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The tower's surface appears very smooth and reflects a dazzling light under the sun.

The tower was engraved with complex magic circles that Xu Ming couldn't understand at all. Near the top of the tower, there were even magic circles in the colors of the four basic elements of earth, fire, wind, and water, which floated in the air and rotated around the tower.

At the top of the tower, one can still vaguely see an even larger and more complex pink magic circle enveloping the tower.

This must be what Morgan Lefebvre was referring to as the tower's defensive mechanism.

Xu Ming withdrew his gaze and led the group around the tower, quickly finding the main entrance.

It was a huge white gate, three or four stories high. On the left and right sides, two lifelike dragons with outstretched wings were depicted in gold and red lines.

The dragon's eyes were inlaid with two enormous rubies, faintly reflecting a crystalline blood-red light.

Xu Ming gestured for Haruyuki Arita to step forward and try to push open the door.

Haruyuki Arita cautiously approached the door and gently touched it.

Based on his past experience in games, this kind of door is very likely to have some kind of dangerous mechanism set up, or there may simply be a powerful BOSS waiting for the player inside.

The moment his hand touched the door, the eyes of the giant dragon on the door suddenly flashed with a dazzling blood-red light, startling Haruyuki Arita so much that he quickly took several steps back.

The trap did not appear.

The gate slowly opened, revealing the scene inside the first floor of the tower to everyone.

A vast, empty hall, with a spiraling staircase in the center.

Directly in front of the spiral staircase, a figure shrouded in black armor stood silently like a statue.

Xu Ming carefully examined the silent, black-armored knight, and a familiar name popped into his mind.

"Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake".

As if hearing Xu Ming's voice, the black-armored knight suddenly raised his head, and a crimson light shone through the gap in his helmet.

A terrifying, frenzied, and hysterical aura immediately swept over the crowd like a storm.

Almost simultaneously, everyone felt a sudden weight lift off their shoulders, as if something heavy had been placed on them, making it difficult to straighten their backs.

Feeling this terrifying aura, Xu Ming's expression darkened.

Clearly, to ascend to the next level of the tower, one must defeat the corrupted Knight of the Lake before them.

But the other party is clearly not so easy to deal with.

Before Xu Ming could come up with a solution, Lancelot activated without warning.

With his legs slightly bent, he suddenly stomped down, and his whole body shot towards the crowd like a cannonball!

Chapter 678 The Knight of the Lake (Part 1)

Click!

Xu Ming raised his hand and took a picture of him.

A purple-gold exorcising light immediately enveloped Lancelot.

"Ow!"

Lancelot let out a bloodcurdling scream, and his body flew backward as if he had been hit by a truck, rolling on the ground.

His entire armor was covered in scarlet cracks, as if it would shatter completely with just a little more force.

"attack!"

Xu Ming gave a cold shout and waved his hand.

The group immediately launched an attack, raining down fireballs, ice arrows, and invisible shockwaves upon Lancelot, who was lying on the ground.

Lancelot's body twisted into strange angles, and like a reptile, he scrambled across the ground, dodging most of the attacks.

Xu Ming snorted coldly, took out his pipe, took a deep drag, and then blew a puff of smoke at Lancelot.

Thick plumes of smoke immediately billowed from Xu Ming's mouth, transforming into a giant dragon that flew towards Lancelot.

As the smoke dragon drew near, Lancelot immediately brandished his black magic sword, attempting to sever it.

However, the smoke dragon at this moment was composed of invisible smoke, so the sword blade was completely unaffected when it struck it, and easily passed through the smoke dragon's body.

The smoke dragon instantly coiled around Lancelot's body, then materialized, binding him tightly to the spot.

"Ow!"

Lancelot roared angrily, struggling with all his might to break free from the smoke's grasp.

Although the smoke had materialized, its essence remained unchanged, so it still possessed incredible resilience, and no matter how hard Lancelot struggled, he could not break free.

Everyone naturally wouldn't let go of the opportunity to kick a man when he's down.

So a massive barrage of attacks surged toward Lancelot, who was now bound in place.

Lancelot was quickly overwhelmed by various attacks.

When the smoke and dust from the attack cleared, Lancelot's utterly miserable state was revealed.

It seems the 'no harm in smoke' rule doesn't apply to this Knight of the Lake.

Haruyuki Arita, who was watching from the sidelines, was also eager to try his hand at the game.

