They had run straight into the Evil Spirit, as if they'd fallen into a boundless swamp.
The more they struggled, the deeper they sank, and now they were trapped.
Every young face was etched with deep exhaustion,
a weariness born from both physical and mental fatigue.
Many of the young people no longer cared whether the ground was dirty,
simply lying down and curling up like wounded animals seeking a sliver of safety.
As night fell, others were overcome by the silent, terrifying atmosphere and began to miss their families.
They wept quietly, trying to stifle their sobs,
but the muffled sounds only echoed in the night air, adding to the desolation.
They were completely oblivious to the fact that Chu He, Sun Canxing, and Lai Yu Yao had suddenly vanished.
Even the able-bodied men assigned to guard them failed to notice anything was amiss.
...
Once the group of young men and women from the graduation party had left Xia Shui Village,
