Ancient Eden - Chapter 143
~End of chapter 142
She didn’t know how high the snow outside had piled up, but judging from the force when the snow rushed into the cave so suddenly, the layer of snow piled up outside would not be a small amount. At that time, even if she reached the entrance of the cave, she would still suffocate and die. Moreover, with just her bare hands, it would be impossible to dig through the snow for that long.
Her heart started to beat wildly in her chest again, and she felt the coldness of her fingertips spreading throughout her body. The temperature in the cave was plummeting. The flashlight’s light was slowly starting to fade because it hadn’t been brought out into the sun to recharge for a long time.
She turned off the flashlight, wrapped the tiger skin tightly around her body, and slowly laid down.
Li Mang should have returned already.
Chapter 143
(44.4)
All she could do now was to lie still to minimize her oxygen consumption and prolong her life, while waiting for Li Mang to dig in from outside.
She closed her eyes and breathed as slowly as she could, trying to calm her heartbeat as much as she could as if she was in meditation. Whenever she felt like she was going to be overwhelmed by the silence and infinite darkness around her, she turned on her flashlight to bring a little light. The dim light radiating from the flashlight was like the sun, and it helped her gain confidence and courage again.
But, the oxygen was slowly decreasing.
She didn’t know how long it took, but when the light from the flashlight could no longer glow, she could no longer feel any sensation from her limbs. But she still curled up, using her arms to protect her belly as much as possible, hoping that it would be warmer there, a little bit warmer.
There, she was pregnant with the life that she and Li Mang had conceived together.
Her head was dizzy and she wanted to sleep. Her eyelids were too heavy to keep them open.
But she knew she couldn’t sleep.
She used her teeth to bite the tip of her tongue, and the sharp pain made it seem as if her mind was clearing a little.
But she couldn’t hold on at last.
Every breath was so hard to take. Like a fish out of water, she was opening her mouth helplessly in the dry swamp, unable to find the sweet source of life.
Her ear drums felt as if they had extended, as she heard the surging sound of blood rushing against the walls of her ears.
She didn’t think she could hold on much longer.
Why hadn’t Li Mang come yet?
A warm lick of moisture above her face woke her. In a blur, she seemed to hear a huffing and puffing sound coming from Xiao Hei.
She did her best to open her eyes.
It was still dark.
But the wet and hot feeling of her cheeks being continuously licked was real. Then she felt something biting into her shirt, and felt her body being dragged with force.
She reached up to touch it and touched a warm body, with fur all over.
It was Xiao Hei!
She struggled to get up from the floor, following Xiao Hei’s lead, she crawled forward to make her way out.
Her face touched the cold wall of snow, and her mind suddenly cleared.
She breathed in air.
It was cold, but refreshing.
She opened her eyes wide and she extended her hands to feel the way toward the front, and then felt a small hole in the wall of snow.
She stuck her head in front of the hole and opened her mouth wide to breathe greedily, and it felt as if her lungs, which had been in severe pain, were comforted, as the pain finally and slowly stopped.
Xiao Hei still kept arching against her chest, making low whimpers.
She hugged its warm body and pressed her face against its neck.
Most definitely, Li Mang must have been afraid that she would suffocate inside, so as he was digging through the snow, he had Xiao Hei use its sharp claws to make a hole and come in first.
At that moment, she heard a call coming from the hole. It was intermittent and not very clear, but she really heard it.
It was Li Mang’s voice, full of anxiety.
Immediately she poked her head into the hole, wanting to respond to his call, to let him know that she was still alive.
But her throat was so dry that she could not make a full sound, only hoarse ah-ah sounds. Li Mang who was outside must not have heard her, for she heard him calling her name again, in a more anxious voice.
She hurriedly touched the edge of the bed, found the knife, cut off a strand of her own hair, tied it in a knot, and then stuffed it into Xiao Hei’s mouth.
She gently patted Xiao Hei’s rump, Xiao Hei immediately understood what she meant, yelped, and immediately burrowed into the hole it had made, crawling out.
She once gain wrapped the tiger skin around her tightly and leaned back to sit by the snow pile.
Seeing the hair with a knot in Xiao Hei’s mouth, Li Mang would know that it was a message from her to him. Saying she was still alive.
Translator : Laura
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