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h he avoided with great reflex only to spot the fist making contact with a c

andra spoke up as she reach

A distance to his left, he saw a female finalist struggling beneath another Zeal-leac

happened and turned to Ricky.

xaggerations." He then switched to stomping on the creature's face. "Should have known better than to take the words of a dainty priestess without a grain of salt." He then grabbed the nearest stone and repeatedly smashed the creature's head, only stop

re careful." Chad fist-bumped

sical strengths and Cassandra's great agility, they to

The three made silent motions of agreement between themselves before caref

is

is screams, ruthlessly punching and tearing against seven Zeal-leachers

was proved wrong as she and the other two witnessed him forcing his hand inside a Zeal-leacher's mouth throu

red?" Chad pointed out and the rest soon noticed these Zeal-leachers' skin loo

sprinting towards the battle spot. "I bet y

"Okay, you can't be this dumb. Interfering

this lady's lectures. "But he's not a finalist; there's no way he's taking a trial. Those things have to be extremely weak

could only look at h

aggering two steps back with a stabbing pain in his wrist. It took him a few breaths to realize his mistake, and he looked up to find it w

rison. His desperate eyes searched around to find the faces of the pair he'd rudely left back at the hidden spot, then at the crazy looking young man still holding his ow

nst the priestess' protection. Yet, this was the retribution goddess' territory; the blessing crumbled and dissipated after a while. Was this the trial

continued watching until he was sure Ricky was dead. The jet black hair girl glanced at Chad and rubbed

The five remaining creatures surrounding the wretched looking boy immediately crouch towards it and began striking their p

ed to get out of here; the rules have been broken. Th

s they realized he was running away. This stranger had probably been here lon

re not letting them get away that easily. They ran around the valley, b

had been running after him the whole time, quickly tack

struggling to hold him back. "S

a much clearer view. "There's something off about him; his ey

sis." He turned his full focus back on the guy pinning him to the ground. "Thi

now see the much larger group of Z

n't have to look back.

ts, ready to face these things.

re you

had shook himself of his momentary shock at the man's sudden change in behavior and deliver

puzzled. "Why is

wish weapons were allowed right now." Even the bones and metal scraps laying a

5'9"ft friend.

uckle. "Like I have