Chapter 208 - 140: Opening the Mystery Box
It wasn’t clear whether the Beast Trap scared off the Black Bear, or if Lin Sha’s team simply ran fast enough, but they ultimately reached the summit without any mishaps. About 500 meters from the summit, there was a 400-meter-high peak where the observation post they needed to reach was located. From this direction, there was only one path from the summit to the bottom of the peak—a 400-plus-meter-long rocky path. Alternatively, they could pass by a military restricted area near the bear encounter and take a narrow path along the mountainside.
The shape of this path was similar to the notorious Horseback Mountain—the path was less than 20 cm wide, with cliffs and precipices on either side. As a result of the rain, this stretch of rocky path seemed especially slick. To put it in an image, it was like a cone, and the players had to walk across the top of the cone; one misstep and they would slide down into oblivion.
Lin Wu looked left and right but didn’t see anywhere to hang a rope. He peeked over the cliff edge and with a hint of trepidation asked, "Are you scared? If you’re scared, we can go through the minefield instead."
No sooner had he finished speaking did he see Shana do a 360-degree forward roll, landing steadily on the stone path. Shana stood up straight, puffed out her chest, raised her right hand, then took three steps forward and did a 360-degree turn and landed; upon landing, her body slightly leaned to the left, but she stabilized herself. Turning around with her chest out and a smile on her face, she waved her hand high around her.
Damn! This girl’s trained.
Shana stood firm: "There should be applause here."
Show-off Shana. Lin Wu clapped half-heartedly: "Be careful."
Shana: "Mhm, I’ll go ahead and wait for you." After saying that, she did a diving forward roll, sprinting away.
Tsk! Lin Wu snorted disdainfully. Then he stepped onto the 20 cm wide path; it didn’t seem all that difficult. No need to rush; after all, she had training, he just had to go at his own pace. After carefully walking six or seven steps, there were cliffs on both sides. Lin Wu stumbled with his right foot due to his extreme focus—his right toe caught on his left heel, causing immediate panic. He hastily lay down, grasping the cliffs on either side, then slowly untangled his feet and straddled the path.