Double-Blind 2: Gilded Tower: (A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure) by J. McCoy

Author:J. McCoy [McCoy, J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2023-08-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE

Buzzcut entered his home with all the grimness and gravitas of a man marching to his own execution. He struggled with the bag of cleaning supplies under one arm and closed the door behind him.

With an audible sigh, he hung his keys on the steel hook beside the door, then stopped.

For a moment, he didn’t move. Stayed rooted to the spot behind the plasterboard and cocked his head as if he was listening for something.

I’d told Azure to pay special attention to the entryway, make sure we unsettled nothing, avoided setting off any unknown triggers. And my summon had followed through. Absolutely everything was exactly the way Buzzcut had left it, down to every speck of dust, the angle of the doorknob, and the small pile of dust behind the door.

Yet, somehow, he knew.

Buzzcut reached out slowly for the light switch. As soon as he flicked it, <Probability Cascade> activated as the leg of one of the hall shelves gave out, spilling out dozens of books as it fell sideways.

Buzzcut dropped the cleaning supplies in his arms and jumped backward with a startled shout.

I waited until the complex black-and-silver sights of <Nychta’s Lament> perfectly aligned with my target. In the darkened house, the proceeding arrowhead glowed a dull green from Sae’s enchantment. It was subtle, only a faint shimmer in the shadow.

At this range, it didn’t matter that my skill with the bow was lacking in comparison. I needed the stopping power, and as long as the target was standing still and I’d successfully baited out <Perception>, I had him.

I loosed the arrow.

Buzzcut’s head snapped to the side and he stumbled back against the door, back slamming into it as he reached up in shock toward where the arrow had pierced his neck. He wasn’t bleeding much. A shot through the throat was debilitating enough to make this a hell of a lot easier than it would have been otherwise.

There were precious seconds before his abilities kicked in. Maybe less. I dropped the larger, unwieldy bow and activated <Page’s Quickdraw>. The crossbow was in my hand in seconds, and I pulled the trigger, aiming for center mass.

Buzzcut threw himself to the side, falling over. The bolt narrowly missed, lodging itself in the wall.

I scowled. <Perception> was such a double-edged ability. Fantastic if you were the only one who had it, infuriating when everyone else did.

Audrey dropped from her hiding place on the roof and tangled herself around Buzzcut’s upper body, using all her attack and mobility vines to lash his massive arms to his sides. Instead of reloading and risking another miss, I changed tack again, dashing the short distance from the far end of the room and slamming my knee into Buzzcut’s face.

His nose flattened like it was made of construction paper, head bouncing back against the wall.

When I tried to repeat the motion, Buzzcut lashed out and kicked my foot out from underneath me. My entire leg felt like someone had hit it with a sledgehammer, and

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