Chapter 82 - Defeating The Vine Monster

(Author's note: In the previous chapter I have written that the MC uses ordinary bullets to ignite the fuel which I guess is wrong, I am not going to make any changes now I hope the readers don't mind such small mistakes.

Thank you and keep enjoying.)

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As soon as the fuel caught fire everything in front was burning in a few seconds, the fire was so strong that few trees near the swamp were also showing burn marks and might get on fire.

Arther put down the gun and looked at the blazing fire in front with a proud look, this was his firework. Behind him Jack was observing his son with shock and doubt, being an ex-military man he knew many things, and when he saw Arther's posture while firing and his aim at such a long distance he was amazing. Though the way of handling the gun was a bit crude his aim and posture were perfect as if trained for a long time.

Unlike Jack, there were another pair of eyes behind him looking at Arther. But this one was completely filled with admiration and fascination, it was obviously Nanny. When she saw how Arther shot the flower in the far distance without fear she felt he looked more handsome and manly..

After a few seconds of burning when Arther and others thought they had defeated the vines there was a loud rumbling from the surrounding ground, feeling the vibration Arther had a bad premonition as he hurriedly shouted to reverse the MCV and drive away from this area. But his reaction and John's response were a bit late as the moment John put the MCV on reverse gear many thorny vines blasted out of the ground around the MCV.

"Holy sh*t!, quick inside the MCV.", without thinking much he held his father's collar and pulled him inside while pushing the stunned Nanny inside. The moment they entered the MCV the vines from the surrounding coiled around the MCV, there was the scratching sound from the thorns on the surface of the MCV.

Arther directly took over the control of the MCV through his system connection and hurriedly closed all the shutters and windows of the MCV leaving only the windshield.

Asking Nanny and Jack to go into the living room he hurriedly ran towards the driver's cabin. When he came there the situation was worse than he had anticipated. The green damage icon of many modules was already showing yellow color meaning it had taken more than 30% damage. And it was still increasing.

The windshield was made of special glass and was even covered with meta net, so he thought it might hold on for some time, but things were not as he thought. Just as entered the cabin the vines crawling on the windshield like snakes had left scratch marks on the glass while the outer net was missing its middle section.

When he was relieved thinking that the glass didn't break down directly, they felt a huge jerk, and then the MCV left the ground.

When Arther stabilized himself and understood what had happened he was drenched in a cold sweat. These fu*king vines which were not ever as thick as an adult's wrist have picked up the MCV for an unknown reason. While he still thinking of any way to escape the vines covering the windshield crawled away as if making way for something.

This helped them see what was happening outside, but the site soon left goosebumps all around their body, John even lost his calm and started shouting out of fear while pressing the accelerator to the extent. But this didn't help them in any way except for making it noisy in the cabin and the rumbling sound of wheels. Then there was a crackling sound and the shaft of the rear wheels broke down directly under the force of acceleration and vines.

Arther got this news from the system but he was distracted by something more dangerous than this. When the vines parted a gap on the windshield they saw a huge flower with vast brown petals spread on the ground, between these petals was around a jagged mouth with sharp jagged layers of teeth like a meat grinder. And the gap in between was dark black, the vines brought the MCV above the mouth which seemed to be the main body of the vine monster which was hiding inside the swamp for all this time.

Then under the horrified eyes of Arther, Rose, and John a different kind of vine came out of the mouth, it was a bit thicker than other vines, reddish-black in color it had a completely smooth surface with only one long knife life pointed edge. Without giving them any reaction time it blasted out of the mouth with breathtaking speed and in the blink of an eye a thud was heard followed by the cracking sound of glass.

The pointed edge of the vine plunged into the windshield, with this the special quality glass secure enough to take a few bullets from a small-caliber pistol was defeated.

The sharp point was stuck in the glass almost penetrating 3/4th length deep inside. While it was struggling to get free Arther calmed down and found a chance, he aimed the gun in his hands towards the hole it has made.

While he was aiming at the hole he also used his mind to aim the ballista above towards the mouth. There seemed to be a silence of few seconds until the spike succeded in freeing itself and started retreating for another attack. But Arther didn't give it any chance, from the hole he fired towards its vine body directly using the automatic firing mode of the rifle loaded with the 100 round.

With the sound, the bullets rained down on the vines while a few struck on the glass shattering it into pieces and a few struck inside the mouth below. And as Arther had thought this vine though sharp and powerful had a weak fleshy body like a tongue, the bullet made holes and passed through it shredding it into pieces directly, the main also seemed to feel the pain as the vines holding the MCV weakened for a moment which was what Arther wanted as he hurriedly aimed the ballista at the mouth and fired, the Javelin with golden tip pierced through the vines trying to block it and plunged deep inside the flower.