This was more than just pain; it was utter agony.
'Seriously, does body refinement have to be this brutal? Can't it be just a little bit gentle?'
Pain, pain, pain...
'The pain of childbirth or getting kicked in the balls probably felt like child's play compared to this.'
She was utterly spent, as if she'd just been pulled from the water, her clothes soaked through with sweat.
'Three minutes. Just three minutes, only 180 seconds. I just have to count to 180, and the pain will be over!'
But the pain scrambled her ability to count; it was so intense that even basic thought became impossible.
'Is this because I used a shortcut to get my Strength past 30? Whatever the reason, the balance is broken. The agony from this Body Refining Pill is on a completely different level from the Intermediate one.'
It was the kind of pain that made you wish you could pass out, only to be jolted awake again by the sheer intensity of it.
