"In a couple of days, we'll find a chance to escape," a dog demon with somewhat gray fur whispered.
At this point, Changcheng Mansion was practically uninhabitable. People were terrified that one day, while walking down the street, some little tyrant would suddenly walk out and punch them to death.
The other dog demons fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, as they shared the same thought.
“It should be quite easy. If you want to run away, you can do it tonight. It’s easy to get out of the city,” one of the dog demons said.
The remaining dog demons breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, feeling more confident.
"Then tonight..." Footsteps came from beside her ear, like boots on the ground. The sound wasn't loud, but it was particularly startling in this silent world.
Several dog demons looked out the window, but the pitch-black night made it impossible to see anything clearly. The already dim moonlight was now stolen away by the thick clouds, and not a single ray of light fell from the sky to the ground.
They saw nothing, but the footsteps grew closer, one after another, as if stepping on their hearts and choking them.
One of the dog demons took a step back.
The clouds in the sky drifted away quietly, and moonlight seeped through the gaps in the clouds, casting shadows on the earth.
Her shadow stretched long in the moonlight, which shone on her fair, cool profile. She walked ahead intently, her hair gently obscuring her eyes, making it impossible to discern the color within them.
White clothes fluttered on their own without wind, boots sank into the soft soil, and shadows slowly seeped into the temple with the moonlight.
The dog demon in the temple held its breath and froze at the same time.
The moment they saw her, it felt as if a hand was truly gripping their throats.
The clouds in the sky closed up again, obscuring the dim waning moon, and the world was plunged into darkness once more. The pure white figure disappeared from the darkness.
The dog demons' breath caught in their throats; all they could hear was something getting closer and closer...
Footsteps.
It suddenly stopped.
Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the clouds, dispelling the darkness in the temple once more.
The woman in white had entered the temple at some point, and she stood quietly at the entrance, her long sleeves gathered together.
Panic was like a drum, repeatedly pounding on their hearts. Fear silently spread to every part of their bodies, causing them to lose all sensation of their own bodies.
She then raised her head, revealing her eyes beneath her slightly disheveled hair, the moonlight illuminating her profile.
He lifted his boots again and slowly took a step forward.
The sound of the boots wasn't loud, but the sound of them hitting the ground was like the muffled thud of a drum being struck. A dog demon lay down on the ground.
My heart exploded.
The remaining dog demons trembled and tried to run away, but an invisible fear held them back, leaving them standing there dumbfounded.
The moonlight disappeared again, and the temple fell into a deathly darkness.
But their steps didn't stop; they continued to move forward.
One step, two steps, three steps...
The clouds drifted lazily past the waning moon, and a faint light shone again from the temple.
Her steps stopped. Around the woman in white lay a circle of dog demons, their blood reflecting the moonlight and her slender figure. Her boots sank into the blood.
She then turned around and left the dilapidated temple, the silent darkness quietly engulfing her.
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"Cough cough." The girl, dressed in tattered burlap clothes, suddenly woke up as a cloud of dusty air rushed in, clogging her lungs.
The choking air brought tears to my eyes.
Looking around blankly, seeing the dilapidated walls with exposed bricks, he still let out a soft sigh.
My mind was a little blank, so I rubbed my stomach.
I'm so hungry, so hungry.
It felt like something was gnawing at its flesh inside its stomach.
But even though I was starving, there was nothing I could do; there was nothing left to eat at home.
Since the entire city was sealed off by the adults from the Lotus Cult a while ago, the already scarce food has become increasingly scarce.
Before, I could eat a piece of cake mixed with sawdust every day, but now... I can only eat one piece every three days.
Even with money, you can't buy food, let alone something like what she has at home.
Having no parents, she lived with her older sister Nian Cheng since childhood. Although she was called her older sister, they were only about the same age. Nian Qi only considered her the older sister, and she didn't object. Nian Cheng was indeed more capable than her.
These past two days, the last bit of food at home has been eaten up, and there's really nothing left to eat. She said she wanted to go to the Lotus Altar in the city to see if the adults of the Lotus Life Sect were doing good deeds and would distribute some food.
However, that food wasn't free...
I was so hungry yesterday that I fell asleep in a daze, and all I know is that she went there to beg for food.
But they haven't come back yet?
With her feet on the dusty ground, she scooped up a mouthful of water from the jar, which still had the corpses of small insects floating on it, and drank it down. The icy water didn't fill her up, but it at least made her burning stomach feel a little better.
Go find her.
That's what I thought subconsciously.
But then a sense of dread arose.
The city was in turmoil; the famine had changed everyone's appearance. People who were once kind and gentle had all become different.
According to Nian Cheng, some people outside have started eating each other because they are too hungry to find food.
What's more, she often frightened herself by saying that some evil people have become less human, either growing cat faces, becoming like snakes, or growing tails, hair, or even a second head.
Although I don't believe it, it still gives me the creeps.
Moreover, there are often sounds coming from next door, like tearing something apart or grinding teeth.
