Ria's expression lit up with surprise as Runark's fist managed to bypass her defense, striking her jaw for the first time. She hadn't intended to allow him to get even a single clean hit on her, but the fact that he managed to worm his way through her active defense was proof that he had gotten stronger.
Interestingly enough, she also felt the faint buzz of the electricity that passed through her skin at the moment of contact.
"You've gotten stronger," she murmured, studying him with a scrutinizing gaze.
She understood what he was doing.
He was generating an electrical current from one end of his body to the other, using the current to stimulate his nervous system and make his neurons operate more quickly, allowing his reflexes to improve significantly.
