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  The next day, I went off the base, venturing into the snowy nd. It's been around 20 minutes and all I can see is snow, snow, and a tidbit of Sickler and Scavs. I've also snuck into some buildings and emptied every single stuff I see.

  I ate breakfast earlier in the base and got enough drink to prevent poverty's problems. And no, I didn't drink someone's blood nor eat their burned flesh. That would be a bit too cruel. Instead, I aggro several Scavs and made them either walk into the Turrets' range or upset the crybaby (Sickler). Remember this, Scavs drop rations when killed. Usually, they drop canned beans and UyCo. They might drop other kinds of rations such as . or a bottle of filtered water. The st two items are a little rare though.

  Oh, I may haven't told you this, but there's a trash bin called Scrappers.

  Here, in Decaying Winter - or, in this case, Decaying World -, there's a trash can that can convert anything to scrap. We call them Scrappers, cause they turn stuff to scrap. What a great name. Now, you may ask, what do scraps do?

  It's worth mentioning another item along with this 'Scrap' topic. There's a great Point Of Interest in the game that spawns on a random location, it's called a Workbench. Another question arose; What can the Workbench make? It's simir to the Crafting Table from a certain block game, but it cannot create lots of stuff.

  It's basically a Crafting Table but for Freedom and Genocidal purposes. The Star and Stripes, specifically, would love to have this thing in their garage. I mean, who doesn't want a workbench able to create weapons out of scraps alone, and with a mag already filled with necessary bullets? I'm not a ferocious person, but I would like to have one in case a rather terrifying thing pops up in my backyard.

  To create a weapon on the Workbench, one must bring a blueprint of the weapon they desire to make. Not just that, they must carry enough scrap too. So, where does one get these so-called Scraps? From items converted to Scraps. Hence why there are Scrappers everywhere. In the buildings I've looted, the Sledgequeen castle, the Hangar, and one near the turret base. I bet it's for game design since Pyers would often make use of the junk they received such as Tier 1 weapons, after they obtain a higher-graded weapon.

  I can make a rifle or a Tier-4 bde, but I need a blueprint of those and enough Scrap. About blueprints, it's easy to find them. In the OG game, Decaying Winter, the chances to find blueprints are 70% each night. You are guaranteed to find one in the first two nights. The blueprints ranged from firearms to melees.

  Also, I think I mistook the revolver to be an American revolver, crap. I remember it just earlier, right after I woke up. Uncle Sam might be smming his table right now. Well, don't fret! This is a cowboy's go-to revolver. A Peacemaker! Can't believe I looted this gun more than I see it in SOF.1Survival Of the Fittest. Simir to Decaying Winter. Both share the same map, Crossroad. Only difference is, one has you suffering to survive, and the other has you suffering for someone's entertainment.

  Same goes for Scrap. Since the rate of finding a blueprint was so high, people often Scrapped the useless weapon's blueprints. And oh boy, you wouldn't believe how much I gathered from these buildings. I got three just from 2 three-story houses alone! There are five buildings I've looted so far, in total. Excluding the Sledgequeen Castle. I divided the goodies and the junkies from the four buildings looted. So, here are the goodies:

  -1 Aseptic Bandage-1 Esmarch Tourniquett-1 Hi-Capa Blueprint-1 Military Machete-13 Small Ammo-5 Short Ammo-1 Reaper's Scythe Blueprint-1 Military-Compound Bow Blueprint

  Now for the junkies. Uhm... It's just a backpack, 3 Tier-1 melees,

  These goodies are... Well, good. But, the best one has to be the Mil-Bow Blueprint.

  Why smiling cause of a Bow? Why not smile cause of a decent powerful gun with 15 Small Bullets chambered in its mag?

  First, I'm a Damned. That means my eyes are both disfunctional at aiming. I've tried a bunch of times to line up a precise shot, but my eyes start to get blurry the moment I see the sight. There goes my two Small bullets. Second, the cons I expined a few chaps ago. Need I say more?

  The bow, on the other hand, is quite easy to use, if you ask me. Because no, the bow does not suffer from the -55.5 accuracy debuff. So, I can hit people's heads just fine. When I say I'm becoming a Nomad, I mean it.

  Also, yeah, the Huntsman is weird.2I will not tell you what this is if you don't know about this and you live under a rock. Go google "Huntsman TF2" yourself.

  That's all I found. Currently, I'm trying to make distance with the Castle while memorizing ndmarks, so I can retreat to the nearest shelter to cover myself from the Storm. There isn't much to mark, however. Other than the four pces, I see nothing to keep in mind.

  If possible, I want to see the end of the map. Well, at least some invisible or actual barrier limiting the map. I lift my arm and gaze at the AGENT watch, checking the Storm clock.

