Chapter 731


    After a long time had passed, Sophia woke up and found herself trapped in a cramped space. She


    struggled desperately to climb out when she saw a flicker of light in front of her and finally freed herself


    out of it.


    However, she soon realized that her house had copsed and the town was ravaged by the burst of war.


    She looked up with her poor eyesight and felt even more dizzy and lightheaded; there was also a long,


    bleeding wound on her arm. The peaceful town had be war-stricken as buildings were torn apart


    and almost all of her neighbors’ houses had been destroyed by something.


    Cries of despair and roars of anger sounded throughout as the survivors ran desperately out of the town.


    “The rebels are here to ughter the town!”


    She heard the locals running away frantically as their cars raced out of town.


    ncing back at the copsed bookstore, she realized that she could no longer save all those people


    that had taken care of her; they were crushed inside forever. In a chaotic situation like this, it was best for


    her to save herself first and run as fast as she could. After all, she couldn’t find anyone to save.


    Sophia crawled back into the wreckage and found some clothes, cash, and a car key.


    She didn’t know where she was going to look for Quinton, but she would end up dead sooner orter if


    she waited around here. Since the rebels had chosen this town as their shing point, Sophia needed to


    run away before the government forces and rebels started the war.


    Sophia drove the car and followed the crowd as they headed toward a safer city.


    She wanted to wait for Quinton’s return, but she had no idea where he had gone or where to look for him


    without his contact information. If she were to wait here, she would have ushered in the rebels instead of


    Quinton.


    As ofte, the entire African continent had been gued by an epidemic and social unrest as despair


    spread among the people and burned off theirst piece of sanity. With that, rebels were birthed and


    killings of the innocent started.


    Thend had gradually lost its sanity andst sense of peace; even this small town was finally affected


    by the ripple of disaster.


    Sophia fled with the troops in the car as she didn’t know where to go. She had no passport or any form of


    identification on her, so she would just have to take one step at a time; it was better than waiting here for


    her death.


    Three dayster, Sophia came out of the desert and arrived at thergest city near the port. Although


    there were government troops around, the people were still unsettled and frightened about the situation.


    The rebels were about to attack the city and no one knew what the oue would be; the country had


    completely fallen into a state of chaos, and many of its people tried their best to flee the country.


    Moreover, the deadly airborne gue had caused the city’s entire medical system to copse—those


    who were infected by it would have their whole bodies festered while they died in pain, and there was still


    no cure for it.


    Terror and despair spreaded throughout the city; it was not the safest as the rebels were already closing


    in. Not only that, the city’s army had turned against each other. It was only a matter of time before the city


    would crumble, so some of its people were trying to escape as fast as they could while others took


    advantage of the situation.


    As Sophia walked through the crowd, she would get knocked down by the panicked crowd from time to


    time; the wound on her arm had been rubbed roughly so many times that it turned numb. Her car


    eventually ran out of gas, but she couldn’t find a ce to refuel it and was running out of money. Still,


    Sophia didn’t know where to find Quinton.


    Walking through the devastated city that was crumbling into pieces, most of the residents had left their


    homes as the armyid down defenses everywhere; they knew that their firepower was no match against


    the rebels. The capital had already fallen into the enemy’s hands, and it was only a matter of time before


    this city would end up in a terrible state too.


    The rebels weren’tunching any attacks on the city at the moment because they were waiting for the


    evacuation process of other countries to bepleted. Once all the other foreigners were sessfully


    evacuated, the battle would begin.


    As Sophia walked through the crowd, her face and lips had turned pale; every step she took felt like she


    was walking on cotton.


    Despite being thirsty and hungry, she couldn’t find any food. The stores in the city had been looted as


    dead bodies were everywhere for various reasons in the city. No one was bothered by it as bloodshed


    and hunger could be seen everywhere with no hope in sight.


    She was helpless and terrified as she walked aimlessly through the city.


    Suddenly, someone came over and snatched her bag since she seemed like an easy target.


    Sophia tried her best to protect her bag and used the self-defense skills she had learned from Quinton to


    fend him off. Sadly, her body was so weak that day; Sophia was no match for the thug, but she still used


    everyst bit of her strength to hold onto her bag.


    The thug grabbed her arm and forcefully tore off her sleeves, but he was horrified when he caught sight


    of her arm. As the thug turned around and fled instantly, it was as though he had just seen a devilish


    beast.


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    The fight to protect her bag had used up all of her strength. As soon as the thug left, Sophia copsed to


    the ground weakly; she couldn’t even muster the energy to lift up a finger.


    She looked up to the sky as the sunlight stung her eyes before looking down at the wound on her arm


    that was exposed from the torn sleeve. When her home was bombed three days ago, Sophia had a long


    cut on her arm when she crawled out of the rubble. She simply treated it with a simple spray and did not


    expect it to have festered so badly…


    The festeration was so abnormal that her whole arm felt numb, and it was spreading rapidly throughout


    her body. Just then, she remembered that the thug had yelled something when he saw her wound. “Virs-


    18!” he screamed.


    Virs-18 was thetest virus rampaging throughout the African continent. Patients with this virus had


    symptoms of festeration and pus, and they eventually died in extreme pain after a few days of being


    infected. There was no cure for it.


    During such chaotic times, no organization had the ability to develop a viable medical solution. Virs-18


    had brought upon despair and war; conflict had allowed the virus to run rampant on the African continent,


    forcing people into desperation which led to a full-blown war throughout the country. Simply speaking, it


    had turned into a deadly cycle. Now, all foreign forces had to move out of the country because no one


    would be bothered to rescue them.


    Lying down on the side of the road beside the numerous dead bodies ced there, Sophia’s eyes were


    half-opened as she had no idea if she was dead or alive.


    She closed her eyes and saw the silhouette of that man again.


    He was faceless as he stood in front of her, but she could tell that he was looking at her with sorrow as


    tears had fallen first without a single word being uttered.


    Chica…


    “The Cethosian Foreign Embassy is about to evacuate itsst batch of residents. Cethosians who have


    yet to be evacuated, please bring your passport to the Cethosian Foreign Embassy at No. 28 East Street


    before 1.00PM today.”


    As a car drove past the chaotic street, it was broadcasting an announcement in anguage that Sophia


    was familiar with.


    That’s right!


    All of a sudden, Sophia remembered that Quinton and her were from Cethos. As a fellow Cethosian, she


    was eligible to go to the Cethosian Foreign Embassy for help. She had also heard along the way that


    there was a military naval ship parked at the port to pick up the Cethosians!


    A glimmer of hope sparked inside of Sophia. She stood up with all her might and leaned slowly against


    the wall before walking toward East Street. She was so weak that she even lost the strength to carry her


    bag, so she threw it aside…


    What was supposed to be an hour’s journey took Sophia two and a half hours, and she cked out while


    her limbs lost all strength. As she leaned against the wall and looked up, she finally saw a familiar red


    g waving in the distance.


    The Cethosian Foreign Embassy was just across the street.


    However, Sophia no longer had the strength to walk over as she slowly copsed on the street opposite


    the Cethosian Foreign Embassy.