Chapter 966

The two of them leaned back against each other, their hearts still racing.

It took a while before they both exhaled a long breath of relief. Even the bravest would feel a shiver of fear recalling what could have happened if they had not spotted the snake in time.

Nash turned and hugged Nina tightly, kissing her on the forehead. "It’s okay now. I’ll thoroughly check the cave in a bit to make sure nothing like this happens again."

"It’s not your fault. No one could have expected a snake to be in the cave," Nina reassured him.

In such a damp place, it was inevitable that there would be snakes. This might have even been the snake’s den. They were the intruders, and now they had killed it. In a way, they were the ones being unreasonable.

Nash reignited the torch and carefully inspected the cave, then found some stones to block the entrance. Once everything was secured, he began roasting the snake meat. They did not know how much further they had to travel, so it was best to fill the