Chapter Eighteen: The Final Contest
Cheng Zhi took Lu Xi to rest on the chair for more than ten minutes, and the two replenished their moisture and energy. "Lu Xi, what project did you choose for the final competition?"
"Did you see the arch bridge in front? It is said that the arch bridge is composed of 580 steps. No matter how many steps we have, we will compare three round trips. The rules are very simple. You can borrow the power of your hand. Whoever returns to the origin first wins!"
"That is to say, you can hold the railing with your hands. Whoever walks three round trips first wins? That's fine, but what if you encounter obstacles?"
"When you encounter obstacles, you can't push others away! Let's declare first, the game will be terminated when you encounter danger or injury. Although the game will be stopped when you encounter danger, the party who cannot participate in the game still has to admit defeat!"
"The rules are reasonable, I agree! Let's start comparing now!"
The two of them stood two meters away from the arch bridge. During this period, there were not many people walking on the arch bridge, and they would only see one or two people in three to five minutes. Lu Xi shouted "Start!" Cheng Zhi and Lu Xi started running and entered the arch bridge climbing competition. The arch bridge steps were relatively smooth, with each section of the stairs less than 20 cm. At the beginning, the two people trotted all the way.
There is no problem trotting when climbing up, but when walking downhill, the two of them had to slow down. If they just ran down the steps, they would run faster and faster under the action of gravity. If they couldn't control them well, they would fall down. At the beginning, Lu Xi ran for a while with the help of the guardrail next to the arch bridge. She quickly held it in a hurry and could only move down one step at a time.
Cheng Zhi and Lu Xi almost didn't get a distance when they were the first round trip. At this time, both of them were very physically strong. However, after a round trip, their physical strength was greatly reduced and they were both out of breath. According to normal circumstances, Cheng Zhi had much better physical strength and endurance than Lu Xi, and it was natural to win against Lu Xi. But one thing is that Cheng Zhi used to live in bungalows, while Lu Xi lived in a building. In high school for three years, Lu Xi lived in the fourth floor and Cheng Zhi lived in the first floor, so Lu Xi had a great advantage in climbing stairs.
Sure enough, when the second round trip ended, Cheng Zhi was exhausted. In his current state, whether he could complete three round trips of climbing was a question. Although Lu Xi also felt that climbing to his limit, due to normal accumulation, although the speed of going up the steps was significantly slowed down, she could complete it by gritting her teeth. Now, Cheng Zhi has been dropped by him for several steps, and Lu Xi firmly believes that she will win the final victory.
At this time, Lu Xi had no strength or energy to look back at Cheng Zhi behind her. She climbed forward with the help of her arm. Finally, she reached the top, and Lu Xi felt a little exhausted. She stood at the top of the arch bridge and sucked her breath. She looked back at Cheng Zhi below. He was struggling with hardships and was walking on every step. His movements were like an old man in an old state.
Lu Xi smiled. With Cheng Zhi's current state, it was impossible to catch up with him. After falling behind more than 20 steps, Lu Xi understood that even if the two of them were on the same starting line, she would have the confidence to beat him. Lu Xi adjusted her breathing and as long as she insisted to reach the end, she would definitely win this game!
Although it is difficult to control the steps down than to go up, when the physical strength is exhausted, it still makes Lu Xi feel much easier than climbing up. Lu Xi understands that as long as he controls his body with his hands and walks to the bottom of the arch bridge with the help of the guardrail, he will win the game completely.
Less than ten steps left, the winner's smile appeared on Lu Xi's face. "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three..." Lu Xi silently counted in his heart without walking a single step. There were two steps left. Lu Xi subconsciously looked back at Cheng Zhi, who was still ten meters away. There was no suspense in this game.
Chapter completed!