A Young Woman's Heart

Just then, a hand reached out from the narrow alleyway beside her and placed on her shoulder.

It startled her.

I almost climbed all the way up the telephone pole in one go.

But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an adult.

The person was completely shrouded in a gray cloak, and there seemed to be a gray mist swirling around them, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female, but they looked like they had come to rescue her.

He pulled her into an alley, and then, like navigating a maze, led her around, running in all directions until they soon shook off the group of crazy kids.

"Who are you? Where is this?" Mo Xueyao asked breathlessly.

He didn't answer, but instead led her into a run-down hotel.

At first glance, the hotel counter seemed empty, but upon closer inspection, a child could be seen sitting inside.

He noticed someone had come to the door, and lazily looked up at them.

Mo Xueyao instinctively tried to run away, but was grabbed by the mysterious man.

Looking more closely at the 'innkeeper,' although his gaze was unfriendly, he did not launch an attack: "Heh, you escaped from over there?"

She really couldn't stand his old-fashioned demeanor.

"Hmm." The mysterious person beside him nodded, but it was still impossible to tell whether the voice was male or female.

"Ten chocolates a night," the hotel owner gestured.

The mysterious man nodded, took out ten imported chocolates from his backpack pocket, and placed them on the counter.

"Oh...? Well... then I'll arrange a room on the top floor for you, it's quiet there."

Thank you.

"Don't take the stairs or the elevator later. Go up the freight elevator at the back door. Otherwise, if someone sees you, I can't guarantee what might happen," the innkeeper, who looked no more than seven or eight years old, sneered.

“Okay.” The mysterious man nodded as if he hadn’t noticed anything unusual. After taking the room key, he led Mo Xueyao into the freight elevator and took her directly to the top floor.

The walls on the top floor were all broken, as if they had been bombed and collapsed by something.

However, the main load-bearing walls and columns are still there, so although it looks dilapidated, it is actually still very sturdy.

The exposed steel bars looked particularly menacing. Most of the rooms were destroyed, and the only one that was intact was the one where Mo Xueyao and her group were going to stay.

The room was covered in dust, and Mo Xueyao choked on it as soon as she walked in.

"What exactly happened?" Mo Xueyao asked again.

The mysterious man did not answer her. Instead, he went into the bathroom and threw a small, lifeless body off the building.

Mo Xueyao almost vomited.

"What's going on? What's happening to this world?"

There was still no answer, but suddenly, the floor cracked open, and the child downstairs climbed up from the first floor.

“It’s an adult…” He sniffed, and although he should have been a handsome little boy, his facial expression was somewhat distorted.

That strange, ecstatic, predatory contortion, as if it had spotted its prey.

The mysterious man stared at him but did not make a move immediately.

"Heh... However, I have lost interest in adults. You people are no longer capable of resisting this world."

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Chapter 52 A World Only for Children (Part 2)

Just as Mo Xueyao was waiting for him to continue, he suddenly jumped up, the dagger in his hand reflecting a faint light under the dim streetlights outside the window.

The mysterious person next to Mo Xueyao grabbed the child's head and crushed it like a soda can.

Then, under the little boy's terrified gaze, he was thrown out.

Mo Xueyao felt her heart beating incredibly fast.

She didn't even know whether she should make a sound at that moment.

The mysterious man kicked the splattered floorboards back into place, then plopped down on the bed.

"One day, most of the adults in the world suddenly disappeared. Among 100,000 children, there was only one adult. For the first few days, the children who had been gathered together and obeying the adults' orders suddenly erupted and began to seize control of the world, like a pack of mad beasts, frantically releasing their desires."

"It sounds terrifying..." Mo Xueyao wasn't particularly fond of children, and the thought of being surrounded by a group of kids who were even more terrifying than unruly children made her shudder.

"Because of the lack of people and their scattered locations, it is difficult for adults to unite and organize a strong and effective government. As you can see, it is the children who are in power."

"This is absolutely insane," Mo Xueyao couldn't help but say, her voice thick with a translated tone.

"There is a serious lack of productivity now, and most children do not have long-term plans. The few who are precocious and intelligent often do not have enough military strength. So it is like we have suddenly regressed to the primitive society."

