Chapter 2: The Only Light in the Boundless Darkness

If Kaisha were more sensitive to the temperature of the human body, it would be found that Kane was actually alive.

A child is a child in the end, and he doesn't notice these details, and his wavering fate is put back on track.

"Help, my leg is crushed by a rock......"

Kaisha is quickly drawn to the cries of the others and leaves Kane's "corpse" to search for the other survivors.

But the more she came into contact with the survivors, the more desperate she became, none of whom were as lucky as her, either buried in the rubble and unable to dig out, or fell and shattered their bones and internal organs.

There was no one she could save, and as she watched these lives fade away, Keisha was desperate and confused.

"Mom, where are you? Who's going to save me......" The girl sobbed helplessly as she watched familiar people turn into cold corpses.

When Keisha was gone, Kane opened his mouth and gasped.

The pain in my lungs has intensified by the breath-holding just now, and every breath I take now causes severe pain.

Eventually, his consciousness was swept away by waves of pain, and he fainted completely.

……

When Kane woke up again, the first thing he felt was not pain, but hunger.

"How long have I been fainting...... Is it still too late? ”

He began to fear that he had missed out on his only life, but fortunately, there were still weak cries for help not far away.

"Luckily, if someone is alive, it means that Keisha is still alive."

Keisha would wait until she was left in the ruins three days later before deciding to leave and explore the perilous underworld.

The path to the underworld is complicated, and Kane must follow her before she leaves, or it will be difficult to run into her again.

But now, he had to find some food to feed his stomach first, or he wouldn't have the strength to deal with the dangers that followed.

The wound was no longer so painful, and the blood that had flowed from the top of his head had clotted. During this period of coma, the injuries in his chest appeared to have recovered somewhat, and Kane was now able to barely stand up and walk.

The underworld is dim, and the great wounds that have fallen have healed again.

There will not be even a trace of the sun and moon above, and there will naturally be no light source below.

In the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, he could only rub his feet on the ground step by step, and when he touched something, he bent down and groped to distinguish whether it was a rock or something else.

Although he knew that there would be no monsters in the ruins, and he would not have to face the fear of the unknown, he would still feel a palpitation when he occasionally touched a corpse.

He found the water bag in the rubble, and immediately opened the drink, irrigating his throat that was about to burst into flames. Then he found some jerky and peaches.

It stands to reason that juicy fruit that is highly perishable should always be eaten first, but remembering that Keisha likes peaches, Kane shoves the jerky into his mouth first.

In fact, it doesn't matter if these peaches rot in the end, as long as the intention is conveyed to the past. After completing her symbiosis with the Void, Keisha will no longer have to take nutrients from these foods, or even eat through her mouth.

Kane went on to gather some food and a spear, which he wrapped in the cloth bag he found and carried it diagonally over his shoulder, holding the spear tightly on the ground with both hands, both as a weapon and as a support.

He then sets out to find Keisha.

The ruins formed by the fall of the entire village are not small, but Kane is not stupid enough to drag his weak body around the village in the dark.

He groped for help, and it didn't take long to find Keisha.

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, and Keisha was trying to dig out the survivors calling for help with her hands, but she couldn't move the heavy rocks she was squeezing, and she knelt on the ground and cried as she said sorry.

"Save your strength, silly girl."

Kane's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

He lay down on the spot, trying not to make any noise, he still needed more rest, but he hoped that Keisha would stop and rest as well.

He quietly took out a round peach from the package, and it still felt plush to the touch.

Young Keisha was not yet aware of the need to hunt for food, and now she needed the security of companionship rather than the dispensable feeling of satiety, and the fear of the dark had made her feel less hungry.

But hunger and thirst can really crush a person.

Kane gently placed the peach on the ground and pushed it towards Keisha.

Peaches tumble down the ruined slope and eventually hit Keisha's ankle.

"Who?" Keisha was startled and screamed, her tired spirit tensing at this moment, and she drew her dagger and gestured wildly in the darkness, as if some monster would pounce on her.

But when she found no response, she hung her head in frustration and picked up the foreign object at her feet.

"Peaches?" With her familiarity with the fruit, Keisha figured out what it was as soon as she got her hands on it.

Peaches were her favorite food, and the thought of the sweet taste made her dry mouth immediately secrete saliva.

Hunger is awakened, and the body moves directly without being directed by the brain.

She wiped the dust off the peel with her hands, blew it again, opened her mouth and nibbled on it.

But with the sweet juice welling up are those sweet memories that can no longer be reproduced.

She could no longer eat her mother's hand-cooked food, hear her father talk about his travels at his bedside, and surprise gifts every birthday......

Everything she once had seemed to be gone away from her forever, and salty tears flowed into the corners of her mouth again, and Keisha cried as she ate, tasting a different despair with every bite.

Cold, lonely, dark......

Kane listened to her cry until she was silent, then drowned out by the tide of sleepiness.

Keisha fell asleep, and Kane was a little more relieved, he closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep, silently waiting to witness the twist of her fate.

The survivors still called out to each other weakly, repeating their names over and over again as if chanting. Keisha wakes up and tries to find the living, even though she knows she's doing something useless.

Kane quietly followed Keisha for three days, until at last only her own voice remained in the ruins.

Friends and family were gone, leaving her alone in the dark.

Driven by hunger, the girl who has dried her tears reverberates over the ruins like the walking dead.

It was at the moment when it was all gone that she saw the light.

In this boundless darkness, I saw the light that I had not seen for a long time!

In anticipation of the unknown, Kaisha's vain legs once again burst with strength. She followed the light, all the way down.

Kane was still quietly following her out of Kesha's sight.

Even if he knew what kind of horror was hidden behind the light, he could only drag his crippled body to stiffen at this moment.

"Live! Keisha. ”