“Please organize the manpower to dig this hole. It just needs to be wide enough for one person to pass
through,” Ethanmanded. After three hours of effort, a hole wide enough for everyone to go through
was finally opened. In the darkness, they could only see at bottomless cave. Ethan led the way, with his
team following behind. At that moment, the confidence of the rescue team grew stronger. Ethan was
like an alpha wolf, bing everyone’s hope and reliance.
They didn’t know how far they had walked in the darkness when they encountered another obstacle.
However, ording to the distance measured by the engineers, they were no more than 100 yards
away from the mine where the trapped employees were. It meant that they were highly likely to reunite
with the trapped workers inside the cave.
“Trust me, everyone. I will lead you out of here, back to the surface, and reunite you with your loved
ones. Each person will receive a reward of one hundred thousand. You must have faith.” Ethan’s voice
echoed in the darkness like a ray of light, giving everyone hope.
With the will to survive and wealth to motivate them, their confidence was boosted, and everyone was
even more determined to get out. At that moment, another team was heading toward Ethan. They, too,
discovered various ventted caves and carved out a passage, delving deeper into the other end.
In the darkness, the two groups kept getting closer and closer. Finally, one of the reconnaissance team
members eximed with excitement, “Movement ahead! The instruments are showing significant
fluctuations in sound waves.” “Could it be animals?”
‘No, it’s unlikely for animals to survive in these underground tunnels.” “Wait, the sound waves are
regr. It’s human- generated sounds. It’sing from the front, less than fifty yards away from us.”
“Quick, dig forward! The rescue team captain was overjoyed. They had finally found the missing team
members. It was an unprecedented piece of good news.
Finally, at about ten yards from each other, the engineers on Ethan’s side also heard the sound. “Hush,
everyone, listen. There’s sound ahead,” he demanded, Everyone fell silent, holding their breath and
listening intently. True enough, they heard rhythmic tapping, a sort of signal.
“It’s Morse code! It’s us! We’re going to be rescued! eximed one of the engineers, filled with joy.
Everyone rxed at once, finally obtaining a glimmer of hope. In the darkness, Ethan’s. forehead was
covered in ayer of sweat, but ultimately, he, too, breathed a sigh of relief.
With that, the engineers on this side responded with the same Morse code. The rescue team received
the signal and erupted in joy. Finally, there was news, and it was a definite one. However, due to being
deep inside the cave, they couldn’t ry the message. They could only concentrate all their efforts on
the rescue.
The rescue team immediately gathered other members and started digging a pathway together. At this
moment, among the team: members with Ethan, two engineers had been injured by falling rocks but
had persisted until now. However, they were beginning to experience hypothermia due to the cold
weather, and they needed rescue as soon as possible, as their lives were at stake.
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Ethanforted his team members while taking the digging tools from his subordinates and continued
to dig forward. In front of themy apletely obstructed pathway. Even though they were only a
dozen meters away. from the rescue team on the other side, at significant amount of excavation work
was still required.
After continuous efforts from both sides, finally, after six hours of excavation, they were able to
communicate through a hole. “Are you injured, Mr. Quarles?”
“I’m fine, but three of my employees are. Please rescue them as soon as possible,” Ethan said
anxiously, not losing focus.