Solar Rising (Survival EMP Book 4) by Rob Lopez

Author:Rob Lopez [Lopez, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

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Harvey had never been an outdoors kind of guy. He’d never taken up hunting, and he hadn’t been the kind to get into the latest hiking gear and take to the mountains with trekking poles and a bandana. Driving to a camping ground, setting up a tent and indulging in a gentle walk were the extent of his endeavors. Going to the gym and sweating for an hour a week on the stair machine convinced him that, if he really had to climb a mountain, he could do it.

He’d come a long way since his last life, cutting wood and living in cabins, and he’d lost a few pounds, so he figured he was ready to climb a hill or two.

He couldn’t have been more wrong. The first day reduced him to a wheezing wreck, and when they bivouacked the first night, his legs were burning and his lungs were raw. The next morning he had to massage his cramped calves before he could even stand. He was meant to be looking after the patients who were being carried on stretchers, since Sally had accepted one of Packy’s shuttle lifts in order to care for Scott, along with some of the weaker patients, but he was close to being carried on a stretcher himself. The rest of the column consisted of folks from the Old Fort community, and they seemed to be better acclimatized to the ordeal, but it was tough work carrying any kind of weight, and progress was slow. Red was in charge of the column, and, along with a couple of other militiamen, walked tirelessly up and down the column, urging people on and making sure no one was left behind, as well as acting as the rearguard and covering their tracks. Harvey got tired just watching him.

On the second day, they were joined by some new faces, some of whom Harvey had never seen before, and the armed protection grew more extensive. They communicated in whistles and signs, nobody being allowed to talk much, and they impressed Harvey with how well trained they appeared. They looked very much at home in the mountains. Apparently, they maintained constant communication with their destination, and when someone arrived from the camp they were headed to, they would be riding mountain bikes on the trail. Harvey thought at first that meant they must be close, but every draw and valley was followed by another slope that they had to climb, and he gave up thinking they were nearly there, because it just drained his spirit all the more.

Somebody whistled, and Red dashed up the column, telling everyone to get down and keep quiet. They’d had a couple of scares like this already, as Red was worried they were being tracked. The militiamen sank out of sight into the ferns, and for a moment only the sound of the birds could be heard, but Harvey was glad to be lying down.

The respite was over too soon, and Red scooted along the column again, beckoning everybody up.

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