" Uncle Marshall..." The six-year-old Kallen ran towards Marshall with her short legs." Don't fight..."
"Kallen! Don't go over!" Marshall saw that Kallen had discovered the situation and threw away her kite. She subconsciously warned him, but it was too late. Kush, who had been seriously eroded by the collapse, turned his bloodshot eyes and saw little Kallen who was almost beside him. He immediately gave up on the big prey in front of him and prepared to catch little Kallen who was defenseless.
"Stop!" Marshall ignored the pain in his neck and grabbed Kush's legs, pressing him to the ground.
"Maria! Run with Kallen! Run!" Marshall let out a desperate roar and used all his strength to hold Kush down.
"What are you doing?" Maria walked out of the house with a spatula in her hand.
"Mommy!" Little Kallen ran over and hid behind Maria in fear." Uncle Marshall... fighting with Uncle Kush..."
"Maria!" Marshall felt his internal organs churn as Kush struggled under him. He could not suppress Kush anymore." Monster! Monster! Let's go!"
Maria was curious about what had happened. She wanted to pull the two of them away when she heard Kallen's words, but she couldn't help but tremble when she heard Marshall's reminder. Her eyes met Kush's blood-red eyes.
Madness, hatred, and brutality. This pair of red eyes made Maria, who had lived in peace for six years, instantly remember the monster that had taken more than half of the lives of the village six years ago.
The Death God with strange limbs and roaring like thunder.
Maria was so shocked that she took two steps back and bumped into little Kallen, who was looking over curiously. She subconsciously covered Kallen's eyes and looked around to find a way out of the village.
However, it was already too late. At some point, eight or nine villagers with red eyes and bloodstains on their faces and bodies had appeared.
"God…is this your punishment…but what did we do wrong?”Maria's legs began to tremble, which made Kallen, who was hugging Maria's legs, feel a little amused.
" Mom, your legs will shake..." Being blindfolded did not affect the lively little Kallen's childlike innocence, but this sentence also reminded Maria that she had to protect the child behind her.
"Kallen, come with Mommy." Maria tried her best to make her tone as gentle as possible, trying her best to cover up her trembling voice. At this moment, the villagers who had been eroded had already surrounded the small house.
Maria carried Kallen and quickly retreated into the house. Before Kallen could react, she locked the door.
"Mom?" Kallen looked at Maria, who had placed her on the bed and opened the box to rummage through it. She tilted her head and asked,"What are you doing?"”
"Uncle Marshall and Uncle Kush are fighting. We should stop them.”Kallen sat on the bed, swinging her legs as she said gloomily.
Maria couldn't help but tremble when she heard this. She clenched her fists so hard that her nails almost dug into the wooden box. However, she still took two deep breaths to adjust her trembling voice. She turned around and smiled at Kallen.
" Hahaha, what are you talking about? They're not fighting…" Many thoughts flashed through Maria's uneducated mind, but she rejected them one by one.
"They…they are playing hide-and-seek!”Maria said in a very certain tone.
"But they were clearly fighting.”Kallen lowered her head and muttered unhappily, feeling that she had been deceived by Maria.
"No!" Maria couldn't help but shout, but she immediately realized that she had lost her composure, so she quickly explained in a gentle tone," Monster catches the villain... Yes, this game is called this, our newly improved hide-and-seek.”
"Eh?" Kallen was interested." Uncle Marshall didn't even tell me.”
" Yes, because they want to play by themselves." Maria felt that her brain was about to burn." It's like this... A person plays the role of a monster to catch others, but the captured person can resist. The monster can only catch the person for three seconds... So what you saw just now was not Marshall and Kush fighting, but Kush grabbing Marshall and Marshall breaking free.”
" I see..." Kallen was deep in thought. Although this explanation didn't sound right at all, out of trust in Maria, Kallen accepted it." I also want to play hide-and-seek..."
"It's okay. Mom will tell them to bring you along.”At this time, Maria finally cleared out the things in the box. She picked up little Kallen and placed her in the box. The clothes and all kinds of junk that were originally in the box were thrown all over the ground." Marshall has been caught. The next round of the game is about to start. You hide here first. Mommy will tell them that little Kallen wants to play too."”
Suddenly, Marshall's ear-piercing scream came from outside the door, which made Maria look at the door in horror.
" Mom... Uncle Marshall is so loud..." Kallen put her hand on the edge of the box timidly, looking a little scared.
"It's okay. Marshall was caught and still acted shamelessly, not wanting to be a monster.”Maria gently kissed Kallen on the head and pushed her into the box." Kallen, be good. Hide here well. This game may take a long time. Don't come out before Mommy comes back."”
"Don't come out even if someone calls you. They want to trick you out so that they can catch you.”Maria held back the tears in her eyes and said in a normal tone. She handed the teddy bear that she had sewed for Kallen in the past to Kallen." Take your teddy bear and sleep. No one can find you here. You will definitely be the champion.”
