“Since that's the case, then... Merly!”
“Yes! My King!”
Merly came to Wang Xiaoming's side, and pink petals appeared out of nowhere.
“Round Table Conference, begin!”
Accompanied by Merly's words, twelve figures appeared.
The twelve figures that suddenly appeared were naturally created by Merly using her Familiar's illusion ability. The creation of these twelve figures was based on the Knights of the Round Table from the Type-Moon worldview.
Before, in Fuyuki City, he had the real Merlin help him once. Now, in the world of High School DxD, Wang Xiaoming had Merly do it once as well.
And this time, the effect was very obvious!
After the twelve figures appeared, Rias and others, who were watching, and Kokabiel were all a little confused at first.
Twelve figures, and that girl named Merly, this configuration, it feels familiar, especially since she even called it a Round Table Conference. Could he be a Knight of the Round Table?
Then, the first name Wang Xiaoming called out stunned them all.
“Lancelot!”
588. This is, the battle to save the world! EXcalibur!
Lancelot, this name is too familiar. Everyone present, except for Issei Hyodo, who doesn't have much knowledge, basically knows this name. After all, Lancelot, the First Knight of the Round Table, is too famous.
Later, there were other people named Lancelot, but the most famous is still the Knight of the Lake, Lancelot.
As Wang Xiaoming called out this name, a man with purple hair stepped forward from among the twelve figures behind Wang Xiaoming.
“Thou shalt not be an enemy to the elves, I approve!”
Accompanied by Lancelot's words, the Holy Sword stuck in the ground lit up, and a trace of light appeared, then disappeared.
“This is!”
Although they hadn't seen the scene of the Holy Sword being unsealed, enough knowledge allowed everyone present to understand that this was a process of releasing some kind of seal. Could it be that these twelve figures were all used to release the seal?
Also, the first one was Lancelot, so the others, could it be...
“Kay!”
As expected, Wang Xiaoming called out the name of the second Knight of the Round Table.
Accompanied by his call, another figure stepped forward from behind.
“Thou shalt fight for survival, I deny!”
“Bedivere!”
“Thou shalt fight against those stronger than thyself, I deny!”
Every time Wang Xiaoming called out a name, a person would step forward and give a response.
And after each figure responded, one light mark would disappear from the Holy Sword in Wang Xiaoming's hand. At the same time, the magic power on Wang Xiaoming's body would expand by one point, and as the light marks on the Holy Sword decreased by one, the light would bloom even more.
Twelve figures, accompanied by Wang Xiaoming's calls, constantly stepped forward to respond.
“Thou shalt not engage in one-sided battles, I approve!”
“Thou shalt not go against humanity, I approve!”
“Thou must fight for the pursuit of truth, I approve!”
“Thou must fight against evil, I approve!”
“Thou shalt not fight for selfish desires, I approve!”
“Thou must fight for honor, I approve!”
“Thou must fight alongside the brave, I deny!”
“Thou shalt not be an enemy to the virtuous, I approve!”
“Thou shalt not be an enemy to women and children, I approve!”
Unlike when fighting the Great Emperor before, Wang Xiaoming didn't have the figures behind him approve many things. After all, there were all kinds of people in the Great Emperor's army, so many conditions couldn't be met. But now it's different, facing the Fallen Angels, basically all the conditions are met, so many seals were lifted at once.
Of course, this was just Wang Xiaoming putting on a show. In reality, how much the Holy Sword outputs all depends on how much curse power Wang Xiaoming outputs. The Sword of Promised Victory from the Campione world, its activation all depends on how much curse power is output. Therefore, Wang Xiaoming is now constantly filling it with curse power, making the Holy Sword look more and more powerful.
That terrifying light energy caused the surrounding atmosphere to tremble. The terrifying light brought terrifying high temperatures. The ultimate light and heat caused the entire Kuoh Academy to become dark around it because of this strong light. Whether it was Kokabiel in the sky or Rias and others who were demons, they were all stunned.
“Impossible, this level of light energy is impossible! What kind of Holy Sword is this? Even Excalibur shouldn't have such energy!”
Kokabiel's heart was filled with panic, but compared to his panic, Rias and others paid more attention to the twelve figures behind Wang Xiaoming.
“Rias, what exactly is he?”
