"BANG!"
The giant's palm collided with the girl's sword, producing a dull thud.
Before Cang Ye could react, he felt a soft body being pushed into his arms by a massive force, sending him flying back as well.
Seeing that his back was about to have an intimate encounter with the trees behind him, Cang Ye immediately took action.
His left hand wrapped around the soft waist of the girl in his arms, and with his entire body's strength highly concentrated, he managed to twist his posture in mid-air.
Cang Ye's feet landed heavily on a large tree behind him. Under the force of the impact, his backward momentum was instantly halted, and he then landed steadily on the ground.
"Are you alright?"
After landing, Cang Ye looked down at the girl in his arms with a slightly helpless expression.
Actually, she didn't need to rush forward and block that giant's slap for him.
In fact, the moment the girl had shouted a warning, he had already anticipated what the giant was going to do and had prepared countermeasures.
Cang Ye was very confident that with his monstrous physical abilities for this era in Britain, even if he stood still and let the giant hit him, it would be very difficult for the giant to truly harm him.
The scene just now only looked dangerous; in reality, it posed no threat to him at all.
But of course, this girl wouldn't know how strong Cang Ye was. She had just followed the sound of the commotion, arrived here, and saw the scene of the giant about to pounce on him.
In her urgency, she couldn't think too much, and on a rush of blood to the head, she had subconsciously rushed forward.
At this moment, seeing that the person who should have been asking this question had been unexpectedly saved by him, the girl's face immediately turned bright red.
She didn't even notice Cang Ye's hand that was still on her waist.
"S-sorry, I caused you trouble!"
The girl hurriedly stood up from Cang Ye's arms and showed him an apologetic expression.
"Urgh, it's nothing."
Cang Ye sized up the pure and beautiful white-clad girl knight before him, and his expression immediately became strange.
No way, no way?
Did I just run into the future big boss of the enemy faction after only being out for a few days?
Does the plot have to be this cliché?
Cang Ye felt his inner critic about to burst. He desperately wanted to have a good rant with his useless system.
But at this moment, someone was clearly not willing to give him a chance to relax.
"ROAR!"
The giant, feeling that its attack hadn't caused much damage, obviously became more and more agitated.
It roared and leaped up again, using that skill that resembled "War Stomp" towards the direction Cang Ye had retreated.
"Let's talk later. Let's get rid of this giant first."
Sensing the giant's renewed rampage, Cang Ye no longer dwelled on the identity of the girl before him.
While calling for her to attack together, he swung his spear and stabbed at the giant's chest.
"Right!"
The girl knight obviously knew that the current situation didn't allow for any more delays. She immediately picked up the golden sword that had fallen to the side and joined Cang Ye in the charge.
Already having lost a lot of stamina from its blind and furious attacks due to its blindness, and with the previous deep wounds left by Cang Ye preventing it from healing quickly, the giant became increasingly powerless against the combined forces of Cang Ye and the girl knight.
After a short while, the giant's body was covered in wounds of all sizes.
It was only at this moment that it finally sensed the threat of death and scrambled to flee.
"Trying to run?"
Sensing the giant's intention, Cang Ye's eyes turned cold. His spear drew an arc, instantly cutting deep gashes into both of the giant's feet.
"ROAR!"
The giant, in pain and losing its balance, crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
And the girl knight, seeing that the giant had lost its ability to escape and had revealed an opening, immediately flew forward.
"Hah!"
With the girl's soft cry, the golden sword she held high burst with a powerful golden light. Then, the blade fell, and the mountain giant's huge head flew into the air.
Along with a torrent of green blood, the massive body lost all movement.
"Phew."
Seeing the giant was no longer moving, the girl knight let out a long sigh of relief.
Apparently, that final attack that directly broke through the mountain giant's defense had consumed a lot of her energy.
And at this moment, Cang Ye's expression as he looked at her became strange.
With his clear fae eyes that could see through martial arts and the flow of magical energy, he could naturally see the mystery behind the girl's final blow.
What surprised Cang Ye was not the golden light; that was at most the ability of the golden sword itself, which only increased its sharpness and power.
What truly allowed the girl to kill the giant in one blow was not this light, but her martial arts skill.
To concentrate the entire body's strength into that one form, to make the body and weapon resonate so as not to waste a single bit of strength, achieving a theoretical 100% power output.
This was precisely the technique he, back when he was a water fae, had taught that underage Child of the Red Dragon.
