The soldiers' clothes had long been put on the elderly and children, and raincoats were draped over the old, weak, and young on the stretchers. The young figures supported, carried, and piggybacked the rescued citizens, braving the rain and attempting to traverse the landslide-prone mountain trail as swiftly as possible.
Ling Chengyan stood in place, closely monitoring the hillside above as each squad passed.
Several times, small stones rolled down. Without needing her reminder, the team members quickly dodged aside unharmed. The troubling part was the walking citizens; their homes were destroyed by the floods, and after being soaked and battered by the rain for so long, they were thoroughly exhausted, even dazed. Now as they followed along, their every move seemed puppet-like, unable to react when stones fell.
Fortunately, each squad had a load-free guard member, who promptly pushed the citizens to safety whenever rocks fell...
