The Hidden World
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--oIt-ohas-obeen-osome-otime-osince-owe-oparted-oto-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder,-owe-ohave-odefeated-omany-oof-othese-ocolossi-owith-ogreat-odifficulty,-obut-onone-oof-ous-ohave-odied-oyet.
We-ohave-ocome-ohere-oto-owipe-oout-oMader,-oan-oevil-obeing-othat-ohas-oproclaimed-othe-olives-oof-omany-oof-oour-ocitizen-oand-owho-olives-onear-othis-oplace.
Just-oa-obit-omore-oand-owe-owill-ofinally-oreach-oit.
If-oI-owere-oto-odie,-oI-ohope-oour-omission-ohas-osucceeded,-obut-oif-onot,-oI-ohope-oyou-owill-obe-oable-oto-ofinish-owhat-owe-ocouldn't
And-otell-omy-ofamily-othat-oI-oam-osorry-ofor-onot-ocoming-oback…
John
--oNew-oquest!-oThe-oColossus-olife
John-owas-oonce-oa-oBarbarian-othat,-obecause-oof-oa-ocurse-oof-oMader,-owas-osentenced-oto-obecome-oa-oColossus.-oBut-othis-obattle-otook-oa-obig-otoll-oon-othe-oevil-obeing,-oweakening-oit-oand-olosing-omost-oof-othe-opower-oit-ohas-oreunited,-oeven-omore-owhen-ohe-oused-othe-oBlood-oorb-othat-ohas-oa-ototal-odirect-ocontact-owith-oitself,-omaking-oit-ogive-oa-opart-oof-oit-oto-othe-oonce-oBarbarian.
It-ohas-obeen-oasked-oof-oyou-oto-ofulfil-othe-omission-oof-othe-ofallen-owarriors-oof-oGardan:-oto-oeradicate-othe-oevil-obeing-othat-ois-ohidden-osomewhere-oon-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder
The-oBlood-oOrb-ocan-ohelp-oin-otracing-oMader.
The-oBlood-oOrb,-oafter-obeing-odestroyed,-owill-oweaken-oMader.
Difficulty-oLevel:-oC
Restriction
-Defeat-oJohn's-oColossus
Rewards
-Trust-oof-oGardan's-opeople
-Unknown
-Do-oyou-owish-oto-oaccept-othe-oquest?-oIf-odenied,-o100%-oof-othe-odrops-owill-oappear-oand-othe-oBlood-oorb-oand-othe-oLetter-oof-othe-oBarbarian-owill-odisappear
The-oquest-owindow-oshowed-oto-oeveryone-oseems-oit-ois-oa-oparty-oquest;-owell,-oafter-oall,-otrying-oto-okill-oit-oalone-owould-obe-osuicide.
A-ogrin-oformed-oon-oour-olips-oand-oeveryone-osaid
"Yes"
-You-ohave-oaccepted-othe-oquest
The-oquest-odifficulty-owas-olevel-oC.-oTo-ocomplete-oit-owe-owill-ohave-oto-ofight-oagainst-oa-obeing,-oeven-ostronger-othan-oJohn.-oNevertheless,-owe-ocouldn't-oreally-ojust-oleave-othis-obehind;-oafter-oall,-owe-owill-oneed-oall-othe-otraining-oopportunities-othat-owe-ocan-oget.-oThe-otrust-oof-othe-oGardan-opeople-owill-obe-oof-ogreat-ohelp-otoo.
After-owe-orested,-owe-oresumed-oour-ojourney,-oheading-otowards-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder.
Hundreds-oof-obattles-oare-owaiting-ofor-ous-oin-othere,-oand-owe-owill-ohave-oto-owin-othem-oall—-oafter-oall,-owe-ocannot-oafford-oto-olose.
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"Hey-oStrike,-ohow-oare-oyou-odoing-owith-othe-onew-omembers?"-oAsked-oa-oman-owho-oseemed-oto-obe-oon-ohis-othirties
"Fine,-othere-owas-oa-osmall-odisturbance-obecause-oof-othe-onew-oguild-othat-oformed-oin-oVastri-ocity,-obut-oit-ohas-osoothed-oas-owe-ohave-odemonstrated-oour-opower-oin-othat-orecent-obattle-oagainst-othe-oAreid-oGuild.-oMost-oof-oour-ousers-oare-ostrong,-oand-omost-oof-oKaiser's-oare-onewbies"-oSaid-oStrike-owhile-odiscarding-othe-ofact-oabout-othe-opolitics-oof-otheir-oown-oGuild-owhich-owere-oharsh-oon-othe-opopular-oopinion.
