Jared walked back to the entrance and sat on the slab of concrete he used for a door. He waited for nearly an hour before he heard a slight rustle and looked up to see a figure crouched on the roof of the structure. Looking at the person he said, "Hello, my name is Jared." Dude, that's cheesy. Why couldn't you say something about explorers or something... Jared chided himself when the person refused to speak.Crouched as they were and wearing a balaclava he couldn't tell if it was a skinny man, woman, or child. "Do you speak English?" Still no reaction. "All right, suit yourself. I'm going inside before it gets dark." He rose and walked into the room while the strange person stared at him. The fact they hadn't drawn a weapon spoke to their intentions, but he didn't know why they wouldn't speak. Jared made his way to his makeshift bed and sat, facing the door. Another half an hour passed until he glanced up to see the person enter in a crouch.As soon as the person passed the threshold

. This boss fight would test him. Worse case, I can just use my pistol and reduce the thing to a charred mass of rabbit meat. That might even be tasty... It'd been a long time since he had any non-artificial food."All right, you long-haired, buck-toothed, floppy-eared hairball, let's go!" Almost like a taunt in an actual video game, the creature reacted by leaping into the air at him. Jared had a little fun and jumped in place, rotating his body parallel with the ground while he brought his leg back to deliver a side-kick. He connected with the rabbit and sent it sailing away from him.Surprising Jared, it contorted in mid-air and landed on its feet only to jump right back toward him.Hm... How am I supposed to hurt this thing with all that fur around it? The dense coat of fur acted as an impact barrier, softening his blows to the point the rabbit barely felt it. The only vulnerable parts on it were its face and feet, neither of which he wanted to get close to. He still felt the impa

Activating his heat sight, Jared looked around for any signs of life. Thankfully, he saw nothing to pose an immediate threat save for a couple normal sized rats.Ignoring them, Jared started a thorough exploration of the large room before heading to the doors in the back. Judging from their location and the nature of this building, they led into a small hill at the back of the building."Scarlet, I'm heading down. Stay here and let me know if you need me."Cracking the door, slowly this time, Jared made sure he didn't cause the door to scream like last time. He had no desire to awaken another horde of rats. The hinges resisted at first, but with a sharp tug and a whispered grinding, they gave way and the door swung open.Not seeing any heat signatures, Jared started down the stairs. They descended at least three or four stories into the hillside. The structural integrity of the building was solid, and he made his way down with little effort. He kept the heat sight on while exploring s