CHAPTER 120: CHAPTER 119: RUNNING INTO AN ACQUAINTANCE

The car gradually drove onto a relatively open road, with the sound of rain pattering outside the window.

At noon, after Norman parked the car at a rest stop, he shouted, "Miss Lyle, let’s get out and have a meal."

With that, he got out of the car, seemingly unwilling to continue driving.

Elliana’s face was somber, she had reached her limit. With a slam, she got out of the car, walked up to Norman with a stern expression.

"Miss Lyle, I want to eat..."

Before Norman could finish his sentence, the keys in his hand were swiftly snatched away by Elliana!

Seeing Elliana already seated in the driver’s seat, he had no time to react, as the car’s engine revved to life.

"What are you doing?" Norman leaned on the car window, knocking twice.

Seeing Elliana was determined to leave on her own, he quickly stood in front of the car, shouting, "This car is allocated by the company, you can’t drive it away!"

To him, Elliana was just a star, Norman Bennett’s kept lover. If such a good car was lost, he couldn’t afford to compensate.

Elliana rolled down the car window, leaned out, and warned sternly, "Move!"

"You can’t drive the car away!" Norman spread his arms defiantly and said harshly, "If you dare, run me over!"

At this moment, Norman lifted his face, looking down on Elliana, not believing she would really dare to run him over, thinking she looked like a timid and easily bullied girl who would surely back down if he stood firm.

Time was urgent, and Elliana could not afford any more delay! Facing Norman’s threat, she fixed her gaze, gripping the steering wheel tightly.

With one step on the accelerator, the car’s wheels spun like an arrow, charging straight at Norman blocking the way!

Seeing the car was about to hit him, Norman panicked, rolling and crawling frantically to the side! He stopped only after two full rolls!

Although he wasn’t hit, Norman was indeed terrified, sitting on the ground, gasping heavily.

He hadn’t expected Elliana really intended to run him over. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, he might have been sent flying!

Watching the car’s departing silhouette, Norman, with a vicious expression, spat heavily on the ground, "Damn it..."

Without Norman hindering her, Elliana accelerated the car, unknowingly surpassing 200 on good road sections, going even faster!

At night, she finally reached the area of Wyen, and the rain was getting heavier. The windshield wipers swayed nonstop, not daring to pause.

The interior of the car was dim, with only the voice of the car navigation accompanying her. Usually afraid of the dark, at this moment, she summoned an inexplicable courage.

At midnight, as the rain gradually lessened and appeared to stop, she became increasingly complex and excited as she drew closer.

Just as she started driving towards the Holy Spring direction, upon entering the countryside road, she encountered another roadblock!

"..."

Stopping the car, she anxiously got out to check. Although the streetlights weren’t very bright, she could vaguely see a long queue. It wasn’t likely to clear anytime soon.

Returning to the car, she checked the navigation; it was still 20 kilometers to Holy Spring. If she walked faster, she could reach Holy Spring Town in about 5 to 6 hours!

After a moment of thought, she decisively abandoned the car and started walking!

After walking for over an hour, she saw a blockade and a warning sign on the road.

"Landslide ahead, currently being repaired."

The landslide must be due to the waterlogged ground, and if this continued, something would happen sooner or later! She had to hurry!

A drop of rain fell from the sky, and she felt a chill on the tip of her nose; soon her face felt the raindrops as well. Elliana felt alarmed! How did it start raining again?

She looked around; the wind had picked up. But after just ten seconds, the wind intensified, causing the treetops to whirl fiercely, swaying like they were vowing not to stop until they succeeded.

Within moments, the scattered raindrops turned into a torrential downpour, pounding forcefully on her body.

As her phone had navigation broadcasts, she quickly shielded it with her chest, wrapping it tightly before continuing onward through the rain.

Less than a minute later, the phone made no sound, perhaps due to water damage or a dead battery.

She was drenched to the bone by the rain. The streetlights flickered with the thunder’s strikes, seemingly about to go out completely at any moment!

Looking down at the roadside, she saw the water in the drainage ditches rushing, carrying turbid muddy water colored like caramel coffee.

Faced with such a situation, she could only protect her heart area with both hands, curling her body slightly as she moved forward—she couldn’t afford to lose warmth now since she hadn’t found Norman Bennett yet...

After persevering for a few minutes, she saw a figure ahead!

The heavy rain blurred her vision, but the flashlight illuminating confirmed that someone was there!

Several men in raincoats were surprised to see Elliana. They were traffic police checking the landslide site, repairing the road.

One traffic police officer understood, shouting, "Do you have a raincoat? Give her a raincoat!" because the rain was too loud to hear people talking.

Wearing a raincoat, Elliana thanked them, though her voice could not be heard at all.

She bypassed a few of them, intending to continue forward because she had checked the navigation carefully; the first fork here led to Holy Spring Town.

"Where are you going? It’s dangerous up ahead; another landslide could happen at any moment. I’ll take you to the nearest Rain Terrace Village."

A traffic officer stopped her, attempting to pull her toward the police car.

"No! I must go to Holy Spring..."

"What did you say?" the officer shouted loudly.

As Elliana was struggling with the rescue officer and trying to explain, suddenly a strong light approached and was blinding.

As it got closer, she realized it was a military vehicle.

It turned out that a nearby army unit was stationed not far away, and had been dispatched to assist upon hearing about the natural disaster.

A group of soldiers got out of the car, heading toward the traffic police, and among them, Elliana saw a familiar face.

It was Hannah!

"Hannah! Hannah!" Elliana hurriedly broke free from the officer’s grip and ran to that familiar figure.

"Little Sprout?!"

Seeing Elliana like this, Hannah was also shocked, wondering why she was here.

"Go help them quickly!"

After yelling at the soldiers, Hannah pulled Elliana into their car.

In the warm car compartment, after sipping the hot water Hannah handed her, Elliana felt like she’d come back to life.

"Why did you come running here? Where’s Norman Bennett? Why did he leave you here alone?" Hannah asked as she wiped Elliana’s face with a towel.

"Cold, it’s really cold..."

She took a few sips of the hot water, composing herself as she shivered, and said to Hannah, "I came to find Norman. Hannah, listen to me, a catastrophic flood will strike Holy Spring at any moment, and people will die there."

"Little Sprout, what are you saying?" Not that Hannah didn’t hear, she just couldn’t believe it. It was just heavy rain; it hadn’t reached a flood stage yet.

Seeing that Hannah seemed not to believe her, Elliana didn’t know how to explain. In her past life, because the disaster was discovered too late, Holy Spring Town suffered heavy casualties!

Taking hold of Hannah’s hand, which was wiping her face, Elliana’s anxious eyes pleaded, "The Holy Spring Town reservoir is about to collapse, and the entire Holy Spring will be flooded! There’s still time to evacuate people and perform rescue operations."

With their eyes locked, Hannah’s expression was complex, unsure whether to believe it or not.

Just as she was hesitating, Elliana was on the verge of breaking down from anxiety.

"Hannah, please save them. What I say is true; these are things from my past life, and...and Norman Bennett is trapped in Holy Spring." Her grip on Hannah’s hand tightened, a pleading tone in her voice.

Whether Hannah believed her or not, Elliana was going to find Norman Bennett herself!

"Alright! I believe you."

Hannah sighed. Even though the talk of past life experiences was puzzling, she was moved—after all, it concerned lives, and she couldn’t risk ignoring the warning!