A mournful scream suddenly pierced through several layers of wooden boards, reaching deep into the gloomy basement and entering Bulwark's ears. His body couldn't help but stiffen, and his originally drowsy mind became tense once more.
He first turned his head to look at his side, and discovered that his daughter, Huyka, was still sleeping soundly. She didn't seem to have been woken up by this scream, and he immediately let out a sigh of relief.
However, when he saw the trace of dark red blood on Huyka's originally straight face that hadn't completely receded, his expression couldn't help but become even more gloomy.
The riot had already lasted for five days.
Four days ago, when Burke sensed that something was wrong, he rushed to hide Huyka, who was only two years old this year, in this hidden basement. In the past four days, he hadn't taken a single step out of this basement.
He knew very well that the current capital of the Drow Kingdom, Drow City, had already fallen into chaos. Those damned Drow Clansmen were searching everywhere for outsiders like them. As long as they were caught, he and Huyka definitely wouldn't be able to escape their tragic fates.
But … what was the point of continuing to hide here?
The supplies stored in this basement wouldn't last for long, and more importantly, there weren't any medicines here.
Huyka already showed signs of catching a cold yesterday, and now she was even showing signs of a fever. Even though she was in a drowsy state and he didn't have to worry about her being discovered by the Drow Clansmen outside, she was still only a two year old child. If she didn't receive any treatment, she wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.
Bulwark reached out his hand to touch Huyka's forehead. Feeling the scalding heat in his hand, he inwardly made up his mind.
No matter what, he had to find a way to make a trip out today.
Apart from trying to obtain some medicine to treat Huyka, he also had to scout out the situation outside and try to find a way out of this hellish place.
Bulwark knew very well that even the capital, Drow City, had already fallen into this kind of chaos. Even if he left Drow City, the situation wouldn't be much better.
For an outsider like him, the entire Drow Kingdom would probably be a hellish place.
He was nothing more than an ordinary person. Carrying a two year old child and trying to escape from the rather large Drow Kingdom was practically an impossible task.
However, he had no choice.
Instead of waiting for death here, he had to take a gamble.
Burke picked up the only remaining bottle of clear water and carefully fed Huey a few mouthfuls from a small cup. Then, after thinking for a moment, he picked up the little remaining food and started chewing with the remaining clear water.
The stench of rotting corpses that seeped out from the wooden planks mixed with the murky air in the basement, making the whole basement smell nauseating. The thing in his hand had long become hard, and it no longer had the aroma that food should have.
However, he continued to eat in big mouthfuls, doing his best to swallow the food into his stomach.
He knew that he had to have enough stamina to support his next move.
While eating and accumulating his stamina, Burke stared at the light that shone through the cracks in the wooden planks of the basement entrance.
When the light gradually dimmed and finally disappeared, Burke took a deep breath and fed Huyka a few more mouthfuls of water. After confirming that Huyka was still in a semi-conscious state and wasn't in too much danger for the time being, he calmed himself down and moved closer to the exit.
After listening for a while and confirming that there was no movement outside, Burke quietly pushed open the door to the basement.
Moonlight shone through the window into the room. Burke narrowed his eyes and sized up his surroundings. The first thing he saw was a shining white body.
This corpse, which had long since lost all signs of life and was completely naked, was Balck's wife.
Four days ago, the thugs of the Dero Clan had broken into Balk's home. Although Balk had seen that the situation was bad, he had taken Huyka and hid in the basement ahead of time. However, his wife and his eldest son, Romon, who had returned home later, had fallen into the hands of the thugs.
Burke's wife had been gang-raped by the thugs, and then tortured to death. Romon had also been brutally murdered by the thugs.
Looking at Romon's mutilated corpse lying not too far away from his wife's corpse, Burke's heart couldn't help but tremble.
If it was possible, when he heard his wife and Romon's screams in the basement four days ago, he would've charged out and fought those thugs to the death.
However, for Huey, he endured it in the end.
He didn't even know how he had survived these past few days. If it wasn't for Huey, he probably would've collapsed long ago.
But now, even Huey had fallen into a dangerous situation, forcing him, a man who had always been reprimanded by his wife as a coward, to take this risk.
After taking a deep look at his wife and Romon's corpses, Burke didn't touch them. Instead, he carefully scraped out a layer of ash from the extinguished fireplace and spread it over his hair.
He was someone from the Lampari Kingdom, so he was born with a head of wine-red hair. On the other hand, the Derlo Clan's characteristic was that they were born with gray hair. If he went out like this, he would be easily recognized.
After carefully putting on this disguise, Burke lowered his head and looked at himself. After sniffing and confirming that there wasn't too much of an eye-catching smell, he took a look at the situation outside and quietly left through the back door.
It was already late at night, and there weren't many people walking on this remote street.
However, one could still see flames in the distance, and from time to time, miserable screams and unbridled laughter could be heard.
It was very clear that the Derlo Clan's thugs were still committing crimes and making merry everywhere.
