Chapter 305: Path Of Survival

Ryan didn't realize the sound of the branches cracking, he was still enjoying the air he was breathing. Meanwhile, Ivanka closed her eyes while continuing to hug her brother-in-law's neck.

After calming himself down, Ryan looked up and realized the bad thing. He ran out of words with this bad luck.

Even if he survived thanks to this tree, falling back down would mean death. It seemed that his freefalling adventure was far from over.

"Bro, are we safe?" Ivanka started to open her eyes little by little. Seeing the branch that was about to break, she panicked. Her clothes were also tattered, but luckily, she was not seriously injured and only had a few bruises.

"Brother will not let you die, believe me," Ryan smiled at Ivanka.

However, that smile also contained bitterness and hatred. He would definitely get his revenge on Nicholas and his family.

Just as Ryan vowed to take his revenge in his heart, the sound of the cracks in the branch suddenly grew louder.

It seemed that the cracking branch was no longer able to hold their weights. Slowly, Ryan and Ivanka got lower then suddenly, the branch broke and they both returned to fall!

When she slumped down, Ivanka had closed her eyes tightly and hugged Ryan's neck.

"KYAAAAAA!!!"

Ryan didn't know what to do, if they kept falling at this speed, it's over.

After looking down, Ryan's heart got clenched even more. The sharp rocks were sticking out and couldn't wait for them to come.

There was no other choice, Ryan put all the energy in his body into his hands. And like a claw, he stuck his hand on the cliff.

SRAAAKKKKKK!

He used all of his ten fingers to support their weights while continuing to slide downward.

Even the nails on the man's fingers had started to crack and break.

Fortunately, Ryan's smart action was very effective. Their speed had decreased and they ended up hanging off the cliff.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, at least he depended on his own inner strength now. Ivanka still closed her eyes and didn't dare to open them.

Ryan looked down and found there was no suitable place to land safely. However, he suddenly found a stone large enough to fit as a footrest.

With a relieved heart, Ryan took one of his grips and began to climb down towards the rock. 

He was doing it like a spiderman, although his movement was slower, he descended down the cliff at a stable speed. If not, he could fall and there was no way to save himself.

However, he suddenly started to run out of his inner power. At this time, Ryan felt his whole body turn cold as the blood on his torn stomach was still pouring out. He himself felt his hands had begun to go limp.

'This is bad!'

If it weren't for the mysterious power helping him, he might have fallen down by now.

"Bro, why did you stop?" Ivanka swallowed her saliva, she had another bad feeling. 

"It's okay, I just want to rest a bit," Ryan said in a soothing tone. But his face was getting paler and the anxiety he felt could no longer be hidden.

While descending slowly towards the boulder, Ryan had to endure the pain by biting his lip. After a while, he finally managed to get himself and Ivanka to the rock safely.

While catching his breath, Ryan was surprised when he realized there was a cave behind him.

Cave? There's a cave! 

Ryan was really happy, he then took Ivanka inside.

When they were inside, Ryan put Ivanka down and in an instant, his sister-in-law fainted.

This incident must have been too frightening for her so Ryan could understand her. No woman should experience such a frightening incident.

But Ryan himself also needed to rest for a moment and stop the bleeding.

After stopping the bleeding with his acupuncture needle, Ryan felt that he was very lucky to survive this catastrophe. He didn't expect Nicholas to use such cowardly tactics.

After a short break and the bleeding had stopped, Ryan returned to carrying Ivanka in both hands and walked deeper into the cave. He didn't see anything after walking for a moment, but then he saw an orange light ahead. Seeing the scene in front of him, Ryan was shocked. This cave looked like a sacred place.

In the middle of this cave was a pool with a diameter of 10 meters. It was enveloped in white smoke, and it seemed the water was much cooler than normal water.

After putting Ivanka down, Ryan intended to inspect the water. But suddenly, his eyes went blank. His whole body went limp and he fell. Even he couldn't feel a single part of his body.

What was going on?

Ryan felt that his body now was not much different from an empty shell, completely devoid of strength.

His mysterious power seeping out like a waterfall suddenly receded and disappeared without a trace. What remained of his body now was only his subconsciousness. But he could feel that it was unstable, as if someone wanted to put him to sleep.

Ryan was really limp. In order to save Ivanka and Irina, he used all his inner strength to the very end and relied on the mysterious power within his body. With his current condition, he couldn't control this power completely yet. Today, he had used it twice when fighting and when he jumped down to save Irina and Ivanka. Using it this way was really dangerous for him.

At the same time, his side abs that was torn apart made him lose some blood. This was further exacerbated by the pain he felt in his joints, bones, nerves and muscles. It was as if he had been bitten by ten thousand red ants on his body. The pain made him sweat profusely. When he wanted to scream out to vent his pain, no sound came out of his mouth. 

The excruciating pain made Ryan feel like he just wanted to die, he couldn't stand this kind of torture. At the same time, the black figure that had suddenly appeared in this cave was getting darker every second.

He could not only feel the emptiness in his body now, he could also feel the same things around him.

The black figure suddenly turned into Nicholas, then with his mouth wide open baring his sharp teeth, he lunged at Ryan! It was as if the man was a beast about to devour him all at once!

Ryan wanted to dodge it, but he couldn't move his body. He had surrendered to the mysterious black figure attacking him, but it turned out that it only pierced his body!

Now, many mysterious ghost-like black figures were swarming around him.

Meanwhile, when Nicholas reached the middle of the mountain, he ordered his men to stop looking for Ryan and Ivanka's bodies. In his heart, he already thought that his son's killer was dead. 

Starting from today, Ryan's name no longer existed in this world. And with this, his child could finally rest in peace.

Jumping down from such a height was like falling into the arms of the god of death. For him, Irina was very lucky to be caught in a tree without hurting herself.

Before Nicholas and his subordinates walked down the mountain, they had gathered the bodies of their dead comrades and threw them to the same slope where Ryan had jumped off to.

In Mount Barlegrad, the cliffs were very steep and rocky. Trees often grew from its crevices while the base of the mountain was only filled with rocks.

To be honest, this was not normal. From the top of the mountain, the vast and shady forest could be seen. 

In the middle, there were two large stones protruding out. And behind them was a mysterious cave. 

People would not be able to see it from a distance because the rock seemed to cover the cave. 

Anyone entering the cave could see nothing but darkness. They couldn't even see their own fingers because it's so dark. But after walking about 100 meters, a shining light suddenly welcomed them. The light was not from the sun but an orange light. If looked carefully, the light came from the crevice on the cave's wall.

In the middle of this area, there was a pond with a diameter of 10 meters. The water in the pool was very clear and calm, with absolutely no ripples. However, nobody could see the bottom of the pool even though the water was clear.

At the same time, white smoke seeped out the surface of the water and it could be seen with naked eyes.

Ryan was lying helpless with a tattered shirt and a torn stomach there. Not to mention the cuts and bruises he received when he fought earlier. The scratches on his body were still fresh, he got them when he fell through the trees.