765 No Mercy

Boom.

Li Wei felt a burning sensation above his left shoulder, the pain was intense. Not just the power, the nails grabbed his shoulder pads like eagle's claws, pulling them down, the edges of the armor cutting into his flesh, the force of the jerk momentarily upsetting the balance.

Ugh.

Li Wei grunted, but clenched his teeth hard. He let his left shoulder sink with the force, unloading most of the power concentrated there.

His knees wobbled, his calves trembled, and his staggering steps nearly brought him to his knees; but in the end, he shook off Leonard's force.

Then, he continued forward.

Li Wei pushed against the ground.

Leonard did the same.

Neither man had completely lost their balance, they both staggered forward; but now the gap was apparent.

Leonard gambled it all, pouring out all his power at once. As his balance toppled, his upper body was nearly parallel to the ground, his steps faltering, seeming on the verge of collapse.