At this very moment, inside the rescue command center tent, everyone listened to the howling wind and rain outside, feeling restless and uneasy.
What concerned everyone wasn't the sudden storm slowing down the rescue but the possibility that something had happened to the helicopter they sent out. Based on the pilot's last frantic cries, it seemed they had been attacked by something.
"What do we do?" The rescue team leader scanned the room of silent faces, hoping to hear opinions, but instead found everyone looking deeply troubled.
A rescue mission was a race against time, and they had a growing sense that something terrible had happened at the other end of the tunnel. Action needed to be taken immediately to investigate.
Clearing the rock debris in the tunnel would take time, and in this kind of weather, sending another helicopter was out of the question. The only feasible option left was to assemble a team, gear up, and trek over the mountain to attempt the rescue.
