Can Arknights dream about the Knights of the Round Table?

"Steam Armor."

The successor of the Aslan family looked at each other like a Chinese sword in his hand, which also represented the image of Victoria's history imprinted in the minds of every Victorian, with a face full of disbelief.

After all, according to the analysis of the battlefield remnants she and Ozwald saw when they entered the mausoleum, at least four years had passed since the conspiracy-based siege. In this case, how could there be any survivors among the besieged Steam Knights? Are there any survivors?

It cannot be ignored. The Steam Knight is a strategic target that must be destroyed by the elites of the Sakaz Royal Court ambushing here. The spikes driven by Sakaz's evil spell almost destroyed the core of every armor— - Even the one in front of her is no exception. Vina can clearly see the penetrating cavity on the opponent's body exposed by the firelight, even including the position of the cab, so there is no possibility of anyone inside surviving. right.

What’s even more incredible is that this is a mausoleum dedicated to the two royal families of Victoria. Without only two royal keys, no one can enter or exit the resting place of the kings... Naturally, it is impossible for people inside to get out. That's right.

In this case, if the steam mecha in front of me is a survivor from four years ago, then it means that he has been locked up like this, forgotten in the dark underground of the Victoria Palace for four whole years...

Even if he was lucky enough to escape, how did he survive in this place?

It's just dragging a dying body that must have suffered heavy losses in the conspiracy. What's more important is the intake of food and water necessary for life support...

"This is unreasonable -" Even if she was sure that she didn't need it, at this moment Vina still subconsciously held the breath of kings in her hand, panting heavily under the pressure brought by the other party, and whispered with great difficulty: "The man under the armor...what would he look like today?"

"Really? But it's a different feeling for me."

Unlike Alexandrina who was full of horror behind her, Ozwald held his chin with his left hand, his face full of surprise or interest, and he even blew out of excitement because he couldn't help but burst out. He whistled, his eyes filled with emotion and sadness.

"A scene like this that transcends death and common sense and happens before our eyes can be called a miracle and a nightmare... I think of a certain adventure when I was young, tsk tsk tsk! You still have too little experience, and you have more time. Go out for a walk, Vina, and stop squatting in the Glass Gang's den."

"If the knowledge you are talking about refers to this kind of evil life experience, then I really don't appreciate it."

Wei Na glared at the red dragon fiercely.

During the conversation while they were observing the situation and analyzing the situation, the knight made of steel had come closer; the hot steam erupting from its outlet made Aslan suffocate, feeling that his alveoli were inhaling these beings. It was very uncomfortable after being heated by the hot air.

Of course, Drak is not affected; this level of warming is not even as high as when the young dragons who are less than double digits are familiar with the skills passed down by blood and compete with each other; not to mention that it can be witnessed by almost one's own eyes. The strongest man in the millennium praised by the King of Scavengers in The Rise and Fall of Dragons.

However, at this time, the Dragon Emperor had no intention of doing anything. He was still immersed in his own world, enjoying the warm wind that was comfortable to him while further examining and sensing the last survivor of the steam armor. From time to time, he made two smacking sounds of surprise.

Seeing this sobering up, Vina could only lament the misfortune of being a weakling; then she gritted her teeth, raised the Breath of Kings in her hand, and shouted loudly in a solemn and serious tone:

"My name is Alexandrina Victoria, a descendant of Aslan and the eldest grandson of Frederick III; and this person next to me is Ozwald Artolis, who inherits the name of Dragon King The current Lord Drac - Following the ancient laws of kingship, in order to deal with the dark clouds that are currently hanging over Londinium, we have the right to take out this breath of kings to choose Victoria's true successor.

Therefore, please stop your preparations for war, knight.Calm down, you are in front of Victoria's heir, not the Sakaz demons who have invaded our homeland... Do you hear me!knight! ! "

Vina tried to build a bridge of communication with the survivor of the steam knight to avoid unnecessary bloodshed among fellow Victorians.

And her words seemed to have an effect; the huge mechanical figure stopped in its tracks, and even the accelerating eruption of steam was suspended.

After a while, Aslan, who was feeling anxious, suddenly heard a voice coming from above his head.

[Victoria. ]

Is this... the steam knight talking?Vina guessed.But she wasn't very sure, because the sound was really not like the sound that humans could make through their vocal cords, but more like the roar of a machine, with a ruthless cold texture that was unique to metal.

After that, thick white steam spewed out in front of them again, faster and more violently than before.

The dark knight raised a huge weapon towards Vina who was caught off guard, and launched a surprise attack with a speed that did not match the huge body, but matched his own Victoria Guardian.

