Apocalypse Monster
Chapter 070: Border
Natan's relationship with Calista grew closer, and almost every night the two slept together, despite not doing excessive strange things other than hugging. The furthest one was only limited to reading a book together or playing a game, with Calista sitting on his lap.
This time not only Ayumi and Erina knew about it, but the other two people also knew of Natan's relationship with Calista.
The four people were very supportive of her, even suggesting to get married straight away.
How do you get married in a world like this?
Put aside about getting married. Currently Natan was sitting leaning against the bed rest by opening both her legs, and Calista who was also sitting there leaning against her chest.
"Where have we got?" Calista observed the map he had just purchased.
Nathan showed one of the cities inscribed on a map drawn on sheepskin. "Hanoi, Vietnam."
Callista nodded his head, then again asked, "Where are we going to build the headquarters?"
Natan opens another map sold in a bookstore, then opens a map of the world before the world changes. "I plan to build between Qinghai Province, Sichuan or Heilongjiang Province. But I really want to build in Sichuan, access roads there look good, and the mountains there are not too steep." He hugged Calista's body tightly from behind.
Calista felt that there was a hard object pressing down on him from behind, but he didn't really care about it, because for five days they slept together, he always felt that someone was pressing him and was used to it.
"By the way, we keep leveling up without fighting, it's a little boring." Calista turned to the right looking at Natan's face.
"I know, but as long as you train on the roof every day, your abilities won't be blunt."
Calista moved even more backward and leaned on Natan's left shoulder, feeling Natan's muscles instantly without even a single thread covering his upper body. "Of course, I practice every morning. But, on the roof was truly terrifying, the Skeleton Magic Archer stood guard there, and on the second floor was the Skeleton Mage."
Natan ignored Calista's boring remarks, then he asked a bold enough question, "Calista, can I take a bath with you?"
"No." Calista crossed his arms in front of his chest, covering his large chest, not matching his age of just 18.
Natan chuckled and hugged Calista even tighter. "I've seen it before when you're asleep. So there's no need to hide anymore."
Calista snorted irritatedly with bulging cheeks, then moved from Natan's lap to the end of the bed. "I'm sleeping ..."
Natan chuckles at Calista who is upset, then he takes a blanket to cover his body. Natan's sleep does not require a hug pillow anymore, because there is already a Calista who accompanies.
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Saturday, 26 July 2025
The Natan group had already entered the border between Vietnam and China, and they all started to get ready to get off Mammoth Castle, because after entering it, they decided to walk away.
However, they no longer passed through the forest roads, but were paved.
Natan walked forward to lead the group, with Kuro and Kori at the very back to guard the rear.
The streets around them were quite quiet, considering this was a border far from the city center. Many of the houses had collapsed into rubble, barren land with trees beginning to wither and dry up. This is natural, because it has been four months since the world was destroyed.
The Mapping radar captured signs of the lives of two humans, one of whom was on the verge of death. This time Natan did not avoid, but rather continued walking forward without changing direction.
Nor did Nathan tell the others there were humans, and continued to walk quietly like he never knew there were humans.
A dozen minutes later, Natan had arrived at the forest which could be said to be also not a forest, because all the trees here had withered and even dried up. There was no water at all, then there was a huge rock behind which there was a small hut, although no one noticed it other than him.
Ayumi tilted her head as she looked at the surface of the ground. "Sister, why is the ground hollow here? Are there monsters? But Ayu did not feel the flow of Mana."
"No, it's human." Natan shook his head, then pointed at one of the holes. "Because this land is barren without springs, the man who is deprived of food begins to dig the ground to take the roots of the tree, hoping that there is water in it."
Natan turned to the right looking at the three-meter-high boulder. "Isn't that so? Little girl?"
"Hieek!?" A shocked scream sounded from behind the huge rock.
"Do you not want to go out?" Nathan walked up to the big rock.
Natan could see the little girl's clothes were dull brown full of patches, lots of scratches on her arms, her legs were covered with cuts and blisters. And his fingers were also badly injured, even his fingernails were also broken or detached.
The little girl's clothes also saw a lot of soil attached, which meant that this little girl was digging in the ground to get the tree roots.
Ayumi and Erina ran over, then helped the little girl stand up and offered water to drink.
The girl's face was clearly visible. His facial expression was extremely exhausted, lips chapped and many rashes on his face. But, what astonished Natan was that his eyes still exuded the spirit to continue living.
Vely who saw this felt pain, however he was a Pshycologist. He also felt embarrassed to lose to a little girl who was mentally still awake, different from him who was an adult but almost crazy when at the Military Base.
"Thank you." The little girl named Xia Feiya prostrated herself again, but was quickly stopped by Ayumi and Erina.
"ah! Mommy." Xia Feiya ran again behind the boulder.
Natan and the others also walked up to Xia Feiya, and saw a woman who was in her thirties lying helplessly on a bed made of bare hard wood.
The woman looked thin as a bone wrapped in skin, the part around her eyes blackened and her body trembled like cold, even though the weather today was really very hot.
Natan frowned when she saw Job owned by a woman named Jia Meiya, Gardener and Chef, without any Job fighting. But, it was the Job that Natan really needed right now, in order for anyone to take care of her garden later.
Indeed with the Erina-made Potion can easily grow plants, but if there are more experienced, it will be better.
"How long have you been here?"
Xia Feiya was silent for a moment, then lowered her head and replied, "Two weeks."
Natan was stunned, two weeks was a very long time in a place like this, and again Xia Feiya was able to survive and take care of her sick mother. It's a really amazing thing for a five-year-old little girl.
"Yumy."
Ayumi nodded her head, then healed Jia Meiya and Xia Feiya. With Healing Lv.10, the Lv.05 gets the Restore effect, and the Lv.10 gets another amazing effect. Ayumi could heal even very severe wounds.
"Nathan ..." Calista held onto Natan's left hand.
Natan turned her head to the left and smiled warmly, looking at Calista's expression which was like saying 'Bring them up'. "Just relax, I'm aiming to take them both."
The language used by Natan this time is Indonesian, different when talking to Xia Feiya who uses Chinese.
Jia Meiya began to open her eyes slowly, then was startled and sat curled up leaning against the boulder by tightly hugging Xia Feiya. "Si-Who are you!?" There was fear in his eyes, which seemed to be trauma.
"We are travelers, do you want to go with us? We'll guarantee you safety, food, and shelter." Nathan reached out his right hand offering help. If he is rejected, he will leave immediately.
"No—" Jia Meiya was stopped when preceded by Xia Feiya.
"We want to!"
Jia Meiya looked down at Xia Feiya. "Fey'er!"
"Mother..." Xia Feiya looked up at Jia Meiya's face with teary eyes. "I don't want to see Mom lying in bed, I want Mom to stay alive and keep me company..."
Hearing this, Ayumi and Erina started crying. Finally Natan hugged the two and tried to calm her sisters. If for Ayumi, it might not be too painful, but for Erina whose parents were both killed by being eaten by monsters in plain sight, it was a different matter.
Jia Meiya looked up at Natan and the others, then nodded her head. "Well, I'll follow you all. But don't treat my daughter badly, I'll do rough work, as long as my daughter's safe."
Natan who was still slightly bent over to hug Ayumi and Erina was smiling lightly. "All right ..."
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