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Chapter 176: Vortigern's Defeat

Yi Shen was shocked when he saw the injured Transformer in front of him dive down to the battlefield on the ground, and immediately chased after him.

The opponent was very fast and not far from the ground battlefield. After just a few seconds, it flew over the battlefield, then suddenly spread its wings, and braked suddenly by relying on the air resistance of the wings themselves and the reverse thrust of the engine at the wing roots, and hovered just above King Vortigern.

Strong air currents blew across most of the battlefield, almost blowing people away. Large groups of soldiers were blown to the ground by the strong wind, regardless of whether they were on Vortigern's side or Camelot's side.

Only the knights could still stand.

When they saw the dragon suddenly return and appear where the king was, their faces changed drastically. The Knights of the Round Table, who had almost wiped out all the enemy warriors with the help of the two girls, abandoned the enemies in front of them and rushed to where Arthur was, intending to rescue the king.

In fact, King Arthur himself reacted quickly. The moment he saw the dragon appear, he immediately gave up attacking Vortigern and took big strides back, just in time to meet up with the knights who had arrived.

However, just as everyone was on guard against the dragon's possible attack at any time, the latter simply grabbed Vortigern, flapped its wings, and was about to leave.

However, the Transformers knew that Yi Shen was chasing them closely and they could not delay at all.

In fact, even if it took off without any pause, it would be a little late.

Yi Shen, who was also chasing at supersonic speed, had already arrived. However, just as he was about to use the power of the magnetic field to freeze the Transformers in place and then gather everyone to attack, suddenly, the layers of metal "scales" on the dragon's wings unfolded again, and missiles soared into the sky, then immediately plummeted after rising to a height of dozens of meters, covering everyone on the battlefield.

At this moment, Yi Shen's gaze met the dragon's mechanical eyes.

Although it was an inorganic machine, Yi Shen could see a meaning in its eyes - save those humans, or continue chasing it? It's up to you!

Yi Shen rushed to the ground without any hesitation.

The trajectory of the missiles fired by this Transformer is very tricky. If he wants to control the opponent, he will definitely not be able to control these missiles as well. He must choose one of the two.

After the previous air battle, he knew that the power of these missiles was extremely huge. If so many of them exploded at the same time, Sakurajima Mai's shadow barrier alone could not completely block them. He had to take action.

Boom!

The moment he landed, he immediately deployed his elemental shield at maximum power, blocking everyone.

Mai Sakurajima, who was hiding in the army, also had great tacit understanding. At this moment, she controlled the shadows under everyone's feet to turn them into entities, covering everyone's heads together.

Then in the next moment——

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom…!

The continuous bombardment instantly overwhelmed everything, and Yi Shen's elemental shield lasted for a few seconds before shattering.

Fortunately, the most powerful force of the explosion had been offset, and the remaining aftermath hit Sakurajima Mai's shadow barrier, only creating ripples but failing to break it.

However, the people were rescued, but the Transformers and Vortigern had already taken this opportunity to escape from the battlefield. Even with Yi Shen's speed, there was a high probability that he would not be able to catch up with them at this time.

The battle ended in such a dramatic way.

The soldiers under Vortigern's command, seeing their king abandoning everyone and fleeing, immediately lost their will to fight, dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Only the barbarian mercenaries hired by Vortigern were still determined to continue fighting and fight their way out - although a large part of the reason for this was that these barbarian soldiers had entered a frenzied state and could not regain their sanity in a short period of time.

But with Arthur and the knights freed up their hands, these barbarian mercenaries did not cause much trouble. They were either killed or beaten into a frenzy, and then surrendered weakly with their hands raised.

After everything was settled, Arthur came to the reunited Yi Shen and the other two, performed a knight's salute, and said:

"Thank you all for your help. Without you, we would have definitely lost this battle."

This gratitude can be said to be sincere.

After all, who would have thought that what the survivor mentioned earlier said was not false at all, and that Vortigern's side could actually summon a dragon, and that this dragon could also transform into a metal giant and shoot out terrible fireball attacks.

If Yi Shen and the others were not there, not only would the outcome of this battle be uncertain, but even all the Knights of the Round Table, including Arthur, might not have survived!

