Babel Novel
Chapter 428
Chapter 428
Chapter 428 Wait for Doom
Lucia looked up and felt panicked as she knew the distance between them and the upper ground.
In such rain, the pit wall was slippery.
They could hardly climb out of the pit.
When she saw August, she had hope in her heart.
Unexpectedly, her hope was dashed as the two of them were trapped in a pit in the middle of the heavy rain.
The situation got worse.
Lucia asked, "What do we do now?"
August frowned as he took out his phone and saw the "no signal" sign.
He answered in a deep voice, "We wait."
A group came to look for Lucia with August.
He walked faster than the group, which meant that they should be here in a while.
Lucia frowned and wasn't relieved.
She circled in the pit and tried to find a way out.
The depth of the pit was at least three meters.
If she stepped on August's shoulder, she could climb out.
However, how should she get August out when she climbed out? She knew that she couldn't pull him up with her strength.
August had sat still for a long time.
He looked at the woman as she anxiously walked around, and said, "Sit down and save your strength."
Anxiety wouldn't be of any use.
They had to take the worst into account, which was why saving strength was the best choice.
Hearing his words, Lucia directly sat down.
She was really reluctant to sit in the mud.
But, as she had been drenched and had no other choice, she could only sit on the ground.
In the darkness, she couldn't see clearly the man's expression.
However, knowing that the man was beside her made her relieved. This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
But, soon, she could no longer be relieved as coldness had launched endless attacks on her.
She felt extremely cold all over her body.
Mountain nights had been cold.
More than that, it was raining, and she hadn't had food after consuming energy for the whole afternoon.
As she was to pass out in coldness, she heard the man calling out her name from the darkness.
"Lucia!"
Lucia was stunned dumb.It took her seconds before she came back to her senses.
"Huh?"
She only uttered a voice, but August sensed that she was trembling in coldness.
He reached out to her, and, when he touched her arm, he took her arm and pulled her to him.
Lucia couldn't think clearly in her coldness.She didn't struggle and allowed August to pull her closer to him.
August also breathes faster and felt his heart pounding.
He directly pulled the woman into his arms.
He didn't feel warm either.
However, as they snuggled together, they felt better both physically and mentally.
Feeling the warmth from the man, she gradually regained consciousness.
She took out her phone and looked at the time displayed on the screen.
She felt more desperate.
The night had just covered the earth, and it had been so cold.
What should they do when the night grew later and colder? It was absolutely impossible for them to stay here all night.
Lucia shuddered in coldness.
"August...are we gonna just wait for our doom?"
Hearing this, the man sat a bit straighter but didn't answer immediately.
He was thinking about the question just now.
They couldn't wait aimlessly and put all hope on Director Brook and the others.
What if they failed to find them? What should Lucia and he do if that were the case? No, I need to do something! August took a breath and took back his arms.
He moved himself a bit and said, "You climb up on my shoulder.Then we'll find a way out."
Lucia hesitantly stood up.She was still undecided.
"What about you after I got up alone?"
August said calmly, "Go up first.Either trying to pull me up or looking for help is better than staying here together."
Hearing this, Lucia took a deep breath and dispelled all her hesitation.He is right.Sitting passively is a dead end.She looked resolute and nodded.
"Okay, I'll climb up."
August crouched before the pit wall to let Lucia, who was standing behind him, step onto his shoulder.
Lucia held onto his shoulders and felt something sticky and warm.She was startled and flinched.It was definitely not rainwater! She looked down but saw nothing in the dark.
However, she could clearly smell blood.It was blood! It was August's blood! Shocked, Lucia hurriedly asked, "August, are you wounded?"
The man wasn't surprised.He seemed to have known it for a long time.He tugged at his clothes and said calmly, "I knew."
"Why...why didn't you tell me?"
He never moaned or showed a sign of pain.She didn't know even know when he was wounded.
Suddenly, she thought of something.
When they fell down, August changed their position and made himself fall on the ground before she did.He must have been wounded at that time.
Sharp stones were everywhere.He not only served as a pad for her but also got himself injured...
Cold in her body but warm in her heart, she had a lump in her throat.
At this moment, the man said deeply, "Come on.Follow my lead.Climb up on my shoulder."
Lucia couldn't bear to let him undertake more pain.
Feeling the hesitation of the woman, August frowned.He steeled himself and said coldly, "What? Become so eager to die with me here, Lucia Mitchell?"
His words dispelled all Lucia's hesitation and distress.
She braced herself and stepped onto his shoulder.
He should repay her concern with such ruthless words.
After stepping on the man's shoulder, Lucia climbed up with the help of the man's strength.
When she was to reach the top, August supported her whole body and gave her a push.
She then reached the upper surface.
When Lucia again stood on the ground, she heaved a sigh of relief.
However, when she thought that August was still in the pit, she felt nervous again.
She looked around but failed to find anything that could help August climb up.
Suddenly, she thought of something.She then took out the clothes in her backpack and twisted the clothes tight into a rope.She threw one end of the rope down and said, "Grab the rope.I'll drag you out!"
It was their only way to save themselves.
However, the rope wasn't long enough.
More than that, she wasn't strong enough.She was afraid that, instead of pulling August up, she was dragged back into the pit.
Lucia gritted her teeth and looked at her coat.She resolutely took it off and tied it to the other end of the rope.She wanted to tie the rope to a small tree beside the pit.
However, it was still not long enough.She then looked at her trousers.
After hesitation, she took the trousers off.
In this way, she only had her underwear.
However, in this dire moment, she couldn't have so much concern.
Saving August was the most important task for now.