39 A Deal (1/2)

The dilapidated roads in front of me were a far cry from the highways in Delhi. Improper construction materials and poor maintenance had long since deteriorated the road that lead to the village named Karnera.

It was a good thing for me.

I walked in the empty road at a leisurely pace and killed any abnormal that crossed my path.

There were hardly any vehicles to be found in this road. And the ones that I found were few and far from each other.

After travelling for five kilometers, I had only been able to kill 13 1st tier abnormals.

The sky up above was getting clouded, but I was never among the ones who hated rain. Instead, I welcomed it's arrival with excitement.

A rain would degrade the already degraded sense of the abnormals. Under the cover of rain, I would be able to kill as many of them as I want.

I drank some water to quench my thirst and kept the bottle back in the spatial ring. Then I took out a map from the bag and looked at the diversion in front of me with a frown.

There was no such diversion in the map.

I looked at the two roads and couldn't tell which was the main road and which was the diversion as both were in equally bad conditions.

I sighed deeply at this predicament and took out a coin from my pocket. I tossed it in the air and caught it in between my palms before it could fall to the ground.

Head for right.

Tail for left.

It was a tail.

I kept the coin back in my pocket and took the road leading to the left.

It was the first time I was travelling alone in this apocalypse. And it was not as bad as I had earlier expected.

In fact, I was starting to like this feeling.

'If not for the constant attacks from the abnormals and the once in a while mutant beasts, then this would have definitely be counted as a great adventure.' I thought and wiped my sword from the clothes of the abnormal I had just killed.

'This can still be counted as an adventure you know.' Lily's voice rang in my mind.

I was rather thankful for her company this time as the journey would become far more boring without a companion.

'Yeah. I guess it can be counted as such.' I said continued to walk after taking out the crystal from the abnormal.

After walking for five minutes, I was sure that this was not the right path as it was starting to go in the northern direction.

But since I have already come this far, then I might as well go all the way and see what lies at the end of this path.

The path would most likely lead to a village where I would be able to gather a few crystals.

True to my thoughts, after I walked for another five minutes, a small village came in sight.

It was situated under a hill and all the huts in the village were surrounding a small stream. There were a lot of trees around the village so I was not able to get a clear view of it, but I was still able to hear the guttural sounds coming from the village.

I climbed a tree and counted the huts in the village. It was a small settlement with around 30-40 huts.

The large amount of trees that were growing in the vicinity made me realize that these people most like lived by selling the fruits from the trees.

A few farms could also be seen in the distance and I was able to see a few fishing nets in distance as well.

'A poor village.' I thought and climbed down from the tree.

Most of the huts in the village needed repair and a few were so badly damaged that I could have never imagined that people still lived there if I had not seen the abnormals outside those huts.

It was the first time I had seen such a poor village. Even the hamlet I had seen earlier was in a far better condition than this one.

'It seems like the difference between the rich and the poor in this country is rather large.' I thought.

'Isn't that the case everywhere?' Lily said.

I paused for a moment before I chucked and shook my head 'You're right. That is the case everywhere.'

I unsheathed my sword and walked in between the trees as I approached the first abnormal.

It was a small kid that was playing with the dirt on the ground.

I felt a bit emotional at this sight but I still swung my sword before it could notice me.

'That was not a human.' Lily's consoling words rang in my mind as I hid behind a hut and peeked at the other abnormal who was jumping on one leg from one place to another.

It was a small girl. Should be around 7-8 years old when she was still alive.

I looked around and when I was sure that no one was looking in this direction, I moved as quickly as I could and beheaded her before she even realized anything.

I took out the crystal and gave one last look to the small body before I hid behind a large tree once again.

'I don't like this village.' I thought in sorrow as I confronted another truth of the apocalypse.

'If the sight disturbs you so much then you can always leave.' Lily suggested but I shook my head at her suggestion.

'I need to become stronger to ensure that the same thing will not happen to my family as well.'

I moved quickly and jumped inside a hut where I could see another abnormal having sex with his bed.

I was a bit amused at this sight but still swung my sword before it could notice me.

'That's one lecherous abnormal' I thought and chuckled at the sight before taking out the crystal from it's head.

I peeked outside and found that one of the abnormal was looking in my general direction.

'Shit!' I cursed in my mind and hid back inside the hut.

After a few seconds, there was still no sound from the outside and I realized that the abnormal had not noticed me.

I took the head of the abnormal and threw it outside the hut.

After a few seconds, I peeked out once again and realized that the abnormal was now looking in another direction.

I quickly ran out and hid behind a tree before searching for another target.

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I laid on the bed and stared at the wooden beams that supported the roof.

'This bed is really uncomfortable. How the hell does anybody ever sleep in it.' I complained as I took the blanket lying on the floor and wiped the blood on the sword with it.

'Stop complaining. You still have to kill those abnormals out there you know.' Lily said.

'I know. But… why the hell are those guys standing so close to each other.' I cursed in my mind and peeked at the group of 30 or so abnormals that were surrounding the largest hut in the village.

'Must have been some survivor that attracted them there.' Lily said.

'I was not really asking a question this time. Even I can tell that they were probably attracted by the survivor. But that's not the point right now.'

I looked at the corpse lying on the ground and let out a light sigh.

I had killed about 80 abnormals that were roaming around in the village.

The numerous trees and the huts made for perfect hiding places. A lot of abnormals died from my ambush and the ones that were out in the open were lured in before I could finish them off.

By now I had already finished every thing that moved in the town. And now, only the 30 or so abnormals who were surrounding the hut remained.

'You don't really need to take the risk you know. You can always leave the place. You'll probably find a lot of abnormals on the road to Karnera.' Lily said.

But her words made me even more determined.

I picked up a large piece of rock and threw it in the direction of the stream.

A large splashing sound resounded as the rock sank to the bottom of the stream.

I looked at the abnormals surrounding the hut once again and this time, they were looking in the direction of the stream.

I got out of the hut and sneaked behind their group as quickly as I could.

I was able to kill five of them before they finally heard the sound and noticed my presence.

Instantly, the whole village was filled with the shrieks and howls of the abnormals as they pounced at me all together.

'This is why it's so hard to kill them in the day.' I cursed in my mind and stepped back to avoid being surrounded by them.

I was faster then them and would normally be able to run away from them easily. But my Agility skill was still going through the recuperation time so I was only a bit faster than them.