"Heh,-othat's-owhy-oyou-oare-oin-ocharge-oof-ointernal-oaffairs"-oSaid-othe-oman-owith-oa-osatisfied-olook
"Of-ocourse,-oGuild-oLeader,-oBrazen"
Brazen-owas-oa-oman-othat-owas-oalso-oon-othe-otop-o10.-oPreviously,-ohe-oalready-ohad-oinfluence-owith-omany-opeople.-oYet-onow-owith-oStrike,-owho-owas-oone-oof-othe-orepresentatives-oof-oHidden-oWorld,-ohis-ostatus-ogrew-oeven-ofurther.-oMany-opeople-ocame-oto-othem-oto-oform-oa-oguild;-othe-oreason-obeing-ois-othat-othey-ocould-oprovide-oenormous-ofunds-oas-othey-ohad-othe-obacking-oof-omany-opeople.-oIt-owas-oonly-oa-omatter-oof-otime-ofor-ohis-ogroup-oto-oovertake-othe-owhole-oKingdom-oof-oKrainall.
Even-omore,-oas-otheir-ofame-ogrew-oexponentially-owith-omany-opeople-oon-othe-otop-o100-oin-othe-oGuild.-oThey-ogot-ointerviews-owith-oKK-oTv-othat-oalmost-oheld-oa-omonopoly-oof-othe-orating-oin-oterms-oof-othe-oGame.
"Then,-oshall-owe-ostart-oour-oconquest-oon-othe-oKingdom?"-oAsked-oBrazen-owith-oa-osmirk
"We-ohave-oalready-ostarted,-oof-ocourse"-oAnswered-oStrike-owith-oa-osmile.
Brazen-oand-oStrike-ocould-onever-otolerate-obeing-osecond-oplace.-oIt-omight-otake-omore-othan-oa-oyear-oin-oReal-oLife-ofor-othem-oto-oconquest-othe-oKingdom-oof-oKrainall,-oone-oof-othe-obiggest-oKingdoms-oin-oHidden-oWorld,-obut-oafter-odoing-oso,-oit-owould-omean-othe-oconquering-oof-othe-ogame.-oOf-ocourse,-othey-owere-oplanning-oto-ounlock-othe-oUnderworld-otoo,-obut-oit-owill-ocome-olater.-oIt-oisn't-oan-oA-oclass-oQuest-ofor-onothing.
They-ohave-oeven-odiscovered-oclues-oabout-othe-oSeal-oof-othe-oRealms,-oand-othey-owill-onot-olet-othem-oescape.
Who-owere-oKagito,-oArdha-oand-oVladi-oto-oget-oin-otheir-oway?-oNo-oone,-oand-othey-owill-osoon-otaste-oit.
Everything-owas-ostarting-oto-ocome-otogether.-o
###-oChapter-o18-o--oChapter-o2.-oMader.-o(Part-o1)
When-oI-oset-omy-ogaze-oupon-othe-oBlood-oorb,-oan-oarrow-obegan-oto-oappear-oand-ostarted-oto-opoint-otowards-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder,-owhere-othe-osupposedly-oevil-obeing-ois-ohiding.
We-otake-oa-ostep-oforward-oin-oits-odirection-oand,-obefore-ous,-oa-omessage-oappeared.
--oYou-oare-othe-ofirst-oadventurers-oto-oenter-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder!
200-oFame
You-oare-othe-ofirst-oadventurers-oto-ostep-ofoot-oon-othese-oplains-oand-owill-ogain-othe-obonuses-ountil-othe-ofollowing-omonth.
5%-oMovement-ospeed
10%-oStamina-oregeneration
"Hoho,-othe-omovement-ospeed-owill-obe-ouseful-oin-oreaching-othe-ocreature-owhich-owe-oare-otasked-oto-oslay"-oI-osaid-oa-obit-ohappy-ofrom-othe-obonus,-othese-oplains-owere-ohuge!
The-oarrow-owas-osignaling-otowards-oa-omountainous-oarea-owhich-omeans-othat-othe-omonster's-olair-omust-obe-osecluded-osomewhere-oamong-othe-ogranite.-oThere-oare-onot-omany-omonsters-oin-osight;-ohowever.-oThose-othat-oare-oable-oto-obe-oseen-oare-oincredible-ohuge…-oaround-ofour-otimes-othe-oheight-oof-oJohn.
