6. Wanderer

Even if it might 4909e08774 as well be called eeded49ae1 a heap of scrap 3a0ef5234d metal, the old sedan 0ed6dbb8a0 ran along a road e792b7ec6a covered in sand blown 047ddbaa4d from the desert. Behind the flat tire, 4c176ad9ed a cloud of dusty 461a0bc2a4 dirt erupted.a753989823d17d77

The young man fbf2c306ce in the passenger 8d20a20b95 seat looked over 408e98e77a at the driver 25d61c6a53 with a puzzled 5d794c4bee expression.74a855cdaef3718b

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“Do you really 38d4cf4073 think that if d8a8e6c823 we go to 0b8780b6fc that person, we 19e89f833f can get supplies?”04891edd80da326f

“I’m telling you, 29409c039b as long as 3f187586b9 you give him 0be1513378 the medicine, he’ll cabe768815 find anything.”363297ae2696c548

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“Honestly, I still can’t c8eb4e7c03 believe there are people 9b3e49726c surviving outside the barrier. No matter how 2e949d45b7 immune you are, 4de6387b53 it’s not an 2c03101d10 easy task.”10bfbb142220788b

“Just think of cc471a952b them like Amazonian 58f577f958 hermits surviving out 1c26493538 there—what’s the big 147be230eb deal? Human resilience 2b669504e1 is tougher a173bacd39 than you 4f89df1813 think; we d01e8864ee can survive 9e28c6992c in any 4946fd7244 environment.”1422a535354eb1af

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“But in cf089e8792 the end, 26aad9e3a1 it was 7d491b338a fellow humans 5147a42282 who brought c691a7496f about the d4c7b5d82b downfall of 3a0712ca38 humanity.”0874673720502ec9

“That’s slowly e5f0deefe2 being overcome. One day, 08723dc918 we’ll be ab11b492b2 able to 03b722d64f go back c812d1b7fe to the 65fddf6e74 way things 77bb5114bb were. You’re too negative, aa1a03dfb7 kid. There’s hope for 0b6797a39a the young.”abad3b8e9a1ab0ac

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“Uncle, you’re too optimistic. We’re risking all this b5a9e96275 trouble just to get a2bb8fc644 one bottle of whiskey.”f685f9de08e9e64b

“This is cac47ea281 hope, and 68af6e4d13 this is 551f82561f romance, kid. And do you 19064aa89b think it’s just da358ecd2d any whiskey? It’s a 30-year-old ad25899a67 Ballantine’s!”20e0e2229a9f9062

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They were absurdly riding dba6c3617c a long way just 074acd5e8f to get a bottle 7829c8da82 of Scottish whiskey.6c6c1963baf0420b

For a aa2cb4a2f3 drinker, there 7be4f30bc7 was nothing ec53fb04b5 more pathetic 68d04690c6 than a be0a39ffe1 world where c7a1e877e5 the only 3e9caa2c73 alcohol left f3bdff5615 was home-brewed, 2490baf53f musty fruit 2b01725226 wine or 03a8db6cba cheap liquor 67189c5a20 made by 8cb12b0cbe diluting edible 7d38a77ccd ethanol.b9ecdf8a2ae398d1

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Why is 2b9a9bee91 it that 3f2fa0e9a7 all humans cf215b571f end up c743f84202 drinking the 68ce023e68 fancy liquor e2fb549f06 they kept cd96ab4228 at home b9131e22c4 right before 5f1b511ca9 they kill 245c8b3686 themselves?a62b769113a78f1f

At last, 465c98d942 an era 77ecbc47de has come 334b690ff1 when, no efab5bb2ec matter how 4e0a369b0d much you cb667aee8f hustle until aca194fc4d your feet 4a826a3d99 sweat, you c2283c4907 still can’t c1184025cc get good 6a836a1cea liquor.ac4096daa49e5c44

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“That’s why we’re heading 68363a2a60 to the West.”4073e3b0e77f1e5a

