As Klaus and Emma ran side by side, their breathing was synchronized.
The wounded wolf continued to limp ahead, and they kept their gazes fixed on it, but awareness of each other's presence remained like a shadow on the periphery of their minds.
The wolf was clearly weakened, its paws trembling with every step, but it still showed a fierce determination in its eyes.
Klaus and Emma were skilled predators, and both recognized the valuable reward that wounded wolf could provide in terms of points on the circuit, so neither was willing to give in.
At the same time, the crowd at the SoFi Stadium was euphoric, because a showdown between Klaus and Emma was exactly what they had hoped for, even more so now that everyone knew that Klaus was actually Kaizen, also a Rise Online player like Emma, who was known worldwide as the Bloody Lily in the game.