SW - Chapter 0 - Prologue

Prologue

It was noon in the suburbs of Zhong Zhou City in China.

This was a normal street in a what could not be more normal resident district. The hot sun scorched the earth, blistering the poor pedestrians on the street, causing them to curse and complain at the unforgiving weather. Though not a silent city, it was not as bustling and flourishing as the city center.

On the side of the street laid an unmoving body. The intense sun was like fire, yet he was clad in a body of black clothing. Under the scorching heat, the pure black face cloth was unmistakably immensely hot and the surface of the ground was also hot to the point where not one person dared to touch it. With such black clothing, with such burning ground, just the thought of touching either could induce fear. Yet this person had been on the ground for a whole one day and night.

"Why is he still here?"

"Probably already dead."

The passer-bys would only gaze at him for a brief moment, before hurriedly leaving. The majority living here were in the lowest caste of society, busying every day for sustenance. In this society where the human essence is inhibited, kindness to them is a worthless thing. At the same time, in this era, a person fallen by the roadside should not be saved, this unknowingly, had become a cold consensus.

TL: This relates to the culture of faking falls in China currently

"Mama, look, be slowthere's a person there? Is he sick?" A child holding his mother's hand said and pointed at the collapsed man.

"Do not get close to him, don't forget what mama told you before. Most people collapsed by the roadside have contracted ˜ Isrock ' and been abandoned. Do not get close or you will be infected, come, let's move further away."

"Ah!" The boy shouted with astonishment. His face revealed a terrified look and he took the initiative to hold his mama's hand and hastily moved further away, not giving the man another look.

Even a six or seven year old child knew to be terrified of ˜Isrock'.

˜Isrock', is a terminal illness that diminishe

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Shura's Wrath Chapter 0 - Prologue

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