Chapter 8: A Strange Soldier
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Vines?! Is this some sort of SM game?!... Holy moly! Wayne was really shocked!
Seven or eight vines suddenly rose up from Wayne's feet and tangled themselves around his legs and his right hand, where he held his g*n, as if they were living creatures with awareness.
Damn it! The woman was a mutant with plant magic!
"Hahaha, you lovely boy! You know what? I haven't met a man for over a month!" The middle-aged woman laughed out loud.
"What do you want? As a magic mutant, you could live better than this!" Wayne couldn't pull the trigger with his right hand, so he sneakily reached for his other g*n in the back with his left.
"Hey, you, don't move! Are you looking for this?" The mid-aged woman manipulated the vines, which pulled the g*n out, and then ripped off Wayne's clothes and pants.
"Oh my, you have quite a nice body! I love it! You just come along with me, alright? I'll make you very happy! Don't you think now I'm living a good and free live?"
"I'm sorry, but my girl is much hotter! So you can keep your happiness!"
Wayne pulled the dagger from his boot with his left hand and cut the vines entangling his right hand. *Bang bang bang!* He shot at the woman.
One of the bullets grazed her cheek.
"Damn you! Go to hell!"
She furiously maneuvered a vine to flip Wayne's pistol away, then two sharp vines flew toward Wayne's chest and throat!
Wayne quickly used his willpower to change the direction of the two vines, leaving two holes in the door behind him.
Wayne cut the vines from his legs and feet with the dagger, rolled sideways, picked up the pistol. *Bang bang bang!* He fired several more shots.
He then used his power to fling a at her.
She summoned denser vines to block bullets and tires, then directed more vines into another attack on Wayne after he ran out of bullets.
Wayne fought off the attack of a dozen vines with his dagger. These vines were hard to deal with.
With his remaining 150 willpower, Wayne pressed forward, instantly deflecting the dozen vines.
The middle-aged women now had no defense or shelter.
This was his chance! Wayne threw the dagger at her!
Uh oh! It only hit her shoulder!
"Ahhh!!!" The woman screamed bitterly, then looked at Wayne in surprise with her hands over her shoulder, "You are a mutant!? What is this magic?!"
"The kind that sends you to hell!" Wayne took out a full clip and tried to reload.
But the woman reacted too quickly -- a dozen sharp vines were coming at him from all directions!
Wayne couldn't dodge them all, and his remaining willpower couldn't cope with so many vines.
Just as it looked like the end for Wayne... *Bang bang bang!!!* Several shots were fired.
It was Scarlett! She leaned out of the window, the smoking pistol still in her hand.
The middle-aged woman, shot in the throat and chest, suddenly fell on her back.
The terrifying vines withered away.
Wayne slowly rose to his feet and turned to embrace Scarlett.
"Wayne!"
"I'm fine, Scarlett. Let's go. The gunshots could bring trouble!"
Wayne pushed Scarlett into the car, picked up the dagger and pistols, changed the clips, and drove off the car.
In the rear view mirror, they could clearly all sorts of horrible things crawling toward their previous location.
It seemed some massive mutant giant ants had pounced on the body of the woman. Fortunately, they did not chase the car.
Since the woman was killed by Scarlett, Wayne's s*******r value did not increase.
But that didn't matter. Thank was just lucky to be alive!
At noon, they arrived an abandoned and dilapidated Mobil gas station.
The sign of the price reduction promotion swayed in the wind.
Wayne got out and said,"Wait in the car. I'll go check it out. If it's safe, we can take a break here."
"Okay, Wayne!" Scarlett pulled out her pistol and looked out of the car nervously.
Wayne got out of the car and looked around. There were a dozen random cars parked in the gas station, all with their fuel caps open, apparently having been emptied of fuel.
There was nothing useful in the cars or the trunks.
More than a dozen weathered corpses lay on the ground.
Then he came to the tanker, only to find it had dried up long ago. There wasn't a drop of fuel.
He came to convenience store. The inside was a mess, but he didn't find anything dangerous.
Wayne turned to the car and waved.
Scarlett got food and water for the children, then carefully followed Wayne into the convenience store and did some cleaning.
Wayne pointed out a place and said,"You can eat something and get some rest. There's a toilet inside. I'll watch out for you."
"You take a rest. Let me take guard duty." Scarlett shook her pistol and looked at Wayne affectionately, "...if you want me, you can have me anytime-"
"I'm not tired. This is much easier than in the war... I'll take you when I want you." Wayne kissed Scarlett.
The children relaxed and happily began to look for things to eat.
In addition to food and fresh water, there were plenty of daily items, like tools and even toys.
"Wayne, can I take this Winnie the Pooh?" A little girl asked.
"I want this cute pencil, Uncle Wayne!"
"Of course you can take it!" Wayne gave a nod.
*Boom...* Suddenly, a military jeep drove up and stopped in front of the convenience store.
Four men in military uniforms stepped out carrying M4 carbines.
- Writer
