Gunnr felt like cursing and crying at the same time. The moment he was blocked by spatial compression, his body would be torn apart by spatial shatter. The only way out was another self-destructive burst—but even if he was willing to lose another nose, a mouthful of teeth, or even his remaining eye, each burst inflicted tremendous backlash.

At most, he could do it three times. After that, forcing another burst would mean his body exploding outright.

Which meant—he was down to his last lifeline