Chapter 697
The hobgoblin comes my way again with even more speed than before, and the hot radiation coming off her hammer slams against my right arm as I block just in time.
The exact same sensation washes over me.
Upon impact, Celia's barrier blocks the entirety of the blow's force, but once the wave of white energy washes into me, an immense pressure sends me flying backward again.
I'm sent skidding across the rocks and don't stop flying backward for another 200 meters until I hit another pile that halts my momentum.
As it washes through my mind, the same subconscious, experienced defenses kick in, and the entirety of the blow escapes my body like wind passing through.
It hardly leaves a trace, other than the same tingling sensation vibrating all over my flesh.
It fades within a few seconds, except in the center of my forearms, where I was hit. The tingling lingers.
I raise that same arm again to block the third incoming hammer strike and am thrown flying in another direction, helpless to stop myself until I hit more piles of black stone capable of halting my momentum.
As the warm white energy fades again, my forearm tingles and stays warm even longer than before.