“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

the branch

“Yasmine…”

as Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing

grab onto Yasmine. In an

and

rope felt a sudden tug and, instinctively, they pulled

might. A resounding crack split the air as the

finally pulled the other end of the rope back, only a nearly

Serana remained.

broken branch was still hanging there, but

head, his body

“Yasmine!!”

agonized cry, snapping

but the

cast a

it,

Get down the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

and this being the most

circumstances, they had allowed a young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

to justify their actions to her family,

weight of their

The rain grew heavier, the sound of wind

the emptiness of

spot, her face ashen, her body

frustrated and furious, brushed back his hair and

the mountain. The rest of

and find the missing

sprang into action, Bryson dropping to the ground,

and stretching out his legs,

“Hey!”

worry about me. Please, I’m begging

voice seemed to carry all his strength. With a heavy sigh, he leaned

down the slope.

escorted down the mountain, Ava,

in hand, was

aside to let them pass.

by

passed, she continued her ascent, following the faint

of the incident. Her flashlight swept the

Ava froze, then took

hearing noises from below.

pale face flashed in her mind, and she gripped

Something terrible had happened.

of hesitation, she

was settled in the infirmary when the

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