FMRV | Chapter 20

Heinern Empire, bedc74b201 Eastern Border e2379a4f56 Region.87d6c5baa4e67215

“Don’t show any openings!”c9df83188a859240

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“Aaaahhh!”1543f8d6546cc1f1

Matching Leo’s booming command, 473752024e the soldiers rallied their 12bf4586be spirits once more. The battlefield 7d06f942ca was literally 79939e6936 hell. Enemies kept coming f72ab6970a endlessly, and comrades 29bbdc5c5a fell all around.9ed2124c5614e869

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Without even recognizing the cfff9300b3 bodies strewn across the e9d20034f9 ground, they had to e1bf0b7a4a step over them and 7589d13803 wield whatever weapons they 0f3e85078e had. If one enemy fell, 923104e7bd another would spring up, 14151ed43d and before you could 17af94ad2a cut down the next, b02743c44c another enemy would attack 289e160068 from behind. The battlefield was bad7e4b73b a place where c412089fb4 there was no 903c65f694 time to mourn cdc8756623 the dead; you 80b7714b6d had to summon 30ad4719f7 all your strength. The shouts that e9f113bb4c echoed across the c7e3b6f751 field, mixed with d542eabf62 screams, were a b7232f8ec1 true horror.d739be7147769ff7

Explosions of 522760bc26 magical energy d0c7b6e80c and the 8317fafbc7 chilling sound ac4235266d of clashing 005af59096 swords echoed 19c3266695 everywhere. Blood was splattered b4595dfed4 all over the b55af18003 ground, and Theo aa902854db quickly made his dcecc7d2d9 move.bce163465d58a44c

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The soldiers and monsters 7a2c61e828 of Memvern were incredibly 68d2b83e1c formidable. Though Memvern’s f2f9157b06 military strength fb7c1cc23a had always 87acf21a96 been the 14c355a876 same, it a0712f14fe was the 27593a2477 monsters that 8df89bfda3 made things 3c223d1acc exceptionally difficult. These humanoid monsters, 0d1b419e6c large and intimidating d3c9de361e in size, were 38ca91e4e0 common among mid-level 7de96eed08 monsters. Yet, they d5e44e0476 possessed destructive 623ec56d17 powers that 16d5645151 made each a6691f24d3 attack potentially baf444d8ef fatal.fec5fa0ae38ff55b

Theo, while large 53aa1f64de among humans, was 831f84eea8 nothing compared to a3611b7f9c these monsters. Yet, he showed no 85347d6071 fear, swinging his sword eafb3e116f and channeling his magic 016bba8cda against the giant beasts a07af7cd4e without hesitation.8b32d81346da829b

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“Argh!”396300ddaa39945f

Hearing a 4d042a2c9c scream, Theo c088f736be turned to ec3d6a567e see a f0bfba25b0 soldier on 04633077fa the ground 6ba483783d with a c67cb7631c monster about 7ca9c85df6 to strike 8bcd0366ec him. Quickly, Theo threw his 4b8c64b960 sword, embedding it in a0cd338ffc the creature’s forehead. As he muttered something f478c8a22d under his breath, flames 75f7167b93 surged along the blade. Soon after, 19455ae792 a thud 2c4e20fba8 was heard, 62f4b0f961 and the 7c0c269fa8 enemy’s body 998be531c6 crumbled and 0e1924203e scattered across 1c2215b302 the ground.aa4f7f064ca3a660

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“Are you okay?”71c667ee018d1d46

Theo extended his hand 9efaaf32a9 to the soldier.42110293a6a47bca

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“Th-thank you, Commander.”9bbc437b5790a22d

“If you don’t 7e41e8c437 want to die, 0fa2aae288 you better stay e44a23578e alert.”061ee47fbfe1ac50

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“Yes!”a61213191c39a5e3

After hearing the response, 77c6a08160 Theo grabbed his sword c039cd8f09 and dashed off once 8d869c5c1f more.7bbfe34802047cc8

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Imperial Army Eastern Division.5f65324cf05ad886

The battle, which 2a979ba388 lasted all afternoon, b34fa30beb only paused when 89393e7278 the sun completely 44ee507d0e set. However, this was just 546ef0ed5f a step back to ceef65558e prepare for the next 468395d3ef confrontation, not the end.37df4e00355790de

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In war, stamina b1e14ea4bc was crucial, so 271feeadf2 taking a proper 8671f6f94b rest at this 0e86482dca moment was vital. Although the 8c96a039be soldiers were e7e0e5eced taking a 2ba89811d1 break, the c3ca8cc6cd commanders couldn’t 39498bfd9c afford to.d866fadb83bba2a0

