Bab 117: Central Continent [4]

The transition from the intense life-or-death battle to the point when everything ended was so drastic that the girls couldn't make heads or tails out of the whole situation. 

They only knew the intense fear they had felt from seeing Damien's condition. Even if it had been a while, Damien was still accustomed to the perilous situation that he had just gone through, so from his perspective, it was just an entertaining fight.

To the girls who had only ever seen him dominate his opponents, though, the shock factor was intense. Realistically, he had almost died in that fight. 

His skin was torn off, his muscles were melting, and his regeneration ceased to function, but he took all the pain with a grin on his face. It was truly harrowing.

'What does someone have to experience to shoulder that kind of pain with a smile?'