The tall girl rolled her eyes. "It''s just one phone call. Haven''t you heard of prank calls? Y''all don''t take responsibility seriously anyway-who knows if you''de?


    "And if ites down to it, this was just a drill. We could report you if you failed it!"


    The chief ranger was left thoroughly seething by the tall girl''s unreasonable retort. But so what if he was? He certainly could noty a finger on these children!


    In fact, not only did he have to show restraint, but he also tried persuading them to leave again out of concern for their safety.


    "Anyway," he said calmly, "your tent really isn''t going to help you survive. Come with us-we''re getting off the mountain."


    "Who do you think you are? You have no right to order us around!"


    "You better watch it, or we''d sue!"


    The chief ranger felt like he was being fed dung-who were these suicidal and difficult people?!


    However, he could not just turn his back on them either. These kids were here as tourists, and he could not let them just die like that.


    Without another word, he started toward the tents.


    A burly male college student strode up right then, his fist poised to punch the chief ranger.


    Nheless, Frank appeared out of nowhere, grabbing his wrist and snapping, "Are you crazy?"


    With a light shove, he knocked the burly student to the floor.


    However, the other college students promptly encircled him as they saw that. "What''s your problem, pretty boy? Wanna fight?!"


    The chief ranger was livid. "Don''t you dare put the me on us! Your friend was going to attack me!"


    "So what if he was? Are you hurt because of that?"


    The chief ranger wanted nothing less than to shove the restraint and p each of these college students in the face right then.


    He had naturally met other college students, but the others were pretty reasonable and affable. What did he do to deserve running into these losers?!


    "Look, let''s just try to calm down and talk about this, alright?" he reasoned. "Just trust me. None of you would survive the temperature drop!"


    Another female college student whipped out a thermometer and snorted. "Look- it''s above 73°F. Why wouldn''t we survive this?"


    The chief ranger smiled in wry amusement. It''s fine right now, but in just an hour, this ce would be really inhospitable. Aren''t you college students? Haven''t y


    you


    about the difference betweard


    daytime and nighttime


    temperatures?"


    "Bullshit!" Another college student snorted. "You''re just saying that because you want us to leave!"


    "Don''t worry, guys!" his friend said, holding up a phone. "I have everything on video!


    "For the record, we''re just here to camp, but these rangers are trying to chase us away! Is this what passes as hospitality in Mount Statera?! Please like and share this video-expose these people and nevere here again!"


    Knowing that it would hurt Mount Statera''s reputation as a tourist spot, the chief ranger snapped at the boy, "Stop recording!"


    The boy simplyughed. "What, just because you said so?! We called this out as harassment, but you denied it. This is called freedom of speech. Get it?!"


    "Fine, do whatever you like as long as you survive! Your video is proof that we tried. Let''s go!"


    Unlike the chief ranger, Frank was not about to y to the tune of these brats.


    To put it bluntly, one could only save those who were willing to be saved. It was only by showing these brats


    they would learn their lessons.


    how gnorant they were that ats


    "What..."


    The chief ranger tried to talk Frank out of it, only to be pulled away firmly.


    The other rangers were apathetic in the first ce and followed Frank''s lead to leave.