"They just kill people like that?"

"Kill people, eat meat, and just survive."

"I still hate bratty kids the most..." Mo Xueyao muttered.

“They also deliberately bully vulnerable children, then cut off some of their organs to watch them struggle in pain, and even cook their hands and feet and feed them to themselves.”

"Ugh—!!!" Mo Xueyao shook her head vigorously, "Stop talking, stop talking..."

"Human nature is inherently evil at birth." The mysterious man smiled. "So-called goodness is something that must be cultivated later in life."

"Then what do we do? And why haven't the hotel owners here attacked us?"

"For every crazy person, there is a relatively rational one, but of course, it's only relative."

Are we safe now?

"It's safe for now, don't worry." The mysterious man said, then lay down on the bed fully clothed. Mo Xueyao hesitated for a moment, then lay down as well.

Even now, she still can't confirm whether the other person is male or female, but for now, she still feels very safe.

Mo Xueyao closed her eyes in relative relaxation, but felt as if she had just closed them when she suddenly woke up.

Her mind was foggy, and all she could see was a pistol pressed against her forehead.

A little girl with a sinister grin looked at her, seemingly waiting for her to wake up and face her impending death.

But at that moment, the mysterious man on the side made a move. He was extremely fast and kicked the girl's gun away, but it still went off accidentally in the process.

It hit Mo Xueyao's thigh squarely.

Fresh blood seeped out little by little.

It's a small-caliber bullet.

The mysterious man snapped the girl's neck, then picked up Mo Xueyao and said, "They've found this place."

"what……"

Mo Xueyao felt her thighs were sore and numb, and she couldn't exert any strength at all.

"I...I can't walk anymore..."

"I'll carry you." The mysterious man picked her up in his arms, his strong and powerful arms as reliable as steel bars.

In that instant, Mo Xueyao felt that he should be a man, and that his whole being had become more angular, and the gray mist surrounding him seemed to have dissipated considerably.

On a rainy night, a mysterious man carried her in his arms and rushed down the stairs.

The children who rushed forward seemed to become mere background figures; even without using his hands, none of them could match him.

As she charged recklessly through the crowd, Mo Xueyao felt exceptionally at ease—the feeling of being nestled in the arms of a powerful figure.

During this process, her thoughts seemed to gradually become clearer, and she felt that everything in front of her was as tense and exciting as a movie she was experiencing firsthand.

She doesn't have to do anything, she just has to watch.

As she rushed out of the hotel, the rain lashed her face, and the cold touch made her tense up.

In addition, there was a group of children surrounding them outside.

They seemed to be the elite among the children, each of them appearing to be around 1.5 meters tall. However, this height, combined with their extremely youthful faces, created a rather incongruous effect.

Adults can easily overpower children, but what if there are hundreds or thousands of children?

That's the current situation.

A group of children, acting like lunatics, rushed forward, forcing the mysterious man to carry Mo Xueyao in one arm and struggle forward while using the other to parry their attacks.

Someone even pulled out a small-caliber gun, but he always managed to dodge it—by using the crowd.

This gave Mo Xueyao the illusion that she was watching The Matrix.

A group of seemingly similar people rushed up and attacked the male protagonist, who was so powerful that he could fight against a hundred or even a thousand opponents without being at a disadvantage.

It's as if they've already grasped the truth of this world, and can now strike from a higher dimension.

Thus, the two broke through the encirclement and made their way to the outskirts of the city.

There were no buildings or children around. Beside the clear lake, he gently removed the bullet from her wound and bandaged her wound: "Are you feeling better?"

"It still feels sour and numb..." Mo Xueyao nodded shyly, then suddenly felt that he was like a woman, or rather, this mysterious person was actually a woman.

Otherwise, why would she be so gentle and delicate?

As she thought about it, she even felt that his physique seemed more feminine.

"There is only one way to change this world."

"any solution?"

Only you know.

He looked at Mo Xueyao with a smile.

Looking into his eyes, Mo Xueyao suddenly seemed to have a sudden realization.

"Wait... isn't this strange world just my dream...?"

The instant she had this thought, she transformed into a beam of light and soared into the sky.