Chapter 13: The glow in front of the inch
"Hurry up and save people, this is still a combat area, you have to be careful! This is Mr. Sheldon's order, otherwise our orc survival in Yaris will really cease to exist! "The weasel orc, Fei, was covered in ash and panting, and the bloodshot eyes showed that he was actually extremely tired by now.
Some people saw that he was too tired, so they advised him to rest for a while, after all, he had been out of six consecutive rescue shifts, and it was strange that he was not tired. But Fei is also stubborn, he relied on "I am the head of the rescue team this time!" This sentence shirked countless requests for substitute shifts and insisted on going to the battlefield in person.
"Whew....... ......"During the pause of the rain of bullets, Fei tried her best to lean against the bullet-streaked wall, her eyes rolled up, up, up......
Wait a minute!
Syllable! Fei slapped his dirty face violently, and the look in his eyes recondensed, reminding himself over and over again that he couldn't sleep...... My whole body was sore.......
"This sun...... It's so damn good, I'll sleep comfortably......" Fei didn't know whether she should curse this beautiful day or praise the bright sunshine now.
"ββ!Uhh
Not far away, there was another scream! Somebody is hurt! No gunshots were heard in Fei's ears, that is, the wounds on the wounded man's body should be-
He ran to the intersection.
In front of Fei, there was blood. His chest heaved violently, and he felt it on his bare feet....... Feel the ....... Blood.
The blood-stained greatsword was thrust into the chest of a soldier, whose owner was still present, and in front of him he grinned and pulled the blood-stained blade from the human soldier's chest. It was a large tiger beastman, with knotted arms, shiny hair, and a piece of chain mail draped over his chest.
"You ......" Fei blackened her face, her legs trembling with fear, "kill someone......"
The sound of this sentence was too small to be worth mentioning compared to the roar of guns around him. When the tiger beastman saw that it was his own kind, he didn't even suspect it, but just nodded at himself, smiled and said hello, turned around, waved his hand back, and said goodbye.
"Take care, people like you participate in battles, and they are probably cannon fodder types. Finding a place to hide is the best option, haha! The tiger orc wagged his tail and seemed to be very happy, "Fight for the bright future of the orcs!" β
Fei was shocked, he swallowed his saliva, his eyes wide open.
Why...... He clearly wants to pursue a bright future......
He slowly crouched down, stroking the still warm blood, his eyes gradually solidifying.
It must not be ...... Don't let this happen right in front of your eyes!
......
Lilac Street.
Whether it is the street or the end of the street, there is a dead silence, as a relatively remote corner of the Vatican, the security department must not have enough manpower.
At the corner of the sunny street, the street sign of Lilac Street is creaking and swaying in the wind blowing in the sun. Unfortunately, every time I shook it, a small speck of foul-smelling blood slipped off the street sign and fell on the corpse leaning against the street sign pole.
These human corpses were still quite fresh, one after another, stacked on top of each other, and the ugliness of the pre-death period was exposed on the face.
Smack! Another corpse was casually thrown onto the previous corpse, this was a middle-aged woman with blond hair and blue eyes, her hands had been chopped off in unison, her feet had been twisted backwards, and the tears in the corners of her eyes had not completely dried, but they had been wiped clean by the blood stains on her face.
If Sheldon had been there, he would have been surprised to find out that it was his neighbor across the door, well, the one who had his modified magic pistol burst the window......
It seemed that she couldn't close her eyes, just in the harsh sunlight.
"Search for me! Is there anyone else there! A hoarse roar with a little sticky saliva came out of the orc's mouth, and the serrated greatsword in his hand was still dripping with blood.
The corpse at his feet was still twitching, and the huge opening in his neck showed that no matter how powerful the spell was, this man would not escape.
"Yes!" Next to him, a gray-haired canine orc with curled ears straightened his chest, and a satisfied and happy smile was on his face, "Killing these humans is really as easy as killing chickens!" Boss, you didn't lie to me! β
In fact, this is a canine orc, and this type of sense of smell is much more sensitive than other orcs.
