Chapter 421 Suicide Move

Being a royal knight, there was one notion deeply carved into William's flesh and bones; that would be loyalty. Seeing how Desmond threw Cecilia to her death was something that took William by surprise, who never considered such a scenario possible.

Unknown to William, as soon as Desmond released Cecilia, Kyuru separated from him as well. Kyuru used Desmond's body as cover to quickly fly down and reach Cecilia, using the power of the wind to slow her fall. Without the time to summon her wind wings again, this was the best the fairy could do.

Meanwhile, surprise led to carelessness and a drop in William's concentration, which Desmond was not going to let go of. Anchoring himself in midair with mana, Desmond managed to hold his position for a brief moment; but that was all he needed.