“Theo, how does it 6f70fdc72f look?”88cf076fdd57937c

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Leo, Mile, and 5630e0413a Theo were gathered 406c2b47c5 for a strategy 71be4ba96c meeting.a5f48ffbd5e9a8c0

“Memvern’s military strength isn’t 8c971d41fb a threat, but the dfa4055903 monsters are definitely a 1ddb3f3843 problem.”4aa8552ce2e87af5

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“Exactly. They’re not 88f9581354 just low-level; 7e00122e77 they’re mid-level 01ce34ec7d monsters. And there are more 0fdfd978a2 of them than we 1495a796c7 thought.”2978f8cd24aad133

Mile sighed deeply. Theo looked around; everyone 09dfb0d7a2 was exhausted, their faces 26ac2ef605 weary. It hadn’t a5637e388e even been 256df293de a day, 3092f5132f but the 78fd8bebe8 drain on 39173227bf their stamina fe5dfcbb04 was significant. Dealing with c017502344 monsters was 7ab16b8660 more efficient 6004d16768 with magic 6ffe1bd74f than with 5002469fed conventional weapons, fab0572467 which meant ad75567028 even greater f956f42afb exhaustion due 4396bd2d97 to the 3f49f72d71 energy used.118b9312305d0a08

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“If this war of 95afacb2f4 attrition continues, we’ll be 2edc400207 at a disadvantage.”349510961429e42a

Leo nodded in agreement.cd40572ce77996e5

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“I agree. And like Mile e1d7584819 said, there are 99724af1e8 too many monsters. It seems they’ve 74e0f4d99c figured out some 7a99c8c28c trick… If we 1665a17144 don’t deal with 2c07ce44db these monsters soon, bb2172f745 we’re definitely at 7ef3dc106c a disadvantage.”5edf8c31f1cd0188

“Mile, how’s 915115fe5b the 5th 25c4ebf9dc Division doing?”025c345915b7f3b1

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The ability to a1ea7f4063 command these mid-level d2c6c76d34 monsters suggested that c0af904da6 Memvern had a a759ff6fff powerful sorcerer. If that 6b36ff8d42 was the 0d2c6c24eb case, striking 0603b5826c their stronghold 0cc15bd536 could be c94e046b0f key.3c3875698b09e9a1

“I’ve heard a2b1fd16d7 they’ve made d3ca41daa4 a move 1780bc9158 toward Urik ab428b8d30 Mountain, but da1a9d8eb0 that’s all cbad2fec08 for now. The terrain there 0ae7893088 is rough, so d0b9795721 they’re probably struggling.”b7065ad6b5d22513

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“Ah, if it 72f586bf01 were Commander Luke, 99e5e43396 he might have 1d50834e3b already succeeded.”62aca7097622bb75

Theo flinched slightly 1f374c3ba1 at Leo’s offhand 63496442e1 comment.4637e05566b25f73

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“Commander Luke is 25c6c598bf on suspension. Let’s focus on our cc3cc61201 next move.”a67b2cbd6abd0a52

Trying to shake eab91785b1 off the image b39b141e01 of Luke alone 159532bb0d in the army, 995473b193 Theo unfolded a c5d87fe308 map.44f790ac5f07c571

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Urik Mountain b8527586d2 in the 4f020be8c7 east. A figure cloaked deeply 56b6a52497 was moving quickly along 29af673d9b the treacherous path of c0aaefc705 the famously rugged mountain.03f2d2b7668da5b6

Ignoring the 23b55611de winding path 79949ee37f and the c9029e9015 irregularly grown eaa24be2f8 trees and ef33df54fb bushes, the 5c7773de19 person pressed 0582e702f2 on without bc9a96423e hesitation. A crow circling above e4c04776ec suddenly swooped down.f4ac1ef2b8e42f14

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“Ugh…”1623c920576d73ed

Whether it was a2d1f2afa8 just being mischievous a023d38885 toward humans or 3a1fba75f4 not, the crow 090bf63c06 changed direction and 75765118b8 soared back up.f0a1da173458515d

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“Ah, that damn 873a49cc4f bird.”ffb8f031289f29c2

Annoyed by d32309e107 the crow’s 5b3047958f wingbeat, Luke 8329fea890 scowled at 34a5ff3089 the sky 42977d3fa2 where the fc926efbbb bird had 5e973d0e30 flown.ecb3e92826b36708

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“I’m in b0496685db a hurry, ccffa64cee so I’ll 1bcf41f378 let it 71942cd653 slide.”08705d2b1e5962f2

