Agatha didn't hesitate any longer. "Attack!" she shouted.

Ray had opened by declaring he meant to kill her, and now he'd gone and struck down Alexander without a second thought. If she let him finish and free up both hands, wouldn't she be next? She wasn't about to just stand there while he picked them off one by one.

In an instant, Agatha's men all struck at once.

Ray smiled and pulled Alexander in front of himself as a shield.

Most of the attacks were absorbed by Alexander's body. The ones