"No!" Kiana felt like her blood vessels were about to explode. Looking at Kallen, who was covered in blood but still smiling at Kiana, Kiana felt her blood surge and her entire body trembled.
" Kiana…" Kallen's eyes flashed with surprise when she saw Kiana.
" Take this little girl away. I'll hold off the Colossi…" Kallen spat out a mouthful of blood as she spoke, staining her tattered nun robe." Please…If it were you…you would definitely be able to do it…"
"No, no, no!" Kiana rushed forward like a mad woman and grabbed the bone spike that the Collapsing Beast had used to pierce Kallen. As if she hadn't heard Kallen's words, she pulled it out with all her might and roared without any semblance of a lady," Let her go! I told you…to let her go!"
" Roar!" The Colossus swung its arm and threw Kiana and Kallen away. The bone spike left a deep mark on the wall, and the wall collapsed, covering the little girl under the rubble.
Kiana grabbed Kallen in a split second and held her in her arms. The two of them rolled and flew out. When they landed, Kiana adjusted her posture to minimize the impact on Kallen.
"Sister Kallen!" Kiana shook her dizzy head from the impact and hurriedly looked at Kallen." Don't talk! I'll take you away first to stop the bleeding!"
" Kiana... little girl..." Kallen seemed to have lost consciousness. Her eyes gradually lost focus and she turned a deaf ear to Kiana's words, but she still muttered," Save her..."
"Why are you still saying such silly things at a time like this?”Kiana's tears finally fell uncontrollably." You... must hold on... I'll take you to the doctor... the best doctor... will definitely save you..."
" So... please... don't leave just like this..." Kiana knelt down, her upper body gently leaning on Kallen's body. Her shoulders were covered in tears." Please... don't give up... I... I'll bandage your wound first..."
Kiana completely ignored the Disintegration Beasts surrounding her. She tore off her clothes and tried to bandage Kallen's wound with trembling hands. However, the wound was too big. No matter how hard Kiana tried, she could not stop the bleeding wound.
Kiana only hated herself for not listening carefully during the first aid class. If she had listened carefully, perhaps she would have been able to temporarily stabilize Kallen's injury.
Of course, Kiana knew that it was impossible.
Because even from an outsider's point of view, this wound was definitely fatal.
This huge penetrating wound pierced through Kallen's lower abdomen. Her stomach was pierced, and her intestines were in a mess. Even her heart and lungs were damaged to varying degrees.
Kiana fell on Kallen's body and fell into a daze.
He had no idea where to start.
Even if he didn't want to give up hope, he had no idea where to start.
Kallen…could she really not be saved?
Kiana clenched her fists tightly, not wanting her tears to fall. However, they still squeezed out of her eyes one by one, flowing down her smooth cheeks and dripping onto Kallen's chest.
" Why... why..." Kiana's thoughts almost fell into an infinite loop." Why did such a good person have to suffer like this..."
" Good people…Shouldn't good people have candy to eat…"
" But why…why do I always see such tragedies…"
" Bastard father…Could it be…that even you lied to me…"
" Good people... don't get rewarded..."
"What do you want?" Suddenly, a voice rang out in Kiana's mind, but she did not respond to it. She was unable to break free from her own infinite loop.
"Do you want power? " A power that can save everything, a power that can wipe out this disaster from the very beginning…" The voice seemed to have magic as it penetrated Kiana's mind and gradually became clear.
" Power..." Kiana's eyes gradually lost focus." If I'm strong... strong enough to kill these Disintegration Beasts..."
"So…do you want power? Open your heart and accept me…I will give you…the power you want to save everything…"
" I..." Kiana whispered unconsciously.
" Kiana..." Kallen's voice suddenly interrupted Kiana's sleep talk.
"Kallen! You're awake!" Kiana was surprised and delighted.
" Cough cough…What a sorry state…" Kallen's weak voice came out of her mouth inaudibly." But…at least we didn't live up to the name of Kaslana's family…"
" Kiana... I can see... that you're a person full of justice..." Kallen's voice became lower and lower." There are some things... if Chaoyi ever meets my... family, please pass them on for me..."