  "10 Minutes... Distance traveled, 2.5 Kilometers. God, can't you just make me faster than fast, quicker than quick? No, wait. I regret that. Nevermind."

  I've yet to see anything resembling a wall or something. At least gimme a Workbench, please... That would be useful.

  Since I had nothing important to do, other than find the wall, I decided to collect Wood Branches from Wood Piles and Stones from the Stone Piles. They all scattered around the path I took. Those things are quite helpful, even though their value is bad. When converted, they only give you 2 Scraps. Sounds like the worst thing to do, eh? Yup. That is if I have a little time. But now, I have a bonus of 28+ minutes to wander around after waking up. Sweet! Oh, yeah. Even if I have a backpack, I can only carry so much.

  Heh, like I said multiple times. If this were the original game, it wouldn't be possible to have more than six inventory slots. But this ain't really a game now! So, the backpack feels like a backpack. And I don't need to worry about filling it with wood and stones since these two are so small, I can fit dozens of them. Which I happily did. After all, I can finally make a weapon that isn't affected by my debuffs.

  After a very long walk, precisely 23 minutes, I found another Scrapper. Nothing special, yeah. If it weren't for the wall behind it, it would just become another ordinary Scrapper. This wall is quite important, and could probably be a life-saver. Why so? Of course, it's obvious. I want to use Matpat's strategy when lost in some kind of maze. Now, this dome isn't a maze. But I hardly remember the entrance to it. Even harder to find the exit from the inside.

  I would love to do that, but there's something else I need to count on. The Storm is 7 minutes away from arriving. I should head back now.

  I turn around and trace back the path I took. Since I have lots of Wood Branches I haven't converted yet, I drop some to leave tracks behind. I can safely walk back. Brilliant, eh? Doesn't matter. I'm 5 minutes away from the nearest shelter, which is the st building I've looted.

  I was afraid that the Branches might get covered by snow or some entity might take it, making me lose track of the path.

  And just as I pick up the 12th branch, the next one is gone. It's nowhere to be seen. I try digging up the snow, hoping that the branches are heaped up. Well, my digging ends up in vain. I don't see it, nor do I feel it.

  'Must be someone's doings.'

  Seems like it is. Based on the footprints, someone passed by and kicked the branch off the designed path. Following the branches now doesn't seem to be the right thing to do. Alr... So, the branches were lined up straight, meaning I only took a straight path, a straight walking. Wait, that sounds gay, oh god...

  Forget it.

  "If I only walk on a straight line, and the st three branches were lined up like this, so... North? Ah, I was going South. Right."

  Alright, just gotta go straight. Just go straight, it's that easy.

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  Every single student has been dispersed, the search started 5 minutes ago. Yet, the boy hasn't been found.

  "He's not in the terrain dome too, sir,"

  Mina's report caused him to groan in frustration. The headache just kept getting bigger in his... Well, head. And it seems like this nuisance will turn into a serious problem once the search confirms a student's disappearance. The reporters will love this particur incident.

  Just as he is about to give another order, Kirishima's voice comes in.

  "Sir, do we have a blizzard disaster dome?"

  As the student's voice came in, Aizawa glimpsed at Thirteen with the eyes of "Yours, not mine". He was too exhausted to care about the question. She nods in response and answers through her earpiece.

  "I haven't built that, yet. What's wrong, Kirishima?"

  "Me and Deku, uhm... In the Downpour dome, there's a blizzard going on. What should we do?"

  Both the Astronaut and the Grumpy Teacher were surprised. There was never a training facility built for the disaster, it was still a pn. They share a look at each other and rush to the Downpour zone.

  "Stay there, we're coming to your position."

  "Hhh... I need to stay strong." *Nose perks up*

  "A-ah! Kirishima-san, here's some tissue."

  "Thank you so much, Izu- ACHOO!"

  Izuku and Kirishima stand before the dome's entrance, waiting for their teachers. The Sturdy Hero catches a cold, and the blizzard seems to be the source of it.

  As the teachers arrive, Deku can faintly see something moving.

  "What... Is that?"

  Kirishima, who was cold, followed his gaze. There's nothing visible, for a moment. But then, motions start to get noticed.

  "Kirishima, is there anything wrong?" Aizawa asked. Silent answered him instead. The only thing the teachers can do is look to their right and see a figure moving away from a green trash can. They're barely able to be recognized, yet the figure seems like someone they knew...

  "Alf!"

  Deku screams the figure's name, but they don't react to him, as if the blizzard whirls away his voice. He gets up and sprints towards the figure, entering the dome. Aizawa tries to pull him back but to no avail, swearing is the only thing he can do as he sees one of his students disappear behind the door, slowly closing, obstructing his view.

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  (Izuku's POV)

  Where am I?