Chapter 25 Iron Egg (1/2)

Zhang Yunyan looked at the Iron Egg and she was deeply depressed for her inability to protect this child.

Iron Egg was so young and so cute, but he was going to die in the mouth of the monster. Alas, he was too poor, and his ending was too terrible. She was heartbroken for this with her tears flowing silently.

Yunyan couldn't help but think of her childhood. At that time, she didn't have any relatives to rely on, so she made a living by herself. She had gone through many dangers but she still made it out alive.

In this regard, her situation was much better than Iron Egg.

He was only a little child, but he would still die at such a young age. What was more terrible, he would die in horror, die with a miserable cry... Anyone who thought of these scenes would feel painful.

Zhang Yunyan was so sad that she could not stop her endless tears. She tried to suppress the pain in her heart and did not dare to cry out, fearing that Iron Egg would feel more painful.

She really wanted to save him, but she thought that it was too difficult. She was already in a desperate situation so she didn't have the ability to escape on her own, so how could she save others and help others to escape? Maybe the words 'saving people' could only be used to comfort his childish mind.

In the face of such a cruel reality, she couldn't save herself as well as the child. Upon thinking of escaping from here, she just felt so sad, so anxious, and so helpless.

Zhang Yunyan could not suppress her emotions, just watching the poor child secretly and still crying silently.

She sighed and asked in a choked voice, ”Iron Egg, do your parents know that you were caught by the monster?”

”I was caught by the monster while playing on the grass outside the village. My parents don't know that.” Iron Egg was very scared and said with a tremor in his voice, ”Auntie, the monster is so fierce, and he even eats people. I am afraid.”

Zhang Yunyan was in pain again upon hearing this, with her tears constantly flowing.

She sighed and felt sorry for this child. He was so little, and maybe it was his first time encountering such a ferocious monster. His young mind must be deeply hurt, so how could he not be afraid.

She did not have the ability to save the child, nor did she have the ability to soothe his injured soul. What she could do was only to feel pain and helplessly lament.

In this danger, comforting words were too pale and too hypocritical to solve this problem.

Yunyan knew that this kind of comforting words made no practical significance, but she could only do so and hope that the child could calm down for a while.

She sighed and thought that once the Black Killer returned, not only would she lose her own soul, but Iron Egg would also be eaten by the monster - their endings would be too tragic.

Iron Egg looked at Yunyan, showing a fearful expression and asked with tears in his eyes, ”Auntie, you are crying. Are you afraid like me?”

Zhang Yunyan was shocked to hear that and hurriedly held back her grief. Even though she wanted to wipe away her tears, she couldn't do this because her hands were tied up.

She took a long breath and calmed down to console their fearful hearts. She couldn't let her emotions arouse the painful feelings of the child.

She said, ”Iron Egg, Auntie is not afraid. Don't be afraid. Auntie is with you. I... I just have a stomachache.”

Yunyan silently lamented for her lies. In the face of the fierce Black Killer and the tragic ending which was coming, how could she not be afraid?

However, she couldn't tell the truth anyway, so she could only use these lies to comfort Iron Egg.

Zhang Yunyan felt more heartbroken when she thought more about this. Also, she felt very pitiful, very sad, very helpless, and very sorry for the poor child.

Iron Egg looked at Zhang Yunyan so eagerly as to know the answer and his tender eyes were filled with a longing look.

He asked Yunyan while wiping away her tears for her, ”Auntie, what if the monster comes back? Can we escape?”

Iron Egg's inquiry was very simple, very practical, and the only wish of the child.