Chapter 80

After arriving on the other side of the river, Harry heard the voice again. It said that there was another lake in the center of the forest, and they needed to cross the forest to reach that lake.

"We still need to cross the forest later. I suggest letting Luo En rest for a while." The fake Harry said.

Luo En sat down to rest noncommittally. Harry always felt that he also seemed to have become worried. Perhaps Luo En also heard some strange voice, or he remembered something terrible.

The three who adjusted their state began to advance into this forest with thin mist. Along the way, Harry could smell the fresh scent of grass and trees, and the mist brought a faint moist feeling. Walking in the forest of Avalon, he felt relaxed and calm for the first time, and those unresolved mysteries no longer made him feel troubled.

After walking for about twenty minutes, they saw a lake shining with golden light from afar, and there seemed to be a knight standing by the lake.

"Looks like we're almost there." The fake Harry said happily.

Luo En suddenly stopped. He made a gesture of silence, and Harry suddenly felt something was wrong.

A small, rustling sound gently entered his ears, not like some beast or monster, but like a person walking.

"Is it Neville?" Harry asked aloud.

No answer. The footsteps were still approaching, but they looked around and didn't see anyone.

A crisp sound of metal clashing came. Harry hurriedly looked at Luo En and found that he was shrinking his face behind the shield. At this time, his left hand holding the shield was trembling.

"It's an invisible assassin." He said.

Harry's brain ran rapidly. He was used to being invisible and not being discovered by others. Now that he encountered an invisible enemy, there should be some clever way to crack it.

Just as he tried hard to recall those experiences where he was almost discovered while invisible, the fake Harry suddenly began to wave his wand.

"Leaf-Flying!" As he chanted this inventive Summoning Charm, the fallen leaves on the ground around them flew up one after another, swirling and flying toward the three.

In the flying leaves, Luo En easily identified the transparent human figure. He pulled out his sword and slashed at it without hesitation. Then, a person wearing a black cloak revealed his figure and fell heavily to the ground.

This assassin seemed to be a dummy made of magic, because his wounds didn't bleed, but dissipated faint white mist. Finally, the whole body turned into a puff of smoke and merged back into the mist of Avalon.

"Really strange, logically there shouldn't be assassins here." Luo En muttered, "I originally thought the test was a fair knight duel."

"I have a premonition that a fair knight duel is behind." Harry said, "Rumor has it that the Green Knight under the Goddess guards Avalon. Do you see if the person by the lake is wearing a set of green armor?"

The knight by the lake was still wearing ordinary armor, but the patterns and designs on it were green. When he saw Luo En, he didn't say anything, just silently pulled out his sword and walked toward him slowly.

"It's about to start." Luo En took a deep breath, "I want to defeat him fairly."

As the distance between the two kept getting closer, Harry couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Luo En. The Green Knight was a standard adult, and he looked very strong, almost seven feet tall. While Luo En was developing ahead of time, he was only a thirteen-year-old child after all, and he was still a head shorter than the Green Knight, which made Harry feel very worried.

The Green Knight lunged forward with a very fast speed, almost hitting Luo En's chest. Fortunately, his reaction was very fast, and he blocked it with his shield. Even so, Luo En still couldn't stop retreating a few steps, looking a bit unbalanced.

Then, the Green Knight began to slash at Luo En. His sword didn't look light, but he swung it very fast. Harry could almost hear the sound of the wind breaking. And Luo En had no choice but to keep retreating and dodging, occasionally using the shield to deflect one or two attacks.

"No, Luo En will lose if this continues." Harry hurriedly raised his wand, intending to give the Green Knight a Leg-Locker Curse or Disarming Charm to help Luo En.

"But you can't violate the rules of a knight duel." The fake Harry also took out his wand. He aimed at Harry, his expression very serious.

"I knew you were up to no good." Harry said angrily, but he didn't do anything. He knew that if the two Harrys fought at this juncture, it would undoubtedly have a very bad impact on Luo En's duel.

"What are the rules of a knight duel?" Harry asked anxiously.

"When dueling with the Green Knight, Merlin cannot use his magic to help Percival, and other knights cannot join the duel." The mysterious voice answered.

"Did you hear that?" The fake Harry said, "We can't help Luo En; he has to rely on himself."

At this time, Luo En's shield had cracked in a block, and he had to discard the shield, holding the sword with both hands, trying his best to parry the Green Knight's slashes.

Obviously, although a knight duel has elements of skill, strength is a harder attribute.

