Knights of the Wasteland Fortress

Chapter 51 Rules
"...It's the slope."

Looking at the actions of the pioneer climber, Jiatu gradually understood what he was doing.

"The slope of the third rock wall is so steep that it is impossible to walk on it normally."

"After the first climber climbed the third rock wall, he discovered this problem..."

"So in order to find a feasible climbing route, he returned to the second floor..."

Jiatu saw that the first climber kept moving to the left with the help of transverse cracks in the rock, and found a large crack perpendicular to the ground.

Then climb up the third rock wall again.

This time, he grasped the edge of the vertical rock crevice with both hands, and at the same time kicked his legs on the rock wall opposite the rock crevice, using resistance as support, and climbed little by little to the top of the rock crevice tens of meters away.

Jiatu had done similar actions in the tunnel in the collapsed area.

So he knew very well how hard and difficult it would be to travel like this.

But the first climber climbed up little by little, as if he didn't realize it.

The "spiritual and physical impact" that Heiyin mentioned did not appear, and he reached the top of the rock crevice smoothly.

Only then did Jiatu realize that the route chosen by the first climber did not lead directly to the top of the stele.

Instead, at a distance of more than 50 meters from the top of the stele, it gradually healed, leaving only a smooth and new rock wall.

Near the place where the rock seams are bridged, there is a lone I-shaped steel beam.

After the first climber found that there was nowhere to go, he rested on the I-shaped steel beam for about an hour, then put on the closed mask again, and climbed down the rock crack.

Just when Jiatu felt that he was going to return to the second layer of rock wall and choose a new route, he saw the first climber grasping the middle of the rock crack, and suddenly leaned his body to the right——

Until then, Jiatu saw another extremely small rock crack about 1.5 meters to his right——

The end of this rock crevice almost meets the middle of the first rock crevice, and it hangs from the top of the stele to the bottom.

As long as the body is moved to the second rock crack, it is only a matter of time before reaching the top!

"come on!"

Jiatu subconsciously clenched his palms.

He has no competitive relationship with the first climber. Watching him climb for so long along the way, he gradually becomes very hopeful in his heart that he can succeed, at least come back alive and become the first person to reach the summit.

And so is it.

The first climber just missed the second crack.

He considered the operation plan clearly.

I saw him tightly grasping the rock crack with both hands, and at the same time stretched out his right foot to the right——

At that moment, Jiatu's heart was in his throat.

He saw that the first climber tried it first, and after feeling that the problem was not serious, he finally flew up——

Kicked into the rock crevice on the opposite side!

He succeeded!

Jiatu's heart suddenly fell back into his chest——

The rest will fall into place.

The first climber uses his right foot to hook the rock crack 1.5 meters away, and at the same time stretches out his right hand to grab a protrusion on the rock wall, and then releases his left hand to switch the center of gravity of the body——

However, the problem occurred at this time.

At the moment when the center of gravity changed, the body of the first climber froze.

He tried to reach out his right hand.

But there is still some distance from the crack.

He wanted to retract his body, but with his center of gravity changed, he had completely hung himself between two rock cracks.

Both his hands and feet have no grip points, and he relies entirely on static stability to lean against the rock wall.

Jiatu watched him silently, and it wasn't until two or three minutes later that he realized the problem.

Jiatu opened his mouth wide, looking at the small figure on the rock wall.

After about 10 minutes, the first climber finally lost his strength, his right foot became loose, and he fell from the towering rock wall.

Jiatu felt his own body fall down along with the vanguard.

No screaming or crying.

That small figure did not arouse anyone's vigilance.

He fell on the protruding steel beam on the second floor, his body broke in two, and then splashed into the fault zone on both sides of the rock wall——

Except for a small amount of blood, his body didn't even fall into the sinkhole.

Except for Garto, who had been watching him with his night vision goggles, no one realized that they had lost a pioneer climber quietly.

Jiatu's blood became completely cold with the fall of the first climber.

He finally realized that the third round of testing was no child's play.

There's no insurance here, no God forbid.

As long as any mistake is made, their lives can be ruined here.

Jiatu described what he saw and heard with the two companions around him.

Warren and Hena were also silent for a long time.

Although they didn't witness it with their own eyes, they still felt the sense of despair of "there is no way out, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright".

And with the failure of the first climbers, there are also abandoners on the cliff.

Many people feel desperate when they climb to the second rock wall; a small number of people can't find any clues when facing the mirror-like third rock wall.

As the overhead patio gradually lights up, more and more people return to the ground.

Sun Simiao confirmed that seven of them were missing, and there was no summit climber.

"Damn! What the hell is this?!"

Jiatu heard that among those who fell to the ground, someone was urging the ground vigorously.

He had a rope around his waist, but he returned alone:

"If two people go forward together, they will vomit... If one person goes forward, they will fall on the steel bars!"

"Is this trying to kill us?"

The words of those who landed are like the voice of everyone.

Each of them was tortured enough by the second layer of rock wall. It was not until the "first climber's companion" told them the truth on the way back that they realized that the key to the problem was precisely the "companion".

"As long as someone is pulling you to climb up the stele, no matter if you are dragged up or climbed up by yourself, will you vomit, dizzy, or even hallucinate..."

Jiatu summed up the discoveries of the pioneers, and murmured in his heart:
"As expected of the "Life Stele", the 'alienated body' that Heiyin called the 'paternal parent'..."

"If it is described in the way of black tone, then the characteristics of "Life Stele" should be—"

[Characteristic 1: During the climbing process, it is not allowed to use the power of "outsiders". 】

　The word count is insufficient, but it ends here.

　　There should be no second feature.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)