"Thrilling Escape"
Lin Yu and Suna stood before the trees that blocked their path. The darkness around them was like thick ink, threatening to swallow them whole. Fear, like an icy tentacle, tightly wrapped around their hearts.
"Lin Yu, what should we do?" Su Na's voice, trembling with tears, broke the suffocating silence. Her eyes were wide with extreme fear, and she clutched Lin Yu's arm tightly, as if it was her only lifeline in this terrifying world.
Lin Yu's heart pounded like a drum, his mind racing, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this desperate predicament. "Don't be afraid, Suna, let's look for another way out." His voice was composed, but the slight tremor betrayed his inner fear. He suppressed the trembling and pulled the flashlight from his backpack with trembling hands. The faint light seemed so tiny in the darkness.
They groped around the human-shaped tree cautiously, each step feeling like treading on the edge of a knife. Thunder roared overhead, like the roar of an angry god. Every flash of lightning illuminated their pale, terrified faces.
Suddenly, Lin Yu found a gap between sparse branches. "Suna, this way!" He shouted excitedly, with a glimmer of hope in his voice.
Lin Yu pulled Su Na and rushed towards the gap desperately. However, just as they were about to pass through the gap, the branches of the humanoid tree seemed to come alive and suddenly stretched out like a huge magic hand, blocking their way.
"Ah!" Suna let out a sharp scream, the sound echoing in the darkness, full of despair and fear.
Lin Yu's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing almost stopped. "No!" He roared, using all his strength to push away the branches. "Go!" He shouted at Suna, his voice hoarse from extreme tension.
They finally broke through the barrier and ran like two frightened rabbits, their steps faltering and stumbling as they stumbled across the forest floor covered with dead branches and leaves and hidden traps.
But the forest seemed to be playing tricks on them, leaving them lost. Every tree looked alike, and every path seemed like an endless maze.
"Lin Yu, I can't run anymore." Suna panted, her voice full of exhaustion and helplessness. Her legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and every step required a huge effort.
Lin Yu looked back at Suna, his heart filled with worry and anxiety. "We can't stop, Suna, we have to get out of here as soon as possible!" He encouraged her loudly, his voice echoing in the forest.
By this time, the thunder in the sky was deafening, each blast like a bomb exploding overhead. Lightning slithered through the darkness like silver snakes, illuminating the surrounding hideous trees and terrifying shadows. The human-shaped tree seemed to emit a low roar, as if cursing their escape.
"Could it be that the human-shaped tree became a demon and did evil, so it was struck by lightning?" Lin Yu thought as he ran, sweat dripping from his forehead, blurring his vision.
Just when they felt desperate, Lin Yu saw a stream in front of them. The stream was shining faintly under the illumination of lightning, like a silver ribbon winding in the darkness.
"Follow the stream, maybe we can find a way out!" Lin Yu shouted, with a last glimmer of hope in his voice.
They ran all the way along the stream, the gurgling sound of the stream rang in their ears, like a rapid march. Lin Yu's feet had lost sensation, and Suna's breathing became more and more rapid, but they did not dare to stop for a moment.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Lin Yu felt his lungs burning, and every breath brought a sharp pain. Suna's pace became slower and slower, and she was almost being dragged forward by Lin Yu.
"Lin Yu, I really can't take it anymore..." Suna's voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
"Hold on a little longer, Suna, we'll be there soon!" Lin Yu shouted loudly, his voice hoarse with fatigue.
Suddenly, a ray of light appeared in front of us. That was the exit of the forest!
"Look, Suna, we're almost there!" Lin Yu shouted excitedly.
They used up their last bit of strength and rushed towards the light.
When they finally ran out of the terrifying forest, they collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. The sun shone on them, bringing long-lost warmth, but their bodies were shaking with extreme exhaustion and fear.
"We finally escaped." Suna said weakly, tears rolling down her eyes.
Lin Yu looked towards the forest, his eyes filled with mixed emotions. "But the secret of the human-shaped tree has not yet been solved." He murmured to himself, his heart filled with doubts and uneasiness.
After a long while, their breathing gradually became steady and their strength began to recover.
"Lin Yu, I never want to go through this again." Su Na sat up and looked at the scratches and mud on her body, feeling scared.
Lin Yu patted her shoulder and said, "I don't want to either, but we can't just give up. We must find out the truth about the human-shaped tree."
Suna bit her lip, "But, that's too dangerous."
Lin Yu looked at her firmly, "So what if it's dangerous? If we don't figure it out, it will always be a shadow in our hearts."
Suna was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, then let's go back and prepare before we go exploring again."
Lin Yu stood up and pulled Su Na up, "Let's go back and have a good rest."
They supported each other and left this place where they had experienced life and death tests, but they knew that this was only a temporary escape, and what awaited them would be more difficult challenges and unknown dangers.
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