Artoria back then, but it was no longer as powerful as Hong Zhong, "The king's tears are for myself alone." Those are things that cannot be seen by others.

This is the last piece of advice I can give you, king of mankind, you are also my student.In the distant future, you will surely follow my path.

The giant dragon closed its eyes forever, turned into light and disappeared between the sky and the earth.

Artoria stroked her face, wiped away the marks on her face, and looked up at the clear sky.

Now, Merlin, what I'm doing is right, right?

She turned her head and saw the knights quietly waiting for her on the distant coast, adjusted her mood, and walked over firmly.

Much remains to be done for the future of Britain.

This is what we have worked hard together. Although you are gone, I will keep going.