569 The Hard Fights of the Four, The Intention Behind the Order for Them to Fight the Infected Generals (1/2)
Day 131 - 1:32 PM - Logan Square, Franklyntown, Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mark glanced at Roan and Felicia as they hurriedly looked for something to restrain the Blade Girl.
But suddenly, he jumped to the side.
BAM!
A crater appeared on the ground where he stood just a moment ago.
Too much dust was flying around as the road east of the fountain got riddled with large craters.
Of course, the culprit was none other than the Infected King that Mark could not even see properly anymore.
Mark might have been monitoring the fight of everyone since he decided to do that spontaneously. However, it did not mean that he was free himself.
In fact, he was only able to do that because he could not get a proper angle to attack the Infected King.
And just like the Infected King's mutation, a locust, he was jumping around in insane speed.
BOOM!
Mark did not like the sound of that.
Along with that loud sound, the dust flying around was suddenly swept towards another direction.
Without further ado, the [Wind Manipulation Crystal] shined, and the wind aided him to get out of the way.
BAM!
A larger crater appeared on where he stood before, once again. It was even a foot deep at the center.
That first boom was not an attack. It was the sound created as the Infected King moved beyond the sound barrier.
”This is getting annoying.”
Mark muttered as he jumped away once again.
BAM!
”If this continued, I will have no other choice but to kill this guy.”
Mark could not help but frown.
Since the start, Mark already had the thought to capture the Infected King. After all, even though he already had one back in the base, that one was more or less artificially mutated. It mutated because of the Miasma he released during his fight with Gar'Vlam in Bay City.
This guy he was facing now, however, was totally different. It was a natural mutation, and its abilities were all in physical aspects. If this guy was studied further, there might be a chance to know what was the difference between the [Monarch Types] and the other types of infected.
Of course not, you jest.
Mark was a hoarder, both in reality and video games. He just could not help the urge to collect things. It was more apparent towards unique items and creatures. There was also the thought that keeping them might help in the future.
He was the type of gamer that would collect potions for the end boss fight but ended up not using any.
And there, the game ended, with more than a quarter of his storage containing different kinds of potions.
Actually, if not for the fact that Mark was a person who was struggling for money back in the days, his room would be filled with tons of collectible items.
And because of the outbreak, Mark had a lot of things to collect. Strange infected, evolved animals, Mutator Abilities, and other things that popped out after the end of the world started.
Of course, his thirst could not be satisfied by just that.
Unfortunately, not everything could be taken back home just like that. Like the first [King Type] he encountered, he needed to amputate its limbs to capture it. He had to make do with a broken collectible, which frustrated him a little.
Thus, he wanted to capture this guy in pristine condition. Unfortunately, it was even more impossible. Not to mention trying to cut off the Infected King's limbs, Mark could not even aim at this guy with the speed that he could not follow.
”Ah, right!”
Mark had an idea.
Using the [Wind Manipulation Crystal], he set up a trap.
As Mark jumped away again, he controlled the wind around his previous position and then trap the Infected King in place.
BAM!
A crater appeared in that place, and Mark immediately controlled the wind.
BOOM!
The wind trap was scattered without being able to capture the Infected King.
”Darn, I guess... It won't work.”
Mark grumbled as he evaded the next attack.
Inside the vehicle, Mei and the others watched Mark avoid the attacks being thrown at him. It was really amazing how he was able to evade even though no one here was able to see the movements of the Infected King.
Mark was only able to do this by following the mental fluctuations of the Infected King. This time, he was using his mind more than his eyes.
Unknown to most of them, someone was able to see the movements of the Infected King to some degree.
Mark's ring vibrated, making him smile. Then, the only thing he needed to do was to find the right timing.
***
While Mark was planning to catch the Infected King and Roan's and Felicia's battles ended, the others were still facing their current opponents.
Above the Logan Square, Mariella soared, evading the relentless pursuit of the Blood Hawk. Mariella was not someone gifted with high athletic abilities. Because of that, she could only fly away while shooting her gun. Unfortunately, the Blood Hawk was able to evade bullets that were about to hit its head.
Despite that, the Blood Hawk had a large body and wide wingspan. It was a big moving target, and most of the bullets Mariella shot already tore holes on the hawk's body.
However, unlike the other generals, the Blood Hawk was a Mutated Eater. It was capable of flight because of it having a higher level of mutation. Nevertheless, it was still an Eater variant. It was an infected with a dead body. It could not feel pain. And because its body was large, the small bullets of the assault rifle could not tear its wings.
Right now, Mariella was in a tight position.