He didn't want to be a pathfinder; he wanted to contribute, he wanted to rise up.

He had only taken two steps when Xu Ming immediately stopped him.

"Haruyuki, don't go near him! This guy has the ability to steal other people's weapons!"

Despite Lancelot's armor being shattered, Xu Ming remained vigilant.

The tower was guarded by six knights, but inside, only Lancelot stood guard at the stairs. This arrangement alone showed that the tower's owner trusted Lancelot more than the other six knights combined.

Although this world is different from the Type-Moon world, some things remain the same.

Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, is a formidable enemy comparable to King Bather.

To prevent Lancelot from potentially possessing the ability to 'not die unarmed' and then using his weapons against them, Xu Ming cautiously decided to keep his distance and only use ranged attacks such as spells.

Haruyuki Arita simply retreated with a sullen expression. As a seasoned player, he knew very well that ignoring commands during team battles against bosses could have terrible consequences.

"Ow!"

Lancelot suddenly scrambled to his feet and howled to the sky like a werewolf.

A blindingly bright light suddenly emanated from the cracks in his armor.

click!

A crisp cracking sound rang out from inside the armor.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Lancelot's armor suddenly swelled up to a whole circle, its surface covered with countless cracks.

Terrifying black scales and barbs grew from the cracks, quickly covering his entire body. His hands swelled to three or four times their normal size, becoming like the claws of a wild beast.

A thick reptile tail emerged from behind him.

A long slit appeared in the helmet's mouth, and 'Lancelot,' or rather, a beast resembling 'Lancelot,' opened its mouth, revealing a mouthful of crocodile-like sharp teeth.

He was like a real, mad beast, his red tongue lolling out, his mouth opening and closing constantly, spewing out large amounts of white steam, and his whole body was shrouded in a large amount of black mist, which was materialized negative energy.

What's wrong with this guy?

Xu Ming couldn't help but frown.

He had never seen Lancelot in this form before. What was this? A hidden form?

'Lancelot' let out a beastly howl, and charged toward the group on all fours.

The white stone bricks on the ground bear the scratch marks of wild animals.

Xu Ming immediately raised his phone and pointed the camera at him.

With a soft click of the shutter, the exorcising light instantly enveloped his entire body.

'Lancelot' seemed to be pressed down hard by an invisible force, its speed was greatly reduced, and most of the black mist on its body was also dispelled.

But soon he opened his mouth and roared, and black mist surged out of his body.

His movements became swift again.

Xu Ming couldn't help but frown.

The exorcising light hadn't done much damage to him; he had become even stronger, especially his defense, which had noticeably increased in this state.

We can only weaken it first, and then try to kill it.

Xu Ming immediately conveyed his thoughts to everyone through telepathy. Then, Xu Ming took out the Chaos Banner from the system and planted it in the floor.

A golden protective shield immediately appeared around everyone's bodies, and correspondingly, the crimson flames of resentment transformed into a thin thread and flew towards Lancelot.

However, just as the flames of resentment approached Lancelot, the black mist covering his body suddenly boiled up, devouring the flames of resentment as if they were alive.

This scene made Xu Ming's teeth ache.

Just how terrifying is the resentment within this guy that he actually uses resentment of the same level as nourishment?

Xu Ming quickly modified the Chaos Banner's judgment method with his mind, classifying this guy as a 'neutral' unit. Otherwise, the banner would keep charging Lancelot, which would backfire on them.

After Lancelot absorbed the energy released by the Chaos Banner, his aura became fierce again. He lay on the ground once more and pounced on Xu Ming and the others.

Xu Ming quickly raised his wrist and released the Blood Temple and the Petrification Temple in succession.

Red and earthy yellow light instantly enveloped the entire first-floor lobby of the tower.

The two realms were simultaneously drawing energy from Lancelot's body and eroding his physical form.

His hands and feet were inexplicably stained with a layer of stone gray, and this gray color began to spread gradually throughout his body like a poison.

Due to the influence of the domain, Lancelot's speed suddenly decreased.

Xu Ming did not rush to launch an attack, but instead took out the Ice Rose and released Frost Hell.

The snow and ice howled, covering the floor of the tower's main hall.

Chapter 679 The Knight of the Lake (Part Two)

Correspondingly, the ice content in the air has surged.

Without Xu Ming's prompting, Erina and Puck immediately launched an attack using frost magic.

Ice arrows and ice storms rained down on Lancelot.