Chapter 79 Rope Bridge

The Sword of Oath successfully twisted across the rope bridge, and since his build and equipment were as heavy as Zhan Wu Shang's, it undoubtedly gave the people behind him a lot of confidence. No one was worried about the quality of the rope bridge anymore; most of those who were unwilling to cross simply couldn't overcome their psychological fear.

"Don't look down. If you're scared, move faster. This is a game, it's simple. Come on! Quick!" The Sword of Oath clapped his hands, encouraging the person twisting on the rope below, "Great, almost there, just one meter left!"

Once he was close, his strength was naturally much greater than Gu Fei's, and he easily helped the man up.

"Damn it, so noisy..." The person being helped up was Han Jia Gongzi, who muttered softly, picked at his ear, and stood next to Gu Fei.

One player after another crossed the rope bridge. The Sword of Oath was also careful, often checking to see if the rope Gu Fei had tied was loose. Then he stood by the bridge and pulled up each player as they arrived. More and more people piled up behind him, slowly getting in the way. The Sword of Oath looked back and waved his hand, "Keep moving forward!"

The newly formed team continued to advance. Gu Fei also wanted to leave, but saw that Han Jia Gongzi hadn't moved.

"Not going?" Gu Fei asked.

"Watching!" Han Jia Gongzi gazed at the rope bridge. "How come no one's fallen off after all this time?"

"Too twisted," Gu Fei criticized him sternly, but also folded his arms and stood by the mountainside to watch. The Sword of Oath glanced at these two who were happy to watch the fun, but couldn't say anything—they weren't members of his guild!

Crossing the rope bridge was obviously more dangerous than the previous wooden bridge, but precisely because it was more dangerous, the players were more careful. This kind of task wasn't difficult in the game. When they were serious, no one fell. You should know that when walking on the wooden planks before, Zhan Wu Shang's incident was just a big commotion. At other times, there were occasional accidental bumps and collisions, and people would fall off. Unexpectedly, at the seemingly difficult rope bridge, no one fell. It was just a bit slow.

One by one, it was finally the mercenary group's players' turn. There were many more players standing on the cliff edge who gave up crossing the rope bridge than those who had given up crossing the wooden bridge before.

When the girls of Rebirth Purple Crystal arrived, many of them were stunned. This test of courage was much more difficult than before. No amount of voices劝说“It's a game, it's okay”could help. Overcoming the fear in your heart by repeating such nonsense a few times? Did they think this was a TV show!

"It's really okay, Grape. Look at me cross it for you!" Yu Tian Shen Ming's beloved Grape was very scared at this time, shaking her head and not wanting to go. Yu Tian Shen Ming tried to persuade her many times without success, so he decided to demonstrate. He grabbed the rope and lightly jumped down, trying to look very relaxed, and occasionally turned back to smile and encourage Grape.

"See, it's easy, come on Grape!" Yu Tian Shen Ming, who had successfully crossed, stood on the edge of the cliff and shouted loudly.

Grape timidly looked around. The girls of Rebirth Purple Crystal who dared to cross had already crossed, and those who remained hadn't found any confidence from Yu Tian Shen Ming's crossing. They looked at each other and felt that they had more in common with the bunch standing at the foot of the mountain wall.

The Sword of Oath stood on the edge of the cliff and shouted, "Anyone else want to cross?"

The players on this side of the mountain looked at each other. The few members of Gongzi Elite Group were in an uproar because Zhan Wu Shang was still there, hesitating and at a loss.

"Hurry up and get over here, don't hold us back!" Han Jia Gongzi, as the leader of the group, was the first to get angry. He threw the unfinished wine bottle in his hand. It didn't hit anyone, but the bottle shattered on the ground, spilling wine everywhere.

"Is there anyone else who wants to cross? Hurry up!" Zhan Wu Shang looked around.

"Damn it, I'm talking about you. Why are you pretending? Hurry up and come over." Han Jia Gongzi grabbed another wine bottle, but seeing that it was full, he was reluctant to throw it away. He quickly opened it and drank it.

"I... this... um..." Zhan Wu Shang hesitated.

"It's okay, Wu Shang, brother. I've already crossed, can't you do it?" The Sword of Oath smiled.

Zhan Wu Shang thought, that's right, the Sword of Oath was about the same as him. He had crossed, so why couldn't he? It wasn't that Zhan Wu Shang was afraid of heights. He was mainly worried about his tonnage, plus he had broken the bridge once before, so he felt even less secure.

"Hurry up! Move!" Han Jia Gongzi roared.

"Don't worry, it's okay. This bridge is much stronger than the wooden one," The Sword of Oath comforted him kindly. He had already heard the story of Zhan Wu Shang as a hanging sausage.

One of them gave a sugar-coated pill, and the other fired a cannonball, finally allowing Zhan Wu Shang to make up his mind. He bent over, firmly grasped the ropes, roared "I'm coming," and jumped down.

