The thick fog slowly spread in the dense forest, like an invisible hand, tightly wrapping the sky and the earth. With every step I took, I could feel the coldness in the fog, like a poisonous snake crawling up my spine and into my mind. I stood at the front of the team, and my steps paused for a moment. Just now, I finally found a faint trail - this trail was covered by thick bushes, and if I hadn't accidentally noticed the unusual traces of soil, I would probably have missed it. "Here, there is a man-made path!" My voice was tired, but with a long-suppressed excitement. I turned to face the students who followed me, trying to make them see the hope in my eyes. But what responded to me was not the expected joy or relaxation, but a suffocating silence. In the fog, the students' faces were looming, no longer trusting and relying on each other in the past. Their eyes crossed each other, but they didn't fall on me for a long time. Zhang Kai stood in the crowd, arms folded, eyes as cold as a piece of ice in the wasteland. Liu Jie beside me snorted lightly, even with a mocking smile on his face. "This road can lead us out, I promise - this is our only chance." I said firmly, and took the lead to walk up the trail. After walking along the trail for about ten minutes, the Communication Device that I carried with me, which had not been sounded for a long time, made a 'sizzling' sound of electricity. Hearing this sound of electricity that sounded like the sound of nature, I was very excited. I quickly took out the Communication Device to debug it and tried to contact the rescue team outside Ailao Mountain. "Captain Lu, Captain Lu, this is Tian Feng." "Tian Feng, this is Captain Lu, can you hear me?" Hearing the voice coming from the Communication Device, our team cheered in an instant. "Great, we are saved!" "Finally got out, I miss my mother." The students in the team hugged each other and celebrated their survival. After I communicated with captain Lu, we found out that the only road out of the mountain was blocked by the last mudslide. captain Lu and his team were actively clearing the road. Once the road was cleared, the rescue team would send a team to join us. As night fell, in order to ensure the safety of the students to the greatest extent, I decided to find a relatively safe place to set up a temporary camp and wait for news from the rescue team. Perhaps it was the restoration of Communication Device, perhaps it was the news from the rescue team, or perhaps it was because young people don't know the taste of worry, these students calmed down a lot, and they also became a little interested and started to stroll around the temporary camp.
I remained on high alert; for every minute I couldn't get them out of Ailao Mountain, I couldn't let my guard down for a second.
"Ah... someone, help!"
I quickly ran toward the sound and saw Liu Jie lying on the ground, crying out for help. Nearby, Zhang Kai was half sliding toward the edge of the cliff.
Ignoring my own safety, I dashed to the cliff's edge and grabbed Zhang Kai's wrist.
"Hold on tight!"
I gritted my teeth, every muscle in my body tensing to its limit. I felt myself slipping little by little, but I clung desperately to Zhang Kai's hand, pulling him back inch by inch.
Zhang Kai was slowly being pulled up by me, but just as I managed to bring him fully back to safety, the soft earth beneath me suddenly gave way.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment.
With nothing beneath me, gravity yanked me violently toward the abyss.
Instinctively, my hands reached for the rock wall, fingers gripping onto protruding stones. My nails dug into the rough surface, sending sharp pain through me.
My body shook violently, hanging at the edge of the steep cliff, the entire world around me flipping and spinning into a chaotic gray blur.
"Help me!"
My breathing became rapid and erratic, my chest heaving heavily.
The strength in my hands was fading bit by bit; my fingertips began to tingle as sweat dripped from my brow, mingling with blood.
The rocks were incredibly sharp, cutting into my skin as blood seeped through my fingers, making my palms slick and my grip gradually weaken.
"Help... help me..."
My voice was barely audible, carrying with it the last flicker of hope.
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