Crack!!
Another crisp crack of breaking bones rang out, and Gou Dan's face instantly flushed red!
Damn it, this move really was a freaking trap...
Before leaving, Ysera had sought him out privately and taught him a secret technique. He had been thrilled at the time. If it was being taught to him in private, it had to be some kind of high-level skill, right?
To be honest... it was high-level, all right. Just too high-level...
"Gou Dan... remember this carefully. This secret technique is only for acting tough, not for facing enemies head-on. Remember, before reaching the dragon level, don't ever get lucky. This secret technique absolutely isn't something you can control right now..."
So if I can't control it... why did you teach it to me?
Gou Dan had been speechless at the time. After suffering so much, he had thought he had learned some ultimate move, only to discover that it could only be used to act tough. He had nearly made her nose crooked with anger.
But now he realized that without this act-tough skill... he probably would have been done for today...
The key question was... what was he supposed to do now?
Gou Dan looked at his own body, caught between a rock and a hard place...
Viego was pinned to the ground and suffering terribly, but Gou Dan was in no better shape. The power unleashed by the secret technique was far beyond what his body could endure. He had only moved slightly, yet the bones in his leg had already snapped...
But remaining motionless was also incredibly taxing. Gou Dan could even faintly hear the cracking and tearing of the bones in his back and chest.
He didn't need to look to know that in at most another minute, the bones throughout