Infinity, The Arcade Age-Chapter 426: The Sword in the Stone! Evolution!

The fierce and charging King Arthur collided shoulder-first into Qin Ming, attempting to shove him away from the Sword in the Stone.

The impact hit squarely, but Qin Ming didn't move an inch. Instead, it was King Arthur who was pushed back, stumbling several steps.

Planting his legs firmly, Qin Ming endured the collision without flinching and ignored the unstable Arthur. He once again gripped the sword with both hands, trying to pull it out.

However, it was clear that this Sword in the Stone could not be pulled out by brute strength alone. Even with Qin Ming exerting himself until the veins on his arms bulged, the sword remained rooted in the earth, utterly immobile.

Seeing this, Qin Ming furiously transformed his hand into a cannon and fired a shot directly at the ground.

With a thunderous boom, dust and debris flew, but the blast that could shatter steel didn't even stir the dirt an inch.

The patch of earth where the sword was embedded now emitted a strange glow and had become just as indestructible.

"Damn it!"

Taken by surprise, Qin Ming furrowed his brows in anger, preparing to pull even harder. But before he could continue, Arthur pounced again.

From behind, Arthur locked his hands around Qin Ming's neck. His face twisted in rage as he strangled while mercilessly hammering Qin Ming's head with his other fist.

No matter how many times Qin Ming's head was struck with loud thuds, he showed no reaction and stubbornly continued his attempt to pull out the sword.

Roaring in frustration, Arthur released his grip and lunged toward the Sword in the Stone, grabbing it to wrestle the weapon away from Qin Ming.

In their tug-of-war, the sword wavered constantly. Arthur managed to lift the Sword in the Stone several times, only to have Qin Ming slam it back down with force.

Arthur gave Qin Ming a brutal headbutt, but Qin Ming kicked him away.

The two of them fought fiercely for a long while. Finally, with a loud clatter and a cloud of dust, the Sword in the Stone was drawn.

And the one who pulled out the sword—was not King Arthur.

It was Qin Ming.

Under Arthur's shocked gaze, Qin Ming summoned every ounce of strength and yanked the sword free—sword and hardened clump of earth together.

Swinging the weapon, now more like a Stone Hammer with a large chunk of hardened mud stuck at the end than a sword, Qin Ming's face darkened as he slammed it into Arthur, sending him flying instantly.

Watching the enemy spin and fly away with a loud thud, Qin Ming roared with fury, continuing to swing the Stone Hammer relentlessly.

"Damn you! I said stop grabbing it!"

The greatsword whipped through the air, generating fierce winds as Qin Ming chased after the stumbling Arthur with a barrage of hammer strikes.

Though the Sword in the Stone had lost its sharpness, it gained powerful blunt force damage, making its killing power still formidable.

Caught off guard and chased down with a flurry of strikes, Arthur tried several times to struggle to his feet but was knocked down each time.

Several nearby Round Table knights, seeing the situation turn dire, rushed over to assist. But before they could get close, Qin Ming slammed one of them away with a single hammer blow.

At this moment, Qin Ming wielding the Stone Hammer was an unstoppable force on the battlefield.

Just as Qin Ming prepared to crush Arthur—its original owner—using the sword in this new form, a furious roar suddenly sounded nearby.

It was Lancelot, the empire's top knight, charging in.

Renowned for unmatched martial skill, though he couldn't stop the frenzied "triceratops" charge, his blows against humans were devastatingly strong.

With an A-level fighting technique, wielding a unique single-edged sword, Lancelot leapt up from behind and slashed at Qin Ming's back.

Qin Ming heard the attack and swung his sword back in defense, but Lancelot forced his blade to meet Qin Ming's, blocking the counterattack.

Sparks flew as the two weapons clashed violently, neither giving an inch.

It was clear that the uniquely designed single-edged sword in Lancelot's hand was also a divine weapon.

Their eyes locked, both Lancelot and Qin Ming showed fierce intent. The two wildly clashed weapons, exchanging over a hundred strikes in the blink of an eye.

With a loud clang, Lancelot was thrown far back by a tremendous force. He rolled to his feet and was about to charge again when Qin Ming suddenly let out a sharp whistle.

At the sound, the triceratops—which had previously been severely wounded by a sword strike but had since fully recovered through self-healing—roared and charged again.

This time, Arthur and the others no longer held any divine weapon sharp enough to cut through iron and stop the triceratops head-on.

Lancelot, who had already tasted the pain of being rammed by the triceratops like a tank, turned pale.

Looking around, he saw their forces were already in full retreat. He immediately decided to flee, grabbing Arthur as he ran, pulling him along.

While retreating, he shouted angrily, "Merlin!"

In the distance, Merlin was still locked in battle with Maedro, constantly dodging with teleportation. Hearing the shout, he gritted his teeth hard.

Seeing Maedro transform into a ghostly figure and charge at him again, Merlin suddenly swept his staff across the ground.

With a booming explosion, flames burst forth as a wall of fire erupted.

Maedro covered his head with both hands and charged straight through the fire, breaking out on the other side.

But when he emerged from the flames and looked up, his enemy had already vanished without a trace.

Using teleportation to create distance, Merlin appeared beside Arthur and Lancelot.

Startled by the charging triceratops, Merlin immediately cast a spatial transfer spell, taking the two knights with him and disappearing.

The triceratops, having charged into empty air, skidded forward more than ten meters before struggling to stop on all fours.

In the distance, Qin Ming watched Arthur and the others vanish before his eyes, his expression darkening.

Holding the Stone Hammer, he silently withdrew his gaze and looked around the battlefield with his greatsword in hand.

The battlefield around him was now littered with corpses.

Maedro was tasked with holding back the archmage Merlin, Kasamoto Eri took out the interfering ordinary knights with his spear, and Qin Ming fought Arthur one-on-one.

The coordination between the three remained seamless, but the enemy's numbers were simply too great.

Most importantly, the archmage Merlin's teleportation ability was not something that could be countered by speed alone. Maedro forcing Merlin to hesitate and assisting Arthur in battle was already the limit.

If the enemy wanted to escape, Qin Ming had no effective way to stop them.

If they had summoned someone equally skilled in spatial movement—like Masami Athena—there might still be hope.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield and unable to stop the enemy's escape, Qin Ming once again raised the Stone Hammer and charged toward the enemy with a furious roar.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Round Table Knights were completely defeated, and the villages and towns near Arthur's territory officially changed hands.

Another glorious victory was won, and having defeated the so-called invincible Chosen King head-on, the Grass Fork Knights were filled with immense morale.

Especially after learning that their leader had actually seized the Chosen Sword from Arthur's hand, the soldiers were ecstatic, loudly proclaiming that their lord was the true Chosen King.

As for the Chosen One, His Majesty Qin Ming? Well... he was currently... um... digging stones.

(End of Chapter)