[Flames and Fractured Egos]

And though it was only lifted for a second, it costed Zhi Ruo a injury. Because Alberu's fist hit Zhi Ruo directly into the stomach before she plummeted away opposite of her opponent's direction. Though it did help that her superior strength helped her lessen the damage that was done on her stomach.

A injury was still an injury.

Zhi Ruo had a feeling that Alberu was trying to capture her into place with that punch, but instincts made it so that she plummeted away from her opponent directly. And her instincts were correct, because by the second, the place where Alberu's fist connected suddenly burned.

In haste Zhi Ruo tried to look down on the place where Alberu touched, only to find a mark etched directly on her pale skin. The clothes around the area was burned off directly.

Zhi Ruo found out with wide eyes that she could not move even if she wanted to. Her eyes were the only thing that could move. Zhōngguó on her hand vibrated restlessly, and Zhi Ruo could feel the wraith devourers