Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Mobile Doll Talent

Hearing the sound, Seraphina Sullivan quickly ducked into a pharmacy, held her breath, and peered through her Analysis Glasses toward the source of the noise.

"VROOOM—ROAR!"

The roar of an engine grew closer. A fiery red sports car suddenly burst into view at the end of the road. Its streamlined body gleamed with a blinding metallic luster under the sunlight, its spoiler angled high, and its tires screeched sharply against the pavement.

It was unmistakably a Formula 1 race car!

"What the hell?" Seraphina’s eyes widened.

The sight of the race car in the apocalyptic ruins was so jarring it was almost surreal.

This was so not post-apocalyptic!

Her Analysis Glasses immediately locked onto the target. Through the car’s frame, she saw a helmeted figure in the driver’s seat.

She activated her [Eye of Resume], and the other person’s information appeared:

[Name: Nicholas Jensen]

[Gender: Male]

[Professional Skills: Talent - Mobile Doll: Can materialize toys.]

[Weaknesses: Extreme mysophobia]

[Note: One of the Players randomly selected by the system.]

"Materializing toys?" Seraphina was stunned when she saw this Talent, but then realization dawned on her.

’So this F1 race car isn’t a real thing.’

’It’s something this Player named Nicholas Jensen materialized from a toy car using his Talent Ability!’

Seraphina then used the [Item Identification] ability of her Analysis Glasses to appraise the race car.

The car showed no signs of being a toy. It was roaring and speeding along for real, and she could even see the sparks from its tires screeching against the pavement.

"There’s a Talent like this?!" Seraphina stared, her eyes wide with envy. "If he had a toy tank or a model fighter jet, wouldn’t he be completely invincible?"

’But then again,’ she thought, ’using my abilities costs stamina, so his Talent must have a huge drain, too.’

But then Seraphina’s brow furrowed. "Still, this guy is way too flashy. It’s not nighttime now, but if he drove such a conspicuous car at night, wouldn’t he be afraid of attracting a swarm of parasitic variants to gang up on him?"

As if to prove her point, the roars of parasitic variants immediately echoed from several buildings in the distance, clearly drawn by the engine’s noise.

Although they couldn’t get out, the parasitic variants were still agitated.

Nicholas Jensen, however, seemed completely unconcerned. The red race car executed a beautiful fishtail drift, leaving black scorch marks on the pavement from its tires. Then, with a ROAR, it accelerated and vanished at the end of the street in the blink of an eye, leaving only the arrogant thrum of its engine echoing through the ruins.

It took Seraphina a moment to snap out of it. "So flashy... Does this guy even have a brain?..."

She shook her head and was about to resume her search when she suddenly heard a soft "CRUNCH" from behind her—the sound of something hard crushing glass.

Her body froze instantly. Slowly, she turned her head. Outside the pharmacy’s shattered display window, a humanoid shadow with twisted limbs was slowly straightening up. Its blood-red eyes stared intently at her through the shards of glass.

It was clearly a parasitic variant that had been hiding in the room.

The roar of Nicholas Jensen’s F1 car did more than just attract the parasitic variants hiding in the distance.

It had also startled the monster lurking inside the pharmacy.

The humanoid parasitic variant looked at Seraphina.

Up close with the humanoid parasitic variant, Seraphina realized the creature before her could no longer be described as human.

Its limbs seemed elongated, its eyes were crimson, and its skin was a ghastly white. It was more like a wild beast ravenous for flesh and blood.

Just as it lunged at Seraphina,

her reaction was faster!

The moment she sensed danger, she had already pulled the Sound Wave Vibration Gun from her Space with her left hand and fired it at the creature!

"VMMMM—!"

The shockwave erupted, distorting the air. The impact sent the humanoid parasitic variant flying into a Wall.

But its body had been strengthened by the parasite.

It only staggered for a moment before lunging again!

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