Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 406 - 404: Great Escape Through the Well Shaft (Part 6)
"Lin Manager! I appreciate your kindness! But look at my leg! Even if you carry me out, I’ll just be a burden on the way! I don’t want to drag you down because of this leg; nor do I want my wife and child to suffer because of it. I only have one wish now, and I hope you can fulfill it!"
"No... Xiao Yan! You can’t... Fangfang, she..."
Fei Li raised his hand to interrupt Lin Junfu’s words, perhaps because the abrupt action pulled at his muscles, causing Yan Hua to cry out in pain.
Upon hearing his cry, He Jing, who was eagerly waiting above, immediately urged, "Lin Manager! Hurry up and bring my husband up!"
"Did you hear that, Xiao Yan! Your wife is waiting for you up there! If you die here today, what is she supposed to do? What about Fangfang! Enough talking! Hurry up and get up!"
"Enough! Why don’t you understand!" With his expression suddenly changing, Yan Hua cast aside his usual humility and grace, pointing at the three bloody marks on his face and said in a low voice, "Do you think I still have a chance to live with them? Do you think I can still go on living?"
Faced with silence, Lin Junfu stood still, stunned and speechless.
"Old Lin, I know it’s abrupt to say this at such a time, but right now, the only people I can trust are you all. So... if possible, I hope you can promise me to take care of my wife and child! Especially Fangfang, she’s still young, and there’s a long road ahead of her. She shouldn’t suffer so much, she..."
At this point, Yan Hua was choked up and couldn’t continue speaking.
Seeing Yan Lin hadn’t acted for a long time below, He Jing felt her heart clench even tighter: "Husband! Why aren’t you coming up! Hurry up!"
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, the bullet’s hum was so clear in the enclosed passage.
Lin Junfu’s body suddenly jolted, and he snapped out of his indecision.
"Old Lin!?"
At this moment, what could Lin Junfu say! That shot from Sang Biao was just a warning; when he reaches the corner later, the result could be...
"Alright! I promise you!" Practically biting out this promise through gritted teeth, Lin Junfu felt a sharp pain in his chest.
"Thank you!" With a faint smile, Yan Hua exhaled as if he was relieved: "Alright! Old Lin! You must go! I’ll do my best to hold them back here. Remember what you promised me! I’m entrusting everything to you!"
With a solemn bow of thanks, Yan Hua struggled to stand up, then, under Lin Junfu’s gaze, hobbled towards the depths of the passage.
"Husband! What are you doing! Husband! Where are you going!"
"Daddy! Don’t you want Fangfang anymore?"
Tears streamed down his cheeks, Yan Hua choked, smiling: "Fangfang, Daddy is going to a faraway place. You need to take care of Mommy for Daddy. When you grow up, Daddy will come back to see you!"
"Yan Hua, you bastard! How can you do this! Lin Junfu, why did you deceive me!"
"Xiao He! Calm down!" Hu Xiaodong restrained He Jing, who wanted to jump down the shaft, the scene’s chaos exceeded his expectations: "Old Lin, hurry up! The beasts are surrounding us!"
Like a walking corpse, Lin Junfu didn’t know how he climbed to the well’s opening. The only thing he remembered was that once he was back in the daylight, his cheek was struck hard by a slap full of anger.
And at the same time, just as Lin Junfu climbed up, Yan Hua, determined to die, finally encountered Sang Biao’s group in pursuit.
"Damn it, stop! Who are you?" Due to the darkness of the passage, a dunderheaded young man couldn’t see the newcomer’s face. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Yan Hua didn’t reply, just spread his arms across the entrance of the corner.
Seeing the team suddenly stop, Sang Biao, who’d just arrived, angrily shouted, "What’s happening up front! Get moving, or are you just standing there watching the show!"
"No! Brother Biao, there’s someone at the corner up ahead, we don’t know who! He’s blocking the way!"
If not worried about stray bullets hitting his men, Sang Biao would have pulled the trigger on the idiot at the front: "You dumbass! If he’s not one of ours, just cut him down! Damn it, if you waste any more time, I’m gonna cut you up myself!"
Hearing the scolding from the rear, the henchman couldn’t help but shiver and no longer hesitated, raising his knife to hack towards Yan Hua.
But unexpectedly, before he could act, Yan Hua roared like a mad bull and charged forward.
With his mind made up to die, Yan Hua disregarded everything, neither defending nor retreating, just smashing forward.
For a moment, the unprepared pursuit team was thrown into disarray, with the two henchmen at the front knocked down by Yan Hua’s momentum.
"Ouch!"
"What the hell is this!"
"Damn it! Kill him!"
Reacting, the henchmen raised their knives to hack at Yan Hua, and in just a matter of seconds, several cuts were made on Yan Hua’s back. Bright red blood poured out like a floodgate opening, swiftly filling the enclosed passage with a strong stench of blood.
"Damn!" Gasping, the henchman pushed aside Yan Hua, who was barely breathing. The chopping spree had exhausted him.
"You son of a bitch! You got the balls to come at me again!" Spitting in frustration, the henchman stomped on Yan Hua twice, and confirming the latter was motionless, turned to continue the chase.
Unexpectedly, as his foot was about to land, a trembling hand clutched his thigh.
First stunned, then turning to anger, the henchman’s dry lips twitched in irritation: "Damn you! You got some nerve, huh! I’ll make you let go!"
Finishing, the henchman lifted his bound left leg high and stamped down hard.
"Crack!" The sound of breaking bones, though crisp, was particularly distinct in the hollow drainage passage.
Breaking Yan Hua’s hand wasn’t enough for the henchman, he again wielded his knife, hacking at Yan Hua’s back, and if it hadn’t been for Sang Biao’s impatient urging from behind, he might have continued until he chopped the person beneath him into mince.
Blood stained the ground, and with only the last breath remaining, Yan Hua was powerless to do anything more.
He could only watch helplessly as bandit leaders stepped over him one after the other, trying with all his might to catch hold of them, but his shattered fingers could no longer manage such a task.
In life’s final moment, he prayed fervently to the heavens, hoping they would protect his child and wife, hoping they could escape this calamity.
Goodbye He Jing, take care of our child!
Goodbye Fangfang, promise Daddy you’ll grow up strong!
The autumn wind swept by, everything felt desolate, and the man finally closed his eyes... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
