Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1305 Dragon Knight Lancelot

"—Don Quixote."

Aiwas decided to speed up the process, so he raised his hand and gave the order.

But at that moment, Qitiansi stood up.

"I'll go."

Once again transformed back into Lancelot, the Celestial Knight walked over to Aiwass and patted him on the shoulder.

"Long time no see, Aiwass."

Qi Tiansi laughed heartily, "I never thought we'd be fighting side by side... Oh, you're a knight too, brother!"

His second half of the sentence was addressed to Don Quixote.

Even though Don Quixote wasn't wearing armor, but just a grey robe, the knights saw through his chivalrous heart.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Tiansi looked at Aiwass and patted him hard on the back with his left hand, which was covered by metal armor.

“You’ve already tried your best,” Qi Tiansi laughed heartily. “It’s time to let us have our moment in the spotlight too!”

Aiwas looked at Qitiansi's carefree and unrestrained smile.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was Lancelot or Haina who was speaking to him.

"...It's not your turn to sacrifice."

An even more ancient and solemn voice rang out from behind them.

The white dragon shook its body, spread its frozen wings again, and raised its proud head.

“The path to authoritarianism needs someone to carry it on, Lancelot.”

Like a rigid and reliable leader, the stern-faced Silver Crowned Dragon told a not-so-funny joke: "You don't think that I endured the humiliation of becoming a pet because I wanted to regain my position as a pillar god, do you?"

Upon hearing this, even the Qitian Division was stunned.

Even Aiwass was somewhat surprised.

Upon seeing the little white dragon, he sensed that the Silver-Crowned Dragon intended to defeat the Crimson Calamity and reclaim its position as the pillar god of the Path of Authority.

But if the Silver Crowned Dragon did not intend to return to the position of Pillar God, why did he deliberately release the Crimson Calamity? And why was he defeated by him, and why did he choose to live in anonymity?

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the Crown Prince is trying to cleanse his polluted self through this method.

This could even be considered a kind of "dialysis" of the soul.

However, at this moment, the Silver-Crowned Dragon uttered words beyond comprehension:
“Arthur has fallen to this point, and someone must be held responsible. It was my dereliction of duty not to properly guard the red dragon; but the original sin of all this is that one glance we gave into the void.”

“When we pursue supreme power from civilization, the seeds of nihilism have already seeped in. So, I, in the past, used the method of severing to completely remove my impure self... But why didn't I kill it?”

“…Because,” Aiwass, who was well-versed in ritual magic, immediately understood the Crown Prince’s thinking, “if one of you dies, the other will take your place. It’s like recalling those lost memories again. Only by sealing can we maintain the isolation.”

It's like the relationship between Wei Zhe and the Supreme Heaven. It's also like a ritual where a snake preys on its own tail.

Everything tends to be whole.

Aiwas understood this principle all too well—just as Aleister, after being cut out of his own body, gradually remembered his spirit of dedication.

If the Crimson Calamity is killed, even without absorbing its fragments... the Silver Crowned Dragon will gradually "remember" the part of itself that it had severed.

"However, this seal is not permanent, just as power is not eternal."

The Silver-Crowned Dragon slowly said, "I thought it could exist forever..."

Now, the crimson of calamity, once tainted by nothingness, has become a vessel for nothingness itself.

So how could the proud and arrogant Silver Crowned Dragon possibly sit on the position of Pillar God again?

If he were to defeat the Crimson Calamity directly, the complete Silver Crown Dragon could become the vessel of the Void. Entrusting the Void with a complete Pillar God's body is far too dangerous... It would be better to hand over the Pillar God's position to the Crimson Calamity and defeat him only after he has completely lost control.

"—Believers, I am now an unclean god!" The silver-crowned dragon raised its head high and declared in a powerful voice: "My subjects, I am now a disgraced king!"

"My most loyal knight, Lord Lancelot, heed my command!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Tiansi's gaze wavered for a moment.

“...My King.”

He lowered his proud head and knelt on one knee before the Silver Crowned Dragon.

As always.

"Remember this, Lord Lancelot! This is the end of the era of 'Royalty,' and the beginning of the era of 'Abdication'!"
"I place the crown in your hands, as I once appointed you King of Avalon. Do not dishonor its glory!"

The white dragon proudly raised its head.

The illusory, silvery-white crown with its double image on his head gradually dissipated and then reappeared on Lancelot's head.

Only the fading light of authoritarian rule can allow for such a transfer of power. Because power itself is violence that can be transferred.

Seeing that Lancelot had accepted the illusory symbol of the pillar god, the Silver-Crowned Dragon finally nodded with satisfaction and a touch of melancholy.

He spread his wings, bit the Sky Knight blocking his way, and tossed Lancelot high into the air.

But at that moment, Lancelot suddenly flipped in mid-air and rode on the white dragon's neck!

Bai Long was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "Sir Lancelot, you—"

"How can I stand by and watch my former lord and dearest friend rush to the front lines without doing anything? My first order as the new king is to command you to come with me to the front lines!"

Lancelot laughed heartily, raising his holy sword at the red dragon and the first Winged King: "If I die, someone else will take my place."
"If no one is willing to take it on, then it would be better to return the path of power to all living beings!"

Upon hearing this, the Silver-Crowned Dragon fell into a long silence.

Silence is tacit agreement.

"Then sit tight... Your Majesty."

The white dragon soared into the sky, sarcastically saying, "Don't let me throw you off."

The next moment, the knight transformed into a white shadow and crashed into the dragon that had transformed into a castle.

"...It seems that they really don't need me anymore."

Aiwas sighed and slowly closed the Book of Law.

He felt a comforting sense of peace.

Previously, when Aiwass fought against Geometry, he had already used Paradise Lost. And Paradise Lost can only be used once in a short period of time.

If Aiwass really needs to take action this time, he can only provide a few Sin Beasts to assist him...

Fortunately, he was not alone.

Fortunately, he was neither the hero who defeated the Demon King nor the hero who saved the world.

The world is full of stars, and even in the darkest night without the sun, we can see the way forward.

only……

"...The Crimson of Calamity really has some prestige."

Aiwas looked at Qitiansi, who was riding the Silver Crown Dragon and had become the world's strongest dragon knight.

If we consider the Primal Rider as the future Pillar God... then this round of Calamity Red is a battle simultaneously against the "deceased Pillar God", the "past Pillar God", the "present Pillar God", and the "future Pillar God".

"He really got to enjoy the treatment of the highest heavens."

(End of this chapter)