A shrill shout suddenly penetrated several layers of wooden boards, penetrated deep into the dark basement, and penetrated into Balk's ears, causing him to stiffen involuntarily, and his originally groggy spirit became tense again. Tighten up.
He first turned his head and glanced at his side, and found that his youngest daughter Xiuika was still sleeping soundly at this time. She did not seem to be awakened by the scream, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, seeing the trace of dark red blood on Xiuika's originally straight face that had not completely receded, his expression still couldn't help but become a bit gloomier.
The riots have continued for the fifth day.
Ever since Balk sensed something was wrong four days ago, when he first carried Hueyka, who was only over two years old this year, and hid in this hidden basement, he had barely left this basement in the past four days.
He knows very well that the current capital of the Dero Kingdom, Dero City, has already fallen into chaos. Those damn Dero people are hunting for outsiders like them everywhere. As long as they are caught by them, both he and Huika will be killed. There is absolutely no escape from the tragic fate.
But... what's the use of continuing to hide here
The supplies stored in the basement will not last long at all, and more importantly, there are no medicines here.
Xiuika had some signs of cold yesterday, and now she has symptoms of fever. Although this makes her in a groggy state, there is no need to worry about her unconsciously making noises and being discovered by the Dero mob outside. She is just a child over two years old. If she does not get any treatment, sooner or later she will not be able to survive.
Balk reached out and touched Huika's forehead. Feel the heat in your hands. Secretly made up his mind.
anyway. I have to find a way to go out today.
In addition to trying to get some medicinal materials to treat Xiuka, we also need to explore the situation outside and try to find a way out of this purgatory.
Although Balk knew very well that even the royal capital of Dro City had fallen into such riots, the situation would not be much better even if he left Dro City.
For a foreigner like him, the entire Dero Kingdom would be like purgatory.
He is just an ordinary person. It is almost an impossible task to escape from the large Dero Kingdom with a child over two years old.
But he had no choice.
Rather than stay here and wait to die. He had to take a gamble.
Balk took the only remaining bottle of water next to him and carefully fed Xiuika a few mouthfuls from a small cup. Then he thought for a moment, picked up the few remaining food, and chewed the remaining water.
The smell of corpses seeping from the wooden boards mixed with the turbid smell in the basement, making the entire basement smell nauseating. The things in his hands had long since become hard, and they had long lost the aroma that food should have.
However, he still ate with big mouthfuls, trying his best to swallow the food into his stomach.
He knew that his next actions must be supported by sufficient physical strength.
Eating while building up energy. Balk stared at the light coming through the cracks in the basement entrance planks overhead.
Wait until this light gradually dims and eventually disappears. Balk took a deep breath and fed Xiuika some more water. After confirming that although Xiuika was still in a semi-conscious state, she was not in much danger for the time being, he calmed down and moved closer to the exit.
After listening for a while and confirming that there was no movement outside, Balk quietly pushed open the basement barrier.
The moonlight shone through the window into the house. Balk squinted his eyes and looked around. The first thing that caught his eye was a white body.
This body that had long since lost all vitality and was naked was Balk's wife.
Four days ago, the Dero tribe's thugs broke into Balke's home. Although Balke saw that the situation was not good, he took Xiuika and hid in the basement in advance. However, because he had something to do, his wife and him returned home later. His eldest son Romon fell into the hands of these thugs.
Balk's wife was gang-raped and eventually tortured by thugs. Romon was also brutally murdered by the thugs.
Looking at Romon's unrecognizable and mutilated body lying not far from his wife's body, Balk's ashen heart couldn't help but tremble rapidly.
If possible, when he was listening to the screams of his wife and Romon in the basement four days ago, he should have rushed out to fight those thugs.
But for Xiuika, he finally endured it.
He himself didn't know how he got here these days. If it weren't for Xiuika's existence, I'm afraid he would have collapsed long ago.
However, now, even Xiuika has fallen into a dangerous situation, forcing him, a man who has always been criticized by his wife as a coward, to take risks.
After taking a deep look at the bodies of his wife and Romon, Balk did not touch them. Instead, he carefully scraped a layer of fire ash from the already extinguished fireplace and spread it evenly on his hair.
He is from the Lampali Kingdom and is born with burgundy hair, while the Dro people are born with gray hair. If he goes out like this, he will be easily recognized.
After carefully making this disguise, Balk looked down at himself and smelled to make sure there was no noticeable smell. Then he took a look at the situation outside and quietly pushed out the back door.
It was already late at night, and there were not many people coming and going on this remote street.
But you can still see the flames soaring into the sky in the distance, and from time to time, you can hear screams and wild laughter.
Obviously, those Luo tribe thugs are still committing murder everywhere.
Balk didn't know how many outsiders like him there were in Dro City, but he was certain that there were definitely not many who could survive this riot.
