Chapter 553
Chapter 553: Episode 087 - Cutting Off Your Own Retreat and Struggling for Survival (3)
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Around this time, Stuart Weston had reached the opposite cliff, waving at them in signal.
Without paying attention to the safety of Stuart Weston who was now out of danger, Calvin Ramos’s gaze remained fixated on Becca Reyes, who was struggling in the last half of the route. His brows were tightly knitted the entire time, not moving away for even a second in the last few minutes.
It wasn’t until she arrived at the end point with great difficulty that his furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
It was as if he had suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"You really care about her."
Flossie Wright turned her head slightly and looked at the handsome man beside her with great interest. She still spoke very calmly, but the certainty in her words was beyond doubt.
She could not pinpoint the exact nature of Calvin Ramos’s feelings towards Becca Reyes.
However, Calvin Ramos’s concern seemed to exceed the norm.
At the very least, compared to her, it was Calvin Ramos who seemed to have a better relationship with Becca Reyes.
"Yes." Calvin Ramos turned his head to look at her in the same way, with a serious yet calm gaze. His words were clear. "I believe, nobody wants her to be in danger."
With a slight convergence of her gaze, Flossie Wright shrugged and stepped back, "You go first."
Obviously, she didn’t want to probe Calvin Ramos anymore, nor did she want to waste more time here.
Calvin Ramos hesitated slightly, after all, it would be safer to let Flossie Wright go first. Under the circumstances of being pursued by enemy forces, the person covering the team’s retreat would naturally be under greater psychological pressure. However, when he thought about Flossie Wright’s resilience, he realized that his worry was unnecessary.
Without refusal, Calvin Ramos directly got onto the rope.
And about fifty meters away from him, Flossie Wright quickly climbed up as well.
At the beginning, Calvin Ramos stayed still to maintain the balance of the rope, enabling Flossie Wright to climb up more efficiently. Only when he felt her speed gradually becoming steady did he continue at his own pace.
Being an exceptionally excellent presence among these new recruits, Calvin Ramos was much faster and steadier than Stuart Weston. In no time, he had already put quite a distance between Flossie Wright. However, Flossie Wright maintained a good state of mind, without rushing to catch up with him. She moved at her own pace, much like all the training in the past, with no sign of any urgent emotions.
However, her calm demeanor nearly drove Becca Reyes and Stuart Weston, who were watching from the other side, mad.
"Damn it, can’t she hurried up a bit?!"
Looking at Flossie Wright’s slow speed from a distance, and the halfway climbing Calvin Ramos, Stuart Weston pointed to Flossie Wright in the distance, grumpily yelling at Becca Reyes.
Becca Reyes was worrying about Flossie Wright and Calvin Ramos’s situation. When she heard Stuart Weston’s edgy voice, she swiftly shot him a sharp glance, "She is always like this, don’t you know?"
Stuart Weston gritted his teeth, as all his words got stuck in his throat.
Damn his luck, he knew it too well!
However, even if Flossie Wright was moving at a snail’s pace, as long as she was in a good psychological state and wasn’t in life-threatening danger, it could already be considered a great relief.
Risks were not worth losing one’s life over a mere drill!
As time went by, those who waited seemed to feel more tormented. Considering the possibility of the approaching enemy forces anytime, Becca Reyes and Stuart Weston were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, incessantly encouraging both Calvin Ramos and Flossie Wright.
However, their cheerleading was halted by Flossie Wright’s words, "Do you want to attract the enemy?"
— End of Chapter 553 —