Dodge Tank: A LitRPG Fantasy Sci-fi (Crystal Shards Online Book 1) by Rick Scott

Author:Rick Scott [Scott, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21: Secrets

Mike is moving faster than I expected.

I actually have to break into a jog to catch up to him as I enter the main tunnel. It’s late, and the place is deserted as usual. My legs respond surprisingly well. It almost feels the same as when I’m in-game. I put on the tech visor, which has a solid front, and scroll through the options to activate the front camera. This makes them basically transparent to me, giving me an unobstructed view, while concealing my eyes to everyone else. I wait a bit when I see Mike enter the lift station, and then slip in myself just as the elevator doors begin to close.

My heart is in my throat as I catch a quick glimpse of Mike. He’s seated near the front of the car. I do my best to sit as far away from him as possible. I plop down a few rows back, and I don’t think he’s taken much notice of me. If he has, he doesn’t seem to care. Which is good.

The ride down seems to take ages, and I pray we don’t have another load shed.

We arrive at the hub, and I ready myself. Mike gets up as the doors open. I do the same, but I don’t rush forward. I let him take the lead as he gets mobbed by the vagabonds waiting outside. I cut across behind him to steer clear and get a better vantage of where he’s headed.

I shove my hands in my pockets and start to trail him when he finally gets free of the mob. I feel more secure with the added people about. I’ll able to blend in more easily. I’m careful to hang back a good distance, but not so far back that I lose sight of him. Lucky for me, Mike’s a big guy and he has a distinctive walk—more like a swagger, really.

We travel down the same crowded streets I’m familiar with and head toward the clinic. I refuse offers of both drugs and prostitution with a quick shake of my head. We pass the clinic, and the crowd starts to lighten up. I feel vulnerable again with less people. The glowing holograms and neon signs lessen as well, and the air becomes still and quiet. I fall back a bit more to compensate. Mike is used to these streets, and by his personality, I’m sure that if he thought he was being followed, he’d stop and confront the person right on the spot.

Ahead, I see him duck into one of the skyscraper-like buildings that tower into the dark sky. Funny how my brain still thinks of it as sky, even though I know we’re miles underground. I hurry a bit so as not to lose him in the building.

I get to where he ducked into and see that it’s an opening where a large garage door once stood. Inside, I can see garbage and other junk amidst grated platforms and stairways that seem to encompass big pieces of equipment.

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