Eye of Darkness

The dirty abandoned factory is filled with a pungent odor. The odor does not come from somewhere, but is accumulated by many individuals. Because the odor is too strong, it lingers in the air.

Lingering.

At the four corners of the abandoned factory, a group of children were squatting in an open space. They were wearing tattered clothes, their hair was messy, and their cheeks were covered with stains.

At this moment, these children's eyes were fixed on the corpse lying on the ground, their pupils frightened.

These corpses were all male. All of these people had their heads chopped off, and their brains and blood flowed down their necks. Seeing this scene, the children couldn't help but vomited, and their stomach acid also rolled, but this child didn't.

Any pause in consciousness.

And just when the children were about to scream and collapse, a slightly childish voice sounded among the children.

"Everyone, are you okay? Don't be afraid. If you yell, you will attract them here."

The voice was very clean, so clean that it seemed out of place at the moment, but it was like a candlelight in the darkness, soothing everyone's gradually collapsing hearts.

Hearing the child's words seemed to have inexplicable power, and the children calmed down a little. Their faces were still pale, their eyes were round and full of fear.

In everyone's sight, a child with a slightly immature face but a serious expression could be seen slowly standing up. He had light brown rags.

Even though the clothes on his body were so dirty, his pale golden eyes were still very attractive to others. If you could ignore his trembling arms and rapid breathing, he still looked calm.

As if infected by this man's demeanor, a child next to him who was the first to recover pulled his arm.

"Ming... what should we do..."

The child named Ming pursed his lips when he heard this.

Seeing that Ming didn't speak for a long time, the child clenched his hands.

He and Ming have been living together in the slums so far. In his eyes, whenever he encounters very difficult things, he relies on Ming to make suggestions. Every time, Ming will smile at him and say, if you hold everything in your arms, everything will be fine.

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Whenever he saw Ming's sunny smile, which seemed to be incompatible with everything around him, he would be infected by it unconsciously, as if what Ming said were true, as if all difficulties were not a problem, but every time

Ci Ming had a way to avoid those annoying guys, and he was able to have a full stomach every time. He no longer had to live like rummaging through smelly trash cans and looking for scraps like the rats in the sewers.

The hot meat buns, clean pure water, and old clothes that could cover his body made him feel so happy that he was also infected by Ming and gradually became more lively.

He believes that life will get better, maybe they can find a simple job when they become adults, maybe they can find a fixed residence, maybe they can really leave everything dirty around them...

He had been fantasizing like this until not long ago, a man came to their slum. All the gorgeous clothes on his body looked very abrupt. Without any warning, a group of guys brought by that man swept them all away.

Caught away.

He thought that Ming could solve the difficulties as usual and take him to escape, but he forgot that Ming was just a wandering child and he was not omnipotent.

They were brought here by the man all the way. He could hear that the man seemed to have sold them to someone else. Without any warning, in the blink of an eye, they lost their freedom.

After losing their initial confusion and helplessness, these children living in the slums began to resist. They were able to survive in the slums with their children's bodies. Naturally, they had their own ways, crawling and struggling, although they were

Dirty rats, but they are not ignorant of biting and killing.

However, the scuffles he used to deal with the vendors when he stole things and escaped seemed particularly weak now.

The corpses in front of me were the older children who were the first to resist.

He had never seen such a disgusting and horrific corpse.

The bloody scene in front of him made him forget to scream and be afraid for a moment, leaving a blank space as he kept emphasizing in his heart.

None of this is true!

But everything in front of him was so real and terrifying, and the pungent smell of blood that filled the air reminded him of it all.

He began to be afraid, began to fear, his body was shaking, his face was pale, and he was covered in cold sweat. He couldn't help but want to scream, venting his collapsed heart at this moment.

But at this moment, the familiar voice came, and he subconsciously looked up. It was Ming.

It's Ming! If it's Ming! There must be a way! As usual! Escape from here! This place is too scary!

However, the convincing and reassuring voice in the past did not appear.

He panicked!

Ming looked at the corpse in front of him. Even he had never seen such a scene. His years of living outside reminded him that the predicament he faced this time was very dangerous, and he had no choice.

Although he was also frightened and irritated because he didn't know what to do, but seeing the look on the side of his good friend who had been with him for so many years that he was about to collapse, he understood very well that no matter what happens next, if he really loses his mind and collapses

If you scream, you will really lose your last hope.

Ming used his hands to hold his arm tightly. When he saw him looking over, Ming said seriously.

"Ayan, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Even though he knew these words were so pale.

After hearing Ming's words, Ayan really came back to his senses. Although his body was still trembling, he didn't do anything else.

Seeing that Ayan's demeanor improved, Ming breathed a sigh of relief and began to look at the children around him.

These children are all street children living in the slums like them. They usually don't look up or down, but they know each other a little bit. They usually help each other. Even if they don't have enough to eat, they still interact with each other like this.

dependence.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Out of good intentions, he still reminded everyone, not wanting everyone to lose their lives by shouting loudly and attracting those guys.