" Tell them…Kallen…even though she's guilty…she didn't let down her family's teachings…"
" As a shield, I'm Kaslana's family motto…" Kallen's voice was almost inaudible." I…did it…"
Europe in the Middle Ages was in the midst of its second collapse. During this period, small-scale collapses could happen anytime.
Any time, any place, any form.
The people living in such an environment were in a state of panic.
The corpses of the soldiers and horses were scattered all over the place. It was a convoy that had been attacked by the Disintegration Beasts. Not a single one of them had survived. Corpses were strewn all over the place, and not a single corpse was intact.
However, only a baby girl who was sleeping soundly in a box was lucky enough to survive as if she was chosen by the heavens.
"What is this?" As the moonlight shone into the box, the baby girl giggled." Oh my god, it's a child! He's still alive!"
A cry of surprise spread throughout the group of refugees passing by.
As the name implied, refugees were people who fled. Their homes had long been destroyed in the war. They could only wander in this vast and dangerous land, looking for everything to eat and a home to rest in.
Coincidentally, they found the wreckage of the caravan that had been attacked. After experiencing multiple attacks from the Collapsing Beasts, they knew that the Collapsing Beasts only knew how to destroy and did not eat people. In other words, they had no desire for food at all. Any bite was only to kill the other party. Therefore, they decided to search the wreckage of the caravan, hoping to find some supplies.
There were not many supplies, but it was enough for these refugees to live for a few more days. Perhaps in these few days, they could find a piece of land where they could plant and settle down.
" What a poor little guy." A pair of rough hands gently picked up the baby girl. Under the moonlight, the baby girl could see the wrinkled face clearly." You're smiling so happily... I really hope you can continue to smile like this when you grow up..."
"In this hellish world.”
The owner of the face looked up at the full moon hanging in the sky and smiled." What a beautiful moon. I wonder if we'll have the chance to see it again."”
"Little guy, your name is Kallen. How about it?”The old woman reached out a finger and stroked the baby girl's smooth cheek. The baby girl reached out her small hand and grabbed the finger, putting it in her mouth and sucking it." It symbolizes…Oh? Are you hungry?"
"Is there a woman with milk?" The old woman turned around and shouted at the refugees who were searching the convoy," We have to bring one more person with us!”
Fortunately, the group of refugees found the ruins of a village on the fourth day. There were wild grapes and rivers, as well as flat and fertile land. Among the ruins of the former village, the refugees also found some rusty tools.
"Hahaha! I told you Kallen is our lucky star!”The leader of the refugees, Marshall, was a simple and strong farmer. When their village was attacked by the Collapsing Beasts, this man decisively led the people who escaped the village into exile without looking back. Along the way, they encountered many things, such as hunger, thirst, disease, and even the attacks of the Collapsing Beasts. The original team of 60 to 70 people shrank to only a dozen people.
Despair and numbness had once enveloped the entire team, but it did not affect this man.
This man had the virtues that a farmer should have. He was strong, simple, kind, and had some skills in making simple tools. In this long and hopeless journey, his correct decisions saved the group more than once. It was also his loud voice and lame jokes that gave everyone a sense of survival in the numb and desperate nights.
"Hahaha, look at this! Black bread!" Marshall laughed and said," How long has it been since we've eaten this? He had to let little Kallen taste it today.”
" Are you stupid?" The woman next to him rolled her eyes at him and hugged Kallen, who was looking out with a pair of curious eyes." How old is Kallen? How can she bite this thing?!"”
Indeed, the living conditions of the civilians in the Middle Ages were very poor. Their staple food, black bread, was so hard that it had to be cut with a special knife. For example, black bread that had been left for an unknown period of time and had not gone bad could even make a pit on the ground.
"Hahahahaha, then we'll wait for her to grow up. When we have money, we'll buy her high-grade white bread!”Marshall laughed. Little Kallen was now the treasure of all the refugees, not for any other reason, but because she loved to laugh.
It was strange, wasn't it? He just liked to laugh.
However, for this group of refugees who were in despair, it was an incredible miracle.
When Kallen's laughter spread throughout the refugee team for the first time, everyone had an incredulous expression on their faces."How long has it been since we last heard laughter?”
"How long has it been since we last laughed?”
On that quiet night, little Kallen, who had eaten her fill, was amused by the fingers of the young mother who had lost her husband and child in the attack of the Collapsing Beasts. Her laughter seemed to be infectious and penetrated everyone's hearts.
