"Wait... why is it you?"
Seraphine snapped her eyes open, only to see Link standing in front of her, shielding her with his body.
At this moment, Link himself felt a wave of frustration.
He hadn't even died yet, and this Moon Worship Sect scum was already targeting someone else?
Wasn't the plan supposed to be that he would be finished off first?
Still, in a way, it was fortunate.
This time, the opponent's attack was powerful enough.
Taking a direct hit like this — surely, it would be fatal.
An unbearable agony exploded in Link's chest, the pain so intense it nearly rendered him unconscious.
In a hazy daze, he thought he saw a figure running toward him.
He vaguely felt a soft, warm embrace,
but he no longer had the strength to feel or think clearly.
Overwhelming exhaustion rapidly consumed him, dragging his consciousness into darkness.
What Link didn't know was that, just as he lost consciousness,
a furious roar echoed through the training hall's upper levels:
