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      by mimi A loud clash rang out as sparks flew from my blade, sending a numbing shock through my arm. Before I could catch my breath, the next attack came rushing in. I barely managed to block it, but the intense impact nearly made me drop my sword. The ferocity of these enhanced ground wasps was incomparable to the regular ones we’d faced earlier, and I let out a quiet curse. “Rohan, fall back!” I stumbled backward. Tristan immediately darted forward, filling the space I’d left, and swung his…
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      TEOCH 24

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      by mimi The night in the temporary shelter was eerily still, without a hint of a breeze. The magical campfire, conjured by spell, burned quietly without so much as a crackle of sparks. Even Damian, the master of the magic, remained silent, adding to the heavy atmosphere that seemed to drown the tent in suffocating quiet. Rehas hesitated for a moment before realizing that he was the only one who could break the silence in this situation. He spoke up. “They’re not coming.” “They’re not coming, are…
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      TEOCH 23

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      by mimi The silence was stifling. Beyond the straight, endless passage, not even the faintest sound of buzzing wings could be heard, and the soft ground absorbed our footsteps completely. The only sound was the faint breathing of our group. As we walked through the seemingly eternal passage, a strange unease crept up from deep within my stomach, pricking at my mind. It was certainly fortunate that no ground wasps were here, but something felt ominous. ‘Why isn’t there a single fork in the path? We’ve…
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      TEOCH 21

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      by mimi My breathing was rapid. The world spun before my eyes. My trembling legs had long lost the strength to take another step. Yet, we continued to move forward, as if possessed by something. The buzzing sound of ground wasps’ wings clung to our ears like a hallucination, refusing to fade. Though no wasps were chasing us anymore, the echoing buzz from outside the passage was enough to stain our hearts with fear. We had no strength left to fight. If we encountered more ground wasps in this state, I felt…
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      by mimi I stood still like a sack of barley propped up in a corner. No matter how hard I tried to laugh along with his boisterous laughter, I couldn’t. Was it because the laughter sounded so hollow? It felt like I was standing in the eye of a violently swirling typhoon. “You dare to play those kinds of emotional games in front of me?” He sneered, chuckling. He laughed so hard that tears welled up slightly in his eyes. “When a male dog is in heat, it mounts its female. When she’s pregnant, it…
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      TCGAD 8

      by mimi A screeching, spine-chilling noise suddenly rang out, causing me to stop speaking abruptly. Startled, I whipped my head around. Bulkan’s fork had veered off the plate, scraping the table. “Why, why so suddenly?” Shocked, I grabbed Lemon’s arm and pulled him closer, worried that glass might shatter and hurt him. But the moment my hand touched Lemon, sparks flew in Bulkan’s eyes. “This kind of thing!” He raised the fork high and then stabbed it into the floor. Ting, the fork…
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      CHAPTER 1

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      by Blankkpappers A biting wind whipped through the air, carrying snowflakes that howled like a storm. Only a handful of people braved the streets, bundled in thick down jackets, their faces completely covered by hats, earmuffs, and masks to shield themselves from the cold.   Photographer Liu Ying adjusted his camera, searching for the perfect shot of the snowscape. He was preparing to enter this year's World Photography Competition and had traveled far and wide, yet he still hadn't found a scene that truly…
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