Chapter 7: "Clouds"
I don't know how long it was—maybe five minutes, maybe an hour—when Si Moxue heard the sound of the door opening.
The mansion is a remnant of the old world, and the door hinges are in disrepair and worn out badly—a long "squeak" when the door is opened, which sounds to Si Moxue's ears is the prelude to the beginning of punishment.
"Look up." Si Moxue heard Aunt Hua's cold voice ringing over her head.
Si Moxue raised her head tremblingly.
Aunt Hua was stained with sporadic bloodstains, I don't know if it was hers or someone else's, and her exposed skin was covered with scratches - it seemed that she had gone through a fierce battle.
"Did you get the thing?" Aunt Hua's voice was like a sledgehammer, hitting Si Moxue's heart one by one.
Si Moxue's fingers were tightly intertwined under her knees, and her knuckles turned white.
"No, no." Si Moxue's voice was crying, and she wanted to open her mouth to ask for forgiveness.
But it was too late, and Aunt Hua's face instantly turned black, as if she had been blocked by a thick dark cloud.
"Nope." Aunt Hua repeated her words, and her voice became sharp and terrifying.
In the next second, Aunt Hua kicked Si Moxue's wound: "Why don't you just die outside?" ”
Si Moxue let out a deformed scream and struggled to curl up.
Aunt Hua was still angry, and kicked the girl's thin body one by one: "X, do you know how many people Lao Tzu died in order to wipe your ass?" Two! ”
"I was wrong, please, please spare me this ......"'
Si Moxue cried and begged for mercy, but in exchange for Aunt Hua's more merciless beating.
After a long time, Aunt Hua vented enough and stopped. Sim Xue shrank in the corner, her body bruised and shocking.
Aunt Hua gasped and stared indifferently at Si Moxue, who was lying on the ground trembling: "You said, you made such a big mistake, how can I punish you?" ”
The punishment is not over yet?
Si Moxue's body stiffened.
Aunt Hua straightened her blouse, which looked a little messy due to the strenuous exercise just now, then leaned down, stuck it to Si Moxue's ear, and said softly in a negotiating tone: "How about I sell you to the 'clouds'?" ”
Hearing the name "Cloud", Si Moxue's already pale face turned pale, and her body trembled violently uncontrollably due to fear.
"Cloud" is an underground colosseum hidden in the wasteland, where not only humans but also various ferocious creatures of the wasteland are involved. Entering the "clouds" of a non-hybrid like Si Moxue is like a piece of fresh meat falling into a group of tigers, and it doesn't take more than a minute to be torn apart.
"How's it going, are you still satisfied with my arrangement?" Aunt Hua's voice pulled Sim Xue back to reality.
"No, I'm not going. Mother, please ......" Si Moxue stretched out her trembling hand, tried to hold Aunt Hua's feet, and begged in a low voice.
Aunt Hua ruthlessly kicked away Si Moxue's pleading hands, turned around and left the room: "Pray that you can sell it for a good price!" ”
…… There is no room for negotiation.
Si Moxue maintained the posture of stretching her hands forward, and did not cry again, but her eyes slowly dimmed.
That night, Si Moxue was pulled into the car, silent, and left the building.
......
"Oh my God, this little aunt is so pretty." Si Moxue was pressed on a chair, and a makeup artist with exaggerated eyeshadow and false eyelashes was poking Si Moxue's face with powder.
The makeup artist complained while spraying powder: "Who beat you like this, this little face, it's really distressing to look at it." ”
Si Moxue sat silently in her chair, letting the makeup artist break her head around and fiddle with it at will.
"Are you alright?" There was an urging sound at the door.
"It's coming, it's coming." The makeup artist responded while sweeping away the excess powder on Si Moxue's face, and then got up to give way to his gaze, "Wow! Our little princess was dressed up. ”
Si Moxue looked at herself in the mirror fixedly-the glow of the moon on her birthday, and her eyebrows were full of distant mountains; The green silk is slightly curled, soft as a cloud, and the red lips are lightly pursed, with timidity and shyness. She never knew she could be so pretty.
"I'm good at makeup, right? Can't take your eyes off it? The makeup artist said, with a smug look on his face that couldn't be hidden.
