Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Enemy Attack, The Correct Use of Light Artillery
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"Truly worthy of being a tribal leader at such a young age. It would be unbelievable if she didn't possess some skill," Duke Bell said, looking at the pink-haired girl not far away with admiration.
"A woman full of desire. If King Arthur truly married her as queen, we would be the first to suffer," Scott commented.
"Do you think we won't suffer even if King Arthur doesn't marry her as queen?" Duke Bell looked at the scene over there, shaking his head. "Before we completely drive out the outsiders, we need to quickly choose a side."
"Otherwise, once the outsiders are driven away, it'll be our turn to be purged."
Scott looked thoughtful. "You're right, we should indeed choose a side early."
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Asher felt the soft touch on his neck, looking at the girl pressed against him, stunned for a long time before he could react.
The sensation seemed the same as last night... just a little different.
No wonder Shishou's tone was so strange back then. Had she already discovered the origin of that mark?!
So Shishou's sudden friction with Morgan last night was also because of this mark...?
Just as Asher thought of this, he suddenly felt a gaze beside him sting his eyes. He then reacted, pushing Milo away.
But even so, it was a little late. The mark on his neck was already noticeable enough, and beneath that mark, another faint mark had appeared.
"Sir Milo, what did you do to the King?" Artoria stared coldly at Milo.
"Oh my, didn't the King himself say he wanted to know right now?" Milo gave an innocent smile. "I was just acting on the King's command."
"Right?" she said at the end, blinking innocently at Asher.
"Is this how this mark came to be?" Artoria's gaze fixated on the mark on Asher's neck.
"What else did you think?" Milo said, looking puzzled. "Why wouldn't the King know? He should have immediately noticed if someone kissed him in that spot, right? Was it done while he was sleeping?"
As she spoke the last part, she glanced at Artoria, as if inadvertently. "To do something like that without anyone knowing, it seems only someone close to the King could have done it..."
Artoria frowned slightly. "I wouldn't do such a thing."
"Is that so?" Milo just smiled. "Then may I ask where you were last night?"
Artoria fell silent.
"Oh my? Speechless now?" Milo showed a provocative smile. "Indeed, you have something to hide."
"I was merely guarding him, I never did anything to him," Artoria said, glancing at Asher again, lingering on the two conspicuous marks for a long time.
"Then dare you leave another mark on his neck and try?" Milo said. "If the lip print is different, I'll apologize to you."
Artoria remained silent again, pursing her lips.
"Don't you dare?" Milo smiled. "That means you have something to hide."
"Alright, alright, be quiet," Asher had to interrupt the meaningless conversation. "Lily isn't that kind of person, I trust her."
"There's no point in her doing something like that."
As for why Morgan would do this, it was probably just to tease Shishou. That goddess was just like that, often doing unfathomable things.
"It seems you already know who did it," Milo looked deeply at Asher. "The King is truly popular."
It seems that besides this golden-haired girl beside me, there are other rivals?
To make King Arthur completely drop his guard in front of them... it seems they will be very tough opponents.
But it doesn't matter. She had faced countless difficulties on her journey, but the final victor was always her. This wasn't just due to luck.
Seeing the two finally quiet down, Asher breathed a sigh of relief.
Why does it feel like fighting a big battle with the outsiders would be better than dealing with this?
By the way, is Lily isolating herself?
Looking at Artoria, who was bowing her head and remained silent, Asher patted her shoulder. "Don't worry about it too much. I know you wouldn't do something like that."
Artoria looked up and suddenly said, "I will prove my innocence."
"So, please, sit closer."
Asher: "???"
Why did she suddenly overthink things and get stuck on such a trivial matter?
"Oh? Do you really dare to do that?" Milo was still fanning the flames from the side.
Artoria placed both hands on Asher's shoulders. "Pardon my rudeness."
After saying that, without giving Asher a chance to speak, her lips approached his neck.
But at that moment, Agravain, who was scouting on the city gate, suddenly shouted:
"Enemy approaching!"
"Many of them, at least three times our numbers!"
Almost instantly, everyone became alert. Artoria's expression subtly changed, and she released her hands.
Asher abruptly stood up, somewhat disbelieving.
Ambushed?!
How is that possible? How would the outsiders know their departure time? And even prepare such a large enemy force to ambush them so quickly?
Unless the outsiders knew their advance route from the very beginning.
But there was no time to think further. Asher put away his recent thoughts.
The immediate priority was to leave this place. If they were surrounded, everyone would be in danger.
But before Asher could speak, Milo suddenly grabbed him.
"This territory has another city gate exit. Please follow me."
Asher's rapidly working brain suddenly froze. "How do you know?"
