Chapter 1238: The Reason
Ling Feng felt very angry, with a hint of resentment towards Ningxue. After all, Ningxue was considered a friend, yet she had kept this all from him!
Moreover, if Ningxue was truly connected with the Round Table Knights, did it mean that from their very first meeting, he had already fallen into someone else's trap?
Thinking about all this, Ling Feng felt very uncomfortable! He held Ningxue in high regard, appreciating her straightforwardness, strength, and kindness, but when everything became overshadowed, Ling Feng felt he couldn't accept it.
He didn't want to believe that someone he considered a friend, a beloved, would approach him with ulterior motives!
"Oh dear, angry?" Ningxue looked at Ling Feng's somewhat gloomy expression and said, a little uneasily, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, and...I was also quite surprised when I first met you! As for not stating my identity, I just wanted to tease you!"
Ling Feng frowned: "But why did you become a member of the Round Table Knights? You and they..."
At this point, Ningxue gave a bitter smile and said, "It's a long story regarding this matter!"
After pausing for a moment, Ningxue organized her words and said, "Ling Feng, you should know I once went on a trip for inspiration and encountered the Freedom Organization in the Middle East, right?"
Ling Feng nodded. He naturally knew about this matter, and it was precisely this event that triggered many subsequent twists and turns.
Ningxue sighed and said, "At that time, I said it was a group of people in black who saved me in a critical moment, and that group was actually people from the Round Table Knights!"
Ling Feng was stunned for a moment, looking a bit surprised at Daphne.
Ningxue continued, "To be precise, among us at that time, there was only one Round Table Knight, and in order to save us, she was ultimately besieged by five people from the Freedom Organization and was brutally killed!"
At this, a flash of sadness appeared on Ningxue's face: "And at the moment she was killed, I felt as if something surged within my body, and then a black light shot from that knight onto me. Moments later, I found myself enveloped by a set of armor, and I could feel a powerful force within the armor!"
"It was precisely with this power that I broke out of the Freedom Organization's base!" Ningxue exhaled and said, "Later, Daphne found me and wanted me to join the Round Table Knights. At that time, my feelings were very complicated and very fearful, so I refused her!"
At this moment, Daphne said lightly, "Ningxue indeed only told half the story; let me fill in the rest!"
"Ling Feng, you should have heard that we have twelve sets of armor in the Round Table Knights, each imbued with the powerful strength of our ancestors. Only those chosen can gain the recognition of the armor and inherit the legacy of the Round Table Knights!" Daphne said.
Ling Feng nodded: "Yes, I have indeed heard this rumor."
"Actually, it's not a rumor; it's true!" Daphne said very seriously. "In fact, before Ningxue went to the Middle East, she had come to London. It was then that we discovered that Galahad's armor was reacting, and the squire in charge of Galahad's armor immediately noticed this situation!"
"Knight Galahad is the purest knight among us. The armor that inherits his power hadn't shown any sign for centuries, so when it reacted, we immediately began a large-scale undercover investigation!" Daphne gave a bitter laugh, "At that time, we never imagined that the one to inherit Galahad's legacy would be a Huaxia person!"
"When Ningxue left London, the armor's reaction began to diminish. We were a bit worried, so we sent the squire with the armor to follow the guide given by the armor! After persistent pursuit, she finally located the imprisoned Ningxue in the base of the Freedom Organization, but she was also discovered and was ultimately killed in front of Ningxue!"
"Perhaps because of her death, it aroused Ningxue's inner anger, so at that moment, Galahad's armor was actively drawn to her, merging with Ningxue!" Daphne sighed and said, "By the time we arrived, the entire Freedom Organization had been wiped out by Ningxue!"
Hearing this, Ling Feng glanced at Ningxue in surprise. He hadn't expected Ningxue to be capable of achieving such feats!
"Because Ningxue acquired Galahad's inheritance, she is a member of our Round Table Knights. But unfortunately, she did not want to become one of us. After leaving the Freedom Organization base, she returned Galahad's armor to us and then left!" Daphne's eyes showed a complex emotion.
So that's how it was! Ling Feng's heart had a moment of realization. Back then, he was somewhat suspicious—the appearance of that group of people in black was too coincidental!
"I suppose Xiaoxue came with you this time because something is happening with your Round Table Knights?" Ling Feng asked plainly.
Ningxue smiled. From Ling Feng's address for her, she knew he harbored no resentment towards her, which made Ningxue very happy.
Daphne bit her lip, saying nothing.
Ningxue got anxious beside her, "Daphne, things have come to this point, what are you still hiding from Ling Feng for? Tell him, Ling Feng will definitely not stand by and do nothing!"
Daphne's lips turned a little pale. She was unwilling to tell Ling Feng because she did not want him to look down on her, nor did she want Ling Feng to pity her!
After all, it was her mistake back then that caused Ling Feng endless suffering. If she continued to seek Ling Feng's help now, she could not face herself. Perhaps this was a pitiful yet tragic sense of pride!
"Xiaoxue, what is going on?" Seeing Daphne remain silent, Ling Feng asked Ningxue, "Is the Round Table Knights facing a crisis?"
Ningxue glanced at Daphne and said, "Yes, in fact, nearly everyone in the Round Table Knights has been captured by a mysterious person. Moreover, that mysterious person said that only by obtaining the Divine Sword in Burial Sword Valley on the Atlantis Continent could they be exchanged back; otherwise, they would die!"
Ling Feng frowned, "A mysterious person? Those Round Table Knights should all be Demi-God Domain masters, right?"
Daphne laughed bitterly, "What does the Demi-God Domain count for? Even if I inherited King Arthur's strength, in his hands, I could only hold on for two seconds!"
Divine Realm Master! A term immediately flashed in Ling Feng's mind—a Divine Realm Master was the only one who could render the Demi-God Domain masters powerless!
But who exactly was that Divine Realm Master? How did he know about the Burial Sword Valley?