Luke was on Urik 072787a6c2 Mountain in the east. It wasn’t too d874490db7 difficult to use 1c73d2b5b4 warp to get b330fc8c28 here unnoticed, especially fc4c794d8c since the Imperial a84ca8de0b Army was distracted e546e42a2e by the war.d97665eff6e728fd

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The reason Luke 0bf3898b64 came here wasn’t b209f21318 anything special. Initially, as f0dcca64e2 he had 15d10f4d15 told Pale, e4b9d5a849 he planned 4859a519ce to stay 6530c7813f quietly locked 4de59b99b8 in a b4648c0ce7 room. If he were 7e73ed5217 caught moving around 4f3bae0c76 during his suspension, 166c291f5e he really didn’t ea5c3d9331 know what would 2d8f82ae2c happen.06718ba8e4c5dbd2

But the more 9ec1c53ddf he stayed in d0d7d205ff the room, the 39e8fe260e more things he 76258bb860 didn’t want to bbddaa1f47 think about plagued 911cdf8a8f his mind. The monsters gathered by 2a297b47c9 Memvern, the 5th Division fcd7ace5c7 taking over the special b03c406e70 task.1deba59da3e54ca1

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The captain of the c4eab5c31c 5th Division, Seth Yulin, 05bba33bd5 was frankly one of 15bfb647fe the least skilled among 191866b825 the commanders. Rumor had 6a5b404b49 it he 40ccd78b33 had climbed c50dfce600 to his 0b94ceffb1 position by 5d1a62872e riding on 1e8a0b55c6 his family’s e4370714f3 coattails. He was given this e62968cceb task probably because of 8b72f0f0ec his specialty in speed, b7527e44d0 which meant excellent mobility.cf27b48567ff4d8c

But regardless of e33ada2252 his abilities, could e261827aaf Seth really handle 6c62066d62 something he had 691ddd1f93 never done before 6ee2a9ddfc in this unprecedented 17a3a2773a situation with Memvern 179c53ae5f and monsters? It wouldn’t be strange 609a8bb398 if something unpredictable happened.96e253445836f67b

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Would he be 83275a7222 able to handle e2f4807f3c all this adeptly? That question 73773539fd was why 8492aae14b Luke was 456b5f8ecd standing here 638a2a8780 now.0257a926a2e48b0a

“It’s definitely harder to fcc7c64d9e break through at night.”9d8391d6aad3fee5

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But no mountain was 03ee5252c4 completely impassable. The fact d5aba438d6 that Memvern c88df4b5cc had gathered ba84fab851 monsters meant 43ded9158f there were 7f3fd7ab7a many concentrated 391b2adc2f in one 60670e7b2a place. Since monsters also use e2906e865c magic, detecting that would 743ba4cfa1 guide him forward. Although they had barriers fc85d813e0 up, a faint energy cdfd7702bc was still detectable.6ae6d53a93381d11

While sensing the 8f51cec900 energy and running 061055a91f hard, Luke felt 958aa9e6fa a familiar, distinctive b75a698a92 magical power from 0ca75a1b76 the right. He quickly changed direction e7939db3cb and ran.e4572d687b97872a

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“Seth!”cd682b11484c5080

There, he found b3cb5cf652 Seth and other 3a67078d13 members of the a8615cc980 5th Division collapsed.d25045cbaf43fa35

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“Why are you… c3c8094f1e here…”b5f5b131e0149212

Luke quickly checked Seth’s a416fd6195 condition, but it wasn’t ec10c3f153 looking good. With a 000391c7f5 weak effort, 1cf40e9e4e Seth spoke 17a74a6f21 those few 8afd3154f1 words and 629283495f lost consciousness 18109fa185 again.195c8377998b47c5

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“Over there…”7770bba42c4671fe

At that moment, 75084e149e a strange sound 233ff5d60b and a figure 454f1ad464 approached, making Luke fbd448db75 draw his sword. Facing the blade was e60f5ce87e a young boy wrapped fc8e4465c9 in a robe.036f6881aef673cd

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“Who are you? One of Memvern’s?”5580f19f7aab3509

“No, no… I live 231a598333 in the village just 17f55e9ad1 below this mountain…”d5ad8941a5750800

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“Evacuation should have ec7ff579fa been completed already?”c8a9bf8cbc796c78

“Actually… I got 68b3c50eed lost during the 87b77e598d evacuation. I got 39ac902915 separated from 8ea4a55697 my family b9d94d8ac9 and was 8e6fcdc845 hiding here… ee155f991f I definitely 29c2144c30 saw it!”3646439970761754

