Fragmentation Arrowhead
Inside the speeding fire truck, a low mechanical hum filled the air. “What? Why?” Hana suddenly glared at me with zero context.
“You’re asking like you don’t already know?”
“Yeah.” I answered with the purest, most innocent eyes I could manage. She pointed an accusing finger at me.
“Why are you so casually letting Chaei sit on your lap?”
“I didn’t put her there. She climbed up on her own.” Believe me, damn it.
“Tsk. Anyway, when is Chaei going to come back to her senses? She must be exhausted.”
Why are you so sure she’s tired? It’s not because of me… right?
“Beats me. This is the first time I’ve seen anything like it. But she’s being well looked after, so don’t worry.”
“You could at least control your expression while you say that.”
Shit. My face had relaxed without me realizing it. I’d been too busy savoring the feeling of Chaei’s thigh. While Hana sat on my left, my right hand had secretly been stroking that soft, smooth skin.
Apparently it tickled, because Chaei squirmed her hips. ‘Ugh!’ My cock, already rock-hard and straining between her thighs, throbbed at the sudden stimulation. She gripped it like a joystick, sliding back and forth. When I squeezed her ass to make her stop, she froze for a second.
‘Phew.’ Then she lifted her hips as if trying to settle even deeper and dropped back down with a soft plop.
“Hup.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Huh? Nothing.”
“Really?” The thick shaft of my cock was now pressed directly against Chaei’s hot, slick folds. It felt like we were secretly dry-humping right under Hana’s nose.
“Mmmh.” Maybe the position was uncomfortable, because she leaned her entire back against me. Having both her lower and upper body pressed into me was driving me insane with lust. I wanted to knead every inch of her soft body without mercy.
Memories from the shelter flashed through my mind. I glanced at Hana, but she was staring out the window.
“The weather’s really nice today.”
“Yeah, it is.”
Perfect chance. I slipped my right hand under Chaei’s shirt, cupped the side of her breast, then slid downward. Her bra was struggling heroically to contain those overflowing tits. My movements were as quick as Hana’s own footwork.
‘Not caught. Wait—no, if I get caught I’m dead.’
Touch the breast, stroke the thigh, stop touching the breast, stroke the thigh. I desperately explored that velvety texture until Chaei lifted her head and stared straight up at me.
‘Sorry. I’ll stop playing around.’ But apparently her legs had just gone numb.
“Mmmh!” The moment I stopped, Chaei let out a dissatisfied whine.
“Hm? Chaei, what’s the matter?” Hana asked with a gentle, caring expression.
But Chaei just kept staring at me.
“Suhyuk-ah, what did you do?”
“Nothing? I didn’t do anything. See?” I raised both hands in surrender, trying to look wronged. Thankfully she couldn’t see how hard my cock was standing at attention.
“Chaei, we’ll be there soon. Just bear with it a little longer even if it’s uncomfortable.” Hana scooted right up against Chaei’s side.
Damn it. Now I couldn’t touch her anymore. The happy times were over; the endurance test had begun. Still, I could occasionally brush her thigh with my fingertips.
“We’re here! Let’s get off!” Hana hopped out energetically.
“Huh? What are you doing? Aren’t you coming?”
“Um… I think I’ll stay inside. I can just summon from here anyway.”
“That’s true, but Chaei will be uncomfortable.”
Oh no. She had completely dismantled my excuse.
“Chaei, you get off.”
“Mmmh.”
“She doesn’t want to get off?”
A desperate attempt to shift responsibility.
“Well, if she won’t, then I guess it can’t be helped. I’ll leave the mutant to you.”
“Leave it to me.” I gave a sharp salute while freely running my hands all over Chaei’s thighs. I’d handle the mutant first, then enjoy myself.
Far off in the distance, among a clustered horde of zombies, the mutant stood tall and arrogant.
‘Summon.’
Rainforced Warbow Tower — Sniper Mode
‘Shoot.’
Shoulder Pierced — Mobility Reduced
“Huh?!” I’d tested it several times before, but this was on another level. The mutant couldn’t even react before its shoulder was completely run through. Enraged, it charged forward with its ruined arm flapping uselessly.
I hadn’t expected the entire process to be shortened this much.
“Hana, it’s coming. I only disabled one arm, so be careful.”
“Got it. Thanks.”
This was the final rite of passage before hitting level 10. Mutant, please last a long time! You can do it! Fighting!
‘I should do my part too.’ This time I summoned every tower I had and swept the incoming horde clean. I was sick of always falling back and tossing the mobs to the raid party.
The ground rumbled. Flesh tore. Blades whistled. Heavy impacts shook the air. The people riding this mobile amusement park were having the time of their lives.
‘Alright. Now…’
I openly slid my hand under her shirt, pushed up the bra, and filled my palm with one soft, heavy breast.
‘Wow. This is fucking amazing.’
At this point I couldn’t even worry about what would happen when she regained her senses. Was it just me? She had been the one rubbing against me first. How was I supposed to hold back?
I kneaded that perfect mound of happiness to my heart’s content, then lightly pinched the swollen peak.
“Nngh!” Chaei shivered violently and squirmed in my lap.
“Chaei, does that feel good?” I licked her neck and asked. When I gripped her ass harder, her reaction grew even more intense.
“Mmmh! Mmmh!”
Slap! Slap! I tugged her pants down just enough to spank her bare ass.
