"It's strange. You are the king of Britannia, but you never knew that this place existed." The three of them walked slowly in the corridor, and Medea's hands burned with purple flames. It illuminated everything around and said, "This is a secret left by the dwarves in the past. It is only passed down orally by the dwarf kings of the past generations, and the rest of the people don't know about it. Even Beowulf doesn't know the existence of this place, because his father The king died under the siege of the Paladins during the dwarf retreat ten thousand years ago, and a generation of thunder gods died. It is really sad."
Medea glanced at Artoria who was silent and said with a smile: "You must be wondering why we know everything about things that only the Dwarf King can know"
"I'm not interested, I only care about what conspiracy you are planning." Arturia shook her head and said indifferently.
"" Medea hit a snag, smiled helplessly, and suddenly said coldly, "One day, I will put you in all kinds of cute clothes and let you pose in many shameful poses. Then it was filmed.¡±
"What?" The betrayal witch said the second half of her sentence so softly and quickly that even the King of Knights couldn't hear it completely.
"Nothing." Medea shook her head. Ichihara Yuko glanced at Medea strangely, then turned her head away, still silent, and the betrayal witch laughed, "You should know that in ancient times, humans have not yet occupied the continent. Now, The territory of Britannia is the land of the dwarf kingdom. When the humans counterattacked, it was captured by the Pope. The dwarves were all driven underground."
"I heard something." Arturia responded coldly, "Is what you want me to see in there?"
"That's right." Medea smiled softly. Someone said to himself, "The thing or belief that the dwarves believe in is called big stone - not an illusory existence, but a real stone. They think that they are the descendants of fire and rock, because stones can be extracted Metals, and the blazing flames can be used for forging. The power of dwarves comes from the power of rocks and the burning of fire. Their belief is to never let the furnace go out-so, even if they occupy a vast land, they also like to live in the mountains, They especially like places with active volcanoes or lava, which they use as natural foundries and bathhouses."
Arturia had a vague premonition, but she couldn't catch those fleeting thoughts. I could only listen to Medea continue to explain: "Then, I want to tell you about the battle for continental hegemony. At that time, the final and most tragic bloody battle of the dwarves took place in the royal city of Camelot. Beowulf's father Thor, the God of Thunder, personally commanded the subsequent battle. The last elite forces of the Dwarf Kingdom and the guards of the secret chamber were blocked in the corridor by the Holy Knight Legion of the Pope's Hall, and were repeatedly besieged and strangled. Around the ruins of the Rock Temple under the Royal City of Camelot , every inch of the land was soaked with the blood of dwarf warriors, and more places were even directly blown up or filled with poisonous gas - the Paladins at that time were much more extreme than they are now. They simply used everything. Extremely, but it is true. After all, we are using the power of a family to challenge the order of the entire continent. If we are not ruthless. If we do not give up everything, human beings will have no future - but this is not the point of the problem. At the end of the Dwarf King In the plan, if the great retreat fails, or if humans pursue them with the intention of destroying the dwarves, then the dwarves¡¯ plan will begin.¡±
"On the contrary if the dwarves get their last chance, then this secret will be completely lost in the long river of history with the death of Thor, the God of Thunder. Thor was a kind man, but unfortunately, this kind of person dies too soon. Almost there." Medea sighed and spread her hands towards the somewhat shocked Arturia, "Yes, we have walked down nearly a kilometer, and there is a terrifying volcanic seal lurking under your feet. The power of the fire runes of the dwarves has bound it for thousands of years, which was also their last choice. Once humans try to destroy the dwarves, the seal here will be completely broken, and the raging flames and magma will cover the sky with volcanic ash and lava. Sprayed into the sky, its power is only slightly stronger than the doomsday-level joint war forbidden curse launched by ten saints. Even if the human saints at that time could use their great supernatural powers to take advantage of the situation and minimize the loss of personnel, this area The land will be shrouded in magma and death forever, becoming a barren land where intelligent races cannot survive"
"However, there are always exceptions. The dwarf rune masters who stayed here to receive orders accidentally leaked Xingzang, causing this amazing secret to be discovered by Ichihara Yuko. Due to certain considerations, we did not disclose this matter It was told to humans, but instead it was concealed as a kind of secret, spread only among the Witch King and a few high-ranking witches." Medea said casually, "Far underground, there are demons laid down by the dwarf kings of all generations with flame runes. The array guardian is completely integrated with the geothermal fire element fluctuations. Even the most proficient in elemental power among the Seven Holy LandsEven though the Sky Ring was out, most of the time they couldn't notice the anomaly. The talent and perception of the fire element of the dwarf rune mages were completely unmatched by today's humans. "
"Thunder God Thor" Medea sighed again, "-Although we were enemies at the time, I still want to say that he is one of the most perfect kings I have ever seen, merciful and resolute. Much stronger than his son. Do you know? That guy ordered the rune masters to stay here forever, strengthen the seals, and suppress the volcano. No matter who rules the world on the ground, as long as they leave the dwarves a way to survive, We can¡¯t let the flames consume other people¡¯s liveshaha.¡±
"Even foreigners know the value of life and the equality of all living beings You still try to wipe out innocent living beings through bloody battles. They are just innocent weaklings. You actually" Arturia trembled, "This volcano, I I think you want to"
"The first question is that most weak people have evil in their hearts, just because they have no power, so they cannot turn the evil in their hearts into practice. You know this better than me - no matter how much you deceive yourself, Wang can always see that others cannot. Something that arrived." Medea glanced at Artoria and said coldly. "Second, you are right. In the foreseeable future, detonating this active volcano will be part of the plan. But not now. We are here today to use the Molten Core to strengthen the seal. The dwarves back then We have all died of old age, so we have to do it ourselves What I want to say is that this is not a gratuitous action."
