The leader's black blade entered beneath Hajin's breastbone before his second Ring completed its first rotation.
She pulled the edge diagonally through muscle and lung, tearing the coat open while stepping past the returning Aegis plane.
Blood crossed the old route table beneath them as his second Ring lost alignment around his right forearm.
The leader withdrew her first blade and drove a shorter weapon toward the exposed space above his heart.
Her shoulders committed to the finishing thrust and placed both feet inside Hajin's reach while his vision narrowed.
Hajin remained conscious through the first inch of that movement and reached for the cracked pocket watch through his inventory without raising either hand.
[ Divine Artifact: The Stolen Moment ]
[ Personal-State Reversal Available: 3.000 Seconds ]
[ Conscious Activation Required ]
He activated the watch before blood loss could take the decision away from him.
