Chapter 908

The ground started to shake again, and rocks began to tumble down from the top of the tunnel. Maja could only brace herself and help lan up, trying to find a place to take cover. But the tunnel was spotless, without any tables or chairs. The occasional doors they found led to sheer cliffs, scaring the living daylights out of her. She understood even more the difficulty lan faced in leaving markers along the journey.

Following the markers outside, the ground shook even more violently. But before them was a door that required a password. In this mountain, they could only go in, but not out. Freedom was just behind this door, but if the password was entered incorrectly, they would be trapped here forever, unless they chose to jump off the cliff, leaving their fate up in the air.

Ian couldn’t go on any longer.

Tears welled up in Maja’s eyes. She felt the blood on her hands. It was lan’s blood. Ian held her from behind, his sweat from the pain soaking his hair.

He held her tightly, as if it was their last moments together. “Maja, watch out!”

He quickly pushed her away as a large rock fell from above, hitting him squarely on the head.

“lan!” Maja quickly tore a strip of cloth from her clothes, pressing it hard against his wound.

blood kept on

as she tried to cover his head wound and bang on the door at the same time. “Open up! Open

earthquake continued, with no place to take cover. Another

on her hands and tried entering the password again and

“Invalid password.

“Invalid password.”

have one more try.”

the strength to stand up, just leaning against her. Maja’s tears fell thick and fast as she held him, staring at the digital screen in

The earthquake will be over soon.” His voice was

hands were covered in

talking.” She bit her lip, her swollen eyes fixated on the door in

gave a small laugh, but winced in pain. “If I don’t say it now, I might not have the

appeared in Maja’s mind. She typed in a string of numbers. “Password correct. Password correct.

she stood there, pale as a ghost. Ian seemed just as surprised. How did she

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