Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

Li Su ignored his words.

She flashed and instantly covered a distance of more than ten meters, appearing behind Sun Laoqi.

Sun Laoqi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before he could do anything, he felt a cold hand grip the back of his neck.

He has incredible strength.

His neck felt like it was being gripped tightly by an iron clamp, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

"Where is the child?"

Li Su's voice rang close to Sun Laoqi's ear.

It's very light.

It's cold.

Like ghostly whispers drifting from a grave.

The dagger in Sun Laoqi's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter".

He smelled an extremely strong stench of blood.

It wasn't the blood from the corpses in the mine.

It was the stench of blood emanating from Li Su, a smell that hadn't been washed away for three days and three nights, the smell of over a hundred lives.

"In...below...the deepest layer..."

Sun Laoqi's teeth were chattering, and his voice was trembling uncontrollably.

He has met many ruthless people.

He himself is a ruthless person.

But at this moment, he didn't even have the courage to lie.

"lead the way."

Li Su let go and pushed him forward.

Sun Laoqi scrambled forward.

Er Gou was still lying on the ground, crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of his nose.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I'm just a doorman, I didn't do anything..."

Li Su did not look at Er Gou.

She glanced back at her two other subordinates who were already terrified.

The chests of all three people caved in simultaneously, as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer.

The sound of ribs breaking echoed throughout the mine tunnel.

Er Gou and the other two men collapsed limply to the ground.

Hearing the voice behind him, Sun Laoqi trembled and walked even faster.

His legs were completely out of his control, only knowing to mechanically move forward.

We passed through three mine tunnels.

I went down two iron ladders.

With each floor you go down, the smell of medicine in the air becomes stronger.

Finally, they stopped in front of a heavy iron gate.

Thick iron chains and an electronic lock were welded onto the iron gate.

A very faint light shone through the crack in the door.

"It's...it's right here..."

Sun Laoqi's voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

Li Su stretched out her hand, her five fingers spread wide.

The iron gate seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand, and the entire gate emitted a piercing metallic twisting sound.

The iron chain broke off section by section.

The electronic lock exploded with a "bang," sending fragments flying everywhere.

The entire iron gate was forcibly pulled out of the frame and flung aside like a piece of cardboard, crashing into the rock wall with a dull thud.

Behind the door is a corridor about ten meters long.

The corridor is lined with small cubicles separated by iron railings.

Each cubicle is only two meters square, with a thin layer of straw mats on the floor and a plastic basin in the corner.

The air was thick with the smells of medicine, mold, and excrement.

The fluorescent light at the end of the corridor cast a pale white glow, casting the shadows of all the iron bars on the ground, like a giant cage.

All twelve children woke up.

The oldest boy was squatting in the first cubicle near the door, his back against the wall, his arms tightly wrapped around a little girl who was so thin she was just a skeleton.

Some of the other children huddled in a corner, some covered their heads with straw mats, and some buried their faces in their knees.

They didn't speak.

She didn't cry either.

He simply stared at the woman in black at the end of the corridor with eyes that had been tamed many times and were devoid of life.

His eyes were filled with fear.

Li Su stood at the entrance of the corridor, looking at the children.

Her breathing was very light.

The children were thinner than she had imagined.

A neck that protrudes like a broken collarbone, wrists so thin you can see the blue veins, and a numbness on the face that is completely out of character for her age.

She remembered what Zhou Zhengde said before he died.

"Your child is not the only one."

"Many others were sent to the lab like him."

It's them.

Li Su lifted her foot and walked into the corridor.

Her shoes made a very soft sound as they stepped on the concrete.

As they walked through each cubicle, the children inside would shrink back a little.

They assumed she was there to pick people, just like the others in gray clothes.

The eldest boy hugged the girl in his arms even tighter.

He shielded her with his body, his eyes fixed on Li Su, his lips pressed into a thin line.

Li Su walked to his cubicle and squatted down.

She looked at the boy.

He was looking at her too.

The boy's eyes were very dark, and there was nothing in them.

"Don't be afraid."

Li Su said.

Her voice was very soft, as if it were drifting from a very, very far place.

"I'll take you home."

After those words were spoken, the corridor remained silent for several seconds.

The eldest boy's lips moved.

He didn't speak, but Li Su saw something flash in his eyes.

It disappeared again very quickly.

Like a stone falling into a deep well, it only creates a very fine ripple before sinking back down.

The four-year-old girl in his arms slowly raised her head.

Her face was burning red, and her lips were covered with a layer of white scabs.

She asked in a very soft voice.

"Are you...my mother?"

Li Su felt as if something had stabbed her hard in the chest.

She opened her mouth.

"I am not."

A fleeting look of disappointment crossed the little girl's eyes.

She lowered her eyelids and buried her face back into the boy's chest.

Li Su extended her hand.

She didn't touch them.

He simply placed his fingers on the iron fence and gave it a light squeeze.

The iron fence, like a paper door, silently bent and parted to both sides.

"I will not let anyone lock you up again."

Li Su stood up and looked deeper into the corridor.

There are more iron fences there.

More children.

They were all awake.

Everyone was looking at her.

Li Su looked at each child's face.

Then she turned around and looked at Sun Laoqi, who was huddled against the wall.

Sun Laoqi had already wet his pants a second time.

He knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed against the ground, his whole body trembling like a sieve.

"Don't kill me... I'm still useful... I'll tell you where the ventilation shaft is... There's a small path behind the mountain... I can lead you out..."

Li Su did not answer him.

She simply raised one hand and gently pushed against the wall at the far end of the corridor.

The wall looked as if it had been crushed by a 10,000-ton hydraulic press, with the middle dented inwards and the gravel and steel bars twisted and rolled outwards.

In less than three seconds, a ramp leading to the ground appeared in front of her.

Moonlight poured down from the passageway and into this underground prison.

The light was cold.

But when the light shone on the children's faces, they finally seemed to have a bit of human color.

Li Su turned around and said to the oldest boy.

"Bring them out."

The boy hesitated for a moment.

Then he stood up, holding the girl in his arms.

"Walk."

His voice was as hoarse as sandpaper.

"Get up, all of you. Let's go."

One by one, the other children stood up.

They were slow and careful, as if they were afraid this was a dream.

Li Su stood at the entrance of the passage, watching them walk out through the gap in the iron fence.

One.

two.

Five.

ten.

The last one was the youngest, a four-year-old girl.

She walked unsteadily, her legs as thin as matchsticks, swaying every two steps.

The eldest boy never let go of her hand.

Li Su squatted down.

"I'll carry you away."

The little girl looked up at her.

This time, there was no disappointment in her eyes.

She said it in a very soft voice.

"it is good."