Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 1760

Andrew exhaled with a light chuckle. "Not at all. Lauren, your strength is insane—too strong, actually. If I'm not channeling internal energy, just using my body alone, I can't even keep my balance when facing off against you."

Lauren looked skeptical and called out, "Dylan, let's spar for a bit!"

Dylan grinned. "You got it, Ms. Rhodes!"

He intentionally held back, dodging her clumsy punches. However, when one of her wild swings actually aimed straight for his face, Dylan had no choice but to defend. He raised his arms and crossed them over his face to shield himself.

Yet, when the punch landed, it felt less like a soft arm and more like a sledgehammer.

A cracking sound echoed in the lawn, and Dylan's face went pale as cold sweat poured down.

To his horror, he realized his forearm had cracked under the impact. His arms rebounded off his face, smashing into his nose.

Blood burst out instantly.

Lauren gasped and pulled back with a scream. "Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry, Dylan! I didn't mean to! Fran, hurry! Wrap him up. I didn't realize I hit that hard!"

Francesca had already rushed over and was checking Dylan's injury.

Andrew said calmly, "It's nothing major. Getting beat up is part of learning martial arts."

Natasha narrowed her eyes. "You can go easy on someone, but not so much that you end up getting injured yourself!"

Dylan groaned, nearly in tears. "I wasn't holding back! Ms. Rhodes' punches are insane. I literally couldn't block them!"

Aspen blinked in surprise. "Andrew, is Lauren's internal power really that scary now?"

Andrew nodded with a grin. "Scarier than any of you realize."

Looking at Lauren's guilt-ridden expression, Andrew suddenly did not know what to say.

This was someone who had not practiced martial arts a day in her life. And now, in such a short time, she had unlocked monstrous strength.

And the craziest part? She was still just a delicate-looking woman.

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