Outside the tunnel, the rain was pouring.
The heavy raindrops hitting the windshield were loud and distracting.
Inside the car, Elliot was still trying to call Sheena over and over again, hoping to get through.
Each time, a gentle automated voice informed him that the phone was out of service range due to a weak signal.
With such heavy rain, where could Sheena have gone?
Elliot drove around the Orkayd Tunnel area several times.
Over half an hour had passed, and he had found nothing.
The sky was getting darker, threatening to turn pitch black at any moment.
Elliot's frustration grew as he watched the rain stream down the windows.
His phone rang, and he quickly checked it.
It was not Sheena, but Lance instead.
The moment he answered the call, Lance's excited voice came through.
"Mr. Jenkins, we found Mrs. Jenkins's car! It's about one hundred meters ahead of the Orkayd Tunnel in a small gully. The soldiers just discovered tire tracks leading off the road and down a slope. They found her car, but…"
Elliot did not wait for him to finish, immediately hanging up and speeding off.
The tires screeched against the wet pavement, louder than the pounding rain.
Off the road, down a slope, and into a gully…
The impact must have been severe, causing Sheena's car to roll down the hill.
Elliot's chest tightened, and his breathing became harder.
His eyes were red and blurry with tears, and he kept telling himself that everything would be fine.
Sheena had to be okay…
However, Elliot remained conscious, albeit with a few minor cuts on his face from the pieces of glass.
Rainwater poured into the vehicle through the broken windshield, drenching Elliot as he gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white.
Lance slid down the hillside easily with his skills and stopped near another tree.
He scrambled over and approached Elliot, who sat in the driver's seat, lost in thought.
"Mr. Jenkins? Are you okay? Don't scare me like that…"
Elliot sighed, muttering to himself, "Sheena's car isn't any worse than mine. If I'm okay, she must be too."
Lance struggled to find the right words.
All this for a test of the vehicle's survivability on a hillside?
"Mr. Jenkins, you hung up before I could finish. Our team found Mrs. Jenkins's car, but… she's nowhere to be found."
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