"I think you made the wrong decision, Mr. Nelson."
The young man looked at the smashed equipment, his heart aching so much he kept sucking in breaths. "Mr. Marchioni is going to kill you."
Nelson's face was somewhat pale, but he still stubbornly said, "Go look at the ratings! Maybe I'll even get a reward!"
Salina and Grim were both experienced Aurors. Their spells were precise and deadly, and the chaotic barrage of magic had no chance of touching either of them.
But Salina's spellwork was clearly superior. Her defense was impenetrable, her counterattacks swift as lightning, steadily forcing the increasingly overwhelmed Grim into a corner.
"You can't win, Grim!"
Salina called out, "Stop! Back away!"
The moment her words fell, an utterly abrupt green flash shot from nowhere and struck Salina squarely in the chest without warning.
Immediately afterward, Grim's Disarming Charm struck the suddenly motionless Salina as well, sending her slender wand spinning through the air.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze.
Salina slowly lowered her head and looked at her chest—
There was no blood, no wound, only an icy sensation rapidly spreading through her body, taking away all her strength and all her warmth.
Her pupils swiftly dilated, every trace of light extinguishing in an instant. Without saying a word, her body crumpled softly to the floor.
Bang!
She was dead.
Avada Kedavra, the irreversible Killing Curse.
Everyone else stopped fighting and stared over in shock.
"No—no—Salina—"
Anderson screamed as he lunged forward, his hands trembling as he tried to pull his companion up. "Don't do this to me, don't die... Salina..."
"You killed her, Rex Grim!" Salina's other companion, Lopez, screamed, sharply flicking his wand. "Confringo!"
Boom!
With a thunderous explosion, the stunned Grim was blasted backward and slammed heavily into the wall, his