"Sadly, the good tis are always fleeting. Children will grow up sooner or later, and I had a severe disagreent with Arthur."
rlin reminisced for a while before sighing and saying:
"To gather more data samples, I cloned several copies from her hair. She was furious, calling it an 'unbelievable desecration,' and then she left ."
At this mont, Fran's mind was in chaos, and she asked subconsciously, "So you betrayed her, and you betrayed too?"
"Betrayal? Ha, I haven't betrayed anyone."
The look of reminiscence vanished from rlin's face as he pointed to the second sun in the sky and continued:
"Back when the protectors and the invaders were at war, Arthur sustained a fatal injury and ca back seeking my help...
She was terribly contaminated, and the situation was critical. She had to change bodies imdiately. And that was my specialty.
Although Arthur detested this thod, she had to endure it to continue protecting the world."
At this point, rlin looked at Fran with an obsessed gaze, reflecting in his eyes the figure of another person:
"With all my efforts and a burst of inspiration, I created a flawless body in an incredibly short ti! You must know that clones also vary in quality, such a perfect product is simply inconceivable... It was almost as if a god had lent a hand!"
Fran felt a connection, sensing that the next part of the story would certainly involve her.
And indeed, rlin continued:
"Just when everything was ready for the transfer of consciousness... my most outstanding creation, which is you, my dear Fran, unexpectedly developed your own soul, your own consciousness!
You touched Arthur's face with the curiosity of an infant... In fact, it would have been very simple to erase your nascent consciousness.
But that foolish girl Arthur imdiately refused, claiming, 'As a knight, I cannot accept living on through such demonic ans,' and then she died in my arms. Before dying, she condensed her essence into the Lake Sword, entrusting to pass it on to you... and to teach you."
rlin's voice grew softer until it faded away completely.
Fran was left speechless, uncertain whether to feel fortunate or regretful. Her life was a gift from a righteous lady...
At the sa ti, mories of scenes where rlin trained her flooded her mind.
This man indeed fulfilled his promise, teaching her faithfully...
This made Fran even more puzzled: "You taught everything, guided my life... Why then did you betray in the end?"
"Ha, naive girl, I wasn't really teaching you," rlin said with self-mockery:
"I strictly followed the script of Arthur's life trajectory, letting you play in it to the fullest, delusionally trying to make you the second Arthur to stay by my side.
Unfortunately... souls cannot be replicated. Even with an identical body, an entirely the sa script will still result in a different individual."
rlin pointed to the large group of clones soaking in "Lake Eden" and continued:
"Including you, I attempted tens of thousands of tis before I finally gave up and accepted that Arthur was gone forever. So~ you were just one of the many defective products to be disposed of."
Fran's soul fluctuated violently, her face turning pale as she said tremulously, "You miserable madman!"
At this mont, rlin's face was ice-cold:
"Although I taught you with my own hands, you are actually what I despise the most! Your birth was a mistake... You don't deserve to live in Arthur's place!"
Along with his words, a dozen figures clad in archaic armor surrounded them.
Fran recognized these people; they were the Knights of the Round Table, Caesar, and other famous warriors of the Human Race from Western history.
"These are the clones you created through evil ans? Unbelievable desecration..."
"Exactly, you and this ignorant and pitiful world shall calmly face your doom. I shall completely abandon human emotions and devote myself to the pursuit of knowledge."
rlin turned around, his back to Fran, and commanded coldly, "Obliterate her!"
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The clones of ancient warriors, ard with greatswords, flails, and other weapons filled with a sense of the ages, surrounded Fran, locking her in place securely.
They may not be as powerful as their originals, but they were hardly weak.
At this mont, Fran might have seed to have no chance of escape, yet her delicate face remained calm, not showing the slightest hint of fear.
As soon as she entered Avalon, she had already established mind communication with Lu Yao.
As the consumption of the communication decreased, it indicated that her Holy Knight was rapidly approaching!
Just then, rlin suddenly heard the alert from the artificial intelligence:
[Unidentified flying object approaching at high velocity, "Superconducting Electromagnetic Cannon" interception initiated]
In the sky, a blazing red teor drew closer, hurtling directly toward them!
The incoming person was none other than Lu Yao, who was returning to Earth through space at 20 tis the speed of sound, his intense atmospheric friction making him look like a bright fireball.
In his eyes, "Avalon" was rely a cliff on the coast.
"If it weren't for Fran guiding , this place would've been quite hard to find," he mused.
At that ti, the AI of "Avalon" was operating two "Superconducting Electromagnetic Cannons," instantly locking onto the target and firing without hesitation!
In a thunderous boom, two shuttle-shaped tal cannonballs intercepted at 10 tis the speed of sound.
This strike could have pierced an aircraft carrier through! Lu Yao neither dodged nor avoided, pushing his Undying Golden Body to its limits.
With the sound of thunder in the sky, the two sleek alloy cannonballs turned into two iron discs upon impact against his body.
On the Undying Golden Body, only two tiny dots that required a magnifying glass to see were added.
This kind of pure physical attack was sothing Lu Yao no longer took seriously.
The AI of "Avalon," seeing its effort had been ineffective, imdiately switched ammunition types and fired two plasma cannonballs.
But the effect was even less than before, not even leaving a scratch.
Lu Yao, piercing through the dark blue flas that filled the sky, continued hurtling down without any reduction in speed!
By now, it was too late to do anything, and the AI of "Avalon" imdiately alerted:
[Warning! Interception failed, prepare for impact!]
It also set up a honeycomb-shaped "field wall."
The next second, Lu Yao, carrying an earth-shattering montum, collided head-on with this all-too-familiar defense.
"Hey, isn't this that 'Six-Color Sky of the Null Realm' from Heaven Origin Realm?" he remarked.
In front of true Martial Path intent, the field shield lted away like snow upon contact with boiling water, collapsing instantaneously.
The AI also imdiately alerted rlin: [Shield Overload]
Amidst the roar and shaking, Lu Yao, like an armor-piercing round, rcilessly tore open a large hole in the shell of this gigantic building and forcibly entered Avalon.
Seeing the "cyberpunk" style around him, especially the prominent "transparent fish tank" in the center, he had a sudden realization.
"It seems that we have an Otherworld visitor," he concluded.
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