"That's the strongest Holy Sword on Earth – the Holy King Sword, Collbrande, or the Sword in the Stone. This man is… a descendant of King Arthur?"
The moment she saw the man, Koneko's pupils constricted slightly. She instinctively moved closer to Arthas, who was standing beside her, and worriedly tugged at the hem of his coat.
"A descendant of King Arthur?"
Hearing Koneko say this, Arthas was also slightly stunned. He looked at the man before him with some surprise. The moment Koneko uttered the name "King Arthur," a flood of thoughts and images rushed through his mind.
However, he quickly shook his head with amusement, dismissing the somewhat unrealistic idea from his mind.
There's no way, even if King Arthur exists in this world, it's highly unlikely that it would be Artoria, right? It's probably just two beings with the same name, that's all.
"A pleasure to meet you. You're not wrong, my name is Arthur Pendragon, and I am the wielder of the Holy King Sword."
The bespectacled descendant of King Arthur bowed his head slightly, offering a polite greeting. He seemed to perfectly embody the title of a true Holy Knight.
"So, it seems you're planning to attack me together, then?"
"If possible, I would naturally prefer to leave with Bimei and Kuroka. Engaging in conflict with devils here is not a wise choice."
Displaying a courteous smile, the descendant of King Arthur spoke with a tone of diplomacy.
"Arthur…" Hearing Arthur's words, Kuroka's ears perked up, her eyes narrowing with determination. She had already made up her mind to take her sister with her, no matter what.
This man before them might be a bit of a concern, but if the three of them attacked together, killing him instantly and taking Koneko away should be a relatively easy task.
"Vali has already issued the order. If you don't want to be confined, then behave!"
"Well, well, if that's the case, then I guess we'll have to obediently go back, Kuroka."
The monkey seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as he stepped behind Arthur. However, he didn't put away his staff, indicating that he didn't want to fight here either.
After all, the Four Great Devil Kings were nearby, and although they had set up a barrier, Bimei wasn't confident that the barrier could fool the Devil Kings.
"But… but Shirone…"
Kuroka looked at her younger sister with some reluctance, clearly dissatisfied with the idea of retreating. She had disobeyed orders and come here precisely to take her sister away, and to leave so abruptly felt incredibly unsatisfying.
"I say… if you just ignore my existence like that, I'm going to be very troubled, you know. Coming and going as you please in devil territory, you're all being a little too arrogant, aren't you?"
The sudden voice interrupted Kuroka's thoughts. The three members of the Khaos Brigade involuntarily focused their attention on Arthas.
"Don't get too cocky, Gremory family soldier. What do you think you can accomplish by yourself? Do you really think you can stop us?"
"What can I accomplish, you ask… nothing much, just leaving all of you here, that's all."
The flippant words spilled from Arthas's lips, as if he were making a bad joke. But before Kuroka could even laugh, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Arthas's body, shaking the very air around them.
It wasn't just the terrifying cold that was mentioned in the reports. Along with the chilling aura came a familiar power that the three of them could barely describe.
"That power… that's Ophis's… ?!"
They quickly realized whose power this was, what kind of power it was. It was a power comparable to that of their master, the Infinite Dragon God, Ophis, a power that was even more terrifying and horrifying than Ophis's own.
"How is that possible! Ophis is already the strongest dragon in the world, how could there possibly be a dragon power that's even stronger than hers?!"
They were far too familiar with Ophis's power. It was precisely because of this that they were so panicked when faced with the draconic power that Arthas was releasing.
Clearly, Arthas had no intention of explaining. He directly attacked the three members of the Khaos Brigade before him, and his first target was Arthur, the wielder of the Holy King Sword, who was closest to him!
The pitch-black greatsword descended towards him in a straight line. Arthur instinctively raised his sword to meet the attack, and the Holy King Sword, shimmering with divine light, unleashed a dazzling radiance.
Normally, devils wouldn't even be able to look directly at such brilliance. Weaker devils would even be completely annihilated by this holy light.
However, Arthas, bathed in this light, showed no signs of discomfort whatsoever. The heavy sword slammed down with tremendous force, causing Arthur to cry out in pain.
It was a power that was impossible to resist, a force of overwhelming dominance. Arthur immediately realized this. At the same time, the power within his own body showed signs of losing control.
Just where… where did this guy's draconic power come from? Why is it able to suppress the power of Ophis-sama?!
"Be careful, this guy is a devil who isn't afraid of holy light!"
Kuroka and Bimei's warnings came from behind him. To this, Arthur could only offer a wry smile. The problem now wasn't that the holy light's effectiveness had been nullified, but that everything about him was being suppressed by the opponent.
"There's no helping it, then. Since this guy doesn't know what's good for him, let's show him our true power! Quickly take him down, and then we'll take Shirone with us!"
Kuroka said with some excitement. She had been fretting about not having a valid reason to attack, and now Arthas had given her the perfect excuse to do so… "Agh, seriously, I told you not to come, and now things have become troublesome! Kinto-un—!"
As the monkey reluctantly summoned, a golden cloud appeared beneath his feet, lifting him into the air.
"Onee-chan, no!"
Seeing Kuroka and Bimei preparing to attack Arthas, Koneko immediately stood in front of them, blocking their path.
"This…" Bimei was slightly troubled. After all, she was Kuroka's younger sister, and he couldn't just attack her outright.
"Hehe, sorry about this, Shirone, but you'll have to take a little nap for now!"
Kuroka said, as a wisp of mist-like substance appeared in her hand.
"...…Th-This is."
Having keenly sensed the danger of the substance in Kuroka's hand, but it was already too late. Koneko only felt a wave of dizziness before collapsing limply to the ground.
"It doesn't work on you? Well, that's to be expected, meow. After all, you're a guy with Devil King-class combat strength. I'd be very disappointed if you were taken down so easily by a puff of poison mist, meow."
"Poison mist, is it?"
Arthas narrowed his eyes slightly. Although he didn't know whether such a thing would be effective against him, before it could even spread to his vicinity, it had already been completely frozen solid by Arthas's power.
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