Chapter 1004 - 3: "Fate

Chapter 1004: Chapter 3: "Fate

"Steel..."

Gu Mo slightly raised his eyebrows.

This is the thing, serving as the anchor for King Arthur’s myth, the Broken Steel Sword, with its added concepts and properties, is suitable to be chosen as the embryo of the Star Holy Sword. It is probably his best option at the moment.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what it is; just tell Guinevere, and have her find the Divine Blade left behind by her master... No need to polish it, just give it to me directly."

The Knight of the Lake thought this person was unaware of the details, so he explained lightly.

Then, he looked from the lake surface towards the deep, tranquil, and hidden forest unknown to most.

This valiant War God naturally knew the current situation was not very optimistic, or rather, quite vexing... Mainly, they were caught off guard by a surprise home invasion. Neither Lancelot nor Guinevere had anticipated such a sudden misfortune beforehand.

After all, things had been fine; who would have thought the queen who once ruled the Mediterranean would choose to visit so abruptly?

Bad news comes unannounced, and the benevolent do not visit.

Moreover, choosing to attack without honor, their side was careless and didn’t dodge...

Because Lancelot hadn’t fully descended into the mortal world, and although Athena was also an incomplete Defiant God and wasn’t in great condition, she was still stronger compared to Guinevere, who isn’t even a god. — Compared to an actual Goddess, the Queen of Witches is merely a minor figure.

No matter how illustrious the past was or how grand the titles were, it is all in the past, and Guinevere similarly fell into an unprecedentedly perilous situation.

"Do not act recklessly for now, my presence is not exposed. As long as Athena thinks you pose no threat, you are temporarily safe... During this time, have Guinevere prepare the steel, and I will appear according to her demands as the ’Defiant Lancelot.’"

After pondering, the floating white-clad Knight decided and spoke.

"You will then have the opportunity to escape this place, and at that time, don’t linger, leave as far away as possible. Even if I can descend and exert full power, it’s highly likely that I might become a berserker due to crazed divinity, even forgetting my mission..."

This was Guinevere’s proposal.

Being cornered by Athena, she also realized that relying solely on her own power wouldn’t overturn the situation.

Thus, the only method naturally was to request aid from this War God. The Knight of the Lake is Guinevere’s shadow and Guardian God, restricted by a curse allowing him only to appear briefly when Guinevere faces crisis...

This characteristic predetermined his combat power in normal states is quite lacking.

Therefore, not long ago, Guinevere nearly had the Holy Grail taken by the Black Prince Godslayer.

If Lancelot could exert more strength at that time, she wouldn’t have faced such an embarrassing defeat. Now, being resolute after deep reflection, Guinevere decided to summon the gods... She had to take this risk; she couldn’t afford not to!

Otherwise, last time was the Black Prince, this time it’s Athena —

Do they think her place is just somewhere anyone can come and go? Can casually anyone come and snatch her belongings? Guinevere knows if this continues, let alone achieving her wishes, even her safety won’t be ensured, so she must resist.

Fortunately, Lancelot’s existence is an unknown factor to Athena.

Even the former Goddess of Wisdom couldn’t possibly account for all aspects, and therefore, this is indeed the only possible strategy to break the deadlock.

"I understand... So what should I do next?" Gu Mo asked with a bright smile, displaying a calm and cooperative demeanor.

"You don’t need to do anything, just avoid alarming Athena... Given your acquaintance with the king, that makes us allies." Lancelot replied.

He was initially an ally who chose to assist the King of the End with his independent divine identity in the past, so now that this person affirmed being part of the King of the End’s camp, he is naturally deemed an ally. Only with this youth who Athena captured here, and Guinevere cooperating, could there be hope for self-preservation.

Initially, Lancelot didn’t understand why Athena would capture such an ordinary person; however, under Guinevere’s hint, he quickly grasped the key, communicated at the lakeside, and disclosed information about the King of the End... This led him to believe he understood.

It turns out this ordinary person has special significance, being very knowledgeable about the King of the End...

With this information, perhaps Athena intended to target the King of the End indirectly through this ordinary person, and suddenly seizing the Holy Grail was her effort to eliminate potential threats...

Overall, Lancelot’s speculations aren’t illogical.

After all, Athena’s animosity towards the King of the End is apparent to everyone. The King of the End might strive for benefits for the Gods, but certainly not for these Earth Mother Goddesses, and every emergence of the King of the End typically requires her kind to serve as sacrifices...

Team sacrifices lead to infinite mana — but why always her kind being sacrificed?!