Energy Storm Incoming: Survive or Transcend

Chapter 7

The girl screamed, and her voice seemed a little shrill in such an environment.

Lorna's eardrums were buzzing from the vibrations. The middle-aged man was already extremely irritable because he had not been able to find a way out for a long time. On top of that, he was hungry and tired, and he was frightened out of his wits by the sudden slip and fall. The girl's scream became the catalyst that ignited his emotions to the extreme. Once he came to his senses and relaxed his strength, he raised his arm without hesitation and slapped the girl hard in the face!

With a loud 'bang', the girl's head was knocked to one side. The force was so strong that Lorna had just managed to sit up straight, but was pulled back to the ground by the girl who was holding her hand tightly!

"If you scream again, I'll kill you!"

The girl's scream stopped abruptly, and after the silence, there was an eerie silence everywhere, as if the surrounding area was a dead city except for the three people.

The middle-aged man was on the verge of collapse. Once he started to act, all the negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, fatigue, etc. seemed to find a breakthrough through violent actions in an instant. His eyes were red and his expression was ferocious. He was still not satisfied after slapping the girl, so he raised his fist and punched the girl on the head again.

The girl was stunned by the blow and subconsciously let go of Lorna 's hand to block him, crying.

The previous slap had already caused the corner of the girl's mouth to be broken and bleeding. At this time, the middle-aged man punched the girl on the head, causing the girl's face to change.

If this goes on, someone might die, so Lorna subconsciously stopped him.

She grew up in the western part of the imperial capital where violent incidents were frequent. The area was called "slums" and "chaotic streets". She had seen many fights and knew the feeling of being on tenterhooks.

She understood the girl's fear. In such an environment, even the slightest disturbance was enough to make people tremble with fear. She was just suppressing her fear for fear of bringing about some danger.

The girl was originally cowardly and timid. She fell down after being dragged by the middle-aged man. She screamed in shock and was slapped in the face. The middle-aged man lost his mind and attacked her, which might cause her to have serious injuries.

It was not easy for the three of them to get here in the first place. Once the girl was beaten up, it would not be easy for the remaining two to take her on the road and find the other six people in the team, not to mention taking her to find a way out of this space.

Of course, the most important reason was not just Lorna 's pity for the girl, but her worry that once the middle-aged man beat the girl into something, the balance of the rest of the team would be disrupted.

There were only two people left in the group of three, and she was alone with the middle-aged man, which undoubtedly aggravated her crisis.

And the middle-aged man with a history of violence is likely to attack again in the process of looking for a way out, and her situation will be very bad then!

Thinking of this, Lorna grabbed the dagger hidden on his arm with one hand in case the man suddenly attacked him, and at the same time used the strength of his body to push his shoulder towards the middle-aged man:

"Stop fighting!"

When she said this, her voice was a little dry, and only Lorna herself could hear how fast the blood was flowing in her body and how her heart was pounding.

Perhaps it was because the middle-aged man was short and fat, and looked strong on the outside but weak on the inside, or it was because he had been frightened, tired and hungry during the journey, Lorna succeeded in hitting the girl, and the middle-aged man let go of the girl and fell to the ground. In his rage, he wanted to get up and attack again. Lorna acted decisively and endured the numbness and weakness of his shoulder after hitting the man. He used all his strength to drag the girl who was limp on the ground and tried to pull her away from the middle-aged man, and at the same time shouted:

"Do you want to kill her?"

She stopped him in time, causing the middle-aged man to pause in raising his hand.

Although this space is detached from reality, abiding by the law is a deeply rooted concept for many citizens of the empire. When morality has not yet been completely corrupted, Lorna 's restraint did calm the middle-aged man down, and he retracted his clenched fist.

The girl's body was still shaking like a sieve, and red and swollen finger marks quickly appeared on her cheeks. She was extremely afraid of middle-aged men and her character was too cowardly. When she was beaten, she didn't even dare to cry loudly. She curled up her legs and hid behind Lorna .

"No one knows how to escape from this place. It's already very difficult for three people to find an exit together."