It's just that Ozwald's movements are faster;

He folded his arms and remained motionless, but at the moment when the first gear of the steam armor was operating for the attack, the powerful long dragon tail had already wrapped around the hilt of the sword, and the long and tall dragon tail representing the Dragon Emperor's half body was already wrapped around it. The great swords were drawn together, and struck the incoming attack with a scream that tore the air - the terrible wind pressure and the roar exploded together, making the red dragon's white hair roar, but his footsteps were in no way related to him. His expression was calm and he stood firm.

The "enemy"'s counterattack was completely unpredicted. Due to the side impact, the weapon of the steam armor deviated from the established track of the attack and fell aside, causing countless rubble to fly; a strong imbalance caused the huge nearly three-story building to fly. The whole body is staggering.

But it is a machine after all, and as long as it has relevant designs, it will not be affected by the limitations of the human body structure; just as there was a sound of metal friction and collision, another attack from the "anti-joint" followed with greater force. .

Similarly, this time it was accompanied by those strange words, but the target was not the red dragon blocking the attack, but Aslan.

[Victoria]

Now Wei Na finally understood that what the steam knight in front of her was calling was not her last name. It was a misunderstanding caused by fate.

Likewise, his target was not her, but looking at the sword in her hand.

Breath of Kings, the symbol of Victoria's royal power.

"The Last Steam Rider" "Victoria."

This being who was once born as a human named this royal sword Victoria, which was forged when Aslan defeated Drak thousands of years ago. After thousands of changes, it has always existed like a symbol of the glory of the empire. Although this is also an unmistakable fact.

So the "Victoria" he swore to defend to the death

Because he was betrayed by the magnificent Victoria, then he went to guard the symbolic "Victoria"

As the last knight of the Empire, you will take revenge on all enemies who tried to capture Victoria.

"Give me the breath of kings."

Ozwald, who also discovered this, stretched his hand back without looking back.Vina immediately put Victoria's national sword into the former's hand, even with a bit of impatience.

And because the target had moved, the last steam knight naturally shifted the target of attack from Aslan to the red dragon.

"Stay behind [Reverse Scale] and you will be safe, but remember not to try to hold the hilt, because it recognizes its master, just like the Breath of Kings."

While stabbing his great sword into the ground and using its broad blade as a shield for the Aslan family, Ozwald held the hilt of the Breath of Kings with both hands and used it as roughly as if he were playing baseball. The sword tore through the fire of the steam armor.

With a history of thousands of years or a mysterious color, weapons that learn to recognize their owners are just like this. They are very uncomfortable to use, and are not even as good as an ordinary new sword made in a large workshop.

But Ozwald didn't bother to spend time taming it, so he just worked hard and worked wonders.

After all, what is more concerning now is the last steam armor.

"I can feel that your anger that cannot be vented due to betrayal keeps that fire burning in your heart...your obsession with transcending death based on glory and dignity."

Nostrils twitching slightly, Ozwald stared at the steam knight in front of him who activated the armor's function and let the flames burn on his sword armor.

He quietly felt that the other party's inability to distinguish whether it was caused by his own Origin Stone skills or the distortion of spells and witchcraft encountered in the battle with Sakaz... allowed him to overcome the longing for death. Filled with cold metal, life is completely integrated with the armor.

Whether it was in the ice field or here in the royal tomb... No matter how many times something like this happens before our eyes, it always makes people marvel.

"Your fate is lamentable and your will is admirable, so if this is your choice, that's fine -"

"Come, knight, let the King of Britain give you the glorious death you deserve!"

Stirring the Pool Water: 49 I finally wrote it out.

Jetting sound.

The dull sound of jets accompanied by rolling roars echoed in the space of the royal tomb, which was no less generous than the palace.

The Steam Knight, the pride of the Victorians and the killing fortress on the battlefield for Victoria's enemies... had faded from people's sight, but now it appears from the dead like a ghost from the past, representing the Empire. The two heirs to the royal power launched an attack.

The blazing flames are sprayed from the mechanical device on its arm, but it maintains a certain shape like a sword, falling towards the obsession that made him transcend death, and towards the enemy who took away the "Victoria" he was protecting. destroy.

In the face of this menacing attack, Ozwald did not directly respond to it; even though the national sword is still being held by force because it is not held by the heir he recognized, he still continues to protest. Red Dragon was also quite generous and did not take this opportunity to do anything for personal gain.

——He just moved lightly and quickly, turning around quickly with one foot as the center of the circle, causing the fire blade to pass him by and fall to the ground, melting a piece of terrifying slurry.At the same time, he had already circled around to the back of the steam armor. After all, as a human, he was too flexible compared to this giant machine.

