I was a Nerfed Hero in Another World

Chapter 145: Arthur and Arthur

We found out that King Arthur still resided in his citadel. Before he could leave and visit other kingdoms and villages, our team headed onward towards Camelot. 

The five of us travelled to different villages until we reached our destination. We didn't encounter anything that hindered our journey. Within a few days, our system notified us that we were fast approaching our destination. 

Upon arriving at the Camelot's borders, a crowd filled the entrance. Those people tried pushing themselves to go inside Camelot. We could only guess that these people wanted something to do inside Camelot. Those people might have thought they would receive more benefits living inside those walls than Camelot's outskirts.

There was a swarm of guards patrolling the area, inspecting every visitor filling up the line. All of those soldiers armed themselves with sharp weapons and blades. The people outside waited for their turn until those guards let them inside the gates. They slowly opened the gate and invited some few villagers to enter the kingdom.

Camelot had top-notch security, especially when the humans would declare war against the demons. Since the situation had already escalated, Camelot had a stricter policy. The neighbouring places also mentioned about the mysterious disappearance of King Arthur from the castle. But the rumour continued, which eventually led King Arthur to announce his disease.

I had little hope in believing those blank words. Something must have happened during those peculiar times. And we needed to dig at the bottom of it! 

Those soldiers and other nobility wanted to secure their food and army fighting their opposing enemies. And since the war would start soon, Camelot would shut its doors and restrict anything from entering the premises. That rule would explain the scene happening at our fore.

"Let's look around and see what we could find.There has to be a way to enter the place," Lilith reacted, and searched for anything worthwhile for her to share.

Upon squinting our eyes, a glowing ball of some sort greeted our eyes. If I remember this game correctly, they used that obelisk to appraise villagers and see their standard identification. The system's identification differed from what these soldiers used. But those two skills showed the basic information of an individual.

"We can't march on that door anymore unlike what we did from the previous kingdoms," I voiced, while pondering a plan. "We either dig up a hole or travel through air. They are equally bad. So I doubt we have anything to do besides choosing a side."

If we ended up travelling through air, some guards could notice our figures. We also needed to know where we would land inside the kingdom without getting ourselves noticed by the guards. 

After some time, my four members finally showed me their votes. As much to my surprise, all of them wanted to fly over the border and reach the kingdom. Merleen and the others disliked the idea of getting their clothes drenched with goo from the drainage system. 

After recalling how wind works, Merleen used her skills and showcased it for everyone. Merleen readied her magic circles and enchanted it with runes that allowed wind to activate even without waving her hand. 

Since everyone had their votes, we activated our spells and used our wind magic to its utmost use. We estimated our distance and propelled our magic abilities, which eventually helped us levitate above ground. 

All of us gaped our mouths open as soon as we floated from the soil, everyone except for Lilith. That demon girl already knew how to fly. Lilith also couldn't use her wings, since it had pitch-black colours that contrast the bluish clouds. If she revealed those obsidian wings, those guards would notice our formation before we could reach the floor. And experiencing flying again using wind magic never helped her worries. 

It just made it worse.

The controls when using the magical propellers was like using a joystick without instructions. We had near death scenarios when we went at each side. If it were not for Merleen's interventions, we would have already died from crash landing. That girl maneuvered our spell as if she was the best pilot in town.

Within a few seconds of flying mid-air, we finally arrived at the city's end. Fortunately, no villagers or soldiers looked up to the sky and noticed our flying figures. It was as if those people below our feet had stiff necks, which disabeled their head's movement.

Upon arriving on the ground, we immediately blended with the ground and made our way towards the castle. It was a tedious walk, since we had to avoid the guard's attention every time we passed them by. Even though Lilith had already transformed into a human, these guards could still sense demoing magic.Well, not every guard had learned that special skill. So we had some leisure for that part throughout our trip.

As long as we did not let ourselves get caught, everything would be okay...And I had to jinx our situation.

A group of guards wandered around the streets and occupied the entire road ahead of us. Upon glancing behind, there were also a set of soldiers roaming around. They were about to sandwich us, which would lead to our demise. If one of them could appraise Lilith with the orb or their special traits, they would find out there was a demon nearby. 

We had a smooth sail when our team arrived. But we had to deal with these soldiers for the time being and escape this sandwich situation.

And the only way to do that was to create another diversion. 

"We can't let these soldiers walk towards us, or else they would find we brought a demon inside their place. Fenrir, I want you to run away and let these guards chase you. But before you could do that, Lilith will place some spell. She will disguise you as someone else while the guards will chase after you. Use your map and return to us once you shake them off," I directed, and motioned Fenrir to sprint away.

Fenrir was the fastest person in our team, despite Merleen's light attribute. She ran like a cheetah and outran me from a racing game. Since Fenrir had the strongest feet, she was the best candidate for this occasion.

The wolf girl agreed to my offer and sprinted off from our direction. Fenrir even crashed against some stores and ruined some villager's livelihood just to create some attention. When the vendors and villagers noticed her chaos, they called forth the soldiers lurking in the area. When the guards noticed Fenrir's presence, they had no other choice but to follow the wolf girl.

"Now's our chance!" I exclaimed, and motioned them to move onwards. 

We raced through the road and avoided every soldier passing through the road. Thanks to my plan, those guards didn't notice anything peculiar. Even though we had Lilith by our side, those soldiers didn't pay attention to our group. They were more focused on Fenrir's movements, since she ruined the villager's peace. 

Within a few seconds, the four of us arrived at the gate's front. We avoided the guard's gaze while waiting for Fenrir to show up. It took the wolf girl a few minutes before she could appear on our side. Fenrir had a few cuts from here and there, but not enough to drench her with blood.

Before I could even ask her what happened, Fenrir told me that she received these cuts from breaking the stalls. 

"Those soldiers couldn't hit me with those arrows and blades. I knocked some of them out and laughed at them for chasing me...Don't worry. I hid my face, changed my clothes, and applied Lilith's body transformation. Those guards didn't know a thing about my identity," Fenrir confidently exclaimed, while pumping her chest.

I caressed her head and replied, "Good job, Fenrir. Now we can access the gates thanks to you."

I usually expected something like a bite from Fenrir. Much to my surprise, she didn't do anything and acted stiff like a statue. Fenrir's tail also danced at each side, telling me she found my hands pleasing rubbing her fur.

"Now that we're all here, we just have to."

A bright magic circle emerged from where we stood as soon as I said those words. That rune didn't even let me finish my sentence as it transported us elsewhere. 

That magic circle had similar texts from the ones we used earlier from the demons. It only meant that a human also knew about this and deliberately placed it for us.

But when the magic circle finally wore out, the light emencing on the runes disappeared. It slowly revealed the surroundings, with a table in front of us. As I gazed at my fore, a man stood there, with a sword clipped in his hands.

My status warned me to run away after sensing such dangerous arcane running rampant inside the room.

"Welcome, Arthur," the man spoke to me.