Chapter 76

Cole was still in a coma. No matter how Louis shook his body, Cole did not respond.

If Cole's chest hadn't been still heaving, Louis would have panicked and started pressing his chest to give him first aid.

"He won't wake up in a short time." Kailett reminded in a good mood, "He will wake up in at least ten minutes."

Louis stopped calling and looked at Cole's sleeping face: "Will it have any effect on his body?"

"It's hard to say. As long as the time is short, it won't be a big problem. If it's too long, it will be assimilated by the weirdness." Kailett glanced at Cole lying on the ground, "It's not a problem now."

After hearing what he said, Louis was relieved. He saw that Carret was about to leave, so he asked hurriedly, "Where are you going?"

"There are a lot of guests who shouldn't be here. Go and take a look."

Louis quickly stood up and carried the unconscious Cole on his back. He felt relieved that his lover was safe. He even had the mood to complain about Cole's weight: "He's as heavy as a bear."

After saying that, he started to catch up with Kailett.

Kailett glanced back at them, not caring at all, and showing no intention of slowing down.

*

In the corridor on the third floor, the walls on both sides are covered with oil paintings, all in abstract style.

The messy brushstrokes smeared a large area of ​​colorful colors. For people who have no sense of art, such paintings are just "I can do it too". They cannot understand why it is called art or why a painting can be sold at a high price.

It's not landscapes, it's not people, this kind of work is not what Sera likes, but now this kind of work makes her feel more at ease.

At least it made her feel more at ease than seeing people.

Those three people should no longer be following me.

Sera looked back carefully, and saw a pair of cold eyes staring at her.

Still here, how come it’s still here!

Sera almost cried.

She ran quickly, deliberately met up with other fleeing tourists, walked with them for a distance and then quietly slipped away. In this way she had successfully gotten rid of two people, but she couldn't get rid of this last one.

The man was like a wolf that had set its sights on its prey, chasing after her relentlessly.

The man chasing Sera is Martin.

Martin is a very timid man, but also a very despicable man. It can be seen from the fact that he is two-timing that this man has a very low moral standard and is very good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

He was very afraid of the half-skeleton boy, Kailett, but he was not afraid of a weak woman. Martin didn't want to die here, and in order not to die here, he could do a lot of things.

For example, taking a finger from a woman.

Just one finger is enough, what a cheap price! One finger can save his life, so why not use it?

Of course, Martin has no intention of using tough measures so far.

If possible, he wanted to negotiate first.

Before, there were too many people around, and he was not the only one targeting Sera, so Martin had no chance, but now he has it.

Martin came out from the darkness.

Seeing him coming, Sera stepped back nervously, preparing to run away.

"Wait, I don't mean anything else, I just want to make a deal with you!" Martin said quickly. He stopped, worried that he would scare Sera away again.

Sera stopped walking, but her toes were still pointing outward, ready to run away at any time.

"I want to buy one of your fingers," Martin said. "I can give you 10,000 gold coins, no, 20,000. I can also install a prosthesis for your lost finger, something that is so real that it can be mistaken for a fake one. A little finger is enough. It's a good deal, isn't it?"

Sera shook her head: "Sorry, I don't sell my fingers."

"Okay, that means the money is not enough. How about 50,000 MiGold?"

Sierra still shook her head.

Martin was a little annoyed. He scratched his hair and finally said, "You win, 80,000! This is all I have!" If he wanted more, he would have to ask his parents for money. Unfortunately, he had been playing a little crazy recently, and his parents were no longer willing to give him extra money because they didn't like him wasting more money on some "hobbies" that he shouldn't use.

Before Sera answered, the comments section burst into laughter.

[Eighty thousand! This is all I have! My god, how dare he do that.]

[If the accident broke a worker's finger, the compensation would be more than this amount. ]

[It depends on the region and local consumption. If it is in the United States, it is more than that.]

[I'm in the United States, this price is too low. It's not that cheap to find a beautiful girl to spend a happy summer with. ]

【Wait, is this what I think it means? 】

[I think that's what you mean. In some parts of the United States, some pornographic businesses are legal.]

【I want to go to the United States. 】

[You don't want to. Even in the United States, it's not completely legal, but semi-legal. Many states prohibit it, and only a small number of areas allow it. Even if it is allowed, the store must be set up in a designated area. If you solicit customers beyond the area, you will be arrested. And the girls who do this kind of work are at the bottom of the discrimination chain. And even in the United States, not every girl is willing to do this kind of work. The source of the non-voluntary girls is... well, you can imagine it. ]

【Why do you know so much? 】

[Because I know a woman who has done this job in the United States. She is a very nice person, but unfortunately her life is very bad.]

【Who let her fall into such depravity? 】

【Those who indulge in depravity are a minority, most of them are helpless in life, or forced. Otherwise, which girl with a rich life would be spat on in the face when she is recognized on the street? Rich girls who want to have fun always spend money to hire gigolos.】

[The first sentence moved me, but the last sentence made me feel cold.]

[Sure enough, lustful men and women are all the same. 】

[I've strayed off topic. Let's just talk about selling fingers. Where can I buy them for 80,000 meters of gold? ]

[It’s no problem in poor areas. Some people are willing to sell their kidneys at this price. It’s just a finger.]

[Does anyone remember where this man had to pay with his bones? ]

【Ulna, position of the arm. 】

[People can survive with one less arm. 】

[Yes. Even if this bone is missing, it can be filled with a fake one. The surgery is effective and does not affect activities.]

【Then why not use his own bones? 】

[Because fake ones can never be as good as the original ones. 】

[In fact, I just think that little girls are easy to bully. ]

[One finger for one life, a good deal, I don't understand why you wouldn't agree.]

