Harin couldn't run with the sniper rifle in her hands. She tried once more to shoot Altair, hoping she'd hit him this time—but missed again.
The demon's twin katanas were already closing in. The garrison soldiers stationed on the rooftops couldn't withstand him at close range. All of them were torn apart by his sweeping strikes.
To save the soldiers, Sora leapt across balconies and swung her blade at Altair, but he parried her attack just in time.
"Don't you dare kill my people!" she shouted and launched another strike.
Knowing she was no match for a demon like him, Sora still refused to retreat. The Crimson Reaper struck again and again, breaking through her guard.
Eventually, helicopters received the order to open fire. The turrets quickly locked onto Altair. Sora managed to leap out of the way, but the demon wasn't foolish either: despite taking a dozen bullets to the body, he didn't falter and retreated beneath the rooftops.
Standing to the side, Jisun pondered:
