The van was stuck between gravel and tree trunks.

The roof was facing down, with the four tires suspended in mid-air.

The right door was embedded in broken wood, the glass shattered into pieces, and the dirt underneath rolled down into the valley as the car shook.

"Don't come near!"

The driver standing by the guardrail shouted at the top of his lungs.

"The slope is completely loose; there's nowhere to step below!"

"Without a rope, whoever goes down will die!"

Several drivers peered down and then took several steps back.

A piece of concrete from the edge of the roadbed landed next to the commercial vehicle.

The car body slid outward by half a meter, and the broken wood emitted a piercing friction sound.

The sound of a child crying came from the loudspeaker.

People on the cliff edge backed away, while those holding up their phones leaned forward, the sounds of footsteps treading through mud and shouts mingling together.

Chen Lang stood next to the yellow warning sign, his shoe sole pressing against a loose stone slab.

As the mud and sand brushed against his cheek, he raised his hand and tapped his left earpiece.

[Ding! Extreme terrain vehicle accident detected, triggering emergency mission - Countdown on the Cliff!]

[Mission Requirements: Enter the perilous area and rescue the survivors.]

[Mission Rewards: Reputation points and high-dimensional technology modules will be awarded based on the survival rate of the wounded.]

Chen Lang glanced at the van that seemed poised to fall at any moment.

"Task accepted."

He pressed the communication button.

"Titan, raise the hover sphere and lock onto my position. Activate the highest level of internal network encryption and project the live feed into the living pod."

1.3 kilometers away, the lights in the living compartment of the heavy truck dimmed by one notch.

The holographic screen lights up.

Shen Qingci stood in front of the screen, her hands gripping the car door handle.

In the scene, the wind and sand outline Chen Lang's black silhouette, with a broken roadbed beneath his feet.

"Titan, zoom in on the bottom of the cliff."

[3D scan initiated. Three vital signs detected inside the van. One in the driver's seat, two in the back.]

Shen Qingci loosened the doorknob.

"Integrate live audio."

[Connected.]

The child's cries came through the loudspeaker, intermittently.

A woman coughed in the car, and a man groaned from the driver's seat.

Shen Qingci pursed her lips and stared at the terrain lines on the screen.

"The rock platform on the left is unstable, and there is an exposed root system on the right, 6.2 meters away from the vehicle. Chen Lang, land to the right."

His voice echoed through the earpiece.

"Make a good note of the route."

"I'm taking notes."

The driver at the edge of the cliff watched Chen Lang walk forward and reached out to stop him.

"Young man, don't be reckless! That slope is seventy degrees, and the rocks are all rolling down it!"

Do you have any rope?

"no."

"Then step back."

Chen Lang squatted on the edge of the fault, his gaze sweeping across the mountain wall.

The landslide tore open the roadbed, leaving a section of concrete slope protection on the left side of the mountain.

The slope slopes down from a high point, and rainwater has carved out several gullies, with the widest drainage ditch leading directly to the rock platform below.

The bottom of the canal was paved with concrete, with gravel stuck on both sides, and the end was more than ten meters away from the commercial vehicle.

He looked up, his gaze fixed on the outlet of the drainage ditch.

"Titan, scan the slope."

The concrete slope protection structure is stable. The drainage ditch is 38 centimeters wide with a slope angle of 63 degrees. There are three piles of gravel at the lower exit; it is recommended to slide along the ditch and then move to the right-hand rock platform after leaving the exit.

Chen Lang turned his head to the side: "How long can you hold out?"

[Due to the secondary slippage, the estimated time is forty seconds.]

That's enough.

He placed the black freestyle skateboard at his feet.

The board is shorter than a longboard, and the wheels are snugly attached to the bottom of the board.

The side latch senses the palm print and lights up with a cool white light.

The driver, standing on the edge of the cliff, pointed to the plank and asked, "You're going to use this to get down?"

Chen Lang looked at the slope protection.

"Follow the drainage ditch, and don't trample the whole mountain."

He bent down to press down the bridge nail, inspected the axle, and tightened the shoelaces.

The levitating ball descended from the rain curtain, and the red recording light illuminated.

The scanning line swept along the slope, drainage ditch, and the pile of gravel below.

Titans reported the data.

[Route generation. There are sixteen turning points within the drainage ditch, with a final jump distance of 6.8 meters.]

Shen Qingci quickened his pace: "There's a gap below the second crack on the right. When you pass through, you'll run over the left wheel. There's a slanted concrete block at the exit that can be used as a ramp."

"I've got it."

"Leave the drainage ditch and land on the rocky platform on the left."

"Navigator Shen."

"explain."

"Save me two nougat pieces."

In the holographic view of the living pod, Shen Qingci pressed her hand tent against the center console, while her other hand gripped the edge of the communication panel.

"Come back and get it yourself."

Chen Lang smiled and stepped onto the freestyle skateboard with one foot.

The next second, he rushed down the concrete embankment.

The skateboard wheels hit small stones in the drainage ditch, and the board swayed from side to side along the bottom of the ditch.

Chen Lang lowered his knees, his shoulders and back following the curve, and the rear wheel scraped against the ditch wall.

Each time the vehicle changed direction, it landed entirely on the solid concrete surface, with the soles of the shoes and the board only a few centimeters off the ground.

There was a clattering sound of gravel rolling down from above.

Titan Report: [A landslide has occurred above the slope protection; it is expected to reach the starting point of the drainage ditch in 28 seconds.]

Chen Lang did not look back.

Press your left foot firmly against the tail of the board, and the skateboard will make a wall-hugging turn along the drainage ditch to avoid the mud blocks that have collapsed in front of you.

The mud and water washed over the bottom of the plate, causing the wheel assembly to vibrate continuously.

