This time, it was Rufus who dug the soldier out of the mud. The soldier’s condition was very unstable. He pointed at the place where he had just been dug out and muttered, “Save him, please…”
I looked at Rufus confusedly, but he didn’t say a word. He just turned around, returned to the side of the pit, and continued digging.
“Don’t worry, he will be fine,” I said to comfort the soldier before going over to help Rufus.
The moment I found the person buried underneath the mud, I couldn’t help exclaiming, “How can it be him?”
Rufus pressed his lips tightly. He looked at the man we had just dug out with a frown. His body immediately exuded a killing intent.
The soldier behind us suddenly burst into tears and asked, “Is he dead?”
I touched the man’s already still body and felt a lump in my throat. I couldn’t even say a word.
I didn’t expect Dylan to die a miserable death. He seemed to be in so much pain when he died. His eyeballs popped out, and his arms were crushed beyond recognition.
Rufus reached out and wiped the mud off Dylan’s face, revealing his clean, youthful look.
I couldn’t help but fall backwards feebly, feeling a little dazed. “Why did he die like this?”
The soldier cried more miserably and painfully. “He died because he saved me. I feel so sorry for him.”
I lowered my head sadly, feeling a heavy pressure on my chest. I almost couldn’t breathe.
Before we parted, Dylan said goodbye to me with a smile. But I didn’t expect that it was the last time I would see him alive. Now he was gone forever.
Such a righteous young man saved me without hesitation when we first met. And this time, he gave his life to save his fellow soldier.
“Maybe this is his mission in life,” Rufus whispered. “Don’t worry. I will never let go of those who have committed such heinous crimes.”
I thumped the ground angrily. My heart was full of disgust and hatred towards Richard. Because of his ambition, many innocent people were implicated and even sacrificed their lives.
What made me angrier was that he could always get away with his crimes and live a comfortable life. The inveterate hatred grew in my heart even more. Fate seemed to always like to play cruel jokes on us.
Rin seemed to have sensed that I was depressed. He squatted down beside me and accompanied me quietly.
After Rufus put Dylan’s body down, he dug out more other casualties.
As usual, the wild wolves took away the wounded. As for Dylan’s body…
“We can’t just leave him here,” I murmured, tugging at the hem of Rufus’ shirt dejectedly.
Rufus sighed, put his hands on my shoulders, and said patiently, “Honey, I know you are sad right now. But there are only a few wild wolves left, and there are still many wounded who may survive. We have to take them out first.”
“I know. It’s just that I don’t want to…”
“We will come back here and take his body before leaving the forbidden forest, okay? Saving the survivors now is our top priority,” Rufus coaxed me gently with a soft expression on his face.
His words pulled me back to reality. I nodded. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
I helped Rufus put Dylan’s body in a safe place. Then we left and continued to look for survivors in other areas.
Sylvia’s POV
Unfortunately, while we found a lot of people, most of them had died.
They were either buried alive or crushed to pieces. Either way, they all died in some gruesome manner.
My heart was heavy. I had lost count of how many corpses we had dug out of the debris and rubble.
My hands had gone numb and were covered in countless scratches, but I couldn’t dare to stop even for a second. There were still people who needed rescuing, and time was of the essence.
While we searched, another landslide occurred, but this one was smaller and weaker than the previous one. Rufus and I were able to take Rin to a safe spot while we waited for it to subside.
Even though this landslide was weaker than the first, the chances of survival of the buried people would be greatly reduced. It also made the search and rescue operations a lot more difficult.
Fortunately, we found Harry and John later. They seemed to be unhurt, but they looked kind of strange.
I eyed them warily, not understanding what was going on.
Harry was practically half-naked, while John was wearing Harry’s jacket. John pulled a straight face and didn’t dare to even look at Harry. His short wet hair was plastered to his face, dripping all over his face.
Although John’s attitude was stiff, I could tell that he was also a little shy.
My gut told me that something had happened between the two male wolves.
I coughed awkwardly and went straight to the point. “What happened?”
Harry held up his arms in surrender and stammered, “I… I fell into a river with John while trying to escape the landslide. We ran into this scary creature underwater. I nearly died, Sylvia! You don’t know how terrible it was!”
Harry trembled like a leaf as he recounted what had happened. John couldn’t help but cast him a disdainful glance.
“Then what happened after?” I pressed. My curiosity was piqued.
“After a deadly battle, we managed to kill that creature and we escaped ashore. John’s clothes had been shredded to pieces, while I couldn’t bear to see him like that, so I gave my jacket to John.” Harry put his hand over his chest dramatically. “See? I can be kind-hearted!”
Despite Harry’s in-depth explanation, I still felt that something was off. Harry was not what one would call a “considerate person”. How could someone like him be willing to give his clothes to someone while he walked around half-naked?
Besides, Harry had always disliked John because the latter had beaten the former on numerous occasions. Harry had even cursed John in private because he felt ashamed of himself.
“Right. Thanks again. Without you, I would’ve died in the water.” John’s voice was flat and emotionless.
Harry scratched his head awkwardly. To hide his embarrassment, he hunched over, as though he was trying to disappear.
Just then, somebody covered my eyes from behind. “Don’t look.”
It was Rufus. I knew he was referring to Harry’s naked upper body.
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