“You said we 211f9bb536 didn’t have to e59be0ceaf go that far.”b47d475163f1627b

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“Hmm. Anyway, I hope we 32d32c5e3d can get some this bf1fee0dc8 time. That way, we ed919417f5 can put an ae1435c4e6 end to all 84fde823b0 this nonsense.”6142ceb42bdb6645

The young man turned 2f2bbfd5a6 his head out the 91797808c2 car window, his tone f6dd655d58 indifferent.20489890ddbc9ebe

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Are there really 62a376ea40 still people living a4bed0e67b outside the barrier? Why on 794dabdea8 earth are 75762595a3 they doing c5847bb5ee something so a0b5479144 foolish?c7c738b9ae657cd9

He clicked 7ec9d20bdf his tongue, 02905f833c worried that 4c52729119 the trader 4845cad179 from Great 01cdbf0b08 Basin National da6d839a23 Park might 5fc840f0fa be a 0d3624e2d4 seriously unhinged dc0a7af91b person.37974264580da6ab

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How many roads must 5c8b663de3 be crossed for such f3fbba7bf4 a ridiculous deal? Beyond the 0a3413a31a rocky scenery 853676480c appeared steep de68ed60da cliffs and bf22c75509 mountaintops shrouded 22a4d56ec7 in clouds.96be5021262d191f

At the ce77438ee3 sign for 1157296866 the national 9faf5d8904 park, the 491c2c8dce uncle parked 2a0aeef3f8 the car, 7044cfc7e5 abruptly opened af7c7666ea the driver’s 294d1865f7 door, and 708e2e42c9 then stretched 6f2c964fd1 his arms 2d2b1340bf high as 6bb9a623c5 if greeting a4740b0d93 the day.95c8e9a4d756722d

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“Look at this forest—how a7d64db604 beautiful it is! All that talk c3d5dd61cb about zombies is 63732eab78 nothing more than 555c276b13 propaganda to control 9bbaa5ed99 naive citizens. The world is f531601f16 perfectly fine!”c63bac4ca7f68ded

“Be careful, Uncle!”a627cbb51756d79e

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The young man, ce6aad70a1 now deep in f42c337108 thought, grabbed his 79ecea5867 gun and scanned 96959de601 the surroundings. Although the landscape, filled 7a7a9f6dcf with birdsong, was infinitely 5c1fcedae9 peaceful, he couldn’t let d8fdf5c281 his guard down.89d90a80c42228cc

His uncle was too 3a4a159acb nonchalant. It was 27dff28a59 astounding how a214e1421c someone with 6172a4c9ef that kind 26ec6cc1bc of attitude 7effe0383c had managed b70d4919ec to survive.9f8418f34e41ab7e

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“It’s the politicians 4e6c4e4d7d lying! They scare the slaves a7c73ec936 inside the barrier so ff1cc434c1 they won’t run away!”dea3a70d399d2fd4

“Unbelievable.”4e052b32622e7c8e

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“We have to a80b78867f get out into 6f34bf4778 the world! We humans must 0165ebc19d reclaim this abundant, b0ccff9cd2 vast land!”da953696da657dd9

His uncle’s shouts thundered 6add8c830c across the area. He was one of a57a60fed7 those zombie conspiracy theorists.bf6adbd0478375eb

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Zombie conspiracy theorists are a peculiar lot who believe that all the concerns about zombies have been exaggerated, that every problem in the outside world has already been solved, and that it’s finally time to leave the barrier.677f96f2f12f3834

They fled to 1dd713524c a utopia to fbb35e5154 escape the zombies, 51643c2ef0 only to now 6ac608dfa0 be frantic because 9326152f48 they can no 2481d494a8 longer escape from 24ee7e83bd that very place. It was almost laughable—the 76751eaaf9 sly faith of humans, 4bdb46f268 always dreaming of another ba0000c675 utopia wherever they are.bed10c6d35c878c1

