Chapter 369

Ryan only stopped when he felt like they had enough. He returned to the cave, got an ax, and chopped the two logs into sections. Then he split them into firewood and let them dry by the fire. It began to get dark, and Freya started to make dinner. Since they had solved the problem of the firewood, everyone had relaxed smiles on their faces. They could finally have a secure meal. After they had eaten, Ryan began worrying about something else. How much longer was the water going to keep rising! He began worrying again. He took out his torch, walked to the mouth of the cave, and shone it on the tower he had built that morning. To his shock, only the tip of the tower was left! If it kept rising at this rate, the water would start flowing into the cave later that night, and it would threaten their lives. "What's wrong now?" Camelia walked over and crossed her arms over her chest. She looked calmly at Ryan. "Nothing!" Ryan gave her a perfunctory smile. He always tried his best