Marble Town had gone from a peaceful and lonely town into a desolate town where people were afraid of going out to do anything.
But it wasn't just Marble town, the whole world was in this state but Marble town was in the worst state among all other towns and cities due to it being the place where the problem emanated from.
Houses had been destroyed with dangerous beasts now roaming the streets of Marble town.
Many had lost their lives during the attack, they would have all lost their lives if it weren't for the arrival of the soldiers from Tron Ville's capital.
To kill the beasts they needed to shoot it as many times as possible so it would be an understatement to say that the guns were making little effect.
The soldiers couldn't really do much but they managed to buy some time to enable the people to flee to safety.
The people had relocated to another part of Marble Town which didn't have many people living there and was now living as refugees.
Among these refugees were Frank and his Mother, due to her mother's condition they were both given one tent to stay in.
Other kids had to share the tents with their mates and that was why you would find about four kids sleeping in one tent.
Frank wasn't really comfortable inside the tent with his mother but he always got better sleep than his mates who had to share with more people.
It had been about a week since they all started living here and they could say that life wasn't any easier on them now.
Frank got up in the middle of the night after trying to sleep several times with all his efforts proving futile.
He looked at his mother who was sleeping peacefully and then his eyes slowly went down to her leg which had a thick bandage wrapped around it.
'Why did all these have to start happening now?' Frank thought.
The day his mother had informed him of a very good news that would have benefited him dearly was the day everything started happening.
After rushing outside with his mother and confirming the situation they discovered that everyone was panicking and was in a dilemma.
Frank himself didn't know what to do as he found his legs already shaking but in the end, he was the one to snap everyone out of their daze.
"Everybody run!!!"
Without thinking twice about what the young boy had just said everyone took to their heels but it wasn't long before the horde of beasts caught up to them and started tearing to pieces the people closest to them.
This was one of the worst moments for Frank as he wasn't much of a runner but he was trying his best not to lose sight of his mother.
As the people kept running their number kept decreasing until only about a dozen of them were left.
One of the beasts jumped upfront and was about to pounce on him but by easily rolling out of the way he avoided it, he was about to continue running when he heard his mother scream behind him.
Frank quickly turned to see the beast in front of her mother blocking her way but fortunately for her it hadn't done anything yet.
Without thinking twice he picked up a stone and threw it at the beast, the stone was on target and hit the beast on its head.
The beast responded by hitting Jessica away with its paws as it turned to Frank with a growl.
Now looking at the beast directly Frank could make out what they looked like.
The beasts which had been chasing them were all wild cats except that these ones had darker skin than usual, were larger than the normal wild cat, had red menacing eyes and very long canines.
Frank was just glad that the other beasts had carried on chasing the others and didn't pay any attention to him and his mother as he was having a confrontation with this particular beast.
Frank was slowly stepping back as the beast came closer to him while growling angrily.
The beast got to a point and decided to pounce on him like it always did, but that wasn't going to work on someone with wonderful reflexes like Frank as he easily avoided the beast.
With the beast trying to regain its balance from the jump and miss, Frank hurried to check on his mother who happened to still be on the floor.
"Mom!" Frank quickly rushed to her.
"I'm okay Frank." She had been wincing in pain but on seeing Frank she tried to put up a smile.
"No, you are not." Frank knelt down beside her and started to inspect her body only to find out that her right leg was seriously bleeding.
Frank checked the leg to see that it had a deep wound occurring from her scratching her leg on a sharp rock when she was hit away by the beast.
Frank had become so worried about his mother's wound that he had forgotten about the beast that was slowly making its way to him but this time instead of being overly aggressive and growling it was creeping towards him, he was treating him like a very difficult prey to catch.
"This is very bad mom," Frank said.
He ripped off the sleeve of his cloth and was using it to cover the wound.
"I know." Jessica forced a smile she couldn't stand getting her son worried.
While Jessica was trying to endure the pain coming from Frank trying to tie up her wound she caught a glimpse of the beast that was about to pounce on him.
"Frank," Jessica said, tapping her son on the back.
"I'm almost done, mom." He replied without raising his head.
"It's not about that." She stuttered.
Frank paused what he was doing as he remembered the beast that was still around.
He quickly turned around to see the beast almost upon him but while the beast was in the air it was met with a bullet that hit it back and sent it tumbling.
This was the time the soldiers arrived and they were just in time to save Frank from his near death.
"Are you okay?" One of the men rushed to Frank and his mother.
The other soldiers continued shooting the beast which was struggling until it slumped dead.
"David, bring these two along with you, we are heading up front for the other ones." The captain of the troop said before heading out with the other soldiers.
David was the soldier that had shot the beast from afar and was now helping Jessica up.
He put Jessica's hand around his neck as the three-headed in the same direction as the other soldiers.
"Thank you," Jessica said.
"It's my duty mam," David said with a smile. "Now let's get both of you somewhere safe."
Before leaving with David and his mother Frank felt something, he turned back and looked towards the woods to see a dark human figure standing there, he couldn't exactly make out the person because he was far away.
'You will lead me to the rest.' He heard a voice say in his mind.
