A pair of frightened eyes looked through the cracks in the floor at a strong demon soldier above his head, rummaging for something in the cabinet.
Soon, the demon soldier threw down a few rag skirts and left the dilapidated room with his long sword.
At this time, under those frightened eyes, the withered hand covering his mouth finally moved away.
"Don't scream! No matter how scared you are, don't scream! My child!" The mother looked at the little girl with stains on her face, lowered her voice, and warned.
If there wasn't still a faint voice, maybe the little girl would have to identify what her mother was saying by identifying her mouth shape.
The little girl nodded vigorously, because she saw with her own eyes that several monsters with three heads tore a soldier in armor into pieces.
She and her mother were hiding in the cellar. On the other side of the wall, there were several civilians who also hid in the cellar.
Two soldiers also hid in. The two long swords in their hands were the few weapons in the cellar.
Several men also hid in, but they all had empty hands. Because of the emergency, they didn't bring anything with them.
This cellar was originally used to secretly store grain. Several poor people nearby secretly dug it out and used it together.
So apart from the seven or eight people who came in hiding, the only ones left here were a few rations in some coarse cloth pockets.
Obviously, there was no way to make a fire to cook, and there was no way these rations could become real food.
Now, everyone hiding in this hidden cellar can only pray that those foreign, devil-like armies can leave here as soon as possible.
Once these people flocked to the castle where the emperor was staying, or retreated to camp outside the city, they had the opportunity to come out of the cellar, find some supplies, make some preparations, and then return to the cellar for shelter.
Only in this way can they persist in this place longer until those monsters completely leave and they can rebuild their home.
"Have they left?" A soldier was nervous and moved his body carefully for fear of making any noise. He moved to the small gap used to observe the outside and asked in a lowered voice.
The wizened woman put a finger on her mouth to signal the other person to shut up, and then shook her head slightly.
She didn't dare to take risks, because just now she heard clearly that someone was being caught in the distance, and the screams were getting farther and farther, and it was obvious that they were being dragged away roughly.
If they still want to save their own lives, they must be more cautious and cautious.
The soldier holding the sword tightly in his hand nodded slightly. He had killed a demon dog in a street fight before, but in order to kill this monster, more than a dozen soldiers in their team, including their captain, died.
He and his companions broke into the house, and the civilians in the cellar opened the secret door and let them in, so that they escaped death.
After that, they could only hear some movements outside. For them, these movements were so terrifying that they didn't even have the courage to go out and take a look.
"I don't know if it's safe over there in the castle... If that side withstands the attack, we may have hope of surviving if we escape at night..." A civilian man is still very assertive. He is relatively far away from the gap.
Speak in a low voice so that the outside world can't hear you.
What's more, as time goes by, the demon warrior who just entered the house to search should have gone far away, so they are talking quietly now and will not be discovered.
Another soldier nodded slightly and agreed with what he said: "Yes, but the outer city wall fell too fast. I don't know if the castle side... can hold it up."
Hearing their conversation, the two women in the cellar hugged their children tightly, their faces full of uneasiness and anxiety.
The fall of a city may have only two endings for men: death or immortality. But for women, there are too many more terrifying things.
It's not like they haven't heard of it. Be it the Wind Empire, the River Empire, or the Rock Empire, after their armies break through a city, they will always plunder, and they will definitely do things like rape and plunder.
Of course, the Flame Empire is not much better. Their troops will unceremoniously vent their barbaric side on their defeated enemies.
Anyway, war is about the victorious party reveling, while the defeated party endures everything. This is an eternal truth, and it is also the sorrow of women.
In the dark cellar, there was actually not much light. The only light came from the gaps in some wood, allowing people to barely see where everyone was.
There is an oil lamp in the corner, but who dares to light it up at this time? If someone discovers it, it will not be as simple as lack of light.
"Creak..." There was a sound above their heads, and everyone in the cellar subconsciously shrank their necks. Something came to their heads again, which made them immediately close their mouths and even lower their breathing deliberately.
Some.
They exhaled slowly, for fear of disturbing the things above their heads. They could hear heavy footsteps and the sound of the floor twisting.
They could even clearly hear the harsh sound of sharp claws scratching across the wooden floor. The sound was so unpleasant that the hairs on their arms stood up.
The little girl's mother once again covered her girl's mouth with her withered palms. She was afraid that her child would not be able to bear the fear and make even a little sound, which would ruin them all.
So she covered her daughter's mouth very hard, and slowly raised her eyes to look at the gap above her head.
She could see a huge body covering the gap from time to time, and then quickly leaving, seemingly walking around the entire room, searching for every corner.
Everyone was waiting motionless, waiting for the voice to go away. But the voice did not leave, but became more and more restless.
Suddenly, the woman who was covering her daughter's mouth felt that her daughter's facial strength increased sharply. She seemed to be trying to break away from the hand covering her mouth, and seemed to be about to scream violently.
The woman looked up again, and through the narrow gap, both she and her daughter saw a red eye lying on the other side of the gap, staring at the two of them.
