Chapter 1003: Shackles
Gripping the edge of the roof with one hand and Satoshi Maeda, who was falling, with the other, Xu Yue's face also showed a satisfied smile.
He had thought it would fall just short, but in the final moment before the drug's effects erupted, Satoshi Maeda had gambled everything on dragging him down with him. That blow had ultimately shattered the last restraint.
The two of them plummeted together.
Fortunately, the power that surged forth when the Limiter was removed allowed him to achieve Desperate Survival.
He clung tightly to the roof's edge, then reached back and caught the exhausted Satoshi Maeda.
He then flipped himself onto the rooftop and threw the panting Satoshi Maeda, who had already entered the drug's side-effect phase, onto the ground.
"You're quite good. Since you managed it, I'll fulfill what I promised you. How about it? Work for me from now on."
Xu Yue looked at the utterly drained Satoshi Maeda on the ground and extended a hand to him.
He had broken the Limiter under the spatial restrictions. Even if the aftereffects could not reach the level of last time, it was still enough to raise his upper limit of strength by a considerable amount for a short time.
That gain alone made this completely worthwhile!
Lying on the ground, Satoshi Maeda panted as he looked at Xu Yue, a trace of admiration appearing in his eyes.
As the national karate champion, he had believed that even if he was not the strongest, he was at least on the same level as the strongest. This time, however, he discovered that he had been wrong—terribly wrong.
The other party had already agreed to protect Akiko Sayama, and he possessed such strength as well. Working for him in the future was not