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Hands-on Rust
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Hands-on Rust

by Herbert Wolverson
June 2021
Beginner
344 pages
8h 9m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Chapter 9Victory and Defeat

After hours of searching the twisting dungeon halls, our brave hero notices the glistening Amulet of Yala in a corner. Raising the amulet in triumph, the hero slips its chain around their neck. Power courses through them and the darkness that threatened their home is repelled. They have achieved a great victory and can rest—knowing that their friends and families are once again safe.

Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, our hero is surrounded by enemies. Fatigue weighs the hero down as they hew at a seemingly never-ending wave of monsters. Orcs and goblins fall, but the hero suffers increasingly devastating injuries as they fight to forestall the end. Finally, a vicious orc lands a telling blow and our hero sinks ...

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