Chapter 25

The next day, Leo was feeling incredibly hungry when he woke up. He proposed to hunt more wild beasts from the mountains at the breakfast table. Sarah thought it was a good opportunity to visit Samantha as well and planned to bring Zomi along. They could use the large kitchen at the laboratory to process the meat of mutated beasts. But before that, Sarah needed to pack the bucket of thick ooze into separate containers and distribute them between Cindy and Zomi.

Sharon, surprisingly, wanted to stay home that day for a change. The Aunt crawled back into bed and barely ate anything in the morning. Her face and body were burning red and covered in sweat. At the same time, she felt immense heat building up within her body and the heat traveled to her nether region.

"What is this? I am feeling so hot. I am coming again!"

Catherine was worried about her sister and brought water to Sharon's room. What she saw was the non-stop orgasm of her sister as she masturbated on the bed. Sharon noticed something was changing her body and the only thing she knew could have caused it was Leo's semen. Her honey well was twitching heavily due to the feeling of itchiness and she could only alleviate herself with her hand.

Unlike Catherine and Sarah who had been taking the thick ooze over a long period on a regular basis, Sharon took an excessive amount of ooze in a short span of a few consecutive days. The buildup of energy she absorbed from Leo reached the peak of her body and she was experiencing its feedback. Sharon ended up having an orgasm for the full day and Catherine had to constantly deliver water for her sister.

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The forest had gotten denser since the last time the siblings visited; it seemed like the abundance of rain had fared well for the trees. They could see the woods had grown taller and bulkier, giving the forest a mark of age.

But before the siblings ventured into the great pines and oak, they met up with Zomi at the foot of the mountain. Her tall and grandiose body overshadowed Leo's and Sarah's head. The docile giantess gave both a hug, and all they could see when raising their head were two enormous mountains that blocked the view of Zomi's face. It almost seemed like Zomi had also grown taller, but this was not something the siblings would be concerned about.

Soon after their little greeting, the sibling's attention was focused on the two black crystals Zomi took out from her mutli-dimensional breast pocket, and Leo was quick to respond.

"These are the same crystal I found in the monster chasing Cindy and Mindy that day, just a bit smaller than the one I ate."

"You ate? Why do you always eat everything you see?" Sarah gave the usual defeated glare to her little brother.

"Bodily instinct. Hehe." Leo could only scratch his head.

Since Leo had confirmed the crystals were edible, Sarah took a piece and gave it a try. It was a similar, yet different feeling compared to the crimson jelly. The sensations were more subtle and less apparent, but the end effect was certainly stronger. A moment of silence for the abominations as they were about to get exterminated in the future. The trio had already put them high up in the priority list for delicacy.

The trio treaded a different path from the time when they returned from the Great Mall. Skipping the university campus, the mountain roads they chose to travel were a popular hiking spot. They expected to see some deer and raccoons that used to roam the roads before the apocalypse.

By the time the trio arrived at the laboratory, Zomi was dragging several animal corpses on the ground tied up with ropes. The smell of blood traced along the ground actually helped attract more beasts to show up and offer their own meat. The trio could not wait to start the buffet as they all rushed towards the kitchen and crudely butchered the corpses.

While Leo was given the task to watch the oven, Sarah went to look for Samantha with Zomi. What the sister found in the monitor room was a note written by the researcher. The content of the note started off with addressing the trio and giving them her gratitude. Sarah did not have to read the note to know that Samantha must have been rescued by her grandfather, which the siblings would be happy for her. But the most important part of the note was addressing information from the outside world.

The most important notice was that one of the major dams nearby this area had been destroyed, which meant that a portion of the city's water supply would be in jeopardy after this hurricane. And that sounds like bad news. 'Yikes.' Sarah thought.

Sarah also learned that a human city had established its foothold just northeast of this place; it was where Samantha is currently staying. The researcher noted that the trio can report her name to the military there if they ever need help.

Lastly, the military had finally found a method to artificially awaken humans. Though the price was heavy and very dependent on the subject's compatibility. The "samples" from the siblings might provide insight to further this research.

Sarah appreciated the disposition; she reserved a spot in Leo's harem for Samantha.

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In a certain campus garden, a maple tree had taken roots at the center of the plot. Organs of gore could be seen infesting on the tree's trunk and shoulder, then on the branches of the tree, fruit of exotic colors were emitting an alluring smell.

Remnants of withered plants could be seen nearby, and the ground was littered with bones. One could see the soil was moving as if something was underneath the ground.

The boss of the campus dormitory, Mr. Varos, and his men had brought offerings their god. Several men and a single woman had their eyes blindfolded and stood in front of the garden. Mr. Varos's men pushed the offerings from the back with their guns and forced the blindfolded piglets to walk forward.

"What are you going to do to us? This isn't what you had promised!"

"Please don't hurt me! I can give you my body. I will do anything." A certain 200 lb. middle aged woman cried out.

