Chapter 2620
When Grace and Logan led the rescue team into the slums of Wugang City, they were stunned by the horrific scene before them.
Inside the wooden walls, the muddy ground was soaked in layers of filth, stained black and reeking.
People were packed together like livestock in a pen. Their eyes had lost all light—just blank, numb stares filled with despair.
Many wore nothing but rags, some were shirtless, their skin clinging tightly to skeletal frames, creating ghastly outlines in the dim light.
An elderly man with gray hair curled up in a corner. His legs had begun to rot, and white maggots crawled through the open wounds. But he didn’t react. With mechanical movements, he clawed at the muddy ground with his thin hands and shoved chunks of dirt into his mouth.
Nearby, a young woman held her lifeless baby tightly. The baby’s face had turned a bluish-black, dried black foam clinging to the corners of his lips. The woman gently stroked the baby’s cold cheeks over and over, whispering, “Don’t be scared, sweetheart. I’m taking you home now. We’re going home…”