Mutagen

Sponsored Content

Remove Ads?

"Ma"am Odel, what do people do in a date?"

Spera asked as she washed the dishes they used for lunch .

Odelina, who was doing some laundry just outside the kitchen, stopped and looked at Spera .

"Hmm . . . " Odelina tapped her chin . "Different couples do different things . There are too many possible things to do . Most common is spending time together in activities they liked . "

"What for? Couples can spend time together as usual . There"s no need to go on a date . "

Spera asked . She could not understand the concept at all . She was not just talking about Mark and Mei but other couples she had seen before .

To her statement, Odelina smiled .

"You might be right in a sense . However, dates are special in many ways . When going out on a date, a couple will do something different than usual . Example, watching movies, a picnic, eating in a restaurant, or just walking around a park . By doing different things than usual, the couple will see new sides of their partner . That is the most important thing on a date . It is to learn new things that you don"t know about the person you like . At least, that"s what I think . "

"It is that complicated, huh . "

Spera looked down while in deep thought .

Seeing that, Odelina continued on sorting the clothes she wanted to wash .

While in deep thought, Spera did not realize that she was flexing her right hand, subconsciously . Realizing what she was doing, she hurriedly stopped it .

It was a mannerism she had not fixed yet . It was because when she still had the ability to open portals, she would do this from time to time to practice while concentrating her powers on her hand . As she got used to this, she would unknowingly do this every now and then . It was even though her ability was already taken away from her .

Nevertheless, it was nothing but pure mannerisms now . In fact, she did not care anymore whether she would get that ability back or not . After Mark and his group took her in, they did not treat her any differently from others . She felt that she already found a place where she was valued, not as an item or tool, but as a person .

"Spera, what are you thinking about?"

A voice was heard as a person entered the kitchen . The person that entered was, the now lively, Emi .

Awakening her dormant blood as a Blood Demon, the connection between her mind and body was fixed . The Emi that was only staring blankly in front of her was no more . She returned to her previous personality . Of course, she still exhibiting some symptoms of trauma . Nevertheless, she was already better .

Now, Emi was helping around the base . She even volunteered to join Spera and Odelina and serve as a maid . Even Emi was oblivious of the reason . As far as she knew, she just felt like it .

Sponsored Content

Remove Ads?
That was why, while Edward was leading the training of the combatants, she was here helping do some ch.o.r.es . Like right now, she was carrying new materials acquired from the bodies of the hunted animals this morning . She was pa.s.sing by to bring the materials into Mark"s workshop .

"Ah, Miss Emi . " Spera looked to the side . "I"m just thinking about the Master and the Miss . "

"Oh, they went on a date, right?" Emi smiled . "I"m kind of envious . It"s been a long time since Edward brought me out . It"s not possible anymore though . "

Emi had a nostalgic expression on her face . It made Spera press more questions about the custom of dating among couples .

Their conversation made the two finish their ch.o.r.es longer than usual giving Odelina quite a headache .

***

Day 80 - 2:31 PM - Spirit Sanctuary, Mount Banahaw, Tayabas, Quezon

After spending about an hour relaxing in the middle of the field surrounded by flowers, Mark and Mei decided to leave . It was not because they were already tired of the scenery, rather, they wanted to do more things before sunset .

Seeing that they decided to leave, the Diwata felt relieved . Most demons were unstable beings . If not for the fact that she was afraid of Mark"s ability to control Miasma, she would not let anyone with a demon"s decent inside the Sanctuary .

Still, the Diwata could not believe that a Demon was really dating a human woman . If not for her seeing the interaction between Mark and Mei, she would never believe it .

"We are leaving . "

Mark said to the Diwata which made her nod and open the portal going outside the sanctuary .

Then Mark said something that made her freeze .

"We"re going to visit again sometime . "

But while she lamented . . .

"Here, as thanks . "

A marble-sized crystal flew towards the Diwata . Surprised, she reflexively caught it .

Seeing the crystal in her hand, the Diwata was shocked . It was not hard for her to realize that the crystal on her hand was created with pure magical energy .

Sponsored Content

Remove Ads?
For humans, this crystal would have minimal effects . To her and other spirits, however, this was a very precious treasure that could raise her powers .

It was too precious that she wanted to return it . Even if it was a payment for Mark and Mei to enter the sanctuary, it was too much .

As she was about to return it, Mark and Mei were already gone and pa.s.sed through the portal . She hurriedly followed out, however, she was not able to see any traces of the two anymore .

She had no choice but to accept it . The next time that she saw the two, she would openly welcome them to the sanctuary .

With this crystal, she would have more power to protect their home mountain .

***

"Gege, you"re being generous to give her one of those . "

Mei said as they flew away from Mount Banahaw .

She knew the value of the [Mental Crystals] especially since the number of it was limited . At the moment, Mark only had around sixty of these compared to the [Physical Crystals] which was around two hundred, not including the already occupied ones .