Burke didn't know how many foreigners like him there were in Derlo City, but he was sure that there weren't many who could survive this riot.
The medicine shop was at the other end of the street, and Burke had to cross the entire street to reach it.
Fortunately, this street was very remote, and there weren't many people on the street at the moment, allowing Burke to reach the medicine shop without any mishaps.
This medicine shop was opened by someone from the Lampari Kingdom. Because they used the special medicinal ingredients provided by the Moon Shadow Tribe, their medicinal effects were quite good, and so their business was usually very good.
However, this medicine shop had clearly been ransacked by the thugs. Not only did the door fly off to who knows where, but the inside was also a complete mess.
Burke used the moonlight to search through his memories for a long time before finally finding some leftover medicinal ingredients in a medicine box in the corner.
At this moment, he was very glad that he had learned some basic medical knowledge from chatting with the owner of this medicine shop. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to do anything even if the medicinal ingredients were placed in front of him.
After obtaining the medicinal ingredients, Burke didn't immediately return home. Instead, he left the street and tried to explore the outside.
He had another mission, which was to investigate the situation in the city and make preparations to escape from Derlo City.
Burke's house was located in the western district of Derlo City, and there were about three streets between it and the western gate of Derlo City. It wasn't very far, but it wasn't very close either.
The most important thing was that he had to pass through the main street that led to the western gate. That street wasn't as remote as the one he was on right now.
Sure enough, when Burke passed through two streets and walked onto the main street, he encountered a group of Derlo tribesmen swarming towards him.
Burke's heart tightened, but he tried his best to maintain a calm appearance on the surface as he calmly walked up to them.
"Hey, brother, it's so late. Did you just come back from somewhere?"
When the group of people saw Burke, the leader of the group, a young man, loudly greeted him.
From the way they were staggering and the smell of alcohol wafting from their mouths, it could be seen that they had just finished drinking.
Burke was just about to reply with a forced smile, but he suddenly saw the things in the hands of the two Derlo tribesmen. His eyes immediately widened, and he couldn't say anything else.
The things in the hands of the two Derlo tribesmen were round. Upon closer inspection, it was actually two human heads!
Using the moonlight and the light from the fire on the street, Burke could clearly see the numbness on the faces of the two people. He felt his stomach churn, and he almost vomited out the thing he had forced himself to swallow.
Seeing Burke's unsightly expression, the Derlo tribesman who had greeted him just now grabbed Burke's shoulder and loudly said, "Hey, brother, could it be that you're still unhappy about something?
Don't worry, if you're unhappy, we'll find another outsider to make you happy.
Brothers, what do you say? "
"Yes!"
The other Derlo tribesmen behind him immediately cheered loudly.
Burke forcefully resisted the urge to punch this guy in the face and said with a smile, "There's nothing to be unhappy about, it's just that …"
Before he could finish speaking, two Derlo tribesmen surrounded him. One of them raised a huge bottle of wine in his hand and placed it next to Burke's mouth. As he did so, he mumbled, "No matter what you're unhappy about, just drink some wine and you'll be fine.
This is the fine wine of the dwarves, it's amazing. "
How could Burke dare to drink at this time? He tried his best to dodge.
However, how could a drunk person allow others to refuse to drink? He blocked the other two Derlo tribesmen and directly grabbed Burke. That Derlo tribesman lifted the wine barrel and forced it down Burke's throat.
Burke forcefully turned his head, but he just happened to bump into that Derlo tribesman's arm, causing the wine bottle in his hand to fly and the wine to splatter in all directions.
That Derlo tribesman didn't get angry. Instead, he laughed loudly.
"Good, brother, so you like to drink so boldly. I like it. Come, come, I'll …"
His voice suddenly stopped, and he pointed at Burke with a look of astonishment.
Burke was startled. He suddenly felt a chill on his head. He was startled and shouted, "Shit!"
"He has red hair!
He's not our tribesman!
He's an outsider from the west! "The Derlo tribesman who was about to feed Burke suddenly shouted.
At this time, Burke couldn't care less. He exerted strength in his arms and broke free from the two Derlo tribesmen who were protecting him. Then, he kicked the Derlo tribesman in the stomach and turned around to run.
The Derlo tribesmen were stunned for a moment before they reacted. They immediately shouted and chased after him.
Burke knew that he definitely wouldn't be able to avoid them on the main road, so he turned around and rushed to a nearby street.
However, just as he turned the corner, he saw a group of Derlo tribesmen walking in his direction.
Burke's heart immediately turned cold.
After all, this was the capital of the Derlo Kingdom. Derlo tribesmen were everywhere in this city, and as an outsider, he could only fight on his own.
However, how could he fight against an enemy that outnumbered him by countless times?
Seeing the Derlo tribesmen surrounding him, Burke felt as if he was in an abyss. Deep despair welled up in his heart.
Could it be that in the end, he couldn't bring Huika out of this hell on earth?
At this time, a strange whistling sound came from the sky. Then, a flame smashed into the group of Derlo tribesmen.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded, and the Derlo tribesmen were all sent flying.