"I don't even know how to install small cannons on the head or shoulders. I only have this pile driver-like right hand and left hand, such a monotonous attack weapon... Damn it, what on earth is the designer of Victoria doing? ! Don’t you know how to install more weapons? It’s no use just thinking about your humanoid form!”

It's unclear whether he said it with disgust or helplessness. The red dragon bent his knees and jumped up. The long and strong dragon tail violently hit the back armor of the steam armor, which produced a dull thunderous roar. And the impact air wave visible to the naked eye.

The force of this move was so great that even this mechanical creation, which was nearly three stories high, could not control its body, and it leaned forward and fell to the ground.Wei Na, who was looking not far away, had her mouth twitching, and for a moment she couldn't tell who was the real "steam armor".

Of course, Ozwald knew in his heart that the power he was using now was nothing compared to the time when Chernobog and Bodrokasti fought - Ursus had three Wendigos that could capture a fortress. legend, but Red Dragon is convinced that he can do it alone!

However, for the steam armor who does not know this and is obsessed with it, being knocked down by the thief who took away "Victoria" will only make him feel unparalleled humiliation and anger.

The entire palace echoed with a low roar accompanied by the sound of steam jets. It was an angry and hollow roar that seemed to come from the depths of the soul.

Anger and humiliation filled this body that was no longer completely mechanical; at the same time, a vicious smile appeared on the red dragon's face.Breath of Kings spun out several silver sword flowers in his hand, waiting for the Steam Knight to stand up, and then began to continue fighting with him.

This surprised Vina who was watching the battle.

It was obvious that the red dragon had just proven that the power or magic it possessed could easily destroy Victoria's last steam knight and achieve the death sentence it just mentioned.

But he chose to start fighting...or rather a sword fight.

As a man holding a long sword, going to start a, uh... knight duel with a nearly three-story-high mechanical structure and obsession-driven metal creation?Or hunting giant beasts?

This was really hard for her to understand.

After all, let’s not talk about whether the Breath of Kings can be used to sever natural disasters in the hands of heroes as in the legend; before it was used as a national treasure at the beginning of Victoria’s history, it was first and foremost a standard weapon held by people. There are one-handed long swords—swords that are never meant to be used to kill targets other than [people].Because it is too 'slim', even if it is a two-handed sword that is lengthened and enlarged to nearly five feet (1.7m), its essence and method of use are still to deal with enemies of armor.

When the opponent's size is too large, even if the sword can cut into the hilt every time, it will be difficult to be an effective blow.

And if you insist on relying on swords to hunt super-large "prey" like steam armor...then it's probably only the kind that is also unimaginably huge, generous, heavy and rough; just the weight alone is It's just over a few tons, but it's actually no different than holding a metal block of about half a cubic meter and just shaping it. It's just a thing with the title of "sword", right?

So Vina was particularly surprised and stunned when she found out that Oswald chose this method.

In fact it is.

The two sides are completely out of proportion, and the huge disparity in body shape makes people subconsciously think that if someone challenges the giant winged beast in the wilderness, it will probably be a similar scene, right?

He took the long sword, which was no different from a "toothpick" in comparison, and doubted whether it would be able to make the opponent feel anything if he stabbed it in, and fought him in front of the roaring mecha.

It's hard to imagine what kind of mentality he had and what kind of pressure he was under to do such a thing.

Every step of climbing, hanging, and fighting with steam armor is thrilling to watch;

But every step was taken with confidence.

The red dragon accurately observed the opponent's attack method, calculated the attack distance of each weapon, and then avoided the attack with a slight difference of almost grazing his clothes; making this battle unforgettable in the hearts of those who watched it It derives a sense of enjoyment that is more like "dance" than "martial arts", and always maintains a perfect tone.

Only then did people remember that in addition to his terrifying power like a god, Ozwald Artoris was an outstanding knight who made countless Casimir people proud and fascinated.

This man had lived beside the sun of the country of knights for a long time, practicing with the heroic son who stood up during the national crisis, polishing his own spear or sword, absorbing the essence of battle like a sponge. Nutrition - After growing up like this, even in terms of skills, he is still standing at the top of Casimir and a well-deserved champion!

Of course, the reason for choosing such a counterintuitive battle was not simply to show off his skills.

'Is that...some kind of Originium spell? '

Wei Na said to herself with some uncertainty.

Even though they are different from the red dragon clan who specialize in 'spells', the Aslan clan's talents focus more on physical toughness and strength, coupled with their noble status, so whether it is Origin Stone skills or various spells and spells, The "small roads" are far away from them.

