An Extra’s POV

It was checkmate.

Lux' Magic was potent and versatile, but for her to match the kind of power that Sebas was unleashing, she had to pour all of her Mana to restrain him—albeit barely.

As a result of that, she had no proper defense in place around her.

With Britta's swift motion, and the deadly power she wielded with the blade, Lux's survival without a defensive barrier was zero.

Britta was an Elite Swordsman, which made her practically invincible to most when it came to the blade. Her Skills her buffed her physical state and attacks to an absurd degree. Plus, since she was a Heroic Rank Adventurer, her Stat were not to be discounted.

If anyone could kill Lux as she was now, it would be her.

However, this wasn't the only reason why the current situation was a deadlock.

Even if Lux was fast enough to focus on her own defenses to stop Britta's attack, she would have to ignore the constraints that currently stopped Sebas from landing a fatal hit on her partner—who was just initiating a process of counterattacking.

If she stopped the Constraint now, Sebas—the much faster and stronger one—was bound to deal the first strike and probably finish Jet off.

Everyone knew what kind of state Jet was in, so it was very possible for a point-blank explosive assault from Sebas to end his life.

Hence, a difficult situation.

No matter what choice Lux made—if she could even make any, given the suddenness of the whole thing—one of the two would have to die.

The only question was who?

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"Rahhhhh!"

Britta's voice pierced the air as her blade she made a powerful horizontal slash. Her target was Lux's head, and based on the trajectory of her swing, she wasn't going to miss.

active, with the exception of [Night

[Greater Full Slash], and [Mortal Enlightenment]; all working in sync to connect

As Britta's blade neared Lux's neck, and she saw

it ridiculous to believe. It took a lot of

Adventurers who saved her life

thought to herself back then. 'There has to be another

was what Britta

when Sebas admitted to being an expert who had been tracking the two of them for a long period of time, and connected so

still wanted to believe

agreed to help bring them in, at least to find out the truth, she still believed that Sebas was mistaken, and that those

the Guildmaster's corpse and the culprit casually handling the situation,

to herself the moment she

her. Back when her weak father died, he became the pillar she

she eventually outgrew him and became rebellious, but still… Britta loved and respected

his corpse being desecrated like that took her over the

excuses she had in her mind—concerning Jet, and his

do what she was about to do. It was disgusting how she couldn't even find the strength in her to avenge the death of

least not

to make the choice, Sebas held

even

she just abandon these feelings

it, was she yet to completely drop all hope

she remembering the time she spent in his

was mad

underneath, she could

was why she

over, and the resolve she couldn't find before

activated all her Skills and relied heavily on her Class

so

her and Lux, and that was why—as the blade was about to slice off Lux's neck—she felt