Diablo Destruction

*************************************************** *************************************************

Time flies to the next day, Arturia has completely recovered her energy, and it couldn't be better. When she wakes up early in the morning, she sees her constantly wiping her beloved Victory Sword, showing the solemn look she had before setting off for the battle.

After breakfast, the three of us came to the test point in a familiar way. Kaluga and I looked at Arturia, and saw her holding the hilt of the sword, giving us a confident smile, and then without hesitation Take a big step forward.

In an instant, the wind surged, as if he knew that this was my king's last desperate struggle, and the momentum was much louder than the previous two times. Soon, the fog in front dispersed, and Artoria rushed forward like a sharp arrow that was taken off its string. go out.

The first tribe of stone men swung out dozens of swords and killed the little stone men instantly. Arturia waved her hand lightly, her eyes instantly swept over the remaining stone men, and she actually swung her sword again. .

These dozens of swords were aimed at the other dozens of shortest stone men, about five to six meters tall, except for the small stone man.

With a few whooshing sounds, these dozens of stone men were cut off in response, and the core in their bodies was broken, turning into a pile of lifeless stones.

Very good, I can kill a stone man under six meters tall!

Seeing this scene, Caroline and I clenched our fists. Feeling excited in her heart, Artoria's strength improvement was fully demonstrated at this moment. In the previous two tests, she could only use the sword light to kill small stone men less than five meters tall. Now the sword light's killing range reaches six meters. Is there anything else that can better illustrate the extent of her strength improvement than this?

Even though they are only one meter small, each Golem tribe has a large number of six to seven-meter Golems. Improving the strength of this one meter means that more time can be saved. Complete the next test more easily.

All stone men under six meters tall were killed. Suddenly there were only a little more than a third of the stone men left in the tribe, all of them six to eight meters tall stone men. Among them, there was only one stone man who was nearly two meters tall.

Such a small stone man is not enough to warm up Artoria. I could see her passing figure lingering in the air. Between dozens of breaths. All the stone men fell down and turned into stone.

My king swung his sword effortlessly and without even a drop of sweat. He rushed towards the second stone man tribe non-stop, and used the same method to wipe out this stone man tribe in a similar time.

Then came the third one, the fourth one... It seemed like it was back to the scene of the second test, but this time it was faster and easier.

but. I always felt that something was wrong. These stone man tribes seemed to have undergone some changes. However, under the strong sword light of Artoria, I was dismissed before I could take a closer look.

"Colgate, do you think these stone men...have undergone some changes?" Helpless, I had no choice but to ask the more attentive little maid next to me.

Carole looked solemn and stared at the battlefield below. After hearing this, she came back to her senses and responded solemnly.

"Yes, Your Highness, there have been changes."

"oh?"

"Originally, in the first stage of the test, the Stone Man tribe should not have changed much, but this time the change was a bit big. I carefully compared the previous two tests and found that as Your Majesty progresses, the size of the Stone Man is getting bigger and bigger. It’s getting bigger.”

He actually still remembered the specific situation of the stone man tribe in the previous two tests. As expected, it was Colgate who was ranked second in strength among the twelve knights with extraordinary talents.

I glanced at her with admiration, then turned around and observed carefully. Sure enough, as Carolie said, the crux of the change I had been looking for was the size of the stone man. The stone man that appeared in this test was obviously larger than the previous one. The two times are a bit bigger, although it is not a lot, but as the stone man tribes accumulate one by one, it becomes obvious.

In the last tribe of stone men in the first stage of the test, this trend was fully demonstrated. Stone men over ten meters tall, who originally only appeared in the second stage, actually appeared in the last tribe in the first stage.

Could it be that the difficulty of the test will be automatically adjusted as Artoria's strength increases? Thinking of this possibility, all our previous optimistic conjectures turned into worries.

I don’t know if Artoria has noticed this change, but don’t be careless. This is still the difficulty level of Purgatory level.

While cursing the irresponsible little King Arthur in her heart, she was secretly worried about the result of the test. Soon, Artoria passed the first stage. Although the difficulty increased, the first stage of the test was still difficult for her. Nothing challenging.

