Issues at hand
While everything had looked quite simple from a spectator's view, nobody knew what had really happened.
Not only was Lars certain that Jennifer was still in front of him but that he would defeat her.
However, she was, in fact, behind him, though he had sensed her energy fluctuations that had made him make the wrong assumption.
Yet, feeling the cold touch of her sword-blade on his neck, it was crystal clear that he must have mistaken something.
'Did she trick me…how?!'
Lars was sure that Jennifer was still in front of him, which was what confused him the most.
But, the cold touch on his neck told him otherwise- that she had somehow tricked him and used the element of surprise to gain an upper hand.
With his gaze forcefully focused on the front, he could only see how the smoke and debris his attack had caused, dispersed.