Chapter: 36

In particular, the deep darkness which hinders them from seeing anything ahead, greatly stimulated their fear. Even if they were holding a torch or light, they would still hesitate in coming into such darkness.�

Thanks to this, Pyo-wol has been able to live more comfortably than the other children. He can eat moss peacefully.�

But that peace seemed to have ended today.

Thrack!

A small rustle came to Pyo-wol�s ears. It was the sound of footsteps rubbing against the floor. The sound was so subtle that it would never be detectable by someone unless they have sensitive hearing like Pyo-wol.

�They�re here.�

In the dark, Pyo-wol�s eyes shone sharply.

It wasn�t just one or two.

At least four people were moving together.

Pyo-wol�s residence was in the deepest area, so it was not a place where one could accidentally get lost. It was a place that could never be reached unless someone visits intentionally. So, the people who appeared here must have come to Pyo-wol for a certain purpose.

A bad one at that.�

�Are you sure this is the right place?�

�Y-Yeah, I�m certain�

�Why is it so dark? I can�t even see anything in front of me.�

The voices of the visitors echoed in the darkness.

They tried to whisper, but given that there was no furniture or objects in the room that could absorb the sound, their voices still resonated quite loudly.

Then one of the children set fire to the torch he was holding in his hand. He wanted to move as secretly as possible, but when his vision was limited due to the darkness, he had no choice but to light a torch.

When the torches were lit, their faces were revealed.

They were Yeom Il-jung and the three more children who followed him.

After losing one eye to Pyo-wol, Yeom Iljung was waiting for a chance to get his revenge. However, the memory of the day he lost his eyes to Pyo-wol was so strong that he couldn�t help but hesitate.�

Even though he was the leader of a group, he was only in his early and mid-teens. It�s never easy to shake off the fear once imprinted in one�s head.

If not for the lack of food, the children would be in a peaceful situation. This would consequently cause Yeom Iljung�s revenge to be delayed.�

However, the sudden decrease in food led to a fight among children. As the death-and-death situation took place every day, his fear of Pyo-wol faded away.

Yeom Iljung himself killed as many as two children. He became a beast that has tasted the blood of others. He thought that now was the moment to overcome his fear by killing Pyo-wol.

After killing Pyo-wol, he will fight So Yeowol and Kang Il and become the sole leader of the underground community.

That was the end goal of Yeom Iljung.�

Yeom Il-jung held a torch and lit every corner of the room. But Pyo-wol remained nowhere to be seen.

�Why� Is he not here?!�

�N-No� I�m certain he went here.�

�Damn it! Where is he?!� JrNovels.com