Before he could learn their identities, Lu Li temporarily called them this.
Only five of the seven children were left. Lu Li asked Anna to move away from the rubble and search for the other two children who were buried.
After the charred roof on the top floor was removed, there was some movement under the ruins, and a "Children" of the same kind was revealed.
Its leg was crushed by the collapsed beam and was injured. Anna rescued it and limped back to the children. Like a wild animal, she raised her head towards Lu Li, feeling his presence, close and yet familiar.
fear.
The burned waste materials were moved away, and the ruins became lower and lower. The scorching heat hiding at the bottom escaped, and the dark red charcoal flickered and returned to darkness.
"etc."
While moving the incomplete charred floor, Lu Li called Anna, stepped on the crunching charcoal, slowly walked into the ruins, and took something from the gap in the floor that was controlled by Anna.
This is a pair of glasses with only the frame left after being burned. Even if you brush it with your palm, you cannot erase the burnt blackness on the frame.
Taking it back to the street, Lu Li looked at the "children", who were also looking at Lu Li - the largest silhouette suddenly crawled forward a few steps.
Lu Li knelt down and placed the glasses on his fuzzy face without facial features.
"Your name is Wei Er."
But when Lu Li let go of his hand, the frame, which was charred by the fire, could no longer support its original shape and broke into countless pieces, falling on the same pitch-black ground.
"Weier" lowered her head in confusion, as if she was about to make some sound, but everything was lost in the depths of her throat.
After nearly razing the ruins to the ground, they finally found traces of the last child on the bottom floor, but only the hard skull was left uneaten by the flames.
"It's time to go back."
Lu Li said while looking away at the ruined elm street.
There was no need for Anna to take him away by force. The "children" who followed their instincts spontaneously followed Lu Li.
Anna wanted to take them back to the top of the cliff as soon as possible, but once the power was exerted on the "children", they would wave their thickened claws in fear and struggle in mid-air.
So he could only hug Lu Li at a speed close to jogging while allowing them to keep up.
There was no need to worry about being lost or leaving. The oppressive atmosphere of the elm forest made them automatically follow Lu Li, who made them feel safe and comfortable. Lu Li was also observing them. But until he approached the top of the cliff, Lu Li could only recognize Wei from his body shape.
His other two children: Jimmy, the second tallest, and a girl, the youngest.
Lying on the ground, it was not even as high as Lu Li's calf, just like a...
Back at the top of the cliff, Jimmy in front of the wooden house was playing with the hand-cranked radio with the thick sharp claws of the monster's body.
"Where's Remy?"
Anna didn't see Remi on the top of the cliff.
"Dispose of that... food. I can't finish eating so much... put some away to keep fresh." Jimmy replied weakly. "What are these monsters... about?"
"The new resident of the forest, Anna." Lu Li replied, tilting his head and said, "Go and call Remi over."
Anna put Lu Li back on the lounge chair and floated towards the cave.
"You are a good person." Jimmy sighed coherently, dragging the radio with his paw to Lu Li. "Help me turn... the clockwork."
Lu Li slowly raised his hand and slowly turned the clockwork, like two patients communicating about their condition.
"Can't I be allowed to do this kind of thing?"
A helpless voice sounded from behind. Remi took the radio from her brother's hand, wound it up and handed it back. She looked at Lu Li and then at the cowering little monsters not far away.
"Are you calling me because of them?"
Lu Li asked: "Can you find a way to communicate with them?"
"There are some difficulties..." Remi frowned, and briefly felt them clearly in Remi's eyes: "Now they are almost like wild beasts, I can't feel their conscious existence."
"What are they?"
"They are not dependents, they are simply infected and become weird. Just like the human pus at the port a few days ago." Remi answered, somewhat puzzled as Lu Li went to see the children and brought back a group of weird. Noticing their short stature, Remi
Suddenly: "They are those... children?"
"Yeah." Lu Li nodded and continued to ask, "Do they need to eat?"
"I have to give it a try first. At noon, my brother and I will go to the edge of the city to try our luck. If we find any weak and weird people, we will bring the bodies back and dispose of them."
"You can try canned food."
"That's too extravagant - well, I hope the little guys' appetites won't be too big." Remy nodded and returned to the cave to get the canned pork stored in the cellar.
Opening one, Remi approached the "children". They were still fearful of existences other than Lu Li, and retreated with sounds in their throats.
Remi had no choice but to put down the can and return to Lu Li.
The "children" gathered together again, attracted by the fragrance. "Weier" lowered her head and took a few bites before retreating as if she was full, allowing her companions to come forward to eat.
After taking turns to eat, there was still half a can of soup and meat left in the can.
"The appetite is very small."
Jimmy, who was adjusting the noisy radio, said. After adjusting many frequencies, there was only noisy and harsh noise. He was not discouraged and continued to adjust slowly.
"They are not full, they are just... giving in." Remi's eyes gradually became gentle, and her eyes fell on Lu Li: "The last half of the can is reserved for you."
"Open a few more cans," Lu Li said.
Plenty of food keeps them from worrying.
Remi did as she was told and opened four more cans.
The "children" stopped pushing and gathered in front of the cans to lick the food.
They eat very quickly, and if their fangs were not restricted by the narrow mouth of the jar, they would have eaten these few bites.
To my relief, the "children" have the same appetite as normal people, and the youngest one couldn't even finish half a box of cans.
Even so, the cans Lu Li stored and the 25 boxes of cans he bought from the merchant were not enough to last for a month.
"Actually, I don't recommend them eating human food."
Remi told Lu Li at this time: "One of the ways Weird wants to grow is to eat the bodies of the same kind to gain energy. For example, my brother, pure human food is not enough for him to survive... except for humans themselves."
Human beings are the second growth route.
Lu Li did not reject Remi's proposal and said, "Can I leave them to you to take care of them?"
"Of course, but what do you want..." Remi guessed what Lu Li was thinking.
"I'm going to leave them in the forest."
Remi pondered and said: "Well... we can place them at the entrance of the cliff top and build a small wooden house there, not too far from us."
There is still a lot of open space on the top of the cliff, but it may make the place too conspicuous. Moreover, Remi wants "children" to guard the entrance to the cliff top, which will make Lu Li safer.
Lu Li had no objection: "Pay attention to those trees."