Harry, who couldn't stand it anymore, thought quickly. If Merlin is not allowed to use magic and other knights are not allowed to join the battle, does it mean Merlin can join the battle?

With a flash of inspiration, Harry waved Luo En's practice wooden sword and broke into the battle. He shouted loudly: "Luo En, I'm coming!"

Luo En, who was already stretched thin, still remembered some of the honor of a knight duel at this time. He shouted: "No! If two people go up, even if we win, we won't be able to pass the test!"

"It doesn't matter," Harry said, "I'm just here to change your secondary weapon."

A medieval knight's secondary weapon is usually a shield, and sometimes a short sword or parrying dagger is chosen. Some more confident knights will allow their opponents to change damaged secondary weapons to show their gentlemanly and powerful nature.

This Green Knight might have been a very gentlemanly person before he died. He stopped his movements and acquiesced to Harry changing weapons for Luo En.

"I've already turned off the safety." Harry stuffed his pistol into Luo En's left hand, "At such a close distance, you should be able to hit it even with your eyes closed."

"Can this be used?" Luo En hesitated.

"Physical laws still apply here, so as long as your sword doesn't break suddenly, this gun won't fail."

"No no, I mean whether this violates the spirit of the duel..."

"It doesn't matter; this is the conclusion of the medieval German fencing master Michael Hunter." Harry recalled the miscellaneous books he had read in Tang Dun, "He clearly mentioned in 'A New Manual of Rapier Fencing Full of Artistic Flavor' that firearms are allowed as secondary weapons for duels."

"Alright, you go further away." Luo En's eyes were fixed on the Green Knight, "I'll let him know what it means that the era has changed."

After the duel restarted, Luo En first took a step back, then raised his left hand and fired.

Very coincidentally, just as the Green Knight swung his sword, Luo En's bullet happened to hit his blade, which made him lose his balance all of a sudden, revealing a very large flaw.

Luo En seized this opportunity, discarded the pistol, held the sword with both hands, and quickly lunged forward, heavily piercing the Green Knight's abdomen.

When he pulled out his blade, a puff of light smoke rose from the Green Knight's abdomen. Then, just like that assassin, he slowly turned into thin mist and disappeared.

After the Green Knight disappeared, they saw the mist in the center of the lake become thin, and a huge palace slowly appeared. And right by the lake where the Green Knight stood originally, Harry found a small boat.

After experiencing the battle just now, Luo En said softly: "Take off your hat, so I can distinguish who is the Harry who just helped me."

Harry felt happy. It seemed Luo En had recognized the real him. Indeed, the fake Harry could copy his memory, but couldn't copy his way of thinking. Whether it was Deng Buliduo's test or Avalon really existed, people in the Wizarding World wouldn't consider whether they could use guns, because in their thinking habits, that was just a Muggle toy with no threat.

Sitting on the boat, although the three were still awkwardly silent, Harry's mood was much better. He felt he had almost cleared Avalon.

Walking into the palace, Harry hadn't had time to examine the decorations inside when he suddenly heard a sound of fighting. Out of curiosity, the three hurried inside and found that in the depths of the palace, there was a huge and gorgeous throne. And right in front of the throne, Neville was holding an ordinary long sword and dueling with a red-haired wizard.

Neville's state didn't look good. His wizard robe had been torn in many places, and his movements looked a bit sluggish, as if he were lacking physical strength. And that wizard still looked at ease. He held a wand in his left hand and a treasure sword in his right hand. While waving the treasure sword, he occasionally shot out a spell, forcing Neville to dodge everywhere. Harry then discovered that a small wooden stick was lying on the ground not far away; it looked like Neville's wand had been knocked away by him.

With the approach of the three, Neville also noticed his friends. Perhaps the arrival of Harry and Luo En made him have no worries, Neville decisively activated the Time-Rising Curse, pierced the wizard's chest with a sword from behind at a very fast speed, and then collapsed to the ground and stopped moving. Harry could notice that there was a gratified smile on his face.

Just like the other enemies Harry had encountered, that red-haired wizard also turned into light smoke and disappeared.

Then, the woman who led the way for them at the beginning walked out from behind the throne. She said softly: "The nameless Tarnished defeated the heroic spirit of the former king, so from now on, you are the new King of Avalon."

The woman gently raised her hand, and a magical force pulled Neville, who was lying on the ground, up and gently placed him on that huge throne.

For Neville now, the throne was a bit too high, and his feet couldn't even hang to the ground.

"Knights from afar, see your King."

Harry couldn't help but laugh out loud, and Neville also blinked at him.