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Chapter 373 - 371, The Cliff as a Stage (Third Update)_1

Chapter 373: 371, The Cliff as a Stage (Third Update)_1

The traces atop Half Dome had said it all; the Knight had indeed been here and had just completed the challenge. Even though they found it hard to believe that someone had finished the climb in three and a half days, the evidence was right before their eyes.

So what would be the next stop? The Dawn Wall!

By this time, Ren He and his team had already arrived at the base of El Capitan Mountain. Fortunately, the past three days had been spent clearing loose rocks, or Ren He would never dare free solo climb.

To climb without dealing with the sheer cliff and without knowing the route was no doubt a death-seeking act.

After getting out of the car, Ren He gazed quietly at the 1100-meter-tall El Capitan Mountain. An Si asked seriously, "Do you really want to take on back-to-back challenges?"

"Yes," Ren He replied calmly.

At that moment, An Si suddenly realized with surprise that somehow, he felt Ren He no longer seemed fatigued. Instead, he seemed as energetic and spirited as before he started free solo climbing Half Dome.

Was it an illusion?! An Si wondered in amazement. It must be an illusion, because how could anyone recover their energy in such a short time?

This was the power of Ren He’s passive skill ’Feast’; eating to recover stamina was an all-around recovery. Ren He even felt better than before the climb.

Without the ’Feast’ passive skill, he wouldn’t dare to take on consecutive challenges either—it’s one thing to risk one’s life, another to throw it away.

Liu Erbao came over and said, "If you rush into the challenge, then we can only keep up with ground-level shots; the rest will have to be left to the drones."

"It’s fine, just proving that I’ve taken on the challenge will suffice," Ren He said with a carefree smile. "Don’t worry; trust me, the difficulty of the Dawn Wall won’t really be much higher than that of Half Dome."

In fact, the difficulty was indeed comparable to Half Dome, but the vertical distance of the Dawn Wall, at 1100 meters, was far greater. Therefore, Ren He had to take chocolate with him this time if he wanted to make it to the top in one go.

Liu Erbao and the others watched in surprise as Ren He stuffed ten unwrapped chocolate bars next to his chalk bag. What was he planning to do, eat in the middle of the cliff face?!

This was indeed the first time they had seen someone plan to eat during a free solo climb. It’s worth noting that Ren He wasn’t the type to set up tents on the cliff face. That method of climbing would take several days to start with, but he intended to reach the top in one go. Everyone was concerned about his stamina.

But even ten chocolate bars wouldn’t relieve fatigue, right?! Moreover, it was already 5 P.M. Starting the climb at that time, he would probably not finish until midnight.

Yang Xi said to Ren He calmly, "Be careful."

Liu Erbao and An Si just felt a pang of frustration—I guess Ren He and Yang Xi, these two mavericks, had found the right match in each other.

However, they were also envious. Finding a girl who completely understands one’s dreams is extremely rare.

"Okay," said Ren He, then turned and walked towards the Dawn Wall.

Everyone stood there watching his silhouette head for the sheer cliff. Suddenly, someone recalled the description from Knight’s Mount Everest expedition, "We wanted to stop him, but no one could keep up with his pace; we could only watch his solitary figure depart alone, a figure so lonely that at one point I thought he was a doomed hero."

In the sunset glow of the evening, Ren He walked, tying the Red Scarf around his neck, as everyone watched in tranquil focus. Then, as Ren He raised his right arm and gave a thumbs up, the challenge of the Dawn Wall began!

Under the setting sun, the Knight’s signature thumbs-up gesture was seared into everyone’s memory, yet no one could do much. They simply believed that as long as the Knight himself said he could succeed, then he most certainly would.

Only Ren He was very clear in his heart that under the effect of Super Vision, the night visibility had no effect on him, and in terms of physical strength, ten chocolate bars were enough. When he made the direct climb up the 900-meter vertical elevation of Mount Everest, he had only eaten four chocolate bars.

What Ren He needed to do now was actually not that complicated; it was merely to make no mistakes.

This sounded simple, but in reality, it was very difficult. How many people could do something without making any mistakes? Even copying a book of characters could lead to errors, let alone on this 1,100-meter vertical cliff?

Liu Erbao and the others had already moved out the huge spotlight in advance, and at night, a small generator paired with the spotlight was ready to illuminate Ren He’s path.

Ren He no longer hesitated and began to climb steadily upward. This would be a challenge that, compared to Half Dome, would take even more time. The current record for free solo climbing was a full 19 days, a feat that had once created a sensation and even prompted a congratulatory message from the President of the United States.

This was indeed consistent with the history of his previous life where Jurgensen and Cadwell also took 19 days to reach the top and similarly received a congratulatory message from the President of the United States.

Honnold, however, had not challenged the Dawn Wall, simply because he didn’t have the physical strength to directly climb a vertical ascent of 1,100 meters!

TK’s staff watched as Ren He quickly climbed more than fifty meters up the relatively gentle slope and were somewhat astonished, "Why do I feel like he looks like nothing is wrong with him after challenging Half Dome? His arms were still trembling just now, but now it seems like nothing is wrong..."

"Superhuman endurance..."

Liu Erbao muttered beside them, "I’ve already gotten used to it. You guys will get used to it too..."

Being able to free solo climb Mount Everest, one would naturally seem somewhat superhuman. Liu Erbao and An Si had witnessed Ren He overcoming challenges every time and had become somewhat numb to his incredible strength.

And it was when Ren He had reached over 700 meters that the Knight’s fans finally arrived!

In their astonishment, they slowly got out of the car, looking up at the massive spotlight illuminating a vertical cliff, and saw someone wearing a Red Scarf climbing upward, the white column of light from the spotlight following the figure’s movements.

In the intense darkness of the night, the cliffside was like a giant stage, and on that stage, there was only one person, the most dazzling of them all.

No one doubted that this was the Knight they had traveled miles to see, and indeed, just as they had thought, the Knight was really challenging the Dawn Wall!

"Wait, didn’t the Knight just challenge Half Dome? How could he start challenging the Dawn Wall so soon? What kind of stamina is this?!"

"And he has already climbed more than halfway up. How did he do that? I remember the last person who set the record for free solo climbing took eight days to reach this point..."

"Look, he’s climbing so fast, completely without the aid of any equipment or ropes!"

Upon hearing this, someone suddenly paused, "Wait a minute... no ropes... Holy shit! Is he free solo climbing the Dawn Wall without any protection?!"

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