"Is this the method you use to blackmail me? Don't you think it's too dirty?" Artoria sneered.
"Dirty? Back then, we Witch Night worked hard and exhausted our efforts to support mankind on the road to freedom. After you established your footing on the mainland, you immediately started fighting in the nest for a living. The things you have done in the past ten thousand years are worse than us. Much dirtier!" Medea also sneered back, "Artoria, I know you promise a huge sum of money. So I hope you agree to our conditions. Otherwise, we will use the molten core to detonate the volcano immediately today, and we will not give any money. You don't have the slightest chance to react."
"You!" Artoria clenched her fists, considering the possibility of dying together with the two witches, but reason told her. The sword in the stone has broken. Let alone die together. If she uses her hands, she will not be able to survive the siege of two eighth-level witches for five minutes. And this place is underground, no matter how much she makes a fuss. There is no way to send the message to Camelot.
"Of course, you can place your hope in the support of the strong men of Britannia and the saints of the Holy Land. But don't forget how weak human power is under the wrath of nature. Even if the saints The reaction is so fast that it can only change the flow direction of the magma instead of completely suppressing it. The difference is only the number of dead people. In other words, in the end, you will only sacrifice more people - now that I think about it , in order to save one person, you are about to make more people leave their homes and die tragically in natural disasters. Artoria, this is the kind of person you are. Other than compromising, can you turn back?" Medea sneered, saying every word Arturia was unable to resist her heart-breaking heart, and the betrayal witch was merciless, driving her to a dead end step by step
From the beginning of Miller¡¯s disappearance to Beowulf¡¯s invitation, she fell step by step into Medea¡¯s plan.
There is no resistance at all - just constant sacrifice, sacrifice, and sacrifice.
In front of her eyes, she seemed to see the crumbling seal being torn apart by the impact of the molten core. The volcano that had accumulated violent energy for tens of millions of years suddenly erupted. The violent lava and the anger of nature released the destructive power of earth-shattering to the surface of the earth in an instant. Volcanic ash covered the sky, lava flowed across the sky, flames flew, and the scorching lava swept across the earth, turning everything in its path into terrible scorched earth. Her people flowed into rivers of blood, struggling to survive in the doomsday disaster, and had no choice but to die. The power of nature causes the earth to collapse. No matter how powerful a person is, it cannot stop the tragedy that has already happened. She can't do it, and neither can the saints. And all these disasters are due to her childish persistence. A man's life and the knight's promise were made at a critical moment by a foolish choice, and as a result, thousands of people suffered.
¡ª¡ªShe should have decisively attacked Beowulf at that time and attracted the attention of the royal city. Just like Caesar's approach described by the Dwarf King, she mustered any power she could muster to fight the Witch Nights to the death, and then use her soul to To bear the pain and regret caused by Miller's death, but she did not, she still imagined that she could save everyone.
But she didn't regret it - she couldn't do it either. To give up her immediate life for a possible future, to sacrifice one person for the sake of more people's names, she still couldn't agree with this approach, even if the king had to make a decision. choose.
My life is meaningless, full of disappointing results, eternal confusion andhelpless. Stupid approach, naive ideal But some people still have to walk down some roads, even if it is destined to mean sacrifice.
Arturia sighed softly, feeling a little relaxed.
¡ª¡ªThe woman holding the Molten Core told her that the choice was in her hands.
With one thought of heaven and one thought of hell, thousands of lives will turn to different destinies because of her choice.
They walked the last section of the road in silence, and the hot feeling had already hit their faces faintly. They pushed open the door of the bear's mouth and saw a world of golden-red magma in front of them, like a river of fire described in ancient books.