Sona Sitri had a look of shock on her face. She was far away from Wang Xiaoming, but even so, the light energy spreading into the air made her, a High-class Devil, very uncomfortable. This energy was too restraining for her, even without contact, it made her feel uncomfortable.
However, Rias didn't bother to answer Sona Sitri's question. She was also enduring the scorching of the light energy, and at the same time, she was extremely shocked.
“It's actually the Knights of the Round Table! The legendary first Knights of the Round Table, the elite knights who followed King Arthur first, but why would the Knights of the Round Table appear behind him? The only one who can command the Knights of the Round Table is King Arthur, and that ridiculously powerful sword! Could it be that he is... ”
Hearing Rias and the others' questions, Merly, who was in charge of the illusion performance behind them, followed Wang Xiaoming's arrangement and was also giving a synchronized explanation.
“The King's Holy Sword is the strongest fantasy of mankind, a Star-Forged Weapon forged from the light of the stars, capable of transcending all time and space, the very dream that all living beings have failed to realize.”
“It was forged to reach out to enemies attempting to destroy the stars, a golden blade capable of repelling almost all evil, a Holy Sword of light to save the stars, hence its immense power.”
“In order to limit the power of the Holy Sword during normal use, the King, together with his twelve knights, engraved thirteen seals on the Holy Sword. Each time a seal is unlocked, a portion of the power's restriction can be opened. When all the seals have met the release conditions, the true power of the Holy Sword can be unleashed, revealing the true light of the stars!”
“Star-Forged Weapon?”
Rias heard this weapon concept for the first time. She only knew about God-Forged Weapons and Sacred Gears. What are Star-Forged Weapons? And...
“But, just now, three were denied, right?”
Listening to Merly's explanation, Rias recalled that three of the twelve Knights of the Round Table had denied it just now. If three were denied, wouldn't that mean the seal couldn't be unlocked?
Merly also immediately gave an explanation.
“Indeed, it is very difficult to gather all the release conditions. After all, not everyone can threaten this planet. However, in order for the King to be able to use some of the Holy Sword's power normally, when applying the seals, the King set it so that when a certain number of approvals are reached, a portion of the Holy Sword's power can be used. Because it is not the strongest star enemy, even if it is only a portion of the power, it is completely sufficient!”
Merly's words had just finished when Wang Xiaoming acted.
“Merly.”
“I approve!”
Wang Xiaoming softly called Merly's name, and Merly immediately responded.
“Holy Sword, draw!”
Wang Xiaoming drew the Holy Sword, and dense curse power entangled the blade, emitting a dazzling light. The extreme light and heat turned the ground beneath Wang Xiaoming's feet into a pool of magma.
“Impossible! This level of power is impossible!”
In the sky, Kokabiel looked at the Holy Sword Excalibur in his hand, then at the Holy Sword in Wang Xiaoming's hand. In comparison, the power of light between the two was like comparing a sun to a moon. The terrifying light energy had already surpassed even the Maou-class. Kokabiel could tell without thinking that if he took that attack head-on, he would definitely be obliterated without a trace.
But he also understood that he couldn't run. His body was out of control, constantly staring at Wang Xiaoming, unable to shift his gaze.
Despair and anger made Kokabiel unable to help but roar.
“Damn it! I will never acknowledge this! Excalibur!”
The Holy Sword of Light was swung towards Wang Xiaoming, and the assembled Holy Sword of Light bloomed with light, transforming into a pillar of light that bombarded Wang Xiaoming.
Wang Xiaoming also took action simultaneously, gripping the hilt with both hands and taking a step forward.
“This is, the battle to save the world!”
Meili retreated slightly behind him.
“Go, Arthur—”
!!!!
The devils, hearing Meili's words, all widened their eyes. That name! This man really is!
“EX—”
Wang Xiaoming swung the Holy Sword towards Kokabiel.
“calibur!!”
A golden torrent of light appeared, like a tsunami, instantly engulfing the stream of light Kokabiel unleashed, then transformed into a tsunami-like impact, covering the entire sky of Kuoh Academy, turning into a light pillar tens of meters wide, directly engulfing Kokabiel and shooting towards the sky!
