Apocalyptic Lord: Heroes of Might and Magic Descend

Chapter 94 Dad is Back

Waiting is the most agonizing thing.

Especially in Hu Miaomiao's case, as the world passed by second by second, she squatted at the door, occasionally pressing her ear against the door to listen to the sounds outside.

She wanted to hear that familiar footstep.

After a while, there was movement outside the door. Hu Miaomiao felt excited and thrilled, but soon she was filled with fear.

She didn't recognize the sounds outside.

Moreover, if it were Mom or Aunt Zhang coming back, there would be no such noise at all; their footsteps would be even lighter, and they would try not to make any other noises.

But at this moment, the people outside the door were coughing, spitting, and their footsteps were louder and more chaotic.

The next moment, someone was knocking on the security door.

Hu Miaomiao kept her mother's instructions firmly in mind.

If she goes out, she should not make a sound when anyone knocks on the door, and she should not open the door or ask who it is.

After knocking a few times, the people outside started trying to pry open the door, but the security level of this security door was not low, and the people outside struggled for more than ten minutes without being able to open it.

"Damn, how can it be so sturdy!" a man's voice said.

"Forget it, let's go somewhere else. It's getting harder and harder to find something to eat these days, and we also have to be wary of that monster..." Another person's voice was filled with helplessness and fear.

"Why don't we go downstairs and explore other places? If we stay in this building, even if we don't starve to death, that monster will find us."

"You think I don't know? There are even more monsters outside. I saw Old Wang from next door run downstairs and get half his body eaten away right there in the yard... Damn it, I thought we'd be rescued in a few days..."

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"Rescue? Forget about it. I've given up hope. Besides, you and I have both killed people. Aren't you afraid of getting shot?"

"Hehe, that's true, but it's not our fault. That family wouldn't give us food. If they had given us food and water, we would have survived."

"Alright, let's go to the fire escape corridor and see if anyone's still home. If someone's home, there's bound to be food. Let's find something to eat before that monster comes out; I'm starving."

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The footsteps and conversations gradually faded into the distance.

In her extreme nervousness, Hu Miaomiao didn't even realize that if the teddy bear in her hand were real, she would have strangled it to death long ago.

After waiting for a long time, Hu Miaomiao was hungry, thirsty, and sleepy. Just as she was dozing off by the door, there was a noise outside.

It was that familiar sound of footsteps.

She immediately got up and looked at the door with anticipation.

The sound of a key turning in the lock followed by the door opening, and a woman slipped silently inside.

"Mom!" Hu Miaomiao excitedly rushed over.

When the woman who came in saw her daughter, the wariness in her eyes turned into tenderness, but it was clear that she was filled with intense fear and deep anxiety.

She has been through too many terrible things.

But when she returned this time and saw the pry marks on her security door, her heart felt like it was being squeezed.

At that moment, she made her decision.

"Mom, there's blood on your face..." Hu Miaomiao noticed the bloodstains on the woman's face at this moment.

The woman quickly grabbed the tattered clothes next to her and wiped herself.

"Mom, where's Aunt Zhang? Where's my sister?" Hu Miaomiao asked again.

This time, the woman seemed to remember something; her pupils dilated, her breathing quickened, and she hurriedly got up to start packing her things.

Her hair was disheveled and casually tied back.

She found a handbag and started stuffing things into it—some clothes, medicines stored at home. Hu Miaomiao was too scared to make a sound.

At that moment, the woman noticed the family photo on the table.

The family of three smiled happily.

She remembers it clearly; it was taken last year when her family went to the amusement park.

"Zhigang, are you still alive?" Tears streamed uncontrollably from the woman's eyes, but she knew she had no time for sentimentality or grief.

She wiped away her tears, stuffed the family photo into her handbag, then picked up a knife, squatted down, and whispered in her daughter's ear, "Miaomiao, let's leave here. Stay with Mommy for a while, don't make a sound, be good, listen to me."

Although Hu Miaomiao was scared, she still nodded.