"It"s fine," Mark replied . "She will need more power to protect this place . That way, we can visit again in the future . "

"That"s true . "

Mei said as she looked at the mountain behind . It would be a lie to say that she did not want to visit this place again .

Mark did not say one thing though . He was in a good mood right now because she saw how happy Mei was . That was the main factor for him to give one of the empty [Mental Crystals] . If he had more of the crystal that he got from the headless priest, he might have given that instead . In his view, it would be even more beneficial to spiritual beings and elementals . Unfortunately, he only had one .

Another thing, he did not mind giving a gift to the Diwata . It was because even though she was not as strong as the flame demon he fought before, she was still stronger than most paranormal creatures he encountered . A friends.h.i.+p with a good creature like her was not bad at all .

***

Day 80 - 5:22 PM - Pagsanjan River, Maytalang I, Lumban, Laguna

Time pa.s.sed by rather fast . It was an odd concept of time and consciousness . Depending on the circ.u.mstances, time could be perceived as fast or slow . It was more apparent when a person was focused on doing something, was doing something they enjoy, or when they were spending time with their special someone .

That was what Mark and Mei had experienced from the rest of the day .

After leaving Mount Banahaw, they went mall hopping . They browsed stores whether it be clothing or just something that interested them . Stores that sold stuffed toys, books, cosmetics, or even children"s clothes, they entered all of these establishments .

Sponsored Content

Remove Ads?

They did not mind the current state of the mall or the stores they went in . As long as it took their interest, they would check out the store .

It was kind of unfortunate though that Mei couldn"t try out the clothes she liked immediately . After being unattended for a long time, the clothes were already covered with dust if not stained with blood from the infected roaming the establishment .

The most that they could do was to pick up some of the things that interested them and try the items out after the things were washed .

Still, the activities they did made them enjoy their time together . They even tried out some kiddy rides while laughing as they played together .

It was a time they enjoyed a lot . Not minding the litter of disembodied corpses and splatter of blood they left at every place they stopped by .

The sun would set soon . That was why they decided to take a walk near the Pagsanjan River as their last stop . While walking, they just kept silent . They already had their fun for today, now, they were just enjoying each other"s company before they went home .

Mark and Mei held hands as they crossed the river, with the things they decided to bring home .

***

While Mark and Mei crossed the bridge, a lookout spotted the two .

Just beside the river, not far from the bridge, a two-story house had been fortified by a group of survivors living in the area . The group was led by two Mutators . Coupled with the fact the province had a lesser population density compared to cities, they managed to survive .

The lookout, of course, was surprised to see a couple crossing the bridge .

"Paulo, there are two people on the bridge . They seem to be . . . On a date?"

The lookout called his partner .

"Chris, don"t joke around, a date? Who will believe you?"

"I"m not joking, look . "

The teenage boy, called Chris handed his binoculars to Paulo .

"Huh?"

That was all that Paulo could voice out . He was dumbfounded that there would be a couple out on a date after the apocalypse . It was not hard to guess as he could almost see the pink aura between the two people crossing the bridge .

"I don"t mind if they really are on a date," Chris said as everyone had their own way of spending their time even if it was already the apocalypse .

"But isn"t it bad?" Chris added . "This should be around when those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds will cross the bridge, won"t they?"

Paulo nodded . It was rare for them to see new survivors . Now, however, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time .

"Should we warn them?"

Chris asked .

"We better do . I don"t want to see more people fall because of those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds . I can"t see clearly, but the girl seems to be beautiful . It will be bad if someone like her fell on the hands of those animals . "

Paulo said and he stood up .

"Chris, you keep on the lookout, I"ll go out to warn them . "

"Uhm . . . Paulo . " Chris said with a dismayed tone . "It"s already late . "

While saying that, a group of vehicles could be seen on the opposite side of the bridge . Most of the vehicles were large modified motorcycles while there were two heavily modified trucks .

The group feared by people, not only in this place, but in many parts of Laguna . Especially after the apocalypse started, this group became more active .

The criminal group, "Buddha Gang" .

They were known for many criminal acts, like robberies, drug trafficking, and especially, contract killings .

Since the outbreak, many survivors had fallen by their hands . Men were killed while women and girls were taken as prisoners . They would also commit abductions of important members of survivor groups and make the remaining members bring ransom to take them back .

Of course, while they were true to their word and returned the person they abducted, they returned them, broken .

As for the other survivors that lived in the area, they were paying this group for protection . Although the payment was rather overpriced, in the least, they could live in their homes, not fearing the infected .

As for the group of Paulo and Chris, they only managed to avoid this crime group because of the two mutators that led them .

Now, Chris and Paulo could only watch in dismay as they saw the couple crossing the bridge get surrounded by dozens of armed people .

Note : Please download the sponsor"s game to support us!