Chapter 52: At Death’s Mercy
Acting on instinct, Min-ho reached out an arm, grabbing Jang-book by the leg. Then, like a synchronized musical number, Sae-wee grabbed Min-ho’s hand, then she grabbed Ji-su. Dok-su did the same, latching onto Ji-su before reaching out and catching Im-hee at the last minute.
The group hung for a while, unmoving in fear that they would fall. But the longer they lingered, the more the pain echoing throughout their bodies intensified, and the more their strength waned.
Squinting his eyes, Min-ho looked up, then he looked down. A quick observation had informed him that Jang-book was in no condition to pull them up. As a matter of fact, his grip was slipping.
It was up to them to make it out of here.
Turning to the bottom, Min-ho saw Im-hee, frozen in place.
"We have to climb up," Min-ho said through gritted teeth. "Im-hee has to be the first one, we’ll continue from the bottom."
Dok-su—being the second closest to the rift—turned his sights above, then he turned to Im-hee and called out.
"Im-hee," he said, but she did not respond.
She had frozen from fear.
’This isn’t good,’ Min-ho said once he saw how numb she was.
"Im-hee," Dok-su called out. He wanted to shout her name, but withheld from doing so out of fear that something else would hear.