After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 68

Aberdeen City, 16 years ago

The young Ansel rushed past the shrubs and trees, ignoring the cuts he was suffering along the way.

However, he accidentally stepped on overgrown roots and tripped.

"...ouch…" He mumbled, little tears forming in his eyes.

His feet hurt, his arm hurt, and his leg was bleeding. He tried to drag himself but he couldn’t go even a few centimeters.

Little Ansel couldn’t help but sob. He was so useless, he couldn’t even walk…

And what about that girl? She was only an inch bigger than he was, and she was a girl…

Shame enveloped his young body, and yet he couldn’t do anything about it.

He could only cry like he always had, sniffing, rubbing his snot with his dirty hands, making his face even dirtier and more pitiful.

Then, he heard rustles from the bushes, and his fear was exacerbated.

He stopped breathing and covered his mouth with his small hands to be sure, closing his eyes in fear.

As if he couldn’t see, he couldn’t be seen either.

But after the rustles there was a pause, and Ansel mustered his courage to squint his eyes open just a little bit to see.

He saw those brilliant emerald eyes again, staring straight at him, bright as always. Even if there were drops of blood dripping in her eyelashes, it was still so beautiful.

Seeing him all in one piece, a happy smile graced her pretty face. "Found you!"

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[28 Days of Protection Period]

After a few hours, the mob had finally lightened up, eventually running away.

Seeing the scene, many people cheered, but most of them just lost their footing from tiredness, still couldn’t get back up from exhaustion.

In the midst of this, Ansel was approached by a certain lord, that same smile plastered on his face. "You did a good job." He told her, "It’s a pity you’re unwilling to be my right hand man…"

Micheal who, despite the blood on his shirt, stood straight and unaffected, unlike everyone else who were all gasping for breath.

The tone creeped Ansel out and unconsciously gave him a bad stare, eyes looking around for the pompous sidekick he had. "Where’s the other one?"

The man’s face darkened a little. "If you’re talking about Pho, I never said he was my right-hand man."

Then, he smiled again. "You can certainly be."

"Err…, no, thank you."

The people around saw the lord’s favor on him and looked at him heatedly. Some in annoyance while some in greed.

Ansel reckoned that someone would definitely try attaching to him after seeing the importance the lord placed on him.

Tsk. Annoying.

To his surprise, someone actually approached him almost as soon as things calmed down.

It was the two girls, looking very dirty with their ripped attires, but still as well-kept as they could be, all things considered.

The first girl approached him with a confident attitude that reminded him of an annoying peacock, except that peacocks were male and were actually endearing.

This one just irked him. Like the cringey sound metal made when rubbed against another metal.

There was also another girl a step behind her, meek and graceful, a bit better kept, making a contrast with the other girl.

But he didn’t like either of them.

He belatedly remembered them as the two women who had recognized him earlier, and Ansel decided to patiently wait for what they had to say.

"Ansel." Peacock girl said with a nod. It was also with such certainty as if she was sure Ansel would recognize her.

Instead, Ansel crossed his arms and gave her a look-over. "Who are you?"