Then the identity of this girl knight was self-evident.
She was the prophesied child, the Red Dragon of Britain, the future King Arthur, who should now be called 'Lily' Artorius, or rather, Artoria.
But is this child's talent so high?
The theory I taught her back then was really just theoretical...
Cang Ye hadn't had the conditions to experiment back then, and now that he had a body, he had been busy killing people and helping Morgan with the affairs of the new Camelot, only briefly familiarizing himself with it.
Now, he unexpectedly saw the mastery of this technique in Lily.
Thinking of this, Cang Ye inexplicably felt a sense of the student surpassing the master.
It seems he and Morgan had both underestimated the talent of this little red dragon. It had to be said, was this the 'Perfect King' created by Merlin and Uther, after all?
At this time, the girl knight known as 'Lily' also came to her senses. She looked at Cang Ye with a hesitant expression, a look of inquiry in her eyes.
After thinking for a moment, she spoke with some trepidation, "Um, have we met somewhere before?"
?
What a classic, clichéd pickup line.
Cang Ye's inner critic was ignited again. He was just about to answer when he heard an unfamiliar male voice behind him.
"Oh my, you took care of the Mountain Giant so quickly? You two really surprised me."
"Who's there!"
Cang Ye's eyes instantly sharpened, his combat instincts flaring. He turned and swiftly grabbed for the speaker's neck.
It was like grabbing air. Cang Ye only felt a strange sensation slip through his fingers, and a pleasant floral scent passed through his body.
Cang Ye turned his head again and saw that next to Lily, where there had been no one before, a white-haired man gradually materialized from flower petals.
Merlin the Heartless?
Cang Ye's brow twitched. He immediately recognized this person he was all too familiar with.
Thinking about it, it was normal. Lily was clearly still in her traveling period, so it was correct for Merlin to be with her.
Then the loudmouthed man he had just saved must be the original model for the 'Add' that Gray would later wield, the artifact that sealed the holy spear—the sharp-tongued Sir Kay, one of the twelve Knights of the Round Table.
So I've run into the Red Dragon Trio!
Cang Ye's expression became strange again.
"Merlin! I told you not to always appear out of nowhere! What if you scare someone!"
Lily, seeing Merlin suddenly appear and interrupt her, was a little annoyed. Her little face puffed out in anger.
"Oh, Lily, you'll get used to it."
Merlin patted her little head nonchalantly, and under Lily's murderous gaze, he smiled carelessly at Cang Ye.
"Besides, this young man here showed me no mercy just now. If I hadn't dodged, I might have suffered a bit."
"Who told you to suddenly appear behind me? What if you were the giant's accomplice?"
Cang Ye shrugged, retorting without hesitation.
"Besides, you're fine, aren't you? As a magus, it would be a bit strange if I could easily catch you."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a sharp-tongued young man. You're just like a companion of mine."
Merlin clicked his tongue at Cang Ye and smiled at the somewhat angry Lily.
"Speaking of which, Lily, have you found that guy Kay? Don't tell me he's already been eaten by the giant like a kebab?"
"Ah!"
Hearing Merlin's words, Lily was stunned, and then she answered in a bit of a panic, "I don't know. I just heard the sound of fighting over here and rushed over. Then I saw this knight fighting the giant, and in my urgency, I joined in. I didn't notice where Kay was..."
At this point, Lily's expression became tense. She was clearly very worried about her foster brother.
Seeing Lily like this, Cang Ye sighed slightly, then turned and dragged a figure out from the nearby bushes.
"If the Kay you're talking about is this guy, then rest assured. He was just abused by the giant a bit and fainted."
"Ah!"
Seeing that although the man's face was swollen like a pig's head, his clothes indeed belonged to Kay, Lily finally let out a sigh of relief.
She then said gratefully to Cang Ye, "Thank you so much for saving my foster brother. We will definitely give you the reward you deserve."
To this, Cang Ye just waved his hand and replied, "It's nothing. I was just looking for this giant and happened to save him."
"But..."
Lily clearly didn't want to just take Cang Ye's help for free. She was about to speak when Merlin interrupted her.
"Alright, Lily. This young man here is clearly a good person with a kind heart. He definitely won't care about a little money, so don't make things difficult for him."
With that, Merlin smiled cheekily at Cang Ye.
"Right, young man? Speaking of which, we haven't asked your name yet. How about an introduction?"
