Chapter 40: Desperate Asuna
It would be nice if there was a savior in the world.
This is what Asuna thought when she was very young.
If there is a savior, he might be able to save those workers who are as numb as parts.
If there is a savior, he might be able to guide her in the direction of progress and give her the courage to say no to her parents.
But unfortunately, this is just a childhood dream.
In childhood stories, the image of a hero who is both wise and brave, extraordinary, and handsome is always planted in the hearts of girls.
It will always dissipate as they grow up.
People always recognize reality.
And reality is cold.
This was Asuna’s previous thought.
But now, it’s different!
The emergence of cults.
The emergence of the extraordinary.
Inexplicably teleported to this gray world.
In Asuna’s opinion, this is a punishment for their family, but such a punishment is completely beyond her own cognition.
In the past, she thought most that her family might be hung on street lights.
Instead of dying in this terrifying purgatory.
Asuna had an incomparable sense of crisis here. She didn’t know if it was an illusion or her sixth sense telling her.
She always felt that if she really died in this world, what would greet her would no longer be a simple death.
Instead, her soul would never rest in peace for eternity.
Absolutely! She must not die here.
She could see that her father was also terrified. Now he didn’t know what to do, and could only lead them to run around like a headless fly in this weird town.
The screams of executives from time to time in the surrounding white fog were irritating his nerves.
His own father…
The omnipotent man in his eyes when he was a child.
The majestic and powerful father in his eyes when he grew up.
He didn’t seem to be as powerful as he imagined, if it wasn’t for protecting himself and his mother.
He might become hysterical like those male executives now.
No, they will all die here!
Just like those executives.
Such thoughts drove Asuna to walk out from behind her father for the first time.
“Father, follow that woman!”
Asuna’s sudden words startled her parents.
“Why?”
The two looked in the direction of Asuna’s finger with confusion.
Over there, a woman with a Western face was being chased by an armless monster.
That woman was definitely not from the Yuki family company.
“I have a hunch that it would be safer to follow her.”
Asuna couldn’t explain why she had this hunch.
At first, she directly felt an inexplicable sense of security around that woman.
After careful observation, Asuna was even more surprised.
Although that woman seemed to be chased by monsters, Asuna always had a feeling that the monsters were letting her go.
Obviously, when those monsters chased them, although their steps were staggering, their speed was not slow at all.
The corrosive liquid sprayed very far.
And when chasing that woman…
The monster really stumbled, keeping a distance from the woman, as if it was purposefully driving the woman to somewhere.?
Although she didn’t know why her daughter had such an intuition, she was like a headless fly, and her identity became meaningless.
Mr. and Mrs. Yuki, who were already panicking, didn’t think much and directly handed the decision to Asuna.
Asuna, who thought she could still find a way to persuade them, was stunned for a moment.
‘So… in such a dangerous situation, is it so easy to gain the right to speak? ‘
‘If I can also bravely express my own ideas outside, will my parents respect my ideas? ‘
For a moment, such thoughts flashed through Asuna’s mind.
But she quickly put it behind her, after all, they are still in crisis.
With her parents, Asuna and the others followed the blonde woman.
The woman looked at them in surprise, as if she didn’t expect someone to follow her when she was chased by a monster.
But at this time, she didn’t have time to say anything.
Soon, the four of them came to a school under the pursuit of the armless man.
When they entered the school, the armless man disappeared.
…
“Who are you?”
“Asuna!”
“Yuuki Shozo…”
“Yuuki Kyoko…”
The two of them were much weaker than Asuna’s parents, and after running hard, they answered with heavy breaths.
“Auntie, what’s your name? Why are you here?”
Asuna asked the woman.
“Rose, I’m looking for my daughter, Sharon. Have you seen her? She’s so tall and cute…”
The woman answered, looking at Asuna and the others with hope, and gesturing with her hands to show her daughter’s height.
“Sorry, we didn’t…”
Asuna said with regret, and at this moment, a sneaky voice interrupted the conversation of several people.
After being forced into the school by the armless man, they were now standing in front of the school building.
And at this moment, while they were talking, the sky had darkened without knowing when, and the already scarce light became even darker.
Hearing the sneaky voice, Ross raised a flashlight that he had taken from somewhere and shone it around.
“Ah!!!”
Instantly, Kyoko Yuki screamed in fear!
Asuna, Ross, and Shozo Yuki also widened their eyes in fear.
Because what appeared in front of them was a group of extremely twisted and terrifying short figures.
Human form, skinned appearance, flames burning on their bodies, and faces twisted on both sides of their heads.
They kept burning from the inside out, as if they were always suffering from the pain of burning.
And the most important thing is that, unlike the armless man just now, there are a lot of them. At a glance, there are hundreds of short figures surrounding them.
Is my idea wrong!
My intuition deceived me?
Ross is not special, those monsters did not let her go?
My judgment was wrong, I will soon be a parent again.
I will also die in this horrible world, and my soul will stay here forever?
“Asuna, run!”
Asuna’s father shouted vigorously.
But at this moment, Asuna was surrounded by the huge, engulfed by despair and self-blame.
Perhaps I should listen to my parents and not trust my own judgment.
“You can’t escape…”
Asuna looked at the gray children coming from all directions and said with despair.
At this moment, she closed her eyes and had given up all hope. In regret and self-blame, she was like a lamb to be slaughtered, ready to face the fate of being engulfed by these gray children.
And at this moment.
“Asuna, you can open your eyes!”
An abrupt male voice sounded in her ears, as if he was still greeting her.
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