Chapter 423

April 6, rain.

"My students and I finally opened the underground tunnel by digging with shovel after shovel."

"There is almost a world of civilization here. At this point, no matter what the current situation is or what the future will be, my students and I can die without regret."

"But what about Caiyong and the child? I can't let them die."

"Something is wrong with the students, but I am becoming more and more sober. I feel that this world is not only a problem of magnetic fields, but there may be other existences that affect us. This is the first time I have thought about this kind of problem."

"Are there ghosts in this world? I asked Caiyong, and Caiyong told me that there are no ghosts in this world. Ghosts are things that science can't explain for the time being. Science is the courage of human beings."

"Caiyong can still say such things under such circumstances, she deserves to be my wife."

"Tonight, I'm going to sleep next to my baby too, it gives me peace of mind."

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April 19, rain.

"It's not easy to survive in this underground palace, but almost all the good food I can prepare is given to Caiyong. She and the children are very good."

"Preparing food is very difficult, it can only be done at night, otherwise it will be snatched by others."

"Although they are all my students, there is no way. My children must live. I'm sorry, this is the persistence of a father."

"Fortunately, everyone is still there. With a team of twenty-nine people working together, we will definitely be able to go out."

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April 27, rain.

"Since we came down to now, it's been raining every day, and the food is moldy, but Caiyong is in a good mood. She seems to have gained a lot of weight and looks even cuter."

"I've been discussing the baby's name with her for a day, but I still don't have a clue."

"At night, the five of us sat around the bonfire. For some reason, the darkness here seems to be able to swallow light. Even if we burn things like bones and clothes, the fire can't always light up. It can only illuminate the circle in front of us. A small piece of a circle."

"Caiyong taught everyone to back to back and not to turn their backs to the darkness. Everyone agreed, so the five of us cuddled back to back in pairs."

"Caiyong encourages me while encouraging everyone."

"Everyone likes her very much, respects her, and treats her like an angel. I am very happy, but also a little sad."

"Caiyong is mine, and so is the child."

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April 30, rain.

"We managed to get through the night, but Shao Yiwen was dying. She kept thinking about it. She slept with him back to back last night, and she was eaten."

"Who is he?"

"I'm very confused, but Yiwen's left arm and her entire back were bitten off by those things. Her internal organs flowed out from the gap, and her intestines fell to the ground. Her back was full of blood holes like a hornet's nest. blood like pus worms."

"But we can't stop on our way. We have to continue on our way to find the exit."

"Xu Xiangdong also became very strange. He kept saying that he had found important documents, scribbled some symbols in his notebook, and said that this is the text of the kingdom of elves."

"Another student of mine, Duan Xuemin, disagreed with him, and he even wanted to beat Duan Xuemin."

"He was completely crazy, and he didn't know what happened. His eyes suddenly went blind, and there were only two black holes left. He said that 'He' was always by his side, and he could even feel his breath."

"Continuing to bring him may be dangerous to Cai Yong, his children, and Xue Min."

"We persuaded him to stay and take care of Shao Yiwen, and then secretly got rid of him. Although this is very unjust, if we continue to insist on this little righteousness, we will only destroy more things."

"Now it's just me, Caiyong, and my student Duan Xuemin."

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April 27, rain.

"It's still raining and it hasn't stopped. The three of us still haven't found an exit. To be honest, we're a little desperate."

"But I couldn't show it in front of Caiyong and the children. I joked with Xuemin and asked her if she had any food, and she cried in fear."

"And what did you say don't eat her, don't eat her."

"How could I eat her, silly boy, she is very good at making jokes, Caiyong is amused, I feel very hopeful when Caiyong smiles."

"I put my hand on Caiyong's stomach, and the child kicked me. This is my first child. No matter what, I must protect him and let him live."

"I love him."

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April 28, rain.

Xuemin was gone.

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April 29, rain.

"It's just me and Caiyong left. A piece of meat was bitten off my calf, but I didn't feel any pain at all."

"I was in a daze all day. Caiyong said that I was caused by long-term claustrophobia and malnutrition, and the rainwater was very sticky and fishy. Drinking this rainwater for a long time really made me want to vomit."

"But Caiyong is fine, and there is no discomfort at all. Her belly is too big."

"She is about to give birth, and her hands and feet are starting to swell, and it is very inconvenient to walk."

"Caiyong and I silently wrote many names for the child, but we haven't decided yet. I hope to have a daughter, but Caiyong wants a son."

"If it's a daughter, she must be very similar to Cai Yong."

"I thought of a dozen names, but Caiyong only said a boy's name. I don't like it very much, but as long as she is happy."

(a dozen names are listed below)

"Cai Yong and I have been rushing towards a certain destination, it's very strange, where are we going?"

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On May 1st, rain.

"The flesh on my legs has lost a lot, and I can see the bones clearly. I can't walk anymore, I can only crawl on the ground."

"I crawled all over in mud, but Caiyong didn't dislike me, kissed me, and dragged me away."

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Lin Jie turned to the next page expressionlessly, but the blank horizontal grid woke him up from the notebook.

Is it gone... Lin Jie continued to scroll down, and on the last page, he found a paper that was almost completely stained red with blood. Lin Jie stretched out his hand and stroked it gently with his fingertips. He could feel the indentation of the pen tip.

He took a deep breath, picked up the notebook and pointed it at the fuel lamp. Through the firelight, the extremely red scratches of the pen came into his eyes.

...

"We're here, we're here, Caiyong and I are finally here."

"But, here, is this hell?"

"The sky and the ground are covered with carrion to build a huge palace. All kinds of weird creatures, including human limbs, are covered in front of our eyes. We can hear the sound of flesh and blood when we step on it."

"Countless pairs of black and red eyes are densely packed all over the palace, staring at us the moment we stepped in."

"The tiny tentacles are like a baby's wrist and wriggling maggots, flailing aimlessly."

"A gigantic lump of flesh that looks like a baby, connected with countless spider-like blood pipelines, contained in a group of transparent yellow liquid blisters."

"It's a devil... a devil! I dragged Caiyong to run fast, but the corridors made of internal organs and flesh and blood seemed to never end."

"The whole world is full of red, and there are all kinds of weird sacrificed human beings. Their limbs and facial features are randomly intertwined, twisted and deformed, like endless whirlpools."

"They are still talking and calling my name, they are alive, people with feet all over are chasing us, people with only one human skin are also chasing us, and some people are twisted into strips, with distorted facial features ...they surrounded us."

"There is also the dead old Chen, and all my students, they are all in tatters..."

"We can't stop, or we will become them too."

"But Caiyong fell down, and she was about to give birth."

"I delivered her, but the baby couldn't come out, no matter what! I'm so useless, why don't you come out, baby, why do you make mother hurt so much..."

"Caiyong hurts so much, and so does my heart."

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."

"I'm covered in blood, and so is Cai Yong."

"I finally found it. The child came out. He was bloody and crying, but he didn't look like me at all, nor did he look like Cai Yong."

"...he looks like the baby in the yellow transparent blister."

"But this is my child, my only child."

"I can't find Caiyong anymore, but I want to leave with my child. This is my destiny as a father."

"As Cai Yong guessed, it's a boy named Lin Jie. Jie of the media."

...

The notes were completely over, Lin Jie leaned on the counter, staring at his own shadow under the dim light.

In this empty bookstore, Lin Jie felt as if he had returned to the time when Moen had not come, to the time when he first stepped into the bookstore three years ago, or...a more distant past.