The thunderous, bone-shattering roar of the collapsing limestone shelf echoed violently through the sheer walls of the narrow granite canyon, leaving a dense, suffocating cloud of fine white chalk dust trapped within the rocky corridor.
Thousands of tons of shattered granite, heavy shale, and ancient clay settled onto the wet gravel path seventy meters ahead, completely burying the bottleneck under a dramatic, impassable mound of environmental destruction. The heavy impact rattled the canyon floor, sending a series of low-frequency vibrations rippling through the damp mountain air.
Instead of rushing past the freshly fallen debris field, Chen Ying held up her right hand, signaling an immediate halt to their movement.
