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This is the truth. In the altered memories of the five War Orphans, there are no such events. Xiao Qiang suddenly understood Matt's true intention in sending him to rescue Wu Yi; it was not just to save him, but to help him deeply understand the real events that had occurred to them.
Buddha said: everything has its cause and effect, and all is suffering. Xiao Qiang silently vowed to uncover the truth.
As he approached the exit of the Ground, the path beneath his feet became much easier to traverse, gradually widening. It was wide enough for him to release his hands, which had been gripping the vines tightly and had been cut by countless small wounds, allowing him to move forward steadily.
The Ground was within reach, and a gust of wind carrying the scent of earth blew from above, driving away the damp, pungent smell in the air. Continuing forward for less than ten minutes, the earthy aroma grew stronger. Xiao Qiang tried to reach out and scratch around him, feeling moist soil embedded in the gaps of his nails.
Bringing it closer to his nose, he detected a faint stench that reminded him of a creature living in the soil—earthworms! The Ground was home to many creatures that Xiao Qiang had never seen before, such as crickets, star anise, earthworms, and various tiny organisms.
After the Nuclear War, these creatures had mutated to varying degrees or had gone extinct. There were also biologists attempting to artificially breed species that had become extinct on the Ground. The survival of humanity was closely linked to most of these organisms.
Xiao Qiang found those tiny creatures appearing in the Ground fascinating; they were quite rare.
He did not know that in the bygone era, humans were the most terrifying carnivores on Earth. They consumed everything! From large birds and beasts down to ants and maggots… Thus, humanity first violated nature's inherent rules, disrupting a certain natural food chain between organisms and humans, leading to mass extinctions. The reduction of biodiversity would inevitably worsen human living conditions and severely threaten human development space and survival opportunities.
Breaking the silence, Xiao Qiang asked, "What kind of monsters are there in the Ground?"
"In a very large house. I didn't go there myself; it was during that accident. Someone thought I was dead and dragged me into that big house. When I woke up, I didn’t know why I ended up in that room surrounded by white walls. I was scared and ran away. As a result, a monster chased after me; I had no choice but to hide and run wildly. I can't even remember how I got out, then I went down into the Stratum and escaped."
"What did that monster look like?"
"It was very tall, with no flesh on its face. Its weapons seemed innate; it swept at me wildly..."
As he spoke, Xiao Qiang suddenly saw a bright light ahead; he finally spotted the Ground. Arriving at a place without streetlights but illuminated by naturally occurring bright light felt truly refreshing. He took a deep breath; the comfort from his lungs made him instantly forget his fatigue...
"This road has cars coming; they are filled with dead bodies."
"Dead? Where are they being taken? Is it the place you went to?"
"I'm not sure; anyway, I didn't remember the name of that place from that time," Xiao Wu Yi said, glancing around as if searching for something.
At that moment, Xiao Qiang was unaware. Suddenly, Xiao Wu Yi's eyes lit up, and he pretended to need to urinate before casually walking away. After a few steps, his movements quickened, darting away like an eel.
Xiao Qiang had no time to react to Xiao Wu Yi's actions. His vision was still adjusting to the light and effects of the Ground, making his reflexes sluggish.
When he emerged from the Stratum, the light of the Ground gave him a momentary sense of clarity. But after staying there for a while, as his eyes adjusted, he felt as if he were being enveloped by a strange, impenetrable darkness.
Once that sensation balanced out, he suddenly realized that Xiao Wu Yi had already distanced himself and was running toward the center of the road, about to leap over the railing. "Hey, what are you doing?" Xiao Wu Yi turned back, seemingly waving at him.
With keen hearing, Xiao Qiang sensed a rumbling sound approaching them from afar—following the sound, he felt an ominous premonition and suddenly shouted, "Damn! Wu Yi, run!"
Xiao Wu Yi froze, not understanding what he was shouting about. In that dazed moment, a heavy truck sped toward them...
Xiao Qiang ran desperately, trying to save Xiao Wu Yi before the truck could crush him—thundering noise buzzed in his ears as the wind from the speeding vehicle nearly swept him under.
He felt himself grab hold of Xiao Wu Yi just in time; they were mere inches away from disaster.
The rumbling gradually faded away. As silence returned and darkness enveloped them once more... "Wu Yi?" Xiao Qiang shouted as he looked down at him.
Under the glow of a glow stick, Xiao Wu Yi was covered in blood and had already lost consciousness; one of his arms was missing... How could this be? Sweat poured down Xiao Qiang's body.
His mind blanked out; it felt as if he had just experienced a nightmare where everything was ethereal and unreal. In the end, Xiao Wu Yi could not escape the fate that awaited him; he had been struck by that heavy truck and lost his arm...
He was bleeding! What should he do? Xiao Qiang felt completely lost. Carrying a child and retreating back to Stratum, taking the arduous path he had traveled to reach Ground, then returning to Stratum for help seemed utterly unrealistic.
What if he didn't even make it to the Stratum Medical Center before Xiao Wu Yi bled to death? Matt, what are you doing? What am I supposed to do? Xiao Qiang knelt on the ground, holding Xiao Wu Yi, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness as if the heavens were unresponsive and the earth was indifferent.
The road lay beneath his feet; a vehicle was approaching, there must be hope. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, Xiao Qiang would not easily give up. Perhaps at the end of the road, there was a fully equipped hospital.
He didn’t think much more about it. He forced a pained smile at Xiao Wu Yi and said, “Let’s see how lucky we are. You’ll be fine. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have appeared in this future world.”
A figure moved like lightning, rapidly approaching a solitary yet massive building. It was indeed a hospital, just as Xiao Wu Yi had said; this was an area that remained relatively hidden and had not been contaminated by Nuclear Radiation.
Judging from a singular sensation, people in white coats always gave off a friendly vibe. When Xiao Qiang brought Xiao Wu Yi to the hospital entrance, he poured all his hopes into the hands of the Male Doctor who reached out to take the child.
In an instant, their eyes met. Up close, Xiao Qiang suddenly caught a glimpse of something sinister in the narrow eyes of the doctor. Frowning tightly, he suddenly recalled something that made him tremble as if struck by electricity—was his heart racing because his subconscious sensed something?
Just as he prepared to question the doctor holding Xiao Wu Yi about his identity, he suddenly felt a sharp gaze fixed on him from behind. Xiao Qiang quickly turned around and locked eyes with a heavy figure standing not far away.
The figure was a strangely behaving man. Who was he? Why was he watching him from afar? Xiao Qiang wondered silently as he approached cautiously.
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