A Fall
Feng Ling and Li Qing headed for the house with the sinkhole. From a distance, they saw Grulu Hunters bustling in and out, carrying boxes of canned food out of the house.
A large number of Human-faced Crows gathered around the house, chirping noisily in protest.
One of the Hunters spotted Feng Ling coming over and jumped in fright. He turned and ran into the house, but tripped and fell, scattering the cans in his arms all over the ground.
Feng Ling could not help laughing. "Don't be so flustered. You might fall into the hole."
The Hunter scrambled to his feet, hastily grabbed a few cans, and ran inside. Less than two seconds later, a scream came from the house!
Feng Ling froze briefly. "No way. Did I actually call it?"
She strode forward. The moment she reached the doorway, she saw the Hunter hanging entirely inside the hole, with only one hand desperately gripping the edge. His companion knelt on the floor, straining to pull his other hand!
But his companion clearly was not strong enough. Not only could he not pull the man up, but both of them were slowly sliding into the hole.
Just as they were about to fall, Feng Ling lunged forward and grabbed the lower Hunter's arm!
She was certain she had caught him in that instant, firmly caught him. Yet the next moment, it felt as though she was not holding a human at all, but a solid bronze-and-iron statue!
The weight of over a thousand pounds instantly dragged Feng Ling down!
"Feng Ling!" Li Qing watched helplessly as Feng Ling and the Grulu Hunter fell into the sinkhole together. His face went pale with fright as he threw himself toward the opening and shouted, "Feng Ling! Feng Ling!!!"
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