To their surprise, the blizzard actually did die down a bit. Emily theorized that maybe it was because of the apex appearing.
But whatever the case, it was now prime time for them to get a move on. The group wasted no time, dissolving the rocky entrance before they were met with snow up to their waist once more.
It dragged at them with every step. Mostly because this time, it was compressed into something closer to wet sand than a powder, clinging to their legs and resisting every bit of movement.
Aren looked around for a way out. There was an incline to their right. But what had looked like a simple rise from below quickly revealed itself as a steep and uneven slope of ice.
Everyone seemed to notice the path too, but no one seemed eager to bring it up as an option.
"…Yeah," Daniel muttered. "We're not walking that."
"No," Professor Sterling agreed. She dropped her pack to the side, unzipping it before pulling out a rope and a set of ice picks.
"Guess the only way out is up."
