GAMMA WORLD: In the Beginning Part 1 cont.

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After observing the driver momentarily, Salvo does not detect any signs of hostility coming from the seemingly single-minded man. He takes careful notice of the interior of the vehicle and begins to assess the time that it would take to make a quick escape if circumstances demanded. Salve casually takes another glance out of the passenger window and peers at the scarred earth below.

Salvo takes notice of the large expanse of ruins on the east side of the river that lie sprawled out across the landscape like a parasitic fungus. The ruins look far older than anything that he has ever seen before. The buildings are made of strange materials that are entirely absent in other parts of the wastelands that Salvo has visited. They stand in stark contrast to the ancient architecture that once thrived just a few miles west of the great river. Very little plant life can be seen from the airborne view except for those resembling forms of sentient creatures walking about. Groupings of people can be seen below of every body type imaginable. But no pure strain humans are spotted.

The computerized voice again emanates from overhead, “Beginning descent. Terrestrial modality converted. Ambient thrusters engaging in 5... 4... 3... 2...1...” A loud suction noise is heard from below as the car begins to level off. The rear-mounted engine slowly dies down to a low roar. “Gravity pods deactivated. Weight negation transferred to central chassis. Prepare for landing.”