44 Different kind of black fog (1/2)

'Not here either.' I said and crossed the sixth and final place in the map where the old man might have been.

The seven places were the three hills surrounding the village, two massive electrical pole, one tall water tower and one mobile signal tower.

Anyone of those place could have been used as a place to spy on the village while maintaining a safe distance from it.

The old man was not foolish. In fact, he was extremely cunning and smart. He would not die easily and certainly not in the hands of some mindless beasts.

But if he was alive and was keeping an eye on the village in hopes of searching for his son, then he must have chosen one of those seven places.

Or so I thought.

'Maybe he is just very good at covering his tracks.' Lily offered.

'Maybe. And the rain might have washed away any clue that he might have left.' I said and looked at the mud in the ground with a frown 'Maybe he's just dead and everything I've done so far has been useless.'

'You seem concerned.'

'I'm not really concerned but if a man like him really died in the paws of a few mutts, then that would be just…'

'Sad…?' she offered.

'Disappointing.' I said 'I didn't like that guy. Not in the least. In fact, I almost feel jealous of him because of how much big brother values him. But he was a human. So he was on our side. At least that's how I see it.'

'So what are you going to do now?' she asked.

'It's getting late.' I said as I looked at the red tint in the horizon. 'In need a place to sleep considering how all the houses in the near vicinity have been occupied by those Mutant beasts. I should find a place before the sun sets.'

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The place I ended up sleeping in was on top of the mobile signal tower. It was cold up there. And windy. And scary, since I was never really a fan of heights.

I spent half of the night hoping that I won't roll down the tower while in my sleep. But I was more scared of Mutant beasts creeping up on me at night than I was of height. So I made do with it.

I also activated the Agility Booster skill before sleeping with the hope that I would be able to upgrade the skill as quickly as possible.

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'They are gone.' Was my first thought as I looked down at the quiet and empty village with my binoculars. 'No wait. There are some of them there. But they are just lazing around.'

'Maybe it's their sleeping time. Maybe they are tired and are just resting for a bit.' Lily suggested. 'Don't jump to conclusions too quickly Ashok.'

'I am not jumping to conclusion. It's just my… just my…'

'Just your what?'

'It's just my sixth sense telling me that a lot of the mutant beasts have left the area. At least all the smaller ones have.' I looked at every corner I can see in the village from this distance, but aside from the empty roads, the only mutant beasts I was able to see were the huge ones like cows and buffaloes.

'Do you think the bigger ones chased the smaller ones away?' I asked in puzzlement.