"I'm going to die!"
This was Wondrous Pen's thought as he faced the dimensional turbulence. Although his Shadow Bearing Sword was a Confucian treasured sword, it was a rare Sword Maiden with a murderous nature. The strength of the close-fitting shield was even weaker than that of a Famed Sword Maiden, and it did not have any defensive skills. Wondrous Pen was truly unable to withstand the dimensional turbulence's area-of-effect attack.
"Hongyu, hide behind me. With me helping you reduce the intensity of the dimensional turbulence, you should be able to survive!"
At the critical moment, Wondrous Pen displayed his gentlemanly charm and gave Hongyu the chance to escape.
"You want to die?
It's not that easy! "At some point, Guhan had suddenly blocked in front of Wondrous Pen.
At the critical moment of life and death, the tip of the Yue King Sword propped up an umbrella of Sword Qi and collided with the chaotic dimensional turbulence.
"This person's Sword Qi can actually block the dimensional turbulence!!!"
Wondrous Pen was truly shocked. Sword Qi could not contend with the dimensional turbulence. This was common knowledge to every sword-wielder.
However, Guhan's Sword Qi was actually able to withstand the dimensional turbulence head-on. This meant that the density and purity of his Sword Qi had far exceeded most sword-wielders. Perhaps only an Immortal Sword Maiden or a top-notch sword master like the Mystic Spirit Sword could achieve this.
This was the power of Guhan's Nine Swords of Mysterious Heaven. As long as there was enough Sword Essence, Guhan could rely on an Immortal Sword Maiden to fight it out with an Immortal Sword Maiden.
The dimensional turbulence could not be sustained for a long time. Furthermore, once it erupted, the dimensional turbulence bound to the Dimensional Altar would completely disappear.
When the turbulence gradually subsided, the runes on the altar would also lose their effects. Everyone did not need to break the runes anymore. They just needed to go to King Arthur Artoria's side to save her.
However, the others did not move. Instead, they gradually gathered together.
"Listen to my command. Everyone, immediately release your Immortal Sword Maidens and prepare for battle!"
Wondrous Pen paused for a moment. "This will be a tough battle …" He said this to Gu Han.
After removing the threat of the spatial turbulence, the team had to face the Meteor Grade Yuan Kou Boss, Grand Magus Merlin, who was guarding King Arthur Artoria.
Because of King Arthur's confession after defecting to the humans, the humans had a relatively complete understanding of a certain period of England's history. They also had a very comprehensive understanding of the Great Mage Merlin.
According to King Arthur Artoria herself, Merlin was her mentor and best friend.
After King Arthur pulled out the Sword in the Stone, he became King Arthur's advisor and assisted her in defeating the Ten Kings and unifying England.
After King Arthur's death, Merlin chose to continue serving King Arthur's successor. In fact, he had served three generations of Kings of England.
Later on, Merlin offended the Demonic Dragon Witch Vivian and was imprisoned in the Air Cage. King Arthur did not know the rest of the story.
Legend had it that Merlin was the child of the King of Nightmares and a mortal woman. He was born with powerful magic and was proficient in Transfiguration and Dream Invasion. The knowledge in his head was richer than ten libraries. He was one of the four most powerful Mages in the western world.
For some unknown reason, Merlin, who was supposed to be King Arthur's companion, had become the final boss guarding King Arthur Artoria. In the previous battle, Clever Pen and the others had used up almost all their strength to defeat Merlin, but that was all they could do.
After Merlin was injured, he turned into smoke and disappeared without a trace.
However, after Merlin disappeared, he left behind a scroll. Using this scroll, they could remove the magic chains that bound King Arthur.
Thinking back to those battles, Magic Pen and the others still felt that it was very tragic. Not only did their famed swords-level swordmaidens' durability fall below 5%, even the ancient swordmaidens and treasure sword-level swordmaidens were forced to come out to fight. In the end, they had to rely on Hongyu 'ultimate skill to barely injure Merlin.
"Steel Centipede, your Arondate is responsible for blocking Merlin's attacks. Remember, you have to find the right time to cast Arondate's basic skill to interrupt Merlin's spells.
"Rain, Sicong, your dual swords are the main damage output. Fight Merlin head-on.
When Merlin plans to cast an Eighth-level spell or above, you must take away his magic staff so that he can't attack.
If he uses a forbidden spell, immediately enter the fusion state and break his shield before he casts the spell. "
"Hongyu, your Hongyu will follow the old rules and secretly look for Merlin's fatal weakness. You must injure Merlin severely, or else we won't be a match for him."
"Military Governor, you'll take over the responsibility of guarding the planet. You'll be responsible for restraining Merlin's flanks and protecting Hongyu while dealing damage to Merlin!"