"I heard my father talk about this territory when he was alive," Milo said. "Sir Scott can attest to this."
Scott, who had approached at some point, immediately nodded upon hearing this.
"Milo's father was my good friend when he was alive. One of the territories he was responsible for was this Saint Leonica. It's not strange for her to know certain things about this territory."
"The city gate is currently closed. Even if the enemy wants to get in, it will take some time. It's best to leave at this time," Asher thought. He then stopped thinking further.
"Everyone follow me, Milo lead the way!"
Fortunately, the group hadn't rested for long, so their horses were nearby. At this moment, they were almost instantly ready to depart, following Milo to another city gate.
Compared to the previous large gate, this city gate was significantly smaller. Milo explained:
"This used to be the main city gate, but later, for some reason, this gate was abandoned and the other one became the main city gate."
"We can discuss this history after we leave here. The more important thing now is to get out of here, right?"
Gawain drew his sword and chopped off the lock.
However, upon opening the city gate, a dense mass of enemy soldiers appeared before them.
Standing at the front of this army was a snake-eyed man, a smile on his face.
"King Arthur, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. I wonder if you still remember me?"
Asher gazed at the man before him. He remembered this was one of the outsider leaders who had come to negotiate with him before.
"I believe you understand the current situation, don't you?" The snake-eyed man maintained his smile.
"If you lay down your weapons now, we would be happy to discuss terms with you and ensure no harm comes to you."
His tone remained calm throughout, which was only natural. King Arthur believed they had abandoned all territories, choosing to defend their last one.
This guess was not wrong, but it didn't mean they would just sit idly by. As long as King Arthur made an oath, they would always find a way to make a comeback later.
"What about the others?" Asher understood the meaning behind the snake-eyed man's words.
"As for the others... I can't guarantee anything. After all, those individuals beside you are very dangerous presences," the snake-eyed man said, looking at the Knights of the Round Table beside him, a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Even he had heard of the Knights of the Round Table's reputation. If they were to make a comeback in the future, their primary enemy would be these Knights. If possible, it would be best to eliminate these individuals now.
No, he should say, they absolutely had to eliminate these individuals!
As he thought this, a hint of coldness appeared in the snake-eyed man's eyes, but it was only a fleeting glimpse. A smile remained on his face:
"What have you decided?"
"I can let you leave, as long as you swear an oath not to act against the outsiders for a hundred years," the snake-eyed man said at the end, sighing helplessly.
"We only wish to have a place to live, and are forced to use such methods. We hope you can understand."
"If that's the case, why only let Arthur go?!"
Scott behind him snapped.
"We trust King Arthur, but we don't trust you, not even if you swear an oath," the snake-eyed man said with a smile.
"Of course, not everyone has to stay," the snake-eyed man pointed to the pink-haired girl beside Asher, "If it's King Arthur's little lover or something, we wouldn't mind letting her go."
Milo's eyes lit up. She looked at Asher, seemingly waiting for his answer, but found that the normally gentle young man was now expressionless, remaining silent.
"Leave these people, swear an oath, and then you can leave," the snake-eyed man said again.
And almost within that short minute, the gate behind them had been breached, and a dense mass of enemy soldiers was rushing towards Asher's position.
Undoubtedly, this was a premeditated action by the outsiders. They had anticipated everything, hiding somewhere early, waiting for this surprise attack.
Even a slight delay here would lead to them being completely surrounded.
"Your Majesty, you go first," Gawain turned to Asher and said.
"It took so long for Britain to have a new king. If we protect the King, there will always be a way."
Artoria remained silent for a long time, then nodded gently.
"Sir Gawain is right. As long as you're alive, there will be a way. You go first."
"What kind of joke is this?! Why can only King Arthur leave? I want to leave too!" Scott shouted in a terrified tone. "I want to get out of here too!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? King Arthur's life is naturally more important now!" another person reprimanded loudly.
"Why?! Just because he's King Arthur, he can abandon us and leave alone?!"
Watching the group start to argue, the snake-eyed man inadvertently showed a triumphant smile.
Promises and oaths were, of course, just traps. He didn't expect Britain to refrain from attacking them after Asher swore an oath.
What he wanted was this very scene.
As long as he spread the news of King Arthur abandoning his subordinates throughout Britain later, King Arthur would lose the people's support, and all of Britain would naturally return to its former state of disunity.
By then, they would naturally be able to regroup.
"Arthur."
Milo tugged on Asher's sleeve, her eyes filled with eagerness:
"Let's go first? Staying here won't save them. There will always be another chance in the future."
The outsider leader had said earlier that if Asher wanted to leave, she could go with him.
Asher remained silent, hearing various arguments. One side agreed that King Arthur should leave alone, while the other opposed it.