The drug store was at the other end of the street, and Balk had to cross the entire street to get to it.
Fortunately, this street was really remote and there was no one on the street at this time, so Balk arrived at the drug store without any danger.
This medicine shop was opened by a man who also came from the Lampali Kingdom. Because all the special medicinal materials provided by the Moon Shadow Tribe are used. The effect is good enough. So business is usually very good.
However, now this drug store has obviously been ransacked by those thugs. Not only has the door flown to nowhere, but the inside is also in a mess.
Balk used the moonlight and his memory to search inside for a long time before finally finding some remaining medicinal materials in a medicine box in a corner.
At this time, he was very glad that he usually knew some basic medical knowledge when chatting with the owner of this pharmacy, otherwise he would not be able to do anything even if the medicinal materials were placed in front of him.
After obtaining the medicinal materials, Balk did not go home immediately. Instead, he left the street and tried to explore outside.
He has another mission. It is to explore the situation in the city and prepare for the next escape from Dro City.
Balke's house is located in the west district of Dro City, about three blocks away from the west gate of Dro City. It's not far, but it can't be considered very close either.
The most important thing is that this road passes through the main road leading to the West City Gate, which is not as remote as the street he is on now.
Sure enough, when Balk crossed two streets and walked onto the main road, he encountered a group of Dero tribesmen swarming towards him.
Balk's heart tightened, but he tried to look calm on the outside. He greeted him calmly.
"Hey, brother. It's so late. Did you just come back from there happily?"
A group of people on the opposite side saw Balk, and a young man in the lead said hello loudly.
It can be seen from the way the group of people staggered around and the smell of alcohol coming from their mouths that these guys must have just finished drinking.
Balk was about to respond with a forced smile, but suddenly caught a glimpse of what the two Dro tribesmen were carrying. His eyes widened and he could no longer say anything.
The objects carried in the hands of these two Dero tribesmen were round and round, and upon closer inspection, they turned out to be two human heads!
Using the moonlight and the firelight on this street to see clearly the dull expressions on the faces of the two heads, Balk felt his stomach churn and he almost vomited out what he had just forced himself to swallow.
Seeing Balke's ugly face, the Dro man who had just greeted Balke put his arm around Balke's shoulders and said loudly: "Hey, brother, are you unhappy with anything else? Don't worry, if you are unhappy, , let’s find another foreigner to make you happy, brothers, okay?”
"good!"
A group of other Dero people behind him suddenly cheered loudly.
Balk resisted the urge to punch this guy in the face, and said with a smile: "There's nothing to be unhappy about, it just happened..."
Before he finished speaking, two Dero tribesmen surrounded him. One of them raised a huge wine bottle in his hand and fed it to his mouth. While feeding him, he shouted vaguely: "No matter what you are unhappy about, drink it." Just drink it. This is the wine of the dwarves, it’s great.”
Balke didn't dare to drink at this time, so he tried his best to hide.
However, how could a drunk person allow others to refuse his drink? He blocked the other two Dro tribesmen from grabbing Balke directly, and the Dro tribesman carried a wine bucket and forced it into Balke's mouth. .
Balk turned his head hard, but he happened to hit the arm of the Dro tribesman, causing the wine bottle in his hand to fly up, and the wine flew everywhere in the air.
The Dero tribesman was not angry, but laughed.
"Okay, brother, it turns out you like to drink so boldly. I like it. Come on, come on, I'll..."
His voice suddenly stopped, and he pointed at Balk with a look of astonishment.
Balk was startled, and suddenly realized that the top of his head was filled with coldness. He was suddenly startled and shouted that he was about to suffer.
"He has red hair! He is not one of our tribesmen! He is a foreigner from the west!" The Dero tribesman who was about to feed Balk wine suddenly shouted loudly.
Balk couldn't care so much at this time. He used both arms to break away the two Dro tribesmen who were protecting him, then kicked the shouting Dro tribesman in the stomach, turned around and ran away. .
The group of Dero tribesmen reacted after being stunned for a moment, and immediately chased after them, shouting.
Balk knew that it would be impossible to escape on the avenue, so he turned around and rushed towards a nearby street.
However, as soon as they turned the corner, they saw a group of Dero people walking towards them.
Balk suddenly felt cold.
After all, this is the royal capital of the Dero Kingdom. The Dero people are everywhere in this city, but he, a foreigner, may have to fight alone.
But how can he fight against an enemy whose numbers are countless times greater than his own
Looking at the Dro people who were surrounding him, Balk felt as if he was in an abyss, and deep despair surged into his heart.
Could it be that he couldn't take Xiuika out of this hell on earth after all
At this moment, a slightly weird whistling sound fell from the sky, and then a burst of fire hit the oncoming group of Dero tribesmen.
"boom-"
A violent explosion sounded, and the group of Dero people on the opposite side were instantly blown up. (To be continued...)