Gradually, this group of people who had long been numb began to smile.
Gradually, they began to approach Kallen.
"Maria, let us see that child too.”These farmers rubbed their hands nervously and stretched their necks to look into the swaddling clothes.
"No!" The young mother named Maria tightened the swaddling cloth in her arms." You boorish people will scare little Kallen. That convoy just now belonged to a noble family. This child must be a noble's child. He's so delicate. Go away, go away."”
However, Kallen laughed again at this moment. The farmers looked at each other and gradually laughed.
Instantly, laughter spread throughout the wilderness.
Even though Marshall managed the refugees well, they were only alive. The pain of losing their loved ones, the long-term hunger, and the lack of a fixed place to live had made them numb and even desperate. Many of them were no longer alive, they could only be considered as walking corpses.
However, the people at the bottom of society were very strange creatures. They could be killed, ravaged, and defeated, but as long as they were given a chance, they would climb up like roly-dolls and stick to fate like sticky candy until fate knocked them down again. Then, they would seize another opportunity to climb up, straighten their backs, and laugh fearlessly.
That night, the laughter caused by Kallen seemed to infuse vitality into this lifeless group. When they woke up the next day, a group of refugees full of hope and vitality appeared on this land.
Kallen grew up happily in the rebuilt village. Marshall was very good at making small things. When he was free, he would make some small toys for Kallen. Maria also doted on Kallen very much. It was more accurate to say that Kallen, the only child in the entire refugee team, was the heart of the entire village.
These six years were the happiest and most leisurely time for Kallen. In these six years, there were no more attacks from the Collapsing Beasts on this land, and many foreign refugees joined the village. Gradually, the scale of the village expanded to more than a hundred people. People smiled happily every day, and the life that was getting better day by day was filled with hope and happiness. Marshall even said that he would sell everything for Kallen's dowry on her wedding day after drinking one day. If the man bullied Kallen, he would definitely bring a sickle to the other party's house and cut the little brat into pieces, winning the unanimous agreement of all the men.
This peaceful and beautiful life lasted until the collapse once again descended on this land that had been destroyed once or many times.
That day, the sky was very blue and the wind was very gentle. The water of the river flowed through the waterwheel on the ground, making a sound like a silver bell that made people feel comfortable. Kallen was flying a kite in front of her house. It was a toy that Uncle Marshall had made for her. Kallen liked it very much and would take it out to play with it every time the weather was good.
" The weather is good today." Marshall sat on the ridge with a hoe on his shoulder, squinting at Kallen who was playing in the open space. The smile on his face squeezed the wrinkles together." It's warm, the sunlight is not glaring, and the birds are chirping. A day like today should be..."
He died.
A bloody mouth suddenly appeared on Marshall's neck and bit down.
"Ah!" Shocked, Marshall started to struggle, but the attacker behind him was so strong that his hands were like iron hoops that he could not break free.
Marshall was in pain. He could only grab the attacker's head with both hands and bend forward, throwing the attacker in front of him.
Marshall touched his bitten neck and took a closer look. He was shocked."Kush! What are you doing!"
The man called Kush was a carpenter in the village. His face was ashen, his eyes were lifeless, and there were still traces of blood and flesh in his mouth. After being thrown to the ground by Marshall, he only roared and rushed towards Marshall. He did not answer Marshall's question at all.
" You!..." Marshall stepped back in horror. He had never seen Kush before. A sense of fear rose in Marshall's heart, urging him to run away.
"Kush! What are you doing?" Marshall was making a final attempt to communicate with Kush, who seemed to be delirious." Why did you bite me? Don't come over! Say something! If you come over again, I'll make a move!"
Kush's eyes slowly became lively, no longer as confused as before. Marshall was delighted, thinking that Kush was about to wake up.
Although he didn't know what had happened, it was a good thing as long as the other party could still communicate.
However, things did not go as he wished. Kush's eyes did slowly regain their luster, but it was filled with madness and bloodlust.
Marshall's hands began to tremble. He slowly began to remember a fact that he did not want to remember. A long, long time ago, in the dark times before the peaceful days had arrived, he had seen this kind of gaze more than once.
This was…the gaze of a Disintegration Beast!
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