The storm continued raging mercilessly, and the violent wind blew the rain in all directions.
Ashlyn continued toward the hardest-hit area. They were now in the area where the earthquake had started. As the ferocious storm raged fiercely on, the water upstream could come crashing down on them anytime. It was extremely dangerous.
Many of the villagers had been evacuated, but there were still many others who remained stranded here, buried under the ruins or the rocks.
The upper half of the mountain had caved in, and rocks kept tumbling down and piling up.
Ashlyn was leading a team, and Lucas was doing the same.
The sky was darkening visibly, but the storm showed no signs of ceasing.
Ashlyn was wearing a raincoat, but the rain was simply too heavy. She was drenched in no time, looking as if she had just come out of a pool.
The mountain trail was a difficult hike even on normal days. Needless to say, after the earth had just collapsed, the path only became even more challenging to traverse.
Lifting her head, Ashlyn narrowed her eyes and gazed into the distance through the torrential downpour.
Although she and her team had been on this path for a long time, they were still a distance away from the hardest-hit area ahead.
The cold was piercing to the bone, but she gritted her teeth and trudged on.
The original trail had long since been destroyed by the quake, and Ashlyn's delicate hands had been worn bloody from pushing away the rocks that lay in their path.
Despite that, she did not halt her footsteps.
Cassandra, Luigi, and the rest followed behind her, struggling as they climbed upward.
“Have those from the Imperial Hotel arrived?” asked Ashlyn as she plowed on.
Cassandra shook her head. “There's no signal here. I'm not sure, but they should be there.”
“I hope so,” said Ashlyn as she gazed at the darkening sky. Her phone had long since run out of battery.
Yet, the journey ahead did not seem to have an end.
Along the way, they saw the bodies of the villagers scattered everywhere and soaked with rainwater, and they checked the breathing of each of the bodies they came across.
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