Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Helicopter

A sudden turn of events!

SHHHRRRIP—

With a single swipe of its bone claws, the Parasitic Humanoid sliced clean through the tough vines!

Its twisted body contorted as it rose to its feet, its blood-red eyes locked onto Marcus Maxwell. A guttural rattling emanated from its throat. It was clearly enraged.

Meanwhile, the Canine Mutant was tearing frantically at the vines, on the verge of breaking free!

Marcus Maxwell’s face went deathly pale. He clearly hadn’t expected his Plant Binding to be broken so easily.

He staggered back a couple of steps, fumbling to pull out another handful of seeds. This time, however, his movements were far more panicked.

In an instant, the situation took a nosedive.

The Parasitic Humanoid’s twisted limbs propelled it forward, and it lunged at Marcus Maxwell with astonishing speed.

Its deformed bone claws glinted menacingly under the moonlight as they sliced through the air, swinging down with vicious force—

SQUELCH!

"AH—!!"

A bloodcurdling scream pierced the night sky, and Seraphina squeezed her eyes shut.

When she opened them again, the scene in the distance had transformed into a hellish banquet.

The two mutants were hunched over on the ground, making gruesome, crunching sounds as dark red liquid pooled and flowed under the moonlight.

Seraphina jerked her head away, her stomach churning violently.

She bit down hard on her lower lip, the taste of blood finally forcing her to calm down.

’The combat power of these Parasitic Humanoids is... terrifying. Those sharp bone claws... one hit from those and I’d be finished.’ She murmured to herself, her fists clenching unconsciously.

’I’ll have to be much more careful when dealing with Humanoid Mutants from now on.’

The night wind whistled through the cracks in the operator’s cab, carrying the sound of distant, mutated creatures roaring one after another.

Seraphina curled up in the seat and tightened her safety harness.

Using the night vision function on her Analysis Glasses, she carefully scanned every corner of the town.

All she could see were dilapidated houses, empty streets, and abandoned vehicles. There were no signs of human activity whatsoever.

The place was clearly deserted, likely abandoned after all the residents were forced to evacuate during the parasite outbreak.

’The apocalypse must have started here a long time ago,’ Seraphina thought, wondering what to do next.

Her gaze shifted toward the waterfall she had originally planned to reach.

The area around the waterfall, on the other side of the broken bridge, was also shrouded in darkness. Only the faint roar of rushing water could be heard.

It was the one place Seraphina had thought would be safest, but the broken bridge now made it unreachable.

’No, that’s not right. If both the Parasitic Bloodworms and the other mutants are afraid of water, people should have gathered there. But why is it completely dark? It looks like there’s no one around.’

Seraphina knew absolutely nothing about this instance.

’I shouldn’t overthink it. First, I just need to survive the night. Looks like I’ll have to tough it out here...’ Seraphina sighed.

She took off the Analysis Glasses.

She forced her eyes shut, but every distant howl made her entire body go rigid.

The night dragged on, exceptionally long.

Every time she drifted toward sleep, she would jolt awake and warily scan her surroundings.

The cold metal walls of the cab chilled her to the bone, but compared to the monsters roaming outside, such discomfort was nothing.

’Please, let the sun come up soon...’ she prayed. It was the first time Seraphina had ever yearned so desperately for the sunlight.

...

WHUM WHUM WHUM—

A low, rumbling sound roused Seraphina from her drowsy state, leaving her momentarily dazed.

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