The mining area is surrounded by iron fences, with mysterious men wearing masks, holding magic staffs or weapons, shouting and cursing.
Under the morning light, groups of shirtless and muscular men, with iron chains tied to their bodies and carrying dozens of kilograms of purple-gold ore on their backs, walked past Yun Sheng and others.
The iron chains and heavy ore pressed their backs until their flesh and blood were bruised.
But none of them dared to stop, they just walked back and forth mechanically.
"Divide the villagers into two teams according to their gender, the old, the young and those without the ability to work, and rush them all to the livestock shed, and take the rest to the cave," the mysterious people who brought Yun Sheng and others back spoke.
They separated the captured villagers, and those who were able to work were imprisoned in caves and given a certain amount of water and food to replace the miners with high workloads at any time.
The remaining ones who were unable to work were driven directly into the livestock sheds and locked up with the plundered animals to be used as food rations for the monsters in the future.
However, during the time he was detained in batches, Yun Sheng witnessed several carts of dead bodies being taken out on carts.
There are men and women among them, the youngest of whom is only eight or nine years old.
Some of them had their hands smashed by the ore, and some were beaten to death for resisting and escaping. From the outside, this mine looked like a leafy mine, but in fact it was a hell on earth.
Liu Zi bit his lips tightly when he saw this scene. He didn't know if his parents were still alive.
No matter whether they are locked up in a cave or sent to a stable, they cannot escape death in the end.
Yun Sheng believes that even if some villagers are lucky enough to survive in such a harsh environment, once this mine is dug out, these mysterious people will definitely kill all the surviving villagers in order to conceal their evil deeds.
Damn, these people have simply lost their humanity.
After seeing the tragic scenes, the dark magic soul in Yun Sheng's body became active as if it smelled the smell of blood.
For the first time, such a strong murderous intention surged in Yun Sheng's heart.
She wanted to kill these beasts in front of her.
When she realized this, Yun Sheng couldn't help but be surprised. She had always had excellent self-control, but she found that as she studied dark magic in depth, her desire to kill seemed to have become much stronger.
A red light also appeared in her eyes.
Although Yun Sheng and the other three were not very old or tall, they were still very strong, so they were quickly selected and rushed to the cave.
"You three, what are you looking around for? Change your clothes immediately, put on the shackles, and follow the queue!" After hearing the order from the mysterious man beside her, Yun Sheng lowered her eyes, hiding the murderous intent in her eyes.
She slowly activated the Marrow Jade Skill in her body. As the power of the Marrow Jade Skill was running in her body, Yun Sheng felt that her murderous intention was gradually calmed down, and her eyes regained clarity.
"Impulse is the devil. No matter what the circumstances, you can't let the desire to kill control your own heart," Yun Sheng secretly warned himself.
The three of them put on mining uniforms made of rough hemp, and shackles weighing ten kilograms were hung on their feet. The three of them were pushed into a long and narrow cave by the vicious mysterious people.
There were five or six mysterious men guarding the entrance of the cave, as well as more than a dozen six-level salamanders. The guard was very tight. The cave was dark, damp, and moss was growing everywhere.
On the mountain wall, there were only a few magic lamps, dimly lighting up the road ahead.
This group of mysterious people arrived suddenly. They dug these caves in a hurry. The conditions here are simple and the caves are very deep.
Yun Sheng walked all the way in and smelled the smell of rot and mold.
"Liuzi, after you go in for a while, you first look to see if there are any people from Jingkou Village and ask about the specific situation here," Yun Sheng glanced at a corner of the cave, where several bats were perching.
Liuzi nodded. His heart felt heavier than his shackled feet at the moment. He was afraid that after entering the cave, he would find out the bad news about his parents.
"Liuzi, be strong," Huang Que, who also came from a poor family, comforted Liuzi in a low voice.
He nodded.
Liu Zi already knew that Yun Sheng and Huang Que were both girls, and he was still the eldest among the three.
Before setting off, Yun Canglang had encouraged him. As the only boy among the three, he must protect Yun Sheng and Huang Que.
The cave is very long, and Yun Sheng's brows furrowed more and more as he walked along.
The living environment of the miners is too poor.
There is almost no ventilation facilities here. If all the surviving villagers were imprisoned in the cave, it would be quite crowded.
When the air is turbid and the population density is high, once an illness or death occurs, airborne germs are enough to bring down healthy villagers.
Finally, a voice came from the front.
The front of the cave gradually opened up.
At the bottom is a space approximately a hundred square meters in size, where three to four hundred people are imprisoned.
There are men and women among them. Those who do not enter the mining area during the day can temporarily remove their shackles. Once they leave the cave, they must put on shackles to prevent them from escaping.
"You newcomers, please listen carefully. Don't try to escape, otherwise these people will be your fate!" The mysterious people who drove them in waved whips full of thorns in their hands and swung them hard on the ground.
The hard ground was immediately broken into pieces, and the stone fragments stirred up hit the person's body, causing burning pain.
Their whips were pointed at the wall of the cave. When everyone looked up, a few of the timid ones were frightened and cried on the spot.
There were several lifeless corpses hanging on the mountain wall.
There is a trace of intact bones in these people's bodies, but they are beyond recognition.
The men were stripped naked, and the women were also bare-chested. The blood on their bodies had dried, leaving only wrinkled skin, and they could barely make out their human shapes.
These people were all people who tried to escape while digging while the guards were not paying attention in the past days.
No one managed to escape, and they ended up like this after being captured alive.
But even so, many people still try their best to escape every day.
After a few warnings, those mysterious people left the cave.
Liu Zi suppressed the waves of nausea in his throat and hurriedly searched for his parents in the crowd.
Although the chance is very small, Liuzi still hopes that he can find his parents.
Most of the villagers imprisoned in the cave have sallow complexion and thin skin, and have chapped lips.
Their eyes were empty, and they didn't make any sound when new people came in.
For them, escape has become a luxury, and their loved ones have died one by one, completely destroying their hopes.
They may just be like the walking zombies.
Liu Zi searched around the crowd and found several people from Jingkou Village, but no matter how he asked, those people did not speak.
He was worried that his parents had met with misfortune.
"Liuzi, don't ask any more." Yun Sheng saw Liuzi collapsing frequently, so he dragged him aside and gave him a few sips of water before Liuzi calmed down.
At this time, there was a burst of footsteps outside.
Yun Sheng and others looked up and saw thirty or forty shirtless and barefoot miners walking in.
Each of them looked exhausted. These were the miners who had completed their mining tasks today. After they returned to the cave, another group of people were driven out.
"Dad," Liuzi recognized one of the men. He immediately jumped up and rushed over.