Husband and wife looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. They were unfamiliar with the three kids, who appeared out of nowhere riding on a mean-looking motorcycle with caterpillar tracks in the back instead of a wheel. Not only that, but they also got into a fight which they lost. The couple that seemed close to their early thirties looked at each other for several minutes until the wife uttered. “I think we’ll be better off with those kids, rather than staying here. What if those people come back…?” Without wasting more time, the couple got into their car and followed behind Jin and the others. From their appearance, it looked like they’ve been through a lot. Dried blood on their tattered clothes. Bruises and cuts on the hands and cheeks. She had brown hair tied in a ponytail with dried blood on it, while her husband shared the same color hair, only he wore glasses. Their car had seen better days, as it had bumps on various places and scra

The following night, Jin, along with Kroll and Octavia, reached the tower. It was an abandoned fire lookout. Bricks made a sturdy base for the tall structure. At the top were rails surrounding the wooden canopy.Mostly, it followed a straight dirt road from the quarry, until they changed their direction towards the dense woods. A few meters out, and they crawled all the way until they reached the tower.Octavia whispered, pointing at it from behind the bushes. “There it is!”In a crouching position, they approached the tower, hiding in tall grass and behind trees. Even if they scratched themselves on the rough bark, they’d rather bite their lips until they bled than call out.Jin looked at their surroundings over and over until he sighed in frustration.

Blood splattered and painted Rena’s shocked face. The bullet ricocheted on the metal bar. Jin, from the corners of his eyes, glared at the person behind him who fired that shot.When he got a clear look at his face, Jin grinned. With his baseball bat in hand, he charged at the gunman.[Speed Level 2 activated!]In an instant, he appeared in front of the surprised youth. “Yo, teammate!”Jin forcefully swung his bat and crushed some bones of his old teammate’s hand. Writhing in pain, he crawled to the ground. It was unbearable to even touch his own hand. Fear got the better of him when he noticed bones sticking out of his shattered fingers.Jin clicked his tongue. He grabbed the gun from the young man wh

The veil of darkness dissipated when the warm rays sprung from the east. It hasn’t been long since morning came when Kroll and the others arrived at the quarry.It felt odd when they realized they wouldn’t be anyone waiting for them at the tower. They thought for sure that they would eventually meet resistance there before fighting their way through.After discussing it through, they agreed to leave their vehicles outside and sneak in instead. Unsure of what they might encounter, a safe approach was their best bet. The narrow path between the mountains brought out an eerie sensation to their bones.Tired and hungry, not to mention the anxiety building up in their hearts, Kroll made the first move. “I’ll go in. Rena should be last. You have the other gun. In case something goes wrong, you can escape and warn Jin!”With the worst-case scenario in mind, Kroll walked through the path, with his guard up and his pistol ready to fir

Jin defeated Jaxon, the bandit leader. His remaining forces surrendered. Some even joined Kroll and his group. They kicked out the others.Several days after what happened at the Quarry, Jin and the others moved to a place without fumes. He had already set the plan in motion when they headed to the bandit camp.The people at the quarry heard of a secure location. A village at the top of mount Rockell, not so far from where they were, but because of the bandits, they couldn’t leave. Even if they tried, the tower would report it to the bandits.According to the rumor, the village supposedly had walls, food, and water. Jin, Kroll, and their group followed a few days after Jorge and Coral left. They had no way to communicate and confirm the rumor, therefore they could only see with their own eyes.Besides that, Jin had to explain the situation with the evolutions he and the bandit leader Jaxon had gone through.