Frank managed to get a shot eye after going through a series of thoughts in his mind. He woke up the next morning to the scent of a nice meal, it didn't take him long to discover where the scent was coming from as it was strong on his nose.He got up to see his mom already having her breakfast while his own was on the floor."You woke up just in time for your breakfast," Jessica said.Frank looked at the food on the floor and the one that his mother was eating, it looked nothing like what the soldiers managed to serve them here and that scent he had not perceived for a week now."Did you make this mom?" Frank asked although he already knew the answer."Yes," She nodded. "David helped me get some foodstuffs for me after I told him that the food we got here wasn't good for my condition."David was the soldier who had helped them the day his mother got hur
There was only one person who Frank believed could get him out of the current situation he was in now but when he searched through the soldiers present there with his eyes David was nowhere to be found.The slap had immediately subdued the zeal Frank had to prove any resistance and Arnold who had seen his mate receive couldn't see himself putting up any form of resistance.Frank wanted to scream, maybe David would hear him from the other side of the camp and come save him but one thing was keeping him from doing that and that was because he doubted that David might be able to do anything.If he remembered correctly David was only a sergeant while the man holding his arm had just referred to one of the soldiers there as a lieutenant.Frank, Arnold, and the other kids who the soldiers had with them had no choice but to go along with what the soldiers had planned for them.The
The beast was running towards the group without slowing down but Roger wasn't going to shoot as he quickly went into the van's front seat to get something.Don shot and shot but the beast jumped from side to side avoiding every bullet, soon the other soldiers joined in and with their combined effort were able to get shots on target on the beast but it still wasn't enough to stop the beast as it continued running forward without slowing down."Are you guys stupid? If you don't shoot that thing then you'll all die!" One of the soldiers turned to the kids to say this but still, it wasn't enough to make them do anything."How come all the kids here are cowards? I wasn't this cowardly as a child." The soldier grumbled as he continued shooting at the beast.With the beast getting closer now the soldiers continued shooting until when they pulled the trigger and nothing happened."
[ System Active ][ You have obtained the wonder system ]Frank had to rub his eyes just to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.[ Profile ][ Name: Frank Hart ][ Wonder warrior grade: none ][ Level: 01][ 3/10 HP ][ 0/100 EXP ][ Stats ][ Strength: 3 ][ Endurance: 4 ][ Dexterity: 7 ][ You are in a critical condition ][ Drawing energy from heart for emergency healing ]At this moment Frank felt a stinging pain in his heart, he wanted to scream as loud as he could but he didn't want to draw the attention of the beasts.[ Heart energy: 50/100 ][ Condition has been restored to normal ][ 10/10 HP ]&n
Frank had different thoughts running in his mind of what might have happened to Arnold, did he run away? But that wouldn't be possible given that the whole area was a wasteland and he would get caught by a beast. Was he carried away by a beast? That he wasn't sure of but it didn't look like any of the beasts had escaped. Maybe he was torn to shreds, this was the most possible to be the case given that his body couldn't be found anywhere around the area. While Frank was in the middle of his thoughts he began to hear slight metallic sounds coming from the van. He slowly walked to the van and was standing in front of the back door now. He was still hearing the sound but it sounded like whatever that was inside was trying to adjust its position rather than looking for a way out. He had an idea who or what was in there as he placed his hands on the door but he just wis
Frank could feel his heartbeat slowing down and weakening as the vehicle drove through the wasteland. 'What is this?' He wanted to scream but just didn't have the strength to do that. "Are you okay?" Arnold turned to him. He was struggling with his breathing now and was beginning to sweat. "I don't think I…." His breath was obstructing his speech. "I don't think I… can keep up any longer." That was the last thing he remembered saying before slumping on the car seat. The teenager woke up to find himself in their tent with his mother sleeping peacefully beside him. 'I'm just glad you are okay.' [ Heart Energy: 50/100 ] [ Half of energy restored ] [ Condition has been stabilized] Who could tell that his heartbeat and his body as a whole had returned to n
Arnold wasn't looking good at all, his eyes were looking dead as usual, his hair was all messed up with stains all over his blue shirt and he looked paler than the last time Frank saw him. 'How Come he's like this? it's only been a few hours since we came back from that battle.' Frank thought unaware that he had been out throughout the time they returned yesterday and had just woken up this morning. "Hey Arnold," Frank said as he stepped closer to him. "Hi, Frank." He said with a forced smile and change continued to pull the bag along with him. "Hey wait, where are you heading to?" "To dispose of the refuse." He stopped before saying that. "Which soldier sent you to dispose of the refuse alone?" "It wasn't a soldier," Arnold said, shaking his head. "Then who?" Frank asked.
[ Speed points: 5/50 ] Frank came to a halt as he saw his speed points drop to a low number, there was no need to worry as he needed to just walk a few meters to get to the camp now. [ Superspeed deactivated ] 'This ability is a real lifesaver.' He thought as he looked ahead. [ Stats ] [ Strength: 5 ] [ Endurance: 4 ] [ Dexterity: 9 ] 'I had gotten two points in dexterity after killing four of those foxes, foxes are known for being quick and agile, and killing them had given me stat points in dexterity.' Frank had just figured out how he got stat points, his stat points allocation worked, it was based on the physical properties of the beast, he had gotten one point in strength after killing a bear which was known for strength, and for the foxes, he had gotten stat points in dexte