Turning a big bend and entering the second stage of the "S"-shaped route, starting from the first stone man tribe, there have been a large number of attribute stone men and enhanced stone men, as well as large stone men over ten meters tall. There has also been an increase.

However, with the character of little King Arthur, I am 100% certain that the time for the Stone Man's support should not have increased accordingly. The difficulty has suddenly increased a lot. It seems to be more cheating than the first and second tests. If I had known this, I would still It's better not to improve your strength.

Seeing that Artoria was slowly beginning to struggle, I was even more worried, but I couldn't do anything to help. I didn't even dare to speak loudly for fear of disturbing Artoria who was concentrating on her.

The increase in difficulty did not make Artoria panic. As the second stage unfolded, she still maintained a zero-error record and kept moving forward. She passed the test under the secret attention of Kaluge and I. In the end, after nearly After three days, I finally successfully passed the second stage of the test.

It was also a perfect zero-error clearance, but this time it took a few hours longer than the second time. It can be imagined that the improvement of the stone man must be greater than the improvement of Artoria's strength. In other words . The stronger she is, the more difficult the test will likely become.

Is this also a conspiracy of little King Arthur? If Arturia holds the thought that "it will definitely be easy to pass the level after breaking through to the realm of world power", then what will greet her will be a level of difficulty that far exceeds the purgatory level. In other words, before the test has even begun, she has already This is testing Artoria's courage and courage.

After passing the second stage of the test, we had one night's rest. Kaluge and I quickly flew down and discussed tomorrow's test while waiting for my king to rest and recover.

"Artoria. How are you? Can you still handle it?" Seeing that my king looked tired, I asked with concern.

"It's okay. King Arthur's test is indeed not that simple. I was too naive. I thought that as I became stronger, I would be able to pass it more easily."

Wiped the sweat on his forehead. My king looked excited. Facing the increasing difficulty, not only did she not complain or shrink at all, but she became even happier.

"Then tomorrow..."

"Fan. Don't worry too much. No matter how much the difficulty increases, as long as I can keep zero mistakes as much as possible, it shouldn't be a big problem. I'm sure King Arthur won't set an impossible test for me."

"Hasn't she already set this up?" I muttered and complained. If the little king was in front of me, I would have to wrap her up with silk threads, then grab the end of the thread and pull it hard, turning her into a spinning top. .

"Even if you are not worried about the test, what should we say about the Stone Man King who appeared at the end? If its strength also increases with the test, then we will really have nothing to do."

Thinking of the most critical point, I couldn't help but shudder. The Stone Man King, who is already the world's pinnacle of strength, if his strength were to increase further, wouldn't it be equivalent to the Demon King's Flesh Resurrection, or even the ruler of the Dead Forest? Stronger?

"I have also considered this issue. It should not arise." Artoria thought for a moment and said.

"Why?"

"Because the sustainability and maximum capacity of the test must be taken into consideration. Each stone man in the test does not appear out of thin air. It requires energy supply to be simulated. Even if an energy recovery system is set up in the test, it cannot be 100% recovered. Every time The test will consume a little bit. The unexpected appearance of the Stone Man King will definitely consume a lot of energy, so I judge that the Stone Man King in front of me is already the largest energy body that can be accommodated in the test. In other words, its strength has reached its limit. It can’t be improved any further.”

"Is...really? Anyway, it's okay that it won't get stronger. If it gets stronger again, even a little bit, I will lose confidence." Arturia's professional terminology made me confused. , but at least I understood that the Stone Man King would not become stronger again.

"In other words, if you can actually reach the peak of world power and easily defeat the Stoneman King, then this test will become worthless, right?"

"This is true, but unfortunately it is unrealistic. Most of my current strength comes from the inheritance of King Arthur. King Arthur cannot let me reach that height before passing the second test, unless I can pass my own Try hard, but..."

Having said this, Artoria chuckled lightly and did not say any more. A trace of frustration and loneliness clearly flashed through her eyes. She then turned her gaze to Kaluge, who was cooking dinner, and saw that she was cooking for herself. The hardworking maid quickly cheered up.

Even if it is to live up to everyone’s expectations and efforts, I will never take a step back!