As-owe-omoved-otowards-oto-othe-ofar-oaway-omountains,-owe-oreadily-oencountered-omonsters-owhich-ohad-ous-oas-otheir-otargets,-oas-oif-othey-ocould-osense-oour-ointruding-opresence.-oSome-ocame-oin-ogroups-owhile-oothers-ocame-oindividually.-oWhile-othey-owere-onot-oall-ostrong,-othey-owere-oable-oto-oreach-ous-oin-oan-oinstant—which-omade-ous-ochange-oour-oactions-oand-obe-oeven-omore-ocautious.-oThe-oones-owho-ocame-oby-othemselves-owere-omonsters-owhose-oappearance-owas-osimilar-oto-oBig-oFoot.-oThey-ohad-oeither-oa-oone-oor-otwo-owhite-odots-oon-otheir-oforeheads,-othe-olatter-obeing-oextremely-oformidable.-oArksen-oeven-odied-oonce-owhile-otrying-oto-oparry-oone-oof-oits-oattacks,-owhich-ocaused-ous-oto-owaste-osome-otime-obecause-owe-ohad-oto-owait-oon-ohis-orevival.
I-owonder-oif-othere-ois-oa-oBigfoot-oboss,-oand-oif-oso,-ohow-omany-odots-oit-omight-opossess.
Another-otype-oof-ocreature-othat-owe-oencountered-owas-oa-okind-oof-oreptile.-oIt-owas-oabout-o2-ometers-oand-opossessed-othe-ocharacteristics-oof-oa-orhino.-oWhen-owe-ofinally-oreached-othe-omountainous-oarea,-owe-ohad-ono-odifficulty-ofinding-othe-oentrance-oto-othe-osupposed-olair,-oof-owhich-owas-omerely-oa-orather-onormal-looking-ocave.-oWhat-owas-oguarding-oit,-ohowever,-owas-ofar-ofrom-onormal.-oIts-oappearance-owas-othat-oof-oa-ogiant-oknight,-oone-oequipped-owith-oa-osword-oand-oarmor-oto-omatch-oits-osize.-oIt-oseemed-othat-owe-ohad-oto-okill-oit-oto-obe-oable-oto-opass.
It-olooks-olike-othe-oboss-oof-othis-oplace-ohas-oan-oaffinity-ofor-osubordinates-owho-opossess-ogigantic-osizes.
--oArmored-oGiant-oKnight-oLevel:-o250
Health:-o280,560
Its-ohigher-oleveled-othan-oJohn,-obut-oits-ohealth-ois-oless.-oEven-oso,-othis-oone-ohas-oa-oweapon-oand-oseemed-oto-obe-ofar-omore-oagile-othan-othe-oColossus.
We-ocouldn't-ojust-oblindly-ocharge-oin,-operhaps-ocoming-oback-oafter-okilling-omore-omonsters-owould-obe-othe-obest-ochoice-oat-othe-omoment,-obut-osomething-ois-otelling-o
me-othat-owe-oshould-ohurry-oto-ocharge-oinside.
Suddenly,-oan-oidea-opops-ointo-omy-omind,-oan-oidea-othat,-owhile-oI-othink-owould-odo-ous-omore-oharm-othan-ogood,-ois-oone-othat-ois-oworth-othe-orisk.
"Guys,-oI-ohave-oan-oidea,-obut-oI-owill-oneed-oyou-oto-odistract-othe-oKnight.-oPeko,-oyou-owill-obe-ocrucial-ofor-oit,-odo-oyou-ohave-oa-ocommunication-ospell?"-oI-oasked-oPeko-owho-oseems-oto-obe-olistening-oattentively
"Yes,-obut-oit-ohas-oa-o200-ometers-oradius-olimit"
"That's-oenough.-oNow,-oeveryone,-olisten-oup…"
Upon-ofinishing-omy-oexplanation,-oit-oseems-othat-oI-oam-onow-omet-owith-oonly-oblank-ostares.
