In the murky depths of the Blue Cloud Mountain, Cicci extended her dainty digits and announced, "Not much, my friend," she purred, "It'll only cost you 5000 luxury points." "What? 5000 luxury points? That's highway robbery!" exclaimed Edward, his eyes riveted to Cicci on the screen. A chuckle slipped from Cicci's lips, and she quipped, "Alright, let's cut you a deal, shall we? Just 2500 luxury points. That’s my bottom price! Ha-ha!" Edward's pout gradually relaxed as he responded, "Now you're talking." Before he could blink, the enchanted flying carpet nestled itself into Edward's personal item inventory. Laura's voice sliced through the silence in the mountain, "What's with the hushed tones, Edward? And what are you doing? You need to be quick! See, those critters over there are playing a real-life game of monster Jenga, piling up and slinking our way." "Yeah, Edward, the clock's ticking," Evelyn chimed in, urgency dripping from her words. Their words snapped Edward out of his
As Evelyn and Laura had a light conversation, Edward was knee-deep in the fun of culinary wizardry, his kitchen prowess rivaling the gods of gastronomy.Before you could say "Bon appétit!", the very air itself became a canvas for the symphony of sizzling beef and melodious potatoes. Like dancers who couldn't resist a stage, a handful of onions waltzed their way into the mix.Edward orchestrated this culinary ballet with the finesse of a maestro, working on the birth to a masterpiece known far and wide as the Beef and Potato Stew.Edward had prepared approximately five hundred grams of beef, so tender and juicy it could make a stone weep, and he let them tango in the skillet until they surrendered to a divine golden hue.Then, in went four medium-sized potatoes, each a thinly sliced medallion worthy of culinary accolades. A sprinkle of petite onion slivers, pirouetting with grace, followed suit.To everyone's astonishment, Edward produced a bottle of red wine from his personal item inv
“Mutant Wolf King?“ muttered Edward in surprise.Hearing his words, Evelyn widened her eyes before she repeated, “Mutant Wolf King? But how do you know it’s a wolf king?”“Mutant Wolf King?” Laura also blurted the same words out of her red lips. “It’s the first time I’ve heard such a creature. What can we do with it then? Can you beat it down?”“Probably,“ Edward said calmly, “I’ll try to fight against it with my Crane Divine Sword first.”With that, Edward immediately pulled out his Crane Divine Sword in a jiff.In a minute, Edward leaped into the sky and thrust his Sword straight at the Mutant Wolf King, who acted quickly by spurting a torrent of hot fire against Edward.“Holy shit,” exclaimed Edward, who immediately brandished his Sword without any hesitation. In a flash, his Sword fired a green blast toward the fire. Two waves of red and green energy immediately collided each other violently.Before long, a loud explosion shook the earth unceasingly—Even some of the leaves of the
“A book?” exclaimed Evelyn, glaring at Edward with her two sloe-like eyes. “How could it be possible to have a book hidden here?”Looking around, Evelyn found nothing but huge webs on almost every wall of the cave in the dim light coming from the entrance.Laura shook her head, thinking that the chances of finding a book here would be quite slim.“Sorry if I’m being blunt, Edward, I think you’ve probably made a wrong decision about finding a book or something like that here in this deserted cave.”Yet, Edward raised his head with great confidence. He smiled, “I’ve got a hunch that I’ll get something like a secret manual here. You two have to trust me.”With that, Edward immediately sent some of his vital energy to one of his palms. By employing the art of ‘Phoenix Strike’, he quickly got a small fireball in his hand. With a gentle push, the small fireball went into the sky and floated as a torch.“Now, it’s brighter. Come on, Evelyn and Laura, we have to be quick and find out the book
Sizing up the man from head to toe, Edward found there were some special patterns on the robe the man wore. Some of the patterns were just like the different shapes of sundry oak leaves. ‘Is the man connected to oak trees?’ thought Edward, whose brain, like a fast-turning engine, was busy working on every clue that came into it. “Are you a god of trees?” asked Edward, “See, I don’t know your identity at all even if I have a wild guess. How could I possible have any glues about who you are? Actually, you’re trying to be hard on me.” Yet, the man seemed to enjoy the game. He chuckled again, “Interesting! I have to say you’re smart! Your answer is quite close to the right one. Perhaps you can try to have the second guess.” Edward let out a deep sigh and started to rack his brain again to look for any new glues from the man’s look. He had a prominent forehead and a beautiful nose. Indeed, he was just like one of those ancient gods, Edward thought. Staring at those leaf-like patterns
Edward thought the book would move heaven and earth to dodge the attack of his fireball. However, the book spun faster, causing a gust of high wind to stop the fireball from coming closer to it.Palpably, Edward overestimated the power of his fireball since the wind from the spinning of the book quickly put out the fireball.“It can’t be,” bellowed Edward, “This is impossible!”Edward gaped at the spinning book, his mouth wide open and a shocked look on his face. Suddenly, a coarse voice came from the book,“Your fire is nothing to me, young man. Do you think I can be overcome by you so easily. You’re getting too above yourself. Now go to hell!”With that, the book started to spin faster than before. In a minute, thousands of sharp leaf arrows came flying toward Edward again. And this time they were travelling at a lightning speed.It looked like it was impossible for Edward to dodge the new round of attacks. As the book itself let out a fit of berserk laugher, thinking Edward would s
Instantly, there appeared a huge green hand in the air which flew toward the Mutant Wolf King.As it passed the ferocious Wolf King, it grabbed its soul out of its huge body tightly. The Wolf King who had charged at Edward and his friends suddenly came to a halt, motionless.Yet, its soul in the green hand shake itself violently. However, the more violently it shook, the more tightly the green hand grasped its throat.Evelyn and Laura were stunned at what they saw in front of them, wondering why Edward suddenly become so powerful.“Now, are you willing to surrender?” said Edward to the Mutant Wolf King, “If you surrender and are willing to be my pet, perhaps I’ll spare your life.”Yet, hearing Edward’s word, the soul of the Mutant Wolf King gripped in the green hand struggled harder than ever. It looked like it was getting more furious while experiencing the excruciating pain at the neck and doing its best to catch its breath.“It looks like you want to go a way that leads to hell, th
Laura turned to Edward and asked, “What do you think?”“I guess the switch must be hidden somewhere in these words,” commented Edward, “let me burn these words with my fire.”With that, Edward quickly asked his fireball in the air to attack the words in the wall. In a minute, the huge fireball was dissolved into several small fireballs that started to burn each of them carved in the wall.Edward was not off the mark. In a flash, the words including ‘phantoms’, ‘fancies’, ‘promises’ and other five words started to stick out of the wall at the same time.Evelyn and Laura were stunned at what was going on before them, staring the eight words unblinkingly.“Edward, you’re really a smart ass,” Laura could not help but exclaim, giving Edward a thumbs-up.“What are we going to do with these eight words now?” asked Evelyn, “Shall we have to cut them out of the wall?”“No, of course not, Evelyn,” Edward said, “In my humble opinion, the eight words that stick out of the wall are actually acted