When Sydney saw such a scene, her face froze. She rushed to catch Julien.
As Julien was heavy, Sydney stumbled backward before she managed to stabilize her footing.
"Julien, how are you feeling?" Sydney asked worriedly as she held Julien's back.
Julien didn't answer. His eyes were closed, and his head rested on Sydney's shoulder as if he was asleep.
Sydney realized that Julien might have passed out.
He had suffered a severe blow to his head, and he kept feeling dizzy. He would have passed out sooner or later.
In such a condition, there was no way Julien could walk on his own now.
Sydney took a deep breath, turned around, put Julien's arms on her shoulders, and took him forward.
Sydney was walking toward the south.
Ahead of her was a thin forest. She should be out of the woods soon.
Once she was out of the woods, she might meet someone.
As Sydney walked forward with Julien, she turned her head to look at the man on her back, the look in her eyes determined." Julien, I'm going to get you out of here."
Sydney then looked forward and continued on.
Every few yards, she would drop a strip of cloth as marks for anyone who came looking for them.
She had intended to tie the strips to the trees so they wouldn't be blown away when the wind came.
But she could only do that if Julien could walk on his own.
However, Julien could not walk by himself now. She needed to carry him on her back, so she couldn't tie the strips to the trees. She had no choice but to throw the strips on the ground. She could only hope that the strips would not be blown away by the wind.
After a long time, Sydney was tired and exhausted. Suddenly, a thunderbolt rang out.
Sydney was so startled that her body trembled at it. Then she stopped and looked up at the sky.
The sky had darkened. Mass gloomy clouds shadowed over the mountain.
Thunder crashed one after another. It was so frightening.
It was going to rain! And it seemed to be a heavy rain!
When the idea occurred to Sydney, she felt so frustrated. Once it started raining, they couldn’t walk on.
She was walking on the mountain path. If it rained, she could easily slip and fall down.
With Julien's condition, he definitely couldn't fall again.
Also, it was getting dark.
Sydney didn't know the exact time at the moment as her cell phone, watch, and other electronic devices were taken away by Burton’s men when she was kidnapped. She didn't know where they put them.
And Julien's cell phone was probably taken as well.
Otherwise, earlier at the lake, Julien would have called Zach. He would have done something. So Julien's phone should have been lost in the lake, or the phone could not work after getting soaked in the water.
And Sydney couldn't put Julien on the ground right now to check his watch. She could roughly guess that it was around 6:00 or 7:00 in the evening.
It was dark and raining. They really shouldn’t go any further. Sydney had to find a place to shelter themselves.
Otherwise, they were going to freeze to death in the night.
Sydney’s clothes were completely wet, and she was freezing cold. But with Julien on her back, he warmed her up a bit, while Julien was on his own. He must be freezing by now!
But where were they going to shelter themselves and spend the night?
Sydney bit her lower lip and looked around. Luckily, she spotted a cave not far ahead.
"Great!" Sydney got cheered up at the sight of the cave. Her eyes instantly sparkled and glowed a color of excitement.
"Julien, we have a place to hide from the rain for the night." Sydney turned her head to the man on her back and exclaimed.
Then she took Julien quickly toward the cave.
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