589. Challenge from the White Dragon Emperor
The torrent of light was dozens of times larger than the torrent of light Wang Xiaoming had unleashed at the church before. The enormous pillar of light directly pierced through the sky of Kuoh Town, evaporating the clouds in the sky, and shot out of the atmosphere into the vast universe.
The torrent of light lasted for at least a dozen seconds before slowly weakening until it finally dissipated.
The entire air became scorching hot due to the impact of the torrent of light, and the moisture in the air seemed to evaporate instantly. The devils on the ground could clearly feel the dryness of the air.
But they didn't have time to pay attention to the dryness of the air, as they were all staring blankly at the golden-haired youth standing at the starting point of the torrent of light after it dissipated.
The Holy Sword in Wang Xiaoming's hand still had golden light lingering on it, and the scorching temperature caused the air above the blade to constantly distort, proving the astonishing temperature of the blade.
Correspondingly, Kokabiel, the ten-winged fallen angel who had been suspended in the sky, had completely disappeared without a trace, not even a single hair!
“A fallen angel cadre, killed just like that?”
Sona Sitri looked at the empty sky, devoid of even clouds, and asked in a trembling voice.
“What do you think? Under such a terrifying attack, let alone Kokabiel with only ten wings, even if Azazel with twelve wings came, he would probably only die.”
Rias also expressed her feelings.
“Fallen angels are like this, we demons are even worse off.”
Fallen angels can still use the power of light, after all, they were angels before they fell, and they are still angels after falling. The way they attack hasn't changed much, but for demons, this is deadly. Demons themselves are weak against light, and now you're telling me there's such a powerful Holy Sword of Light, how are demons supposed to live?
Even the Four Great Maous would just wait for death if they took this torrent of light head-on!
Fortunately, it seems that the other party has no intention of swinging the sword at them, otherwise they wouldn't have been saved just now, choosing to directly kill the fallen angel.
And then there's the other party's identity.
“His name, that woman called it out just now, right?”
“Yes, although the voice wasn't loud, I heard it, very clearly. That magician called him Arthur...”
“Is it the Arthur I'm thinking of?”
“With this level of power, and that kind of Holy Sword of Light, I can't think of a second Arthur.”
“So, the King Arthur isn't dead?”
“Who knows? The Church says King Arthur is already dead.”
Rias looked at Wang Xiaoming, who was slowly sheathing his sword.
“But now it can be confirmed that King Arthur is not dead, even if he was dead, he should be resurrected now. And that Meili, is probably the legendary Merlin, the magician by King Arthur's side. I should have thought of it from the beginning. Meili and Merlin, and they call Arthur King, the hint was already very obvious!”
Rias felt懊恼 for not figuring out Wang Xiaoming's identity earlier.
“What's going on with that Holy Sword?”
Xenovia and Irina Shido, who were also stunned, reacted and asked Rias and the others.
“If King Arthur isn't dead, then what's going on with the Holy Swords we've been using?”
The Holy Swords are all forged from fragments of the Sword of Promised Victory that King Arthur once used, but just now, Wang Xiaoming called out Excalibur. If Wang Xiaoming is using Excalibur, then what are the Holy Swords they got from the Church?
“This is something you should ask your Church about. What has your Church done in the name of the Holy Sword!”
Kiba Yuuto shouted angrily. Before becoming Rias's servant, he was a Holy Sword Knight test subject in the Church, the kind that was experimented on, so he hated those Holy Sword Knights very much, and naturally hated the Church as well.
“So, not only is the matter of God's death something the Church didn't tell us, but even on the matter of the Holy Sword, the Church has been deceiving us all along...”
Xenovia clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, she was very angry.
The Church inexplicably bore the blame. The matter of God's death was true, but the Holy Swords were indeed real, but in front of Wang Xiaoming's Excalibur, the Church's Excalibur seemed very fake.
Especially now, the Excalibur of this world was directly destroyed by Wang Xiaoming with a single light cannon, leaving no ashes behind. The Excalibur of this world is now only the one in Wang Xiaoming's hand.
In the center of the battlefield, the residual heat on the Holy Sword had slowly dissipated, but Wang Xiaoming did not sheath the Holy Sword, but looked up at the sky.
“Now that you've already come, why not show yourself.”
Wang Xiaoming's words made Rias and the others behind him tense up again.
