The oncoming crowd did not seem to be interested in Lulunaka and Zendina's carriage.
Not only were they in a hurry, but they also seemed to be hiding from something.
Generally speaking, only war could bring about such a change in such a group.
But it shouldn't be at this time.
Although Zendina was still a child, war was never a distant and unfamiliar thing to her. She knew very well what war would bring. At least, it was not the feeling that the group of people in front of her gave her.
To put it bluntly, these people had the smell of pain and misery, but they lacked something … the smell of corruption.
That was a taste that would only appear when lives were completely ruined by war in this world where there was no mercy to speak of.
Life became cheap, and people's thoughts gradually became no different from animals.
So, Zendina was certain that these people were not fleeing because of war.
"What happened to these people?" Zendina asked Lulunaka. "They look like they were driven out."
"At least they didn't escape after being massacred," Lulunaka said, "There's nothing luckier than this."
Zendina did not think that this was luck.
If luck really existed, then these people who hurried past with their luggage would not have such tired and dazed expressions.
These people who looked like refugees did not just look like they were in a hurry, they did not seem to have any vitality in them. They brought the old, the weak, the women, and the children with them, as well as the food and heavy luggage that they had hastily gathered to leave their homes … there was no greater shock than this.
The adults did not have much energy, so they simply passed by Lulunaka's Ingenious.
A child in tattered clothes came to Lulunaka's side, looking curiously at the Ingenious, which was larger than their carriage.
These children's limbs were so thin that they were only skin and bones. But here, they were the only ones who still had some energy. They did not look like they were about to collapse.
At least, Zendina could not smell the decay on them.
Facing these children who surrounded her, Lulunaka showed a very gentle smile.
She took out some dry and short bread sticks and threw them to the children. Zendina could not see where she took them from.
The children caught the food that Lulunaka threw out and began to shout.
"Thank you, sister!"
They shouted and ran away, as if they were afraid that Lulunaka would take the things back.
"What rude kids," Lulunaka said with a smile. Although she said so, she did not show any signs of anger.
"Their teeth will break," Zendina kindly reminded them.
Those children looked like they could go hungry. She was not sure if they would stuff the bread that was hard enough to be used as a weapon into their mouths. That was not a good thing.....
That thing had to be soaked in water before it could be eaten. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good for the teeth.
"That's not something I can care about," Lulunaka said. "Anyway, someone will care about them."
As Lulunaka said, these children were not left unattended.
Her charity had indeed attracted others over.
It was an old woman who came to Lulunaka. "Thank you for your help, ladies. We don't have enough food here. The children have been hungry for a few days."
"You're too kind. It's just some food that's about to go bad."
Lulunaka smiled, but her words were not polite. "If you don't want to have a stomachache, get rid of it quickly."
Zendina thought that Lulunaka's attitude was appropriate. It was not good to be too close to refugees. Even if they were pitiful, they were just pitiful.
"Did something happen?
I think you all look like people who live in the same place.
It's not normal for so many people to walk together. "
Lulunaka's question made the old woman sigh. "Ladies, it's a good thing you met us. You should go back now. If you go any further, you'll reach our village. It's hell now. It's the devil's paradise."
Hearing the old woman's words, Lulunaka's eyebrows twitched a few times.
This showed that Lulunaka was very interested. She did not interrupt the old woman and let her continue.
"Demons drilled out of the ground one after another. Those demons with carapaces dragged away half of the people in the village, and only we escaped …" As she spoke, the old woman covered her face and wept. "Many young people are no longer around, and the parents of some children are also …"
Hearing this kind of thing made it hard for people to relax.
However, the demons underground made Zendina think of something bad.
"Something terrible happened." Lulunaka also had a sympathetic expression on her face. Only she knew whether it was fake or not.
Zendina did not believe that Lulunaka would really have sympathy.
Listening to the old woman's words, Zendina understood some things, but most of it was still in a fog.
At least, Zendina did not believe in demons underground. If there were demons underground, then the old woman would not be standing here.
Zendina also understood that these people were indeed refugees. Indeed, only refugees would seem to be uninterested in everything around them because they only had the desire to survive.
However, this was also the most dangerous thing. If surviving became a difficult thing, Zendina knew very well what they could do.
Therefore, she wanted to distance herself from the refugees as soon as possible. It would be best if she never saw them again.
After that, the old woman returned to the team with some dry food that Lulunaka gave her.
Seeing Lulunaka's kindness, Zendina was not without opinions. "We can't help them with this little food," Zendina said.
"For this kind of thing, the most important thing is to make yourself feel at ease."
Lulunaka said something that Zendina would not believe at all. "But it's not like we didn't gain anything. At least we know where we should go next."
Zendina had a bad feeling. "You're not going to the village where the demons came out of the ground, are you?"
"I can't miss out on something interesting." Lulunaka laughed. "Don't you think so?"
Zendina had no such thoughts at all.