Lin Yu'an also leaned against the rock wall, gasping for air, his chest burning like fire.
They finally made it out.
Mike rushed forward, grabbing the almost exhausted pair on either side, and led them towards the higher ground observation post.
When they finally reached the relatively safe rock platform, Riven, unable to suppress the fear, fatigue, and shock building inside her, suddenly threw herself into her father's arms and burst into tears.
"Daddy! Boo-hoo... Daddy..."
Her cries were filled with the fragility of surviving a catastrophe and the boundless fear from the nightmare she had just endured.
Mike's heart sank instantly. He hugged his trembling daughter tightly, feeling the shudder that came from the deepest part of her soul.
He knew they must have encountered something far beyond imagination down there.
"What happened, sweetheart? What happened?!" he asked anxiously, his gaze like a sharp blade directed at the equally drained Lin Yu'an.
