Chapter 193: Trapped in the Ravine
The wreckage of the bus lay at the bottom of the ravine, upside down with its wheels pointing toward the sky. Its metal frame was twisted in several places. Shattered window glass was scattered everywhere, and thin smoke still rose from the destroyed engine.
The students’ personal belongings—torn backpacks, open bento boxes with their contents spilled, scattered books—mixed with fragments of metal and plastic, creating a scene of total devastation.
*BANG!*
The bus’s entrance door, now at the top due to its inverted position, suddenly shot forward with a loud crash.
Ren had kicked it hard, sending it flying far away, disappearing among the trees.
With steady steps, Ren emerged from the hole where the door had been, carrying the still-unconscious Umi in a princess carry. He stepped through the debris, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
"Where are we?"
The bus wreckage lay tilted, dangerously close to a steep, rocky cliff wall. Around them, tall trees loomed, their leaves still lush green under the late afternoon sunlight. A dense forest surrounded them on all sides, creating an isolated and eerie silence.
Ren looked up, his Heavenly Eye easily piercing through the thick foliage and the looming cliff’s darkness. He observed the point where the bus had plummeted, noting the tire marks that ended abruptly at the cliff’s edge, and estimated the ravine’s depth.
"This ravine is at least 30 meters deep. Pretty lucky no one died in this accident."
With a gentle motion, Ren placed Umi on flat ground, leaning her against a sturdy tree.
"First, evacuate everyone."