Wasteland Conqueror

Chapter 55: It's Like Christmas

Date Wednesday, December 25th, 2261

A bit short of two months later.

Looks like Christmas is finally here.

I thought as I awoke from my sleep.

If I was a normal kid, I would've been as excited as can be. But since I'm an adult mentally going through my second life, I've long lost that giddiness I would feel whenever this holiday rolled around. So sadly this holiday and most others have simply turned into just another day for me, although one gives me a reason to take a break and spend the day with the family... Well I better get up and get my workout in before I get held up for the entire day.

Getting up from the bed that Alice and I were sharing without disturbing her, I stretched my arms above my head and went into the bathroom. Speeding through my usual routine, I proceeded to the gym in the basement to continue making progress. I could've taken a break like any normal person would have in my position if they had been going constantly for days on end. However, because I'm a bit of a self improvement addict, I just couldn't help myself. Especially nowadays, since I can literally see and feel myself increasing in power and strength after each session.

...

The hours quickly flew by from when I first stepped foot into the gym. And as I was about to finish the last swing I needed to perform with my heavy training sword, the monitoring equipment I had set up in the incubation room for my colossal gila monster egg alerted me that the creature within was finally attempting to break out of its shell.

"Ohh, that little guy is finally hatching." I thought aloud, excitedly.

I better get there as fast as possible so that the Collosal Gila Monster's offspring will imprint on me.

Finishing that final swing with my several hundred pound heavy training sword, I hurriedly placed it in its stand and raced off to the showers. Washing all the sweat off my body, I dried myself, threw on another set of clothes and utilized Ghost to phase through the walls of my home and whatever obstacles I encountered.

As soon as I was outside, I forwent my car because it wasn't the fastest possible method to get there and made a beeline for the Genesis Foundry at breakneck speed on foot whilst using all the abilities at my disposal. What would've normally taken 25 minutes at least to get to my facility was cut down to a mere 10 minutes flat.

Alright, I've made it. Time to help this little one break out of its shell.

Proceeding inside swiftly, I didn't waste a single second and continued sprinting through every physical object that stood in my path. The instant I made it to the incubation room, I had the sliding doors open for me via Mechanical Domination and entered inside.

What came into view was the same huge black and orange egg I extracted from its Collosal Gila Monster mother many months ago, with several cracks beginning to appear on its top. Walking up to it checked it out with my perception field to see if there were any issues or if the baby within was experiencing any trouble.

Mm, that's good, the little guy hasn't encountered any problems. Nonetheless, I'll still help him out since I don't have long before Alice's family and my own wake up and gather.

Short for time, I activated my all element mana core and began supplying the lizard with my all element mana, the main reason this guy was hatching so soon. As I was feeding my mana into it that I hoped would have some other positive effect on it, I began carefully dismantling the egg shells piece by piece to assist in welcoming my new friend into this world. Laying the pieces off to the side, a pair of glowing orange eyes eventually appeared and peered back at me from within the partially dismantled shell.