Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Fighting through the searing pain in his back, Andrew held Chantelle tight and dove toward the bottom of the river. The Desert Eagle was useless now, but fortunately, some unknown phosphorescent glow flickered faintly underwater, barely allowing him to see ahead.

Chantelle's eyes were wide with terror as she tried to cry out underwater. She swallowed two huge gulps of water before quickly shutting her mouth and frantically gesturing to Andrew with her hands.

Andrew knew what she was trying to ask, but now was not the time to worry about other problems.

Two spots on his back burned with intense pain-those were the bullet wounds. Luckily, Andrew had maintained good body positioning when he jumped, avoiding any vital areas, so while he was shot, it did not affect his mobility.

However, this could not continue for long. The blood loss alone could kill him, so they needed to reach dry land quickly to treat his wounds.

Surfacing where they had jumped from was impossible because they would just become sitting ducks for the shooters above.

After hitting the water, Andrew desperately swam toward the bottom, though this was incredibly risky since no one knew where the underwater passages led. One wrong move, and they could both drown in the depths.

Diving without any equipment was a life-threatening endeavor. After just 20 seconds, Chantelle's face was flushed red, and she could not keep up anymore.

diving down. Yet, this underground river source seemed

depth, and Chantelle was already showing signs

around her, and pressed his lips to hers. The usually cold woman's eyes widened with shock and indignation, but Andrew could not worry about decency. After transferring what little air he had left in his lungs to her, he continued swimming

underground spring water suddenly rushed up from below. The eruption came without warning, and the spring water was boiling, making them both feel

turned their skin red instantly, and they felt like their flesh might

cry of pain. At this rate,

around, pulled her close, and pressed her tightly against his chest while using his back

for breath-holding underwater was eight minutes

Andrew's personal limit exceeded

Guinness, record at ten minutes, though that was back when he was still in military service.

underwater training had gottoriety

so ten minutes was definitely beyond

spring water temperature reached 150-160 degrees