If she were Willard... facing such a hopeless situation, what would she do?
... Wait.
Is it truly a hopeless situation?
Bai Youwei opened her eyes, following the blade with her gaze to the dark red blood at Willard's feet.
No...
He still had a sliver of chance—if the spot she stabbed was exactly where the shield was, his injury would remain as it was, buying him time.
If it came down to stalling for time, he might actually survive. After all, her injury was critical, while his was only an arm wound.
Therefore, for Willard, being stabbed in the leg or the heart had the same outcome: either he would be killed in one blow, or his injuries would worsen, leading to death anyway.
He wouldn't place the shield over his heart just because it's vital - the outcome would be the same!
He would only place the shield where it was most likely to be struck!
Just like now, she intended to choose the leg to avoid the shield—actually, wasn't the shield on the leg?