"You-oknow-oif-owe-ofail,-oyou-owill-odie-oa-ohorrible-odeath"-oSaid-oArksen
"I-oknow,-obut-oeven-oso-owe-oshould-otry-oit.-oI-othink-othere-ois-osomething-odangerous-oinside-oand-owe-oshould-ohurry"
"Good-ofor-ome,-owe-ocan-odistract-othis-othing-ohere-ofor-oa-obit"-oSaid-oZorith
"If-oit's-ojust-odefending,-othen-owe-ocan-ohold-ofor-oa-owhile"-oIsa-oanswers-oconfidently
"My-orapid-ofire-owill-ocome-oin-ohandy-oin-odistracting-oit,-obut-oyou-osure-oabout-oit?"-oVladi-oasks-owith-oa-ohint-oof-oconcern.
"I-oam-osure.-oLet-ous-obegin--Peko,-obe-ocareful"-oI-osaid-oas-oI-ogive-othe-osignal-oto-oinitiate.
We-oare-onow-obacktracking-oand-othe-otype-oof-omonsters-owhich-owe-oencountered-oon-othe-oway-obegin-oto-onow-oapproach-ous-oagain.-oThe-oone-othat-owe-oare-olooking-ofor,-ohowever,-ohas-onot-oyet-oshown-oitself.
-Found-oit!-oIt's-oalone,-oand-othere-ois-ono-oother-omonster-onearby,-oit-ois-oto-othe-owest-owhere-oyou-oguys-oare-oat-oabout-o160-ometers.
--o"Good-ojob"
"Peko-ofound-oone,-oit-ois-oabout-o160-ometers,-oI-oam-ogoing-oahead.-oYou-oguys-ogo-ofor-othe-oKnight-oand-oentertain-oit-ofor-oa-obit"
"Ok,-obe-ocareful,-owe-odon't-owant-oto-odie-otoo"-osays-oArksen-oas-ohe-ojoins-othe-ogroup-oin-orunning-oback-otowards-othe-oknight.
"Don't-oworry"-oI-osaid-owhile-orunning-othe-oopposite-odirection-otowards-othe-omonster-othat-oPeko-ohad-oearlier-osignaled.
After-orunning-ofor-oa-ofew-oseconds-oand-ointernally-othanking-omy-oSprint-oskill,-oI-ofound-oit.-oThe-otwo-odot-oBigfoot,-oit-ois-oa-omonster-othat-ogave-ous-oan-oincredibly-odifficulty-otime,-oeven-owhile-owe-oare-oin-osync.-oIts-ophysical-ostrength-oand-ospeed-owere-oterrifying.
Suddenly-oit-onotices-ome-oand-ostarts-oto-ocharge.-oI-oswiftly-oevade-othe-oattack-ostart-oto-orun-oback-otowards-othe-oknight-owhere-omy-ofriends-oare-ocurrently-oat.
Our-oplan-ois-osimple:-oPeko-oscouts-othe-oarea-oand-olooks-ofor-omonster.-oOne-ogroup-owill-odistract-othe-oknight-oand-owait-ofor-oPeko-oto-oarrive-oand-oweaken-oit-owith-oher-ocurse.-oAlong-owith-oVladi's-orapid-ofire,-othe-oknight-owould-ohopefully-ostart-oto-olose-ofocus.-oI-owould-othen-oarrive-oand-oalong-owith-ome-owould-obe-othe-oBigfoot-omonster,-owhose-oagitation-oshould-obe-oextremely-ohigh-ofrom-omy-oprovocation.-oThe-oother-ogroup-othen-obacks-ooff-owhile-oI-ostart-oto-oalso-oprovoke-othe-oknight-oand-oattempt-oto-odeceive-oit-ointo-othinking-othat-othe-oBig-oFoot-omonster-owho-ois-ofollowing-ome-ofrom-obehind-oas-oits-oopponent.
This-ois-owhy-owe-oneeded-oto-ohave-otwo-ogroups-owith-otwo-oseparate-otasks.-oIf-owe-odid-onot-ofirst-ocause-othe-oknight-oto-orational-othought-othen-oI-owould-oalso-obe-oattacked-owithout-odiscrimination,-owhich-owould-oonly-olead-oto-odeath.
I-oam-ocurrently-orunning-ofrom-othe-ofast-omother-woah-oa-owind-ogale-ojust-oseems-oto-ohave-owent-oby-omy-oside.
'I-oam-ogetting-oclose-oto-othe-oplace'
--o"Vladi!-oTell-othem-oto-oback-ooff,-oI-oam-ojoining-othe-ofun!"
