Shen Jingqi and Lin Yue were truly unable to run any further, their legs felt as if they were filled with lead, each step taken with all the strength they could muster. They stumbled to the side of a creek and collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air in large gulps.
Lin Yue propped her hands on her knees, head bowed down, beads of sweat as large as beans rolling off her forehead, instantly absorbed by the earth. She said between gasps, "We… we can't just keep running like this… that group… that group will definitely keep chasing us."
Shen Jingqi was not faring much better, leaning against a large rock, coughing violently, his chest heaving harshly. He responded with labored breaths, "Yeah, but now… now there's no other way."
