The thing he had least wanted to happen happened after all. As expected, the vine suddenly snapped as they climbed, catching Uchiha Hikaru completely off guard.
"Uchiha Hikaru, you should let go quickly. If you keep this up, I'll only drag you down. If both of us end up dying here, I'll feel terribly guilty... and I won't be able to rest in peace even in death."
The young physician could see that the situation was far from favorable, so he hurriedly said this to Uchiha Hikaru, hoping that Hikaru would stop worrying about him and save himself.
"What are you saying? Since I promised you back then, I'll definitely do everything in my power to keep that promise. Besides, this is only one situation like this. We'll face many more in the future."
Even in such a crisis, Uchiha Hikaru still felt it was only a minor problem. As long as he held on a little longer, he could get through it. But he did not realize that once this vine loosened from his grasp, it would be difficult to catch hold of it again.
So he still wanted to make one final attempt with all his strength. He did not want to give up any chance of survival, whether for himself or for the young physician.
It was obvious that the woman beside them had already climbed more than halfway up, and she was far faster than Uchiha Hikaru's side. Hikaru knew very well that if he had not been carrying the young physician with him, he would have climbed up long ago.
But there was no other way. For the sake of brotherhood, he could only do this. Just as when he had chosen this path in the first place, he now had no other choice.
"Stop