elias was knocked off his feet and sent tumbling into one of the surrounding rose hedges , he emerged up , much to his , and his escaping partners surprise , with four bullet holes strewn across his upper back and left shoulder , what was more unbelievable than his surprising reappearance though , was the incredible fact that he was totally devoid of any pain , and if it wasnt for the crimson essence bubbling out from the freshly gained puncture wounds , accompanied by the incredibly disbelieving look etched upon nelson face , he would have sworn that he had not been shot at all .