"Arthur, you should go," Lancelot said after a moment of silence.
"Then find the traitor, and avenge us."
Undoubtedly, someone among them had tipped off the outsiders, revealing their location. Only the Knights of the Round Table and the tribal leaders would have known the time and place of the operation in advance. If the traitor wasn't found, future operations would be restricted.
Artoria looked at the silent Asher, her lips slightly parted, as if she wanted to say something, but then, she suddenly saw Asher smile.
"If it were you, and you were told to go back to Britain alone right now, would you go?"
"How am I supposed to explain it to everyone else when I get back? Tell them that their King abandoned everyone here and fled alone like a stray dog?"
"You, who are telling me to leave on my own, are the true traitors!"
Everyone fell silent. The snake-eyed man's expression paused slightly.
"In that case, do you intend to break through this defense line?"
He finished with a triumphant smile, pointing to the outsiders behind him.
"Our forces are several times yours. Even the number of people guarding here is double yours. Give up, otherwise, it would be bad if you were accidentally harmed."
Milo looked at the dense army in front, whispering in persuasion,
"My King, this approach is very irrational. As long as you live, there will always be a way to start over. If you learn from this lesson—"
"Shut up," Asher glanced at Milo coldly.
"Not everything can be endured silently."
The girl's expression stiffened. Her usual calm smile completely vanished, as if an unpleasant memory had surfaced. She lowered her head, her soft pink hair covering her beautiful cheeks. Slowly, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and joy sparkled in her eyes.
Asher drew the Caliburn.
"Charge!"
No one behind him moved.
This was an irrational approach. The enemy in front of them was almost double their numbers. Charging forward like this was simply suicidal.
But he didn't give them any more time to think. Asher was already riding his black horse, charging towards the city gate exit.
"Is he crazy?!" Milo exclaimed.
However, the subordinates behind him, who had been arguing earlier, followed closely on horseback under Milo's disbelieving gaze. No matter how confused they were, seeing King Arthur leading the charge, everyone else could only follow.
If the King doesn't act first, how can the soldiers follow?!
"Gawain, Lancelot, it's up to you," Asher shouted to Gawain and Lancelot.
Even with some lingering doubts, the Knights of the Round Table would naturally obey King Arthur unconditionally. They raised their longswords, and a group of horsemen charged towards the dense enemy army.
This should have been a foregone conclusion with no suspense, but looking into Asher's eyes, the Knights of the Round Table felt a strange sense of reassurance.
"Lily, do you remember what I taught you?"
Looking at the two raising their longswords, Asher raised his finger, drawing strange characters in the air.
Artoria seemed to understand something and also raised her finger.
Rune magic's enhancement ability!
The power of Rune magic instantly imbued the knights behind them. Almost simultaneously, everyone felt a powerful force.
"Since King Arthur refuses to negotiate, we can only act disrespectfully," the snake-eyed man shook his head regretfully, and at the end, he raised his hand, "Stop them."
Since this new King was so overconfident, they would teach them a lesson first.
For this plan, they had not hesitated to abandon five territories, all for this moment. How could they let King Arthur and the others leave so easily now?
However—
"Sword of Assured Victory!"
Asher held the Caliburn. This was the first time people saw the Caliburn emit such brilliance, as bright as daylight. This Caliburn, which was more decorative than practical, now unleashed astonishing power, or rather, this was its true potential.
Surging magical power, a massive light cannon blasted forward.
Behind him, Lancelot and Gawain simultaneously raised their swords. Under the enhancement of Rune magic, they could feel surging power within their bodies.
Several light cannons lit up in succession. Artoria also raised her spear. The white steed seemed to know what its Master intended to do, whinnying a challenge to the enemy.
"King Arthur, this is your last chance," the snake-eyed man said slowly, looking at the small army heading towards them.
"If you don't stop now, we will have no choice but to act ruthlessly—"
Boom!
More than a dozen light cannons surged towards the enemy. The snake-eyed man disappeared in the rapidly approaching light cannons, almost without a chance to speak. Simultaneously, an entire straight line of enemy soldiers vanished, along with the trees behind them.
"Break through the enemy's defenses!" Asher raised the Caliburn.
Immediately after, a large contingent of their army charged through the cleared path, kicking up countless dust. In the swirling dust, they quickly disappeared from the enemy's sight.
And as Asher and the others left, Menasen led a large contingent of outsider troops in pursuit, but they were still a step too late.
"That useless fool!" His face grim, he stared at the straight path that had been cleared. The snake-eyed man had already vanished in the light cannon blast.
He had told him to be careful, but he still let them escape.
After this, it would probably be difficult to seize another opportunity.
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