[The premise is that you are exchanging your own life, not the life of an unrelated person. ]

[All lives have the same value. Does that mean other people's lives are not lives? How can you be so cold-blooded?]

【Those with holes in their brains, get out of here. 】

[Next time you encounter something weird, I hope you will remember to sacrifice yourself for others when you encounter this kind of situation.]

[The market is open now. The website is xxx. Let’s take a gamble and see how many people will lose and how many will return. ]

【Don’t click on this overseas website! 】

【Hmm? Isn't this a domestic website?】

【Maybe the person who is speaking is not from the same country as you.】

【No one will survive my suppression. 】

[You are so cold-blooded for making bets and forcing no one to survive. 】

[What else can you do? Can you go and save them? ]

[No one knows when this world will end, so why not go crazy now?]

【Have you read the latest news in the United States? 】

[I saw a fight broke out in that supermarket over toilet paper. 】

【Toilet paper? Why toilet paper? ? Isn’t it oil, salt, rice or noodles? ? 】

[Who knows? We don’t understand the American people’s minds. ]

【Recently, food prices have risen by 10%, and many people have bought a lot of food with a long shelf life in supermarkets. Canned food, which was not popular before, is now the fastest-selling product.】

【Canned food is unpopular?】

[In Eastern China, canned food is not a best-seller.]

[It was only when I saw the news about supermarkets being looted that I began to feel the reality of what was going to happen in this world.]

[Actually, there is no need to worry. If the strange advent in a month is real, the last thing the world needs to snatch is various survival supplies, because by then, the supply will definitely exceed the demand.]

[Then what causes oversupply... Shit, I don't want to think like that, it's so scary.]

[I'll say it for you, because too many people have died. ]

「Ah——no——」

Serra once again clearly rejected Martin's trade request: "I don't want money, I have my own money."

Sera's family conditions were not bad, at least much better than Martin's, and she had her own little treasury of more than 80,000 silver coins.

For someone who is not short of money, no matter what the conditions are, it is impossible for her to sell a part of her body, even if it is just a finger.

Martin rubbed his hair and became anxious. "I just want to go home. If I can go home safely by handing over my finger, I will definitely be willing to hand it over. It's just a finger. But he wants the bone of my arm. It's so big. It will bleed a lot..."

He began to mutter.

Selah took her chance and ran.

Martin's eyes turned red as he chased after him. His expression was close to madness. If he could enter the art museum without bringing any weapons, he would have wanted to kill Serra right now and chop off one of his fingers.

Sera ran down desperately, and when she turned a corner and came to a downward staircase, she accidentally fell in the middle of the stairs and rolled down.

The hard edges of the stairs kept hitting her body, making Sera grimace in pain. Then she fell to the ground with a thud. When she got up and turned, she bumped into a girl in a miniskirt.

Seeing the person who suddenly appeared in front of her, Liz screamed subconsciously.

Sera was also startled, but she quickly came to her senses. Not only that, she also saw an oil painting hanging on the wall here.

The painting showed a girl wearing a pearl brooch. Sera remembered this oil painting, which was quite famous. The girl in the painting originally had a peaceful smile on her face, but now she was staring at Liz viciously.

Sera remembered Carret's reminder to remain quiet in front of the painting, and she covered her mouth.

There was a sound of someone coming down the stairs at the back corner. Sera noticed that the girl with the pearl brooch turned her sinister gaze towards the stairs. She hurriedly walked around Liz and left. Seeing an exhibition hall in front of her, she rushed in without thinking.

Liz was left there with a bewildered look on her face. She also heard the sound of people coming down the stairs. When she was about to run, she saw the man appear at the stairs.

"Martin!" Liz was surprised. "You're here! I've been looking for you. I'm so scared!"

Then he threw himself into Martin's arms.

Martin held Liz with one hand and looked around, trying to find Sierra's shadow. But he didn't see her at all, so he asked Liz: "Did you see a woman running down here just now?"

Liz looked up at him in disbelief: "Martin! You asked other women in front of me? Have you forgotten what you promised me before? There won't be a next time!"

She was referring to the matter between Martin and Kelly. Although she was the latecomer, Liz didn't want to be the third party or the third party.

If Martin wasn't funny, nice to her, and had a good family background, she wouldn't have forgiven him so easily for cheating on her.

"No, how could that be? I just... forget it." Martin didn't dare to tell Liz his thoughts. First, he didn't plan to take Liz out with him. Second, he and Liz had only known each other for a short time. What if she didn't agree with his approach or even hindered him? Wouldn't that be very troublesome?

"I'm glad to see you're okay," Martin said, soothing Liz. "I've been looking for you, dear."

As for that woman, the art museum is so small, I'll always meet her again.

Liz was very moved when she saw the other person's worried look: "Really? I miss you too."

Martin stroked Liz's hair with a smile, and suddenly his face changed. He saw that in the wall painting behind Liz, the girl wearing a pearl brooch was sticking half of her body out of the painting and stretched out her slender hand to grab Liz.

Martin swallowed, then suddenly pushed Liz over.

Liz is startled when she is pushed, but soon falls into horror as she is grabbed by a huge claw and is being dragged into the painting.

Liz quickly understood why the other party pushed him, but at the same time she didn't understand: "Why?"

Aren't she and Martin lovers? Aren't they companions? What good is there in pushing her in?

"You're a burden." Martin sneered. "Bye, Liz. It's a pity that I didn't have a pleasant night with you."

Liz stared at Martin's expression, which changed from grievance to resentment. Before she was completely dragged in, Liz uttered one last curse: "Martin! I will not let you go!"