Fortunately, because of his personality and his infectious personality, Ming usually had a good impression among these children. Seeing this, he listened to Ming's words involuntarily and did not make any big noise.

Ming was relieved when he saw this, but looking at the scene in front of him, he still didn't know what to do. After all, he was not even ten years old. No matter how calm he was, how could he be better? What he could do,

It seems like there is only waiting.

As expected, at the end of the wait, they were taken to a place similar to a basement, and they were locked together in a room with four walls.

The most terrifying thing is not death, but the process of waiting for death, and the most terrifying thing is waiting for unknown death.

After being left here, I only had simple steamed buns to live every day. Apart from being taken away one person at a time, nothing else happened. But even so, no one felt lucky, but became more and more nervous.

stretch.

Because the people who were taken away never came back, they all knew the general ending of those people.

Now, in such a dark room where no daylight can be seen, they are waiting for death. Even with Ming's comfort, the children still collapsed and began to smash, hammer the door and cry, and this cry and the knocking of the iron door

The sound made the surrounding air become more and more dull and depressing.

Ming had no choice, even if he wanted to appease them, he couldn't do anything. He could only keep guarding Ayan's consciousness. He didn't want him to become like those children who collapse, because those children who collapse tend to leave faster.

Only by living can you have a chance.

Ming comforted himself in this way.

When people face such a depressing and collapse environment, their hearts will become very sensitive. This sensitivity is a self-protection mechanism of the heart. At this time, they will become aggressive.

One day when there were only nine children left, the children began to fight among themselves.

The reason is very simple. Because of Ayan's mental condition, he left food for Ayan, but it aroused criticism from others.

Ayan fought with them before he could react.

Seeing the people who were about to fight, Ming, who had always spoken softly to comfort others, became angry.

Ming's skills are very good, and his life in these years has taught him a lot.

Even though he was hungry, he still beat down the three troublemakers, including Ayan.

He didn't understand why they were still fighting among themselves under such circumstances. He had had enough of such people, and he also had his own emotions.

"A bunch of bastards! They have survived until now, and they still have the strength to fight among themselves without thinking about how to escape! You know, those children at the beginning didn't even have the slightest chance of survival. Why do you do that!"

No one said anything after hearing Ming's words.

Including Ming, they all understood after calming down at this moment that this was just their impulse to vent their inner chaos.

At night, Ming thought about the possibility of escape in his mind. The escape he mentioned was not without trace.

Over the past few days, he has observed that there is a short handover period at a certain time every day. At this time, the door will be opened and the person will come in to deliver food, only one person.

They don't seem to think that a bunch of brats are much of a threat.

But Ming could do it. He could catch the man unawares in a short period of time and work with others to subdue the food delivery man. He could see that he was just an ordinary person.

The reason why Ming never took action was because he didn't know the situation outside. Once they escaped and didn't know the route, they would probably still be caught by the people who came, and there would be no second escape.

opportunity.

But the current situation forced him to take a gamble because there were fewer and fewer people.

So he told the remaining children what had happened and clearly told them the flaws in the plan.

After a calm fight in the morning, the children finally chose to run away. No one knew who would be next, and there was no better choice than this.

"Ming... tell me, what if we fail to escape tomorrow... will we die directly..."

Listening to Ayan's words in his ears, Ming felt uncertain, but he still managed to say with a smile.

"Ayan, no, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you. After all, we have gone through so many difficulties together, haven't we?"

After listening to Ming's words and looking at Ming's vague smile in the night, Ayan suddenly laughed for some reason.

"Ming, do you still remember the first time we met? You were miserable at that time. It was the first time you came to the slums and you were surrounded and beaten by those guys. You were obviously quite powerful."

Ming heard this and smiled helplessly.

"After all, we're new here, and it's not good to make too much of a fight. It's me who stole all their business, right? Then they usually take the food given by the uncle. Besides, didn't you show up in the end? If it hadn't been for that time, we

We may not even know each other yet.”

As he said that, Ming seemed to have thought of the scene at that time and couldn't help but chuckle.

"At that time, you were like a big brother. You rushed over and started fighting with them without saying a word. You obviously couldn't beat them, but you were so ruthless."

When Ayan heard this, he smiled proudly.

"That's right, don't you look at it. I was a famous little bully there. They dared to take charge of things in my territory. Of course they have to pay a price."

"But I have to save you, otherwise I wouldn't have such a good life in the future. I don't have to dig through the trash can every day. I am so happy..."

As he spoke, Ayan's expression began to feel depressed again.

"Ming...if...I mean if, if you have a chance to escape tomorrow, you must escape."

After hearing Ayan's words, Ming nodded.

"Of course, we will escape."

"I hope so."

Ayan said softly.

When Ming heard this, he grabbed Ayan's shoulders and said seriously.

"Definitely!"

Ming knew that the success rate was not high, but if he didn't even believe in himself, how could he have hope?

See Ming's familiar and determined expression.

Ayan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"kindness."

You have always been so Ming...so optimistic...

The next day, the plan went as usual. The moment the man came in, Ming took the lead in attacking the man. The man seemed not to have expected that these children would resist, and his carelessness actually allowed Ming to succeed.

