"My wife… did she suffer when you killed her?"
Time stopped after that. Millions and millions of thoughts, racing across and around Rhys's mind as he just stared at Dr. Dhani and Katarina — he could probably do something, but what exactly?
Dr. Dhani's hands were already wrapped around Katarina's head, even if he moved at Mach speeds, there would always be a chance that Dr. Dhani could do something before that—no. Dr. Dhani wasn't just a healer, he was ranked 8th as the strongest Explorer in the world, and that means something.
Even Ayesha, who was actually there just in case something like this happened, was completely stumped as to what to do; her dilemma, the exact same as Rhys. And now that she was thinking about it, all of the doctor's moves were calculated.