Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Stone Wall, Danger Prediction

Meanwhile, at the site of the explosion.

Behind a Stone Wall, Justin Brooks crawled out from the rubble, covered in dust and grime. He looked around, his face a mask of astonishment.

As an active-duty special forces soldier, he never would have imagined becoming a Player in this bizarre "Disaster Game."

He had been a little excited at first, but he’d quickly calmed down after entering and hearing from his teammates just how dangerous it was.

But his years in the military kicked in, and he began assessing his surroundings and the potential threats.

He just hadn’t expected that the two other Players who’d entered with him were also rookies.

"M-Mr. Brooks... are we going to die here?" a young woman in glasses asked, her face pale as she grabbed Justin Brooks’s arm, trembling.

Her voice was filled with panic.

Behind him, another youth with dyed blond hair was screaming hysterically, "Let go of me! What gives you the right to boss me around?"

Justin Brooks took a deep breath, suppressing the irritation rising in his chest.

As the only soldier present, he felt it was his duty to protect these two ordinary civilians who had been innocently dragged into this.

The problem was that after their initial panic, they had grown complacent under his protection, and had even started ordering him around.

This had already caused them a great deal of trouble.

"Shut up!" Justin Brooks hissed, his voice low. "Are you trying to attract more monsters?"

Just half an hour ago, the blond youth, ignoring all attempts to dissuade him, had insisted on going into an obviously dangerous building to "find valuables."

As a result, he’d triggered some kind of insect-egg trap, attracting a swarm of bee-like monsters.

The young woman was even more of a liability, constantly clinging to Justin Brooks and forcing him to fight while protecting both of them.

In order to protect them, Justin Brooks had nearly been run through the chest by a queen bee’s Poison Sting. Even now, a wound on his left arm gaped open, deep enough to show bone.

"But... but I’m scared..." the girl with glasses said, her voice on the verge of tears. "Mr. Brooks, aren’t you a soldier? You’re supposed to protect us!"

Justin Brooks: ...

Protecting civilians was his duty, but hearing it thrown at him so casually and sanctimoniously made Justin Brooks’s stomach turn.

These two had no idea that in this dog-eat-dog game world, no one was obligated to protect anyone else.

He had only endured this long out of a soldier’s sense of duty.

"Listen," Justin Brooks said, his voice low as his sharp gaze swept over their surroundings. "We have to get out of here. The explosion I just set off will attract more monsters. If you don’t want to die, stick close to me, don’t make a sound, and don’t touch anything."

But the blond youth clearly didn’t take the warning seriously. "Why should I listen to you? If you hadn’t led us down the wrong path, would we have been chased by those bees? I’m going to find my own way home!"

With that, he started to run off in another direction.

Justin Brooks grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the Wall. "I won’t stop you if you want to die, but don’t you drag us down with you! Look over there—"

He pointed to a shadowy mass not far away.

"That’s a giant mantis, and it’s eating. Do you think you can just saunter past it?"

The blond youth finally quieted down, but his eyes were still full of defiance.

The instant the girl with glasses saw the insect, she shrank behind Justin Brooks, her body trembling uncontrollably.

She was clearly terrified of insects. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Justin Brooks leaned his back against the rough Stone Wall, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

This was the last line of defense he had managed to conjure with his [Stone Wall] Talent, and he had barely any Energy left.

He glanced at the trembling, bespectacled girl and the scornful Blondie behind him, a bitter feeling rising in his heart.

’If they ran into danger again, he really wouldn’t be able to protect these two.’

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