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Chapter 374 - 372, The first person in the field of free solo climbing! (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 374: 372, The first person in the field of free solo climbing! (Fourth Update)_1

Everyone could clearly see that on the sheer cliff face, Ren He was without any protective gear—no ropes or auxiliary equipment in sight—and he was summiting at night.

What was that supposed to mean, for God’s sake? No one had ever thought to challenge Dawn Wall without protection!

On the cliff hundreds of meters high, a fall would mean certain death, not even the current number one free soloist dared to imagine what it would be like to scale Dawn Wall without protection; it was simply terrifying!

And when all the Knight fans present watched Knight ascend rapidly, they were all shocked. Was he really climbing at this speed? No wonder he was so fast...

So everyone understood that the reason Knight could challenge Half Dome in the morning and reach the middle of Dawn Wall by afternoon was entirely due to his unassisted climbing, which was incredibly fast...

That is, everyone’s guess that it might take three and a half days to challenge Half Dome could very well be wrong—with this speed, he definitely wouldn’t need three and a half days...

There was just one question left: Where did Knight get the stamina?! Just scaling down one cliff face would have exhausted someone, yet Knight could tackle two in succession?

It was at that moment everyone watched agape as Knight suddenly stabilized himself in a crevice of the cliff, and then started taking something out of the pouch beside his chalk bag to eat!

"Damn, who has binoculars, see what he’s up to?"

"He’s eating chocolate..."

"My God, replenishing his energy with chocolate right on the face of the cliff? That’s just too badass!"

Typically, free solo climbers would first fix tents on cliff walls and then slowly eat to regain strength, but Ren He was different; without any protection, he’d just find any spot where he could steady himself and start eating.

The feeling was as if... in the midst of a battlefield strewn with bullets, a person casually eating ramen while strolling through the trenches...

It was just so incongruent, it hurt the eyes, okay?! But then someone suddenly remembered something: "Do you guys recall, during that mountaineering team’s interview, they mentioned when they passed 8,500 meters altitude, Knight was above them happily eating chocolate..."

The people nearby were baffled. So, this guy habitually eats chocolate? Eat if you want, as long as you’re happy...

Knight’s fans couldn’t contain their excitement at the base of the cliff, shouting his name, beyond the control of TK’s staff. How could they not be excited? Their beloved Knight, whom they had admired for more than a year, was manifesting his ultimate challenge before their eyes, indeed a brand new realm, an unprecedented challenge!

At this point, An Si had to intervene, "Since everyone’s here, please keep quiet until Knight complete his climb, or it could seriously distract him!"

Everyone was reasonable and quieted down at An Si’s reminder. Right, they mustn’t interfere with Knight’s challenge!

Yang Xi looked at these people, each of their faces filled with frenetic excitement, like devoted followers, and Knight was their religion.

Some recognized Yang Xi, but they only whispered, saying how much they loved her new song, or some girls expressed envy over her being Knight’s girlfriend...

Yang Xi was the domestic Queen and the hottest singer in North America at the moment. Usually, she’s always the center of attention, but not right now—everyone was focused only on Knight.

They wouldn’t ask Yang Xi for an autograph, their envy for Yang Xi was only because she was Knight’s girlfriend.

This feeling was really strange, but Yang Xi didn’t dislike it at all.

In the past, it was always Ren He who would step back to give her the stage, even moving his chair back a bit, just to highlight Yang Xi’s status.

Now it was different. Yang Xi watched with a smile as Ren He climbed upwards. She was very worried about his safety, but she believed unequivocally that he would be fine. This was his biggest stage, he was the protagonist in all gazes tonight, and Yang Xi felt honored by this.

She liked to be called "Knight’s girlfriend."

Ren He was climbing upward with full concentration, his mind devoid of any distractions, focused only on how to reach the top successfully!

Climbing to the summit was his greatest goal!

Some people were deeply in love with their "stable" lives.

But what is stability?

Is taking the subway after walking two kilometers considered stable?

When your wife gets sick, is waiting for a rideshare stable?

Changing landlords constantly, acting according to their moods,

crying and pleading when the landlord decides to sell the house, begging whenever renovations are needed, is that stable?

Not being able to afford diapers for your child, reluctant to buy formula milk, without a school district, and possibly even having problems with your household registration, is that stable?

Browsing online and shouting like playing landlord because someone else talks about resource allocation, feeling a sense of pride as if belonging to the proletariat is extremely honorable, and being unable to restrain your irritation when seeing others moving towards a better life, is that stable?

Living numbly day by day but never able to put down the heavy burdens, the sparkle in your eyes gradually diminishing, your figure becoming increasingly bloated, and all that’s left in life are the words "wasted time" and nothing more.

Ren He thought this was pathetic.

The boat of life could capsize at any moment; in this world, to live a splendid life, you must give it your all.

Yes, give it your all!

Ren He’s life was anything but stable, but he always gave everything his all!

This huge precipice was now a reflection of his life’s stage. After struggling for 7 hours, Ren He, who had reached the height of 1000 meters, had no way back. Behind him was a sheer cliff, and only forward lay the path to survival!

He gathered his strength and continued to climb upward. The fans below grew in number as time went by, watching Ren He advance tirelessly upward. What kind of courage does it take to put oneself in peril like that?

Ren He was getting closer to the top of the cliff, so close that the fans started a silent countdown in their hearts. Today, they would witness a miracle as he free solo climbed the Dawn Wall in 7 hours, while the fastest record stood at 19 days!

When the countdown in everyone’s hearts ended, Ren He had already flipped over the edge and reached the summit of the Dawn Wall!

Only then did he have time to look below at the dense crowd of thousands of Knight fans... This was the remote Yosemite National Park, yet it was all because of a shared belief that they had all gathered here.

Ren He was moved. In his previous life, across more than twenty years, it seemed that no one thought he was very important, no one cared what he did that day, and gradually he himself felt that he was rather superfluous. Whether he lived or died, besides himself feeling the pain, it held no meaning. He spent a lot of time daydreaming because he didn’t know what else to do.

But now, it was completely different. Countless people below were excitedly cheering the Knight’s name. The spotlight shone brightly on him alone; in this night sky, he was the brightest star.

The fans below suddenly saw Knight raise his right arm toward the sky, then extend a thumb from his fist solid as rock!

Just like those signature celebration moves of genius football players after scoring a goal, at this moment, this gesture was dazzling, as if it signified Knight’s everlasting confidence in victory!

"The number one in the field of free solo climbing!"

"Cheer, for the legend is in its prime!"

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