The arrival of the Fallen Rose had changed the entire direction of the battle.
Until then, Max had practically been fighting alone while a large crowd of rowdy gang members, hired thugs, and escaped prisoners surrounded him. They had been eager to overwhelm him with their numbers, believing that there was little he could do against so many attackers.
Now, however, they had someone else to fight.
The men were tough and used to violence, but they didn't understand that the women they were facing were far tougher than any ordinary gang members.
One of the men raised a large bat above his head and swung it down with both hands. A wooden sword met the weapon in mid-air. Rather than trying to stop the bat with brute force, the Fallen Rose member angled her weapon and allowed the bat to skim along its surface, deflecting the attack to the side.
Before the man could recover, she struck him three times in quick succession.
