"Call it despicable if you want. I've grown tired of this game of hide-and-seek after all these years. It's time to settle the fate between us!"
Alexander Gascoin hurled the Lightning Spear in his hand downward. The blue-white spear of lightning shot toward the ground with the power to destroy everything.
It was so fast that Ginevra did not even have time to undo the Dragon Serpent Seal.
Ginevra sighed inwardly. She had failed again, and she was even going to drag her uncle Lancelot down with her. Years of planning had been ruined once more. Who knew how many centuries would have to pass before her next resurrection?
Just as Ginevra threw herself over Lancelot, the Lightning Spear appeared above them. Perhaps in a fraction of a second, both of them would be pierced through by it and utterly destroyed.
Yet in that fraction of a second, a tall, imposing figure appeared beside them. Alexander Gascoin frowned as well.
Lancelot saw the man reach out toward the Lightning Spear, which seemed capable of destroying the entire island. Was he trying to get himself killed? And who was he?
"...!" The Lightning Spear collided with the man's hand. Lightning flashed, making Lancelot involuntarily shut his eyes.
Boom!
The Lightning Spear exploded, and currents raced across the island's ground. Divine Ancestor Ginevra and Lancelot both realized that they were still alive. They did not even feel any pain. What was going on? Had someone saved them?
Could it be the Last King? Had the Last King finally heard her call and come to save the two of them? That was what Divine Ancestor Ginevra thought.
Lancelot did not think so. Ginevra had been covering him just now and had not seen anyone block the attack, but Lancelot had seen that person's