The next sensation Ethan felt after taking his first hit from Okam was the searing pain in his right shoulder and the burning warmth of his blood pouring out.

It had been a heavy axe, much too difficult to block with a sword, and its path was utterly unpredictable.

Ethan had been using every bit of his strength to block each attack, but ultimately, the first strike he failed to stop had torn away nearly half of his right shoulder, leaving him with a critical injury.

“Wow, you’re pretty tough. I swung with the intent of slicing that right arm …