《Battlefield NYC (LitRPG Apocalypse)》Chapter 26: Next Steps
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Sophie shook her head; she seemed like she wanted to say something, but she kept staring down at the ground in front of her as if she wasn't able to take her eyes off whatever it was she'd seen—or sensed. "I think we're safe right here," she said quietly, "for now."
"That doesn't make sense!" Jacob protested again, looking back at Lance for confirmation: he hadn't noticed anything in their surroundings yet either, but he didn't fully agree with her.
"Why do you want to stay?" Grace asked Sophie, not unkindly.
The blonde girl shrugged. "Because I'm afraid they're going to find me eventually," she said slowly. It looked like she had more to say, so she just continued, speaking slower than usual while avoiding eye contact with any of them.
"Who is they?" Lance asked. "Someone chasing you?"
Sophie thought. She must have known Lance could hear her with [Mindread], and was trying to hide her reasoning from the others. Still untrusting.
Lance felt like he understood—or at least sympathized with—her situation: if she couldn't trust anyone else, she had no choice than to rely on herself alone.
"We need to get out of this city," Grace said again, "because we can't run from these monsters forever, and these monsters outside are probably going to start killing each other--and us with them--soon."
Sophie nodded slowly. "I don't think they want that, but they might not have any choice in the matter either."
"That means we should get out," Jacob argued. He sounded like he wanted them all to agree with him. "Otherwise we're just as doomed as everyone else is right now!"
Lance frowned, looking over his companions' heads, the pull of the System around him a constant pressure that he couldn't shake. And there was the matter of the presence emanated by the person that he was sure had saved them... it led away from the city.
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he thought to himself,
"I vote we escape," Lance said. "Three to one. Sorry, Sophie."
Sophie nodded. She still looked like she didn't really understand what was going on—like they had done something wrong without her knowing about it: why did they want to leave? They were so close! It felt like they'd only just made it to safety before all hell broke loose again.
But even if Lance wasn't ready to give up yet, Sophie seemed resigned to the fact they might soon be forced out of New York and into the unknown once more. That, at least, was the impression Lance got from [Mindread].
"There's going to be unknowns either way," Lance said. "This way, we give ourselves a chance at freedom."
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8 182The Pieces On The Board
In a world of Magic and Warlocks, one boy desperately attempts to survive a war. In the brewings of conflict, he will make multiple allies and multiple enemies. As things come to a head, our hero will have to make desperate decisions, and horrid sacrifices. Will he be able to survive long enough to find peace, or will the insurmountable odds wash over him, bringing nothing but an end in despair? Cover Art Made By: gej302
8 201The Late Night Walks By The Lake (Jason Voorhees X Reader) Short Story
You go to a party that your best friend set up. He lives in a summer home that you find that was built on a camp site. You were going to have a great time. OR where you?You soon find out that something happened when the camp was opened and running. A child drowned and a legend was created. You thought it was fun and games until something sinister happened.
8 215The antique shop of the devil
Victor Wartell transmigrates from the Earth into a similar world as his previous one. Setting up an antique store, he goes on to live a normal peaceful life. Or so he thought: Strange people, cosplayers, historical fanatics and nutjobs kept showing up. They all wanted to buy his products and he does not know why antiques go so well in this new world.Either way, he is content with his situation. Learning and adapting to the new environment, Victor will have to experience ups and downs of the new society. Making enough profit to maintain a carefree lifestyle and getting used to his chance of a new, exciting life seems like a good deal for him.Only thing he would say to the nutjobs: Stop with all the wild speculations, I am not what you think I am. Current schedule :Every saturday and extra chapter sometimes in Monday as per poll result :) Special thanks once again to Asviloka for the amazing cover!
8 149The Everyday Life of A Pathfinder
Pathfinders are people who are respected and revered, not because of power or might, but because of knowledge of the world. They are the peacekeepers between humans and nature. Guiding humans through the most dangerous areas known to man and killing any species which attempts to throw off the balance of the natural world. This is their job - and their passion. *** Note: This story is going to have a few generic elements in it, like fantasy setting, guilds, cursing and stuff like that. A few (a lot) of things it won’t have is: Overly bloody descriptions, I don’t need to have enough buckets of gore to fill a ballroom for people to get that guy is defiantly dead; Rape, I don’t like it and it’s honestly painful writing that stuff; Harems, fuck harems; Overpowered MC, EVER; Game elements/ transported to another world, overused as shit; “I’m out for revenge”, no one cares; “My village was burned down and everyone died ;-;”, yeah you and the other 60% of the population; A lot of overly dramatic events, Drama has its time and place to be impactful, so you need to use it sparingly so when you do it’s special; “I’m going to stab you because I’m CrAZy, I believe that everyone has a reason for what they do, sometimes the reason is because they’re fucking insane, but I’m still not going to write things like that; Generic fantasy creatures, I’m tired of hearing about the fucking mystical dragons or the god damn slimes, so I’m going to create my own monster. Also feel free to roast. I don't get offended easily and it's honestly one of the best ways to increase writing abilites.
8 110hot stuff ☕︎ | richie tozier
'shut it, tozier. i'm just trying to enjoy my summer without you flirting with me''i'm not flirting with you, i'm just being extra friendly to someone who is extra attractive'
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