Merciless Defiance

Bang! Two impacts rang out at the same time.

The burly man was blasted backward more than 30 feet. He crashed onto the ground and coughed up blood. Alaric also took a punch to the chest and staggered a step back. Luckily, his physique was strong enough to withstand the force of his own attack.

"That ability really is strange." Alaric rubbed his chest, which still ached faintly. "I couldn't dodge h