NTR Rogue in the Apocalypse-Chapter 269: Urgent Business

The meeting had gone well, and the people of the tower had agreed that destroying the Luminar’s mining operations was of utmost importance.

John and Elaine stood outside the tower, the brisk night air filling their lungs.

"You did well, John," Elaine said.

John quirked an eyebrow at Elained.

"I see you’re going for the ’pretending that nothing happened’ move, huh?"

Elaine laughed nervously and looked away.

"Yeah... I’m sorry about that. I really didn’t know Michael was planning to kill you. I swear!"

John nodded and took a step towards Elaine.

"I believe you, but this is not over yet," he said, his low voice making her shiver.

"W-What do you mean?" Elaine asked, her eyes widening.

"You still owe me for helping you, Elaine. And I’m going to collect."

"John, I can’t. My people, they’ll—"

"Your people don’t need to know," John said, cutting her off.

Elaine bit her bottom lip, her mind racing as she tried to think of a way out.

"Stop overthinking. I don’t even know what I’m going to ask you. But if I call, you come. Understood?"

Elaine nodded slowly.

"Good. Now go back to your people, and tell them that you will be working with me to stop the Luminars."

"I will, John. Thank you."

John nodded and watched her disappear into the darkness, a smile spreading across his face.

John’s eyes followed her until she was out of sight.

"Another one of your sluts?" Zara’s voice rang out from the darkness behind him.

John smirked.

"What is it to you, Zara? Jealous?"

Zara snorted.

"Why would I be jealous of some slut who’s only good for warming your bed?"

"Maybe because you want to warm my bed too?" John teased.

Zara rolled her eyes.

"In your dreams, John."

John chuckled.

"Keep telling yourself that, Zara. You know it’s just a matter of time."

Zara shook her head and walked away.

"I’m not like those other sluts, John. I’m not going to fall for your cheap tricks," she called out over her shoulder.

John smiled and shook his head.

Later that day, John met up with Lydia to discuss the next factions they would recruit. Thanks to the alliance with the tower faction, the process would be much faster.

Lydia sat across from John, her legs crossed as she sipped on a cup of tea.

"So, how are things going with the other factions?" she asked.

John shrugged.

"Well, we managed to get the tower faction on our side. We’re working on recruiting the other three factions."

Lydia raised an eyebrow.

"Really? That’s good news, John."

"Yeah, but it’s not going to be easy," John sighed.

Lydia nodded.

"I see. Well, I’m sure you’ll figure it out, John."

"Aside from that, we need these ones as well," John said as he pointed at the other three factions on the map.

"Some of these might be harder than the rest, especially the mall faction."

Lydia nodded.

"Yes, the mall faction is known to be very territorial. They won’t give up their territory easily."

"I know, but we need them on our side," John sighed.

"Well, we can try to negotiate with them," Lydia suggested.

"That’s all we can do right now, I guess."

John stood up. "Send some people to all the factions. I’ll step in if there are problems."

Lydia nodded.

"Alright, John."

John turned around and walked away. He stepped into the lounge and slumped down on the couch. It was already late at night, and most people in the base were in their quarters sleeping.

The lounge was almost empty, except for a few people chatting quietly in the corner.

"Rough day?" Celeste asked as she walked up to him.

"Yeah, I’m exhausted," John sighed and raised his gaze.

Celeste was wearing a loose shirt and a pair of shorts, showing off her slender figure and sharp curves. Her long, red hair cascaded down her back, framing her beautiful face perfectly. The strokes of teal on her hair gave it a gradient effect, giving her a mysterious look.

"You look like you could use a drink," she said with a smile and handed him a glass of beer.

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John accepted it and took a sip.

"Thanks."

"No problem," she replied, sitting down next to him.

They sat in silence for a while, sipping on their drinks.

"How do you like our base so far?" John asked, breaking the silence.

Celeste smiled.

"I like it better than the university. We weren’t allowed to do much, but here I can do whatever I want. Not that there’s much to do..." she said, her voice trailing off.

"Hey, I still have that tablet with movies," John said, summoning the tablet from his inventory.

"We can watch some movies if you’d like," he added.

Celeste’s eyes widened, and she smiled.

"Really? I’d love to!"

"Sure," John said with a shrug.

They sat down together and began browsing through the movies on the tablet.

"What would you like to watch?" John asked.

Celeste shrugged.

"I don’t know, anything is fine with me."

"Alright, then how about this one?" John asked, pointing at a movie title.

"What’s it about?"

"It’s about a man who wakes up in a strange place and has to find a way to escape," John explained.

"Sounds interesting," Celeste said, and they began watching the movie.

The movie was an action-packed thriller, filled with suspense and mystery.

"Wait, we’re missing something," John said, summoning a bowl of popcorn.

Celeste’s eyes narrowed. "Just how much stuff do you have in that thing you call an inventory?"

John smirked. "I could fill a whole room with the stuff I’ve gathered, but I’m not going to."

Celeste chuckled. "So you just carry that tablet around with you everywhere?"

"Pretty much," John said with a shrug.

They continued watching the movie. During an intense scene, Celeste reached out towards the popcorn bowl without looking and almost dropped the bowl.

"What are you doing over there? We’re way past the point of shyness. Come here."

John wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer.

"I’m just getting comfortable," Celeste said with a smile.

"Of course you are," John replied, smirking.

They continued watching the movie until it ended.

"Wow, that was amazing!" Celeste exclaimed.

John smiled. "Take the tablet with you. We have electricity here, so you won’t run out of charge."

"Thank you, John," Celeste said. John noticed the melancholic tinge in her voice.

"Hey, what’s wrong?" he asked.

"I miss my family, my friends, everything. It’s been months since the apocalypse, and we’re still not used to it. I’m worried about them."

"I’m sure they’re okay. We’ll get this world under control, and then we can try to find your family."

The sound of footsteps echoed through the empty lounge, and John looked up to see Zara walking towards him.

"John, we need to talk," she said, her voice stern.

"Can’t it wait?" John asked, annoyed.

Zara shook her head.

"No, it can’t. It’s urgent."