Chương 69: The apocaypse is here.

On a small dirt road flowing between a dense forest, an MCV drove while pulling up the dirt on the road a few meters high, when seen from a distance it looked like a cloud of dust. The atmosphere in the MCV was tranquil, songs were being played on the radio while Arhter was driving the MCV at moderate speed, there were occasionally a few branches of trees colliding with the MCV making some noise, inside the MCV, Jack was sleeping soundly in his bedroom, Abella was in the greenhouse having a happy time with the plants and animals there, on the roof John was sitting in the front bunker while an arrow was loaded in the ballista, behind him in the rear bunker sat Jessy while Nanny was sitting on the upper deck floor just below her, Nanny was relaxing while supporting her head on her knees looking at the scenery passing from the window in the front. Jessy and John were a bit more alert and were carefully observing the passing scenery.

Mey was doing some laundry work, and sorting out the things in the Medical room. Everyone seemed to more or less have overcome yesterday's incident and had accepted the new life. They were already on the journey for four hours. As he kept driving forward Arhter noticed the change he was trying to find out for a long time. When they first entered the forset there was small noise of insects and birds, logically speaking as they got deeper they should have encountered few animal or birds but since last one hours even the noises had stopped. The forest seemed eerily silent, in the beginning, Arther didn't notice this but as time went by he was able to notice this small change.

After thinking about it he speeded up, he wanted to find an open space where they can wait, according to his estimation the bright light from his past life must have already come which resulted in them being unconscious and also an indicator of the apocalypse but till now there was no sign of it.

This made him feel even more uneasy as the fear of the unknown was the biggest, if such a big happened at the beginning of the apocalypse itself he can't imagine what will happen in the future. After forcefully calming down these thoughts he increased the speed and drove till finding a small open space in the woods surrounded by trees and shrubs.

As soon as the MCV stopped Arther closed the windows on the lower deck and the shutters too, after that he went out to check out on the surroundings while he gestured at John and Jessy to remain alert. After observing the plants and trees in the surrounding he didn't find anything unusual, Mey also came out to check out the things, being a botanist she was the most interested in the first and its plants. Seeing her being in the periphery of the MCV Arhtet didn't mind, after confirming that the surrounding was safe he went to the MCV and decided to take some rest here, from yesterday when they left the graveyard he was having the feeling of urgency. He knew very well this was his instincts to the danger which can't be wrong after being trained in the apocalypse in his past life. He took out the gun and checked on the ammunition and kept it safely.

"Hey Arther why did we stop here?", Jessy on the roof poked her head out and asked Arther in a serious tone.

"I don't know, but I am having a feeling that something bad had happened which we are unaware of.", after speaking Arther went to the kitchen in the MCV and took a cold drink from the storage. After finishing the drink he waved his hand and the can was absorbed by the wall. While he was doubting his instincts he heard Mey's voice from outside.

"Hey Arther, I think you should have a look here. Something bad has surely happened.", Mey hurriedly ran to the MCV door calling for Arhter, seeing her agitated expression Arther ran out to see what she was speaking about.

She led him near a bush, when they got near it Arther also observed the anomaly, from the space between the trees near the bush he was able to see in a small distance forward, there the trees were different than the tree here, those tree's trunk had a different color compared to the other trees. Seeing these trees Arther immediately identified them, the color of the tree was similar to the color of bones when observed carefully one can see small pointed thorns growing on them,

"Hey Arther, what are those trees, in my entire life I have not seen anything such.", Mey noticed the change in Arther's facial expression and understood that he knew those trees.

Arther ignored her and hurriedly went to the MCV and with his thoughts a sharp knife was formed, after taking the knife and a cloth he went past the trees carefully to the nearest mutated tree and with the help of a knife cut out a large chunk of the trunk, a few branches, and leaves and collected all these things in the coth. When he observed the surrounding of the tree he found that a vast area had these trees, after searching for some time he found a root of these trees protruding out of the ground and with great efforts cut a portion of it. After he was done collecting these materials he went back in a hurry, and without waiting for a second pulled Mey inside the MCV and turned it on and they were on the road again.

"Hey, Arther, what happened to you to act in such a way. And why are you sweating is everything alright?", Arther was brought out of his shock by Mey he wiped the sweat on his forehead and looked at the things wrapped in the cloth, and took a deep sigh. He then carefully handed it to Mey, when he saw her confused and questioning expression he had a smile on his face,

"The apocalypse is here."