It was a black cavern, and the ground of the cavern had cracked into huge cracks, and black smoke was spewing out of the cracks, as if there was an invisible flame burning there.

In this cave, there is a young girl, bare, with her hands and feet, crawling quickly on the rocks, whether it is the steep rock wall or the overhanging ceiling of the cave, it will not hinder her in the slightest.

Sometimes she stops, sometimes she moves quickly, the transition between movement and stillness is instantaneous, not at all human can do it, she is like a deadly and agile spider, ignoring the laws of physics.

Suddenly, as if the girl had discovered something, her nose began to twitch, and the next moment, she shot out like an arrow off the string, jumped five or six meters, and came to a rock crevice.

There was a palm in the crack in the rock, like a hideous wound.

Without hesitation, she dug her palm into the crevice.

The black smoke in the crack in the rock spit out on the girl's hand, making a "snort" sound, visible to the naked eye, the skin and flesh on the girl's hand were corroded by the black smoke, as if it had touched a thick acid.

But the girl didn't care, her hand groped quickly for something in the crevice.

A few seconds later, a scream rang out, the girl withdrew her hand, and in the palm of her hand, a fat black worm appeared, the size of a fist, with a pair of sickle-like mouthparts on its head, and sparse but hard bristles on its body, it struggled desperately, and let out a piercing cry.

The girl opened her mouth, shoved the black worm into her mouth, and bit it down.

"Poof!"

I only heard the sound of a water bag bursting, and the corners of the girl's mouth splashed dark red juice, and her eyes were quick, and these bursting juices were actually caught by her in the air.

After a few chews, she swallowed the worm, and then, she licked her palms carefully, and all the juice was licked clean by her, not a drop of it was leaking.

The fifth.

She counted silently in her heart, as long as she found three more, she would have enough strength to climb up again.

Climb this abyssal cliff that is bubbling with black fireworks, as if there is no end to it.

She doesn't remember how she was born or grew up.

For as long as she can remember, she has followed her mother and lived in this abyss, where black fireworks burn, which is eternal darkness, and occasionally indescribable voices can be heard from the abyss, as if the whispers of the gods.

The mother builds her home in the crevices of the cliffs, and these black worms are their food.

At that time, my mother went hunting outside the crevices every day, and she lay on the hard black rocks, waiting for her mother to return, and the abyss had no day or night, and she would fall asleep when she was sleepy, and the sound that came from the abyss was her lullaby.

And every time she woke up, her mother would bring back delicious food, and that was the happiest time she can remember.

Unfortunately, the good memories are not long-lasting.

Every year the black fireworks in the abyss would spread upward, and before that time, the mother would carry her on her back and climb upwards in search of a higher crack.

Day after day, year after year.

She went from being carried on her mother's back to being able to climb the steep rock face herself.

She grew up.

However, the upwelling of black fireworks is becoming more and more frequent.

She and her mother kept climbing on this rock face with no end in sight.

The more time is spent looking for a new home, the less food can be caught.

Finally, the mother collapsed.

Years of exhaustion and scars, as well as the scorching of black fireworks, have overdrawn my mother's life.

When she was dying, her mother left her last wish, asking her to promise herself no matter what.

She nodded with tears in her eyes.

Mother said that when my grandmother was still alive, she said that this abyss cliff has an end.

Her wish in this life is to see the end of the abyss.

However, this wish was destined to be unfulfilled.

Her last wish was for her to carry her corpse on her back and continue to climb.

Such...... When she's hungry.

With a source of food, she could climb higher.

And she will also become one with her, to witness miracles or death.

……

"Woooooooo

Beneath the abyss, an indescribable voice came from below, interrupting the girl's thoughts.

The girl immediately stopped, her ears moving slightly, and the sound meant that the fireworks would rise again, and she would not have time to continue hunting.

She leaped out of the crevice.

Started, climbing in order to extend life.

The girl is extremely agile, jumping a few meters at will, she is like a vigorous deer crossing the mountains.

And beneath her, the fireworks began to grow, and gestation, until ...... Spurt!

"Boom!"

The black fireworks are like surging tides, and their surging speed is faster than that of a girl.

The girl didn't look back, she just climbed forward, her palms were burned by the fireworks, the wounds had not healed, and the bare flesh touched the hard and rough rocks again and again, and the blood flowed everywhere.

But she's used to it, and the pain isn't a big deal, but there's one thing that can't be ignored even by willpower.

That's ...... Physical.

She hadn't eaten enough food after all, and four worms were just enough to support her for a few hours.

However, this time the fireworks erupted for a long time......

Physical energy is depleted quickly.

She couldn't hold it anymore.

"Whew!"

Because of her lack of physical fitness, the girl's palm slipped and her body fell from the air.

With her life hanging by a thread, her body twisted hard in the air, and in the high-speed fall, she barely grasped a raised rock.

This time she fell a few dozen meters, and she was closer to the fireworks in the abyss.

The girl's arms were covered in blood.

Finally, she turned back and glanced at the endless abyss.

Mother said that no matter what time it is, don't look down, not even the word abyss.

For the first time in her life, she looked into the abyss.

She wanted to see where she was about to be laid to rest.

She saw that the black fireworks were only surging ten meters below her, and among the fireworks, there seemed to be countless pairs of dark red eyes, which seemed to be some kind of unknown life.

Is there life in the abyss?

There was a look of confusion in the girl's dark eyes.

Well? Is that...... What the?

She saw that in the midst of the tumbling fireworks, there was a milky white whirlpool, and the whirlpool seemed to release something outward, shooting into her eyes, and it hurt a little, as if something invisible pierced her eyes.

That milky thing is......

Light?

Is it light?

Is it the light that Mother said?

She had asked her mother what would be at the top of the cliff.

Mother said that there is a sky on the top of the cliff, a plain, flowers and plants, and light.

She asked what light was.

Mother said that light is a soft ray, it is very bright, reflecting it, the eye can see more clearly, but if you look directly at the light, you will feel dazzling.

Is that really light?

But why did the light appear in the abyss, and not on the top of the cliff, as Mother said?

At this moment, a soft voice sounded in the girl's ears.

It was a language that a girl had never heard before, but for some reason, she could understand it.

"Are you willing to leave this world? Yes or no? ”

She was stunned, what kind of sound is this?

Is it the bewitchment of the creatures of the abyss?

Perhaps, but death was imminent, and she had nothing to hesitate about, because she had no other choice.

Tentatively...... Would you like to......

At that moment, the girl felt that her body became lighter, until she completely lost her weight,

She floated, and at the same time, the milky white vortex gave birth to a powerful suction.

She was pulled by the power, and she floated towards the whirlpool, and also towards the abyss.

The maiden did not resist.

If you want to die, die in the light......

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