Shadows of JiangXi

[Tomtomrawr]

Birds. There were no birds. Miller was trying to find details to associate with a happier time, such as jogging through fields on Cambridge. He remembered sitting down, having a drink and listening to the birds sing in the trees. But there was no singing on JiangXi. Now that the rain had died down he could hear more of the jungle, and apart from occasional rustles there was no sign of life or happiness. It was a Hell, if not Hell itself.

Miller had kept away from the estate after hearing the sentinel guns blaze for several seconds, then fall silent. The number of creatures - or the power of one - needed to overcome sentinel guns would be far more than Miller could handle fighting.

So he'd kept moving south, deciding to reach the city, New HangZhou, and find a building to rest in. Eight, or even six hours of sleep and a meal would give him the strength he needed to continue on his odyssey toward the southern coast and the islands.

His radiation meter beeped wildly, and Miller immediately backtracked until it stopped. It'd been the first time the device had made a sound. He must've just been lucky to avoid bad radiation pockets, but now it appeared that his luck had run dry.

He knew he couldn't try pushing through it. He didn't know how strong the radiation was, or how large the impassable zone was. He could die in minutes. No, he'd have to find a way around.

Miller turned ninety degrees and began trudging west, occasionally pushing south until his radiation meter beeped again to tell him he hadn't found a safe path yet. He'd need to find one soon, or else his odyssey would end when the creatures of the forest caught up with him.

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[17:45:39] Wolfs Ghost (Murphy): Tom, you have problems. Go kill yourself.
[19:25:12] Johnny (Jam): Tomtom, I will beat you with a spoon.
[14:22:56] Prarabdh Thakur: KILL HIM WITH A SHEEP.
[17:40:48] Eagle (Junes): Tom should be slapped with a spoon.
[11:32:18] Warspite: Thank you for being so awesome Tom. <3
[18:17:36] Metano: I love you tomtom
[20:06:24] Warspite: I will seriously give you epic head.

Edit: also, Tomtomrawr, fappin' like a boss.