Freedom... //Yakusoku No Neverland

105] Facade

生きるために、彼らは前進する

"The next path is, this way. And then this way. Over here" Chris was leading us the way through the tunnels

{This is like a maze with a webbing network. We'll be okay. All of us remember the pathways. Even if the enemy noticed the emergency pathway, the advantage lies with us in regard to position. Before they're able to catch up, everyone can escape.... No. We will escape...!}

"Hey Ray 'n Y/n, I have a bad feeling" Yugo whispered to us "It's about the enemy. Why 8 people? There are over 60 people occupying this place. With weapons as well"

{Why send 8 people, eh...?}

"I don't think it's too little" I said

"They also might not have been able to figure out our total number. And what kind of weapons we're armed with" Ray said

"But if they do know all of that..." Yugo mumbled back

"If that's that case, they sent an elite yean to sufficiently suppress us" Ray answered

"In addition to that, this raid to the Ratri Clan could very well be something that they have to move forward in secret" I added

{That's not all that worries me. We were caught unaware. Why did they weave their way through the camera's blind spots? Just how could they have known the position of the cameras at this shelter? I really do have a bad feeling. There isn't anything we've overlooked, right? RIGHT?}

"Just a little more" I could hear Chris say to Emma

Suddenly two bodies feel down from the exit

A bullet was going straight for Chris and I immediately 2qnted to start shooting

Emma grabbed Chris out of worry

"EMMA! RUN!" Gillian and I yelled at her in unison

Emma rushed to us and Gillian and Yugo rushed forward to aim their guns

"Cristy... Christy...!!!" Emma screamed seeing the huge wound on Chris

I grabbed my gun, I didn't want more of my family to be harmed

"That guy was wearing a bullet-proof vest" Gillian said

"... No way" Lanion paused

"These two are dead..." Thoma finished, these two were always finishing each other's sentence

"Can you hear me, dear cattle children?"

I looked at up from where the voice was but I still could see no one but my family

"I'm Andrew. And I've come to kill you all. I know you're still there. It's useless to hide. This past year and nine months I've sought out your one and only remaining "Supporter" and taken care of them"

I gulped at that

"So of course we'll have the exact location of this shelter. We even know about the internal structure. The exits are already locked down. Today, right here, you all will die. That's all there is to it. Now please come out quietly. If you do that, I'll make it painless"

All I could do was grit my teeth {You've gotta be kidding me...! But did he truly kill our "Supporter"? So that's why we weren't contacted? All the exits are... What do we do now...}

"Calmly,ey everyone in the back know. "The enemy is here. Be wary of your surroundings" and..." Yugo instructed Lanion and Thoma

{But seriously, what do we do here? These guys came here with genuine killing intent. There's no way they're even thinking of capturing us alive. Well, I guess that's only natural. To the Ratri Clan, all of us are a blunder that absolutely cannot see the light of day. While this is going on, they're pinching us... No, they're probably setting up for a siege. There are 8 enemies and 3 exits. Counting the people in front of us, there are a maximum of 5-6 more approaching. That's means it'll be 5 or 6 men attacking us?- But is there any other way out of this? We need to decide what to do?}

Emma was stomping behind me, pushing me aside and staring up "WHY?!?" She screamed, my eyes widened at her "WE NEVER PLANNED ON BREAKING THE PROMISE!!! WE FOUND THE "SEVEN WALLS" AND WE WERE GOING TO REFORGE THE "PROMISE"!!! WE WON'T BE A BOTHER TO THE HUMAN WORLD. THERE WON'T BE ANY REASON FOR THEM TO FIGHT US! ALL OF US JUST WANT TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL, EVERYDAY LIVES!!!"

""The Seven Walls"? I see. So all of you found the Seven Walls, huh? Moreover, you've already reached the stage where you're able to reforge the promise?" Andrew said

"That's right! that's why-" Lanion was cut off by the Andrew

"It doesn't matter" He said

{Huh?}

"That's not how this works. Rather, that being the case, I definitely have to kill you here. Even if the world would allow it. As long as the Ratri family keeps order, it will not come to be. "Natural, everyday lives"? "Protect them"? Don't get it wrong. From the very beginning, you all have never had anything like that. Everything has been a facade" Andrew explained

Andrew then threw something down which confused me because I didn't know what it was

"GAS!!! CLOSE THE FIRE DOOR!" Yugi yelled as Violet closed the door

{It hasn't even been that long. While we're bunkered down here, the enemy is surrounding us. The edits are blocked. We have no position advantage. How do we get away? Even if we don't know it at this moment... We need to find a way to get out of here!!!}

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