So there he was, duking it out with an Eighth Layer Awakener for quite a while, even sustaining an injury.
He saw his Combat Uniform torn open, with a deep gash in his left arm that revealed bone.
Commander Chi was quickly teleported back to the ground, where the Healing Series Ability Users in his Army rushed over to help him recover from his injury.
At that moment, the leader of the neighboring forces walked over.
"It'll likely take another two or three rounds before we can advance. Old Chi, are you confident?"
"Ah, I once escaped the jaws of a Tenth Layer Demonized Beast and had confidence in my own strength, but I didn't expect that I always felt like I was the one being out-leveled."
"What on earth? Who did you encounter?" the neighbor's leader asked, puzzled.