Return to the City: The Strongest King-Chapter 1652 - 1598: Avalanche (Part 3)

Capítulo 1652: Chapter 1598: Avalanche (Part 3)

However, if the snow becomes compacted over time, there won’t be any oxygen coming in, and if the two of them are not frozen to death here, they will suffocate. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After moving his body a bit, Song Xiaodong found a direction to shift in, forcibly creating a small snow pocket, giving the two of them more room to move, and allowing more air to come in.

If he were to push in every direction, the surrounding snow would become compacted, letting less oxygen in.

The more extreme the situation, the calmer Song Xiaodong became, able to think and solve problems rationally.

At this time, Chu Xianling moved slightly and then opened her eyes, but without perception ability, she wasn’t aware of the current situation.

“Xiaodong, are we… dead?”

Song Xiaodong said, “No, we’re still alive, but we’ve been buried by the snow.”

“Buried? I don’t really feel anything, just really cold. Ah… it really is snow all around.” Chu Xianling reached out and touched the surroundings and overhead, confirming it was all snow.

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, “Yes, we need to get out quickly, otherwise we’ll run out of oxygen, and we’re not wearing enough clothing, which makes it easy to freeze to death here.”

Chu Xianling said, “I feel the snow is very soft, wouldn’t it be easy for us to dig our way out?”

“This… seems so, let’s give it a try.”

Song Xiaodong pushed back a bit, expanding the space for them further, but quickly found that the more he pushed, the more compact the snow behind became, making it increasingly difficult.

Instinctively, both of them wanted to dig upwards to get out.

Inserting their hands upwards, they pulled down a large chunk of snow. Chu Xianling said, “This is easy, even without True Qi, ordinary people could do it.”

Song Xiaodong nodded, also digging out a chunk, but felt something was off. If it was this easy, why were there so few stories of survival from snow avalanches?

However, they soon understood.

Digging from above wasn’t difficult, but every bit they dug out was immediately filled by more snow. Most importantly, digging brought more snow into their own space, which reduced the amount of breathable air. Continuing like this meant they’d suffocate before they could get out.

Chapter 1600

“Stop! We can’t dig like this, otherwise we’ll never make it out.”

With Song Xiaodong’s words, Chu Xianling immediately realized the problem and stopped, asking, “So what do we do now?”

Song Xiaodong took a deep breath to sharpen his mind and said, “We should dig horizontally.”

“Horizontally? Won’t that take forever to get out?” Chu Xianling was quite puzzled.

Song Xiaodong said, “We’ll dig horizontally, but our direction should be up the slope, where the snow will definitely be thinner.”

Chu Xianling’s eyes brightened at his suggestion. It was completely dark, but Song Xiaodong’s perception ability still sensed her eyes widened.

“Xiaodong, you’re right. In this situation, having such keen thoughts is indeed rare.”

Song Xiaodong chuckled softly and said, “It’s indeed rare for you to still be in the mood to praise me at a time like this.”

To her surprise, Chu Xianling chuckled lightly and said, “Let’s start now. The longer we delay, the worse it’ll be for us.”

Song Xiaodong was well aware of this and began to determine the direction.

“We’re on flat ground here, so which way leads up the slope?” Chu Xianling moved her foot a bit and said, frowning.

With an avalanche, it stops when there’s little snow left above, and a more crucial reason is there should be a gentle slope here, where the snow has less inertia,”

Song Xiaodong’s perception ability spread out. It was completely unaffected by the snow, and he could sense five to six meters around him. With such a range, he could determine the terrain.

“Dig in this direction.” Song Xiaodong took Chu Xianling’s hand and started digging snow behind him.

Chu Xianling didn’t argue. Since she couldn’t determine the direction well, she might as well follow Song Xiaodong and try. If it was correct, they’d keep digging; if not, they’d change direction until they got it right.

Digging horizontally meant they didn’t have to worry about getting buried. The snow they dug was moved behind them, and they didn’t have to fear suffocation. The air trapped in the snow got released as they dug, just enough to sustain their breath.

A few minutes later, after digging a few meters, Chu Xianling exclaimed in surprise, “I feel a slope here, we must be heading upwards.”

Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, “Looks like I’m pretty lucky.” Very few people knew about his perception ability.

Though Chu Xianling was a pretty good friend, Song Xiaodong wasn’t planning to reveal everything about himself to her.

Having determined the direction, Chu Xianling was filled with motivation. “Breaking out from here shouldn’t be hard. As long as we keep digging upwards, we’ll find a way out. Maybe those trapped in avalanches before couldn’t find the correct direction and died because of it?”