Smack!
The falling momentum suddenly halted. Death Mad looked up and saw Ash grabbing the end of the chain with one hand and holding her wrist tightly with the other, gritting his teeth, muscles taut.
"Let go, I have to—"
"Shut up!"
For the first time, Ash lost his temper in front of her, his voice breaking with agitation: "Don't let go, I'll pull you up!"
"If you don't climb up now, it will be too late—"
"Sonia Sevi!" Ash shouted her name loudly, then took a heavy breath, his voice hoarse and weak, but his tone unwaveringly firm: "I won't let go of your hand!"
Sonia Sevi...
Death Mad was momentarily dazed, as if discovering a black stone in a storage room corner, and upon wiping it clean, found it to be a sparkling, transparent ruby, its brightness captivating her heart.
Memories floated to the surface—
"We're almost at the exit, how can we stay here..."