As if she was worried, Maria added,"The champion this time will have a new sausage to eat ~"
"Really?" Kallen's eyes suddenly lit up." Kallen must be the champion! Take the sausage and eat it with Mommy!"
At that moment, Maria almost couldn't control her tears, but she held them back in the end and said to Kallen happily," Okay, okay. Little Kallen, don't go back on your word!"
Kallen nodded in confusion and lay obediently in the box. She blinked her big, watery eyes and stared at Maria."Mommy…why are you crying?"
Maria was stunned for a moment before she realized that tears had already flowed out of her eyes uncontrollably. She quickly wiped her eyes and tried her best to maintain a gentle tone as she said,"There was too much dust when I was packing the box just now, and the sand got into my eyes.”
Kallen, who was in the box, thought that Maria was very concerned about the sausage. Her muffled voice, which was blocked by the box, came out."Mommy, don't cry…I don't eat much, so I can give you more sausages.”
Holding back the tears that flowed out of her eyes, Maria gently closed the box. She turned around and leaned against the box, looking at the wooden door that was being hammered loudly in despair. The inferior wooden door was already creaking, and it seemed like it could be broken at any time.
"Don't worry! I'll be out soon!" Maria tried her best to shout in a normal tone so that Kallen would not be suspicious.
After saying that, Maria covered her mouth with her right hand and tried hard to suppress her sobs. Tears finally flowed down uncontrollably and washed over her face like a flood.
She leaned against the box and kept crying. Suddenly, a loud crash woke her up. Maria knew that the door could not hold on much longer.
She used a lot of effort to push the bed, cabinet, and some heavy furniture behind the door to block it, but this couldn't stop the villagers from being corroded for long. At this moment, the door had already cracked. Once they broke in, their roars and her screams would definitely arouse Kallen's curiosity. At that time, even if Kallen just popped her head out of curiosity, she might be instantly torn to pieces.
" Kallen..." Panting, Maria pushed the last piece of furniture behind the door. She was so tired that she knelt on the ground and sobbed on the furniture." You must..."
"I must survive…"
" God..." Maria knelt on the ground, facing the banging door, her tears flowing down her face. Her young face was filled with the suffering and torture she had experienced." Please, protect Kallen and let her grow up safely."”
Maria looked up at the skylight and stepped on the bedside table and chair. She tried to climb up, but she remembered something and quickly jumped down. She took out all the black bread, cheese, and a large jar of water from the jar and quickly put them into the box that Kallen was hiding."Baby, eat this if you're hungry, but don't make too much noise. You must wait for Mommy to come back before coming out.”
"Yes!" Kallen nodded vigorously." Let's pinky swear!”
Maria's lips trembled, but she was very rational and did not cry out loud. Instead, she smiled very gently as usual."Okay, let's pinky swear. You can't change for a hundred years. Whoever changes will be a puppy!”
Looking at the satisfied Kallen, Maria finally couldn't help but kiss her forehead again and close the box.
Should I lock it? Maria only hesitated for a moment.
If it was locked, even if Kallen managed to escape, she would definitely die in the box. If it wasn't locked, Kallen might still escape after the destruction.
The answer was obvious.
Maria climbed up the ladder made of the bedside table and chair again.
As if with her last longing for this world, Maria took a deep look at the box that Kallen was hiding in. This look almost exhausted all her courage and strength, making her almost unable to move her feet to leave.
What if she was hungry?
What if she was thirsty?
What if she couldn't hold back her curiosity and wanted to poke her head out to take a look?
Maria felt like she was going crazy. Her thoughts were in a mess at this moment.
"No! We have to go!" Maria glanced at the door that was about to break open. Through the gaps in the furniture in front of the door, she could see that the door had already cracked open. The door could no longer hold on.
Maria gritted her teeth and used all her strength to climb up the skylight. She pushed it open and stood on the roof in fear.
It was only now that she realized the tragic state of the entire village.
It was already hell on earth.
Broken limbs, internal organs, and blood were scattered everywhere like ordinary water. The entire village was filled with the smell of blood, and even the walls of many houses were dyed red.
In front of the house under her feet, four or five villagers who had been eroded were huddled together and fighting for something. Maria could vaguely see that the former villagers had intestines and internal organs hanging from their bodies.
That was where Marshall had hugged Kush.
Maria was instantly filled with sorrow. She almost wanted to die here immediately, but she did not want to be dismembered by those monsters after she died.
But there was still Kallen in the house under his feet.
" I can't die just like this…" Maria stood on the edge of the roof in the backyard of the house. Looking at the pile of straw below, she made up her mind and closed her eyes to jump.
Fortunately, the soft body of the pile of straw caught her and she was not injured.
Maria struggled to climb out of the haystack. Through the house, she seemed to be able to see the group of monsters crazily smashing the door.
"There's no one here, if I run now... I might survive... because they haven't found me..."
Such a thought flashed through Maria's mind, but she immediately threw it out of her head.
Maria picked up the pitchfork beside the haystack, and a determined look flashed across her eyes.
"Kallen, Mommy is here to save you."
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