…

The next day, the fog in front of us cleared, revealing the majestic boulder mountain again.

Artoria did not hesitate, nor was she afraid of the unknown increase in difficulty. The moment the fog cleared and the boulder mountain appeared, she rushed towards the goal and jumped into the air.

The sky turned black in the blink of an eye, and familiar vortexes appeared one after another, from which meteor showers turned into stone men continued to fall.

I observed carefully and found that although these meteor showers did not find the difficulty of qualitative change, they were mixed with some giant meteorites that had never appeared before. They were several times larger than ordinary meteorites. I even doubted whether they were Stonemen King. He threw all the [minions] that were as powerful as the giant stone man over.

The enlargement of the meteorite means that the power and coverage rate have increased, and the space for Artoria to dodge has become smaller. In the face of this change, the strength she has improved in the past few days has become insignificant. Seeing this made me scream out in pain, and sighed for the second time in my heart. If I had known it would be like this, I would have been better off if I didn't improve my strength.

Facing the newly added giant meteorite, Artoria looked calm, as if she had already known that this situation would happen. She calmly moved her body in mid-air and tried her best to dodge.

One floor, two floors, three floors... By the time Artoria reached the top of the boulder, the beautiful pure white knight armor on her body had already turned black and white as if it had been rolled several times in the furnace. There was a faint black smoke and a burning smell.

This scene made us worried, but when we looked more closely, it seemed that she was not hurt any more, so we felt relieved.

Once his heels touched the top of Boulder Mountain, the whirlpools and dark clouds above his head all dispersed, and the magnificent Stoneman King City appeared before his eyes again. The hundred-meter-high city wall made even a giant dragon stand in front of it. Only the extremely tall Stone Man King can conquer this insignificant existence.

Carolie and I specially climbed up to take a look inside the Stoneman King's City. During the second test, the central altar platform that attracted Artoria's attention and made her think it was the end point was still there, but the huge magic circle was already there. No more, this full sense of malice gave both of us goosebumps, and our expressions were filled with indignation.

It's such a trap. Don't let me find the guy who designed this third-rate trap.

Turning around, Artoria has already rushed straight to the foot of the royal city. The ground is cracking open, and the giant stone man will appear in the same shocking way. A huge figure of more than 20 meters... Wait, is it a little taller than last time? ?

I looked at Carole uncertainly, and received a slight nod from her. It seemed that my guess was right. It was not that I was dazzled. The giant stone man was taller than last time, which meant that it was stronger. It's also a bit stronger than last time.

Fortunately, although her strength has improved, there has been no qualitative change, and she has broken through to the intermediate level of World Power in one breath. Otherwise, with its strong body with enhanced defense, Artoria really doesn't know how long it will take to release it. Come on, five days? Ten days? A month?

What follows is a long tug-of-war that doesn't allow for any mistakes. Although Artoria's strength has improved a little, it is not as good as the improvement of the cheating giant stone man. It doesn't matter whether the attack is high or low. Anyway, Artoria If Liya is hit from the front, it only takes one hit to be considered a failure.

The problem is the defense. The defense, which was already so strong, has been improved a lot. Even in my eyes, it looks like a hard and smelly stone in a latrine, and I feel a bit unable to start.

This difficult and continuous battle lasted for more than four days. Finally, when Arturia was too tired to lift a finger, the giant stone man collapsed.

The Stoneman King's City was shaken. The familiar face of King of Spades, which made people feel a strong sense of complaint in their hearts, slowly rose from the inside of the King's City, followed by the huge body wearing royal robes and holding a scepter, like a floating tower. Flying slowly over the hill in mid-air, finally landing outside the city, landing with both feet, there was a bang. In game terms, it was a full-screen shake plus a trembling battle BGM.

sounded.

It was our turn to take the stage. We looked at each other and saw the same meaning in her eyes. We smiled at each other, passed by Arturia, and faced the stone man without fear.

"Fan, Caroline, I'll be there in a moment." Behind me, my king's firm and fighting voice came. It seemed that she didn't intend to be a bystander, but this is exactly the way my king is that I am familiar with. style……

. . . (To be continued...) u