Chapter 77 Accelerated Plunge: Dark red blood droplets blew into blood streaks in the wind...
Everything happened in an instant—
Under immense tension, the right-side connecting rope of the swing seat snapped. With only the left-side connecting rope holding it together, the entire seat, like a basket not full of water, wobbled precariously to the right.
The moment her waist and hips hit the ground, Jiang Zhiling broke out in a cold sweat.
Her survival instinct kicked in, and she quickly grabbed the steel cable overhead. With no foothold for leverage, Jiang Zhiling could only grit her teeth and grip the silver-white steel cable tightly as she spun at high speed.
Before Jiang Chunhua, whose mind was blank, could even process the correct way to pass the level, she was startled by the emergency situation in front of her.
She screamed and instinctively reached out to grab Jiang Zhiling's nearly suspended body.
But she clearly didn't consider the environment she was in.
Jiang Chunhua thought she was sitting in a regular chair and that the angle of her body was too steep. For a moment, she almost fell headfirst.
She frantically and fearfully adjusted herself back to her original position, teetering on the brink of collapse.
"Ling'er! My Ling'er—"
Jiang Chunhua screamed in anguish, "Someone save my Ling'er—"
Gu Keke was the second person to notice the danger. It was almost an instinctive reaction for her, but she had an extra layer of protection compared to Jiang Chunhua.
Gu Keke reached up with her right hand and gripped the steel cable connecting the main body tightly. After ensuring that she would not suffer any other accidents, she used the strength in her hand to reach to the left.
"I'll find a way to catch you!"
Gu Ke shouted at the top of her lungs, "You must hold on tight to the steel cable! Don't let go!"
"Um……"
Jiang Zhiling's face was flushed red from holding her breath, and all her strength rushed to her upper body.
Besides her fingers being unable to move due to the tightness, she also seems to be experiencing tinnitus hallucinations.
Jiang Zhiling clenched her back teeth.
She needed to conserve her energy, so she couldn't say too much; she could only express the most complete meaning with the fewest words possible.
Under the violent swinging motion of a swing, it is no easy task to defy inertia and control one's own body.
The steel wire rope was thin and sharp, and the pain of being strangled stimulated her cerebral cortex, but Jiang Zhiling still chose to endure the pain and tried her best to wrap it around her hands a few more times.
The swing seat beneath her had completely detached, leaving her frail body suspended in mid-air, tossed about by the swing.
The mangled, bloody corpse seemed to be right before her eyes. Jiang Zhiling knew all too well what the consequences of letting go would be, so she had to do everything she could to get through this ordeal.
Gu Keke was still relentlessly reaching out to herself.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhiling swung her legs in the direction of the swing's rotation.
Fortunately, Gu Keke was sitting on the side of the swing's direction of travel. After several unsuccessful attempts, she finally grabbed Jiang Zhiling's right leg when both of them were nearly exhausted.
With only one hand, she couldn't guarantee the other person's safety, so Gu Keke had to grab the other person's right leg with both hands.
Before taking action, she subconsciously glanced back at Liang Jun's direction, only to meet his resolute gaze.
Liang Jun calmly said, "I'm holding you."
Then, she synchronized her movements with Gu Keke's, using her right hand to maintain stability with the main steel cable, and her left hand to grab the back of Gu Keke's clothes, twisting them into a clockwise knot.
With this layer of protection, Gu Keke felt relieved and released her right hand, tilting her whole body to the left and gripping Jiang Zhiling's right leg tightly.
Perhaps it was the effect of adrenaline, but Gu Keke, who was originally terribly afraid of heights, did not show any fear when it came to the high-altitude rescue, as if she was unaware of the current altitude.
It wasn't until she glanced down casually that the hormones had gone too far.
Gu Keke felt a wave of dizziness, her head was buzzing, and her hands unconsciously lost a lot of strength.
Reason was still ringing alarm bells in her mind, and she quickly regained her composure, managing not to let go, at least she was still holding onto the fabric of the other person's trouser leg tightly.
Time seemed to pass extremely slowly. Amidst the howling wind, Liang Huan vaguely heard someone calling her name.
"Captain... Captain..."
"Sister Yao...Sister Yao..."
The veins on Liang Jun's neck bulged. She dared not loosen her grip and could only shout in a low voice, "What's wrong—"
Luo Chuange and the others were sitting behind Liang Jun and the others, unaware of what was happening on their side.
