I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 52 Humanity itself
Alicia came to her senses. She pulled Arthur, who had already panicked, and Mrs. Foster, who was limp on the ground, and the three supported each other and ran towards the back of the mountain behind the town.

They ran for a long time, and gradually ran away from the burning range of the flames. The three of them were panting heavily, and the air was filled with a faint smell of phosphoric acid.

The three of them were silent for a while, as if they didn't believe that everything in front of them was real.

Obviously last night, everyone participated in a grand banquet together. People were singing and dancing, and everyone was very happy and joyful.

But today, it is such a scene of purgatory.

The whole city is like a huge fireplace, the pillars of fire and thick smoke are like dancing tentacles, and the streets not far away are like huge rivers of flames and thick smoke, flowing all the way to the center of the town.

Alicia was actually not surprised that the empire in the south would attack Britannia. Britannia had territorial disputes with it, and there were various frictions between the two almost every year.

The national war is almost on the verge of breaking out, which is why her father must let her marry.

After her father's death, there will be chaos in Britannia when the regime changes, and the invasion at this moment is the best opportunity.

A spiral of smoke spread over the city, and the sea of ​​flames lit up the cannons.

The bomb fell on a residential area not far away.

It was about 50 meters away from where they were.

Rows of houses exploded in succession, like a string of firecrackers ignited, and entire rows of roofs were reduced to rubble.

Alicia closed her eyes, the dirty and scorching sea wind was still blowing the sweat on her body, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, whether it was from fear or other emotions.

She looked at Mrs. Foster, who had lost her soul, her eyes were empty.

"Madam, you still have a child. For the sake of the child, you have to cheer up. Everything is not yet conclusive, and there is still hope." Alicia said calmly.

Mrs. Foster came back to her senses, she touched her stomach, the soul in her stomach gave her a little courage, she looked at Alicia and said.

"Let's keep running."

"No." Alicia shook her head, "Arthur and I plan to go back."

"Go back?" Mrs. Foster was a little surprised.

"You continue to run. Britannia's support is not that fast. It is inevitable that this town will be occupied. If possible, run to the nearby Heike City."

Mrs. Foster seemed to want to say something, but she heard Alicia speak seriously.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine."

Mrs. Foster thought of the man standing on the clouds in the "Battle of the Gods" just now.

She can be very sure that that person is the "Char" who gave her the bracelet before.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Foster also nodded to her, and then trotted along with the crowd. Although sadness still lingered in her heart, she had to be brave for the sake of the child in her belly.

"Alicia, are we really going back?" Arthur asked in shock.

"The gate in the castle can directly keep us away from here. There is no safer place than there. With Calcifer here, the house should not be smashed by shells."

Alicia said calmly.

Arthur nodded, he was not stupid, and he knew it was the best choice.

They returned to that small town. The enemy's goal was not to massacre the entire town, so the probability of a second round of shelling was unlikely.

The surrounding houses were still burning, the scorching heat waves hit their cheeks, and the sounds of bombing and flames were still coming and going.

Among them, the wailing of people and the sound of guns were also mixed.

It seems that the defenders nearby have reacted and are fighting them.

Two people and one beast moved forward in this ruined town, and the air was filled with the disgusting smell of burnt corpses and thick smoke.

The people around were ashamed, some were crying, and some were still running away like headless flies.

A middle-aged man in his 40s and [-]s was frantically digging the ruins on the street. The house was basically shapeless, and it was all burnt wood, earth and rocks. Two names were shouting from his mouth. It sounds like it should be his wife and daughter.

A young man tried to step forward to grab the father and give verbal persuasion.

The father ignored the young man, but continued digging with empty eyes, as if his own soul was also buried in it, his fingers were dripping with blood, but he was still tireless.

The hot flames were burning on the building beside him, and it was crumbling. Arthur realized this, and he shouted loudly.

"The house is getting dirty, get out!"

The young man reacted and wanted to pull the man away, but he broke free from the young man's hand.

He just hugged the ruined soil in front of him and cried bitterly.

Finally, the house couldn't support it and collapsed, the young man subconsciously took a few steps back, the man was almost swallowed by the flames in the blink of an eye.
Everyone around looked at this scene in a daze, including Arthur.

The death of the man, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, shattered Arthur's last line of defense in his heart.

He fell to his knees with a plop, looked around, and looked at the dead people around him.

In the endless gunfire, there were countless hysterical cries and wailings.

The house that collapsed due to shelling was still smoking, and the tenant was lying dead at the door.

The street that was full of people a few hours ago is now a ghost street full of dead bodies and blood everywhere.

Arthur sees the dead body of Hank, the old gentleman who was chatting with Mr. Foster at the banquet.

But he saw the corpses of many children, some four or five years old, just like him, some were even playing with him a few days ago, some were scorched by the fire, and some had a hole in their chest big hole.

An old woman was caressing the foot of the child with a big hole in her chest, muttering in her mouth.

"Dead, all dead."

A father was crying bitterly while hugging his daughter who was under six years old. She was covered in blood, her eyes were empty, and she lost her life.

She was wearing a beautiful yellow floral dress, and the part of her immature face that was not stained with blood was smooth and delicate. She looked like she should be well cared for by her parents, like a little princess.

However, her life will always be fixed on this day.

Feeling the smell of blood and burning in the air, tears involuntarily fell from his trembling eyes.

He looked up at Alicia, who was silent beside him, and asked tremblingly.

"Why, Alicia, why are they killing so many people?

What are they doing wrong?
Why would you die here?

Mr. Foster's wife has just become pregnant, and he's working hard to save enough money for his kids to go to college.

Mr. Hanke's son who is studying outside is about to come back. He has been miserable for so long, and he will soon live a better life.

They are obviously working hard in life, they have done nothing wrong, and they are even very kind.

Such people, why would anyone treat them like this? "

Facing Arthur's questioning, Alicia remained silent. She couldn't give an answer, or in other words, couldn't give an answer that could be accepted by a ten-year-old child.

"Human beings are inherently self-destructive creatures."

A voice came from the side.

Alicia and Arthur turned their heads together, and saw Shaar standing behind them at some point, his complexion was a little pale, but he looked like he was completely bearded.

Seeing this, Alicia breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, standing by Shaar's side always gave her a sense of security.

Xia looked around for a while, then looked at Arthur.

"Did you know, child, throughout the history of mankind, the animal that kills the most human beings is not a tiger, a lion or other ferocious beasts.

but humans themselves. "

(End of this chapter)