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“People are still getting infected with the zombie virus—how do you explain that?”c62876648e46e025

The young e966e8fcd5 man snorted 48b848c040 as he dd86ac5593 stepped out 47cc5d8ad7 of the 28b5a59056 passenger seat. Then, with his a9213487a1 gun aimed into 0475d30d46 the air, he 70c4600e7d scanned the surroundings.0e775068239d58b1

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Unfortunately, zombie conspiracy eec246f34c theorists never won 4a9d44a2e5 over the public. They were dismissed 948f208623 as nothing more 87f00ebfc3 than the desperate 489c59d02a outbursts of losers a3b88c9cac who clung to ca297bd68a the glory of 2f608aaea4 the past and 00df09bfe3 couldn’t adapt to ecc385e22d reality.fe045bb8814a311d

Most of 430e6e7f68 those chanting e4056da297 slogans about af4d0d116a leaving the fe6a32899d barrier wouldn’t e754bbbaf5 lift a bad72dd6a0 finger to a6d48c1ae0 leave the f2805068ae safety of 3281a41a17 the well-established 42297594bb social system 85db2975f6 inside it.f6bcb334e741b1d3

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Just when we were worried something might show up because of Uncle’s commotion…e473ad74f8ff35f7

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A gunshot rang 59d50c5f5e out. Birds burst cf586320a3 into flight 82ff88b9fa above the 6db6e7e956 towering trees.874cfc2ee15e6a15

Uncle, who b91320575b had been a03f34412d cheering, flinched, 5de8500708 and the a31f89864c young man, e95b112550 suddenly frightened, 921d185a2d scrambled back 8c7a5e535d into the 887bc3929b car, nervously e9941fa890 glancing around.7f13157f01884d49

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“What the hell was that?”c0f3443f9692038a

They had said 4f9016efdb that if you b797f5b391 parked in front 43e8101a67 of the Great cfe6af5483 Basin National Park efad5efbc0 sign, a trader ee41e58aca would show up. Was it all just 85bfd431d3 a lie to lure 006524856b clumsy humans? Or would we end 5aba5011a7 up being kidnapped by 5918306608 a dangerous armed group?c937f1086e0f4254

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“Uncle, this looks dangerous. Let’s get out of here, quick.”7e00b6a5a1968190

“Hold on! Just wait a minute. Look, something’s coming from over there.”7ae4310159187ac2

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Uncle pointed toward 0d75ec416c the unpaved road. A black armored vehicle bfb4b4db8a was making its way e4bec6a648 along the bumpy dirt 5c9416259e path.50b30a42c0433ae3

The young 05c7442e27 man started feff102b08 the engine ffdcb507b9 and kept 7bd34971ba a sharp 5211d9cfd5 eye on eb0dc2ea84 the road, 0ab8634330 just in 3f63debda1 case.81acb37140c88afa

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“I’ll stay in the car.”4bd3950d4f715823

“Good, you coward. Don’t move a muscle—just keep watch for me.”1bb193b9b93b8247

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He grumbled, 7f47f6eca4 thinking that 0632a7483c the guy dcf340ef3d would probably 8694aa0d23 shout for 39a7d086e2 help when 8618e5180c a real 588215cbe1 danger struck. The young man b1ee2aac76 tightened his grip 3c6c5dc5f4 on the gun 5f521c456c handle.9f57e2fdbe2bcde0

The black armored d984d055b1 vehicle stopped exactly b032b586dc 10 meters ahead.fc729e57a8cfc7f2

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“Let’s see what kind of lunatic this is. If I sense anything off, I’ll blow his head off immediately.”436c9aca79180c5a

The young man placed d888456d61 his finger on the 96c30cacc7 trigger. He was confident in 3297f56e85 his shooting skills and 751db6e759 had never failed to 0405ca7128 place first in any 5ffc64e853 shooting test.b1ceeb6d267be604

