Chapter 704
A burning hot white hammer slams into me, sending me flying into another pile of rocks before I can even heal from our first collision.
My body feels as though it's covered with pins and needles, and the third attack is coming my way faster than I can react.
Ava's voice rings out as she slams me across the black stone landscape again.
"Say the word and I'll take it down a notch, but I can keep this up all day!"
Half my mind is concentrated on summoning wisps of Ether to flood into the impact zones, but I yell back, "Don't hold back. Fight as if you're trying to kill me... we only have two and a half days until that District Lord comes back, right? I want to be prepared for the worst."
Before my words finish, I'm hit with her hammer again. "As you wish!"
There is no direct physical pain or damage to my body. The divine barrier around me absorbs all of the pressure, but massive amounts of Ether seep into my being after every hit.
Ava's hammer is glowing just as white-hot as in our first battle, but so are her feet. I watch white Ether strengthen her hamstrings, quads, and even arms when she swings.
Her entire body is glowing hot with Ether, and every single time I try to predict her movements and add layers to certain areas of my body, it's far too late.