Magic Pen quickly arranged all kinds of orders. He was indeed a very skilled veteran, but he seemed to have forgotten one thing.
"That … Boss, I might not be able to handle Merlin!"
Steel Centipede raised his hand with a bitter expression. "The spatial turbulence just now left Arondate with only 4% of his shield's energy. If he wants to restore it to its full value, he'll need at least twenty minutes."
Twenty minutes … Magic Pen's forehead began to moisten. In at most a minute, Merlin would respawn. Twenty minutes later, even the daylilies would be cold.
"That … Captain … Us siblings have also used our fusion. If we want to use it again, we'll have to wait for about ten minutes …" The You siblings informed Magic Pen of another grievous news.
Merlin was a Great Wizard who could use Forbidden Spells. Once Merlin used his Forbidden Spells, it would be a destructive force. Apart from Aaron Datet who was at his peak condition, no one else would be able to survive.
Naturally, Forbidden Spells needed a long channeling time. During this time, they just had to attack Merlin and interrupt his casting.
But Merlin wasn't a fool. Before casting the Forbidden Spell, he would first use the Eighth-level Water Glory to create a Water-type shield to protect himself.
Shui Mu Tian Hua's defense was very strong. In the previous battle, only when everyone attacked the same point and the You siblings entered their fusion state would they be able to break Shui Mu Tian Hua's defense and interrupt Merlin's Forbidden Spell.
This was also the reason why Steel Centipede had suggested that the You siblings use their fusion ability to clear the battlefield during the battle with the Night Witch. However, Magic Pen had refused because this skill needed to be used on Merlin.
In short, Arondate's defense and the You siblings' fusion ability were the most important to defeating Merlin. Without these two points, it was impossible to defeat Merlin.
But now, Steel Centipede's shield had been destroyed, and the You siblings' fusion needed time to cool down. These two most important combat powers had lost their abilities.
"Retreat!
Retreat! "
Magic Pen gritted his teeth and made this decision. While Merlin hadn't respawned yet, everyone immediately left the dungeon and gave up on this mission.
Without the combat power of Steel Centipede and the You siblings, fighting Merlin rashly was a hundred percent suicide.
Magic Pen's decision was very decisive and correct, but it was still a bit late.
"Guests from afar. Since you've come here, why leave?"
A leisurely voice said faintly. Immediately, a pale-faced but extraordinarily handsome man with red lips and white teeth appeared.
Wearing a pointy Wizard hat and a black Wizard robe, the Wizard slowly walked in front of Guhan and the others.
"I'm Merlin. Thank you for your hard work!"
Great Wizard Yuan Kou Merlin, who was comparable to an advanced Spirit Sword Level, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"Something's wrong!" This was everyone's first thought, including Guhan.
In the previous records of Wondrous Pen and the others, Merlin had always appeared directly beside King Arthur and attacked the invaders without any delay. There was no such opening nonsense, and he had even taken the initiative to walk in front of Wondrous Pen and the others.
More importantly, Merlin previously had the image of an old man with a white beard hanging down to his chest and a face full of wrinkles. Now, he had turned into a handsome young man.
"Prepare for battle. Military Governor and I will hold Merlin back. Everyone else, evacuate the dungeon!"
Seeing Merlin's appearance, Magic Pen's face turned cold. He planned to let himself and the Military Governor, who were the strongest among the six, delay Merlin and create an opportunity for the others to escape through the dungeon.
"No hurry, no hurry. If you want to escape, you can do so at any time. I won't stop you."
Merlin laughed heartily. "Of course, it's best if you can take Artoria with you. Then I'll be very grateful."
"You want us to take Artoria away?" Magic Pen's eyes narrowed. "You won't stop us?"
"Why should I stop you?"
Merlin smiled even more happily. "You juniors might not know this, but when Artoria and I were still alive in the modern world, we were best friends, master and disciple. Without me, Artoria would not have the glory of unifying England. Why would I want to harm Artoria? It doesn't make sense."
"But the previous few times, this Merlin wasn't like this … The one who stopped us and wanted to kill us was also you!" Magic Pen thought silently.
"There must be a conspiracy, but what is it?
We obviously don't have the power to resist him. He doesn't need to deceive us! "
"Hongyu, go and save King Arthur Artoria. We'll take her away!" Magic Pen said to Hongyu.
"Yes …" Hongyu originally wanted to say that she did not have a scroll to remove the magic chains, so how could she save King Arthur?
However, seeing Magic Pen's calm face, she knew that Magic Pen must have his own arrangements.
"Wait, bring this along. Otherwise, you won't be able to save Artoria!"
Merlin smiled, and a scroll flew into Hongyu's hand. "You Orientals have a saying, 'Send the Buddha to the West', right?"