Chapter 141: The Path to Survival
The method worked, although Gu Fan and his companions’ climbing speed was less than ideal, the pursuing ogres were even slower. The gap widened bit by bit, offering Gu Fan and his group some hope.
However, this hope dimmed as their phone’s battery warning flashed that they were now down to only ten percent. Their hearts turned cold. They all knew that once the phone battery ran out, in the lack of enough light, with the climbing speed of the ogres, catching up would be a breeze for them.
"We can’t just sit here, we must climb faster." With this statement, Lu Yi sped up his ascent. As they climbed higher, the surface became less smooth, allowing them to climb faster.
Suddenly, a few drops of liquid dripped onto Du Jun’s hand from above. It didn’t feel like water; it was slimy, like a slug, and quite unpleasant. "What is this stuff?" Du Jun muttered.
When Du Jun looked up and shone his light on it, he got the shock of his life. There perched an ogre, its limbs deeply embedded in the wall, upside-down, its mouth full of sharp teeth slowly opening, eager to devour fresh flesh.
Ogres were pursuing from below and now one blocking them from above. The situation was precarious. The worst part was they only had one phone left for lighting, and its battery was almost dead.
"What do we do! What do we do! They’re here!" Xu Haowen cried out. The ogre above seemed to get impatient and just coughed down. Like a gecko, they could climb up walls and walk on ceilings effortlessly. The ogre was already close to Xu Haowen.
"Damn it, stop fooling around!" Scared out of his wits, Xu Haowen started heading back down, his arm narrowly avoiding being caught, leaving behind long claw marks on the wall.
With a lack of ample lighting, they had no idea how many ogres had descended from above. Gu Fan and his group were stuck between a rock and a hard place, with no clear direction, as the danger was creeping closer.
"Go down, go down!" Gu Fan bellowed. He decided to gamble. Since the phone was running out of battery, it was best to focus the light on the creatures below, to slow their movements.
Gu Fan retreated downwards, delivering a strong kick to a disoriented ogre due to the blinding light below him that knocked it into the underground river.