Seeing their cautious reactions, Yao Tang added, “I grew up in the mountains. I have experience with these things.”
Thankfully, this helped put everyone at ease. They quickly formed a single file behind her and followed her down the mountain.
Despite the landslide and the original trail being destroyed, Yao Tangmanaged to lead them on asmoothand relatively safe path.
She practically knew the landscape like the back of her hand.
When they were halfway to the foot of the mountain, a helicopter appeared above them and hovered over the peak.
The sight made them relax even further, and some of them even had smiles on their faces as they waved at the helicopter.
At that same moment, the rescue team had also pinpointed their location. Their salvation was as good as guaranteed.
Just as they were about to celebrate, they heard Yao Tangyell urgently, “Everyone, spread out!”
Even though they all wondered at her words, their bodies immediately responded and did as she instructed.
It was as if some mysterious force had propelled them to act before their minds could even comprehend what was happening.
The next thing they knew, the helicopter was diving straight into the ground.
A rumbling sound filled the air.
The main pilot looked surprised and terrified at the same time. He struggled to regain control of the helicopter, but to no avail.
He could only brace himself for the inevitable impact.
Putting their survival aside, he was painfully aware that there were students below them. If they crashed into those poor kids…