But the person standing at the door urging didn't know how to appreciate, and seeing that Si Moxue was ready, he urged again: "Since it's okay, let's go." ”
Si Moxue grabbed the layered skirt of the princess dress on her body, and the high heels that she had never worn made her stumble. She followed the man in front of her through a dark, secluded, long hallway.
Suddenly, the white light was flourishing, and he was greeted by deafening applause and cheers.
The host's deliberately manipulated voice sounded over the Colosseum: "Our 'princess' has entered, everyone is welcome!" ”
It has been two days since Si Moxue came to the Colosseum, called "Cloud".
Despite its name, the Colosseum is actually deep underground, and the so-called "cloud" is nothing more than the pleasure of the clouds for the rich and powerful who come to watch the Beastfighters fight for their lives, highlighting their status at the top of the post-apocalyptic society.
Si Moxue is the first-ever female contestant in "The Clouds," and her ticket to watch her fight was sold out yesterday.
"Princess! Princess! Everyone was shouting, and the voices were twisted into a rope that wrapped around the circular auditorium, tying everyone tightly to their positions.
Si Moxue was pushed by the man behind her, and slowly stepped into the beast cage in the center with her feet raised.
The concrete floor poured under his feet took on an eerie dark red, indicating that many people had fallen here, and the blood that flowed out soaked the floor, leaving a color that could not be washed away.
The iron door behind him slammed shut, and Si Moxue stood alone in the cage, looking at the frenzied crowd around him expressionlessly.
"The princess is in place. So, who will have the honor of being his prince? The host's voice rang out over the Colosseum again, "Welcome to the 'Prince'!" ”
The cheers of the audience rose again to an unprecedented level.
The iron door on the other side of the cage opened, and a monster resembling a human slowly walked out of the darkness.
The moment she saw the monster, the blood in Si Moxue's whole body was cold—the monster looked like a non-human, his face was full of tumors, and his facial features were squeezed and deformed; The body bulged up like a balloon that had been blown up, and the overflowing flesh was pressed one by one, trembling up and down as it moved, and it was like a mountain of flesh pressing towards Si Moxue.
It's a fanatic.
If the desolate man is a thoughtless walking corpse, then the madman is the Shura from hell. He evolved from the desolate people devouring enough flesh and blood, often more prominent in a certain aspect, more bloodthirsty and furious.
And the madman Si Moxue faced, I don't know how much flesh and blood he had devoured before he could evolve into such a huge size - the Colosseum did not intend to let Si Moxue leave alive, this was a one-sided torture.
The madman stepped into the cage, and the iron door slammed shut.
Si Moxue turned her head and ran, this madman is huge, and she must not be flexible enough, and the mobility that the small size brings to Si Moxue is her only advantage now.
When the madman saw Si Moxue, he clenched his fist and swung it at Si Moxue.
Si Moxue felt the strong wind behind her, and decisively threw herself to the ground, wanting to dodge the blow
However, it was still a step too slow, and Si Moxue's side was swept by the maniac's giant fist comparable to a sandbag, and the whole person flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the cage, and spurting out a mouthful of blood when he landed.
The internal injuries that were originally beaten by the cheetah hybrid have not healed, and now that they have been hit again, they suddenly feel that they are all broken, and Si Moxue is retching while holding the ground, feeling that her internal organs are going to be vomited out.
With a successful blow, the madman raised his head to the sky and howled, raised his feet that were as thick as elephant legs, and walked towards Si Moxue step by step, and with each step, the ground would shake.
Si Moxue struggled to get up and limped away in the small fighting cage step by step.
The maniac easily catches up with her, slapping her out of the way. Si Moxue got up and ran away again, and the madman beat her out again. Repeat again and again, like a cat teasing a mouse, until Sim Moxue couldn't get up anymore.
"Kill her! Kill her! "The spectators shouted again, and they sat here paying exorbitant tickets just to watch a carnage.
Lights fell from the Colosseum, creating a huge shadow beneath the maniac. Si Moxue was lying on her back on the ground, already shrouded in shadows.
The madman raised his hands high, and the next moment, the huge fists that fell would smash Si Moxue's head.
The audience was silent, and there was excitement and tyranny in the wide eyes......