The Survivor by Roy Radian

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"Yes, The Hole."

I tightened the strapping belt that held the Molotov on my body as I sprang through the rubble. I spotted one of the beasts, surrounded by five peoples on a safe distance. I approached the one closer to me. "What's happened?"
"Nasty. It took us by surprise and killed seven people from Team One. Reinforcement on the way?" I shook my head and pointed my thumb to me. He winced. "I was hoping for more ammunition. We are low on ammo," he showed his empty magazine to me.
"Did you manage to kill the other one?"
"No. Demi harassing it and draws it away to west side while we work on this one."
Demi "eM". Now that's interesting.
I offered two Molotov to him. "Good luck."

Looking for Em while she's harassing was rather easier. Find an open area the size of a park where the building around it started to crumbled and there she was, right in front of my eyes dancing against a large Rhino the size of an apartment's room, high in adrenaline ecstasy. Her short red hair disarrayed as she sneaked below the Rhino and slashed its tail with her wicked blade.
"Playtime over, miss." I shouted at her. "We'll rein it to The Hole."
She snickered as I motioned her to back away a little bit. "Riley, can't you even spare a little bit of time for a girl to finish her pleasure."
I grinned at her. "Sorry, Em, no can't do. Acey's order. Besides, I seek a pleasure in bed; the offer still opens if you want to join."
I took out the lighter, burned the Molotov's cloth fuse, and threw it at the still dazed Rhino. The creature, momentary blinded and burned by the fire, shook violently and charged toward me. I stepped to the side and brought my knife out, then deftly cutting its left foot to weaken it. I repeated the process with the other front foot and Em joined me harassing the Rhino.
One of the effective ways to drive the creature mad was to attack it from two sides and slowly drawing it to the direction I wanted. In this case, the booby traps.
With two experienced harasser the process went faster. Ten minute later, the creature's head was ensnared to the booby traps rope that tied to the car.
"Where's the other one?" Acey asked as he gave the car to me. I motioned to north east and heard Acey's sigh and his steps as he headed over there.
I pedaled the car, pulling tons of Rhino's weight toward The Hole, but it was resisting. Mad with anger the creature ran to me trying to ram the car. I clutched the car's gear and flung the steering wheel to the right side. The car skewed, barely managed to avoid the Rhino.
"Em, give me a hand!"
I started the car again and headed to The Hole, keeping the rope to stay loose, while Em harassing the creature several meters behind me. When I sighted the iron pole near The Hole I yelled to Em. "Bring it down!"
She obliged me, drawing closer to the Rhino and slashed the front feet repeatedly. Its leg began to give away. I circled the car on the iron pole twice, shifted to gear four, and stepped on the pedal with full speed.
The Rhino's motion when its legs gave away and coupled with the car's speed dragged it down to The Hole. Em jumped to the car's rear and quickly untied the knot as the creature falling down to The Hole.
I killed the engine and walked alongside The Hole, my eyes fixed to its overwhelming depth. How many more years before the corrosive meteoroid rock stopped to emit a corrosion substance and The Hole stopped growing bigger.
I chuckled. It didn't matter. I'm the survivor, and for me it was simply another day staying alive. I made a cross sign and said my prayer.
"May you rest peacefully in The Hole."