The dagger descended toward Selene's skull.
Unfortunately, she had no time to block the attack.
Moon watched the scene from afar. His expression remained calm, and for a moment, their eyes met.
Seeing his calm gaze on her, Selene's tense body suddenly relaxed.
'He would never watch me die... I'm safe.'
Despite all the odds, despite the dagger being just inches away from effectively killing her, Selene's trust in the boy watching her exceeded all limits.
And... that trust was well placed.
At the last moment, one of Alaric's team reached her. She arrived like a shadow, landing a roundhouse kick toward the assassin's head.
BAM!
Her leg slammed into the assassin's head with enough force to crush the man's skull. The assassin never saw it coming. The blow launched him across the arena, his body bouncing violently off the ground several times before finally crashing into the nearest wall. He crumpled to the floor in a motionless heap, his fate uncertain.
