Chapter 45: Unbearable Agony!
The glow from the watch’s display bathed Ren’s face in a pale sheen, but the light wasn’t what made his eyes sparkle like twin stars on caffeine.
His grin stretched so wide it looked like it might break his face, and for someone usually composed and calm, even suspiciously so, he was practically trembling with uncontainable joy.
His fingers hovered over the watch as if afraid the screen might vanish, like it was a mirage conjured by his imagination.
He leaned closer, reading the rune’s description one more time, as if trying to carve every word into his brain like sacred scripture.
[Special Ability: Momentum Creation
The Kinephantom Panther no longer just transfers existing momentum; it can now spontaneously generate bursts of kinetic energy within its own body.
This allows for explosive acceleration from a standstill, mid-air direction changes that defy physics, and strikes that carry far more force than its physical strength would suggest. It can essentially "create" push or pull forces on itself.]
"...What the hell," Ren breathed out, voice thin and shaky.
This wasn’t just better than the old Phantom Panther. This was in a league of its own!
The Stage 2 Phantom Panther rune had been impressive with its ability to absorb momentum, which already let it bounce energy around like a living pinball of violence.
Ren had thought that was insane enough when he first discovered it, after all, who wouldn’t want an ability that could turn being punched into fuel for a backflip kick?