"I can't do it! I'm afraid of heights!"
In the torrents of strong wind, Jin Xueli dangled from the rope ladder, swaying and swinging with it like a leaf about to be torn from the world. With every swing high in the air, she had to desperately swallow her heart back down.
She squeezed her eyes shut. Her palms, neck, and back were covered in layers of slick, cold sweat.
'What if my hands are too slippery and I lose my grip...'
The moment the thought arose, every muscle in her body froze, rendering her unable to move. Climbing the violently swaying rope ladder in the strong wind was out of the question.
Yet Knight was still alive and hadn't given up on killing her. A moment ago, a bullet had shot past, and it felt as if even the airflow it stirred up wanted to rip Jin Xueli in two.
"Are you afraid of dying?"
The moment the words left Morando's mouth, she fired several shots toward the rooftop and said angrily, "You're a Path. How can you be afraid of heights?"
