Having cleverly lured the three Topsfield brothers out and dealt with them, Andrew quickened his pace as he returned to the Oathblade Platform. One look at the scene made the chill on his face deepen.

Sheena was on her last legs, barely standing.

The contest had devolved into Alfredo's mockery and cruel sport. Sheena had only one goal left: to get closer to the Oathblade Platform itself.

A martial artist was driven forward by the sheer force of their will, and as long as Sheena's will remained unbroken, she had not truly lost in a deeper sense.

This was also why Alfredo had not simply ended her with one decisive strike. He wanted to shatter the genius within her, to crush the portion of fate belonging to the Lloyd family that she carried.

This was the true depth of Alfredo's cruelty.

Killing Sheena, eliminating a Lloyd prodigy, held significant weight. But for a powerhouse at Alfredo's level, that weight alone no longer satisfied him. A true blow against the Chetvine's L