The young man, looking at the lights that flickered off and on, murmured in a low voice.

The mother tightened her right arm, placed her left hand on the little boy's head, stroked it gently, and comforted her softly:

"It's okay, mom is here, don't be afraid."

"Well..." The little boy nodded obediently.

"Da da-!"

Suddenly, subtle but very dense gunshots were heard outside the window.

Upon hearing the gunshot, my mother's left hand froze, and cold sweat quickly spread on her haggard cheeks.

"Attention everyone! Gate No. 3 has fallen. Please bring your equipment and supplies and prepare to evacuate!"

Immediately afterwards, another urgent announcement came from the window.

This completely shattered the mother's last glimmer of hope.

"Mom?" The boy who didn't know the meaning behind the broadcast asked in confusion.

"Let's go! Son, let's go! Hurry!"

However, the strong desire to survive and protect overshadowed the disheartened despair. The mother rushed off the bed and went to the foot of the bed, picking up two oxygen bottles marked "2L".

She carried one of them on her back, then helped the boy carry another one, and then put the bottled water, compressed biscuits, and other supplies into a worn-out backpack.

Next, the mother held the elastic bands of the two respirators tightly with her left hand, held the boy's left hand with her right hand, and rushed out of their residence quickly.

"Run! Run!"

"It's over...it's over, everything is over, run? Where can you run to..."

"All personnel in District 6 please maintain order and don't panic! We will escort you to evacuate!"

All areas of the underground fortress are in chaos.

Area 6, where the mother and son were, was filled with shouts of terror, dejected remarks, and the yells of soldiers.

She held the boy's left hand tightly and followed the crowd towards the east end.

More than a dozen soldiers wearing desert camouflage combat uniforms, body armor and armed belts, and holding old-fashioned firearms escorted more than a hundred people living in District 6 to the gate at the end of the narrow street.

Through the open gate.

Arriving at the old tunnel, the space finally becomes spacious.

Continuing to move forward, the mother and son also saw many soldiers stationed here, and returned to the fortress city without hesitation.

When everyone gathered in front of a small gate, a soldier rushed to the front of the crowd and reminded loudly:

"Attention everyone! Wear your breathing masks, we are going to the surface next."

Hear the words.

The mother, standing at the front of the crowd, helped the boy put on the mask and connected it to the oxygen tank before putting it on herself.

"Brother..." At this time, a person standing not far from them asked the soldier:

"Where will we go after returning to the surface? Do you have a more detailed plan?"

The soldier was silent at first, but quickly replied: "We will escort you as far away from the city as possible. Okay, put on your breathing mask, the gate is about to open."

After saying that, the soldier turned and left without giving any chance to ask further questions.

"This... ugh...!" The person who asked the question sighed dejectedly.

Everyone also feels desperate and confused, because going to the surface is no different from committing suicide.

But even so, people still did not give up trying to survive.

After everyone put on their breathing masks, the soldiers opened the rusty gate.

The gates were opened, and the soldiers led people through the dark and cold tunnels, which were like a maze.

During this period, although the boy was very tired and scared, with his mother and everyone around, he did not cry and even yearned for the surface, treating his escape as an adventure.

After all, he has been living in an underground fortress with his mother since he could remember, and his impression of the surface of the earth is completely different from that of an adult.

Within twenty minutes, he and his mother followed the soldiers through the abandoned sewers and finally arrived at the eastern edge of the city bordering the desert.

At this point, the boy finally saw with his own eyes what the surface of the earth looked like.

like…

It was different from what he imagined.

"Roar--!"

And with the roar that made his ears hurt, the boy even saw the "monster" that adults often mentioned.

Not far to the west of the exit of the evacuation point, I saw a giant beast lying on its stomach.

The giant beast's eyes, which emitted a faint blue light, stared at the boy and the others, opened its mouth and let out a thundering roar as it prepared to stand up.

!!!

"Everyone is ready to fight and cover the retreat of civilians!"

"yes!"

Seeing this, more than a dozen soldiers immediately formed a formation, pointed their guns at the giant beast, and pulled the trigger.

"Run!"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to!"

The soldiers' roars woke up the frightened people, and they fled in all directions.

The mother, who had regained consciousness, was among them. She grabbed the boy and ran away desperately.

"Hoo~! Hoo~!" But in a daze, she heard what seemed to be huge wings flapping above her head.

"Mom~! Look, look! Is that the angel you said!"
Chapter completed!