Chapter - 68
"Who's next?" Rick's voice rang out, dripping with disdain as it shattered the stunned silence that had enveloped everyone present. But despite his outward confidence, even Rick himself couldn't help but be shocked by the gruesome fate that had befallen Gruff.
As Gruff relentlessly pounded the wooden shield, the shield's power, "Counterstrike Reflection," that he read about in the system had sprung into action of its own. It had absorbed each of Gruff's punishing blows, rendering his punches completely ineffective. This explained why Gruff's arm had grown progressively weaker and numb with every strike against the shield.
