《Dragon Marksman》Chapter Seventy-Two: Worms
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Surprisingly, the immediate response was only silence. The arrow disappeared the moment Yi Qiang stopped applying force to the bowstring, and time seemed to stop for a second before the Absolute's eyes grew wide and he waved his hands frantically for an instant.
A brilliant blue wall suddenly materialized in front of the cliff face. While he couldn't see the arrow moving, Yi Qiang had only an instant to smile wryly seeing that the Absolute was clearly unprepared for his power.
That smile faded instantly, though, when the shining projectile disappeared the instant it hit the wall. No reaction, no damage to the wall, nothing.
Looking at Yi Qiang's dour expression, the Absolute chuckled, "A little underwhelmed? Well, don't be - I should hope to be able to stop something like that. Regardless, that's an impressive attack. Did it drain you?"
Casting a glance at the other contestants, who were intently focused on the two, Yi Qiang hesitated slightly before nodding. There isn't much I can do to stay low-key now - they're fully aware of my power.
"Excellent! So, kid, I'll cut you a deal.
"You stay in the competition - it's a shame to kick you out, seeing that you got the farthest in, well, ever. Of course, there will be consequences! Not only do you lose all of your accumulated benefits - take it as payment - you do every objective, but around... 13 times harder. So, what say you?"
Yi Qiang was startled. I get a second chance?
Barely any thought was given before he immediately accepted.
"Of course."
The Absolute broke out into a wide smile.
"Excellent! Well, then, now that's settled, shall we take a little trip to our fourth stage?"
Everyone, still slightly shocked from Yi Qiang's display, nodded dully.
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A wave of the hand and the scenery changed once again.
In front of the group were vast, rolling hills. Covered in lush grass, the wind gently ruffled the expansive surfaces.
Yi Qiang gazed quizzically into the terrain, slightly baffled as to what sort of trial there was to be had here.
"Confused? Just wait for a second, you won't be soon enough." The Absolute said brightly.
Shrugging, the marksman turned his eyes back to the rolling hills, waiting for whatever the Absolute planned to come.
His questions were soon answered as the grassy ground ruptured, forming a huge hole at the side of one of the wide hills. Instantly after, a colossal worm shot out, arcing through the air before burrowing into another hill. The most curious part was how the ground immediately closed back up after the worm's disappearance. The repair was so seamless that if not for the expressions on everyone else's faces, he would have almost convinced himself the giant, leaping worm was a hallucination.
The Absolute beamed seeing their shell-shocked faces, cheerfully saying, "You are all really going to enjoy this!"
Yi Qiang remained silent as one of the contestants, cowed by the appearance of the monstrous creature, spoke up timidly.
"Um, what exactly are we supposed to do?"
The Absolute feigned surprise. "You can't tell?
"Well, it's easy! Just capture or kill one for me. I'll give you... seven days. Nice number."
The Absolute rolled his eye, seeing everyone blanch. "Fine, fine, you can do it together. Er," he continued speaking after the contestants relaxed, casting a glance at Yi Qiang, "The archer has a different task. Sorry!"
The hope in their eyes disappeared once again, but the Absolute ignored and waved a hand, "You can start planning, or whatever you want, now. Not a second to waste! As for you, kid, follow me."
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The powerhouse started walking down the hills, unheeding of the occasional worm bursting out of the ground as he walked.
Yi Qiang followed him, more mindful of his step than the Absolute, on edge as he descended.
The Absolute gestured for Yi Qiang to come closer as they walked, the marksman complying before the powerhouse started speaking.
"Remember how I said your bit will be harder? Yeah, you're gonna have fun with this. Just follow me for now, I'll show you what you have to do."
Internally prepared for whatever the Absolute would force him to, Yi Qiang followed along silently.
Within minutes, the rolling hills gave way to a mountain. If this is the same type of place as those hills, then what kind of worms, or worm, stay here?
The Absolute turned to Yi Qiang and grinned. "Your job? Kill three of the worms here. Alone. I'll give you... three days."
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Warning: This story has an Evil MC.No need for moral justification, and the MC is very OP and Malicious. Readers have been warned. Endless Entity, The Devourer of Existence,That was the name and title they gave me...and my task? To devour the world.Centuries has passed since that bastard transmigrated hero defeated me, and now it is my time to fulfil my duty as the God of the End once more. But to achieve my goal, I have to awaken all the lesser gods and devour them first to restore my full power. And I shall do that, mercilessly. PS: The story starts out slow, but it will be clearer after first ten chapters.PS: The Cover is from shutterstock.
8 99Changement : Version Face [French]
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8 133The Endless War
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8 313Loving Lucianna
Lucianna Fabio and Sir Balduin de Soler had each given up long ago on love. Sir Balduin never had the means to support a wife until, now in his fifties, an unexpected advancement in his career suddenly allows him to reassess his future just as the lovely Lucianna travels to his homeland of Poitou to chaperone the young woman who marries the young baron whom Sir Balduin serves.Lucianna harbors a secret, painful memory from her past that has kept her unwed, as well. Now in her forties, she thought herself too old to love and marry until she met Sir Balduin. But love is not restricted only to the young, and suddenly their lonely autumn lives feel very much like spring again.Until Lucianna’s brother appears without warning and threatens to revive the secret that will destroy Lucianna’s second chance at love.LOVING LUCIANNA is based on characters from my medieval romance, ILLLUMINATIONS OF THE HEART, available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online retailers.*********************Thank you for reading my first draft of LOVING LUCIANNA. I have finished formatting the final draft for formal publication on October 11, 2014. Among other things, the published version explores in more depth the relationship between Lucianna and Siri's mother, Elisabetta, in a series of flashback scenes.LOVING LUCIANNA is the first in a projected series of romances focusing on older heroines and heroes which I've subtitled HEARTS IN AUTUMN.The final version of LOVING LUCIANNA will be released October 11, 2014. I'd love you to join me at my launch party on Facebook on October 15. https://www.facebook.com/events/728586173902965/ There will be games and prizes! Come and help me celebrate the formal release of LOVING LUCIANNA!
8 173Writing descriptions
Here I have some descriptions from different themes that I have written for English Language GCSE practice.Like fully kill me now.Any suggestions for other themes or inspirations are all welcome.Alright, enjoy whatever I've cooked up in my writing oven.*Cover taken by my friend on DofE*
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