NFBE #357 - Chapter 356: Reach the summit!
#357 - Chapter 356: Reach the summit!
Realizing this, Li Chenqiu's heart immediately sounded an alarm, and his pupils dilated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
If he fell from here now, even with ample time, he would definitely not be able to reach the summit of the snow mountain, as his body could no longer support him reaching his current position again.
Crack, crack—
The crack widened further, and Li Chenqiu's left hand slid out of the small pit bit by bit, the ear-piercing sound of flesh rubbing against the rock like fingernails scratching a blackboard, making his nerves itch uncomfortably.
“Hmm—”
Li Chenqiu pursed his lips, his facial muscles tightened, and his clenched left hand opened slightly, attempting to slow the falling trend by increasing the area of force.
But such a method was only a temporary solution after all…
The people outside the barrier showed expressions of joy on their faces after seeing this scene.
“It's stable, it's stable now, this kid can't climb any higher!”
“This wind came just in time, hahaha!”
“It seems we don't need to do anything, he's going to die inside.” Nakamura Taniichi's lips curled up slightly, his eyebrows raised at this moment, as if he had already foreseen Li Chenqiu's tragic ending.
On the rock wall, seeing that he couldn't put his feet back into the holes, a trace of determination and ruthlessness flashed in Li Chenqiu's turbid eyes.
Since they had become a burden, abandoning them was the best choice!
Under Nakamura Taniichi's gaze, Li Chenqiu neatly pulled his left hand out of the rock wall, and in everyone's horrified and puzzled eyes, he formed his left hand into a knife and slashed it horizontally at his waist and abdomen.
Puchi—
The sound of flesh tearing rang out, and his legs broke in response, falling towards the ground, the bloody and blurred incision instantly wrapped in coldness until it completely froze.
After doing all this, Li Chenqiu's chapped lips parted slightly, and he clearly felt that the weight on his hands had骤然 decreased.
“There's still a chance!”
Li Chenqiu raised his head, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he continued to climb upwards.
Outside the barrier, everyone who witnessed everything was stunned in place as if they had been stared at by Medusa, staring at Li Chenqiu's back for a long time, unable to move their eyes.
This… can Reawakened ones play like this?
After losing his legs, Li Chenqiu's climbing speed had a significant increase, and he soon went deep into the clouds and disappeared from everyone's sight.
…
He didn't know how long he had been climbing.
The dazed Li Chenqiu clenched his fist and swung it upwards, his weak and feeble posture was like a spoiled child.
Whoosh—
“Hmm?” Li Chenqiu's squinted eyes suddenly widened: “It's empty! Could it be…”
Thinking this, he opened his clenched fist, hooked his fingers, and grabbed downwards with his arm against the rock wall.
Pa!
The cold, rough touch came from between his fingers, spreading to Li Chenqiu's nerves.
He reached the top!
Li Chenqiu bit his lower lip, exerted force with his fingers, and pulled his body upwards, with a “bang,” he fell awkwardly on the top of the snow mountain.
“Hahaha!”
Heartfelt laughter echoed in the wind and snow, lingering for a long time.
This feeling of walking on a path of desperation, side by side with death, is truly intoxicating and fascinating.
Li Chenqiu suppressed the joy in his heart, supported his body with his hands, and looked around.
This was a flat area about half the size of a football field, without raging wind and snow, without bone-chilling cold, without thin oxygen, almost nothing, and he could see the end at a glance.
“Hmm?”
Li Chenqiu lightly suspected, and carefully looked around again, still not finding anything peculiar.
“What's the situation, could it be that reaching the top of the snow mountain is not the final trial?”
At the moment this doubt arose, the previous androgynous voice rang in Li Chenqiu's ears.
“Congratulations on reaching the top of the snow mountain, rewards are now being distributed.”
As soon as the voice fell, Li Chenqiu felt a sense of relief all over his body, as if he had unloaded some burden, broken free from some shackles, and sounds like a murmuring stream sounded all around him.
The drowsiness in his head disappeared, the silent cells began to cheer, and the suppressed forbidden level returned to normal.
“Is the reward just the disappearance of restrictions?”
Li Chenqiu opened his palms and slowly clenched them, the crisp sound of “crack crack” rang out, and a trace of puzzlement flashed between his eyebrows.
Returning his original power to him, is this the so-called generous reward?
That's too shabby!
Li Chenqiu frowned and asked, “Where is the finishing touch?”
The androgynous voice seemed to have crashed and did not respond.
Just as Li Chenqiu was about to continue asking, the voice rang again.
“The leader has completed the first stage of the trial mission, and the second stage of the trial mission is now open.”
“Mission time limit: 24 hours.”
“Mission reward: Finishing Touch.”
“Does the leader accept the mission? Reminder: Once the mission is accepted, it cannot be cancelled. Please consider carefully.”
A gleam of light flashed in Li Chenqiu's eyes, and he asked, “What happens if I refuse the mission?”
“Expulsion from this space.”
Hearing this, Li Chenqiu slowly closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The sound of the cold wind whistling came from afar. At a certain moment, Li Chenqiu opened his eyes and said calmly: “I accept.”
“Mission accepted successfully. The second stage of the trial mission is now announced. Please listen carefully.”
“Mission content: Kill all survivors within 24 hours. If the mission times out, you will be obliterated. Good luck.”
Before Li Chenqiu could react, the voice rang again, but this time it was not facing Li Chenqiu alone, but all the survivors.
“The leader has reached the summit of the snow mountain. The second stage of the trial mission is now open. Kill the leader to obtain the Finishing Touch!”
The sound echoed between heaven and earth, and the howling wind and snow could not cover it, exploding in everyone's ears.
“The leader has reached the summit?”
“Kill the leader and get the Finishing Touch. Is this what the chief asked us to find?”
“Could this leader be one of us!”
All kinds of discussions rang out in every corner of the snow, and everyone's faces were filled with bewilderment and confusion.
Outside the barrier, Nakamura Taniichi's face sank, and he immediately turned his head to look at Takahashi Yuki and others: “After you passed the Realm of Questioning Heart, did you obtain real-time positioning rights for the leader?”
Under Nakamura Taniichi's expectant gaze, Takahashi Yuki and a bald man stood up.
“I have one hour.”
“I have half an hour.”
Nakamura Taniichi's eyes flashed fiercely, with undisguised killing intent: “One and a half hours is enough!”
…
On the top of the snow mountain, Li Chenqiu gradually recovered. He had many guesses about the second stage of the mission, but he really didn't expect the second stage of the mission to be so simple and crude.
Kill all the survivors and get the Finishing Touch!
“Ember cannot be used, life energy is exhausted, and I've lost my legs. To kill more than a hundred Chosen Ones in this state, and with a time limit of 24 hours, the difficulty is ridiculously high!”