“Ahng… hng…” Her voice was starting to drip with lust.
‘She’s seriously soaked.’ The fact that spanking this beautiful girl’s ass was turning me on this much was insane. I wanted to fuck her senseless.
I pressed myself completely against her, stroking every inch—thighs, belly, waist, breasts—exploring her body like I owned it.
“Mmmh.” While enjoying her reactions, I sucked on her shoulder and neck.
‘Oops.’
Unfortunately, happy time was over. Hana had just driven her rapier straight through the mutant’s skull.
Who the hell raised her? She’s way too strong. Isn’t this breaking the balance? Couldn’t she have taken it a little slower?
Hiding my disappointment, I straightened Chaei’s clothes.
“Mmmh?” She looked back at me as if asking why I stopped touching her.
“Later.” I’m going crazy here too.
The door clicked shut.
“Heh… heh… hoot! I’m level 10 now!”
“Whoa— As expected of Hana! Already level 10? Even the WAW veterans probably haven’t hit it yet.”
“It’s all thanks to Suhyuk. I really appreciate it.”
“It’s because you worked hard. Don’t mention it.”
Most people would refuse even if I offered to raise them like this. They’d say it was too scary. Facing a mutant one-on-one in reality required more courage than most people possessed. Even in the game, there were players who panicked, messed up, and wiped entire parties. Enough said.
“Hehehoot! But that’s not the only good news!”
“Oh? There’s more?”
She flashed a bright, expectant smile.
“Ta-daa!” She cutely announced it while holding out her hand.
“An item dropped!”
◈ Enchant: Toughness
◈ The weapon cannot be disarmed unless the wearer wills it.
◈ Ideal for preventing weapon loss against powerful monsters.
“This is actually really good.” It would be especially useful when fighting monsters. There had been plenty of times when a monster with monstrous strength had knocked weapons right out of our hands.
“Right? Right?!” Hana bounced excitedly.
“Here, take it!” She held the black gauntlet out to me.
“Huh? Why? You should use it.” I don’t even fight in close quarters anyway.
“No. You always do most of the work and I just finish them off. You should have it.”
“I’m fine. I don’t get hurt anyway.”
But Hana refused to back down.
“You have to wear it. You can’t get hurt.”
Her expression was dead serious.
“Huh?”
“It’s more dangerous for everyone if you get hurt than if I do. We all need you.”
I finally understood what she meant. Objectively speaking, the raid team and the residents would have a hard time surviving long-term without me. We’d come all the way out here on an expedition and hadn’t seen a single survivor. They probably hadn’t been completely wiped out, but they had to be living every day in constant danger.
Our territory, on the other hand, was incredibly safe. Aside from the occasional zombie horde cleanup, you could go outside and barely see any zombies at all. And even if you did encounter one, a tower would be summoned instantly to crush it.
“So Suhyuk can never get hurt.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t.” It wasn’t empty bravado. I was confident I wouldn’t get injured.
“Still, I want you to wear it, Hana.” I placed the gauntlet in her hand and gently closed her fingers around it.
“Now get in the truck. Quickly.”
Hana had been hesitating, unable to speak, but once she was back inside she finally managed to say it.
“Thank you. Really.”
“You were so excited earlier. Why do you look so down now? Heh heh.”
“It’s nothing. Just…”
I stroked her head encouragingly.
“The next mutant will probably drop something too. Maybe it’ll be even better than the one you’re wearing! I won’t hold back then, okay?”
“Hmph! Stop trying to give me everything!” Only then did her energy return.
“There’s no time to waste, so I’ll finish this one too.”
“Good idea. The rest of the raid team needs to level up, so we should head back soon.”
From our scouting, we’d spotted two mutants far apart from each other. One was humanoid, the other beast-type.
I turned toward the humanoid mutant that had its back to us.
‘Time to try it out.’
I prepared the Rainforced Warbow equipped with the new fragmentation arrowhead.
‘Shoot.’
I figured I could weaken it first, drag it over, then finish it off. I aimed for the torso instead of the leg.
TORSO SHATTERED
Riiiiip—!
The crack that started at the point of impact spread across its entire body. It looked as if thousands of razor-sharp blades had torn the massive frame apart. Blood sprayed everywhere. The mutant collapsed. Dead. Just like that.
That shouldn’t have happened. Zombies kept fighting until their heads were destroyed. The destructive power was terrifying.
“What happened?”
“Uh… just drive toward the mutant for now. Let’s check for an item drop and then leave.”
“We can just go?”
“Yeah.”
I couldn’t even answer Hana properly and simply moved the truck. I needed to confirm it first.
“What is it? What happened?”
“The mutant’s dead.”
“What?”
“I made a new arrowhead. I shot it in the torso and… it just died.”
Hana was so shocked she lost her words. She knew better than anyone how tough mutants were, so the result stunned her even more—especially since she had just fought one herself.
“Hey!! Suhyuk-ah, over there!”
“Whoa?!” Hana grabbed my shoulder and shook it violently. I looked where she was pointing.
“It dropped!”
There was an item on the ground. Hana jumped out, snatched it up, and climbed back in.
“Drive!”
“Yes ma’am!”
We sped away from the horde. Before leaving the area I also dragged the remaining beast-type mutant over.
Pshoo—
“Let’s head back.”
When I glanced to the side, Hana was holding the new item with a bright, happy smile.
“Hehehe.”