Shadow Slave

Chapter 875

Chapter 875: Old Roads

The next day, Sunny and his cohort separated from the battered division. The mass of vehicles and soldiers marched down the broad highway, heading to a large city that was situated behind the mountain peaks to the cast. The Rhino, meanwhile, continued south.

"Four hundred kilometers... how long do you think it will take us to reach the research installation?"

Sunny was currently in the cabin of the APC, leaning on a bulkhead as he looked ahead. Luster glanced at him from the pilot's seat and shrugged hesitantly.

"Hard to say, sir. The terrain here is really rough, and we'll need to climb over many mountains before reaching the coastal plain. There are some old roads here and there, with tunnels that can serve as convenient shortcuts. But since no one took care of them for half a century, it's mostly a stone labyrinth. So... several days at the least. Maybe even a week if we want to be really careful and lower the risk of stumbling into a horde of Nightmare Creatures."

He hesitated for a few moments, and then added:

"Of course, I can get us there in a day if we leave the mountains and drive along the coastal thoroughfare."

Since most of the Antarctic Center was mountainous in nature, moving across its expanse with speed was somewhat of a problem. It would have been much faster by air, but no one was suicidal enough to use an aircraft in these circumstances.

its electronics and navigation be swiftly fried by the interference of the Gates, but even worse than

effectively in the air, being swarmed by winged abominations or taken down by a

coast, there was a convenient highway running

too, was overflowing with Nightmare Creatures. All kinds of horrors

Sunny sighed.

near the coast. Avoid those old tunnels, too. Just take your time and take us over the mountains, Luster. Dorn

The young man smiled.

sir! Will

look and shook his head. Ever since the revelation of his identity as Mongrel, Luster had been acting as an overly enthusiastic sycophant. It was

"Well... alright then..."

to all Awakened in Antarctica. There were just too many Nightmares Creatures around and too many battles

any other Master, but the rate at which his soul restored it was only twice as fast. As a result, he needed three to four days to fully replenish it. Sleep, rest,

went by, and why

battles in the next

as

was surprising for a machine of that size.

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