Light Bane: Chapter 33
"and then bracken woods will be annexed into val'seris, and that's one less satyr kingdom to worry about," said the satyr. "oh, and they'll presumably be executed." "why did you say that like it's nothing?" commented keeshar.
Dragon Soul-Chapter 1
He shot grins at his boys and declared, "be one less loser to spot here! am i right?" they all laughed at the statement. i just stood there, growling under my teeth. i heatedly said, "i don't give up without a fight!" "oh no?"
Life As It Is Ch.13
The tentacles all flailed about near the bridge as if it could not pass it, but that left us with one less threat to deal with for now. "isn't this great...," i heard necross mutter. "what?" i asked.
Luna and Thief Ch 8
Griffin called it again his pikachu suffered one less blow. "jump forward! in the water!" he called his pikachu did and jumped into water, getting the mud out of his eyes. the poliwhirl was already gone again. "pikachu! climb out!"
Fracture - Chapter 3 - Bliss and Doubt
one less thing he didn't have to hide. he closed his eyes and leaned back, enjoying the presence of his few friends. and of course, more than the rest, vlad. he pulled out his music player and put in the buds, suddenly drowning out everybody.
Snow of Souls
This way it was one less thing we had to worry about. once my folks stuff was all packed into the van we said our goodbyes. then we drove away, while viola and her parents waved goodbye from the porch.
Electric Fever.
"one less galactic brickhead to deal with would be a good thing." rose was frantically trying to lick his face, but he wouldn't let her rise. "rose, don't lick me." he said. "i'm already clean."
Halo: First Contact, Chapter 9: Heartbreak
Now oikonny had one less planet under his control. he had only one hope left to repel these humans...the project. once it was complete, he should be able to strike back at these arrogant humans and their foreign technology.
Mission 02.3 - Conflict of Interest
At least there will be one less hostile person on the bridge towards her, specially with everything that has been happening since the trip has been extended.
Team Valiant Arc 9 Chapter 7: The Attack
"either way, that's one less puppet under his control." romulus devolved back into his regular form before answering.
Downtime - Ch. 1 (MHO)
"well hey, that's one less thing to worry about, right?" he said, then turned back to zyn. "th-" before the sereva could get another word out, a konuul-shaped projectile flew through the air and tackled the jarzin and lifted him into a bear-hug.
The Savage Sword
There was one less windigo in the world, and that made it a better place in the minds of every living soul present. “fang,” the captain said, “get some more of that wine. we’re going to all need it after this.