Bab 1576: Escape [2]

Searing pain attacked him first.

Grand Duke Maveth was a unique case where two abilities manifested in one person. On top of his regular abilities, which he had yet to reveal, he had the power to heighten the pain sensitivity of his victims.

Every time his attacks struck, the victim's pain would be squared.

With a single attack, Damien was caught in the cycle, already feeling pain at twice the normal rate.

Which was why he could feel it at all.

His arm had been taken off with that attack. It was already regrowing, and with Damien's tolerance, losing an arm for a moment didn't mean much at all.

However, he felt the sear as his nerves tried to send signals to an arm that wasn't there. He even felt the phantom pain after his arm healed.

'Dangerous.'

Damien made a mental note to watch for Maveth's attacks. If the pain amplification got too high, his perception would be limited by the nervous responses being shot through his body.