Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Chapter 15: Spending the Night on the Crane

Seraphina Sullivan made an instant decision and moved quickly toward the waterfall.

The rain-slicked ground made her footing slippery, but she couldn’t afford to worry about that now.

As she got closer, the roar of the waterfall grew louder, and a fine mist filled the air.

However, when she finally reached the last stretch of the path leading to the waterfall, the sight before her brought her to a screeching halt.

A long bridge spanning the canyon blocked her path, but its center had been blasted away, leaving a massive gap.

Twisted rebar jutted out menacingly.

The entire bridge was split in two.

A warning sign stood at the head of the bridge, with words scrawled in bright red paint: [MILITARY RESTRICTED AREA - DO NOT CROSS]

"What in the world happened here?" Seraphina Sullivan muttered to herself.

She crouched down and found several shell casings and scorched marks at the head of the bridge.

The military had clearly engaged in a fierce firefight with parasitic creatures here, even blowing up the bridge to stop something from spreading.

Seraphina Sullivan gazed unwillingly at the other side. The waterfall was within arm’s reach, yet the broken bridge made it unattainable.

Her plan to pitch a tent by the waterfall was completely ruined.

Just then, she suddenly felt the rain stop.

Seraphina Sullivan jerked her head up to see the last sliver of twilight being swallowed by darkness.

Strange, overlapping howls echoed from the distance. The parasitic mutants lurking in the shadows were about to become active.

"Damn it!" Seraphina Sullivan gritted her teeth and scanned her surroundings, suddenly noticing a tall crane towering over a nearby construction site.

Its yellow steel frame stood out in the twilight, and the operator’s cab was at least twenty meters off the ground.

’Hiding up there should be enough to stay safe for the night, right?’

Seraphina Sullivan’s eyes lit up.

At that height, it would take the parasitic mutants some time to climb.

Plus, the view from up there was wide open, allowing Seraphina to spot any approaching danger in advance.

’I can make it over there!’

With that thought, Seraphina Sullivan sprinted toward the construction site.

But as the sky grew darker, the surrounding shadows seemed to come alive, each dark corner appearing to hide a deadly threat.

Although it wasn’t raining, pools of water still covered the ground, which might buy some time.

Reaching the base of the crane, Seraphina Sullivan tilted her head back to look at the towering steel frame and couldn’t help but swallow.

’It’s so high. What if I fall?’

But she didn’t hesitate. She grabbed the cold steel frame and began to climb.

"Boohoo, why couldn’t I have started out invincible!"

To distract herself, Seraphina Sullivan started complaining, even cursing out her heartless boss.

CREAK— The rusted metal made a sound that set her teeth on edge.

When Seraphina was halfway up, a gust of wind blew through the night, causing the entire crane to sway slightly.

Seraphina’s heart nearly leaped out of her chest. Her fingers gripped the steel frame so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

’Don’t look down... Don’t look down...’ she repeated to herself, forcing her gaze upward toward the operator’s cab.

Sweat soaked her back, mingling with the lingering rainwater and making her clothes cling clammily to her skin.

Finally, her trembling hand found the handle of the cab door.

After scrambling inside with the last of her strength, Seraphina Sullivan immediately locked the door and used a seatbelt to strap herself tightly into the operator’s chair.

WHOOSH— She let out a long sigh of relief, only then realizing her legs were shaking uncontrollably.

Through the cab’s dusty glass window, the dead-silent town unfolded before Seraphina Sullivan like a grim tapestry.

Pale moonlight spilled onto the empty streets, casting an eerie, silvery-gray pall over everything.

In the distance, a few twisted, dark figures squirmed about with unnatural movements.

They would stop intermittently, craning their mutated necks to sniff the air.

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