Fated to the Cursed Lycan Prince Chapter 318
Fated To The Cursed Lycan Prince
Sylviaâs POV:
Flora happily boasted about her contributions for a while before finally getting down to business. Cocking her head to the side slightly, she asked about the othersâ whereabouts.
âWell, we havenât run into Warren and Tom yet. As for the rest, Iâm sure they ran away from the landslide just now. Otherwise, I donât know how theyâre doing,â I said to Flora seriously. Suddenly, I felt relieved that I had asked Rin to leave before anything bad happened.
As the mudflow below us raged ceaselessly, the wind started whipping at us more and more violently. The branches underneath our feet started to shake, as though they could snap at any second.
Fortunately, Rufus had taken me to a thick, sturdy branch. Flora was clinging to a tree trunk, not daring to move.
âOh, my God! The windâs too strong! This treeâs about to collapse!â
The wind was howling so loudly that I could barely make out Floraâs voice. As I held onto Rufusâ waist for support, I could feel that the branch we were standing on was about to break as well.
âWait. I have an idea.â
Rufus led me to a secure spot then jumped to a tree a couple of meters away.
âSylvia, jump. Iâll catch you.â Rufus spread his arms wide, ready to catch me.
Trusting him with my life, I jumped over without hesitation. Sure enough, he caught me without a hitch. Then, he turned to Flora, gesturing at her to do the same.
âNo, no. I canât do it. Itâs too far. I wonât make it!â Flora clutched at the tree trunk, horror written all over her face.
âDonât be scared, Flora. Weâre here to catch you.â I tried to coax her into listening to us.
âI⦠I suppose I can tryâ¦â On wobbly legs, Flora slowly got to her feet, trying to pluck up the courage to jump. But the tree she was standing on swayed violently, and she immediately shrank back in fear.
âI canât do it! Iâll jump when the wind dies down a little!â Terrified, Floraâs voice trembled, and her eyes were as wide as saucers.
But the wind only kept getting stronger. The small tree Flora was standing on bent and swayed, as if it was going to be uprooted any second now.
Warily glancing at the turbulent soil surging below us, I anxiously called out, âFlora, you need to jumpââ
Before I finished my sentence, I was interrupted by Floraâs b***d-curdling scream. The tree she was standing on snapped at the base, and the roaring wind swept it away with Flora on it.
âFlora!â
I nearly leapt down to catch her, but Rufus stopped me. He calmly said, âItâs okay. Look.â
Following his gaze, I found Flora had gotten herself stuck between two fallen trunks. Fortunately, this meant that she wouldnât be swept away by the surging mud. Unfortunately, even from my vantage point, I could tell that she was scared out of her wits.
After making sure I was safe, Rufus tossed a vine to Flora for her to hold onto.
We didnât climb down the tree until the landslide subsided.
The landslide had swept away all kinds of debris and things as large as trees and boulders. Amidst the mess and the chaos, we searched for the others.
When we reached the fork where the six of us split up, a hand suddenly shot out of the soil beneath my feet and latched onto my ankle.
I instinctively screamed. Flora, who had been walking in front of me, instantly whirled around. âWhatâs wrong?â
âSomeone was buried alive here! Help me dig him out!â I got on my knees and started clawing at the mud.
Both Rufus and Flora helped me dig. Finally, I brushed the mud off the personâs faceâonly to find that the person who was buried was Tom! His whole face was caked with b***d. It seemed that he had been hit by a sharp rock. He had lost a lot of b***d and looked very weak.
âTom? Whereâs Warren?â I looked around subconsciously.
âI donât know. Warren just left.â Tom coughed hoarsely.
Flora immediately stood up indignantly. âImpossible! Warren would never do such a thing. Youâre lying!â
Tom didnât seem to have the strength to argue with her. âIf you donât believe me, go look for him yourself.â
Flora sneered at him, refusing to believe a word he said. After Tom pointed in the direction where Warren had gone, she rushed away to look for him.
Worried about Flora, I wanted to go with her, but Tom held my ankle tightly. Frowning, Rufus swatted Tomâs hand away and pulled me aside.
âPlease⦠please donât leave me here. Thereâs something crushing my legsâ¦â Tom begged desperately.