The runes of the dwarves and the six rays of the fire dragon of Alkas suppressed the lava that was about to move. Under the platform-like cliff is a calm lava lake, but beneath the calm lies a terrifying power.
"Use the molten core to redraw the magic pattern of the array eye's console." Medea stretched out her hand, and fiery red light bloomed in the witch's hand. It eventually turned into a crimson ball of light, with the purest flame flowing throughout, with almost no trace of impurities. "-Then the seal will be strengthened again. Unless someone actively destroys it, there will be no suspicion of destruction, Artoria, How are you thinking about it? We only need a promise from you. After strengthening it, you have to follow me."
Arturia remained indifferent and just walked to her feet in front of the cliff. It is a hundred-meter-high rock wall. This high platform stands in the lava, suppressing the majestic natural force.
She untied her hair and let her golden hair hang down like a waterfall. The golden hair seemed to be dyed by golden firelight, blowing in the occasional hot wind. After many years, the memories of the past came to mind again, and she seemed to have become the innocent and stubborn girl she was before, innocent and pure. He only holds the dream of "becoming a knight", a shy dream that only the girl knows. She could hear the whisper of the wind and understand the murmur of the white clouds, at that time. A story whose truth is difficult to distinguish from false can bring her into a world of fantasy, and a group of geese flying south can take away her racing thoughts. She will sigh for the beauty of spring and the fruits of autumn, and will be extremely happy for the new greenery in early spring. I will worry about whether the bird's nest in the wind and rain can protect the shivering birds, and whether the flowers outside the fence can endure the destruction of the strong wind
But all of this, I don¡¯t know when, slowly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed. She became only worried about her subjects and gave up the girl's dream, which she was originally proud of. She always thought that when she looked back on the past, she would not regret for wasting her years, nor would she Because she was ashamed of her inaction, she always thought that she could proudly declare without hesitation that she had no regrets in her life and had devoted all her energy and life to her beloved motherland, working hard for it and doing her best for it. She went through life and death for it But now, she suddenly discovered that these things were so fragile. Apart from vain dreams and inexplicable pride, she didn't leave anything behind.
I did not love someone well, did not devote all my heart to a sincere love, and never even thought about it. She and Caesar could once become friends who truly understood each other, but this friendship dissipated in the wind because of her stubbornness.
"What a fool." Yuko Ichihara, who had been silent all the time, suddenly sighed, "It's really heartbreaking."
Medea also sighed softly - in fact, she has an inexplicable attachment and attachment to Artoria. No matter what choice the King of Knights makes, she will feel at ease - the compromise means that she does not need to do this in the future. Worry and rejection mean that she has given up on illusory dreams and justice. Both of these choices are good things for her.
Arturia turned a deaf ear and stood silently. Her mood at the moment was surprisingly peaceful.
"At least for now, there is still a way to protect everyone, and that is to sacrifice herself and agree to the witches' conditions.
She raised her head, and everything in her life slowly flashed through her mind, her persistence and confusion, her faith and justice, her protection and fighting, her creed and watchfulness, her cherishment and persistence, her dreams and mission. Everything, the conflict between ideals and reality, the battle between faith and darkness, hypocrisy and perseverance, the end of dreams can't be understood, is unclear, but it is so real to her at this moment. Caesar is right, and the witches are right. No one will know the sacrifices she has made here, and even if they can survive, most of them still have to struggle in this extremely realistic world, passively She has to be a weak person, but - she cannot save everyone, but she can fall in front of everyone and use her own sacrifice as an explanation to let her heart know that she will live up to the world in this life and have tried her best to protect everyone. .
She knows the calculations of the nobles, understands the awe of the subjects, and also understandsShe knows the ugliness of human nature, but the king must tolerate everything of his subjects, and it is her mission to protect everything - how could she not know how the human heart can be swayed, and how despicable the dark side of human beings is, but just like the light Walking with the shadows, reincarnating day and night, she wants to protect everything and change everything.
But she, Artoria, lives for this group of humble but real people in this life!
She said slowly: "I promise you, don't break your promise."
"You're so stupid" Even though it was expected that Artoria would make such a choice, after what happened, the betrayal witch still couldn't suppress the turmoil in her heart. "You should know that even if the situation is calm now, this place will still be detonated in the future. .¡±
"No you don't have a chance." Arturia suddenly showed a beautiful smile. Under the blazing firelight, this touching smile made the two experienced witches feel excited for a moment, and then, Bu The girl knight of Retania used the most serious tone in her life, as if she was preaching an eternal truth.
"¡ª¡ªBecause before this happens, Caesar will put an end to your conspiracy, all of it." (To be continued.)
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