"Oh, shut it piglets, no disrespect in front of our god. It is here to bring you salvation."

The offerings were forced to move forward and the movements underneath the ground became more apparent. A tentacle-like tree root finally broke out of the soil and pierced the woman in the chest; the rest of the blindfolded men soon followed the same fate.

The fresh corpses were now left to bleed on the ground while the boss and his men kneeled in front of their great tree. Moments after the corpses had bled dry, more tentacles coming from on top of the tree hooked up the corpses and hung them by its branches.

Finally, Mr. Varos got up while the rest of his men remained kneeling. The boss approached underneath the tree and an exotic fruit fell from the branch onto his hand. He made a wide grin and started to devour the fruit. Power was rushing through his body and his men could sense the power aura emitting from their boss.

The boss inspected the seed from the fruit; it was a large and round purple gem. This was their most important strategic resource, for it could awaken any human that consumed the seed. The boss then threw the seed at one of his subordinates and the young man in student uniform bowed deeply onto the ground.

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Leo finally met his match as the majority of the meat went into either Leo's or Zomi's stomach. Zomi probably came out victorious because she also swallowed down all the bones as well. The two gluttons were lying lazily on the sofa and on top of each other, Leo was pushed to the corner due to the sheer size of the big girl.

Sarah purposely ate only until half full, because as long as the little brother was full, she would never go hungry. She expected her meal to be extra thick tonight based on the amount of food waste littered around the kitchen.

"Sis, Zomi is asking if we can help her on something," Leo suddenly opened his eyes from rest and spoke out.

"Hoo? Zomi is asking for our help? That is a first. What is it?" Sarah was extremely intrigued by Zomi's sudden request. The big girl had never asked the siblings for anything.

"Zomi told me there is a strong presence at a certain place we have been to before. I think she meant the campus. She said that she wasn't ready to face that thing the previous time, but she is ready to eat it now. It will mean a great deal to her."

"I see, help her catch the prey. I am down to help Zomi. She had helped us a great deal after all. What do you say?" Sarah scratched her chin.

"It's a good opportunity to exercise after lunch! The campus happens to be close. Let's go." Leo was scratching his dormant dragon; he had been feeling itchy for a while after the meal.

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The storm clouds had once again gathered above the sky and sprinkled droplets fell down to the earth, making the rare daylight of the week short lasting.

The trio had passed by several landmarks in the large campus and wasn't able to find anything. When passing by the dormitory, the siblings were greeted by a group of survivors. Amongst them, there was the young man they had met once the last time they had been at the place.

Leo was able to sense several more awakened humans around the region, which greatly surprised them. They had never encountered so many of their kind until now. And as for the young man in front of them, Leo and Sarah were pretty sure back then that he had not awoken.

Zomi had left the party to avoid interactions with other humans; she also wanted to find her potential prey first. That thing had its presence scattered around the campus and Zomi couldn't quite pinpoint the location.

"Why don't you guys come inside and find shelter, it is going to rain soon," the young man let out a bright smile and invited the siblings to their dwelling.

"No, thank you. We are just passing by and scavenging around. We will take our leave soon." Sarah refused before Leo could say a word. Her sixth sense was tingling. Plus, she never wanted to associate too much with other survivors.

Watching them leave in the direction of the campus theater, the young man whispered something into the ear of his underling and the underling quickly rushed towards the dormitory. The young man himself, decided to stalk the sibling.

As a greenhorn Awakened human, the college student was quickly found out by them. Yet, they did not react and feigned ignorance, luring the college student further away from the dormitory. When they arrived at the campus theater, Sarah and Leo turned around.

The young man immediately recognized he had been found out and wanted to make an escape. However, as soon as he turned on his back, he bumped into a thick and soft body. It even smelled nice, the young man thought.

Taking a few steps back, the young men saw a colossal female standing before him. He couldn't even clearly see her face due to the pair of enormous lumps of fat blocking his view. Within that few seconds, it was enough time for siblings to encircle the young man.

"You were way too obvious with your stealth; you didn't even bother to hide your presence, Mr," Leo lectured the college student. "So, got anything to say?"

Sarah simply stood there and playfully watched the young man on the kind of excuse he was going to make.

"Wow, I didn't know you two were superhumans as well. I was worried seeing you two were kids roaming around, so I decided to follow to make sure everything was safe."

Tiny drops of sweat dripped from his head. The greenhorn college student knew they weren't normal humans, but wasn't able to notice the difference in strength. It seemed like non-natural awakenings had its drawbacks.

"But it seemed like that was unnecessary, especially with your guardian around." he held his surprise of the giantess within.

Sarah and Leo looked at each other, not knowing what they should do with the young man. She would have outright killed the man if Leo wasn't here. But since he was watching, she needed to have some reservation and decided to let Leo handle the situation.

"Leo, what do you think we should do?"

"Well, let's head inside and ask him some questions, shall we?" he wasn't naïve enough to believe anything the young man said.

