Chapter 1160

The outskirts of the Capital, at the foot of the mountain.

At noon.

The winter rain was still falling, constantly washing away all the dust in

the world, washing everywhere clean.

Behind the mountain it was even colder. The whistling gusts of wind

came furiously rolling with the coldness.

Charlotte was soaked all over, and blown by the cold wind, her

consciousness was muddled.

From about 3:00 a.m., they walked until noon and still hadn't found a

place to get some rest.

She could no longer walk and collapsed into Tommy's arms.

Tommy hugged Charlotte in a hurry, and a heavy concern surfaced on

his face.

Last night's escape was far more difficult than he had imagined.

Although they eluded the heavily patrolled guards, the back of the

mountain was largely deserted, and there wasn't a road to get down the

mountain.

He led Charlotte through thorny bushes, braving the heavy rain and

muddy hillsides that left them in a sorry state.

They also fell countless times. He and Charlotte had got multiple

scratches, and even Charlotte's face were cut a few bloody slashes.

Right now, Charlotte was even in a coma.

Tommy wrapped Charlotte in his arms as he took off his tattered coat

and wrapped it around her body.

Because he knew that the loss of temperature was fatal.

When the body lost more calories than it replenished, it caused chills,

cardiorespiratory failure, coma, cardiac arrest, and eventually death.

There was not much time left for him. Within two hours, he had to find

some place to stay.

He picked up Charlotte on his back and walked with difficulty through

the heavy rain. The surrounding area was barren, all unexplored land.

Fortunately, after about another hour of walking, he finally found a

store.

Entering the store, he was greeted by an amiable elderly couple.

"Hello, you ..." When they looked at the two covered in mud, the old

couple asked in surprise.

"Oh, we're a couple, we were here to go hiking yesterday, but we got

lost in this heavy rain. My girlfriend fell alseep from exhaustion, and we

want a room to rest and take a shower. Is that okay?" Tommy babbled

that he and Charlotte were a couple and was afraid that the store would

not accept them. After all, they looked very strange at the moment.

"Gee, lad. You guys are too bold. How can you just climb this

mountain? The other side of the mountain is the territory of the military,

and it is blocked by martial law. This side of the mountain is steep and

dangerous, and no one climbs it, so if you go up there casually, you

might get killed.”

The old couple hurriedly greeted them and entered the house.

“Thanks, I'll get my girlfriend settled first and then come out for

registeration.” Tommy nodded his head repeatedly in thanks.

"There is no rush. You guys rest well. Go take a shower first. It must be

freezing.” The old couple enthusiastically took Tommy to the second

floor room, “I'l bring the meal to your door later."

"Okay."

Tommy hurriedly closed the door behind him, then went inside and put

Charlotte into the bathtub, where he turned on the hot water and used

the warm stream to constantly wash away her muddy body, as well as

to drive away the cold.

This alone was not enough. It could not solve the problem of

temperature loss with the wet clothes on the body.

Her lips were already completely white, and she curled up entirely. Her

body was shaking intermittently...