Chapter 363: Li Lei's rescue
Chapter 363 Li Lei’s Rescue
“Xiao Ling!”
“Xiao Ling!”
Many people’s exclamations came from the intercom.
“Stay away from the mountain wall! Stay away from the mountain wall!” The coach and Li Lei shouted in unison.
She pulled the paraglider quickly to turn, but the mountain wind suddenly picked up. Only then did she realize the terrifying situation near the mountain - the paraglider could not be controlled under the disturbance of the turbulence, and she lost her balance in an instant. For a moment, she only felt The world was spinning, the front half of the paraglider folded down, and the entire paraglider started to spin downward like a giant top.
“Hold! Hold! Use full stall to regain balance!” the instructor yelled.
Full stall? During paragliding training, she had heard the instructor talk about this technique, which was to use free fall to allow an out-of-control parachute to recover on its own. It was very useful, but also very dangerous. It was an advanced stunt, not a regular training item. Xia Ling had only heard the theory and steps, but had not actually practiced them.
But at the moment, she has no better way. She is watching the out-of-control spiral spinning faster and faster, getting closer and closer to the ground. She will be shattered into pieces whether she stalls or not - why not, just give it a try and give it a try!
She took a deep breath and pushed both brakes to the limit at the same time.
At that moment, I heard Li Lei’s angry curse—
“Fart! Open the parachute! Open the parachute directly! A rookie can’t do a full stall at this altitude! Xiao Ling, open the parachute!”
However, it was already too late. The strong pulling force caused by the full stall caused the parachute to buckle forward and turn over. All the parachute ropes were tangled up. Instead of solving the out-of-control situation, it made the parachute even more chaotic. The falling speed became faster and faster, and a strong feeling of weightlessness came. The wind rushed past Xia Ling's ears, and a sharp whine sounded like a mourning sound.
On the intercom, Li Lei shouted loudly: "Open the parachute! Open the parachute! The button for the parachute is on your chest!"
Xia Ling stretched out her hand with difficulty, trying to touch the button. However, due to the huge centrifugal force, she couldn't touch it. The shadow of death was so close to her, just like when she fell from the stage, she felt the familiar breath of death again.
Do you want to die in this way in this life?
No, she is not willing to give in!
She tried hard to control the parachute rope. In a hurry, she didn't know how she did it. She just felt that the momentum of the rapid fall suddenly stopped, and the already broken umbrella tip recovered a little.
Just when Xia Ling was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she felt a strong wind blowing. Suddenly, the entire paraglider lost control again and spun into a spiral again at an alarming speed. The huge mountain wall continued to enlarge in front of her eyes, getting closer and closer. …
Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain, and in her ears, there was the sound of bones breaking.
For a moment, Xia Ling felt like her soul was out of body, her consciousness was hazy, and even the world was far away from her. She didn't know how long it took, maybe it was as long as a century, or maybe it was just a few seconds, but she could gradually hear the sounds from the outside world. It was Li Lei calling her, anxiously and hoarse: "Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling, are you okay? Xiao Ling, say something! Don't scare me! Xiao Ling!"
She opened her mouth, and just when she wanted to say something, she suddenly coughed. My chest was shaking, and my internal organs were in severe pain. I felt a stream of fishy-sweet liquid pouring out of my throat. I wiped it with the back of my hand, and it was full of blood.
“Xiao Ling! Xiao Ling!” Li Lei’s voice trembled and changed its tone.
"I...cough cough cough..." She coughed a few more times and finally managed to speak, "I'm fine."
"Are you injured anywhere? Why are you coughing so much?!" After hearing her answer and knowing that she was still alive, Li Lei's voice became less trembling, but he was still concerned and urgent.
Xia Ling took a few breaths with difficulty: "I don't know... I probably injured my internal organs, but... it's not serious..." Hitting the cliff from such a high altitude in such a strong wind, as long as you don't die, it's not serious.
While answering Li Lei's words, she raised her head and looked at her surroundings. Fortunately, it turned out that he was hung on a peach tree growing sideways by the cliff. No wonder he was not killed. However, the paraglider's parachute rope was entangled with the branches and was teetering. It could not reach the sky or the ground. It was not known how long it could last.
"Xiao Ling, hold on, don't move!" Li Lei's voice still sounded on the intercom, "Relax your body and keep your balance with the airflow. The rescue helicopter will be here soon!"
She responded softly and looked at her feet. She didn't know how high they were from the ground. She just felt countless peach blossom petals passing by her, falling toward the bottom of the cliff, swirling, and soon disappearing.
She couldn't help but move her arms, trying to hold the parachute rope tighter.
With the movement, a sharp pain came.
She gasped and looked over, only to find that her left hand was hanging limply and there was blood seeping out from her sleeve.
“Xiao Ling?!” Li Lei heard her gasping and became anxious.
“The left arm…may be broken.” Xia Ling said.
"Be patient! It'll be fine! The rescue helicopter is coming! Hold on!" Li Lei's heart thumped. He knew what a broken bone meant at this time, but he hid his inner worries and fears and kept cheering her up.
Xia Ling gritted her teeth and persisted, watching helplessly as the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky got closer and closer, the sky became gloomier, and the wind became stronger.
The helicopter moved from far to near, hovering not far above her.
“No!” came the unfamiliar male voice on the intercom, “This cliff is too steep and the helicopter cannot land!”
Xia Ling's heart was sinking. Is there no one who can come down to save her?
“Is there any other way?!” Li Lei asked loudly through the intercom.
“You can only throw a rope ladder and let the trapped person climb up by himself.”
“Her arm is broken!” Li Lei said angrily, “You must go down and help her!”
"There is nothing we can do!" It was still the strange male voice. "Even if her arm is not broken, the rope ladder may not be able to be thrown in place. No one knows the load-bearing capacity of the tree. With such a strong wind, I am afraid that if the helicopter gets too close, If you get too close, the branches will break!”
"Is there no other way?!" This time, it was the coach's voice, "Save him!"
"There is no way! Cumulonimbus clouds are coming soon. The helicopter cannot stay in the air for too long. We need to return immediately!" The strange male voice became cold.
“You can’t do this!” The coach cursed loudly, and Lin Yunan’s voice also entered the intercom, asking the rescue helicopter not to give up. However, the rescue helicopter remained indifferent and circled twice more. With a huge roar, it turned around and flew away.
Xia Ling watched the helicopter leave. The wind was strong around her, and the paraglider was swaying like a small boat in the storm, as if it could break the branches at any time and fall into the abyss. Is she really going to die here?
There was dead silence on the intercom channel.
Then, it was Li Lei’s clear and calm voice: “Give me a paraglider.”
(End of this chapter)