Chapter 022: Climb Higher

The gecko wraps the rope around the smooth, jutting rock, and the man waits for Sonny to approach, then relaxes and moves on. This time www.biquge.info when the rope was stretched, there was no suitable rock, so he took out a dagger from his waist and gently struck it, chiseling the iron nail into the mountain wall. The sound was soft, but each blow reverberated through the rock walls, causing Sonny to cringe, thinking that an avalanche would happen at any moment.

When the nails were tied and the gecko fastened the rope, Sonny followed, one step at a time, reminding himself. Don't look back, keep your weight on your feet, don't look down, stare at the stone in front of you. The rope is very strong, and so are the nails, and you can catch your breath when you reach that hanging wall, so walk quickly. At one point, he stepped on the air, and the heart in his chest suddenly stopped beating.

Fortunately, the god Namu blessed him and did not fall. The cold air from the rocks seeped into his fingertips, but he didn't dare to put on his gloves, no matter how tight they looked, the friction between the fur and the cloth between the skin and the stone would slip and kill him. They climb upwards, upwards, upwards, upwards, like two wriggling geckos shining on the rock wall at sunset.

The rock wall was cut by a fissure of ice and rock at two-thirds of the height, and the gecko reached out to help him climb it. Seeing that he had put his gloves back on, Sonny did the same. Once on top, the sturdy man turned to the left, making way for Sonny, and lay down in a large shape, bathing in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Sonny was so tired that he couldn't breathe, as if the bones in his body no longer belonged to him, and every muscle was as stiff as a rock. The sun was shining on me, there was no warmth, the air had thinned, and the wind was still screaming in my ears, as if it had never diminished for thousands of years. Looking back, the giant dragon peak is still towering into the sky. It's just the beginning, it's a beginning, and there's still a long way to go. He couldn't help but think.

"We lost nine brothers. After everyone had reached the top, Lawrence looked at the abyss in front of him and announced. At this time, the sunset had completely disappeared above the horizon, and the night was gradually covering the top of the cliff where the wind was raging, and the rest of the people stood on the edge of the cliff, and no one said anything more for a long time.

That night, their camp was in a shallow hollow with a vertical pillar of rock underneath, and the mountain wall behind them was sheltered from the wind. Although Lawrence had relented and allowed the brothers to make a fire to keep warm, Sonny, the flame wizard, had failed to raise the fire even after many attempts. "The air is thin in this place, so don't waste any more energy. Toller said as he took a bite of the hard dried beef, shrugging his shoulders expressionlessly.

After this, Sonny curled up tightly and buried himself under the mountain-like fur, using a thick mink cloak as a quilt, and looked forward to the dawn in the trembling and darkness.

But when the dawn really came, all that awaited him was dried beef and hard cheese, and then there was an endless long journey of wind and snow. For most of the day, they walked in the shadow of Dragon Peak, their breath frosted in the cold air. The iced water trickled down from the snowdrifts overhead, fell to the ground, forming small frozen pools, which were then trampled and shattered by the steps of those who had gone before them. A few weeds broke free from the cracks in the rocks, and there may be a few pale lichens in the meantime, but there is no grass here, and there are no thick ancient trees, and the future is even brighter.

The path is steep and narrow, spiraling upwards and further on, so narrow that you can only go in a single column. This time, the leader was replaced by Scout Captain Ryker, with an axe in hand, and he was said to have eyesight that was unmatched in the Confederate Army.

Further along the line, two more brothers fell, and the potion that Steven had brought was no longer useful, and Uncle Lawrence simply fell to his knees and prayed, and hurried back on his way.

"Don't spend your energy on the dead, because we may be the next to die. After the black-clad Toller had finished praying, he stood up and told Sonny. He also knelt down on one knee in front of the bodies of his two brothers, said a short, pious prayer, and hurried on his way again.

After climbing a winding path, the apex is a platform that is not too large. From here, the road becomes narrower and only accessible to single people on their side. Lawrence announced that the team would take a break here. "We've got to eat, we've got to eat, whether you're hungry or not, or we're going to freeze to death. He said.

Sonny agrees. Walking on this snow-covered peak, every step is extremely difficult, and even if the sun shines on the cloak, it can't dispel the chill that soaks the bones. The scenery along the way is intoxicating, but it is also full of dangers. "Are you alright?" he sat down next to Steven, and found that the red-haired wizard seemed to be on the verge of freezing into a popsicle.

"Okay?" Steven's teeth chattered, and it seemed difficult to say a complete word again.

Not far away, the gecko curled into its tattered fur cloak and fell asleep almost immediately. Lawrence and Sersi analyze the map on stone. Black-clad Toller sat down with his back against the rock, sharpening his longsword slowly and endlessly. Scout Lake was now gone, and seemed to be leaning ahead. The rest of the brothers either bowed their heads and sighed, or chewed beef, and after climbing the peak, no one made a joke. "Horn says you're a big liar, why did he say that?" Sonny pulled his gaze back, munching on rock-hard beef, turning his head to ask the red-haired wizard.

"Young City Lord?" Steven frowned painfully, "He's with ...... Ahh

"Lord Kenny thinks highly of you. Sonny wanted to smile but found it difficult.

"Aren't you supposed to call him father?" Steven raised a frosty eyebrow, "It's an open secret in the North City, and even the Madame has approved of you and your mother...... Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to mention her. ”

"It's okay," Sonny smiled hard, albeit a little ugly, "Lord Kenny only sees me once a year. Later, two years, and then later, only once every three years. He lowered his head and swallowed the chewy beef, "I want to call him father, but I don't have a chance now......

"Well, you have a brother, and as far as I know, he always takes pleasure in teasing you, but it's better than nothing, and I have nothing in this world. Steven raised his hand to cover his face and kept breathing on his gloves as he tried to melt the frost from his brow.

"Did you hear anything?" Sonny asked softly, "Boom, Boom......"

"What's the sound?" Steven removed a hand, revealing half of his eyes, "what do you hear?"

"Everyone, get behind the rock wall!!" Lawrence suddenly got up and yelled, "Avalanche!!"