Everyone applauded Zhan Wu Shang's momentum, mixed with Yu Tian Shen Ming's shouts: "Zhan Wu Shang, you're a real man, fall down!"

Unfortunately, this interference didn't succeed. Zhan Wu Shang crossed the rope bridge with too much concentration; he was the most focused of all the players. His arms alternated, advancing half a meter each time. His movements were standard and in place, very rhythmic, and his expression was as serious as a game boss. Everyone was stunned, thinking that if this guy was so serious and persistent, how satisfying would it be if he fell!

Perhaps everyone's psychology really worked. When Zhan Wu Shang had crossed two-thirds of the bridge, everyone heard a crisp "pop" sound. The rope bridge suddenly broke.

"He fell!" A voice of joyful tears was heard from the crowd.

"Your grandpa..." Zhan Wu Shang's voice was mixed in the wind, coming from the mountains. Then, everyone heard a loud "bang," and the mountain road seemed to tremble because of this sound. Countless players who had already gone far sent messages asking, "What happened?"

A weak cry came from the foot of the mountain: "Pull me up quickly."

"Damn, he didn't fall down yet, he's still holding on!" Yu Tian Shen Ming was shocked. He leaned over the cliff and stretched his neck to look. Zhan Wu Shang was clinging to the rope with both hands, plastered against the mountain wall.

"Stop holding on, just fall down!" Yu Tian Shen Ming shouted loudly.

"Yu Tian, you wait, I'll throw you down as soon as I get up," Zhan Wu Shang said angrily.

"Too arrogant!" Yu Tian Shen Ming pulled out an arrow and pretended to cut the rope, "Quick, call me Grandpa Yu Tian!!"

"Alright, alright, stop messing around!" Gu Fei came over and pulled Yu Tian Shen Ming aside, calling to the others, "Quick, pull this guy up!"

"Hold on tight, Wu Shang," You Ge shouted, stretching his neck.

With everyone working together, Zhan Wu Shang was finally pulled up, lying on the ground panting, his face scratched, and his armor twisted from the crash.

Han Jia Gongzi cast a healing spell on him: "How are you?"

"Okay... I'm alright..." Zhan Wu Shang was out of breath, not from exhaustion, but from tension. That kind of exhaustion from just escaping danger wasn't necessarily physical.

"Alright, this section counts as your greatest contribution, I'll give you extra points!" Han Jia Gongzi said, signaling to Jian Gui.

"Yes!" Jian Gui agreed, took out a notebook, and wrote seriously: Mental Compensation, 20 points.

After a long time, Zhan Wu Shang finally got up from the ground. Yu Tian Shen Ming had the foresight to hide far away, but Zhan Wu Shang, who had survived the disaster, seemed to see through the world. He ignored it and only said one sentence after getting up: "Do we have to cross a bridge later?"

"Looks like we don't," The Sword of Oath smiled, "The brothers in front said they haven't encountered one since."

"Oh!" Zhan Wu Shang responded and waved his hand, "Let's go, everyone!"

So they continued to move forward, and sure enough, they didn't encounter any more cliffs. The statistical work of both the guild and the mercenary group was quickly completed. There were quite a few players who didn't have the courage to cross the bridge and dropped out of the team. In particular, female players accounted for a large proportion of them, which made many players extremely painful.

Then everything was normal along the way. Just as they were about to finish crossing the Black Dragon Mountain Range, a commotion suddenly broke out at the front of the team. Zhan Wu Shang shivered: "Did the mountain road break again?"

"No, we've encountered enemies," Han Jia Gongzi replied.

"Tch! What's so scary about that?" Zhan Wu Shang straightened his back again.

"Encountering enemies here is a bit troublesome! The mountain road can't spread out the formation! So many players are useless. We're at the end of the team, so we can't help at all," You Ge said.

"Help with what? We don't even know what's going on," Yu Tian Shen Ming bounced around, still unable to see the situation ahead.

"What's the situation?" Everyone could only ask Han Jia Gongzi.

"The monsters that spawned are blocking the mountain pass, we can't get down," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What kind of monsters?"

"Bandits."

"What's so scary about that?" Everyone scorned.

"Boss leading the team," Han Jia Gongzi said calmly.

Everyone's hearts tightened because, according to the official statement, the combat power of the small monsters fighting around the Boss would be increased compared to normal, and these small monsters would obey the Boss's leadership. The Boss's IQ wasn't necessarily very high; no matter how clever they were, they couldn't compare to cunning players. The key issue was that when the small monsters obeyed the Boss's unified orders, the aggro rules would completely lose their value. For example, the usual player tactic of kiting monsters would depend on the Boss's expression at this time. If the Boss didn't give the order, even if you killed the monster, they wouldn't come after you.

Undeniable discipline, the only drawback was probably the intelligence level of the commander.

"What's happening at the front now?" The group asked Han Jia Gongzi.

"They retreated and are organizing manpower to break through," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"In that case, we need experts!"

"That's right, so they're calling us to go forward!" Han Jia Gongzi said.

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