Chapter 1305
Dragon Knight Lancelot
“—Don Quixote.” Eivass decided to accelerate the process, raising his hand and commanding.
But just then, the Knight Heavenly Envoy stood up.
“I’ll go.” The Knight Heavenly Envoy, having returned to Lancelot, walked beside Eivass and patted his shoulder.
“It’s been a while, Eivass.” The Knight Heavenly Envoy laughed heartily, “I didn’t expect we’d fight side-by-side again… Oh, are you a knight too, brother!”
He said the latter part to Don Quixote.
Even though Don Quixote wasn’t wearing armor, just a gray robe, the Knight Heavenly Envoy could see his knightly heart.
Then, the Knight Heavenly Envoy looked at Eivass again, patting his back forcefully with his armored left hand.
“You’ve already done enough,” the Knight Heavenly Envoy laughed, “It’s time for us to have our moment too!”
Eivass looked at the Knight Heavenly Envoy’s carefree and bold smile.
In that instant, he couldn’t tell… whether it was Lancelot or Haina speaking to him.
” …It’s not yet your turn to sacrifice.”
A more ancient and solemn voice rang out from behind them.
The White Dragon shook its body, unfurling its ice-bound wings again, raising its proud head.
“The Path of Authority needs an inheritor, Lancelot.” The Silver Crown Dragon, like a rigid and reliable leader, told a not-so-funny joke, “You don’t think I endured the humiliation of becoming a pet just to reclaim the Pillar God position, do you?”
Hearing this, even the Knight Heavenly Envoy was stunned.
Even Eivass was somewhat surprised.
When he saw the little white dragon, he assumed the Silver Crown Dragon intended to defeat Calamity Red and reclaim the Pillar God position of the Path of Authority—
But if the Silver Crown Dragon had no intention of returning to the Pillar God position, why would he deliberately release Calamity Red? And why would he be defeated by him and live in obscurity?
By all appearances, it seemed the Crown Lord was trying to purify his corrupted self in this manner.
It could even be considered a form of spiritual “dialysis.”
However, the Silver Crown Dragon now spoke words beyond his understanding:
“Arthur has fallen this far, someone must be responsible. Failing to guard the Red Dragon properly was my dereliction of duty; and the original sin of all this was that glance we cast into the Void in the past.
“When we sought supreme power from civilization, the seed of Void had already infiltrated us. Thus, my past self completely severed the impure part of me through the method of cutting… but why didn’t I destroy it?”
“…Because,” Eivass, who understood ritualistic spells, immediately grasped the Crown Lord’s train of thought, “if one of you died, the other would be completed. Like recalling lost memories. Only a seal could maintain the separation.”
It was like the relationship between Great Philosopher and Supreme Heaven. It was also like the ritual of a snake devouring its own tail.
All things tend towards completeness.
Eivass understood this principle all too well—just as Alistair, after being cut out of him, gradually remembered her devotion.
If Calamity Red were killed, even if its fragments weren’t absorbed… the Silver Crown Dragon would gradually “remember” the part of himself he had severed.
“However, this seal is not eternal. Just as power is not eternal,” the Silver Crown Dragon said slowly, “I thought it would last forever…”
And now, Calamity Red, once corrupted by the Void, had become its vessel.
Then, how could the proud Silver Crown Dragon sit on the Pillar God position again?
If he directly defeated Calamity Red, the complete Silver Crown Dragon could become the vessel of the Void. Giving the Void a complete Pillar God form would be too dangerous… It would be better to give the Pillar God position to Calamity Red, and then defeat him when he was completely out of control.
“—Believer, I am an impure god!” The Silver Crown Dragon raised its dragon head, declaring powerfully, “Subject, I am a disqualified king!
“My most loyal knight, Lord Lancelot, hear my command!”
Hearing this, the Knight Heavenly Envoy’s gaze flickered for a moment.
“…My King.” He lowered his proud head, kneeling on one knee before the Silver Crown Dragon.
As before.
“Remember, Lord Lancelot! This is the end of the era of ‘Royal power,’ this is the beginning of the era of ‘Abdication’!
“I place the crown into your hands, just as I once commanded you to be the King of Avalon. Do not tarnish its glory!”
The White Dragon proudly raised its head. The ghostly, silvery-white crown on its head, which bore a double shadow, gradually dissipated and then formed on Lancelot’s head.
Only the lingering radiance of the Path of Authority could be transferred in such a way, because power itself was violence that could be transferred.
Seeing Lancelot catch this illusory symbol of a Pillar God, the Silver Crown Dragon finally nodded with satisfaction and melancholy.
He spread his wings, bit the Knight Heavenly Envoy who was blocking his path, and flung Lancelot high into the air behind him.
But at that moment, Lancelot suddenly twisted in mid-air and rode on the White Dragon’s neck!
The White Dragon paused for a moment, then said angrily, “Lord Lancelot, you—”
“—How can I stand idly by while my former lord and close friend rushes to the front lines? My first command as the new king is to order you to join me on the front lines!”
Lancelot laughed gleefully, raising his Holy Sword towards the Red Dragon and the first King of Winged Ones, “If I die, then someone will take over;
“If no one takes over, then let the Path of Power be returned to all beings!”
Hearing this, the Silver Crown Dragon fell into a long silence.
—And silence meant tacit consent.
“Then hold on tight… My King,” the White Dragon took to the sky, saying sarcastically, “Don’t let me shake you off.”
The next moment, the Knight turned into a white blur, smashing into the Giant Dragon that had transformed into a castle.
“…It seems I’m truly not needed anymore.” Eivass sighed, gradually closing the Book of Law.
He felt a comforting sense of peace.
Eivass had already unleashed Paradise Lost when fighting the Geometric Heavenly Envoy. And Paradise Lost could only be used once in a short period.
If Eivass really had to act this time, he could only provide some of the Beasts of Sin for assistance…
Fortunately, he was not alone.
Fortunately, he was not the Brave who defeated the Demon King, nor the Hero who saved the World.
The stars shine brightly; even without the sun, the night can clearly see the path ahead.
However…
“—Calamity Red really has some status.” Eivass looked at the Knight Heavenly Envoy, who, riding the Silver Crown Dragon, had become the world’s strongest Dragon Knight.
If the Knight Heavenly Envoy was considered a future Pillar God… then this round with Calamity Red was effectively a battle against the “Dead Pillar God,” the “Past Pillar God,” the “Present Pillar God,” and the “Future Pillar God” simultaneously.
“He’s really getting the full Supreme Heaven treatment.”
