Chapter 749: 238: Regret to the extreme, its stupidity is unparalleled_3
Viola Thompson didn’t say much more and continued walking forward.
Mila and the others immediately followed her.
Annie felt quite satisfied as they continued to approach the top of the mountain.
Sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the snow.
It felt somewhat warm.
Annie laughed and said, “Captain Viola, didn’t you say that the wind is strong here and there would be avalanches?”
It was quite obvious that this path was much easier than the previous one.
Viola glanced back and said, “We haven’t started climbing yet. Everything is just an illusion.”
She then addressed the group, “Everyone, please check your anti-slip equipment. If you need to relieve yourselves, do it now. Anything can happen once we start climbing.”
Everyone checked their anti-slip gear.
Annie looked at Viola and snorted in her heart.
She wanted to see what would happen if the climb didn’t turn out the way Viola said it would, and how Viola would explain herself then!
After ten minutes of reorganizing on the spot, they began to climb.
The path became steep as they walked further.
With the temperature gradually dropping, the ground was almost completely ice. Even with the anti-slip shoes, they had to be extremely careful.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The wind began to grow stronger.
Moving forward became increasingly difficult.
Thick frost covered the goggles, making it impossible to see the path ahead.
These were just the beginning.
The real danger lay ahead.
As they continued, the wind and snow grew stronger. If too far apart, they wouldn’t be able to hear what their teammates were saying.
Mila couldn’t help but complain, “Annie, this is all your fault! We wouldn’t be suffering if it wasn’t for you!”
Some of the other male members were also a bit angry but didn’t say anything.
Annie began to panic.
She didn’t expect that what Viola said would actually come true.
What should they do now?
Annie looked at Viola, who was climbing up, and asked loudly, “Captain Viola, can we go back the way we came now?”
Her hands were almost frozen.
She could hardly feel them.
Annie had a feeling that if they continued, she wouldn’t be able to hold on.
She was filled with regrets.
Why didn’t she listen to Viola?
If she had listened, none of this would have happened.
Viola glanced back without changing her tone, “We’ve wasted two hours. If we waste another two hours going back, it will be too late.”
Viola then continued, “Moreover, going down the mountain is more difficult than going up.”
Once some paths are chosen, there’s no turning back.
Hearing this, Annie looked down to the foot of the mountain.
At that sight, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Under her feet were miles of frozen ground, covered in wind and snow. She could hardly see the foot of the mountain.
It’s easy to go uphill but difficult to go down.
Viola’s voice came again, “Let’s keep climbing and watch out for falling rocks.”
Annie swallowed hard.
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue climbing.
Her foot stepped on a piece of ice, breaking it. Just as she was about to fall, someone grabbed her clothes.
A soothing female voice said softly, “Be careful.”
No extra words were needed, but they were powerful.
Annie looked up and saw that it was Viola who had grabbed her clothes.
Viola held onto the climbing rope tightly with one hand and Annie’s clothes with the other.
Annie knew very well.
If not for Viola’s timely intervention, she would have already fallen deep into the abyss by now.
Thinking of this, Annie shuddered and swallowed hard.
Viola’s voice came again, “Hold on tight to the rope.”
Annie snapped back to reality, re-gripped the rope, but due to the shock just now and the freezing temperature, she struggled to hold on tightly.
“Captain, I…,” Annie’s eyes turned red, “I might have to give up the competition.”
Nobody knew how much Annie regretted it.
Had she known beforehand, she would have never gone against Viola.
“Don’t give up until the very last moment,” Viola continued. “Calm yourself, take a deep breath, and hold the rope tight.”
Annie took a deep breath and tried to grip the rope again.
She finally held the rope tightly.
But at that moment, Annie realized that her legs could no longer exert any strength.
Her breathing became more rapid.
Viola held the rope with one hand and took a bottle out of the bag with the other. She unscrewed the cap with one hand and handed the bottle to Annie, “Drink the water inside.”