Ming combined the children's clothes and forcefully covered the man unconscious.

Then Ming took the children and left the dark cage for the first time.

The moment they came out, they all felt as if they were in another world. The moment of confusion made them unable to believe that they actually left the iron door!

The hope of survival in their hearts is constantly sprouting and growing in their hearts. No one can understand that kind of excitement, that kind of joy, that kind of indescribable feeling better than them at this moment.

There was only one corridor outside the door, and they didn't know how far it was, but as long as they could escape, it was all worth it.

Ming's speed was slower, and Ayan's body was weak, so it was a bit difficult to walk. He just followed Ming and ran in front. Their speed was not very fast, because after crossing the single road intersection at the beginning, there were many forks.

Once you make one wrong step, you will be in the abyss.

There is no way, they must move forward without interruption.

But as time went by, gradually, the originally exciting mood began to slowly become gloomy, because they were still walking for so long, and the waves of people dodging on the road kept stimulating their nerves.

, unable to find the exit, they began to panic and fear, they were in chaos.

So they were discovered.

They had no choice but to run and run as hard as they could, regardless of physical exhaustion and inner fear, because they knew the price of being caught.

Looking at the children being caught one by one behind him, Ming was in a state of panic because he knew that as long as they were caught, once they were caught, they might never get out of there.

He began to regret very much, regretting his reckless actions. He should have been calmer, maybe he wouldn't have been like this.

But it's too late to say anything now, because it's already too late.

They were caught, and they had no way to break free, and they didn't even dare to call for help. They knew that no one would come to save them if they called, so they could only run forward, run, and run as hard as they could!

When they ran to a corner, Ming and Ayan were intercepted by two men.

"You little bastards, you actually learned how to fight back. If you don't show me some color today, you won't be obedient. In this case, I can only use violence to solve the problem, hahahaha..."

Looking at the two vicious men in front of them, Ming and Ayan looked at each other, their expressions becoming extremely embarrassed.

Ayan couldn't help but tremble all over.

Ming gritted his teeth and clenched his fists loudly.

Just when Ming didn't know what to do, he saw that Ayan, who was originally protected by him, rushed towards the two people first, and he pushed Ming with unknown strength and pushed him towards another intersection.

Push away.

His original fear was replaced by surprise and shock, and he heard Ayan's voice beside his ears.

"Ming, live on! Take our share with you!"

Ming's mind went blank for a moment. He wanted to do something, but when he saw that Ayan was caught by the two people in just an instant, he backed away.

Just for a moment, he turned around and started to run away, but after only running a short distance, he stopped.

Because he understood that running away had become madness.

He looked at Ayan who was caught and looked at the two men coldly.

The two men looked at Ming, their eyes full of banter.

"Haha, you want to escape? Do you think you have a chance? Let me tell you, you will never escape, you can only be caught by us, hahahaha..."

After saying that, a person rushed towards Ming. Ming dodged and took out a sharp weapon from his waist and plunged it into the person's chest. The blood dyed the person's clothes red, but

He was kicked down by another person.

Ming was kicked out, knocked down the wall, and fell heavily to the ground.

There was no sudden outburst, no miracle, they were all caught.

When he recovered from the coma again, he found that he was tied to the workbench, surrounded by precision-operated instruments and energy bodies.

What made his pupils shrink were the bottles and jars containing organs.

He understood what they were, and he wanted to break free, but was unable to do so.

He watched those people cut their sharp blades into his skin. He felt the sharp pain like scraping bones, but he was helpless. The unknown feeling made him faint for a while.

But those people injected him with other liquids to keep him awake and endure the excruciating feedback from various parts of his body.

Ming's eyes were moist and tears burst from his eyes. He was not a fragile child, but at this moment, he was very powerless.

Ming felt that his body was getting weaker day by day.

He knew he was going to die.

He was unwilling to give in and wanted to struggle, but it was to no avail. He had no choice.

He didn't dare to open his eyes, he didn't want to see those things, it would make him collapse, make him go crazy, those people would kill him, he didn't want to die, he didn't want to die yet!

However, his body did not obey his orders and began to soften. He felt that he was about to fall asleep.

He didn't know how long this lasted, nor did he know how he had become. When he regained consciousness, he found that he seemed to be able to move.

He felt no physical pain, as if everything he had experienced before was just an illusion.

He wanted to step down, but he felt a strange feeling in his body. It took him a long time to adapt, and then he looked around.

But just at this moment, a figure made his pupils tremble.

He saw a mutilated corpse lying on the operating table not far away, and the thing that made him dare not think about it the most was that the familiar face was Ayan...

At this moment, he didn't know what was going on with him. He just felt that his mind was blank. He just stood there blankly, like a sculpture, not even noticing the arrival of the people next to him.

The man looked at Ming's expression, then looked at the direction Ming was facing, and naturally understood the situation. He looked at Ming and chuckled.

"Do you think you are lucky to be alive now? Or are you unlucky?"

The man asked.

Ming didn't answer, just stared blankly, saying nothing.