Chapter 376: Human Lives Are at Stake (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
She walked closer to him despite the exhaustion in her legs. Though the person before her was wearing a raincoat, she could already recognize him.
For some reason, she had a strong feeling that this man was Gabriel.
A hand was placed on his shoulder and Gabriel’s body stiffened. He turned his head to look at the person behind him and found the woman’s weak and pale face through the pouring rain.
He got up and hugged her, his body trembling ever so slightly. His strong arms squeezed her tight as if she would disappear otherwise.
Her entire body was drenched and cold. But so was his despite the raincoat.
Still, his body felt slightly warmer than hers, and she was grateful for it, both because of the cold from the rain, but also because the warmth reassured her that he was truly here with her.
She started to shiver. With a tremble in her voice, she asked, “Why are you here?”
“Where did you and Sam go?” His angry voice exploded in her ears like thunder. When she listened carefully, she could vaguely hear the panic too.
No tears threatened to fall despite all the dangers she faced earlier. But now that she was in his arms and hearing the concern in his voice, she could feel a salty sting in her eyes and nose. Slightly sobbing, she said, “I’m sorry for making you worry.”
Gabriel took off his raincoat and draped it over her. He hugged her again. “Sam said that you were at the signal tower, but the signal tower collapsed. I thought… I thought you…”
It was true. When she couldn’t walk anymore, Sam asked her to stay in the signal tower while he went to find someone to save her.
She rested there for a while. But then she started thinking about Gabriel, how worried he must have been. So she started to walk down the mountain.
As she made her way down, there were too many forks and the rain was too heavy. She couldn’t tell which path was the right one and was also afraid that the people who came to look for her would miss her, so she started to turn back to the signal tower.
However, before she could reach the signal tower, she heard the collapse of the signal tour. Although it was far away, the sound was still deafening.
She was frightened, knowing that if she had stayed put, she would have died today.
Gabriel’s slightly hoarse voice rang beside her ears, bringing her back to the current moment. She saw the trees trembling and heard the faint sound of rocks rolling. Her eyes widened. “Gabriel, listen-
Gabriel let go of her and looked up in shock. His breathing became more rapid. He turned around and bent over. “Quick, let’s go down the mountain.”
Water and gravel started to rush down as if the world was ending.
They did not expect to encounter a landslide at this moment.
Serenity leaned against his back but said, “It’s too late. There’s a temple at the back of the mountain. Let’s go there and take shelter for now.”
Gabriel carried Serenity on his back and looked at the path ahead which had turned muddy. It would be too slippery to proceed on it. He watched as the landslide approached them, some of it crashing into his calves. He did his best to remain calm, taking one step at a time slowly and steadily.
He wasn’t sure if the child was still there. But even if it wasn’t, her safety was still the utmost priority. Not only was it bad for her body, but the major trauma after a miscarriage could easily cause her uterus to wear out and affect her ability to carry a baby in the future.
It was fortunate for them that the beginning of the landslide only took up a small area and that the temple was on the other side of it. Therefore, when they walked past the signal tower, they avoided most of the debris from the landslide.
The couple finally arrived at the temple. Gabriel had exhausted all his strength, feeling the weakness in his legs with each step he took up the stairs to the temple. He eventually arrived at the top and slowly placed the unconscious Serenity down under the roof that prevented them from getting drenched any further..
