“Cough cough cough cough…”
A weak cough came from Xia Simeng's throat, and the corners of her pale mouth curled up into a difficult smile, "It's okay... I'm the captain of the Phoenix team... Phoenix... How can it be so easy to die?"
"No matter how strong the Phoenix bloodline is, it can't withstand their daily torture of you!" A young girl's eyes were red as she carefully examined the wounds on Xia Simeng's body. The more she looked, the more frightened she became.
"Oh... it's okay. I'll be able to jump around again in no time after I rest for an hour."
"These beasts... I'm going to fight them!" Another burly girl stood up suddenly and was about to crash into the door of the birdcage!
Just then, a hand pressed on her shoulder.
“Linglin, calm down.” Deputy Captain Cao Sha’s eyes were full of bloodshot, but he still said calmly, “This door cannot be opened at all if you are not in the God Realm… If you make too much noise now, not only will you die, but those ordinary people will also suffer with you.”
Linglin clenched her fists, her chest heaving violently, and finally she leaned against the birdcage, sitting on the ground in a daze.
“What Cao Sha said is right. You mixed in with the ordinary people at the beginning and were not discovered by them. Now in their eyes, I am the only night watchman... If you are also exposed, they will torture our entire team.
The Phoenix blood in you is thinner than mine, and you cannot survive their torture... No matter what you see or hear, you must not expose yourself."..
Xia Simeng's tone was more serious than ever before.
The [Phoenix] team was silent.
After a long time, Xia Simeng's injuries recovered a little. The Phoenix blood gave her terrifying hematopoietic and regenerative abilities. Although it was not as abnormal as An Qingyu's rebirth by a drop of blood, it was still possible to repair some non-fatal injuries.
She forced herself to sit up from the pool of blood and looked at Cao Sha beside her:
"How are the others doing?"
Cao Sha opened his mouth and continued, "More than 600 people died today...more than yesterday and the day before yesterday combined. Most of the dead were elderly people. Some died because of panic and external factors, which led to the deterioration of underlying diseases, and some died of starvation.
Although this bird cage is near a stream and can barely provide them with water, they still can’t survive without food for three days…If this continues, more and more people will starve to death.”
Xia Simeng frowned and said angrily: "These Greek gods locked them up here, can't they give them something to eat?"
"Their purpose is just to use us as a threat and cannon fodder for the final battle... They don't care about the life or death of the cannon fodder. They just need to wait until the final battle comes and some of us are still alive.
According to the current situation, young and middle-aged people may be able to hold out for another two days, but the elderly and children will definitely not be able to hold out."
Xia Simeng's eyes swept across the birdcage, looking at the pitiful figures curled up in a ball due to hunger, and her lips pursed slightly.
The dim sunlight gradually dimmed and darkness enveloped the birdcage.
Under the faint light of the stars, groans could be heard from the crowd from time to time, but the vast majority of people huddled in bird cages, relying on their remaining body temperature to fight the cold mountain wind, without making a sound, like numb corpses.
In the corner of the birdcage, a young girl was holding the cold body of a baby in her arms. Her body kept shaking and she made suppressed whimpering sounds.
She didn't dare cry too loudly. Firstly, she was worried about disturbing others. Secondly, she was worried that crying too loudly would attract those vicious guards. In the past few days, she had seen many people who shouted and screamed being torn to pieces alive by them.
As she cried, her vision began to go dark. She fell backwards subconsciously, holding her brother's body in her arms.
At this moment, a hand firmly supported her body.
The girl came to her senses and was about to see the scene clearly when another hand covered her eyes.
"Who is it?" the girl asked in panic, but she was so weak that she didn't have the strength to break free.
"Don't be afraid, open your mouth."
A man's gentle voice came from the side.
The girl was startled and was about to say something when she felt something dripping onto her lips. She subconsciously licked it lightly, and a salty and rusty taste slid down her throat into her body.
After dripping for several times, the girl suddenly felt that she was not hungry anymore. Her cold body gradually warmed up, and her exhausted body regained a little strength.
After a moment, the hand that was blocking her eyes loosened, and a man made a "hush" gesture to her. As it was too dark, she couldn't see the man's face clearly.
The girl looked at all this in a daze. Then, the man took advantage of the night and slowly walked through the sleeping crowd. He came to a little boy of seven or eight years old, covered his eyes, and whispered something to him.
Faintly, the girl saw him raise his bloody palm to the boy's lips, and drops of blood flowed from the hideous scar on his palm and dripped into the boy's mouth.
The man kept moving among the crowd, feeding his blood to the younger children. Every few minutes, when the scar on his palm was about to heal, he would take out a knife and cut the wound again to ensure that the blood continued to flow out.
An hour later, his face was extremely pale... After feeding the 200th child, he took staggering steps back to the edge of the birdcage door, held onto the fence and sat down carefully, for fear of disturbing the people around him.
"Cao Sha."
A voice suddenly sounded from beside the man.
Cao Sha, who had just sat down, narrowed his pupils and turned his head suddenly. He saw Xia Simeng leaning against the birdcage, looking at him weakly with a complicated expression.
"Captain..." Cao Sha opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.
Xia Simeng stared at him and spoke slowly, "When did you... start feeding them?"
"...Today is the first day." Cao Sha looked at the dark bird cages and said bitterly, "Captain, if this continues, these children will not be able to hold on to the end... The Phoenix bloodline contains endless energy. Just a few drops can help them relieve hunger for a day... So I was thinking..."
"Idiot!" Xia Simeng grabbed his neck with one hand, anger emerging on her pale face, "Just because you have some phoenix blood, you really think of yourself as a phoenix?! Don't forget, this blood was artificially introduced into your body! Do you think you can make phoenix blood quickly? Do you think bleeding is free of cost?!
The phoenix blood you release now is your own life! ! "
Xia Simeng had already lowered his voice to the extreme. Under the angry gaze of those bloodshot eyes, Cao Sha just lowered his head and remained silent.