Chapter 179 (2/2)
”Roger that!” Ruben said”Like hell I' like this”
Jack handed Ruben's binoculars to Miss Liu Xia, and then brought his own binoculars to his eyesHe adjusted the lens until he got a full view of the clouds
”Looks like you were right, Ruben” Jackat a specific location, growing taller and darker as an to drift in from all directionsJack shi+fted the binoculars doardsThe clouds appeared to be gathering directly above a large rock full of cracks and—
”Oh uys see that?”
”Huh? See what?” Ruben asked
”S- So flen from the clouds! Some kind of white object! I swear!”
Jack adjusted his binocularsA white object? Where—
A red flash blinded Jack's eyes, causing him to drop the binocularsBeside him, Miss Liu Xia screamed and fell backwards froital caround
Jack blinked a few tiroped around for his binoculars
”shi+t! What was that?” Ruben asked
”Was it lightning?” Miss Liu Xia asked, leaning her back against the rock
Jack peered out fro his head”That wasn't lightning”
”YeahWe would've heard the sound of thunder by now if it were lightning,” Ruben said
Jack brought the binoculars to his eyes
”RubenThe cloudsThey're dispersing”
Jack lowered the binoculars and handed it to Ruben
Seconds later, Ruben lowered the binoculars fro wasn't creeping the hell out of Jack, he would've laughed at the stunned look on Ruben's face right now
”And now they're gone” Miss Liu Xia said”The clouds are coone”
Jack peeked out froht; the storet back to e NGOs,” Ruben re me out”
Once he was sure that there weren't any stor placeThen, the three of them hiked downhill towards the base ca and did a lohistle
Jack stopped walking and raised a brow at Ruben
Ruben s in front of them
Jack nearly dropped his backpack when he saw a beautiful Chinese wo uphill towards the the woman justice
The woman could've been easily mistaken for a Goddess
Jack shook hied Miss Liu Xia”Do you know her? Have you seen her around here before?”
”NoNever”
Jack looked towards the woainThe hes as she walkedAnd that veil around her shoulders made her seem ethereal somehow
Goddess
She was a Goddess
The woh she didn't see them
Ruben suddenly turned around and headed back uphill
”Hey!” Jack hissed, grabbing Ruben's shoulder”Where the hell are you going?”
Ruben stared at hiet her number of course!”
Jack s around! Let's head back to caets dark”
”WellSo the back of his headThen, he sed Miss Liu Xia with his elbow”What do you say, huh? Why don't you take one for the teaht of his life”
Miss Liu Xia blushed and sh alreadyNow let's go”
The three of the the path in silence until Miss Liu Xia suddenly tapped on Jack's shoulder
Jack turned his head around and saw Miss Liu Xia pointed at so on the side of their trail
”GuysIsn't that where the clouds were gathering above just now?” she asked in a wary tone
Jack stepped closer to the side of the trail and studied the rocky terrain before hi rock with the cracks? I recognize it from…” Jack squinted”Hey… I think there's” Jack took a few steps closer”shi+tThere's someone there”
”What? Seriously? Where?” Ruben stopped beside him
Jack pointed at the rock”Look over thereSee that large crack on the rock?”
”FckYou're right, bro”
Jack began running towards the rocks”Let's head over thereSoht need our help”
It wasn't until they ithin ten feet of the rock that Jack recognized who the person wasIt was that vagabond dude who brought the monk back to life at the foot of Mount DuonianThey had driven past the guy ten days ago, right after the guy left the pilgrims' cauy declinedAnd noas sitting inside a fissured rock in thethe guy out of the crack
”Gosh!+ His body is freezing!” Miss Liu Xia said
All of a sudden, Jack had a bad feeling about this
”Ruben, check his pulse”
Ruben reuy's pulse
A minute later, Ruben stood up
”So?” Jack asked
Ruben shook his head grimly”He's dead, bro”