The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 586

Chapter 586: Yeah, That’s Me

[Five District: Underground]

Those who escaped Gigante thanks to Lola had dumped their vehicles and gone on foot, entering the underground for a safe journey to the Five District. But when they reached the said destination, they were shocked to find that there were already people ransacking the town.

The sound of moving vehicles, loud footsteps, and even shouts aboveground echoed through the sewers and small cracks on the surface.

Unbeknownst to them, there was a huge crowd leaning and sitting just beneath them.

Some of them even had their mouths covered with their hands, their hearts hammering against their chests. But no one dared say a word. Even the children kept their promise to Lola to stay quiet.

A few—mostly men—stayed near the metal lid above them. They could see movement through the small gaps, keeping their eyes trained upward to make sure they would know if someone checked.

"How did they catch up to us so fast?" one of the women whispered. "They even arrived before us."

Did they know they were headed this way? Or were they simply ransacking every town within a specific radius of Gigante?

Unlike those in the underground hospital, who believed they were eventually found for reasons unknown, the escapees of Gigante naturally assumed these people were after them. They had a rough idea of what had happened to their homes.

After all, even when they made it far from the town, the fires had lit up the night sky. The thick smoke and ash in the air were also a tell. However, most of them might have made a brief stop out of shock at what happened to their beloved town. They didn’t think that brief stop was long enough for these people to catch up so fast.

"What are we going to do?" one of them whispered, but because of the silence underground, it echoed all the way to the last person in the group. "We cannot go up there and fight them."

They had weapons they looted from the mercenaries in the now-burning town of Gigante. But they knew it wasn’t enough. With how many mercenaries were deployed in this place, they couldn’t. Besides, not all of them were trained. Sure, a few knew how to handle guns, but they weren’t highly combat-trained like the mercenaries.

"Should we go somewhere else?" one suggested. "We know these tunnels. We can go to another location."

They exchanged looks with one another in calculated silence. Then, someone spoke.

"But if they’re ransacking Five District to see if we took refuge here, then it’ll be the same for other towns."

Another moment of silence fell over them.

"Either we wait here until they leave, or we move. Either way, I don’t know which one is better."

After all, this wasn’t what they expected when they woke up this morning. Anything could happen in this territory in the blink of an eye, and one could die for the pettiest reason if they crossed the wrong people.

Until this evening, everyone only dreaded one thing: their upcoming monthly contribution.

No one expected tonight to turn out like this—that their town would burn to the ground, and that its small population would be forced into these dangerous tunnels.

"For now," one of the men breathed out, eyeing everyone with determined eyes, "let’s stay here... and hope the people up there eventually leave."

"What if they don’t?"

The man stayed quiet, gulping as he studied everyone’s haggard, dirt-streaked faces from the coal and grime of the tunnels.

"We’ll figure it out," he whispered. "We will—"

"Let’s check here!"

Suddenly, a shout rang out above them.

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