Nian Qi remembered that the neighbor was a very kind auntie, but he hadn't heard her speak at all these days.
Standing at the door, she felt a little uneasy, still wondering whether she should leave.
There was a knock on the courtyard door, followed by a high-pitched voice.
"Xiao Qi, it's me. Please open the door for your aunt."
Nian Qi was stunned for a moment, and then, just as he had thought of the person next door, it came to mind.
She pursed her lips, hesitating whether to open the door.
"I heard Xiaocheng didn't come back tonight, so I was a little worried and came to check on you. You two sisters should have said you didn't have any food earlier. I have half a pound of pork here, you can take it back and stew it." The shrill voice came from outside the door again.
Nian Qi hesitated for a moment, but before she could make a move, she saw a head pop out from the wall next to her. The bloated head was piled with fat, and the big eyes gleamed with a scarlet green light, staring greedily at the girl in the courtyard.
Then, under Nian Qi's panicked gaze, it slowly crawled into the yard, its limbs clinging to the wall, its withered body covered by a fat, bloated head, and its tongue sticking out like a gecko's.
Upon seeing this, Nian Qi paused for a moment, then quickly turned around and tried to run away. The monster that had crawled into the yard grinned gleefully at Nian Qi's actions.
"Don't run away, little girl. Let your auntie see if you've been eating and drinking well lately." It crawled to follow Nian Qi into the house.
I had just climbed to the middle of the yard when I paused for a moment.
There was a knock on the door, and the dull thud of the wooden planks echoed in the yard.
"Is anyone home?" A clear yet chilly voice rang out from outside the door.
Upon hearing this, the lizard-like monster slowly turned its head, its neck growing like a snake, and circled around to look at the doorway.
The subtle fragrance is invigorating.
It smells good.
It seemed as if its entire body was yearning for the person outside the door at this very moment.
On the other side, Nian Qi, who had already run into the house and picked up a cleaver full of chips, cautiously peeked out, looking both panicked and puzzled.
The monster turned away and stopped looking at Nian Qi.
Compared to the people outside the door, Nian Qi was no longer important.
It slowly crawled towards the door.
“Someone’s home, I’ll open the door right away,” she replied in a high-pitched voice, her eyes brimming with joy.
Nian Qi, who was inside the house, also witnessed this scene. Although he was trembling with fear, he still managed to suppress his terror.
Upon seeing the monster, it stretched out its withered, yellowish hand and slowly opened the door.
"Run!" Nian Qi shouted with his last breath.
Under the monster's expectant gaze, the door opened, revealing the slender figure of a girl in white.
She tilted her head when she heard Nian Qi's words.
They saw the monster before them and its joyful face, its gaping mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Why are you running?" she asked, puzzled.
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Waaah, I'm so sorry everyone. I said it was noon, but when I woke up it was already evening. I'm so sorry (bowing).
Love you all!
Volume 1: 231. Food? Isn't it everywhere?
Emaciated, swollen, resembling both a pig and a monster, this is one way to describe the swollen demon, which can be considered a specialty of Taiheng City.
As for the bloated demon itself, it didn't know how it came to be; it only knew that it woke up looking like this.
I was already hungry, but after waking up, I was even hungrier, so hungry that I lost my mind.
I want to eat something.
That was the only thought left in my mind.
So what exactly should we do?
Its thoughts in the past are completely different from its thoughts now. In the past, if it wanted to eat something, it would just find a way to get it, and if it couldn't get it, it would steal it.
As for now...
That might just be something they openly eat.
Its former neighbor now seemed to it like a piece of juicy meat, just a piece of fat that could move and jump.
This is no longer something that is too unacceptable; in fact, it can be said to be quite normal, quite normal for the current situation.
She wasn't the only one experiencing this change in the city; many others did as well, and after these changes occurred...
They no longer consider themselves human, nor do they regard others as human beings.
Previously, because that girl was still around, although I had this idea, I always refrained from doing it because of her presence.
But now she's gone. If we were to judge her, we could only say it's laughable.
Like it is now.
If it weren't for the unexpected accident, it should already be enjoying the delicious flesh and blood.
However, compared to that girl Nian Qi, the person in front of me was much more delightful.
The girl's hurried voice rang in its ears, causing it to glance at her with slight impatience.
talkative.
Afraid that the person opposite would run away, it opened its mouth.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, it planned to bite off the girl's leg first, and then slowly savor it.
"Why are you running?" It was a voice as clear and bright as the moon. There was not a trace of panic in her tone, only inexplicable confusion.
The bloated demon was also puzzled. Why wasn't it afraid of him?
But this nascent doubt quickly vanished.
Because it saw that palm and slowly pressed it down.
As the palm pressed down, it seemed as if the heavens and earth were being gathered together by this pure white palm, like a frog in a well, seeing only the sun, moon and stars in the well, but now the entire well was being held.
The withered yellow head was slammed down with a palm, causing the entire body to crash to the ground.
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