Ghost Hero

Ambushed by Arthropods

The truck came to a stop. They reached their destination. The Zelle's man gestured to Nina and Del to get out.

The place was another scenery Nina haven't had the chance to see. Yet this one felt more homey. She was already familiar with the futuristic views of the city. But that and the fantasy-esque forest was far from her daily life in her last world.

The place looked like the eerie abandoned factory right outside of her city. The kiddies used to play there all the time even when it got scary at night. Last she heard, gangs and yankees use the place. Different, but still scary in its own way.

"Nghh..."

She tried to unlatch the back of the truck to carefully jump out. The old man beside her didn't agree with that move, apparently. He yanked her quickly enough to scare her.

"HAA-!"

The others frown on the show of force. They didn't know what he was trying to show from that move.

"What are you doing?"

"This is NOT how the contract goes! This is NOT the work we agreed on! WHY ARE WE HERE!?"

He blew his fuse on the two Zelle families. The man almost clocked the old man if not for the woman stopping him.

"Miss?"

"Wait here, I'm going outside."

She had to work her way around the people sitting between her and the closed door. Before she reached it, the old man again stopped another from getting out.

"Just look out from here."

"!!!" Now she got it. "Driver! Why are we stopping here!?"

The miss asked for the driver. She cast her loud voice to let the driver know despite the distance. As for the driver, he answered. But the voice was surprisingly clear and unmasked.

CHRCHK!

Everyone's eyes were looking forward. They didn't realize the driver had passed beside the truck to assist in opening the small door.

"Yes, miss?"

He was not the same driver as the last she checked.

"Who told you to drive us here-."

SPLAT!

The driver's brain matter was blasted toward the truck.

"DUCK!" She screamed.

"EVERYONE, TO THE LEFT SIDE!" Another voice followed.

The man who had no weapon in his build! He took off his jacket revealing a blade in his forearm. The concealed blade was in a clear image of a mantis. From the steely look of it, the blade was part of his cybernetic arms.

His body was filled with all kinds of "replacement". That made him the bid deal that he was.

From his scythe-arm, he gained the skill [praying blade]. It still only had a dozen levels statistic-wise. But that didn't matter, even military-grade automobiles wouldn't pose much resistance.

"HOLD ON!"

The truck cut in two, and their weight tipped it to the left. They used the truck's bed as an impromptu shield in a few moments. Their view of the building was obscured by the truck.

It would do for now. Except that was a poor judgment.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENI-"

"[SOLIDIFY]!"

The enemy had not withdrew their attacks, though. The head of the man who screamed at Nina flew off. It helped in a way, nobody needed a loud crude fool.