My Extraordinary Wife

Chapter 895 Race Against Time

We're saved... We're finally saved, Mommy!

Ashlyn continued up the mountain with the others. After they walked for about half an hour, a familiar male voice drifted into her ears.

“Men, we must rescue everyone trapped under these rocks before the upstream water bursts its banks. Otherwise, they'll all die when a flash flood breaks out.”

It was none other than Lucas.

Ashlyn glanced back over her shoulder. “Hurry up, everyone! We're going to convene with Lucas. There are people buried under the rocks above!”

As the mountainous terrain was beyond difficult to traverse, it was still a great hardship no matter how fast they walked.

When Ashlyn lifted her head again after walking for a while, she was greeted by the sight of Lucas' tall and slender back on the mountainside just a stone's throw away. Behind him were Spencer and dozens of men.

She looked at the familiar figure, and her nose inexorably stung.

An indescribable feeling pervaded her.

would coordinate and work side by side with Lucas in

all these rocks and save those buried underneath. Spencer, lead a few men and widen the fissures here. Torrential waters will likely

everyone at the hillside camp will be in danger. What should we do now,

don't save them if they're already dead under these rocks. But if they're still alive, do we have the heart to sacrifice them

suddenly heard a woman's cool and crisp voice

at the

for a look either, only to spot Ashlyn heading toward them at a

earlier? Why did we both ultimately end

over everyone there. “We must save the people! All of us are the best, and I believe we won't back down just because of some trivial difficulty. Let's get them out before the flash flood hits. We'll find a way to move some rocks over to seal the gaps

on our side now. Let's get digging.” Having said that, Lucas stepped forward and picked up the shovel to dig up

else started swinging their shovels and excavating the rocks.

underneath, so they had to get the

to move the rocks. When both her hands, which were bleeding incessantly, came into view, Lucas found the sight utterly

massive hands and grasped her fair and delicate ones. “Have

They don't hurt at

then, a hand came into sight from