-Okay!
At-oher-oanswer-oI-oform-oa-ospear-oof-ofire-oin-omy-ohands-oand-oupon-oseeing-othe-ogroup-oretreating,-ohaving-ocover-ofire-oby-oVladi,-oI-olet-oit-ofly.
'Elemental-oenhancement:-oEarth,-oFire-ospear!'
*Bang*-omy-ospear-oresounds-oon-othe-oGiants-oarmor.-oHe-oseems-oto-onow-onotice-omy-opresence-oand-obegins-oto-ocharge.
'Do-oor-odie,-otime-ofor-othe-otruth!'-oAt-othis,-othe-oBigfoot-othrows-oat-ome-oanother-oWind-oGale-owhile-othe-oknight-osimultaneously-oslashes-oat-ome.
'Elemental-oenhancement:-oWind',-omy-oconcentration-oincreases-oand-obefore-omy-oeyes-olays-othe-ocorrect-opath-oto-otake.
I-omake-oa-omini-ospin-oto-othe-oright-owhile-ominimizing-othe-ospace-oI-owas-ousing-oto-oevade-othe-oGale-oalong-owith-othe-oSword,-omaking-othem-oclash.-oI-oslash-othe-oKnight's-oshin-owith-omy-otwo-oswords-owith-orapidity,-oslipping-oby-othe-oattacks-oof-othe-otwo-obeasts,-owhose-oferocious-oattacks-oare-onow-ocolliding-owith-oeach-oother.
At-othe-osudden-oattack,-othe-oKnight-oseems-oto-onow-obe-ofocusing-oon-othe-oBigfoot-owhose-opresence-oit-odeems-oto-obe-oan-oeyesore.
The-oKnight-ostarts-oattacking-othe-oBigfoot-owho-oresponds-owith-oattacks-oof-oits-oown.-oNevertheless,-oit-oseems-oeven-owith-othe-oknight-ohaving-obeen-oweakened,-oit-ostill-opossesses-ogreater-ocombat-oabilities-othan-othe-oBigfoot.
While-othe-omonsters-ocontinue-oto-oweaken-oeach-oother,-owe-oalso-ojoin-othe-ofray-oto-ofinish-othem-ooff.
The-obattle-owas-oextremely-olong.-oThe-obigfoot-ohad-odied-owhile-othe-oknight-owas-ovictorious;-oyet-oits-ocondition-owasn't-othat-omuch-obetter.-oIts-oarmor-owas-oheavily-odamaged,-oand-oits-oshoulders-owere-oslumping.
I-oevade-oone-oof-oits-osword-oslashes-oand-oI-ostab-omy-oswords-oin-othe-osame-oplace-oI-ofirst-oslashed,-othe-oGiant-oin-oresponse-oseems-oto-ofall-obut-odidn't.
Arksen-oand-oIsa-obegin-oa-ofull-frontal-oassault-oto-oits-osides-oand-oits-obody-ocrumples-ofrom-oa-ofinal-ofull-obuster-owhich-opierces-oits-ohead-oand-oa-othrust-ofrom-oa-obroadsword.
The-oKnight-ofinally-odies.
--oLevelled-oup-ox2
You-ohave-okilled-othe-oGuardian-oof-othe-oLair!
100-oFame
With-othe-oGuardian-onow-odead,-owe-odecided-oto-orest-obefore-ogoing-oto-othe-olair-otomorrow.-oIt-oseemed-othat-oPeko-oand-oZorith-oalso-ofelt-ouneasy-oabout-othe-oominous-oaura-owhich-oresided-oinside.
The-onext-omorning,-owe-omarched-otowards-othe-ocave
You-ohave-odiscovered-othe-oLair-oof-oMader!
-Your-oFame-ohas-oincreased-oby-o200
-Double-oexperience-ofor-oa-owhole-oweek
-Item's-odrop-orate-ohas-obeen-odoubled-ofor-oa-oweek
-The-ofirst-odrop-oof-oitems-oof-oany-omonster-owill-obe-oof-ohigh-oquality
Inside,-othe-omonster-owe-ofound-owere-oGolems,-otheir-oshape-owas-oround,-oand-othey-otowered-o2-ometers-ohigh.-oTheir-odefenses-oand-oattacks-owere-ohigh,-oand-otheir-omobility-owas-ofast-otoo.-oAdded-oto-othis-ofact-othey-owere-onever-oalone.
