The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

I looked down the moment I jumped off the cliff and felt somehow relieved. Fortunately, a lake was waiting for us down there. I didn't know how deep it was, but I figured it was better than literally falling into pieces.

I reached out, hoping to grab the corner of Rufus' clothes, but he fell so fast before I even got to prepare myself. I wasn't ready to take the leap. Rufus came into contact with the water with a loud splash and immediately passed out. He was unconscious as he sank.

I took a deep breath. It was now or never. I then landed into the lake as well and felt the water around me move away in a huge plash before engulfing me once again.

The lake was very deep. The cold water quickly permeated my clothes, and I couldn't help but shiver. But there was no time to get occupied in that sensation.

I scanned the lake to search for Rufus' sinking body. When I spotted him, I swam toward him and tugged him by his clothes.

the lake water, dyeing it red. There would be no use if I panicked right now. I tightly took a grip of Rufus' clothes, pressed my mouth against his, and breathed

reach the surface, but my feet got entangled with the weeds. I was now anchored to the bottom with an unconscious Rufus. I struggled hard but accidentally inhaled a mouthful of water. I felt the sharp pain draw against

when I was training for the military, I

breath, and pulled myself down to free my feet from the clutch of the weeds. It was not until I felt dizzy that I managed to successfully break free. Pushing myself to survival, I jumped out of the water with Rufus just in time before I expended the remaining bits of my oxygen supply. I wheezed, while dragging Rufus ashore. And then, I laid him flat on

his lungs violently. After that, his breathing became stable,

waste, I carried him

sight from seeing the path clearly as I walked aimlessly through the forest. I was aware it was dangerous, seeing as I was wounded myself and carrying another injured person to anywhere that would ensure our safety. The buzz the forest created one

wet from the fall, and if I didn't tend to him right away, his condition might worsen. I needed to quickly find a place to hide. I quickened my

walking about a mile, I found a cave hidden

so happy that the fatigue that was taking its toll on me dissipated. I took Rufus

than the space it held inside. It was bigger than I thought. Although a waterfall was plunging outside, the area it was concealing was rather dry. I took