In the dark, claustrophobic mining tunnel, Jack held a smokeless torch in one hand and a handful of climbing spikes in the other, struggling to climb. He climbed upward while also hammering spikes into the compacted tunnel walls for others to step on.
The narrowness of this hellish place was beyond his imagination.
The tunnel was an irregular cylindrical shape, extending upward at an angle close to 50 degrees, surrounded by dirt and hard rock... The widest part was no more than 80 centimeters in diameter, and the narrowest part just slightly over 50 centimeters, barely accommodating an adult's shoulders.
For the tall Jack, this was undoubtedly a significant challenge.
Many times, he had to curl up his body tightly, unable to exert any strength with his arms and legs, relying only on squeezing with his joints and waist to gradually crawl forward...