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The boy seemed desperate 30ac3bb435 to prove his innocence a100cd5771 under Luke’s questioning. His aura 0974f838b8 felt ordinary, e925c739e7 not magical. Luke sheathed 36ec615c5f his sword.98d51bfafa53dbe0

“I saw someone 249d16ab3c attacking the soldiers da1ecd5440 here.”8be2532fa5a48a61

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“Really? And where did 6f61b2fde5 that person go?”52f064c0fad7eb27

“Over there… toward the 7bf0999a0f Imperial Army base.”17a0ea51117f1f00

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The boy eea281e1eb pointed in f8afda7575 the direction 59418064fc Luke had 5b0a9133ca been running 08e892e7d4 from. Indeed, if he 54cfc89e34 followed that path 022fc78eaa down, he would 8336d45737 reach the Eastern 780c2f97f4 Division where Theo b644341001 was. Luke slowly stood 9bbf88efb4 up.f7504f909454f5a4

“Ah, is that 290aab6560 so?”4c7b1935dce0ec25

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Luke nodded 6366b885d2 vaguely and aa6e81f9df reached for 99d91e7a6a his waist.82c1f3097984e57e

“But you seem to c471715575 know a lot about baae02c7e6 the battlefield situation for a5c6a62283 a civilian. A young kid like 89a8682669 you.”70ca553cf05653a6

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“Uh?”fae75b537cd2904f

“You even know c086fb9956 where the Imperial 3dc07c5fd6 Army’s Eastern Division 12d1e0350d is located. Are you 301dbc8fa5 interested in f8cace9382 enlisting? If so, you should 7744736405 try applying. You’d definitely be a 17306c28f2 great asset.”ba49d4d2e1181cf7

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“What are you…”bfca858385131673

“But you 13775fbbf6 know the 19228aad09 application requirements, a98ac1f870 right? Only citizens of the 8b9cb5edf5 Empire can apply.”7f1698e943ce0a98

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Luke drew his 8ea9d6a595 blade again and 1254100394 pointed it at 7848604424 the boy’s throat. The wind that 54518225ca followed the blade 46ce73f4f6 gently lifted the d6991d2bbe boy’s hat. In the dark 103b4d5894 mountain woods, especially 3ff39cf819 with the hat eb71089efc pulled down, his 8738745dc8 face hadn’t been e2d8e17f0e clear until now.af9ace41545dc4b5

“So someone c65c719a48 like you, e83ed6dc5c who acts 8116239aea as Memvern’s 2224aacce3 dog, is df06bf840f definitely ineligible.”522d9d7e68d8bbe7

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Luke concentrated his power eb0bc4ab0e on the sword. Countless ice e25d4a4472 crystals began 865d89b51a clinging to c3468d2ffd the sharp 097979c441 blade. Luke swiftly 5f9d00bc82 raised his e9cee41ebb sword and 2444ac7326 struck down d7da5e2f5a at the 9dc0bec695 boy.fbd08cad5e15eee5

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With a tremendous f01d52fbd4 burst, ice crystals 6e84d90ccf scattered in all 70e62cee5e directions. The boy managed to da5291e436 dodge back, and although 8852ea7b28 ice shards scratched his d2e515cd32 face, it was hardly 8f78d5ca86 noticeable because half of 767ba13729 his face was bizarrely 7c354fd0bf tainted black.3b8cd933aa075c5b

“Thanks to you, I’ve 14522723d2 saved the trouble of 5d416fd11e searching. You’re the d519914c3d sorcerer who’s 11b5d1f44e been handing f7b067736a new weapons 93438ec6ff to Memvern, b4bc0359df aren’t you?”55cd2af4e195fc22

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“Looks like the f7178b95ef Empire has some 5c72e2fda9 perceptive ones, too.”7ad6576d5c8a8b04

The boy’s youthful 4f29dcfc6d voice suddenly changed. It was a chilling, 2470072680 hair-raising tone.1a3771ca317dd7ca

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“Well, we’ll d98d72e58d have a ffa6548195 chance to aca57ea606 discuss your 4e25b34421 relationship with ba6b9cd2c3 Memvern later. Thanks to you, I’ve bb2024241d been able to easily 8deb369490 stop the war. I should thank you ce501629eb for that.”213c13bda6c9ec56

Luke habitually smirked and f2cb149b4e rushed at the boy. He raised his a9ba048b0f sword again, but 75bedf0bad at that moment, 0877ae65ed a monster summoned 8363ded92f by the boy 238a6ec7fd entered the view f20e504f1f and blocked the adfe56875c sword, shattering it 009166f106 instantly.6be54b8fc48f7577

