Last Totem Novel - Chapter 442
Chapter 442 Forget
Tie Zha stepped forward to grope. He was a young male. He had been dead for some time. When he pulled, his entire body emitted a foul stench. He endured the disgusting smell and threw the corpse out. Then, he leaned against the wall of the cave and sat down.
In the deep darkness, he gradually understood why the guard would say that to him. Deep underground, there was humidity and darkness, and not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate it. In such an environment, it was easy for prisoners to forget the flow of time and slowly turn into a rotten corpse.
“Will he die here?” This was the first time he was puzzled. Perhaps in a few days, You Ge would get him out of here. As he thought this, his rationality told him that this time was different. That lofty existence had already made up his mind to forget him.
“Ding dong” In the dead silence, only the sound of water droplets could be heard from afar, echoing in the empty underground world.
After a long period of time, a shout came from somewhere.
“Bugs, let’s eat.”
“Plop!” “Plop!” “Plop!”
Following that, there were more than ten sounds of objects falling into the water. Tie Zha immediately opened his eyes, and with a “brush and pull”, he spread out his membrane wings and flew towards the source of the sound.
“Buzz buzz …”
A few seconds later, he flapped his wings and flew near the point of descent. With a “clang” sound, they exchanged shackles, and with the help of the flash of fire, they could clearly see the situation below. There were translucent plastic packaging bags floating on the dark green water.
He picked up two of them and flew back into the hole. Not long after, there was a sparse sound of paddling. It seemed that there were other prisoners here.
He opened the soft plastic seal of the bag and fumbled for a while. There were four things inside, a piece of black bread, a bottle of water about five hundred milliliters, a small half of a candle and a match. Tie Zha drew on his shoulder and used the last dry spot to touch the match.
Instantly, the flames shone red across the entire world. He lit the candles and carefully placed them on the wet ground. The tiny flames finally brought some warmth.
“Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala … Huala …”
As the candles lit up, waves of scratching sounds came from all directions. A moment later, an old man with pale skin, a shriveled figure, and clothes that looked like rags appeared at the entrance of the cave. His body was wet and his curly hair was long and dirty. It was grey and strands of it stuck to his face.
“Hehe, friend, can I borrow a light?” Said the old man with a dry smile. The teeth were yellow and black, and there were only a few left.
Tie Zha made a gesture of invitation, and the old man immediately climbed in and sat down by the candle.
“How comfortable.” The old man looked at the weak flames and sighed. His expression was intoxicated, as if he had seen the most beautiful woman in the world.
After a while, another pale-skinned middle-aged man and a young man came to the entrance of the cave and asked if they could enter. With Tie Zha’s consent, they sat down around the candles.
Through the faint flames, one could see that the middle-aged man and the young man’s bodies were festering to varying degrees. In some places, yellow and white pus flowed out, causing one’s scalp to go numb. After sitting down, the four of them did not say anything. They only took out water and black bread and began to eat carefully.
The black bread was dry and hard, and its taste was very coarse. He had to drink water to swallow it.
“Are these things everyday?” After eating the bread, Tie Zha asked.
The three of them nodded at the same time. At this time, half of the candles were about to burn to the end. The old man hurriedly took out his own candles and lit them, pressing them on the white wax. Every half of the candle could burn for about fifteen minutes.
“How long have you been here?” Tie Zha looked left and right and asked.
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “I don’t know …” The young man didn’t seem to hear it, and his gaze was somewhat dull.
“It’s been too long. I don’t remember.” The old man smiled dryly and said.
“My name is Tie Zhao. What do you call me?” Iron Slag asked again.
“Sandsalt Bruno.” The old man replied.
“Call me Fifth Brother. There’s no point in calling me Fifth Brother here.” The middle-aged man sighed and said.
The young man still didn’t say anything. He just stared at the flames numbly, his eyes empty and he couldn’t see any vitality.
“Bruno? You’re a noble?” Tie Zha asked doubtfully. As far as he knew, Bruno was one of the five great nobles of the Western Continent, sitting in Silver City No. 6, Iron Hoof City.
“I was.” Sha Yan said.
After a few simple conversations, they stopped talking and silently stared at the candlelight in a daze. A few minutes later, the candle was about to go out. The middle-aged man took out half of the candle and continued.
“Do you think I will die?” Suddenly, the young man murmured in a low voice, as if he was talking to himself.
“Since you’ve come here, you won’t be able to escape death.” Sha Yan said.
“I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die” The young man said with a frightened expression.
“Child, no matter who it is, they will die sooner or later.” Sha Yan comforted.
“I still have dreams. I still have a woman. She’s still waiting for me to return. I can’t die!” The young man said in panic. As if infected by the former, the middle-aged man’s gaze dimmed.
In this world, who doesn’t cherish life and attach importance to beauty?
