When Lin Qiye heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.
He shook his head and said nothing more.
Under the cliff, Lu Baoyou resolutely grabbed the protruding rock at the bottom with his bare hands, forced his tired body to move along the nearly vertical wall little by little.
The whimpering wind whistled in his ears, and he clenched his teeth, moving forward slowly and firmly like a tireless machine.
Not long after, a second figure came out of the snow and stopped at the bottom of the cliff.
Fang Mo wore cold-proof clothes, stuffed the finished compressed biscuit packaging bag back into his pocket, stared at the towering cliff in front of him, and fell into deep thought.
He could see that about one-tenth of the way up the cliff, a dark shadow was moving upwards.
Is he already there...
Fang Mo's eyes flashed with confusion.
After pondering for a moment, he did not climb directly onto the cliff, but sat down on the spot and began to close his eyes and meditate.
Time passed by, and when the sun in the sky had moved directly above, Fang Mo slowly opened his eyes, a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
He stretched out his hand, grabbed the protrusion of the cliff, and climbed up quickly and nimbly.
At this time, Lu Baoyou had climbed half of the total height of the cliff, leaving him far behind.
Not long after Fang Mo started climbing, Su Yuan, Ding Chongfeng, and other stronger recruits also crossed the frozen lake and arrived at the foot of the cliff.
"so tall?"
Ding Chongfeng looked up at the nearly vertical towering cliff and couldn't help but ask, "Is this really possible to climb up?"
"...I don't know either." Su Yuan's expression was extremely complicated. "Among extreme sports, freehand rock climbing is one of the most dangerous sports. I have done freehand rock climbing several times before, but no matter how high or dangerous it is,
, it is impossible to compare with this cliff...
This is a plateau, the air is thin, and coupled with the surrounding wind and snow, it is extremely dangerous to climb even if you wear protective gear, let alone climbing with bare hands."
"Instructor Lin should protect our safety."
"If this is the case, then the probability of failure will be higher." Su Yuan said calmly, "Freehand rock climbing tests not only the climber's strength and endurance, but also willpower.
For freehand rock climbing at this height, once you start, there is no way to go back. No matter how tired you are in the middle and no longer able to persist, you can only climb up with your head down, because even if you want to stop in the air and rest, your muscle tissue will be damaged.
I was always tense and had to fight against the blowing wind and snow.
When climbing, as the climber's physical strength gradually reaches the limit, under the dual torture of fear and exhaustion, people will uncontrollably have the intention to quit.
If it is true free-handed rock climbing, when on the verge of life and death, a person will always burst out of his potential and force him to complete the last stretch of the journey. But if he is given a way out at this time, then many people may not even be able to touch the limit.
, they will raise their hands and surrender midway.”
"Is this a test of willpower..." Ding Chongfeng looked up at the towering cliff and sighed, "Forget it, go ahead, you will have to face it sooner or later."
"no."
"Um?"
"We need to rest." Su Yuan said solemnly, "I told you that once you start freehand rock climbing, you cannot retreat, and there is no time to rest in the middle, so we must adjust our condition to the best before we start.
This level tests not only physical strength, endurance, and willpower, but also calmness in the face of extreme situations.
The most taboo thing about free-handed rock climbing is impetuosity and arrogance, which will cost people their lives."
Ding Chongfeng nodded thoughtfully, "I understand. Sharpening the knife will keep you from chopping wood. Let's rest until the afternoon and then start climbing again."
After the words fell, Ding Chongfeng raised his head again and glanced at the two figures who were already climbing slowly on the cliff, with a look of worry in his eyes.
…
Big beads of sweat slid down Lu Baoyou's cheeks, and soon turned into frost and withered in the air.
He gritted his teeth and stared at the looming top of the cliff, struggling to move his hands and feet.
His body was shaking uncontrollably, and the feeling of his hands and feet was almost numb. He crossed the snowfield and the frozen lake without stopping, and climbed nearly four-fifths of the cliff in one breath. His body was exhausted to the limit.
He knew that he was already dying.
But he was unwilling to do so.
It was obvious that he was almost finished climbing this cliff, but he was just a little short of it. It was absolutely impossible for him to admit defeat just like that!
What if it reaches the limit? What if consciousness starts to blur?
He is not convinced!
Climb! Forget everything and climb up!
He must not lose here.
Lu Baoyou relied on terrifying willpower to move his almost unconscious limbs, thinking that he was an invincible little beast, crawling upward little by little in the wind and snow...
But no matter how strong his willpower is, the human body always has its limits.
Stab——!
Lu Baoyou's right foot just stepped on a bump, but it completely softened. His whole body suddenly slipped from the cliff, weakly passed through the clouds, and fell downwards.
The recruits who had just started climbing, or were about to start climbing, screamed when they saw Lu Baoyou falling from the sky when he was about to climb to the top.
In the center of the cliff, Fang Mo's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw this scene.
Without any hesitation, he swayed lightly on the cliff, moved parallel to the center of Lu Baoyou's trajectory, held the claw in his right hand, and plunged into the hard surface of the cliff, holding on tightly.
Then he stretched out his left hand and grabbed the falling Lu Baoyou's wrist.
The terrifying kinetic energy tore at Fang Mo's body. He groaned in pain, but did not let go. Blood oozed from the fingertips of his right hand that had been dug into the cliff, and he was already injured.
"What are you doing?" Lu Baoyou was dragged in the air by him, swinging with the strong wind, and said coldly, "Let me go."
"It took a lot of effort for you to climb so high. If you fall, you have to start all over again." Fang Mo frowned.
"Then let's start from the beginning." Lu Baoyou glanced at the top of the cliff, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, "I was arrogant this time, and I should pay the price."
"but……"
"You don't think that after I fall, I can't climb back up, do you?" Lu Baoyou sneered, "Fang Mo, do you really think that I, Lu Baoyou, am a waste? Do you think I can't afford to lose?"
If you are wrong, you are wrong. I don't need your charity to reduce the price I have to pay.
Even if I fall and return to the starting line, I will come back and surpass everyone...
including you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Baoyou suddenly broke away his arm and quickly fell into the clouds under the cliff.