Kelvin looked around, but there was no other way. He furrowed his brow.
“Mike, how did you get to the other side of the river before?” Kelvin asked.
Mike answered casually, “With a rope. We climbed across using a rope.”
The rope he mentioned was only as thick as a thumb, made of nylon. One end was tied to a banana tree, and the other end was tied to a tree on the opposite bank.
The rope was only 50 centimeters above the water, so it was easy to accidentally fall in.
Mike lay flat on his stomach with his back facing the ground, gripping the rope with both hands and crossing his legs as he hung from it.
He slowly moved forward toward the other side of the river.
Sensing the smell of food, the group of hungry piranhas in the water kept jumping out of the water.
Several times they almost bit Mike’s buttocks.
Seeing this, Iker didn’t hesitate and followed Mike’s method to cross the river.
Having undergone similar training, the rope posed no great difficulty for him at the moment.
He even quickly caught up with Mike.
Old Bray was making a fuss, shouting loudly in place, “No, no, I have low blood pressure. Doing this will make me dizzy.”
“What if I pass out before I even reach the other side and fall into the water to feed the fish?”
While he was speaking, Cheyenne was also considering whether she could safely cross the river. In the end, she decided to give it a try.
“How about this, Old Bray, you stay here and wait for us, okay?”
In case of any unexpected movements, he could alert them.
Old Bray glanced around at the various snakes hanging from the trees and the endless rainforest ahead where there were countless dangers.
Leaving him alone was not feasible; he was scared too.
“No, my low blood pressure is an old problem. I’ll walk with you for mutual support.”
“After all, you’re all too young, and I have the most experience here.”
Kelvin wasn’t even listening to what he was saying. He went straight to Cheyenne and hugged her.
“This is too dangerous. Why don’t you stay with Old Bray?”
Old Bray took the opportunity to say, “If Cheyenne is willing to stay with me, then my low blood pressure won’t be a problem.”
Hearing this, Cheyenne turned her head and glared at him.
“I’m not staying with you. Kelvin, what are you worried about? Don’t forget, I’m not a weak woman.”
It’s just a rope and a group of brainless piranhas, right?
If any fish dared to bite her, she would catch it and burn it!
“But…”
Kelvin wanted to say something more, but Cheyenne stubbornly interrupted him.
“That’s settled then. Let’s go. Don’t let Master Iker and Mike steal the limelight.”
She was too eager to show off, sometimes Kelvin really hated her stubbornness.
Helplessly, he had to take her with him.
“Well, just be careful. It’s okay to go slower. Safety is the most important thing.”
The fish in this lake grew up eating various poisonous insects and snakes. Don’t be fooled by their colorful appearance; they’re poisonous.
If bitten by them, you’d lose more than just skin.
“Yeah, you too.”
Cheyenne worriedly reminded him, then followed Master Iker and set off.
Kelvin followed closely behind, keeping an eye on her.
Meanwhile, Old Bray, standing on the shore, was still hesitating whether to stay or not. When he looked up…
Where were they?
They were all hanging on the rope, with Mike leading the way, about to reach the other side of the river.
Even Kelvin was several meters away from him. Old Bray panicked.
“Hey, wait for me! Don’t you understand respecting elders and caring for the young? How can you leave me alone?”
Shouldn’t it be the young people’s job to do this kind of thing?
Why did it become him?
Kelvin didn’t even look back as he answered him, “I thought you weren’t planning to cross the river, Old Bray, so I didn’t call you.”
“You little… Slow down, slow down!”
Just with this rope, the person at the front carries the weight above, leaving those behind at a great disadvantage. As the rope sags lower, the water surface gets closer and closer.
Old Bray even felt a chilling sensation on his rear, but he dared not look down into the water where man-eating creatures lurked.
After a few seconds, Cheyenne suddenly heard a scream behind her.
“Oh my goodness, my butt… it hurts!”
Curiously, she glanced back.
It turned out that Old Bray had been bitten by a piranha, a fish no larger than a hand, still hanging on his rear.
Old Bray could only use one hand to slap it off.
However, this action caused trouble for Kelvin and Cheyenne ahead, making the rope swing.
Cheyenne lost her grip suddenly and began to fall.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the densely packed piranhas below, sending shivers down her spine.
She opened her mouth and screamed for help.
“Ah, Kelvin, help!”
“Cheyenne.”
In a critical moment, Kelvin quickly reached out and grabbed her waist, lifting her up.
This saved Cheyenne from the fate of being bitten by fish, but his hand suffered.
It had just touched the water’s surface for a moment and was bitten by a leaping fish, now bleeding profusely.
Even so, Kelvin didn’t let go because releasing her would endanger his beloved.
“Your hand…”
Cheyenne saw that the blood had turned black, indicating poisoning.
Kelvin clenched his teeth.
“I’m fine, let’s go quickly.”
To prevent her from slipping again, Kelvin took off his belt and folded it, handing it to her.
“You can hang this on the rope, wrap the other end around your hand, so it won’t hurt your hand.”
“What about you?”
“I don’t need it; I’m tough.”
He knew just how delicate Cheyenne’s skin was.
Gratefully, Cheyenne’s eyes welled with tears. He was always there to protect her, giving her a sense of security.
“Kelvin, why are you so good to me?”
“Why do you think?”
He looked at her seriously, his extraordinary handsome face imprinted in her eyes.
She bit her red lip without replying. If he wanted her forgiveness, she wasn’t angry anymore.
“I…”
Just as Cheyenne was about to speak, Old Bray’s wailing voice echoed again.
“Darn it, I’ve been bitten again, and now both sides of my rear are numb!”
“Are you two out of your minds? Can’t you stop talking sweet nothings here? Climb quickly! Otherwise, this old man will kick you down and make you a pair of ill-fated lovebirds!”
Alright, the sentimental atmosphere was instantly shattered!
Cheyenne snapped out of it and hurried to climb.
Now Kelvin was annoyed; he was sure Cheyenne was about to confess her feelings to him.
But it was all disrupted by Old Bray.
Let’s see how he’ll get back at him!