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CHAPTER 317: LEAP OF FATE
LEAP OF FATE
You spot a sturdy branch jutting out from a nearby tree. Without wasting a second, you grip it tightly, adrenaline fueling your every move. The ground continues to collapse behind you, the bandit's terrified yell echoing in your ears as he struggles to maintain his balance.
With a burst of energy, you ram the branch into the soft earth, using it as a makeshift pole. You feel the wood strain against your weight as you launch yourself into the air, soaring over the expanding sinkhole. The world blurs around you, and for a moment, time seems to stand still.
You land hard on the other side, rolling to absorb the impact. Dirt and leaves fly up around you as you come to a stop, heart racing and breath ragged. You scramble to your feet, looking back just in time to see the bandit plunge into the abyss, his scream cut short by the consuming darkness.
The forest is eerily quiet for a brief moment, the only sound the distant crackle of the fire. Then a new rustling breaks the silenceβmore zombies, drawn by the commotion, shamble through the trees, their dead eyes locked onto you.
You're out of time. You scan the area quickly, your mind racing for options as the undead close in, their grotesque forms becoming visible through the dim light.
With a burst of energy, you ram the branch into the soft earth, using it as a makeshift pole. You feel the wood strain against your weight as you launch yourself into the air, soaring over the expanding sinkhole. The world blurs around you, and for a moment, time seems to stand still.
You land hard on the other side, rolling to absorb the impact. Dirt and leaves fly up around you as you come to a stop, heart racing and breath ragged. You scramble to your feet, looking back just in time to see the bandit plunge into the abyss, his scream cut short by the consuming darkness.
The forest is eerily quiet for a brief moment, the only sound the distant crackle of the fire. Then a new rustling breaks the silenceβmore zombies, drawn by the commotion, shamble through the trees, their dead eyes locked onto you.
You're out of time. You scan the area quickly, your mind racing for options as the undead close in, their grotesque forms becoming visible through the dim light.