Carlius at this time also made Cesare feel that something was wrong the more he thought about it, something strange must have happened in this city after they left. Is Crocia okay? Have Sandino and the others been affected...
Too many questions poured into Cesare's mind at once, and he was worried about one thing after another, but it was impossible to solve it all at once.
Anya, who was talking and laughing just now, gradually became quiet, as if something was not quite right in this city.
Anya held Cesare's waist and looked around the city curiously, at the familiar shops, churches, and the 24-hour thick smoke from the factories in the distance.
Everything was the same as when I left, but it was indescribably weird. It was almost night, but few people lit up the lights in every house. According to my memory, at this normal time, there should be thousands of lights on, and it shouldn't be such a deserted look. '
And seeing that the direction Cesare chose was not towards the College of San Carlo.
"Classmate Cesare? Isn't your sister in school now?"
Anya asked doubtfully, and Cesare suddenly remembered that Anya still didn't know why he entered the forest and returned to the family castle.
Anya didn't know that Crocia was also infected by mycelium. She only stayed with Cesare for the risk itself.
Since Cesare didn't tell him the reason at first, Anya never asked questions and stayed with him until the end of the adventure without knowing the ultimate purpose.
Cesare hesitated for a moment. Although he still didn't want Anya to get deeper into this matter, there was nothing to hide anymore.
"My sister was injured by that monster before... and is now recovering from her injuries in a small church."
Anya blinked in surprise after hearing this. It was indeed the first time she knew about this matter, but before she could ask specific questions, Cesare continued to speak.
"I will tell you about this matter later. The situation now is different from what I planned..." I want to explain, but this matter is a long story. The focus now is to confirm everyone who stayed in Kalliu. Is it safe?
"Can I ask you a favor? Anya?"
Cesare pulled the reins to stop the horse, turned sideways and looked into Anya's eyes, seeking her help.
"Of course, I'm willing to serve you." Anya shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
"Can you go back to school first? Help me make sure my friend Sandino is okay. I will go back to school to find you soon after I see my sister."
Saying that, Cesare subconsciously slowly held Anya's hand, as if his body's subconscious didn't want her to leave.
"Sandino? Is that the penguin dancing at the ball?"
Anya made a quotation mark gesture as she spoke, recalling the name and remembering the male creature she had seen on the night of the dance. Although the dance steps and clothes were very funny, it was also very cute from another perspective. .
Cesare didn't know if it was appropriate to comment on his brother, but he was pressed for time and couldn't care less.
"Yes... that's the penguin. If you find him, tell him that I have returned to Kalliu. I am safe and not in danger..."
Cesare ordered anxiously. He was now eager to rush to his sister's side, for fear that some terrible accident had happened.
Just before he finished speaking, Anya suddenly smiled, and she suddenly raised her arm as she approached Cesare on horseback.
Gently stroking Cesare's anxious cheek, his smooth and tender fingertips touched the boy's warm and soft skin, which also made Cesare's increasingly anxious mood relax for a moment.
Her hair was blowing in the wind.
The girl's eyes were full of tenderness and love. Before Cesare could react, Anya's lips gently pressed against Cesare's cheek, leaving a faint mark.
At that moment, all the desolate ruins around them became unimportant, only the impulse between the two was so real and beautiful.
Cesare's eyes instantly wandered around. This time he could no longer use infection and fever as an excuse not to respond, but he really didn't know how to respond.
Only the warmth surging in his heart made his heart beat faster and his cheeks turned slightly red. After thinking about it again, he felt like he was being teased, and he felt itchy and angry.
"Anyway, I'm sorry to trouble you... please hurry up." Cesare's tone was trembling when he said these words. He turned his head and no longer looked at Anya, and Anya jumped off the horse with a smile and turned back to Cesare waved his hands in a farewell ceremony.
"Come back to me quickly, Cesare-san."
Anya smiled, then ran into the alleys of the city and headed towards the school by the fastest route. The sound of horse hooves sounded again behind him. Cesare left in the opposite direction, and the two were temporarily separated.
Anya ran, and the rest in the second half of the journey had restored her physical strength a lot, and she had basically regained her original vitality.
The alleys of Kalliu are winding and narrow, and the old and new stone walls are engraved with the traces of time. The moonlight casts mottled light and shadow through the Takamatsu buildings, illuminating the stone pavement.
The road paved with stones is not always smooth, and some older roads will make a slight echo when you step on them.
Wooden windows stand along the street, and the windowsills are filled with various flowers and green plants. However, the plants in front of many people's windows have dried up and turned yellow, as if no one has lived in the house for a while.
Originally, there would always be homeless people or night shift workers passing by here, but now the whole street was extremely deserted, and Anya walked through one street after another.
I found that although the situation in different parts of the city was slightly different, the overall prosperity was missing a lot, as if half of the population in the city of Calliu had disappeared out of thin air.
Sure enough, something happened here, Anya thought, Cesare's worries were definitely not unfounded.
Suddenly, from the corner, a hand covered in bruises and maggots stretched out from the darkness and grabbed Anya's running boots, causing the girl to lose her balance while running.
After a brief surprise, he couldn't help but let out a small scream, and then fell forward with a "bang".
Her petite palms were placed in the puddles on the road, but because her fingers were missing and she could not support the weight of her body, the girl fell completely into the water, landing heavily on her knees.
Anya's clothes were instantly soaked, and she turned her head to look at the thing in the dark with a pained expression on her face.
It was a skinny, half-dead tramp, his face looked as pale as a corpse under the moonlight, and he seemed to be scared, with his facial muscles distorted and deformed with fear of something.
