At Crossroads: Of Death?

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orest, his feet carrying him effortlessly. He had been taught many things at the Monastery and among which was strength. Yes, strength. With it he ran tirelessly. He didn't know the forests neither did he know where he was heading, but he didn't care. He had to escape from the Mines.

n he dissolved into a walk. He would have lost all his energy if he wasn't a martial artist. He had mastered the chi breathing technique which helped him absorb life energies from living things around him through breathing. His eyes soon caught som

piece of would which had been eaten

taverns. Ta

thing? Qi thought inwardl

he had no money for drinks. Drinks! Buddha forbid it, what was

old with vines growing along the walls, their architectures having a semblance to the Chinese. Either there was no way to renovate these

to a thick bomb of noise. He could see horses and wagons

ere stationed outside the tavern like statues, each wearing a mean face as if Qi o

re," one of

er tavern. This one had no grumpy guards and Q

rranged on the walls. He swallowed hard, conscious that people were watching. Bandits

ed in different colours of silk clothing. He saw a small golden box propped under one of the men's chair. They were bad men, Qi could tell. Bandits or maybe bou

i's eyes trailed towards him. White leather mi

r. The man walked towards the group of fifteen men, his blue eyes staring straight. He stopped a metre from them

ox, questioned. Grabbing the box, he placed

te and stole a cargo," the man on white sa

is box for a hundred thousand gold coins," the man with the

ned, "I won't be sayi

? Crosslands have a weak army so their stupid hunters

rs who drew out their weapons and stood up. The

ve some security. The man didn't look bad either. What if he didn't look bad and was actually bad? What if he was hiding his bad intentions behind hi

the six kingdoms," the man on white con

definitely not Regent D

d to slash at the man. Sidestepping, he dodged th

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rough the air towards him. The sa

a

over the other three,

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ched three of the

a

hing out through through their ch

, he moved towards the other

ac

uring their skin. They all collapsed to

ody organs came flying here and there, littering the whole tavern with blood. Th

ter wasting his money to obtain it. But now all his men were dead and the possibility of not surviving the fight

emselves in a sharp ga

n on white would defeat the

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as vigilant. He fell down on his kneels and slid underneath the blade towards the chief. Push

a

kwards, his attire fl

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ht the bounty hunter. Even if he was able to, he knew no offensive techniques in m

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was the bounty hunter's head flying off his nec

ere throughout the commotion and they made their pre

om the ground and turned

d take an unknown boy from the

an said and walked out of the tavern. Qi followed, t

me," the man said, no

en know you,"

ad from it. He gave it to Qi who accepted and bit into it hungrily, savouring th

s your

i. The monks wouldn't wan

n call

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of an army of hun

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map. Actually he had gotten this knowledge illegally by stealing his wa

his lad? Why is he

ry and would love it if you ta

ity," Dao said, "and

ha

e mean. For some moments he lost

ao

ds. We need recruits into the a

. Besides I'm only versed

?" Dao hopped on the horse and took the reins. Qi followed

to the capital,

e Abbots and other senior monks said). He had been taken there against his parents' will so what w

ay from the village and leaving a trail of dust behind.

ng so they stopped and c

his stomach growled nosily. He was mildly embarrassed when Dao tossed a loaf

re were mystical markings on the surface of the box,

within the box," Dao s

were statues. These statues had supernatural powers and can only be brought to life by the Master. He had w

ite wou

ite? What'

unters were and now the word, 'Elite' had been added to the mystery. The term

of a kingdom just like the spiritual

e Grand Master. Each Monastery has a M

bout the Monaster

ssla

in all six kingdoms. Your kno

lay down, staring into the sky. Dao l

p and looked at Dao who drew out his katanas. They both fel

st. It was as if he was looking at

u

ared, revealing four people dressed

hard and moved away to a safe distance. He didn't want to be k

e that they were literally running in air! They spun horizontally, stretching their katanas forward. They then moved away fr

smoke engulfed and cleared to revea

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earings, giving more speed to their hands. This movement amplified the spee

in

anas clashed with Dao's and his

t of their bodies into the katanas. Controlling

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implosion which caused their internal organs to burst into smith

was astonished. He watch

his katanas, feigning ig

teen bounty hunters, Qi's stomach burned, out of fear ajd marvel. This hunter, Dao was definitely a very skilled fighter. Skille

is technique you can displace people's organs as well as rupture them. You can cause your opponent to explode from

ow

ique. With that, he would be

t to control his internal organs. You are a monk, it sh

embering the Abbot who had escorted he a

ny offensive

ll train y

his brow

y of hunters a

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thousand, excl

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s that much, how would the whole military be? What the

d, "Huntlets are young hunters in training or