673 The Journey South, The Start of the Long Walk To Safety

Day 148 - 4:59 PM - Catanduanes Circumferential Road, Barangay Kilikilihan, Municipality of San Miguel, Catanduanes

SPLAT!

Foul-smelling blood and innards splattered as Mark threw a fist-sized rock at his target. The rock left an indent on the trunk of a tree before it fell, revealing the squashed insect that stuck on the tree.

Mark frowned as he glanced at the flattened cockroach and the disgusting splatter of white liquid, a mixture of its blood and innards, around it.

"This is the second time."

Mei murmured beside Mark.

***

Leaving the Rebel Base empty with nothing but bloody corpses, it would not take long for the whole place to crumble.