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THE BLUE FEATHER
“SSSSSTTTTUP!”
It buried itself deeply in the broad chest of the leader of the
oncoming Gigantoraptors.
Ronú shot an arrow, but
unfortunately, the trajectory was too high for a certain kill.
Bardala lowered her bow, and thrust forward with her powers,
using precious second to guide Ronú’s erratically aimed arrow
into the breast of the next killer bird. The third bloodthirsty
predator was only a short twenty meters away, when Tital’s
razor-sharp broad head found its mark in the heart of the third
Gigantoraptor.
“THHHHUPP!” Even then, it was too close. The size and
weight of the beast propelled it forward, and would certainly
have crushed one of the group of archers. Bardala and Tital both
were forced to use their powers to direct the now tumbling body
of the G-Raptor over their heads. It came to a crashing halt only
five meters behind a terrified little Lentito. Meanwhile, Zorin
spotted a fourth raptor angling in from another direction. He
sighted his deadly Barnett Predator AVI crossbow, and nailed the
savage creature in mid-stride, forty meters out. It dropped in its
tracks with a “TTTHUDD!” It slid forward for another five meters.
“Is that all of them?” Tital yelled out, while rapidly scanning
the area around them carefully.
“I do