"Lamorak."
Cang Ye felt Merlin's gaze sizing him up, and for some reason, he felt like he was being seen through, which made him very uncomfortable.
Even when facing Morgan, Cang Ye had never felt so uneasy, and that was Morgan, who had integrated the characteristics of the three Fates and could briefly glimpse destiny.
This situation could only mean that Merlin's 『Clairvoyance』 was far superior to Morgan's Three Fates characteristic.
Tsk, as expected of the Type-Moon world.
No matter how impressive your background is, if it's not written as a trait on your stat sheet, it's not as tangible as a skill or a Noble Phantasm.
For example, if you have even a little bit of Divinity, even if it's C-rank, you can be tied up tightly by Enkidu's Chains of Heaven and then blasted to bits by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.
Damn anti-divine special attacks. Damn type advantage trumping all. Special attacks reign supreme over gods.
The Moonlit World is just too sinister.
Cang Ye felt that if he stayed under Merlin's gaze for a few more minutes, even the color of his and his system's underwear would be seen through by Merlin. He hurriedly proposed to leave.
"Since the giant is dead, and my horse is completely gone, let's part ways here. Farewell, everyone."
Hearing Cang Ye's words, Lily was stunned and hurriedly said.
"Wait, Lamorak! I still have some questions for you!"
Hearing this, Cang Ye frowned and declined with a distant tone, "Miss, this is the first time we've met, right? Then there doesn't seem to be anything for us to talk about, does there?"
"But, but..."
Hearing this, Lily's little face immediately turned a little pale. She stammered, wanting to speak again, but was afraid of annoying Cang Ye.
His voice is so similar, his technique is exactly the same as mine, but why won't he talk to me? Did he forget about me, his friend...
Obviously, Lily, who had just started her journey and still had the mindset of a little girl, had gotten stuck on this point and hadn't realized that back then, she was in the form of a little boy named Artorius.
Theoretically, under Merlin's magecraft, Cang Ye shouldn't be able to recognize her.
But in reality, Cang Ye had recognized her long ago, but he couldn't acknowledge her because Merlin was here.
Hmm... it seems it was also Merlin who drove him away from Lily back then, right?
Damn that heartless Merlin.
But the culprit at this moment had no self-awareness. He still wore that gentle and handsome, yet inexplicably smug smile.
"Oh my, young Lamorak, leaving so soon? You and Lily killed this giant together, you know. Don't you want the spoils of war?"
"No need, you can handle it yourselves."
Cang Ye waved his hand, not caring at all.
Although a giant's body parts and mana core were very popular among many magi and craftsmen and could be sold for a high price, Cang Ye found it too troublesome.
Is money that hard to earn?
Just kill a few nobles and bandits, and you'll have plenty.
And so, Cang Ye's back, holding his spear, disappeared into the jungle under Merlin's meaningful gaze and Lily's heartbroken one.
Watching Cang Ye leave, Merlin looked helplessly at the girl with her head bowed beside him.
"Alright, Lily, you have to understand that not everyone is as enthusiastic and generous as the knights you've met before."
"There are all kinds of people with different personalities in this world. you have to learn to accept and deal with them. Only then can you learn the art of being a king."
"But, he said we were friends forever..."
Lily replied in a small, dejected voice.
She didn't have many friends to begin with. Besides Kay and Merlin, there was only that 'Mr. Fae'.
"Is there a possibility that back then you were Artorius, and now you are Lily, so he didn't recognize you?"
Merlin smiled wickedly.
"That's right!"
Merlin's words were like a thunderclap that woke the girl up, instantly cheering her up. A bright smile appeared on her face.
"As long as I use my Artorius identity to meet him next time, he will definitely remember me as his friend!"
"And Lamorak is so strong, and has such a noble spirit of seeing money as nothing. If we can get him to join us, our path to defeating the Tyrant King and saving Britain will definitely be smoother!"
"Yes, yes, you're finally learning to recruit talented people, Lily."
Hearing Lily's words, Merlin showed a gratified expression.
"As for now."
He looked down and kicked Kay, whose face was swollen like a pig's head and who was passed out like a dead pig.
"Why don't we just let him stay unconscious, find a rope, and drag him along?"
"Anyway, besides spending money on women, Kay can't do anything else. He's useless."
Are you sure you're not talking about yourself?
Lily looked at Merlin's smug face and silently retorted in her heart.
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