As he fell, Su Xiao quickly dropped the broken iron ladder he was holding. At that moment, if he had a weak heart, he might have closed his eyes, but Su Xiao kept his eyes wide open, staring ahead.
He reached out, trying to hook something in front of him. When he felt something solid, he immediately grabbed it tightly.
Creak.
The iron ladder he grabbed bent under the force, and a sharp pain shot through his right arm. The downward momentum shifted to a forward thrust.
With a loud bang, Su Xiao crashed into the iron ladder.
The immediate danger passed, and Su Xiao rolled his eyes. The ladder he had just grabbed had actually broken. What bad luck.
As for whether someone had tampered with it, Su Xiao quickly dismissed the thought. They hadn't gone deep underground yet; it wasn't time for infighting.
Looking down, he saw that the others had already crawled quite far down. Perhaps hearing the noise, the four of them looked up.
There were no greetings, not even a word spoken. They just lowered their heads and continued to climb down.