Ethan's eyes went wide.
That last fight had burned through him until there was barely anything left in the tank. Yeah, he'd "won a round," but his energy was nowhere near peak. If he kept going, he might actually die here.
He was about to refuse—
When a surge of terrifying power suddenly gathered from the side and poured straight into his body.
Ethan's breathing instantly hitched.
The energy was absurdly full, almost overflowing. The moment it entered him, it surged through his meridians and spread into every limb and bone. Muscles that had been heavy from the last battle felt like they were being force-fed strength again. The deep ache in his bones was washed away by a warm current that chased it out.
In just a few breaths, his physical state jumped several levels as if someone had yanked him upward by the collar.
Ethan looked down at his hand.