The black panel protrudes between two cracked concrete sections.

"Chen Lang, the canal bed has broken down 12 meters ahead!"

Shen Qingci raised her voice.

"There is exposed rebar after the break point, switch lines to the right."

"receive."

Chen Lang pressed down with his ankle, lifted the board nose, and the front wheel leaped over the broken section.

Before landing, the rear wheel lightly touches the canal wall, using lateral force to bring the board back to the center line.

The steel bar grazed the side of the slab, kicking up a few grains of mud and sand.

The end of the drainage ditch was revealed.

A slanted concrete block is stuck next to the exit, covered with wet mud on top and connected to loose gravel behind it.

The rear of the van was positioned even lower, and the body was stuck by broken logs, swaying precariously with the vibrations of the mountain.

[Eight meters from the exit. Three consecutive landing points after the exit; the second landing point is currently sinking.]

Chen Lang bent his knees and pressed his left foot firmly against the tail of the board.

The skateboard slid up the sloping concrete block, its tip clearing the mud edge.

He used the diving platform to leap into the air, twisting his waist in mid-air.

Leave the board with your right foot and grab the side edge of the board with your left hand.

The skateboard flipped around his waist and landed at his feet.

He released his grip and casually lifted his leg to step over the overturned steel bars at the exit.

The board landed back under the right foot.

Chen Lang stepped firmly onto the board and slid to the left using the slope.

The first gravel supports the wheelset, and the second gravel slides down.

He lightly touched the board with his toes, leaped up again, crossed the cracked pile of stones, and landed on the rock platform three meters away.

The rock platform is only half a person wide.

He landed and bent his knees to dissipate the force, the wheel carving two deep marks on the muddy surface.

A section of broken wood lay across the vehicle body and the rock platform.

Chen Lang tucked the plank under his arm and ran forward, stepping on the broken wood.

As the broken log sank, he used the momentum to leap up, stepping over the pile of rubble at the rear of the vehicle, and landing next to the rear window of the van.

Chen Lang took the window breaker from his back and smashed the rear window.

The mountain wind blew in muddy water, and gravel rolled down from under the van.

Chen Lang tore open the deformed window frame, wedged the window breaker in the gap, and braced his hands against the crooked car body, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

The vehicle slumped outwards, and the safety cable attached to the side of the skateboard immediately taut.

"The car is going to fall!" The woman hugged her child tightly, her face pale.

"It's only allowed to fall after you all leave."

Chen Lang tightened the straps on his skateboard and reached into the carriage.

"Can you move?"

"The child's leg is stuck." The woman's teeth chattered.

"Protect his head and prevent him from moving around."

The suspended ball adjusts its angle to synchronously transmit the force points of the fixed cable and the off-road board to the Titan.

[It is recommended to connect an external rescue winch.]

Chen Lang glanced at the stranded vehicles on the roadside and shouted at the hovering ball, "There are no off-road vehicles nearby, so we can't pull the winch!"

"Switch to using a suspended ball traction cable!"

Shen Qingci's voice came from outside the floating sphere.

"There is an old construction anchor cable four meters behind the vehicle, buried at a depth of 1.8 meters, with a recorded load capacity of six tons. Titan controls the levitation ball to send the traction cable to the anchor cable position, and Chen Lang is responsible for receiving it."

"receive."

The levitating sphere was pulled upwards, and a silver traction cable descended from the bottom of the sphere, bypassed the protruding rock, and fell towards Chen Lang.

Chen Lang grabbed the sling with one hand and fastened it into the old anchor cable.

[Connection complete. Load capacity increased to eight tons.]

The van stopped sliding out.

Chen Lang squeezed half his body into the carriage, protecting the edge of the glass.

"Save the child first."

The woman pushed the boy toward the car window.

The boy's legs were caught between the front seat and the deformed frame of the vehicle, his knee was cut by shards of broken glass, and his trouser legs were covered in mud.

He bit his lower lip, his sobs choking him, and he covered his head with his hands.

"Look at me." Chen Lang supported the back of his neck with his hand. "If your legs hurt, just yell. Don't kick around."

The boy looked at him, tears streaming down his face, and nodded emphatically.

Chen Lang knelt in the narrow carriage, his shoulders braced against the slanted roof.

He touched the metal beam that was wedging the boy's calf.

Glancing around at the gaps, Chen Lang tensed his arm muscles and grabbed the crossbeam, pulling it outwards.

The metal emitted a harsh, scraping sound.

The buckle broke, and the crossbeam lifted up a few centimeters.

"Shen Qingci, repaid his debt of gratitude."

A cold echo came from the headset.

"The right side of the vehicle body will sink, the traction cable will stabilize at its bearing point, and this will be maintained for three seconds. After three seconds, the gravel under the right rear wheel will collapse."

"Enough."

Chen Lang pulled the boy's leg away and tore off his windbreaker to wrap the wound.

He carried the child out of the car through the rear window.

"Catch him!"

Several drivers lay on the rocky edge and reached out to pull the boy over.

Just as the child left the carriage, gravel mixed with mud and water crashed against the mountainside from the right rear.

The rear of the van dipped down.

The woman clung to the rear window, her hands gripping the car frame tightly.

"child!"

"He's up there." Chen Lang gripped her wrist. "It's your turn."

The woman turned her head to look at the driver's seat.

The man was locked in the seat by the seatbelt, blood seeping from his forehead, and his legs were stuck under the steering wheel.

Rainwater flowed in through the cracked windshield, and a puddle of muddy water accumulated under the car.

"You go out first." The man's chest heaved. "Take the child upstairs."

"You'll be alright too."

Chen Lang went to unbuckle the passenger seatbelt.

"There are three of you in your family, and none of you will be left out."

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