Flora happily boasted about her contributions for a while before finally getting down to business. Cocking her head to the side slightly, she asked about the others’ whereabouts.
“Well, we haven’t run into Warren and Tom yet. As for the rest, I’m sure they ran away from the landslide just now. Otherwise, I don’t know how they’re doing,” I said to Flora seriously. Suddenly, I felt relieved that I had asked Rin to leave before anything bad happened.
As the mudflow below us raged ceaselessly, the wind started whipping at us more and more violently. The branches underneath our feet started to shake, as though they could snap at any second.
Fortunately, Rufus had taken me to a thick, sturdy branch. Flora was clinging to a tree trunk, not daring to move.
“Oh, my God! The wind’s too strong! This tree’s about to collapse!”
The wind was howling so loudly that I could barely make out Flora’s voice. As I held onto Rufus’ waist for support, I could feel that the branch we were standing on was about to break as well.
“Wait. I have an idea.”
Rufus led me to a secure spot then jumped to a tree a couple of meters away.
“Sylvia, jump. I’ll catch you.” Rufus spread his arms wide, ready to catch me.
Trusting him with my life, I jumped over without hesitation. Sure enough, he caught me without a hitch. Then, he turned to Flora, gesturing at her to do the same.
“No, no. I can’t do it. It’s too far. I won’t make it!” Flora clutched at the tree trunk, horror written all over her face.
“Don’t be scared, Flora. We’re here to catch you.” I tried to coax her into listening to us.
“I… I suppose I can try…” On wobbly legs, Flora slowly got to her feet, trying to pluck up the courage to jump. But the tree she was standing on swayed violently, and she immediately shrank back in fear.
“I can’t do it! I’ll jump when the wind dies down a little!” Terrified, Flora’s voice trembled, and her eyes were as wide as saucers.
But the wind only kept getting stronger. The small tree Flora was standing on bent and swayed, as if it was going to be uprooted any second now.
Warily glancing at the turbulent soil surging below us, I anxiously called out, “Flora, you need to jump-“
Before I finished my sentence, I was interrupted by Flora’s blood-curdling scream. The tree she was standing on snapped at the base, and the roaring wind swept it away with Flora on it.
“Flora!”
I nearly leapt down to catch her, but Rufus stopped me. He calmly said, “It’s okay. Look.”
Following his gaze, I found Flora had gotten herself stuck between two fallen trunks. Fortunately, this meant that she wouldn’t be swept away by the surging mud. Unfortunately, even from my vantage point, I could tell that she was scared out of her wits.
After making sure I was safe, Rufus tossed a vine to Flora for her to hold onto.
We didn’t climb down the tree until the landslide subsided.
The landslide had swept away all kinds of debris and things as large as trees and boulders. Amidst the mess and the chaos, we searched for the others.
When we reached the fork where the six of us split up, a hand suddenly shot out of the soil beneath my feet and latched onto my ankle.
I instinctively screamed. Flora, who had been walking in front of me, instantly whirled around. “What’s wrong?”
“Someone was buried alive here! Help me dig him out!” I got on my knees and started clawing at the mud.
Both Rufus and Flora helped me dig. Finally, I brushed the mud off the person’s face-only to find that the person who was buried was Tom! His whole face was caked with blood. It seemed that he had been hit by a sharp rock. He had lost a lot of blood and looked very weak.
“Tom? Where’s Warren?” I looked around subconsciously.
“I don’t know. Warren just left.” Tom coughed hoarsely.
Flora immediately stood up indignantly. “Impossible! Warren would never do such a thing. You’re lying!”
Tom didn’t seem to have the strength to argue with her. “If you don’t believe me, go look for him yourself.”
Flora sneered at him, refusing to believe a word he said. After Tom pointed in the direction where Warren had gone, she rushed away to look for him.
Worried about Flora, I wanted to go with her, but Tom held my ankle tightly. Frowning, Rufus swatted Tom’s hand away and pulled me aside.
“Please… please don’t leave me here. There’s something crushing my legs…” Tom begged desperately.
Sylvia’s POV
Although we had managed to dig the upper part of Tom’s body out of the mud, his bottom half was still trapped between boulders and collapsed trees.
With pursed lips, Rufus stood next to me and didn’t say anything. Tugging at his sleeve anxiously, I whispered, “We can’t just leave him like this. We need to find out what happened to Warren.”
Rufus finally nodded. “Just stand there. I’ll be the one to pull him out.”
“Let me help you.” Just as I rolled my sleeves up to help Rufus move the boulder that was trapping Tom’s body, Rufus stopped me.
“No need. I can do this by myself.”
Sure enough, Rufus rolled the huge stone away, his muscles tense from the effort. It didn’t take long before Tom was freed.
Tom feebly tried to pull himself out of the mud, but he soon collapsed, wincing in pain. “I’m too weak…”
Tom looked like he was in excruciating pain. I couldn’t help but want to help him up. But before I could make a move, Rufus had already sprang into action and pulled Tom out of the mud.
“Let’s call for reinforcements. I’m sure a lot of people are in need of help here,” I suggested grimly as Rufus set Tom down on a flat stone. “But I need to check on Flora first. I’m worried about her. Why don’t you take Tom and call for help?”
Rufus turned to look at me sternly. “No. I’m not leaving you alone.”
“You two are not going anywhere.”
A sing-song male voice interrupted our conversation. I immediately knew that it was Richard.
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. Richard was so annoying.
When I turned around to face him, I found that he was dressed in luxury clothing. Juxtaposed against the muddy chaos all around us, he looked completely out of place.
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