"Use your sword to completely destroy my soul and my decaying body. Annihilate them all!" Landuin said his last wish loudly. "Use your unique power to turn my flesh and blood into ashes, my soul into nothingness, and my body and spirit completely annihilate! This is my last wish! "
Landuin's wish shocked everyone.
"No, I can't do that!" Laing was surprised by Landuin's wish. He immediately shook his head. "No, Lord Landuin, I can't swing my sword at you again. We have already decided the winner!"
Under the moonlight of early spring, above the muddy swamp, the Knight of the Lake laughed after hearing Landuin's words. He laughed loudly.
Big drops of tears fell on his armor and mixed with his blood.
"Back then, I said the same thing to Schiluff." Landuin was still laughing, but his tears had already covered his face. "After the championship duel, I defeated Schiluff. Schiluff asked me to kill him. I said the same thing. I told my good brother that the winner had been decided, and I would not swing my sword at him again."
The laughter disappeared. The greatest first-generation Knight of the Holy Grail, the first-generation Duke of Muxilon, the Knight of the Lake, was now sobbing.
"My good brother, Schiluff, I owe him an apology." Landuin's tears fell like rain. His sadness infected everyone. "At that time, Schiluff told me that we were no longer brothers. If I didn't kill him, he would live with hatred and hate me for the rest of his life."
"But I had no choice. I was not only myself, I was also the Duke of Muxilon. When the people needed me to stand up for them, I had to fulfill my duty. I could only tell him that I had a clear conscience and that the duel was a fair duel."
Everyone was silent. Many Knights of the Holy Grail thought that Schiluff had lived for 350 years before he died on the banks of the Sannes River. He was the last of the twelve first-generation Knights of the Holy Grail to die. Was this the power that hatred gave him?
"Even so, I can't … Lord Landuin, do you know what this means?" Laing's voice could not stop trembling. "You will disappear from the universe forever. You will be completely erased from the scroll of existence. Except for the memories of others, you will not leave any trace in the world!"
"That's right!" Landuin nodded. "I know. As long as I'm willing, my soul can once again return to Her Majesty's Kingdom. She will definitely be willing to open the door for me. But what's the point?"
"But …"
"I am only looking forward to a true successor! My will, my martial skills, and my legacy. " Landuin looked at Laing's handsome face, and his voice was filled with relief. "Now I've found you, Laing Macado. You've defeated me, and you've inherited me. I have no regrets."
"Furthermore, for Mu Xilong's sake, I must die." "Only when I completely disappear will Mu Xilong be truly saved!" Lan Durin said seriously.
"Truly, be saved?" Laing asked in disbelief. Why would Mu Xilong only be truly saved when Landuin was completely killed?
As if seeing Laing's doubts, Landuin slowly explained, "I'm too powerful. So powerful that Mu Xilong's land felt my sorrow and pain, and responded to my emotions. In my last moments, it was my emotions that eroded this land, gradually causing Mu Xilong to become depraved and corrupted. Even after I died, the environment here was always deteriorating. Chaos and the undead used me. The two types of depraved and corrupted energy entangled in my body."
"I must die! Only when my soul is completely destroyed, only when my sorrow is ended will the corruption of Chaos and the undead stop and gradually dissipate! "Landuin ordered loudly." So, I order you! Laing Macado, my successor, kill me! That's my wish! "
"Only when I completely disappear, and my soul is annihilated, will the corruption of Chaos and the undead disappear from Mu Xilong. Only then can Mu Xilong be saved. This is my destiny, and also a debt that I must repay!" Landuin then signaled Laing to attack. He maintained his kneeling posture.
The greatest first-generation Knight of the Holy Grail was going to sacrifice everything to save Mu Xilong.
"No … I can't … I …" Laing's eyes were already filled with tears.
Count Glamorgan, no, it should be said that the new Duke of Mu Xilong's hand was trembling as he held Vengeance.
Laing's hand had never once trembled when he fought with Landuin from noon until now. But at this moment, facing such a situation, Laing only felt that his hand was trembling. He could not hold the hilt of Vengeance tightly.
He could not attack Landuin, the respectable person who had passed on everything to him, even if it was his order.
Seeing that Laing could not attack, the gaze of the knight on the lake gradually became gentle and merciful.
"Sacrifice is a virtue, Laing," Landuin said in a gentle voice.
"When we pick up our lances and embark on the path of knights, when we knights make a knight's vow to the Lady, knights are destined to bear the heavy responsibility of protecting the kingdom. In the face of strong enemies, knights are never afraid. In the face of difficulties, knights never give up. This is the path we have chosen. This is the path of knights. When we have chosen the path of knights, we will not be overwhelmed by its burden!"
"Because this is a knight's sacrifice for the sake of the mortal world. What we can feel is not a bit of selfish and pitiful happiness. A knight's sacrifice will benefit millions of people. Although not all knights who have sacrificed themselves will be remembered, and although not all knights who have sacrificed themselves will be treated fairly, knights will never regret it. Facing our ashes, the noble people will shed warm tears."
