We’re saved… We’re finally saved, Mommy!

Ashlyn continued up the mountain with the others. After they walked for about half an hour, a familiar male voice drifted into her ears.

“Men, we must rescue everyone trapped under these rocks before the upstream water bursts its banks. Otherwise, they’ll all die when a flash flood breaks out.”

It was none other than Lucas.

Ashlyn glanced back over her shoulder. “Hurry up, everyone! We’re going to convene with Lucas. There are people buried under the rocks above!”

As the mountainous terrain was beyond difficult to traverse, it was still a great hardship no matter how fast they walked.

When Ashlyn lifted her head again after walking for a while, she was greeted by the sight of Lucas’ tall and slender back on the mountainside just a stone’s throw away. Behind him were Spencer and dozens of men.

She looked at the familiar figure, and her nose inexorably stung.

An indescribable feeling pervaded her.

had she imagined that she would coordinate and work side by side with Lucas in

all these rocks and save those buried underneath. Spencer, lead a few men and widen the fissures

happens, everyone at the hillside camp will be in danger. What should we do

under these rocks. But if they’re still alive, do we have the heart to sacrifice them and have them remain buried here so that

a woman’s cool and crisp voice ring out in the

gaped at the woman walking

turning back for a look either, only to spot Ashlyn heading toward them at a fast clip in a raincoat. “Honey?

did we both ultimately end

back down just because of some trivial difficulty. Let’s get them out before the flash flood hits. We’ll find a way to move

we’ve got numbers on our side now. Let’s

lead, everyone else started swinging their shovels and excavating the rocks. Meanwhile, those without tools moved the rocks

were buried underneath, so they had to

her hands to move the rocks. When both her hands, which were bleeding incessantly, came

out his massive hands and grasped her fair and delicate ones.

don’t hurt at all.” Ashlyn shook her

then, a hand came into

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