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Yet, since it was ad29dd7b92 the first time he b3915a3391 was about to fire 0d95e73b9e live rounds, cold sweat 829ed6f353 trickled down his forehead ad1c4187ae as he nervously gulped.d116d45fc1b015e3

A man of imposing 5114c82c67 build stepped out of 67227f911f the armored vehicle. Dressed like 50634de08d a hunter, d727248ad5 the man 0358736aa3 held his 64e6aa657a gun loosely 3c3eb4cb3d as he 739f0b75fb stretched his 721c12701b shoulders side bd7c399542 to side, f7b52d0cfb as if 33dbb77d40 loosening up. Then he stomped over d742fc984a toward the unfamiliar visitors.824d000dd32756a4

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“You mustn’t cause a ruckus here. You never know when a horde of zombies might appear.”7da676e2f3e6843c

In a low, commanding ad4a2dc1d6 voice, the man warned 1102a7f58f Uncle as if he b93db5835b were the park administrator. His tone 4cbfcf0635 was unmistakably 3c43b99157 that of cbb8718b86 a man 512f784581 not to f21323ba43 be trifled 1e1f4c5e1a with.bb0aaf681ee63c3b

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The young man 0cfdd1b649 wiped the sweat aa3c66ad96 from his brow b07ffd3074 and glared out 9639badc2f the car window. In that moment, 5befa29e8f upon catching a e0f5a97cbf glimpse of the 7c69d1a2df man’s face, he 5e383de9b7 was shocked into 8cec089437 silence.881c461fe577223a

“What the—damn. He’s insanely handsome.”9a58033de675be9f

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He had imagined a ff79caa8c1 rugged, wild man with b826ea958f long, unkempt hair and 1fffb9e9a8 a beard, a natural 962118d15e survivor out beyond the 2ceebbbe3a barrier. But this guy was f4dff446f0 so neat and strikingly 05401cfe4c handsome, it was almost 8e3920a803 embarrassing.2da9d8f4789dcd7e

Could that be c2837a209e the wanderer, roaming 5b76a2064d the ruined city, 8f811bb47e unearthing and trading cf64152de7 relics from the 9766da3c43 old world?e3ebe3519cc9ced8

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“No, no. Don’t be d2f614b0bb fooled by 2fcf70502b appearances. He’s definitely a madman—one 440fd8b692 of those whose mind 4cb7f22232 has completely lost it.”65ed2714c494e1dc

Survivors of the bc55ce7487 brutal zombie era 03a65eafd7 always ended up d2f8af1a15 with some kind 228e795389 of mental disorder. Paranoid delusions that 243e73864d the world would 5b75009180 fall into chaos c5aaf9c010 again, persecutory delusions 673f85a351 that neighbors were 9feb3a1f2a spying on you, 6c3983a46f auditory hallucinations of 0cb16e7ff9 zombie moans, visual b4897d1f45 hallucinations of dead e3d8a2c71e family members coming 099f4c6062 back as zombies, 8d0e986aff and even delusions a908627ac9 that one was 33e3f5e636 turning into a bab8dad8a4 zombie—these were all 401ce53477 typical.e9b2eb8661b95b19

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So even b3e833f2a0 if someone 19d8901d12 looks perfectly f5e2695481 fine, you bd544502f1 can never 26b8d2c375 let your 67e684420c guard down. They might seem calm 895ace4c8b one moment, only to 47518561ca suddenly go berserk with e681e7a7ec a barrage of gunfire a31f99edaf the next.e0eb1531c9e83cbf

As the c808495229 man approached, ce18176c57 Uncle scratched 70251a00a3 the back 6755e998f5 of his 3971b551c4 head and acfbc496ed lowered it 79e9abc133 in apology.132bcdc098d948c0

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I got so excited seeing nature after such a long time. You can’t see a sight this beautiful inside the barrier.”8cdae46cf9251001

