A deafening roar shook the air as the massive wave crashed against thend. Rocks and soil crumbled under the force, trees toppled, and the ridal surge consumed everything in its path
One of the subordinates was too slow. His foot slipped, and he tumbled toward the copsing mudslide. He was about to be swallowed whole. At that critical moment, a hand shot out and grabbed him.
with a forceful yank, he pulled the man back to safety. At the same: his gaze flickered toward the opposite enountain peak where Felicia stood
Felicia telt his eyes on her, but the storm’s raging chaos drowned out all sound. She could only gesture at them to keep moving upward
There was no time for hesitation, and no one dared to look back. Every second counted as thary sprinted toward the top of the hill. And by some stroke of luck, as they neared the peak, the thunderous sound of crashing waves began <b>to </b>subside.
Felicia’s side experienced the same relief
“Phew” one of her men let out a <b>shaky </b>breath
“That was way too close”
“It we were even a second slower, we would’ve been swept away
But something was eff. Despite the catastrophic event that just unfolded, the ship anchored offshore had made no contact at all.
That,bined with the ind’s strange maic interference disrupting signals, meant they hadpletely lostmunication with their men on the ship Felicia wiped away the water droplets clinging to her <b>eyes </b>and said, “Rest for ten minutes. After that, we’ll go higher and try to find a different way off this ind” “Yes, ma’am” her men replied
One of the men qarkly dusted off a t rock and gestured toward her. “Ma’am, have <b>a </b><b>seat</b>.”
“Thanks”
Just as she was about to take a seat, the ground shuddered, and she froze in ce. As she felt the tremor, her expression shifted slightly. “Oh..”
The next moment, she lost her footing
Everything went ck, and she lost consciousness.
Along narrow <b>fissure </b>remained where she had been standing.
When Felicia woke up, she finished the sentence that had been cut off by her fall, “_fuck”
<b>Could </b>anyone beat her in terms of bad luck!
She tried to push herself upright, yet the moment she moved, <b>a </b>sharp <b>pain </b>shot through her ankle. She reached down to assess the injury. She had no broken bones, but the swelling was bad. It was <b>most </b>Ekely the result of the fall.
She nced up, but the opening she had fallen through was nowhere in sight. She must have been carried far by the underground current before washing up here.
Now, she was in what appeared to be a cave–pitch–ck, silent<b>, </b>and unsettling
She pulled out her phone. There was no signal, but at least it still had some power. She switched on the shlight, and it produced enough light for her to see what was around her. However, she instantly regretted in
Snakes. The entire ce was filled with snakes
In an instant, every hair on her body <b>stood </b>on end as a wave of goosebumps rose across her skin. She squeezed her eyes <b>shut </b>and froze in ce, not daring to move in the slightest.
At the same time, the snakes around her, startled by the sudden light, slithered away in all directions. The entire cave was filled with the eetle rustling of their movement.
Felicia took a deep breath and pushed aside the pain <b>in </b>her injured foot. Escaping was the only <b>priority </b>now. However, just as she opened her eyes, she found herself face–to–face with a snake with golden eyes
She was sport bless.
“Come on. Be a good snake and pretend you didn’t see me, alright?” she begged internally.
On the verge of tears, she instinctively reached for the dagger strapped to her thigh. the snake attacked, she was ready <b>to </b>defend herself immediately.
But <b>strangely</b>, the snake didn’t strike. Instead, it simply stared at her, unblinking