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Chapter 319 The Dragon and the King (5k)

At a glance, there were thousands of refugees, all gathered in panic outside the charred Avalon.

They didn't know why they were brought to this strange world, but they knew that their hometown had been burned down by dragons.

This is their only hope.

In order to get here, they have sacrificed too much on the way.

If Avalon also refused their entry.

Then they don’t know how to survive at all.

But even they themselves didn't know why Avalon should accept these useless refugees.

All we can do is pray for mercy from the other party.

Therefore, many people have already knelt on the ground and kept praying and kneeling towards the fortress in front of them.

He kept chanting the names of the Supreme Beings and prayers.

Then, the closed high walls really opened up to them!
At first, people who heard the loud noise thought the dragon had come again and panicked.

But when they saw that the tightly closed city wall actually slowly opened up a glimmer of hope.

The crowd was boiling with excitement.

Their last hope did not disappoint them.

The refugees could not wait for the gate to be completely opened and rushed into the city.

In response to this, the knights who wanted to maintain order, after taking a look at the terrified refugees with their families, sighed and tried their best to open the gate as soon as possible.

It’s just that when the refugees poured into Avalon, they found that it was not as beautiful as they had imagined.

This is indeed the only city that has repelled the dragon attacks.

But this place has long been crowded.

There were so many that it was difficult for them to even get in.

This is clearly the most dangerous place close to the city wall, and therefore close to the dragons.

So what will it be like inside?
The refugees cannot and dare not imagine it.

Among the refugees, an old man with a broken leg limped to a soldier with a boy with a bandage wrapped around his head and begged:

"Sir, could you please give my grandson some food? I beg you to have mercy on him. His parents are gone, and he hasn't eaten for a long time. I really beg you!"

Looking at the old man kneeling down in front of him and his legs that were already emitting a rotten and foul smell, the soldier's initial dissatisfaction with having to accept refugees again had completely disappeared.

The only thing left was a look of helplessness and reluctance.

He could only dodge and turn his head and say:

"Sorry, we don't have any extra food."

Avalon has accepted an excessive number of Storm believers because it is the only pure land of the Storm Church.

After this incident, their logistical pressure exploded.

Because their original way of maintaining logistics was to rely on the continuous turnover of trade lines.

And now, it is obvious that their previous trade lines have been completely cut off.

There are indeed emergency supplies available.

But we have no idea how long it will take before we can get rescue or hope of breaking out.

Therefore, the city has implemented strict control over the limited food supply.

Although all resources will be given priority to the front line.

But even so.

It just ensured that the soldiers had enough food and medicine.

Because no matter how they restrict the supply to the rest of the people such as refugees, it is still an astronomical number.

Unless they really don't care about these people, but if they really can ignore them, why would they let these refugees in?

The Round Table, the only party still maintaining the reputation of King Lionheart, cannot stand by and watch the weak die.

Plus, this is already a year they've been stuck here.

It's a miracle that they have been able to survive until now with that little logistics.

Seeing the soldier speak evasively like this, a look of near despair appeared on the old man's face.

He was already running a high fever, and it was incredible that he could still walk and talk.

Because of this, he knew that he would not live long.

But what about his grandson? He watched his son snatch the child from the dead body of his wife and hand him to him. Then he watched his son die in agony because his whole body was eroded.

That's why he's been able to hold on until now.

Even though his legs were rotten.

"Really nothing at all?"

The soldiers evaded more and more:

"Sorry, sir."

If it were the first few months, he could still hold on by himself and give his food and supplies to the other party.

But now, under the high-intensity fighting every day, he dared not do so at all, because it was very likely that he would lose his life because of this.

The soldier could only turn around and say with more guilt:
"There will be free food distribution in the city. Although it's not much, it won't cause people to starve to death. And maybe there will be medicine at the church for you and your grandchildren, but please don't expect too much."

After saying this, the soldier didn't dare to stay any longer and ran away.

Avalon was the first to be eaten away, so they have been holding on in this godless world for a year.

However, the soldier took a few steps as if fleeing and then stopped because a knight blocked his way.

The soldier looked up in confusion, while the other party raised his hand while standing under the light source that they still hadn't figured out where it came from.

The soldier lowered his head subconsciously, thinking that the honest and noble knights were dissatisfied with his collision.

But in the end, a few elf cookies were handed to him.

"Take it, child. And here is this for you, too. You can keep half of the food for yourself, but give this and the other half to the old gentleman and his grandson."

The knight handed over another healing potion.

Both were scarce a year ago and are even more so now.

The soldier took these in a daze.

Then the knight smiled and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, the soldier hurriedly asked:

"And you, my Lord?"

