Apocalypse Monster
Chapter 038: Purpose
"Sister, Ayu's done treating her."
Natan smiled faintly when she heard Ayumi's voice inside the tent. He looked back and said, "Alright, the three of you go up on Kuro. We're leaving the Military Base through the driveway ..." He took Kuro out from within his shadow.
"Our initial goal, Jakarta City!"
No one asked Natan's decision except for Vely who seemed very surprised to hear it. However, at this time they were in Malang City, it took more than ten hours to get there by car, it was through the freeway.
"Let's go!" Natan ran eastward where he entered the Military Base earlier, along with Kuro who followed him from behind.
Vely who was sitting on the back did not fall down as his body was wrapped around by Kuro's shadow, but there was no need to worry as it was not too tight.
Their speed ran very fast, especially for Natan who was as fast as sound. But even so, his run did not cause strong winds because he used Stealth ability.
Nathan, who had managed to get out of the Military Base, turned left, passing through a curved road.
Panic and fear ensue at the Military Base as Kuro runs through the streets, armed forces begin shooting at Kuro. But Ayumi creates a Magic Barrier that protects them from being attacked.
Natan who heard the gunshot chose to stop her footsteps, and looked back through the trees and iron fences. He sees Kuro being shot despite the protection.
Without hesitation, Natan took out her sniper and shot the soldiers in the head, killing those who shot at Kuro.
"It's not that I'm cruel or anything, but in this broken world, I'm going to take away my humanity to protect those closest to me."
After killing the three soldiers, Natan again ran with Kuro chasing after him in the back. They also did not take long to leave the Military Base, and went very far from there.
Now they are in a luxurious house that is uninhabited and there are many walls that are destroyed. The five of them rested on top of the house, and listened to the story of Vely Anindya.
Vely himself was still trembling tightly hugging his own body. He was terrified when the three soldiers started shooting, even more so he saw Natan killing the three soldiers.
"It's not the first time I've killed a human, with three humans, I've killed eight." Natan could not remain silent for this matter, so Vely had to figure it out and kill the humans for the first time.
"Erina killed two."
"True has killed three humans."
Vely shuddered and looked at Natan with trembling eyes. "To-Why?" Her tears started to flow.
Natan let out a long breath with her head bowed, then looked up at Vely firmly. "To survive. In this chaotic world, humans begin to see other humans as prey. I killed because they wanted to harm my sisters, they unleashed an attack."
"We both killed because they hurt Natan." Ayumi added Natan's explanation.
Vely was still unable to accept the fact about the three people in front of him who had killed humans. His mental as a psychologist says that it should not be done.
Natan tightened her lips, really not wanting to say what she was thinking at the moment. If he doesn't, then trouble will come. "If Big Brother can't accept it, I can escort Big Brother back to the Military Base ..."
"In front of him, killing humans would become routine. Maybe Big Brother doesn't know, but after leveling up forty, Big Brother will open the Forum Features. There are many players from all over the world various information, and hunt each other. There was no doubt, they could kill other humans just because of a trivial matter."
"Kill, or be killed!"
Vely was speechless with his body trembling in fear, he hugged his own body and bowed staring at both knees. Then he began to recall events that he should not have seen at the Military Base, making him return nauseous to vomit his stomach contents.
Natan just kept quiet and gave Vely time to answer without giving her a drink.
A dozen minutes later. Vely looked up at Natan's face, her body no longer shaking and her hands were already above the knees. His breathing had started to calm down, unlike before who was breathing very fast.
"Thank you, I almost lost myself. I know how the world goes. What you're saying is true, only the strong can survive in a chaotic world" said Vely, whose voice sounded slow and hoarse.
Natan smiled faintly and turned to the left looking at her two sisters. "Let's go back to eating, please cook a good meal."
The two nodded small and made preparations for cooking.
"How can Nathan have so much food? Don't you want to share a little on the Military Base?"
Natan raised her eyebrows next to her, already expecting to get this kind of question. "Killing monsters can earn Gold, which can be exchanged for groceries in the NPC Shop. Then, why am I not various, should Big Brother be able to figure out the reason."
Vely was silent for a moment with his head down and touched his chin with his right hand. "Dependence, greed, unrest, and the worst is murder."
Natan nodded, he did not need to explain further because of Vely who already understood. "Then, why was Big Brother so skinny when I met there?" He took the bottled mineral water and handed it to Vely.
Vely took the drink and gulped it down for a few gulps as it was frugal. "I, hired to calm people's emotions, though I'm not a Psychiatrist, but a Psychologist, and paid for a glass of mineral water with two moldy loaves of bread ..."
"A week after the world was destroyed, it can still be calm and not too difficult. But after a month had passed, trouble after trouble kept coming. Especially for food ..." Vely stopped his words and was silent for quite a long time, like being reluctant to continue.
Natan gave a small nod, for some reason she understood what Vely wanted to say. "Then, we better proceed after eating Yakiniku and Sukiyaki."
Natan took out a magic tool that could create fire, or more easily a magic stove. He placed the magic stove in front of him and Vely, then asked Ayumi to use water magic to fill the empty pot.
Decades after eating the food, they resumed the delayed conversation.
"By the way, why are we going to Jakarta?" Vely's voice had returned to how it was, sounding smooth and melodious. His health also began to improve, there were no more holes in his cheeks and his lips were red.
"It was just a temporary stop. We will go to Sumatra Island, and to Singapore through Batam Island. Then through many countries, we'll go to China."
Vely tilted his head looking at Natan. "Why China? Nah! Why leave Indonesia?"
Natan begins to explain the same explanation to Vely, as when he gave an explanation to Ayumi and Erina more than a month ago.
Hearing that, Vely could only fall silent and nod his head. It is strange why the world can change, and when it comes to information about the Player, traveling outside is indeed the safest way to live rather than stay in one place and hide.
"By the way, why is my mentality disturbed. As I was about to go around to calm down, I accidentally ... I. saw the human corpse .. being cut .. to be made into material ... food," said Vely whose voice was getting soft.
Natan was mediocre, there was no particular reaction like nausea. As a person who had killed humans, he felt that nothing shook him, especially in a chaotic world. When he entered the Military Base, he had expected it because he saw the health of the refugees there.
The reason why Vely could be skinny, Natan could already guess it. Do not want to eat food provided or provided from the Military Base.
"Sister, before we go to Jakarta City, I will help Brother raise the level to the hundredth level by killing monsters."
Vely flinched and was a little scared. "Me-killing monsters?"
Natan gave a small nod, then replied, "It is only the way to survive, and it is also the way that can provide us with food. The meat we eat, comes from monster meat ..."
"Not monsters like Goblins and Ogres, but livestock animals. So no need to worry, for the meat of monsters like Goblins, I sold them to be exchanged for other materials."
The nauseous Vely calmed down again upon hearing further explanations. "Well, I'm not very ordinary and only ever killed a little chicken. But, I'll try not to trouble you guys." The flames dancing in his eyes revealed a burning determination.
Natan, Ayumi and Erina smiled.
"Tonight we will rest here, tomorrow we continue the journey." Natan stood up while patting her slightly dirty clothes with dust.
Ayumi also stands up to build a simple house, with Erina who starts cleaning the tableware aided by Vely.
Nathan raised his right hand slowly, taking out the 14 Skeleton Knights. "All of you, look for monsters within a radius of two hundred meters. Cut off their legs and hands, then bring them here."
The Skeleton Knight knelt down, then jumped down from the rooftop of the house, scattering in all directions to execute the command.
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