159 Discoveries in the Morning (1/2)

Day 6 – 8:06 AM – Parking Area, Queens Row Elementary School, Queens Row Area A, Bacoor City, Cavite

The sun had already risen more than two hours ago. The preparations of the vehicles to use were nearing the final phase but despite that fact, the soldiers were tenser and were obviously under heavier pressure. About three hours ago, they received the bad news. The large horde they were anticipating was nearing the settlement.

It was very fortunate that the direction the horde was coming from were surrounded by creeks, water canals and branching rivers or else, the horde would have reached this place in less than an hour. However, those natural defenses would not last too long and were only effective to the infected that were not able to climb which were majorly, human infected.

Most of the infected fauna on the other hand, retained their predatory instincts and physical advantages. This allowed some of the infected insects to be able to climb over walls like spiders and run a faster speed that human infected like cats, dogs and rats. Not to mention that there even insects that retained the ability to fly. Furthermore, the infected insects had grown in absurd sizes. Not only one or two but all insects that turned into infected had grown larger that some were even larger than smaller vehicles.

There were also the threat of the mutated infected and there was a large number of them among the horde. Each kind of the mutated had varying characteristics and abilities. Those abilities ranged from physical enhancements to being able to release chemicals and acids from their bodies. Seeing all those, none of the soldiers dispatched to observe the horde were optimistic that the fortifications and road blockades they made would last long.

While everyone here in the settlement was not done preparing yet, several teams of military personnel which consisted of five to ten people per group were already dispatched to delay the horde and aid the scouting groups. They were dispatched to specifically deal with the infected animals and insects from reaching the settlement until the preparations were done.

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While everyone was busy and were in rush to finish modifying the remaining vehicles, a girl who was walking with a middle aged woman caught the attention of the workers and the soldiers of the 11th Rescue Squad manning the preparations. The girl had green hair riddled with pink blossoming flowers and the ends of her hair had grown into vines that were rolled into a shape of a person.

The girl was obviously Emika who came to the Parking Area with her mother, Rosamie. They were here to look for their group leader who seemed to have forgotten something.

Among the vehicles in the parking area, there was an eye catching large van that was even modified so much better than what the workers and soldiers had done with the new vehicles. Even though the front of the vehicle and the V-shaped ram attached to the front had worn out paint and dents already, it was no doubt a luxury car modified to be a zombie apocalypse vehicle.

The pair soldiers in shift to guard the vehicles saw Emika and Rosamie coming and immediately saluted. The guards looking out for the vehicles were obviously from the 7th Squad and knew Emika who helped in eliminating the threat of Dominador's faction and rescued all those poor women and children.

This behavior of the soldiers also caught the attention of the other people at the scene which led them to question the identities of the two in their minds. Nevertheless, none of those people went to ask or approach the strange looking girl. To most of the people, not only the refugees but even to quite a number of soldiers, Mutators were a completely unknown existence.

People might easily accept Evolvers since they were basically enhanced humans but Mutators were different. In the views of common refugees, Mutators were nothing but intelligent infected. This became a deterrent for these people to accept the existence of Mutators even though the soldiers had already briefed the populace about their existence.

TOK. TOK.

Rosamie knocked on the window of the black armored van.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

Soon, the door slid to the side revealing Mark who was holding a cup of hot coffee while yawning.

Rosamie was confused and forgot about her complains immediately. Looking at Mark's reddish eyes, fatigued face and slightly pale countenance, it was obvious that Mark was deprived of sleep.

”Is something… wroooong?”

Mark asked as he yawned once more.

”You didn't sleep last night?”

Rosamie could not help but ask.

”I wasn't able to. Anyway, why are you two here?”

”Ohayou~!”

Emika cheerfully greeted.

”Yeah, yeah. Good Morning to you too.”

Mark replied before looking back to Rosamie.

”This. You forgot to take it away. My daughter had to keep it outside the door for the whole night.”

Rosamie pointed at the human shaped clump of vines being pulled by the little dryad. Though she seemed dissatisfied, her mood was better than before she saw the fatigued Mark.

”Oh, right.”

Mark scratched his head. He totally forgot to tell Captain Dela Rosa to take Dominador's body. Since it's already here anyway, he might as well do an experiment.

”Wait a minute, I'll just take something, then follow me to where we can leave that body.”

Seeing his apologetic expression, Rosamie nodded. However, Emika on the other hand hopped into the vehicle. Aside from the smell of coffee from the cup Mark was holding, there was a smell of hot milk coming from inside the vehicle.

”Scary Uncle, I want to drink milk too!”

Mark shook his head with a smile.

”Alright, there's still hot water anyway. Mrs. Rosamie, want a cup of coffee? Consider this as apology for the burden.”