stirred the blood on the ground, among which lay the bodies of people. The guys moved almost soundlessly.
But soon, two hunters appeared ahead.
Ren quickly threw the stone into the far corner. The hunters instantly took off and jumped there.
Finn paled, he hadn't expected such speed.
Mika motioned for him to hurry up.
They passed by and reached the church.
A boy was sitting inside, trembling, crying, not even daring to raise his head.
Finn came over, sat down, and whispered:
Are you all right?" Come with us. The main thing is not to cry. They can hear us.
The boy nodded, but he was still sobbing. Finn reassured him, and they continued on their way.
When they went outside, there were clicks all around again. Ren thought about it: Who makes them? Why is it so well-coordinated?
And suddenly
BOOM.
A huge stone hit the boy right in the head. Half of the head was gone. The body fell at their feet. Blood splattered the faces of Mika, Finn, and Ren.
They froze. Shock. Horror. Disbelief.
Ren wanted to scream, but Finn covered his mouth and dragged him by force into the shelter. Mika followed them, also trembling.
In the shelter, Ren burst into tears. Finn and Mika were silent, they couldn't believe what had happened either.
After a while, Mika wiped her tears and said:
We need to move on.
Ren shook his head.:
I will not go. It's better to die. We're not getting out anyway.
Finn abruptly approached and punched Ren in the face.
Do you think it doesn't hurt?! He shouted. Do you think I don't want to give up? But there is hope. Let it be small, but there is! The weak die without achieving anything. I won't let you die!
Tears were streaming down his cheeks.
Ren whispered
Ren gathered Mika and Finn together and said softly:
Hunters follow the sound. We need to be as quiet as possible. Any mistake and we're finished.
Finn looked around nervously.
Does anyone even know where the escape door is?
Ren sighed heavily.:
That's the problem.… I don't know myself.
Mika raised her hand.
I know. It is located behind the church. There is a metal door just behind it. But... she looked out the window and frowned. The path will be difficult. The armored ones break everything, and the hunters hide and wait. We're kids, we can't fight them. And we can't sit here, they might find us or just crush us.
The three of them fell silent, trying to think of a way out.
Suddenly Ren said:
The stones! We can distract hunters with sound. If we throw a stone to the side, they will go there.
Ren, you're a genius! Finn was delighted.
Then let's go, Mika said. First, the church. Then the door.
They went outside. The wind stirred the blood on the ground, among which lay the bodies of people. The guys moved almost soundlessly.
But soon, two hunters appeared ahead.
Ren quickly threw the stone into the far corner. The hunters instantly took off and jumped there.
Finn paled, he hadn't expected such speed.
Mika motioned for him to hurry up.
They passed by and reached the church.
A boy was sitting inside, trembling, crying, not even daring to raise his head.
Finn came over, sat down, and whispered:
Are you all right?" Come with us. The main thing is not to cry. They can hear us.
The boy nodded, but he was still sobbing. Finn reassured him, and they continued on their way.
When they went outside, there were clicks all around again. Ren thought about it: Who makes them? Why is it so well-coordinated?
And suddenly
BOOM.
A huge stone hit the boy right in the head. Half of the head was gone. The body fell at their feet. Blood splattered the faces of Mika, Finn, and Ren.
They froze. Shock. Horror. Disbelief.
Ren wanted to scream, but Finn covered his mouth and dragged him by force into the shelter. Mika followed them, also trembling.
In the shelter, Ren burst into tears. Finn and Mika were silent, they couldn't believe what had happened either.
After a while, Mika wiped her tears and said:
We need to move on.
Ren shook his head.:
I will not go. It's better to die. We're not getting out anyway.
Finn abruptly approached and punched Ren in the face.
Do you think it doesn't hurt?! He shouted. Do you think I don't want to give up? But there is hope. Let it be small, but there is! The weak die without achieving anything. I won't let you die!
Tears were streaming down his cheeks.
Ren whispered:
The Finn…
Get up, Mika said. The armored ones will be here soon.
Finn held out his hand. Ren took it and stood up.
Sorry. I... lost it.
We're all weak, Finn said. But we're going anyway.
They went outside, looked around and ran to the evacuation door. She was very close.
But when they tried to open it
The door wouldn't budge. It's locked.
Their last hope was dashed.
They stood in front of the door and understood that
if they did not come up with something urgently, they would die.