"Ah, so it's a typhoon. No wonder it's been raining nonstop," Ethan muttered to himself.
Santa Monica was already two-thirds underwater, and the aftermath was starting to affect Los Angeles too. The flooding would inevitably trigger migrations—mutant beasts, zombies, survivors, and even the Black Hand Legion might all head this way to escape the disaster.
That mutated squid? It probably got here because of the storm surge, swimming upstream into Ethan's territory.
"Guess it's time to stock up on seafood. Omega-3 is good for the brain, you know!" Ethan shouted down to the three lords below his building.
Bulldozer's eyes widened. Eating seafood makes you smarter? No wonder he'd been feeling sharper lately…
"Laura, you should eat more of it," he added.
Thwack!
Laura didn't bother with words. Her sharp claws stabbed into Bulldozer's side, making her displeasure crystal clear.
