Sylvia's POV:

Unfortunately, while we found a lot of people, most of them had died.

They were either buried alive or crushed to pieces. Either way, they all died in some gruesome manner.

My heart was heavy. I had lost count of how many corpses we had dug out of the debris and rubble. My hands had gone numb and were covered in countless scratches, but I couldn't dare to stop even for a second. There were still people who needed rescuing, and time was of the essence.

While we searched, another landslide occurred, but this one was smaller and weaker than the previous one. Rufus and I were able to take Rin to a safe spot while we waited for it to subside.

Even though this landslide was weaker than the first, the chances of survival of the buried people would be greatly reduced. It also made the search and rescue operations a lot more difficult. Fortunately, we found Harry and John later. They seemed to be unhurt, but they looked kind of strange.

I eyed them warily, not understanding what was going on.

even look at Harry. His short wet hair was plastered to

gut told me that something had happened

coughed awkwardly and went straight to the point.

I fell into a river with John while trying to escape the landslide. We ran

like a leaf as he recounted what had

what happened after?" I pressed. My curiosity was

that creature and we escaped ashore. John's clothes had been shredded to pieces, while I couldn't bear to see him like that, so I gave my jacket to John." Harry put his hand over his chest

Harry's in-depth explanation, I still felt that something was off. Harry was not what one would call a "considerate person". How could someone like him be willing to give his clothes to someone while he

latter had beaten the former on numerous occasions.

would've died in the water." John's voice was flat and emotionless. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet

awkwardly. To hide his embarrassment, he hunched over, as though he was trying to

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