Chapter 637 Hands in the Dark
Boom!
Wu Xian's body suddenly shook.
A rope fell from above. It was very heavy and hung on Wu Xian, causing his body to tilt to one side!
Then the ropes broke one after another, making a bang sound, causing everyone to scream in panic.
The only reason they were still alive was thanks to the ropes on their bodies. What had just broken was not the thin rope, but a quarter of everyone's lives!
Wu Xian looked upwards with a dark face.
It's those crawling corpses that have returned to the coffin forest!
Those corpses couldn't catch up with Wu Xian and others, so they wanted to cut the ropes on them and let them fall down like birds flying over the canyon!
Wu Xian looked up, thinking hard about the methods he had at his disposal.
But the rope cannot go upwards, and they cannot fly in the Valley of the Dead. Their lifelines are in the hands of those crawling zombies, and their life and death depend on the order in which the crawling zombies cut the ropes.
He had no way to deal with this!
Boom!
Boom!
With every noise, one person's rope was broken, but everyone's heart twitched at the same time.
It’s like a death row prisoner kneeling on the execution ground with a black cloth covering his head. Every gunshot could be his own execution!
This fear of not knowing when it would be their turn to die almost crushed everyone's hearts!
At this moment, the rock climber Yuan Buyai became the calmest one.
"Descend, everyone continue to descend at full speed!"
Wang Jiudan, who was already shaking with fear, retorted loudly: "What's the use of continuing to descend? Those things can still break the rope!"
"Breaking a straight rope is very different from breaking a rope that keeps falling and shaking. As long as we don't stop, it will increase the difficulty for them to break the rope!"
Wu Xian pressed the button and shouted anxiously: "Listen to him and keep landing!"
So everyone started falling madly, but occasionally the sound of ropes breaking could be heard.
Wu Xian knew clearly that Yuan Buyai's suggestion could only delay time, but under the current circumstances, living even one more minute was a luxury.
Besides, maybe if they land deep enough, they can find a new opportunity.
According to Wu Xian's experience in the blessed land, the blessed land usually puts them in a situation where they are bound to die. If landing on a cliff is an unsolvable dilemma, it would be equivalent to the gods asking them to die.
This thrilling landing continued for a while.
The road was filled with broken ropes and people's panicked screams. Wu Xian was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead. Another rope on his body broke, leaving only two ropes to support him.
But these two ropes may suddenly break at any time.
The situation of the others was not much better than Wu Xian's. No one was still holding on to more than three ropes, and the most unlucky ones only had one rope left.
Their lives are truly hanging by a thread now, and at any moment, this last lifeline may break.
At this moment, Fan Qingyue suddenly exclaimed.
"Look, there's light down there!"
Everyone lowered their heads and saw an unstable glow on the rock wall about ten meters away from them.
Wu Xian recognized it at a glance; it was the light from a torch or a campfire.
The light source is in the shape of a strip, and there may be a space where people can stand. That space is their only hope of survival!
But the speed at which the rope can be lowered is limited, and the crawling zombies are becoming more and more skilled in cutting the rope.
Yuan Buyai swung the rope against the rock wall. After feeling around for a while, he found many holes on the rock wall that were big enough for people to put their hands and feet. It was very suitable for climbing.
"There are holes on the rock wall. These holes seem to be artificially dug. They are much easier than ordinary rock climbing. We can climb down the last section of the way. In this way, even if the rope breaks suddenly, we will not fall into the abyss with the rope!"
After hearing his suggestion, Wu Xian immediately climbed onto the rock wall like a gecko, feeling extremely lucky. Every profession has its own expertise, and on the cliff, Yuan Buyai was much more authoritative than their followers.
Fortunately, there is such a professional in the team, otherwise Wu Xian really doesn’t know how they can survive.
"Listen to me now. If you want to climb down safely, you have to..."
Under Yuan Buyai's guidance, although everyone was so scared that their calves were shaking, they gradually mastered the technique of crawling on the rock wall and began to move down little by little.
In normal rock climbing training, it is very difficult to overcome fear.
But the current situation is that everyone has been hanging in the air for an unknown amount of time and has long been numbed by fear. Moreover, there is a safety rope on their bodies. Under the pressure of death, they can adapt more easily than ordinary people.
After crawling down about five meters, with the help of the faint firelight, everyone could see that on the cliff where the fire was, there were some plank roads protruding outwards made of wooden strips.
Wu Xian couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and his heart, which was about to jump out of his chest, finally calmed down a little.
Boom!
Just then, another rope broke.
This was the last rope on Yuan Buyai's body. He was already hanging on the rock wall. Normally speaking, there was nothing to worry about even if the rope broke.
But this rope also has weight!
The rope fell from a high altitude, suddenly adding a downward force to Yuan Buyai. Yuan Buyai was caught off guard and began to fall backwards!
This scene shocked everyone again.
At this moment, Jiang Huaian, the bookish family member beside Yuan Buai, reacted quickly, swung over and grabbed Yuan Buai's arm, thus saving him from danger.
Jiang Huaian had two ropes on his body, so he could temporarily support the weight of two people.
At the moment of falling, Yuan Buyai's whole body turned cold. After he was rescued, he had no time to say thank you, and hurriedly untied the rope on his body and threw it down, then held on to the cliff and wiped the sweat off his face.
"Quick, untie the ropes, or the last rope will break. You won't be as lucky as me to be rescued!"
When the rope was gradually breaking, Yuan Buyai was still complaining in his heart, wondering why there was no steel cable inside the rope.
Now he was feeling lucky that the rope sacrificed strength for the sake of lightness, otherwise even Jiang Huaian would not be able to save him!
Everyone hurriedly unbuckled their safety belts and crawled towards the safe platform below without any protection.
Originally, Yuan Buyai was the most adept at rock climbing.
But after he was frightened, his speed slowed down.
So the first person to arrive at the platform was Bai Yuxin, the mink-clad woman among the newcomers.
When Bai Yuxin stepped on the worn but very sturdy wooden board, he felt an indescribable emotion, followed by a strong sense of grievance.
She has been spoiled since she was a child, how could she have had such an experience?
But she knew in her heart that now was not the time to act like a spoiled brat, the most important thing was to get the others safely out of the way first.
Fudi is very dangerous and she cannot survive alone.
So she simply glanced in the direction of the fire, a smile appeared on her lips, and she looked up, ready to get everyone to safety one by one.
But she didn't notice that a dirty hand stretched out from the darkness on the side of her body and pushed her hard on the back!
So, Bai Yuxin fell down.
(End of this chapter)