"Make it quick, or I sense trouble coming." Sarah noticed something.

However, before the trio could leave the area, sounds of vehicles could be heard. Soon, the trio watched two jeeps rushing towards them at full speed, and one of the jeeps ran past the trio to block their path behind. There were at least three awakened humans inside the vehicles and several men holding arrays of police firearms.

"Are you ready to kill people? Don't hesitate when you have to, this might be a good time to adapt," Sarah spoke out to Leo as she watched attentively to the men stepping out of the jeep. It was likely to be the first time the siblings ever had to fight other humans. She wanted to make sure Leo was mentally prepared.

"Yeah… I think so," Leo sounded a bit uneasy, but he wasn't too worried.

"..." As for Zomi, they were sure she would have no problem murdering every single one of them while licking off their blood. Every time she killed, be it zombies or animals; her expression was always cold as stone and not the slightest bit of emotion could be seen.

A man with a tattoo on his left arm advanced in front of the trio; he lit up a cigarette and ignored the young man that was on the ground. He was the right-hand man of Mr. Varos even before the apocalypse and was awakened during the 2nd black mist. The college student's position within the gang didn't seem to be high even as an awakened human.

"Now, now. calm down kids. What's with these looks? And wow, that big lady over there. Your fucking hot. Why don't we have a nice chat and some tea at my place. We should get to know each other a little more," the man's eye was quickly drawn by a certain oversized girl.

Zomi was also looking attentively at the tattooed man, as well as the other two awakened humans. They would have been a very nutritious meal if it weren't for her master stopping her from hunting humans. But fortunately, she already had her fill at the mountains and the rest of her appetite was reserved for a certain being.

The tattooed man acted as if he was mesmerized by Zomi, but behind the back, he was giving commands to his men with hand gestures.

Within a few seconds, the men opened fire simultaneously from two sides; however, the trio reacted even before the gunshots were heard, dodging every bullet as they ran to cover. The young man stayed low and hugged his head on the ground, praying no stray bullets would drop on his head.

A few bullets will not be a threat to the trio's life; wounds from gunshots will regenerate quickly at their level. But no one wanted to know what bullets taste like, maybe except the only non-human here, as Zomi charged forward to the tattooed man after dodging the first round of fire.

The man felt he was being looked down upon by the big girl with her indifferent expression; he drew out his weapon and planned to meet Zomi head on to teach her a lesson. However, the truth was that Zomi didn't even lower her head to look beneath her when she decapitated the man's head with a swing of her arm.

In the process, Zomi took several bullets into her body without flinching. Most of the men were equipped with 9mm pistols and they did not have enough penetration to cause a severe injury to tougher enemies. The bullets on the giantess's body dropped onto the ground as her wounds regenerated.

The men are dumbfounded for a moment with the death of their leader. Leo and Sarah did not hesitate to jump on the rest of the men and no one was able to resist when they got close. Their hands trembled at their first blood of an actual human being; however, that did not slow down the massacre and surprisingly got used to the strange feeling as more blood spilled on their bodies.

The two awakened humans that were left looked at Zomi in terror; she was no longer holding back her bloodlust and that alone was suffocating the two men. The two finally found courage to move their body and began to run back to the vehicle as Zomi slowly walked towards them like a DarkSouls boss. Their escape was short-lived with more blood drenching Zomi's hand. She secretly licked her hand and lips when the siblings weren't watching.

By the time the young man on the ground came to his senses, everything had already ended quickly. The trio surrounded him once more.

"I was worried about how we would get him to talk, but I think that's no longer a problem now." Leo commented on the pathetic behavior of the college student.

"I will tell you all I know, so please," The young man was regretting his greed and cursing himself. Awakened human fertilizers were too great of an offering to pass up.

After a short interrogation, the trio finally found the thing they had been looking for, the man-eating tree in the campus garden. They now understood why there were so many humans awakened and learned the whole story since they last visited the campus.

Basically, after the occupation from the thugs, they fully explored the campus area and found a maple tree that attacked and consumed any living thing that entered its territory. After several sacrifices, the men noticed that the tree bore fruits once it absorbed enough corpses, and those fruits offered power and strength and the possibility to awaken other humans.

As of now, there are hundreds of survivors living in the campus dormitory. The whole school campus is basically their dominion and the thugs worship the tree as their god. The boss has expanded his group while the rest are kept alive either for indentured services or as future livestock for their god.

Many of the men are equipped with firearms. Sarah could already imagine they would have to get through those thugs first before they can help Zomi slay the monster tree. They theorized why Zomi couldn't find her prey; the tree probably had its roots expanded underneath the campus, constantly feigning its location.

With the information at hand, they began to think of a plan in silence. The task was dangerous, they were not invincible to firearms and knew little of the awakened humans on the enemy side; yet, they didn't want to give up so easily since it was Zomi's first request.

For now, the trio looked back again at the college student, they first needed to decide on what to do with him. The poor young man could only pray harder.