"This street, all humans, not a single one will be left! When the time comes for the superiors to ask for help, just report my name! You're an assistant! Even if they don't want me to kill them all...... But I also want to ....... Hahaha! The bear orc crossed his waist, with a hard, brown and black belly, laughed, his eyes were cold, "Abominable human ......."
"I see!" The canine orc immediately pricked up his folded ears, his nose dropping slightly, and the corners of his mouth twitched as if he were not.
Directly below the roadbed across from them was a sewer, with a few low iron railings inserted crookedly into the middle of the steps and pavement, like a small window, forming a connection with the outside world.
It's actually a window, for the newsboy Russell, because he's living here with his brother.
There was still some space in the so-called sewers, a small piece of which had been dug out by the two children with their own hands, and the two of them were pitiful, and the cleaners who came to clean it regularly turned a blind eye to it.
The work in the Dream Division gave the two of them the most basic living and food, as well as a small bed and bedding.
Russell hugged his brother, who was half a head shorter than him, tightly to his chest, saying that he should not cry, but tears of fear still squeezed out helplessly from the corners of his eyes.
There seemed to be something in his brother's hand, and he sobbed quietly, but his hand never let go of half a minute, but tightened it even tighter.
It was a piggy bank, the simplest piggy bank made of copper, with no paint on it at all, and it was covered with rust, but it was this thin and thin copper piggy bank that carried the money that Russell had engraved for his brother's magic pattern.
Although there is still a lot of difference, it is not far away, as long as it takes another half a year....... Another half a year!
"Don't ...... Don't make a sound. Russell's voice trembled with fear, completely different from the previous morning conversation between Sheldon, "Damn, why do you have this piggy bank......."
"It's my brother's...... It's the result of my brother's efforts......" Russell's brother repeated, sobbing, "I don't want it to be lost...... I'm going to engrave the magic pattern and make a lot of money so that you can live a good life......"
"You fool......" Tears silently slipped from the corners of Russell's eyes, and a burst of unhurried footsteps came from the wall behind him.
"Shh......h Don't be silent, the bad guys are coming! He seemed to realize something, and Russell hurriedly hugged his brother tighter, and quickly squatted down, "Don't make a sound, okay?" β
The other party nodded, looking very well-behaved.
Russell squeezed out a stiff smile that didn't match his tear-stained face, let alone the wrinkles on his forehead.
"Let me see if there's anyone around here......"
The light that came diagonally from outside the sewers was only a finger's inch away from the two in the shadows, and Russell was praying that they wouldn't be discovered.
We will not be discovered, we will not be discovered, we will not be discovered......
He closed his eyes and prayed reverently.
A shadow forcibly dominated the sunlight in front of them, and the small double room was now in a dead silence, as mushy as darkness, sticking the air around it to the point where it could not circulate.
One second, two seconds, three seconds......
The sound of sand and gravel grinding on the ground, the whirring of the wind echoed in the darkness, and there was a faint smell......
It's scary, it's scary, it's scary! It's scary...... It's scary!
"Woo......"
The brother in his arms cried again, and Russell opened his eyes violently and hugged him tightly. I hope he doesn't hear it, I hope he doesn't hear it...... I hope he won't hear it!
Suddenly, the sunlight returned, and it seemed that the figure had left the iron railing of the sewer.
Great, great, great! That's great....... That's great!
"Looks like there's no one here." It was a slightly younger man's voice.
These vicious orcs!
"Whew...... Whew......" Russell let go of his brother who was almost unable to slow down contentmently, and slid down his back against the rough wall, his feet finally immersed in the warm sunlight as if in a hot bath.
In the next second, the warm rays of sunlight vanished, darker and more frightening than before.
"You think I'm going to say that, don't you?" A teasing voice pierced coldly from between the iron bars, and the hearts of the two instantly sank into the cold seabed.
"Ho ββ!" Russell's younger brother was startled, tears slid down his eyes, and the piggy bank in his hand could no longer hold on, and fell down with a clang.
Click! The piggy bank broke, and the coins rolled out, creaking and scattering, and finally lying flat on the ground with a grunt.
In front of the two of them, a bloody dog's nose was infinitely enlarged in the pupils.
......
