Alex looked at the referee for a split second, but the man didn't seem interested in Alex's situation at all. Alex had seen other people who had been gravely wounded be immediately announced as losers, so this at least told him that he hadn't been wounded enough to lose.
He could keep going.
In that case, it was time to put his theory to the test.
Alex swung his sword, releasing a sword slash that flew toward the woman.
The woman looked at the incoming attack and scoffed at it. She pulled on her bow and released it, destroying Alex's attack. The shockwave reached her, but it could hardly do much to her at all.
"You still haven't given up, have you?" she asked. "You can't reach me, and you still dare to try."
"Dare is all I can do," Alex said. "If you can dare, dare and finish this fight."
"I would be very much obliged."
