The Range, book 2
Lords of the Ruins
by Yuri Ulengov
Release - May 14, 2021
Chapter 1.
Earth Federation, Orion
System. Rhapsody, Sector 3 of the Gray Zone—designated safe zone of the Range.
The ruins, near the Green Zone.
It took us about 24 hours
to reach the Green Zone borders—we had to make a stop to take care of Margot
and take a desperately-needed rest. By the time I caught up with my friends, I
was on a brink of collapse. Diss’ condition was no better. On top of being
severely exhausted, I was also withdrawing from the stimulants, heroically
fighting occasional bouts of nausea, dizziness and weakness. I knew I could
power through, of course, in the most extreme case if needed. But that wasn’t
the case. We intentionally avoided busy routes, found a dilapidated house with
an intact basement, locked ourselves in it and fell asleep, breaking all the
rules, not even bothering to have someone keep watch. Screw it. No one was following
us—we checked, and the probability of running into someone random in this area
was very low.
