Chapter 58

The mountain road was rugged, and as I reached a downhill stretch, I intended to slow the car down. But the brakes seemed completely ineffective. No matter how hard I pressed down on it, the car continued to surge forward, gaining speed as it descended the slope. I desperately slammed the brake pedal, but it didn't help. Soon, I realized that the brakes had failed. But how could this happen? I had just had the car serviced and maintained before coming here. How could the brakes malfunction now? At this rate, if I couldn't slow down in time to take a curve, I could end up plummeting down the nearby cliff. The cliff was steep, at least several dozen meters high. Even if it wasn't a sheer drop, the fall would be fatal for both the car and anyone inside. I couldn't let this happen. I had to figure out how to stop the car, or at least find a way to lessen the damage. The car bounced and jostled on the rough mountain road, and I gripped the steering wheel tightly, looking for any oppor