Adorable Atrocity: An Alien Evolution LITRPG by Zenkarn Cooper

Author:Zenkarn Cooper [Cooper, Zenkarn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Chance Encounter (Mark)

Mark didn’t require luck to find the alien dog, Erodicilee.

He smiled, looking at the hunting gear spread out before him. Aside from his rifle, most of it he’d purchased two days ago after the airing of the interview with the blonde broad and the hot alien. Mark couldn’t believe the aliens let women into politics, but he supposed it was a different culture. At least she was something to look at, and ambassadors were for talking, as far as he knew. It made sense to send one that others would actually want to speak to.

His eyes flicked over the desert camo jacket, flashlight with spare batteries, a map covered in a pencil grid, canteen, and knife that sat on the blanket he’d spread out. The guy at the army surplus store promised the blanket would keep out any rain. Mark hoped that was true. The last thing he needed was for the corpse to get soaked and damaged.

He slid the knife into his belt before putting on the jacket. It went well with his camo jeans. When he’d purchased them, the guy said they fit him perfectly.

Mark agreed that he might have to get a few more. He needed to look professional for the camera. After all, there was no way he wouldn’t get famous when this was over.

A real-life alien? People would clamor to hear his story. Money. Women. Fame. He’d have it all. Idly, Mark wondered if they’d let him keep some of the corpse as a trophy. Maybe he could get some of the fur framed or a leg mounted in his man cave. If not, he’d demand they let him take photos. Perhaps he was holding it like he’d caught a fish? Women dug those.

With his supplies all set, he moved out of the small town and started into the outback. All around him, the people he’d unfortunately shared a plane with still milled around. He inwardly scoffed at the lot of them. Posers. Wannabe influencers. Internet kids shouting memes. Everyone, from real journalists to vloggers hoping to hit big, was carrying a camera, shoving them into the faces of anyone who appeared vaguely local.

One or two were people like him. True believers. He could spot them a mile away. They wore tactical gear, carried weapons, and had serious expressions. A few carried GoPros strapped to their chests, already recording to make sure they got proof of the kill. Sure. Neither chick had asked for them to kill the creature if they found it, but who cared? He’d get famous either way, and this was safer.

Still, as he passed on the group, he saw them hauling a collection of metal cages off the back of the truck. Some were small enough to be cat carriers; others he could have fit in with room to spare. Creepy, but if they wanted to risk the extra danger, let them.

No skin off Mark’s nose. They were nothing but a footnote, the group that followed him too late into the dangerous wild against unique prey.

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