The knight laughed:

"I'm a superhuman. I'm tougher than you, so I don't need it."

After a moment's hesitation, the soldier handed the potion back:

"My Lord, although I hate to say it, in this case, you should hold this more than we do."

The Round Table and the Knights of Avalon are the last resort of this fortress, and their safety is the greatest guarantee for Avalon.

The knight shook his head and refused:
"Mercy is the virtue of chivalry, and charity is the honor of chivalry."

The soldier still handed over the medicine and said:
"But my Lord, you are more useful than all of us put together. You must take this."

The knight, knowing what he meant, stopped and said to the soldiers seriously:
"My child, I know what you mean, and I know you are right. But, my child, Avalon represents hope, and represents the protection and mercy for the weak. I am a knight of Avalon, and I swore in front of the statue of my king."

"I will defend my honor and my oath for my whole life. I am a knight of Avalon, so I will protect the weak and resist evil."

“This is our oath.”

The soldier said hurriedly:
"Holding this will help you better fulfill your vows."

The knight still shook his head and said:

"My child, you don't understand what I mean. This is not a matter of vows or no vows. I think this path is worth everything I have to give, so I will become a knight of Avalon."

"So, I can't watch the weak suffer in front of me just to protect them. That would be putting the cart before the horse. Take it, child."

The knight patted the soldier on the shoulder and left. But before he really left, the knight turned around and said:
"By the way, kid, don't give all the food and supplies to others just because of me, or think too much about it."

"You are indeed a soldier, and you should fulfill your duties, but that doesn't mean you have to do it without reservation. Because you are already giving!"

"You are a human being, and you deserve to live."

At the very end, the knight raised his hand and tapped his armor in front of his chest and said:
"May the light of the storm and the Holy Lance protect you, child."

This world may be hopeless, but it also has its shining lights.

Avalon, in the distant borderland, continues to hold on to the last glory and gift of the Lionheart.

And that is the other border that is swallowed up.

The king holding the holy spear has made the dragons flee in all directions.

The so-called pride of the dragon race is simply vulnerable in the face of the absolute gap in strength.

In other words, the pride of the ancient dragons was not passed on to the current dragons who only have the concept of dragon species.

After killing several dragons, Moon, who still had the lion doll hanging around his waist, did not stop.

He still had to continue north and eliminate the dragons one by one.

But as Morn continued to move forward, the survivors called out to him.

"Your Majesty, are you His Majesty the Lionheart?"

They were devouring the land and history of the New World, and the main area of ​​the Storm Faith was the New World, so they even avoided the parish.

King Lionheart is still one of the most familiar supreme beings here.

His icons are almost everywhere, and are even well preserved because they are not in the parish.

To be honest, it's a bit of a hell of a joke.

The king holding the holy spear also stopped:

"Yes, it's me. I'm back." Seeing that Moon really admitted his identity, the crowd excitedly knelt down and saluted.

Moon smiled and prepared to leave, but people hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, if you want to move forward, can you take us with you? It doesn't have to be too far, just ahead. I heard there is a gathering place ahead."

Moon turned back and said:

"Are you worried about the dragons coming back? Don't worry, they won't come back. I have anchored the land I walk on with the Holy Lance. So, they can't come."

The reason why Moon didn't go directly to find the three dragons was because this was their world.

If they want to hide, Moon has no way to find them except to directly defeat this world.

Therefore, Moon adopted the method he used in the past - anchoring the world and rejecting the dragon species.

Moon wants to compress their living space step by step and force them to confront him head-on.

Upon hearing this, people were surprised and said:
"Really? Your Majesty?"

Moen smiled and said:

"How could I lie to you?"

The crowd suddenly cheered.

Moon was about to move on, but people stopped him again and told him one thing:

"Your Majesty, if you are going to continue north, we have heard of something that you may know, but you may not know. So please be sure to listen to it."

Because he is the Supreme Being, even though Moon looks very kind, people still organize their words carefully.

Moon still said gently:
"I am listening, sir."

The man said:

"We have people who escaped from the north, so they said that this world seems to have appeared earlier the further north you go. For example, we just arrived, but the person who escaped from the north said that he had been here for several months."

"This, do you know?"

This was also the first time that Morn showed surprise after invading this world:

“That’s something I know.”

This didn't happen last time.

Moon was certain that the gnawing had occurred just a day ago.

So according to Moon's experience, even Avalon, which was the first to be devoured, should have only been around for a day.

How can this be?

After a moment, Moon felt he had found the answer.

That is, the three-headed dragon of blasphemy back then was an upgraded ancient dragon, but the current one is just an ordinary dragon.