Take Arthur himself for example. Although he is protected by the scabbard and will not be injured on the battlefield, this kind of protection has its limits. It can withstand the attacks of human knights, but it may not be able to withstand the power of dragons.

Yi Shen accepted Arthur's thanks frankly, but still sighed with some regret and said:

"It's a shame I couldn't transform this... I left this dragon behind. If it appears on the battlefield again, it will still be a big (harmony) trouble."

"yes……"

Arthur nodded, his face full of melancholy:

"With this dragon here, Vortigern is invincible no matter what. Even if we can defeat his armies time and time again, facing a dragon..."

He shook his head. This was no longer a force that mortals could resist.

Yes, in front of ordinary people, these knights with extraordinary powers are as powerful as heroes in myths and legends, but facing a higher-level existence like a dragon, they are still just mortals.

Well, not to mention, this dragon is not just any ordinary dragon, but a Transformer!

Arthur looked at Yi Shen and the other two and said hopefully:

"I'm so lucky to have you three here. I didn't expect you all to be so powerful that you could even challenge a dragon. If I were to encounter that dragon again on the battlefield, I'd probably have to rely on you three."

"...Leave it to us. Next time, I can guarantee that the dragon won't have a chance to affect the battle on the ground!"

Yi Shen said this.

"In that case, I feel relieved!"

Arthur was very happy to get Yi Shen's assurance.

King Vortigern is indeed powerful and can get the help of dragons, but his Arthur is not bad either. He has a powerful wizard who can fight against dragons and has come to join him. Whoever wins will have a fight!

Or maybe, the reason these wizards appeared before him and lent him a helping hand was because of the dragon?

After all, didn’t those legends mention that a dragon’s entire body is a treasure, and even a drop of its blood is a treasure that wizards dream of? Perhaps Yi Shen and the others came here for this?

Arthur thought so, thinking he had guessed Yi Shen and the others' intention.

Chapter 177 Camelot

"Is this Camelot? It's beautiful!"

Looking at the beautiful city built on the mountain with chalk walls in front of her, Yamasaki An couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It was already half a month after the previous battle.

After defeating Vortigern's army and leaving Vortigern alone to escape in the dragon's arms, King Arthur did not choose to pursue the victory.

After all, after this great battle, the troops under his command were exhausted. In addition, there was a dragon on Vortigern's side. If he advanced rashly, he might not gain much benefit and might even suffer greater losses.

So he divided the army he brought with him into two, with a small part staying behind to guard the captives - the latter would serve as laborers to repair the ruined castle and restore its function. As for the remaining half of the army, he led it himself and set out on the road back to Camelot.

As wizards who made great contributions in this battle, Yi Shen and his companions were naturally invited by King Arthur to go to Camelot, and the latter gladly agreed.

Apart from anything else, Yi Shen really wants to see what Merlin in this world looks like and what kind of magical attainments he has!

It took the army half a month to finally return to Camelot, three days less than the time it took them to set out.

On the one hand, the soldiers were eager to return home and wanted to go home as soon as possible, which made them speed up their pace. On the other hand, after the battle, there were no wounded left, which would not slow down the march.

——At King Arthur's request, Yi Shen once again cast a large-scale "healing light" after the battle, healing the injuries of all the injured.

Therefore, the number of casualties after this battle was the lowest in all the previous battles fought by the Camelot side.

After all, on the battlefields of this era, unless one is desperate enough to rush into the battlefield where the knights are fighting, the battles between ordinary people will more likely cause injuries than direct deaths. The real cause of the high death rate is the infection and inflammation of the wounds of the injured after the battle.

Yi Shen's wide-area healing magic is equivalent to directly erasing this death rate. No matter how seriously injured someone is on the battlefield, as long as they are still breathing, they can all be rescued.

Such actions even made many soldiers think that Yi Shen was an angel sent by God, and they knelt down and prayed to them, which made Yi Shen and King Arthur and others very embarrassed for a while.

……

Back to the topic, Yi Shen and his companions followed the army back to Camelot.

They were greeted with a warm welcome from the city residents - a triumphal ceremony that had been prepared inadvertently.

Applause, cheers, flowers. Yi Shen and the other two who were riding on horses with the knights felt the enthusiasm coming from all around, and their mood couldn't help but become happy.

Of course, more popular than them are the knights led by King Arthur.

