"Expelliarmus!"
"Glisseo!"
"Depulso!"
Apparating behind the Deep Sea Giant, Karl raised his hand and unleashed a smooth combo.
While disarming the mace, he turned the ground into a slide and finished with a Banishing Charm.
The Deep Sea Giant, already charging, had no time to react. It felt its grip lighten before losing its balance and crashing to the ground.
Pressed by a powerful force, it slid toward the lakeshore at an even faster speed, meeting the turbulent waves in Karl's stead.
Boom!
The murky tide slammed heavily against the earth. Amidst the deafening roar, there was the screeching sound of armor being crushed and deformed,
as well as the Deep Sea Giant's unwilling roar.
"Whoa! Looks a bit brutal!"
Karl spun his wand twice in his hand, his smile a bit schadenfreude.
Shocked? I'm a Wizard!
The kind that can cast spells like pew-pew-pew!
Grabbing the axe just now was just to satisfy a craving for melee combat. Did you really think I'd keep going head-to-head with you?
Even though my last name is Orolin, I'm really not Gandalf. Look, I don't even have a white beard.
At that moment, the tide suddenly receded, dragging the Deep Sea Giant into the lake with it.
The crowned woman showed no mercy as she moved in for the kill, her pale face twisting with malicious intent.
The murky lake water seemed to come alive, wrapping around its prey and spinning rapidly to form a terrifying whirlpool of death.
Angry roars echoed from the bottom of the lake. The Deep Sea Giant struggled frantically against the tearing currents, trying to escape this dangerous situation. In the fierce battle between the two, the entire lake surged with waves and vibrating currents, as murky tides violently struck the shore.
"Blast Charm!"
While watching the show, Karl sent Blast Charms to the other Deep Sea Giants emerging from the sea of fire.
Although these guys had thick skin comparable to Dragon scales, their flesh had already been scorched by flames and could no longer resist the power of the spells.
With their legs blown off, they could only turn to ash in the flames, just like their kin whose ankles had been smashed earlier.
"You guys carry on! I'll be going now!"
Seeing the Deep Sea Giant in the lake falling into a disadvantage, Karl passed by the bluestone path and casually cast an Expelliarmus at the crowned woman.
He couldn't help it; he was a man who valued fairness above all else.
However, in that instant, Karl noticed the emblem embroidered on the woman's magnificent robes.
Hmm? That's the crest of the Kingdom of Connacht!
Could she be—
A faint green light flashed in Karl's eyes as he found the style of the crown in the memories of the wraiths.
Damn! It really is Queen Maeve!
What on earth did she and these Deep Sea Giants go through? Why did they become like this?
And...
Why didn't you show up earlier? Is it even useful for me to take out the mirror now?
"Ah—"
The giant axe piercing her body was violently separated by the Expelliarmus, nearly causing her damaged body to Rend completely.
A large amount of dark brown foul blood gushed from the wound, causing Queen Maeve to let out a painful wail.
"Kill! Kill you!"
Well, it probably is useless now.
Meeting Queen Maeve's venomous eyes, Karl habitually put on an honest and simple expression.
"Cough! Hey—don't get excited! Actually, I wanted to help you! How painful must it be to have that thing stuck in you? Doesn't it feel much better now that it's out?"
"Of course! If you're not satisfied, I can stick it back in for you. How about that?"
Queen Maeve ignored Karl's request for friendly communication, riding the water currents toward the shore in an attempt to tear him to pieces.
"Die!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't lose your mind! Look behind you—no! Look below!"
Under Karl's gaze, a mangled hand with exposed bones suddenly broke through the water's surface, firmly grabbing Queen Maeve and pulling her underwater.
Boom!
The entire lake exploded instantly, throwing up a massive pillar of water dozens of meters high and causing the earth to shake violently.
Splash—
The water column crashed back onto the lake, splashing the black mud and foul blood surging from the bottom in all directions, making the already murky water even filthier.
"I told you to be careful!"
Karl shrugged, then took off running toward the end of the bluestone path.
There was something strange about the lake water, and he didn't want to get even a single drop on him.
Moreover, there were even more terrifying existences at the bottom of the lake. If he didn't run now, and the commotion caused by Queen Maeve and the Deep Sea Giant got too loud and drew them out, it would definitely be another big trouble.
"This is—"
The moment he stepped off the bluestone path, the scene before Karl's eyes changed once again.
Collapsed palaces, dilapidated altars, and decaying corpses were scattered among the ruins.
Statues on stone pedestals lay shattered on the ground, with only a half-head submerged in the foul black pool remaining somewhat intact.
Everything in sight told of the cruel battle that had once taken place here.
However, Karl's gaze didn't linger on these ruins for long; instead, he looked at an empty space not far away.
There stood a lush oak tree, its vibrant appearance completely out of place in the surrounding deathly environment.
Most importantly, sitting under the oak tree was an old man in grey robes with white hair and a white beard.
He leaned against the trunk in a relaxed posture, smiling as he met Karl's gaze.
Holy crap! What's the situation here?
Karl's pupils contracted. This old man actually looked normally alive, completely different from the previous Queen Maeve, Ku Ruoyi, and the Deep Sea Giants.
As the saying goes, when things are abnormal, there must be a demon! This old man doesn't look like a good person!
"Eek!"
Fire Treasure jumped frantically within his heart flame, warning that this was the fellow who had been spying from the shadows.
"Beyond my expectations, young Little Wizard. I didn't expect you to actually be able to come here."
The grey-robed elder sized Karl up with a surprised look, his tone carrying obvious admiration.
"Don't be nervous. I have no ill will toward you. After all, besides this oak tree, we are the only two living beings in the entire Avalon."
Karl walked cautiously toward the oak tree, looking vigilant and tense.
"Are you sure you're a living person? I've encountered too many monsters along the way."
"Rest assured, if I were a monster, I would have already attacked you."
"Well, that seems to make some sense," Karl puffed out his chest, his expression somewhat disdainful. "Actually, I don't really care about that, because the monsters here are no match for me at all."
The grey-robed elder nodded with a smile. "You are indeed qualified to say such words. May I ask, powerful Little Wizard, can you tell me your name?"
"Tom Riddle, you can call me Tom," Karl directly requisitioned Lord Voldemort's name. "And you? How should I address you? Why are you here?"
"Hello Tom, it's a pleasure to meet you," the grey-robed elder's smile didn't seem fake. "As for me, I'm just a trapped prisoner. You can call me Merlin."
Karl: (⊙_⊙)
"Merlin's saggy stockings! You're actually the legendary Merlin!"
The grey-robed elder's face was full of confusion. "What are saggy stockings?"
"A kind of good-looking socks that both men and women like, but that's not important. What's important is—are you really Merlin?"
"Of course!"
Karl's eyes immediately widened. "Master Merlin, may I ask if you were really locked up by Vivian because of your indecent intentions and hooliganism?"
Grey-robed elder:...
He sighed helplessly. "Tom, it seems you don't believe me."
"I believe you, I believe you! I've taken it all as truth!"
Karl nodded perfunctorily, then maintained a polite smile as he looked at him.
How original! I might as well say I'm Qin Shi Huang! Are you going to send me money?
Couldn't you make up something more believable? How am I supposed to keep acting with you like this?
The grey-robed elder's expression was somewhat disappointed. "Alas! How can I make you believe me?
D"
"How about you first tell me what happened to Avalon? Why did it become like this?"
Hearing Karl's words, the grey-robed elder nodded slightly. "Very well, as you wish."
"The reason Avalon became like this is because a war occurred."
"A four-way melee—"
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