The Chase

[Latest chapter of Legend of the Dragon King]

To Qin Ran, the hand that had appeared on his shoulder looked pale and delicate, with slender fingers.

But the cold gathering in that hand chilled him to the bone. Notifications that his health was falling flooded his vision.

[Touch: Freeze: Opponent deals 5 damage to you. Constitution check in progress. Constitution check passed. Freeze effect not triggered...]

[Touch: Freeze: Opponent deals 5 damage to you. Constitution check in progress. Constitution check passed. Freeze effect not triggered...]

In the space of a breath, Qin Ran had lost a tenth of his 450 health points.

And his health was still falling.

Qin Ran instinctively struggled to break free of the hand hurting him.

But the next moment, that seemingly gentle hand unleashed a force he could not resist.

Qin Ran was pinned firmly to the chair.

The freezing damage rose sharply as the pressure increased.

[Touch: Freeze: Opponent deals 10 damage to you. Constitution check in progress. Constitution check passed. Freeze effect not triggered...]

Qin Ran was startled.

But that did not mean he would give up resisting.

He had no idea when his attacker had appeared behind him, but there was no doubt the man meant him harm.

If he gave up, he would be putting his life in the man's hands.

Qin Ran could not accept that.

At the same time, his attacker was too strong for him to overpower.

So...

The force Qin Ran had been using to push upward suddenly shifted downward.

It joined the force pinning him down, and both bore upon the chair beneath him.

Crack!

The wooden chair shattered instantly.

Qin Ran dropped, and the tremendous pressure on his shoulder met empty air.

Without a moment's hesitation, he threw himself to