Lorna considered what to say, being careful not to anger the middle-aged man and cause more trouble. At the same time, she tightly grasped her arm, and pressed the handle of the knife through her clothes:

"If something happens to one of us, we will lose a bit of strength, which is not good for us." She was not a talkative person, but her words hit the nail on the head. The middle-aged man's expression eased a little, and he was obviously calmer. Lorna breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"We haven't found John and the others yet. If we all meet up by then and try to find an exit to leave this place, it would be troublesome if someone gets hurt."

Her mention of this not only gave the middle-aged man some hope, but also tried to calm him down and make him restrain his behavior.

These few words had a very good effect. The middle-aged man suppressed his anger, brushed off the grass debris on his body, snorted coldly, and stood up.

He was the first one to slip, and as he was fat, he fell harder than the two girls. When he stood up, he gasped, and his right leg was somewhat out of control, so he limped when he walked, with more difficulty than before.

After calming down, Lorna looked around this place. This place was lower than where the previous few people fell. Judging from the solid ground under his feet, it should be a staircase. However, over time, the staircase was overgrown with weeds, and the environment was not particularly clear, so people would not notice and step on empty air and fall.

After figuring this out, they became more cautious and walked down the stairs to explore the new area.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the black shadow that had been hidden in the thick fog finally came closer. It was a building similar to a factory shed. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then their scalps tightened again.

In this strange place, there appeared strange buildings. Not knowing whether there was any danger, several people held each other's hands and walked in. The light inside was darker than outside. This should be an abandoned factory building. The space was surprisingly large. There was nothing else inside except a dozen large vats.

There was a heavy lid on the jar, and no one knew what was inside. Unsure, the men were tired and hungry, so they did not dare to lift the lid rashly. After discussion, they decided to look around first.

I can see buildings, and maybe there are additional exits. Once I find the exit and leave this damn place, I will be free.

The middle-aged man seemed to have gained strength as well. The three of them walked around the factory. Lorna silently memorized the locations and terrain he had passed by. After walking for an unknown amount of time, the three of them were exhausted and looked extremely tired. The excitement and hope that the middle-aged man had felt at the beginning when he discovered the factory gradually faded away. His face became increasingly gloomy, he rarely spoke, and his expression became increasingly dangerous. Until finally, everyone's stomachs began to growl, and they could no longer walk, so they found a place to sit down.

"Have you got anything to eat?"

The middle-aged man stretched out his hand towards Lorna . Lorna already felt that something was wrong with him. Her hand was held tightly by the girl all the way, while the other hand was holding the middle-aged man.

After being beaten by the middle-aged man, the girl no longer dared to get close to him. She treated Lorna as her life-saving straw and held her tightly at all times.

This made Lorna unable to hold his dagger all the time, and he was actually a little anxious.

"No."

She let go of the middle-aged man's hand and pretended to rub her arm, but in fact her hand was holding the handle of the dagger. The middle-aged man noticed her actions. She made several such movements along the way. At such a sensitive period, the middle-aged man asked gloomily:

"Why do you keep touching your arm?"

He was already on guard. Lorna forced a smile and pretended to be calm:

"When I fell earlier, my arm was bruised and scratched, and I was bleeding."

When she said this, the middle-aged man dispelled his doubts.

After the three people fell down the stairs, he was also seriously injured. His right leg was still aching. He looked away from Lorna and landed on the girl who tried to stay away from him. His eyes were even more grim and full of hostility:

"Have you got anything to eat?"

As soon as he spoke, the girl began to tremble. As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the girl quickly shook her head:

"No."

She was afraid that the middle-aged man would not believe her, so she opened her pockets and even opened her coat to prove that she was not lying.

Lorna was concentrating on the cards in her mind. After such a long time, there was still no movement of the cards. The girl's action of taking off her coat set off alarm bells in her heart.

In this situation, the girl's actions were extremely dangerous! Unfortunately, she was too young to realize this.

The middle-aged man's gaze gradually changed, and his aura also changed. Lorna shook off the girl's hand that was clinging to him tightly, and lowered his voice to scold her:

"Everyone can see you have no food!"

As she spoke, she pushed the girl and used the excuse to pull her clothes closer.

The middle-aged man raised his lips and said, "No. 1, come closer."

He waved to the girl and licked his lips.