In short, these three are terrible.

They cannot swallow everything without regard for geography and time like their predecessors did.

Therefore, this unexpected thing happened.

After all, everything back then was swallowed up at the same time.

It also directly ignited all the surviving eldest sons.

If this is the case, then Avalon has been there for a long time?
Realizing all this, Moon felt a little anxious for a moment.

The Knights of Avalon are the only noble people in the New World who still follow his will.

Moen didn't want anything to happen to them.

But if he left now, all his previous efforts would be wasted, and the people in the South would continue to be devastated.

"You finally realize it, Richard the Lionheart."

A slightly hollow voice came from behind Moon.

Moon immediately realized who the owner of the voice was.

He turned around with the holy spear in hand and said:

"I didn't expect you would dare to come to me, Fafnir."

"Or should I call you Drakarion?"

At this moment, the world has turned into gray and gold.

Behind Moon was a golden world, and in front of him was a grayish white world.

The picture was just like an old-fashioned black and white TV that kept flickering, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Faced with such a scene, Moon gently raised the holy spear.

When the tip of the gun moves forward, the gray-white color will retreat without any hindrance.

"You, your power is indeed beyond my imagination. The Holy Lance is worthy of being one of the four holy objects."

Looking at the golden world that remained unchanged even after retracting the gun tip.

The Invisible Dragon's voice sounded a little labored.

It was obvious that it had just tried to fight against the Holy Lance, but was so defeated that it didn't even appear to be resisting.

Moon said calmly:
"Stop now. I can still let you leave in peace."

The voice recovered slightly and said with a smile:

"You won't even give me a chance to live?"

"It is you who are unwilling to give these poor people a chance to live. I have no right to forgive you on their behalf."

The voice laughed even more:
"You are truly a model of chivalry, the embodiment of virtue, and a voice of justice."

"Cut the crap out of this, Drakarion, and tell me what you're doing here?"

The laughter finally stopped, and he said calmly:
"We want you to leave and not interfere with our future operations. If you do, we will return Avalon and the people inside it intact."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even if we succeed in becoming gods, we have no intention of fighting to the death with you who hold the Holy Spear."

"We simply wish to rid ourselves of the evil that has cursed us for ages."

Moon said calmly:
"That was your ancestors' own fault. You crossed the line. Besides, you have already received great forgiveness and mercy."

"If I were you, I would not allow the sacrifices and stupidity of our ancestors to be repeated."

The voice suddenly roared angrily:

"How is it a mercy to be cursed from birth?"

Moon corrected:
"It was born because of a curse!"

The voice became more and more furious, and illusory figures gradually emerged.

"Don't say these absurd and pompous words. You are a human being. You can't understand what we are enduring!"

In response, Moon simply said:
"You don't even understand how much you've gained!"

The sins committed by the dragons should have resulted in their undisputed destruction.

But they still exist today.

"I don't want to talk about this anymore. Let me ask you one last question. Are you really unwilling to give in and leave?"

"Why should I leave? Why should I give in to evil? Why should I let the sacrifices they have made go to waste?"

These three questions are the king’s response.

And that voice whispered to the increasingly fixed dragon shadow:

"You don't think your Avalon has just been suffering for a year?"

The huge dragon shadow lowered its head in the gray world and stared at the king in front of it and said:

"I will tell you responsibly."

"Either you leave, or we take everything with us!"

The black dragon shadow almost covered the entire gray.

"Both Avalon and this world will be destroyed by us. Perhaps you can leave with the world you have saved."

"But you can't take Avalon with you."

"So, you're still unwilling to give in?"

Following the dragon's line of sight, the mortals were completely at a loss.

They dared not speak or act, and could only kneel in fear behind the king.

The dragon's voice continued to sound, like a devil's question:
"Choose Avalon, who has gone through so much hardship and is still loyal to you, or these mortals who have nothing to do with you?"

Morn looked back at the shivering mortals, and then looked at the distant Avalon.

After a moment, Wang lowered his head.

This made the dragon's figure even more majestic, and its laughter even more ferocious:

"Very good, Your Majesty, you have at least protected the people who are still loyal to you."

"Please rest assured that no one will know that you have bowed your head, because they will soon completely disappear from all memories of this world."

But what surprised the dragon was...

The king suddenly interrupted its chatter.

"It's indeed difficult to make a choice, but that's not for you. Now, I will officially answer your question."

"That is, I want both!"

The dragon fell silent.

After a long time, the dragon finally said to the king:

"Then try it."

The king also said to the dragon:

"Then try it!"

(End of this chapter)