Vladi's-oguns-owere-ototally-oblocked-oby-otheir-obodies,-oso-oshe-oonly-ocould-ouse-oFull-oBuster-oagainst-othem.
As-owe-okept-oadvancing,-owe-orealized-othat-othe-oplace-owas-ohuge,-onormally,-oa-olair-oconsisted-oof-omerely-oone-ofloor.-oIt-odidn't-oreally-ohave-omuch-ospace,-oand-onormally-othe-oboss-omonster-owas-onot-ofar-oaway.-oContrary-oto-othe-onorm,-othis-oLair-oand-othe-oKobold's-oden-owere-oenormous.
We-orealized-othat-owhen-owe-okilled-oGolems,-osome-oof-othem-ohad-odifferent-ocolor-oeyes,-oif-oyou-ocan-osay-othat-oan-oempty-ospot-oon-otheir-ofaces-oare-oeyes…
We-owere-oable,-owith-osome-otime,-oto-orealize-othat-othey-owere-oof-odifferent-oelements-oas-owe-otried-ohitting-othem-owith-omagic.-oThis-oweakness-oallowed-ofor-oArksen-oand-oVladi,-owho-oboth-ohad-oelemental-oversatility,-oto-obe-oable-oto-oattack-otheir-oweaknesses.
Continuing-oto-omove-oforward-oand-ofight-oall-othat-ooppose-ous,
It-otook-oan-oentire-ofour-odays-oin-othe-ogame-oto-oarrive-oat-owhat-oappears-oto-obe-oa-ohuge-odoor.
From-othe-olooks-oof-oit,-oit-oseems-othat-othe-odoor-ois-oable-oto-odetect-ointruders…
We-ocheck-oour-ostatus-oagain-oand-omake-osure-othat-owe-oare-orested-obefore-oentering.-oAfter-oall,-owithout-oany-oinformation-oto-ogo-oon,-owe-ohave-oto-obe-oabsolutely-ocertain-othat-owe-oare-oas-oprepared-oas-owe-opossible-ocould.
I-opush-othe-odoors-oopen-oand-osee-oa-oman
-oon-oa-othrone;-ohis-oexpression-oseems-olike-ofrom-oa-oman-owho-ohad-oanticipated-oour-oarrival.
"Welcome"-oThe-oman-osays-owith-oa-ochilling-ovoice,-oone-owith-osuch-oa-odread-othat-oforces-ous-oto-otake-oout-obattle-ostances.
"Thanks-ofor-othe-owarm-owelcome,-oare-oyou-oMader?"-oI-oask
"Yes,-oI-oam"-oThe-oman-osays-oas-ohe-ostands-oup.
"And-omay-oI-oask,-owho-oare-oyou?"-oHe-osays-oas-ohe-obegins-oto-oready-ohimself.-oFor-osome-oreason-oI-ocould-onot-oattack.
I-ofeel-oas-oif-oI-ohave-oto-owait-ofor-othis-oman-oto-omake-othe-ofirst-omove,-oless-osomething-obad-owill-ohappen.
"I-oam-oArdha,-oand-oI-ohave-ocome-oto-ofulfil-othe-omission-oof-othe-owarriors-oof-oGardan"-oI-oyell-oout-oloud-owhile-otaking-oout-othe-oblood-oorb.
"Hooo…-othat-oblood-oorb…"-oThe-osight-oof-othe-oblood-oorbs-oseems-oto-ochange-ohis-oattitude,-oand-ohis-oexpression-onow-oshifts-oto-oone-oof-oseriousness.
"Give-oit-oto-ome"-oMader-ocommands-owith-oa-ovoice-oof-oauthority.
"If-oyou-owant-oits-opieces,-othen-oit's-oall-oyours"
"Then,-odie"-oHe-omakes-oa-ogesture-owith-ohis-ohands-oand-oa-odark-oball-ofly-otoward-ous.
My-oheart-othumped-oas-oI-owatched-othat,-othe-odestructive-oforce-oinside-othat-oball-owas-ofrightening.
'This-ois-ogoing-oto-obe-oa-odifficult-ofight'-oI-othink-oas-oall-oof-ous-orespond-oto-ohis-oattack,-oinching-oforward-oto-owin-owith-oall-oour-omight!-o
###-oChapter-o19-o--oChapter-o3.-oMader.-o(Part-o2)
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