Kingdom of Monsters by John Lee Schneider

Author:John Lee Schneider [Schneider, John Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2021-03-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

The ship that picked up Shanna and Kate's team was far from the only vessel that appeared to surround the smoldering remains of Monster Island. At least half-a-dozen destroyers patrolled.

Clinging to a bit of flotsam that had once been part of the dock, Congo heard the repeated sound of munitions.

Some of the other beasts had escaped the island, and were currently floundering in the ocean. There were steady canon blasts as the circling ships picked them off one by one.

Congo tried paddling away from the convoy, but before long he was spotted by a chopper, and one of the destroyers turned his way.

Helplessly, he watched as the ship approached.

Exhausted and resigned, he waited for the sound of the canon.

Instead, a soldier leaning out of the chopper above shot a tranq-dart into his back.

Almost instantly, Congo's eyes fluttered, and he started to slip from the floating pier.

On the destroyer, sailors with ropes dropped over the rail. As he drifted out of consciousness, Congo felt himself bound and secured.

And while the Navy occupied themselves with Congo, only a short distance away, Big Rex floated at the surface, riding the swells with only his eyes and back exposed. The furrowed brow rather resembled an enormous crocodile, although when the big rex began to swim, it was actually more of a dog-paddle, his powerful legs churning the water like a motor.

The blinking green glow of his eyes was the only tell of his presence.

He had taken a battering in the eruption, and been tossed and thrown with the surf. For a brief time, he had lost consciousness. When he had awakened, stirred by the sound of explosions, he had found himself floating like so much driftwood.

Knocked into a state of semi-apathy, as well as still feeling the effects of the sedative, the big tyrannosaur had watched impassively as the other surviving animals struggled in the surf, drawing attention from the patrolling navy ships.

The rex saw Congo loaded onto one of the vessels – spared for some reason.

Big Rex also sensed the presence of Shanna, growing quickly distant, like a rapidly-fading star.

His glowing green eyes blinked, locking in on that star, and with its simple-minded focus, began to follow.

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