"I think I just heard a human voice over here?"
"I didn't see it. Did you hear me wrong?"
"...Maybe so. Lately, I keep hearing my family calling me, but I don't remember what they look like. I feel like I'm not mentally stable."
"It's okay... Just bear with it a little longer. Once you forget yourself, all the pain will disappear, and we'll be reborn."
"You're right! We're all suffering the same way. I'll go kill two more in a bit and let them find relief!"
As the footsteps faded into the distance, Zhong Mu, who had been holding his breath, finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"The Forgotten City…" Zhong Mu sighed, scratching his head. "If I didn't chat with Boss Yin Xiu often, what if Boss Yin Xiu forgot about me? What if no one came to save me?"
Li Mo looked up at the sky and said, "How could that be? A boyfriend would never forget someone important."
Zhong Mu was furious. "Be careful that Brother Xiu doesn't forget about you too! Don't forget this is the City of Oblivion!"
Li Mo straightened her posture, her expression indifferent. "My other part is with my boyfriend. He won't forget me; he can only forget you."
Zhong Mu was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to disrespect the big boss, so he could only feel wronged.
"Forget it... Let's avoid all violence for now. It's troublesome if either of us is forgotten, especially me. What if you forget me, Boss? That would be the most troublesome thing!" Zhong Mu was very serious about self-preservation, so yesterday he pulled Li Mo to avoid all the limelight, hiding all the way, and finally sleeping in a bridge hole.
The environment of the Forgotten City is not just about violence and danger; the most deadly aspect is the underlying rule of forgetting itself.
Zhong Mu has been avoiding this rule ever since he discovered it, and has not yet been affected by it.
But he can't afford to get involved! Not to mention if he accidentally forgets about Li Mo, what if Li Mo accidentally forgets about him, and Zhong Mu rushes to Li Mo's side for protection, only to have the big boss disown him and devour him whole? He'll have nowhere to cry then.
Zhong Mu wiped away her tears, feeling distressed by her own weakness.
Yesterday, Li Mo ate some food from a few people, but Zhong Mu hasn't eaten at all. In this dangerous environment, he looks like a pitiful little thing, completely helpless.
He pulled a headscarf from his pocket, wrapped it around his head, and handed one to Li Mo. "Let's wrap our heads up and go find something to eat later. The group of people you messed with yesterday are still looking for us. Don't attract their attention!"
Li Mo reluctantly took the headscarf. "If you find out, just eat it."
"You can't eat it! Do you want Brother Xiu to forget about you?!" Zhong Mu said fiercely, always believing that bringing up Brother Xiu was the right thing to do!
Li Mo casually slipped the top on his head and followed Zhong Mu out.
The Forgotten City must have been a beautiful place in the past, with waterways crisscrossing the city and all the houses built on the water. The shimmering lake reflected the beautiful houses adorned with flowers, and every remnant of the city was a testament to its former beauty.
But now, Zhong Mu crawled out of the bridge and onto the street. All he could see on both sides were burnt and damaged houses, abandoned cars crashed into the roadside, and shops with broken windows. The normal living environment here had been lost, with only people carrying weapons wandering the streets and fighting each other to the death.
Those who still retain memories of their families will helplessly squat by the roadside, pointing to their family photos, trembling as they try to identify them, "This...this is my daughter...this...this is me, this woman...who is this woman? Why is she in my family photo?!"
"Is she my wife? I don't have a wife! I've never been married!... No, that's not right, I have a daughter... I'm married... She's my wife..."
His hysteria and helplessness were almost all expressed in his cries. But losing memories of important family members is not the most painful thing; the most painful thing is being forgotten.
In the distance, a child was chasing after a man carrying a weapon, crying, "Daddy! Daddy, don't go!"
The man turned around impatiently and shoved him to the ground, saying in a harsh voice, "What son did I get! Get out of my way!"
The child had no choice but to cry. His mother had forgotten him, and his father had forgotten him too. He simply couldn't survive in this chaotic city.
He could only get up as he was pushed away and continue following his father until his father's companion could no longer bear it and turned to stare at him, saying, "If you keep following us and we keep crying, I'll kill you!"
The child's crying stopped abruptly, choked with sobs, as he watched his father's figure gradually disappear into the distance. His small figure appeared so helpless in the torrent of traffic on the street.
Zhong Mu, who had been watching everything from a distance, sniffed and wiped away her tears. "So pitiful... the people in this city are really suffering."
Li Mo glanced at Zhong Mu out of the corner of her eye, thinking that people should have an emotional response at this time, such as shedding tears, so she also sniffled, but couldn't cry.
Zhong Mu stared at him speechlessly, then strode towards the child. "Boss Li Mo, do you know why Brother Xiu is in Twin Cities, Boss Ye is in Eternal City, Mu He is in City of Destiny, and the two of us are in Forgotten City?"
Li Mo pondered, "Because I was forgotten by someone important to me."
Zhong Mu was astonished; he had actually figured it out in no time! He had underestimated the mind of the evil god.
"Um…you're right, you were forgotten by Brother Xiu, but me…" Zhong Mu raised his hand and pointed to the child not far away who was pursing his lips and stubbornly refusing to cry, "I'm just like him."
Li Mo tilted her head slightly, puzzled, "What were you looking for when you entered the town?"
Zhong Mu scratched his head. "I don't know if saying it like this sounds a bit poetic. It's about finding yourself."
Li Mo, a literary and artistic youth, praised it highly, saying, "Where is the literary and artistic style? It's very well said."
Zhong Mu smiled, then turned and met the gaze of the child who had been standing there. The child's helpless yet stubborn eyes brought back a flood of memories for Zhong Mu, making him shiver.
Perhaps seeing a familiar shadow in him, Zhong Mu couldn't help but walk towards him.
But when the child saw him coming, he thought he was going to kill or beat him. He immediately widened his eyes, turned around and tried to run away in a panic, but Zhong Mu rushed up and grabbed his short legs in one stride.
Zhong Mu tried to explain before the child could scream, "I'm not a bad person! I won't kill you or hit you!"
The child didn't scream, but pointed tremblingly at Li Mo, "What about him? He looks like he'd eat children!"
This creepy man is exactly like those eerie creatures in horror stories! He's terrifying!
Pointing at Li Mo, he smiled honestly, "I do eat children."