They were riding tall horses, all with shining silver armor and high spirits. Their heroic posture attracted countless young girls to scream, and from time to time you could see people throwing wreaths to them.

The knights responded to the cheers and teasing with great grace, waving and smiling at the nearby audience from time to time, which in turn drew even louder cheers.

In such a joyful atmosphere, the team passed through the outer city's complex and winding roads that were specially built for defense and arrived at the gate of the inner city.

Here, a beautiful woman has been leading a group of people waiting for a long time.

Seeing her, Arthur immediately dismounted, walked quickly forward and held the woman's hands.

"Guinevere!"

He called out her name.

Yes, this beautiful woman is none other than Guinevere, the queen who played a crucial role in the legend of King Arthur and had an affair with Lancelot, which led to his falling out with Arthur.

I wonder if she has cheated on her husband by now?

Yi Shen thought so in his heart, but his expression remained calm as he watched her interaction with Arthur.

"Arthur, congratulations on your triumphant return!"

The queen held the king's hand and spoke gently.

"Yes, another glorious victory."

Arthur nodded and said:

"But this time it was truly dangerous. Even the legendary dragon appeared, capable of transforming into a giant. If it weren't for the intervention of a few wizards, the tide of the battle would have been turned."

"Dragon? Wizard?!"

Guinevere's expression changed slightly.

She only learned from Merlin that her husband had returned victoriously, but she didn't expect there was such a secret!

The queen could not help but turn her gaze to Qiehuang who was standing beside her and said, "Yongxianshu..."

The latter was wearing a white robe, holding a staff, and wearing a pointed hat on his head, giving people the feeling of "Ah, this is a wizard" at first glance.

He is none other than Merlin, the chief court wizard of Camelot and the legendary great wizard with the blood of the Incubus.

The latter noticed the queen's gaze and bowed slightly, saying:

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I'm limited in my abilities and didn't foresee this."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the figures in the team behind Arthur - among a group of knights all in armor, the attire of these three was indeed quite conspicuous and very easy to recognize.

"I presume you three are the wizards Your Majesty just mentioned. I never thought you could actually wrestle with dragons. I wonder what kingdoms you are from?"

Merlin asked this, and although his tone was polite, it was difficult to hide the tentative and cautious meaning in it.

This was not only because these three new and unfamiliar wizards might snatch away his position as the chief court wizard, but also because Merlin had not seen these three people in his foresight, which made him feel surprised and suspicious.

"Haha, Old Merlin, let me introduce you. These three are wizards from the East who traveled all the way to the West. They heard of my reputation and came here specifically to help."

Arthur heard the warning in Merlin's words and immediately laughed it off to smooth things over.

"Oh? A wizard from the East?"

Merlin raised his eyebrows and looked carefully at the faces of Yi Shen and the other two. He found that although they had black hair, they did not look like Romans at all.

But soon, he also thought of the mysterious eastern country, Seris, which was further east than Rome and even further east than Persia.

If they were from that legendary country, then it was indeed possible that there existed a power that could block his foresight.

But if that was true, then it would be a bit strange that he had not foreseen the dragon either - could it be that the dragon also had the ability to block foresight?

Or maybe, these three so-called "wizards" actually have some connection with the dragon, or are they even in the same group?

All kinds of thoughts were running through Merlin's mind, and his doubts about Yi Shen and the other two did not diminish in the slightest.

However, seeing that King Arthur had come forward to speak, he did not continue to dwell on the matter. He just nodded and retreated back to the team.

Chapter 178: Celebration Banquet at the Round Table

After the triumph, there will naturally be a celebratory banquet.

Inside the palace hall, a sumptuous feast had been prepared long ago on the huge round table that could accommodate hundreds of people.

Although it is a round table that symbolizes equality, there is still a distinction between high and low in the actual seating positions.

King Arthur naturally sat on the main throne, with Queen Guinevere and Chief Wizard Merlin sitting on his left and right sides respectively.

Then, the Knights of the Round Table were arranged on both sides according to their default strength and status. The stronger and closer they were to King Arthur, the closer they were to the main seat, and vice versa.

As Yi Shen and the other two had made important contributions in this battle, Arthur made an exception and arranged them in the positions closest to him.

However, apart from the seating arrangement, banquets in this era did not have so many etiquette rules.