Adrian’s FTV
My legs throbbed here the army had struck, bloed visking. couldnt melek This was unly the beginning
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The gross will
cill return in ten minu
1 announced, m
snice tight with pain. “We need to find a biting before then i
Skye immediately dropped to her knees beside
examining my Injuties
simies with
hands. Her forest green eyes widened with alarm as the arced the
“You’ve been hit five times in your lower legs, the said, her voice trembling slightly. “Theres in much blood, Adrian/
oured her, trying to keep my tone steady despite the burning pain. “I’m an Alpha, remember? The woods will heal quickly
I scanned our team, relieved to see that Skye and Lydia had escaped unscathed. Ryder had suffered only the miner war injury. My relief was short- İnved, however, as my legs suddenly gave out beneath me. If not for Hyder and Skye’s quick reflexes, I would have collapsed completely.
Ryder glanced at his watch, his young face grim with determination. That barrage lasted exactly one mice. We’ve got about see minutes before the next wave hits.” His eyes darted around the room. “We need a plan, fast.”
I stared at the four wooden shields we’d created, frustration building as I tried to envision a better defense strategy. Our current approach had failed miserably. We couldn’t possibly survive two more arrow hamages.
Lydia reached into her pocket, producing a small ornate container. “This salve will accelerate healing,” she explained, her voice calm despite the urgency of our siteation. “It contains herbs I gathered specifically for the trials.
Skye didn’t hesitate. With careful precision, she pulled much arrow from my legs, ignoring my stifled grunts of pain. Tearing a strip from Ryder’s already damaged t–shirt, the wiped away the blund before applying Lydia’s olntment.
“The bealing process has already started,” I told her, noting the familiar tingling sensation as my Alpha physiology began repairing the damage. “Useless on me. Ryder needs it for his ear too.”
ian 1 just any healing salve,” Skye replied, her fingers working deftly as she spread the green paste over my wounds. “Lydia and I developed it together. It contains bamboo leaves–not only spends healing but dulls pain tool
“Bamboo leaves…” I repeated slowly, something clicking in my mind.
Despite Skye’s protests, 1 pushed myself to my feet, limping toward our improvised shields. An idea was forming–something so simple we’d overlooked it in
our panic
“Ryder,” I called out, split these shields again. Make right pieces instead of four.”
Without question, Ryder obeyed, his claws making quick work of the wooden panels.
Skye approached, her eyes bright with excitement. “You ve figured it out,
haven’t
I nodded, a plan crystallizing. “Have any of you ever seen newly sprouted bamboo shoots? The way they emerge from the ground?”
Lydia’s eyes lit up with understanding beneath her mask. “Of course!” she exclaimed. “If we arrange these panels in the formation of bamboo shoots…
“…we create a completely enclosed shelter, I fished, relied that she’d grasped the concept so quickly.
Recognition dawned on Skye and Ryder’s faces as they too understood the strategy.
“That’s brilliant!” Ryder exclaimed, jumping excitedly before wincing as the movement aggravated his injured ear. “Ouch!”
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“We need to work quickly, I warned, chec
Together, we arranged the wooden panels into a comical structure, merlapping the
from the earth. The design was simple yet effectise the aes theating down firm the
We barely managed in squerre inside mir makeshift fortress before the second were of me whistled through with resounding thuds, but nom penetrated the overlapping wooden panels. The design held, protecting on from all
When the third and final battage came, one of our panels cracked under the sustained avvnicht, the anima finally stepped.
As silence descended upon the cabin, we collated ents the flow, exhausted but hiumphant.
sir. The projectilen i
That was amazing. Alpha, Ryder grinned, his youthful enthusiasms retaining despite his injured ear. “With thinking this whole competition.”
më defini
going to win
This victory belongs to all of us,” I replied, looking around at my small but determined teams. “If Skye and Lydia hadn’t mentioned the bombon leaves. | might never have thought of the solution.”
Skye laughed, the
sound light with relief after our ondeal. “I hereby declare bamboo my new favorite treet” she proclaimed, earning chuckles from all of on
The wounds on my legs had nearly closed, my Alpha healing accelerated by Lydia’s salve. Ryder’s ear would take longer to heal. Skye applied morn nintmmt to his wound, causing his face to flush bright red. Whether from the exertion of our defense or Skye’s proximity, I couldn’t tell.
This wasn’t the time for jealousy, I reminded myself. We had survived the first phase of the trial that was what m
mattered.
The cabin door swung open with a soft click, revealing our path forward. We had passed this part of the challenge. Now, we only needed to ed team competition to complete the second trial.
“Let’s go,” I said, leading our team toward the doorway. “Stay alert. This trial is far from ver
We had barely stepped into the adjoining room when the floor beneath us began to crumble and collapse
“What the fuck!?” Ryder shouted as the ground disappeared beneath our feet
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