Chapter 1212

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Shane and the others looked at him with solemn expressions. Their lips moved slightly, but they remained silent.

Caleb continued, “I understand how you feel, but please trust me. Darcel will definitely bring Ms. Garcia back safely. The most urgent matter now is our next course of action.”

Charles furrowed his brows in uncertainty. “So, what should we do now?”

Caleb’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze deep and distant as he looked towards the valley, strewn with countless shattered rocks.

“It’s quite simple. We head towards the mountain peak while searching for Darcel and Ms. Garcia along the way. Since we’ve all been separated, we must find a way to regroup. Given that we all share the same destination, they will surely head towards the mountain peak once they escape from danger. All we need to do is move forward.”

He paused, his tone taking on a somewhat profound significance.

“But before we set off, we should definitely sort things out here.”

Shane was puzzled. “What else is going on here?”

“Don’t you find it strange? The mountain was perfectly fine, so how could it suddenly collapse? And before the collapse, did any of you hear an explosion?”

Charles immediately nodded. “I heard it! It seemed to come from above the valley!”

Caleb raised an eyebrow. “That’s correct. So this mountain collapse wasn’t a natural disaster, but a deliberate act. Someone caused it.”

Shane also realized. “Are you saying that it was those individuals from earlier who did this?”

likely. As the saying goes, ‘a person can’t run away forever.’ It’s not always about people. Traces are left behind after something is done. The clues you’re searching for are right here,

grasped the implications of his words. He turned his head to gaze deep into the valley, at the collapsed section, his eyes filled with

the surroundings, Darcel returned to inquire.

but I’m more concerned about you. With all those injuries on you, are you sure you can

appeared nonchalant. “It’s alright. Your medicine is very effective, and I’m feeling much better now. We should depart as soon as possible. They might be searching for us right now, probably heading towards the mountain. It’s not ideal for us to be separated, so it’s best if we catch up with them as soon as

time was of the essence and they couldn’t afford to

She stood up, brushing off the dirt from her clothes, and tidied up her hair, trying her best to appear

what should we do next? We’re at the bottom of a cliff. I’m not sure if there’s a way to climb

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walked to the bottom of the cliff and pointed

path to take. The only way is to follow the vine

swallowed, and said, “Alright then.”

matter how challenging it becomes, she

grabbed onto

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was still a slope, making it relatively

in everything. Overcoming their own weight proved to be quite

only climbed halfway when her fingers and palms

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reopened due to

caused her grip to loosen inadvertently, almost

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