After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 127

Aberdeen City, 16 years prior

"Found you!" The little girl giggled as she looked at Ansel, her bright emerald eyes shining in glee, her chubby cheek red from panting and from excitement.

She then extended her hand to him and he, subconsciously, went out to take it.

She pulled him up and guided him to move. They ran deeper into the forest and farther from the eerie abandoned warehouse where he escaped from. _{ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com}

He could only watch as she dragged him through the bushes, with her jumping over protruding roots with ease.

Of course, because he wasn’t as skilled as she was, and what met him were occasional leaves and branches slapping him.

However, running through the forest like this felt a little… fun.

But, these moments of peace did not last long as the familiarly terrifying bellows soon sounded in their ears.

"There they are!!"

"I SEE THEM!"

The girl pursed her lips as she ran, "Whoops," she uttered, just before changing her direction at an obtuse angle, almost twisting his arms with her dragging him.

Fortunately, she was only a weak little girl at the moment and he managed to keep his arm intact.

They continued to run for a couple more minutes until they found a forest with few large trees.

She pulled him to an empty trunk. "Wait here." She ordered, taking a random twig below and threw it in a random direction far from them.

She had a very far throw for someone with such small arms…

Rustles indeed followed the noise and for a moment they were relieved.

However, a couple of steps later a large hand grabbed the little girl’s collar and lifted her up.

The man looked at her with interest, showing off his ugly smile.

"Oh my, what a cute kid." The man grinned, revealing his golden tooth. "I bet you sell a hefty sum."

The little girl struggled, waving her chubby arms to hit the man. Unfortunately, it didn’t even reach a speck of skin.

Ansel, shaking inside his hiding place, was very scared. He was pale, sweating, and terrified. He wanted to speak out, but no voice came out.

Coward, coward

He cried helplessly as he watched the girl lifted even higher for ’appreciation’.

"Let mwe gow!!" She screamed, pulling Ansel out of his own depressed mind.

"Little brat! You dare scratch me??!!!" The man yelled, throwing the girl down to the ground with a loud flop.

Ansel’s large eyes reflected the strong legs that raised to kick the small girl now on the ground.

Ansel didn’t want to think anymore. He ran on out and grabbed the man’s towering foot, using all his tiny strength in an attempt to redirect the attack.

The gold-teeth man grinned. "There you are…" he said, grabbing his collar.

It was at this point that the other two big men arrived, looking more menacing than the other.

"You made a friend when we were looking away? Don’t worry… if your parents don’t pay up, you will be together for a looooonngg time."

He cackled and the other two laughed with him. "Boss! This little girl’s so cute. Can I play with her before selling?"

"Not before I do!!"

Neither Ansel nor Althea, at this point, knew what they meant.

However, the newly-arrived teenage boy drenched in sweat, and panting, happened to hear this exchange.

His vision turned red.

"Althea!!!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, immediately darting in their direction.

Using one man’s leg as a thrust block, he jumped and used his entire body weight to kick the golden teeth out of the man’s face.

It was so sudden and strong that the man’s grip loosened and the inertia kept the two captives in place and ready to fall.

The newcomer managed to catch Althea, not even seeing the other little boy with her.

"Garan…" The little girl mumbled, tears lining up her eyes. She wrapped her arms around him, looking at him with dependence.

The teen’s anger subsided a little and his heart softened.

"I’ll be back." He said, gently placing her in a relatively large tree root far from the hustle.

The 13-year-old looked at the men with great malice. Just imagining them thinking of his Althea like that made his blood boil.

He sprinted towards the two surprised men. They managed to catch themselves before he attacked, but it was too late.

Garan feinted an attack but shifted his kick to the other. Using the inertia of the kick, he flipped over to hit the other man’s head.

This was all done with precision and both men were dizzy with just 1 kick.

Garan did not give them a moment of respite. He jabbed a person’s face, and the others stomach.

He kept attacking them, and kicking the golden teeth man in the process.

However, they were all big adult men after all. How could they be so easy to take down?

One of the men managed to grab his hostile leg and threw him down, and the other immediately landed kicks on his body.