“When we have atoned for our sins, we will be able to go to heaven.” Sha Yan chuckled and said, “There are young and beautiful angels there. They wear a dress made of white gauze, and their breasts are the size of watermelons. They also have endless wine and delicious food …”
Seeing the old man’s drunken expression, Tie Zha couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
“Really?” The young man’s eyes lit up as he asked.
“Of course” The old man said infatuatedly, as if he was about to drool.
“I just want to go home and see my children.” The middle-aged man said sadly.
As he spoke, the candle flame became smaller. The young man took out half of the candle and continued to shine.
“Heaven can look down on the world. As long as you want, you can see the happy lives of your children at any time.” Sha Yan said.
The middle-aged man lowered his head and said, “If that’s the case, I’ll be satisfied.”
As time passed, the candle gradually burned out, and the surroundings once again fell into endless darkness. Not long after, the four of them dispersed and returned to their respective holes.
After a long time, the sound of the water suddenly grew louder. After a while, the water level below slowly rose and gradually flooded into the hole. The height here is the same as the sea level. When the tide rises, large amounts of seawater will pour in.
Feeling the water level rise, Tie Zha opened his knuckles and clasped them against the stone wall, leaving a hole and climbing to the highest point. At the same time, waves of sculling sounds came from all around, as if someone was swimming in the water.
Clang!
With the help of the flash of sparks, he saw pale corpses floating below. Those swollen and erosive faces were extremely terrifying.
A few days later …
Tie Zha roughly figured out what was going on here. This was an irregular circular space, about a hundred meters in diameter. The top was arched, the highest was about six to seven meters, and the shortest was about two to three meters. When the tide goes down, the water level is half a meter high, and when the tide rises, it is four or five meters high. There were more than a dozen prisoners here, but in the past few days, one of them had already died. It was the young man who had chatted with him that day.
Every time he served food, Sandy Bruno would go into a hole in Tie Zha, light candles together, and talk.
In the pitch-black and humid environment, time passed slowly and quickly. Unknowingly, a few days passed …
Early that morning, in Atlantic City’s City Lord’s Mansion, You Ge slowly woke up. After finishing the breakfast that the old butler, Ivan, had delivered and cleaned up, she had just stepped into the command center when she received military intelligence from several planes.
Several of them are urgent and need to be dealt with immediately.
“The Black-eyed Demon Clan’s forces have moved in large numbers. There seems to be further military action.”
“The Blazing Sun Stronghold has been attacked by the Golden Bee Queen Helena Zelasia Tourmaline Tribe. Request backup.”
“The 6th Squadron of the 2nd Battalion of the Ninth Army of the Dawn Expeditionary Force, Division 926, was attacked unknowingly and completely annihilated. It is still under investigation. It may be the Dark Spear clan of the Violet Eye Demon Clan, or it may be an unknown deep space species.”
After dealing with the emergency situation one by one, she took out another note and wrote a few words: “Get him out.” The following is the signature: “You Ge Lombar.”
A moment later, the messenger mounted a Hummingbird and flew towards the Deepwater Prison. A few hours later, the aircraft flew over the Deepwater Prison, circled around it, and then flew away. At this moment, the messenger stood in front of the cabin door, tearing the note into pieces and scattering in the wind.
He dared to act so recklessly because he was personally ordered by the contemporary Pope, Saint Augustman Modleton.
A week ago, Quentin Mordleton went to the Land of God in Eternal City to meet the Pope.
“Respected Pope, Your Highness Princess seems to have encountered some trouble.” Quentin bowed and said. Although he and the Pope were of the same bloodline, they were already five generations apart, and their bloodlines were relatively thin. Therefore, he could not address the other party as grandfather like You Ge.
“Please speak, my child.” The Pope said kindly.
“It’s like this” Next, Quentin reported to the Pope what had happened recently about Tie Zha. The latter was furious when he learned of this, so there was the scene of the messenger tearing up the note.
Two weeks later, You Ge, who was busy with politics, left the Atlantic Ocean and returned to the Golden Triangle for the anniversary celebration. As for the matter of Tie Zha, it was put on hold just like that.
The day before the Praise of the Gods Festival, Mu Yu Ling Lan received the latest news about Tie Zha from the Shadow Division.
“What did you say? He’s been locked down!” Mu Yu Ling Lan stood up with a frosty face and asked.
“Yes.” Mu Yuqinxin nodded and replied.
“Could it be the princess” Mu Yu Ling Lan murmured and sat down dispiritedly.
“Sister, what’s wrong?” Looking at her disappointed expression, Mu Yuqin asked nervously.
“Let me think” Mu Yu Ling Lan held her forehead and waved her hand. “You go out first. My mind is in a mess. I want to be quiet for a while.” You Ge’s actions were no different from sentencing Tie Zha to death. However, rescuing people from Sham Shui Po Prison was almost impossible.