But as time passed, some of the kings' breaths in the hands of the red dragon collided with the steam armor again and again. When scratches were left on the too thick metal armor, the echo of the aftertaste rippling in the air was still there. Gradually, he was noticed by Aslan's crown prince.

It was a wonderful and mysterious smell that was difficult for her to describe, as if her spirit...or soul had been touched and stirred up by others.

So this is the reason why Oswald Artoris did such abnormal behavior;

So this is what the leader of the Letanian warlocks who are accustomed to melody or art, the Witch King who sits at the top of the royal city's tower, can do.

Think of this burly steam armor as a musical instrument, let the Victoria's national sword in your hand become a drum stick, and weave the necessary music among the sounds that are naturally produced by the collision.

In this way, Ozwald mentally synchronizes with his opponent, and then touches the thoughts hidden deep in the heart of this last steam knight, affecting his every move - making him so obsessed with [Victoria] and even... The miracle beyond death gave birth to the evil and twisted thoughts that now haunt his soul.

The red dragon is like a mirror, reflecting back on itself the malice caused by being betrayed, falling into a trap, and watching its companions die in despair and unwillingness to accept it one by one.He had never felt such intense hatred and rage, not even the black snake Koxiche, who was known for being vicious or cunning, could not compare with it.The black dragon in Chernobog was more of the will of Ursus, which represented the mainstream thoughts and aspirations of the entire country and society, and was directly powerful from the majestic gods. Instead, the malice came from the dragon girl Tallulah herself. For example, revenge against Wei Yanwu.

However, Ozwald could understand the mood of the steam knight, and even his thoughts and changes in every detail... After all, he was a red dragon and the last king of the Court of Drak.

The only difference is that he is more open-minded.

[It is amazing to transcend death, but some things can only be figured out and let go after death]

With the end of the last note, the younger and more powerful Witch King stood on the ground of the royal tomb again. .

It had taken a long time, he thought, but this mad fight, this terrifying pas de deux on the edge of the abyss, had achieved its goal.

ps: The steam armor of Eagle Horn is really difficult to write about.People who looked at this machine shook their heads. Except for the thing on the left hand that was probably a flamethrower, they couldn't imagine what kind of weapons it had - what on earth is this right hand for?Hydraulic pile driver on a construction site?But in Chapter 11, your mother said something like this BYD-style saber made of flames. Do you think I can use this kind of mechanical structure like a Gundam to play an energy sword?In addition to swinging up and down, the joints of your hands can also swing sideways?Mahler Gobi, I really doubt that this piece of shit can have as many armed attacks as the shield on the horn hand. After all, at least it can fire cannons, draw swords, and use it as a shield. And with this thing like yours, I'm even afraid of people cutting your pipes... ......I'm going to vomit.

Damn, I really want to smash this abstract thing into pieces with one punch. It’s so damn hard to write.

Dip the water in the pool: 50 Happy Children’s Day to all the children

"Is this... the end?"

Seeing that the crazy movements of the steam armor gradually came to a halt, Vina, who was hiding behind Ni Lin's broad sword, cautiously asked Ozwald.

Although her reason told her that she should trust Oswald Artoris, who had gradually relaxed his muscles and withdrawn from the fighting state, the instinct of pursuing safety as a creature still prompted Aslan's crown prince to ask more questions in order to find a more certain answer. Answers come with peace of mind.

After all, not everyone can have the power of the Red Dragon Lord to fight against several Lords of the Sakaz Royal Court alone.She can only be regarded as a stronger ordinary person.

"It's hard to say what the end will be. It depends on whether the subsequent communication can be negotiated... So far, it has only allowed him to regain his senses and enter a state where he can talk to each other."

He turned the Victoria State that was stationed on the ground with a little force. While answering Vina's question, Ozwald did not look back, but still kept his eyes on the body in front of him, which may be the last steam knight in the empire. , eyes full of wonder and wonder.

"——But then again, it's really amazing, this knight's current physical condition."

As we all know, the reason why miracles are called miracles is because they are extremely rare cases, and the results are beyond imagination and almost impossible.Talking about these combined [facts] is the miracle itself.

Regardless of the miraculous craftsmanship of nature, for humans as biological individuals, the appearance of miracles is often accompanied by the overly strong will of the people at that time.

But similarly, just as a healthy soul must rely on a healthy body, and the two are closely related and inseparable; allowing the spirit to transcend death and create miracles, the mental state that can achieve this can often be called beyond the limit. , then in this case, the body that matches its extreme spirit should also be in an extreme situation in most cases.

In fact it is.

Through the movement that touched the soul's sympathetic spirit, Ozwald was able to understand the other person's current physical state through the echoes of the knocks like a sonar detection - the more he understood, the more amazed he was. ,