After repeated attempts, William Cole woke Ruth Dawn.
The woman almost broke down, leaping into William's arms and weeping, "I thought I was just a goner!"
"It's okay, it's okay now," William held Ruth, comforting her by patting her back with his hand.
The fear made her tremble, her skin raising into goosebumps in his arms.
Through the faint glow of the dragon-shaped jade pendant, William looked at Ruth's pale face with concern.
"William...I'm so cold…so cold…" Ruth shivered, clinging onto William.
Tears welled in her eyes, "Are we going to die here?"
William smiled, reassuring her, "Don't worry. Green Dragon's rescue team will come for us."
Ruth's eyes were red, "But we're in a cave. It's deep, with countless tunnels crisscrossing. We don't even know how many of them there are."
"And we've been carried by the current of this dark river for so long, who knows how far we've been swept downstream."
"We're doomed…we are going to die here."