Episode 9. Rooting Out the Fake (13)
Baek Sa-ra lowers her center of gravity while brushing the flowing nosebleed off her hand.
「Delta」 rose, straightening its broken neck.
Despite the apparent imbalance between the graceful woman and the armed man, a tense standoff hung between them.
What kind of time did Baek Sa-ra spend to become like this?
Within my pure awe, the one who moved first was 「Delta」.
The guy who came to eat me understood.
To achieve his goal, he had to take out the woman first.
「Delta」 lunges at Baek Sa-ra to capture her.
Thud-thud-thud!
Baek Sa-ra responds with the precision of a chess move.
Baek Sa-ra stabs the knife a couple of times into the shoulder of the charging 「Delta」 and steps back.
It seems the tendons are cut, as 「Delta」’s arms dangle uselessly.
But 「Delta」, which knew no pain, ignored its broken arms and swung a leg at Baek Sa-ra.
Bang!
Baek Sa-ra withstands the kick to her side, even letting some of the strike land, and grabs 「Delta」’s leg.
Thrust-thrust-thrust-thrust-thrust!
The knife plunges deep into the inside of his knee.
Baek Sa-ra let go of that leg, then slashed with her knife at the leg 「Delta」 had…