In that split second, a choice hung in the balance – honour or survival?
"W-What is happening!?" The words escaped Zhao Yang's lips as he struggled to comprehend the surreal chaos unfolding around him. The aftermath of their ill-fated plan was now a disorienting spectacle.
*Gulp...*
Zhao Yang's eyes fixated on the snowy cliff where Wang Xiao had been standing moments ago. A surge of fear propelled him to his feet, and he sprinted in the opposite direction, an instinctive response to the unfolding calamity.
!?
Zhao Chen and Hao Zemin stood frozen, their initial surprise evolving into wide-eyed astonishment as Zhao Yang's hurried footsteps intensified the ground's trembling beneath them.
*Boom!*
*Boom!*
Each powerful step from Zhao Yang resonated through the earth, creating an ominous rhythm. Panicking, he sprinted faster, his desperate attempt to escape the impending disaster echoing in the forest.
*Crack...*
