69. The deadly obstacle

Lightning flashes and thunder resounds while torrents of water fall from the sky and although the Ranges’ wipers work at full speed, they can hardly see in front of them. Joss frowns and stares ahead. "Spyker, reduce speed immediately to a snail’s pace. The whole road ahead is blocked by vehicles. Look, there is a bus in a ditch down the sharp decline right along the road. Maybe it was an accident.” Anxiously Leo leans forward trying to see what is going on. The heavy thunder clouds above cover the sun completely, and although it is still early in the morning, it feels as if it is dusk already. He doesn’t like it at all! It was fine when they drove with some speed, but now they are creeping towards obstacles and will probably have to stop and find a way around it. The declines on both sides of the road are steep and there is no space for them to pass with the dense pine woods on both sides preventing it. The bushes and shrubs are lush between the trees and Leo wonders if maybe monste