Mary and Guillermo certainly didn't share any real bond. But right now, they were grasshoppers on the same string.

If Guillermo died, could she, alone, even hope to kill Ray?

Mary's brain went into overdrive.

She thought… and thought… and thought. Nothing.

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration hit. She grabbed a stone from the ground and hurled it at Ray.

Despite not being a physical-combat type, her strength was astonishing—enhanced by countless absorbed abilities, her body had been passively r