Duoduo forced herself to stand up.
Her sanity told her that now was the perfect opportunity to escape.
Milo had gone to look for Merlin, he had no time for her at the moment.
However...
Thinking of Merlin's disappearance, Duoduo was unable to take a single step forward.
She wasn't even aware when he had left her side!
... Perhaps it was the last kick when he gave all his strength to her, saw her safely reach the shoreline, then let go and drifted along the river.
"I don't even know where he got shot..." Duoduo's tears fell, "Any place on his back would be a severe injury..."
Anything would be a serious injury.
If it hit the shoulder blade, for a normal person, they wouldn't be able to move their arm at all.
Yet Merlin pushed her along while swimming for so long.
If it was on his back...
Duoduo couldn't even imagine how he managed to swim with her.
She thought herself to have unrivaled will power, but Merlin told her otherwise.