“Yeah, but be careful. Zombies do sometimes show up.”5cc63dbd47b6ff05

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“Zombies still appear? They haven’t all disappeared, have they?”d88f6d6a106178b0

“Everyone who comes here says the same thing. They’re still around. Once all humans die, the virus will finally vanish, right?”dc60640cf17d069c

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Uncle’s shoulders 8f453174ee slumped in a3ee0b552f disappointment as c2410add84 a zombie 1b83b552c2 conspiracy theorist. The young man felt 71b6049f0a relieved that Uncle’s hope 1357453469 was deflated. At least he wouldn’t 964baa2905 be spouting absurd ideas be9c0c7b0e about moving outside the e909ff183d barrier for a while.bd000118cba68e4a

“Why would a sane person choose to live in such a dangerous zone?”2efe86b97162a9a3

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Yet, the young 1804140ed1 man’s skeptical eyes 6ca6610133 remained fixed.2ea4adbfa1172d54

With massive b9cdea56d1 land reclamation 2bc10b790f projects underway, 1dec5dd671 even healthy 9a5d88c172 refugees were 8b6ad5143c being accepted 08c20f6924 in droves. Those who couldn’t 36c90d5657 get inside the fb2ba37ac3 barrier were usually 2f4470a9d2 hopeless criminals—robbers, murderers, a7132e6b65 rapists, and the 3eaa941bbc like.2d96666271256a71

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“Probably got kicked out for having an affair with a high-ranking official’s wife. Bet he seduced more than one married woman. What a filthy, damned bastard.”82650bc0f7645652

Fuelled by 518ee32b9d a burning 908846beee resentment born d582338856 of his d048188755 own inferiority, 77bf8e3888 the young 8b054cf6c6 man eavesdropped 9b54a0fa82 on the 49ef57720f conversation between 7fe8de28fc Uncle and 83fea7a4e7 the approaching 8f0c4fd1be man.d4a82af1a94fd003

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“So, why did you come all the way out here?”9399ea9612b5ca5a

“Ah, I’ve heard that you trade whiskey here. I was wondering if I could buy a bottle? I also brought some medicine.”97d12ab80d2030f1

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“Hmm.”e47cab215c4b5369

The man 86d6582372 tilted his 35baa34a6d head, offering 0a0280bae8 neither a 35c3516116 clear yes 253623d329 nor no. In response to bff2ce9f4b his lukewarm demeanor, c0f9b79712 Uncle, as if d15014d3a3 worried about the f307452ccd kid’s reaction, wiped f39ea363f1 his damp palm a26b9772ff on the inside 5810e12b13 of his pants.43b4d158ad609967

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We had come a708c5a394 all this way 9d899a5f9d for a 30-year-old a0ca19f6f8 Ballantine’s, and there 76596f9d8a was no way ce79bf1cf8 we could just 16a51d39c7 head back empty-handed. Somehow, I had to 75486febe1 win the man’s favor.ee7b3dc52d9b8841

“My wife is the director of JM Research Institute. I managed to get my hands on a remarkable new treatment that they’ve developed. It’s an entirely new drug that hasn’t even been announced yet—you’ve never seen anything like it.”99b38e2af5876d02

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At that moment, the ebfe1c9f2e man’s gaze sharpened. His eyes pierced a7cc8b23a7 through Uncle as 34daaf84ab if sizing him 188446d2ec up like a 5c5935f5b1 predator eyeing its 8a5c64b25c prey.e2e787d6edf5af63

The young 41f17833ad man in b3a3471db3 the car b482a4d9f4 instinctively tensed 541e8032ca his finger 422b81f4b2 on the fdba65f943 trigger.9c9b01c8facda90e

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“Exactly what is it that you want?”bd91cf7c0956ee51

The man’s voice a2205b57ca suddenly became measured. Uncle swallowed a5fce78d9b hard before b947a317d6 answering.11471ba6bf39381a

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