Chapter 516 A Stray Kitten
Theresa’s mind instantly switched into the System Store and opened the medicine section. She had been about to buy an Emergency Pill when something else caught her eye–Detox Pill.
Under the description, it said, “Clears out the toxins caused by impurities in zombie gleamstones.” And it cost only one point.
<i>What </i><i>a </i><i>find</i><i>! </i>Theresa bought a thousand without a second thought. They were cheap and too useful to pass up. Later, she nned to hand them out to every ability user in her camp.
Her Evoloid form contained the least amount of impurities and carried almost no side effects, but over time, it could still put strain on the body. These pills would help keep everyone safe.
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After finishing her purchase, she nced at Vinny, who was still holding back coughs. Theresa reached into her pocket and pulled out an Emergency Pill. “Take this.”
Vinny’s eyes flicked to her face, then down to the pill she was holding out.
“It’s not poisoned,” Theresa said.
Like a cautious kitten, Vinny hesitated, finally loosening her grip just enough to take the pill. She studied it for a good half minute. Clearly, this was a child who trusted nothing easily.
Atst, Vinny swallowed it. The pill dissolved instantly on her tongue, filling her with dread as she waited for the result.
She no longer had parents–only an uncle. And that uncle had tried to hand her over earlier in exchange for food.
A child like her, with no one to rely on, was no different from a stray kitten in this apocalypse. If she got hit by a car or bullied by others, she wouldn’t dare make a sound. If she died, she would probably just crawl into some thicket alone and lie down quietly, hoping zombies–or worse, people–wouldn’t eat her.
Clutching her aching stomach, Vinny soon felt warmth spreading through her body. The pain in her belly faded, the bruised bones no longer ached, and strength flowed back into her limbs.
Sage’s eyes
lit up as he watched her recovery with his own eyes. The glow of life returned to her body, and his fox–like gaze shimmered with surprise. His heartbeat quickened with a sharp, heavy thump.
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Vinny looked at Theresa in wonder, no longer in pain. But Theresa didn’t bother to exin. “Hungry?”
“I ate a cake yesterday afternoon. I’m not hungry yet,” Vinny replied.
<i>Yesterday </i><i>afternoon</i>, <i>just </i><i>a </i><i>cake</i><i>, </i><i>and </i><i>she </i><i>says </i><i>she’s </i><i>not </i><i>hungry</i><i>? </i>Theresa almost cursed aloud. “Quentin, give her some food.”
“You got it, Beautiful,” Quentin said, unzipping his backpack and pulling out a few boxed meals -though in truth, he had drawn them from his domain. Each box held rice with five dishes- three meats and two vegetables, still steaming hot. 2
“Come on, little one, eat.”
Vinny’s eyes went wide at the sight. She stared at Theresa in disbelief<i>. </i><i>Is </i><i>this </i><i>really </i><i>for </i><i>me</i><i>? </i>
“Quit staring. From now on, you won’t have to tiptoe around anyone else. No one here will bully you,” Theresa said evenly.
Her words filled Vinny with a warmth she had never felt before.
“Eat up. Stick with us long enough, and you’ll see. Beautiful is the best in the world–fierce to outsiders, but never to her own,” Quentin murmured while unwrapping the cutlery for her. “She protects what’s hers. She’s the real deal.”
Vinny’s throat tightened. She took the cutlery and nodded hard, then lowered her head and shoveled food into her mouth like she hadn’t eaten in days.
From the side, Sage watched quietly. A <i>good </i><i>person</i><i>? </i><i>Hm</i><i>? </i>His lips curved upward, and that suppressed madness in his eyes began to stir.
An hourter, the vehicle finally stopped. They had reached a gorge between two mountains.
As soon as they arrived, they spotted another reaper truck stuck at the edge of a cliff.
“Boss, that’s one of Team Seven’s vehicles,” Kyle said quickly.
He was the first to jump out, running to the vehicle where half its wheel hung over the drop. Peering inside, he grew tense. “Boss, it’s Graham’s vehicle!”
He circled it<b>, </b>searching every corner, but there wasn’t a single person inside. Team Seven had two trucks in total, with five people altogether. Now this one dangled over a fifty–yard drop. Belowy a field of tall, wild grass stretching as far as the eye could see. Thick and tangled, it hid all trace of human presence.
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“Sage, when did you notice this ce?” Theresa asked.
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