ASCENSION OF THE MARTIAL KING

19

The rope lifted them, trapping them to the branch of a very tall tree. Several loud noises also accompanied their movement, and it came from a couple of iron bells that were tied together at the bottom of the snare trap.

Zhang Wei looked down dumbfounded. "Well, what a new perspective this is."

"What... what's going on?" Huang Zhen cried out in alarm and grabbed Zhang Wei's arm.

"We are trapped," Zhang Wei muttered calmly once he was over his initial speechlessness. "Your leg caught a snare trap, and we were pulled upside down by it."

"Oh. How do we get down from here?" Huang Zhen asked offhandedly, trying to calm down. But when he tried to look down, he realized how tall they were hung and screamed.

Zhang Wei chuckled at his reaction but tried to dig his hand into his sleeve. "I think I still have my knife here. I'll cut the rope off and jump down."

But due to their posture, he was unable to reach in and could only turn to Huang Zhen, who was scared out of his wits beside him.

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