"Quick, quick, manpower! There is not enough manpower! Fei's eyes were red, and she roared at the submissive mink beast beside her, "I need to see enough men in three minutes!" Got it? β
"But...... None of our people in this group dare to go up, already, four brothers have died! The battle ahead is just too fierce! Everything that can run is gone! If you can't run, you can rest by the wall......"
Fei's left hand was pierced by a magic bullet and temporarily rolled up with a bandage, but this hand was useless. He also wanted to rest now, but the tragic situation of the previous battle made him unable to bear to rest!
How can this be, how can this be!
"Then I'll go!" Before he finished speaking, Fei's eyes froze and he turned his head resolutely.
The other end of the corner faces the sun, but also the battlefield. Scream after scream was shooting out from around the corner.
This, how can this be! The life I want, that's not the case!
"Uh-huhββ!" He felt like his left hand was going to be torn apart, he was a man who was afraid of pain, so his face was full of tears.
But he still took steps and quickly rushed towards the battlefield in front of him!
There's a magic bullet! No, you have to get out of the way!
Fei leaned sideways, and when he squinted, countless dazzling flashes passed through his side! As if muscle memory had been formed, he subconsciously leaned down and did a standard roll! Another dense magic bullet shooting!
His target is the moaning human soldier in front of him!
I can dodge, I can dodge, I can dodge!
He did dodge! Fei didn't get scraped once before reaching the injured this time!
But...... He can only use his right hand!
"Uhhββ!hh He ran to the soldier, grabbed the arm of the soldier by force, carried it on his shoulder, and carried it back desperately!
"Fei! Come back soon! They're going to shoot again! He seemed to hear that.
Yes! It's the mink orc.......
But time is running out! He must keep his agreement with Sheldon so that he can salvage his own future!
Bang! Bang bang bang!
Countless heat streams swirled around him! But it was all like grazing his body!
So lucky, just so lucky!
Forward, forward, forward!
"Look ahead! Towards a bright future! "Faye is roaring loudly!
He did it, three steps, two steps, one step, and he did itβ
Syllable! A sharp pain came to the back of his heart, followed by weakness, palpitations, and inexplicable relief.
"Someone, come on! Fei, Fei! No...... You can't! "That orc was one of his neighbors when he lived in the orc apartment.
Both of them were dragged back from the corner, and everyone could tell who could save and who couldn't.
"Ahem...... Ahem! Fei wanted to cough loudly, but a stream of sweet blood blocked his throat and slowly left behind his mouth.
"Fei!"
"Fei! You can't do anything! You're my neighbor, you're my captain, you're our friend! β
He couldn't feel the tears on his face, and now in his mind, only those words echoed.
[In the age to come, there will be neither darkness nor lightning strikes, neither murderous ignorance nor bloody revenge. γ
[In the future, we will never kill each other again, the earth will be sunny, and human beings will only have love. γ
[That day will come, and when everything will be harmonious, harmonious, bright, happy and vibrant, that day will come. γ
It is for this reason that we gave our lives. γ
Yes...... I've given my life......
Why me?
I do not know.
Faye smiled self-deprecatingly in her heart. Instantly, he opened his eyes for the last time.
In front of you, it's so bright....... That's the sun, it's the sun around the corner......
That's sunshine......
He pulled his eyes open, and in his eyes, the orc companions beside him seemed to have left him, and only the illusory and misty sunlight was ......
He stretched out his hand, and out of nowhere, Fei stretched out his hand forward. In an instant, the bloodstained hand was immediately held up by countless pairs of trembling palms.
"You can't die! Phenanthrene! You can't die! β
"That's ......," Faye swallowed a bloody saliva.
His index finger was slightly forward.
It's only an inch away...... Just an inch away, he could get that beam of light around the corner!
But he was too tired. It's okay to get some sleep, right? After all, the people around you can help you reach it, right?
His chapped lips closed slightly, and his eyes widened to the extreme.
Suddenly, his right hand, which was being held, sank suddenly, and the brown pupils of the weasel orc, who had previously been spurned and called himself "Uncle Ben", suddenly dilated.
"That's ...... Light ......"
He died, on a gloomy corner.
But that's also the last gloom, definitely.