She still wanted to know, where did Aunt Zhang and her sister go? What if they came back and couldn't find her after she and her mother left?

But the words stuck in her throat. The obedient girl could tell that her mother was not in a good mood, so she didn't want to upset her anymore. Moreover, the child seemed to have also considered a certain possibility: the terrible experience of the past month had made her grow a lot.

After leaving home with her mother, Hu Miaomiao looked back at her house before leaving, as if she wanted to remember what her house looked like. Even at such a young age, she could sense that she might never be able to return to this house again.

The mother was clearly familiar with the outside world. Instead of going directly up the stairs, she went through the fire escape corridor to another unit before going down the stairs.

It's as if they're deliberately avoiding something.

When they reached the thirteenth floor, Mom stopped and began to observe carefully. Even in broad daylight, this huge, interconnected residential building was mostly quiet; even the slightest noise could be heard.

Suddenly, there was a sound downstairs, like someone was shouting, and it was very noisy.

A short while later, a loud bang was heard.

Over time, Hu Miaomiao got used to it, because such sounds would come every few days. She didn't know what could make such a loud noise, but it must be very scary.

But this time, the situation was a little different, because there was also a commotion coming from somewhere upstairs.

Hu Miaomiao clearly saw that her mother's expression changed.

The next moment, she was dragged by her mother into the stairwell on the thirteenth floor. Her mother was very familiar with the place. Without any hesitation, she turned into a passage and stopped in front of the third door. Her mother actually took out a key, opened the door, and pulled her inside.

Hu Miaomiao had never been to this house before.

The noise outside grew closer, and Hu Miaomiao was being held tightly by her mother, who could hear very heavy footsteps.

Hu Miaomiao has been hearing this sound every day recently. Every time this sound appears, there is no other sound in the entire building.

At that moment, the footsteps grew closer and closer, seemingly reaching the door, when suddenly, there was no sound.

After a brief silence, the security door of the house they were in was suddenly smashed open by an unimaginable force.

Hu Miaomiao was so frightened that she was about to scream, but her mother seemed to have been prepared and immediately covered her daughter's mouth tightly with her hand, not letting her make a sound. Then, a strange figure walked in from behind the twisted and broken door.

In Hu Miaomiao's eyes, the other party was like a donkey-headed person who could walk upright, with scarlet skin and horns on his head.

The two of them hid under the table in the living room, like lambs to the slaughter.

She could feel her mother trembling, but just as the monster entered the house, other noises outside instantly attracted its attention.

The monster turned and left, its heavy footsteps quickly fading into the distance.

"Come on!" Mom grabbed Hu Miaomiao's hand, which felt damp and cool to the touch.

Hu Miaomiao could hear the screams of several men in the distance, which sounded like the same men who had been talking in front of her house earlier.

However, it was not very clear because the screams stopped very quickly.

Her mother led her downstairs, sometimes pausing to listen to the sounds before continuing.

This was the first time Hu Miaomiao had gone downstairs in the past month, and there was a very unpleasant smell coming from the fourth floor.

It looked like something was rotting.

Just as the smell was at its strongest, her mother reached out and covered her eyes. Although she was very curious, she did not struggle and was pulled out of the building.

The air is much fresher now.

Her mother pulled her along, quickening their pace. Hu Miaomiao glanced back at the building they were coming down from; it looked tall and wide, like a wall.

However, unlike the situation inside the building, the mother was clearly unaware of what was happening outside. Soon, they were surrounded by a group of people who wanted to forcibly take them away. The mother pulled out a knife and frantically shielded Hu Miaomiao behind her, then screamed hysterically.

Hu Miaomiao was also very scared; she could tell who was a good person and who was a bad person.

These people surrounding me and my mother must be bad people.

At this point, she finally couldn't bear it any longer and began to cry out.

She thought of her father.

"Daddy, Daddy..." the child called out.

And just then, Hu Miaomiao actually saw her father.

She rubbed her eyes, and when she looked again, it was her father.

It's a bit strange, though, why is Dad riding a big winged lion?