I was a Nerfed Hero in Another World

"What's the meaning of this, King Arthur?! Can't you see the bigger picture? Three of your subordinates accepted our request! They want to change the world by relieving everyone from the endless war! Nobody is winning from this fight! What else do you want, King Arthur?! Tell me!" Lilith cried.

Even after Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, and Sir Uther agreed to the treaty, King Arthur refused the proposal. There was nothing that we could do to move forward when the king wouldn't give his permission.

Lilith tried persuading King Arthur for his verdict about the treaty. But King Arthur remained stubborn in his opinion and issued his soldiers towards our figures.

"Please escort these guests outside the exit! And Princess Lilith! I have enough of your details about this treaty you've thought of! No matter what you say, I will not shake hands with a demon!" King Arthur growled, as he glared in our direction.

But before those soldiers could guide us towards the door, Lilith conjured a dark energy surrounding her. That arcane she summoned tossed the two soldiers backwards, forcing them to slide through the exit. 

All the knights reacted to Lilith's violent nature as they each brandished their sword at our fore. Those knights of the round table prepared themselves for a battle as they witnessed our disturbance inside the citadel. My team and I also made our stance and readied ourselves for a fight.

However, King Arthur disrupted the momentum with a wave of his hand. Those soldiers and knights lowered their weapons, but not their guards. Those knights waited for whatever King Arthur would say beside the round table.

"If we fight now, I will kill all of your friends, excluding you. I will use your head and present it at the Camelot's heart as a reminder for the demons about this war. Nothing shall go against my way, especially demons and monsters tarnishing the city! We have one problem to face, and I don't plan on adding it because of you lots!" King Arthur yelled, as he finally revealed the holy sword in his hands.

"Is that the Excalibur?" I asked, Lilith and I revealed ours. "Why does this world have three Excaliburs?! There should have been only one! That's what I know from the game….world."

King Arthur just chuckled to himself as he flashed us a grin. "I have been attached to my sword since birth. There wasn't a time where I didn't use my sword, which chose me to become its owner. This blade granted me the power to defend my kingdoms from evildoers such as the likes of you…Those creatures that aren't human are not a part of the circle of life."

The man slowly descended from his throne and walked past the dumbfounded knights. Those soldiers gave him a salute before glaring at our figures once again. 

"Those who are not humans shall perish by my blade. Those you call individuals are just monsters with a different skin, regardless of their culture. Have you ever seen someone call himself a human but has three eyes, weighs like a boulder, and stands like a tree? People who called themselves as civilizes had gone mad or senile…..They have the weakest minds inside my kingdom. So I liberate them from their suffering. No matter how much you struggle, Princess Lilith and your lackeys, I will not falter to your treaty. As long as I govern Albion, my kingdoms will not bow down to your reign! We will strive on our own feet and fall upon our demise. But we will never listen to the likes of you, demons. And those corrupted by those fiends of the dark," King Arthur continued his sentence. 

After hearing King Arthur's speech, Lilith and everyone else on our team gritted our teeth. Our plan on persuading King Arthur went down the drain. It almost seemed that our efforts of forming an alliance was a futile attempt of wasting our time.

And since the situation had gotten worse, we had no other way around this inevitable fight.

"A while ago, I told you to leave this place unscathed. But you kept pestering me with those ill words, Princess Lilith. I was being handsome to your presence, since I wanted to defeat the demons on the battlefield. But I can't accept your trespassers inside my kingdom!" King Arthur said, and gazed at the guards arriving at the front door. "My dearest allies, seize these foul beasts and throw them into the dungeon! Avoid killing them at all costs! I want all of them alive as collections inside my prison!" 

I didn't know if King Arthur was being generous about his offer or not after saying those words. Even though he didn't order to kill us, those soldiers would do anything to restrict our movements. And the soldiers would eventually place my team inside a cell, which would give the guards freedom to do anything they wanted. 

Those knights who agreed on the treaty rose from the round table and eventually led the charge. Those four knights charged straight in our directions, together with the soldiers striking at our behind. The only knights who hadn't made their move were Sir Lancelot and King Arthur.

Fortunately, that lessened number would help us win this fight and escape the citadel. We could just hope that would happen, especially if we were inside the enemy's base.

Lilith and Merleen placed their defensive barriers and protected everyone inside the dark and radiating light. That demonic girl also tried conjuring some magic circles outside our dome to attack the knights. Those spells she casted were runes enough to spark some damage in the area, but would be insufficient to take out our opponents. She didn't want to use massive area of effect abilities, since it could also affect our team.

Fenrir and I rushed to each side and defended our post. We didn't let any soldiers or knights attack us at both angles as we desperately pushed them from afar. 

Thanks to our skills and experience, we danced on the battlefield and maintained our distance from the soldiers harassing our rear. 

But those knights didn't press any tactics against us as they lunged in our direction. I didn't know if they were just playing with us like children in sparring matches. 

Meliodas did his thing and channelled the strings of his harp. However, because of the knight's class, those beats he tuned didn't work on this battle. 

But the music man never aimed at the knights. Meliodas' plan was to control our movements and became our hidden reflex of this clash.

Thanks to the additional support we received from Meliodas, we evaded every assault done by the soldiers. Those people cladded in various metals could not keep up with our moves as we slick through the floor.

But after countless exchanges, the knights finally discharged their spells that gave them an advantage.

Those four knights shouted something novel through my ears. As soon as they screeched their abilities, the knights surrounded themselves with magic circles that enhanced their equipment.

Each knight we faced different attributes or elements coated on their blades as they brandished it in front of us. Some of the knights even had barriers that defended their vulnerable spots, which gave us no openings. Well, that would change if Lilith would attack the knights using her darkened magic abilities against those knights. But I doubted that would do anything against King Arthur if he moved from that floor.

Those knights finally analysed our steps and used those moves against us. Those four knights were like the better party that I had played against while using my main account. I could even deduce that these knights of the round table played better than any other teams I faced against when the game first launched.

But despite their teamwork, Fenrir and I protected each other's backs like a duo in the game. Since we had been fighting against multiple enemies with the same stakes as this, those four knights were nothing compared to our previous battles. Although we confessed this was still a tough match that we could lose with one mistake.

However, my words came back and bit me from behind. The soldier changed course and attacked Merleen without a hint of doubt. His swords wouldn't pierce through that shield without applying any force. But with that blade used by the knights, Merleen's light shield could shatter after a few hits.

"Merleen!" I shouted, and tried protecting her fore. 

But the knights obstructed my way and made sure that I couldn't leave my post. I kept glancing at Merleen's side, hoping that I could defend her. But the knight kept pounding me using the pommel of his sword, continuing to apply pressure against me.

Fortunately, something happened before the sword reached Merleen's chest. Lilith twirled around and defended the knight using her Excalibur into motion. It was the most picturesque scene I had ever seen in my life, thanks to the dark fragments scattering in mid-air.