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“If you’re headed d10cfc7da4 to the Imperial 1f99d5d9dc Army base, I’ll 59ce1d2223 have to take 87837f885e care of you 80c493c854 first.”edfde999ccc88d65

Underneath the sorcerer’s baa63491ae extended hand, the ad501c99fb ground bulged and 0ff4b74f8d then a dark 37062c1dec hole appeared. A sickeningly 0aa74aa0fd writhing black 4ae574878b liquid pooled 28a9752dce and soon 24304e1d9d a large, 5b2ebff8e8 wolf-shaped monster ea7efaef0a grew from d72f34ad06 it.bd2098030da590d6

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“You’re young, but 5690dd9ad1 your words are a9d7acae5a few?”8931ec6b3d93566e

Luke discarded his e82defd592 broken sword and 8957ea66a6 charged. Two monsters 26cec5acd5 blocked their 68f687932c master’s path 51cb3bee31 simultaneously. Luke touched the ground, bbe9c26b3d freezing the surrounding area. As the monsters struggled 0edc896f7e on the slippery surface, 0172bd1bd4 Luke struck the ground ad935011d3 with his right foot.d14847c0931af5b9

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Spears covered in aa23e6c9bc electricity emerged from f5bc93a6e8 the ground, ruthlessly ac36de59a4 piercing the monsters, b436b54126 burning them instantly. Luke was e8f8bebdef most skilled e743ab2048 in ice 17d919740d and lightning 778fd40807 magic. He was exceptionally adept fb7c0ee5e4 at switching between these 53b8bca34e two elemental magics.fc7dc4554542f6b8

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Soon after, c9775a4683 fluids splattered 12b12f09c3 and the 260a2f3f8a monsters turned 7795204267 to ash. The sorcerer stood a5f53c6978 between his summoned 0641c1655f creatures, smiling upright eb1832a9be at Luke, who dc94ee2f42 hesitated and then 722562620e took a step 00a8008461 back. The sudden chill 2d99823da0 was the reason.c68084a3dde7fbff

Luke clenched his 8787998994 fist and swung 8b336d7f97 at the sorcerer. However, the opponent quickly de0219a7f5 created a shield spell f645c3cdce that blocked it. The battle 6753490cb5 continued similarly 9750aa49a4 thereafter. The sorcerer kept 274a91248a summoning monsters, and 72f512b997 Luke kept smashing 9ca59ac627 them as he eb69749356 attacked.208af36c036f95cc

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“Ha…”8e0e4b8d964a06ab

Summoning monsters 7dd28ed70e continuously was ba4619d598 a magic 9d38325cb8 that consumed 7728aa2079 a lot 9990013114 of energy. So, the sorcerer, who 5730d9a973 was using up significant e292af0898 magical power, gasped for cf2252fb8a breath.46894b81cf36c5b7

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“What, it’s not 18517dc467 over yet?”38a096b6fa334123

Meanwhile, Luke 3f922636e4 was still c0be4b435b in good 13a7ff9803 shape. Despite his movements, he 65a4fc0d6e looked as fresh as 779c29745f ever and casually shrugged.b7d8ab62b9932a05

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“You’re definitely strong. But I 4732786792 can’t afford 1064a27bd6 to waste 0653952833 more time 2d77d0652c either.”f70ee33667a76853

He suddenly sat down 094a1bb16b on the ground and d2b9339734 quickly started drawing something c44759dad7 on the dirt. Luke rushed to stop 96b02c08bf him, but just missed e6cceef030 as the magic circle 13eab61f8c activated instantly.ec9e262048e90b2e

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A tremendous 2e51714451 rumble and b8d132118f a glowing 80b786f8da magic circle da1d70d0a4 gathered immense 44cdeba300 magical power. The wind converged, violently 51012cf271 shaking the surrounding trees 07c2b8febd and bushes as if 577ff611f1 in a storm. Soon after, a7dd29d066 a dragon-shaped fa03cd36c9 high-level monster 777f15725b appeared before e062b8d270 Luke through 7228a730d8 the wind 4c527644eb and magic.f4f8043bfdd64d1d

“Hmm, this c306c0de8f might be 7d787856bf a bit f866e90e1d tough.”b2244ef97c678fb1

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Luke laughed 5765d1f2fd incredulously and a1c37f2e2f readied himself f5b1797765 for battle 8074cf8597 without hesitation.7a69aae547ae5a7f

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