#Chapter 440 – Reunion

The gas station clerk pages languidly through the magazine he’s read a hundred times already this month, bored as hell. He sighs, lifting his head to look around the tiny room of this little desert outpost – the room that serves not only as a convenience store, but also a bar, and a tiny casino. There are also rooms upstairs for rent – not that anyone stays more than a day. “Boring as hell today,” he murmurs, returning his eyes to the page. “But it’s a living.” A rumble outside makes the clerk stand up and peer out the window behind him at the waste, wondering who would come in this close to sunset. There are some locals who make a living out here, and some adventurer types who want to see the sights in their camper vans and motorcycles, but he wasn’t expecting anyone to return today… He frowns as he watches a single ATV approach, kicking up dust behind it towards the setting sun. The clerk’s eyes go wide as the ATV pulls close enough for him to see the seriously gigantic guy dri