Chapter 6: Chapter 6
Manhwa: Chapter 5
"Kugh!"
Yeom Iljung, whose eyes were pierced by Pyo-wol's fingers, screamed and struggled. However, Pyo-wol grabbed Yeom Iljung's neck with his opposite hand and made it impossible to move.
The index finger of his right hand was still inserted into Yeom Iljung's eye.
From the perspective of Yeom Iljung, a mixture of liquid and red blood was flowing out. Many children shut their eyes at the terrible sight.
For the past few months, living in isolation and full of poison, he was just a child who had not yet matured. They might have instinctively gathered and formed a group, but no one here was prepared to kill the other children.
That was the difference between them and the Pyo-wol.
He was the only one who survived in the harshest environment.
He was willing to kill other children in order to survive.
So the result was a finger stuck in Yeom Iljung's eye.
"I told you to say it again"
"AH!"
Yeom Iljung gave all his strength to get out of Pyo-wol's hand, but he remained immovable.
While the other children hoped and waited for the iron door to open, Pyo-wol trained his body. The difference was huge between the growing children.
"Let go of that hand! You crazy son of a bitch."
"Fuck! Let go of him right now!"
Children following Yeom Iljung surrounded Pyo-wol.
At that moment, Pyo-wol put his finger deeper into Yeom Il-jung's eyes.
"GAH!"
The desperate screams of Yeom Iljung continued to echo in the underground cavity.
The eyes of the children, who were about to run to the creepy sight, fell down. This behavior of Pyo-wol was far beyond their imagination. They could never have imagined that there would be such a person in the same age group as them.
They remember a viper from the figure of the Pyo-wol. A small snake with a lot of poison that once bites it, it never lets go.
No one dared to stop Pyo-wol. They felt like they were going to get beaten up by Pyo-wol if they dared to do something.
So Yeowol came out. She came in front of Pyo-wol.
"He's not in a situation where he can answer. Stop it."
"Why should I?"
"He should have understood after you did that much."
"What about food?"
"No one will touch your share."
So Yeowol's last words were directed towards the other children.
No one opened their mouths to answer, but their intentions were conveyed to Pyo-wol.
At that time, Pyo-wol pulled out the finger that had been stuck in Yeom Iljung's eye and released the hand that was holding his neck.
"Ugh!"
Yeom Iljung sat down on the spot and covered his pierced eyes with the palm of his hand. He looked at Pyo-wol gritting his teeth.
"You, you bastard..."
"What? Do you want me to do the same thing to your other eye? If you wish to be blind then go ahead. My fingers are strong enough to pierce your other eye."
"Crazy– you bastard!"
Yeom Iljung grinded his teeth. In his heart, he wanted to hit him to death, but the atmosphere in the hall was dominated by him. The other children have already been devoured by Pyo-wol's momentum.
It was impossible to expect a reversal in this atmosphere.
In the end, Yeom Iljung had no choice but to step back while covering his wounded eye. Pyo-wol looked at him for a moment, then backed away holding his portion of food.
So Yeowol whispered to him.
"What are you going to do now? You turned them all into enemies."
"Even if they didn't turn into my enemies, I already consider everyone here as my enemies anyway."
"What do you mean?"
Instead of answering, Pyo-wol shrugged his shoulders and moved on. The children in front of him stepped aside. Pyo-wol passed by them and climbed onto the roof of a nearby building.
Pyo-wol looked at So Yeowol without saying a word.
He found her beautiful.
After all, he was also a man.
Although he was young, he was mature enough to serve as a man. If it had been before he came here, he would have succumbed to So Yeowol's beauty and followed her.
But the hellish times of the past few months have instilled in Pyo-Wol a strong patience. He thought more deeply than before, and started to doubt everything around him.
He didn't trust the children here yet. No, he couldn't.
That was then.
There was a dull sound from the ceiling, and a basket of food came down.
All the children's eyes turned to the basket.
Kang Il murmured.
"Aren't there going to be idiots like Gu Ji-pyung again?"
Gu Ji-pyeong was the name of a child who died a while ago.
He made a plan to escape outside by getting in the basket. When the children had all their food, he climbed into the empty basket. However, while the basket was being pulled up high in the air, the rope that tied the basket from above was suddenly cut off.
In the end, Gu Ji-pyeong fell to the floor and died horribly.
The basket did not come down for three days after that.
During that time, the children had to starve.
It was a clear warning.
If something like that happens again, they will starve again.
Children who learned the lesson the hard way did not dream of escaping through the basket liek Gu Ji-pyeong ever since.
Tak!
Finally, the basket of food came down to the floor.
The expressions of the children looking inside the basket changed.
"Why is there only this much?"
"The amount of food has decreased."
"What"
The smile disappeared from So Yeowol's face, and the other leaders couldn't hide their bewildered expressions.
Securing food was of paramount importance in this closed place.
At first glance, food was reduced by almost a quarter.
It could have been seen that there was not much difference, but the amount was so small that it reminded them of starvation (餓死) for children who were barely satisfying their hunger.
The evidence was that even the head children could not hide their bewildered expressions.
In the darkness, a red tint lingered in Pyo-wol's eyes.
'It has begun.'
He thought they would pick out the children in one way or another, but he expect that they would choose such an extreme and primitive method.
Already, a hideous atmosphere was sensed among the children.
So Yeowol and the other leaders looked at each other. So far they have fairly distributed the food. Although the quantity was insufficient, they were able to fill the stomachs of the children who followed him to some extent.
However, since the amount of food has decreased, it was unimaginable to fully satisfy their hunger. It would be nice if they stopped at this level, but Pyo-wol predicted that the food would decrease further considering their behavior so far.
"I'm only taking this."
Pyo-wol only took care of his share with a glance. The food in his hand has significantly been reduced as compared to before.
So Yeowol and the bosses' eyebrows twitched. So far they have implicitly acknowledged the share of Pyo-wol. This was because Pyo-wol left a strong impression.
But things have now changed.
Even the small amount that Pyo-Wol takes seems to be a waste. The only reason they haven't done anything is that the amount has decreased for the first time today. It's is not clear how long it would last.
In their minds, the quantity decreased today, but there was a feeling of expectation that it might return to its original state tomorrow.
That's why they just let him go even though he looks at Pyo-wol.
But the Pyo-wol knew.
Those good times will never come back again.
And, as he had guessed, the food was noticeably reduced every day.
And one day something terrible happened that should not have happened.