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Chapter 260  The reason

Chapter 260

The crunch of stone and dirt echoed as his body collided with the jagged surface, sending a dull vibration reverberating through his bones. Dust and small fragments of rock rained down around him, pooling at his feet as cracks spidered out from the impact point.

It was clear he couldn't withstand the momentum of the clash, forcing him backward.

As the dust settled, Sera stood firm, though she too had been pushed back. Her once-pristine stance was now slightly unbalanced, her boots sinking into the muddy ground. Her hands were raised defensively, her hair disheveled—half in front of her face, half behind. Droplets of sweat clung to her forehead as she heaved lightly, her heels digging deeper into the earth to steady herself.

Her chest rose and fell in steady rhythm, though the faint tremor in her hands betrayed the strain she had felt from the exchange.