"This is a knight. Sacrifice is the cornerstone of the human race. Remember, no sacrifice, no victory."
Laing cried. Two streams of tears flowed down his cheeks. The champion of the Lady of the Lake wiped away his tears and nodded vigorously. "I understand, Lord Landuin!"
At this time, the crowd was sobbing. Even the King of the Wood Elves, Ao Laing, looked away and sighed softly.
"Don't be sad!" Seeing that Laing had finally agreed to his request, Landuin nodded satisfactorily. "Don't cry. This is not an expression that a man should have. Laing, be strong. Our deeds will be praised until the end of the world. You will always see me in your memories!"
"Okay, do it!" After that, Landuin closed his eyes and signaled Laing to do it!
"Ahhhhh!!!" Laing let out a mournful howl. He raised the Lady of Vengeance. The burning Lady of Vengeance penetrated Landuin's figure from the back. The Fire of Vengeance spread out from the void and began to devour Landuin's soul.
This process was very painful. The feeling of the soul being burned was not something that mortals could bear, but Landuin gritted his teeth and persevered. The knight on the lake looked down at the Lady of Vengeance pierced through his heart and looked up at the night sky. "In the end, I can only use this method to convey my thoughts."
He remembered many things.
He remembered that when he was young, he practiced his riding skills hard, pursuing victory and becoming stronger.
He remembered that Arthur, Schirruff, and himself formed an alliance through marriage.
He remembered the days when the Green Skins wreaked havoc in Brittany. The three of them led their own duchy's army to form an alliance to fight against the Green Skins.
He remembered the appearance of the Lady of the Lake, drinking the water of the Holy Grail, the twelve founding wars, and the gathering of the Holy Grail companions. He remembered those companions. Marcus, the son of the Sea God in Bordero, Agilegal, who rode a pegasus in Paraon, Balduin, who was strong, Balduin, who trained birds in Aquitaine, Frey, Desmond, who liked stag in Gissoleiox, Schirruff, who was the bravest in Lyonnesse, and the most mature and charismatic Arthur …
The twelve Holy Grail companions and Arthur, everyone was tightly united. What a wonderful time that was!
When he was at his peak, he repeatedly fought to the death day after day, charging and breaking through the enemy lines on the battlefield. He was a knight who pursued strength and only cared about slashing with all his might.
I still owe Arthur and Schirruff an apology.
Just as Landuin's memory flashed back, he felt his body being hugged. He forced himself to open his eyes and saw a dazzling green light in front of him.
"Landuin, my brother!" The Green Knight held the body of the Knight of the Lake in his arms. The Green-eyed King had finally come.
"This familiar voice …" Landuin suddenly understood. He understood everything. The Knight of the Lake smiled bitterly and said, "My King, your judgment came late, but I still have to apologize to you. I once believed that I could find a way to solve the problem. I could find a way to make you forgive me. So could Schirruff."
"In the end, I still chose this way to escape. I hope you can forgive me." Landuin's voice became softer and softer. His soul was gradually burned out under Laing's psionic power.
Self-blame and pain accompanied Landuin's whole life.
"I've already forgiven you, Landuin." The Green Knight's body was covered in green light. His voice was choked. "So is Schirruff. I'm here for forgiveness."
"Is that so? That's really great. " Landuin's voice was almost inaudible. "It's a pity that we can't go back to that magnificent and beautiful past … Laing?"
"Yes!" Laing quickly replied. His face was already covered in tears.
"Well done … My successor, Mu Xilon, I'll leave it to you …"
In the psionic flames, Landuin's body gradually dissipated. With the last remnant light, his soul and body had been completely annihilated.
Other than his sword and his lance, Landuin had nothing left.
"This is for you. In the future, this will be your lance." The Green Knight reached out and picked up the Indestructible Lake Light and handed it to Laing. "As for not dying by your bare hands, keep it well and find a worthy person to entrust it to!"
"Yes!" Laing took the lance and reached out to wipe away his tears.
"Don't be sad, successor of Landuin." The Green-eyed King's voice was a little heavy. "Look at the sky."
Laing raised his head.
Thousands of glowing iris petals floated out from the Green Knight's arms. They flew up into the night sky and scattered around Mu Xilon. "So warm. Is this the power of Lord Landuin?"
"This is Landuin's last gift. He sacrificed everything just to save the land he loved." The Green Knight raised his head. "Now, fulfill your mission as Duke Mu Xilon! Go and expel the chaos, destroy the undead, and bring glory and virtue back to this land! "
"Yes!" Laing answered loudly.
With the complete disappearance of Landuin and the scattering of thousands of iris petals in Mu Xilon's territory, the corruption and degeneration that had plagued this territory for thousands of years began to gradually fade.
Mu Xilon's long night was about to break.
A new dawn had arrived.
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