At that moment, the massive object in the distance was a full eight kilometers away from Wang Yun. It was so large that it would be impossible to miss.
“What in the world is that?” Wang Yun exclaimed as he gradually made out the object in front of him.
This mountain was ridiculously steep.
“Pff! My God, it’s a mountain!”
“It’s vertical! Big Brother is doomed!”
“What’s doomed? Just go around it!”
The live audience also saw the mountain and erupted in surprise.
Though Wang Yun initially felt a jolt of fear, he quickly regained his composure.
“There’s no way around this mountain. The other program inspectors must have already surrounded me. With my current speed, I can’t possibly outpace them. It looks like there’s only one way,” Wang Yun analyzed as he ran.
“Damn, is big brother planning to climb the mountain? Climbing that mountain!”
Indeed, Wang Yun now had only one path available, up the mountain.
‘Let’s scout the terrain first,’ thought Wang Yun, gritting his teeth as he pushed his speed to its limits.
He managed to cover the eight kilometers in just half an hour, leaving Captain Dragon Hand and his team a full five kilometers behind.
However, while he had shaken off Captain Dragon Hand, Wang Yun could already see Ying Yuezi and Wu Yaoming approaching.
Just as Wang Yun reached the base of the mountain, his exceptional hearing picked up footsteps a thousand meters away. Heavy, chaotic footsteps interspersed with harsh, ragged breathing. Clearly, another group of program inspectors was on his trail.
“I have to hurry up.”
Wang Yun’s brow furrowed in concern.
At their current pace, it would take them no more than five minutes to cover the thousand meters. In just three minutes, they would have a visual on him. Despite the cover of the trees, the large number of pursuers left Wang Yun little room to maneuver. Feeling the pressure, he immediately looked up and started to carefully assess the mountain before him.
Although the mountain wasn’t particularly tall, it covered an extensive area. It might as well have been a vast wall obstructing his path. Its ends were not visible on either side. Wang Yun couldn’t even estimate the thickness of this ‘wall’. Thus, his only option was to scale the mountain.
“It looks like climbing over is the only way,” Wang Yun said, his gaze intense.
He stared at the nearly vertical mountain before him. Its cross-section featured only sparse stone pits and cracks that could potentially offer footholds, but these were far apart and not densely packed.
This meant there were hardly any points where he could leverage his limbs.
‘God-level climbing won’t work, the leverage points are too few,’ Wang Yun thought to himself.
Although this wasn’t an advantage, the conditions did have their benefits.
Likely due to Xiyun City’s frequent rain and moist climate, the mountain’s stone crevices were densely packed with weeds and small saplings.
That meant once Wang Yun climbed up the mountain, even if people below spotted him, he could quickly hide. Additionally, the dense vegetation would extensively conceal his figure. Unless the weeds and saplings were entirely cleared, simply standing at the mountain’s base and looking up wouldn’t reveal Wang Yun’s position at all. 𝖗𝘼Ɲ𝘖𝐁ËṨ
Thinking this, Wang Yun took a deep breath.
At the thought, the system activated. Wang Yun swiftly browsed through the system, searching for useful skills.
‘God-level arm strength? That’ll work. Exchange. Purchase god-level balance too,’ he thought. ‘And god-level leg strength, that too, exchange.’
Wang Yun indiscriminately exchanged all skills that would enhance his physical capabilities and aid in climbing.
Instantly, his shock value plummeted by tens of millions. With over seven million shock value points remaining, he had more than enough.
“Now, let’s begin,” Wang Yun said.
He crouched down, scooped up a handful of dry soil, and stashed it in his sleeve. He planned to use it as drying powder to make sure his hands wouldn’t slip from sweat as he climbed.
Wang Yun immediately selected a point to climb. First, he backed up fifty meters, then he charged forward with explosive force.
Power surged through his arms, and with the momentum of the sprint, his right foot slammed against the mountain.
His body soared through the air. Then he latched onto a small stone five meters off the ground.
It was a flawless execution.
“Holy smokes! Big Brother is actually climbing the mountain!”
“Wow, that explosive power is insane. That’s like jumping over a wall height straight off the ground!”
“Wow, the power in his legs and arms is just inhuman. Oh, forgot to mention, I’m a sports professional!”
“Look! Big Brother with one hand! He swung his body up. He aims for that rock crevice about three meters ahead on his right!”
“Ah, I can’t watch! If he slips and falls from that height, it’ll hurt so much!”
“Mommy! Big Brother made it!”
The livestream audience was in awe. They marveled as Wang Yun leaped onto the mountain and, using only his right hand, grabbed onto a small stone and hoisted himself up.
The stone was too small, and there was a crevice about three meters away. Wang Yun’s gaze was fixed precisely on that spot.
He resembled a gibbon, using the stone gripped in his right hand as a pivot point. He swung his body back and forth a couple of times, building momentum through inertia to sway side to side. Harnessing this momentum, Wang Yun’s legs launched upwards as his body soared through the air.
At that moment, Wang Yun appeared to be performing Qinggong, a form of light-body martial arts.
Without any apparent leverage, his limbs functioned like those of a gecko, swiftly propelling him upwards. With a swift motion, he seized the crevice three meters above him.
This was beyond human.
“It’s simpler than I thought,” Wang Yun quipped, his voice cutting through the tension.
As the live audience absorbed his miraculous climb, his cheeky remark sent viewers furiously typing away at their keyboards.
“Easier than I thought?”
“Big Brother, you’re not human at all!”
“There’s no leverage point, it’s like you flew up there. How is that easy?”
“Do you have a Doraemon propeller on your head or something? Damn!”
As Wang Yun commenced his ascent, at that very moment, Ying Yuezi and Wu Yaoming’s team rapidly closed in from a distance.
Suddenly, one of the team members shouted, “Captain, there’s someone on the mountain.”
“On the mountain? Impossible!” Ying Yuezi immediately denied the claim. “That mountain is practically vertical with no points for support. It’s impossible for anyone to be up there. Hurry up!”