Luo Chuange, upon hearing Liang Jun's response, visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"During operation, the connecting rope may break, but the pattern is currently unclear. Only the workers on our side have experienced breakage."
At this point, Luo Chuange glanced again at the yellow-clad staff member sitting one seat away.
The swing chair beneath him was gone, but he acted as if nothing had happened, even defying the laws of physics. His hands were still gripping the steel cables connecting the main body, and he maintained his original sitting posture.
"Even if it breaks, don't panic. Just hold on tightly to the main steel cable and you'll be fine!"
Luo Chuange continued shouting, "Is there anything seriously wrong on your end?!"
Liang Jun let out a muffled groan from her back molars.
The chair broke, leaving his body dangling in mid-air, but he was unharmed.
I don't know if this counts as the "big problem" that Luo Chuange mentioned.
That being said, the other party mentioned that the staff's current state was very similar to Jiang Zhiling's.
Liang Jun thought that perhaps they could learn some lessons from him, which would help players save themselves.
"Luo Chuange, continue to observe the staff—"
Every pore on Liang Xun's body was working at full speed, "Remember to tell us immediately if there are any changes!"
She also made a comparison between Jiang Zhiling's current situation and that of the staff in yellow.
According to Luo Chuange, the other party was able to maintain the initial sitting posture while suspended in mid-air—but in reality, this is simply impossible!
unless……
Liang Xun asked Jiang Zhiling, "Jiang Zhiling, can you try to maintain your sitting posture while suspended in mid-air?"
"What……"
She suspected that her tinnitus had worsened.
Otherwise, why would Liang Jun ask such a question? I must have misheard.
Despite this, Jiang Zhiling still tried her best while holding tightly to the steel cable.
Her suspended waist and hips were constantly straining, and as long as there was a physical point to cling to, even for just a second, she could move her entire body onto it.
Obviously, such a transparent platform floating in mid-air is impossible.
Jiang Zhiling writhed back and forth like a stranded little fish—
This has already taken a toll on her physical strength.
"No, it won't work..."
Her voice was weak, "This is simply impossible..."
Jiang Chunhua looked at her younger sister, whose life hung by a thread, with heartache. Hearing her say that, Jiang Chunhua felt as if her heart was breaking.
Tears welled up in her eyes. "It's okay, if we can't do it, we won't. Ling'er, you must hold onto that lifeline tightly... Don't let go..."
She wanted to close her eyes and pray for her sister, but before Jiang Chunhua could close her eyelids, a few drops of warm liquid splashed onto her face.
She was a little confused, so she used one hand to wipe her face.
Unexpectedly, a splash of crimson blood was lying in the palm of his hand.
"Why is there blood?! Where did the blood come from?!"
Jiang Chunhua screamed loudly, her emotions once again on the verge of collapse.
Jiang Zhiling also sensed something was wrong. She barely managed to look up at what was above her, only to discover to her surprise that her hands, which were tightly bound to the steel cable, had been cut and injured at some point.
The sharp steel wire embedded itself deeply into his flesh, and dark red blood droplets blew in the wind, splattering onto the faces of those behind him.
And she didn't even feel any of this.
"Jiang Zhiling, why do you look so pale!"
Gu Keke, who hadn't dared to look at the ground but kept her eyes on Jiang Zhiling, also noticed something was wrong at that moment.
She first noticed the other person's plaster-like pale face, and then followed the scar down their arm to see the stream of scarlet blood flowing down.
"Hold on! Don't let go!"
She unconsciously increased the pressure on her hands. "It'll stop soon. This ordeal will be over soon. We'll all survive!"
Although she didn't know when this would end.
Just as she was cheering Jiang Zhiling on, the high-altitude swing, which had been maintaining a constant height, suddenly shuddered, and the players sitting in the seats were all violently jolted.
Gu Keke's center of gravity had already shifted, and this sudden jolt caused her to fall uncontrollably downwards.
"careful!"
Liang Jun suddenly tightened his grip on her clothes, revealing the distinct muscle lines of her exposed arm.
She gritted her teeth and mustered all her strength, managing to pull Gu Keke back from the brink of death.
Gu Keke felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
Unable to pat her chest, she could only swallow several large gulps of air to calm her nerves.
"Thank you, Captain, for saving my life..."
Liang Jun did not reply to her.
She only felt that the turbulence came suddenly, and after the turbulence of the high-altitude swing, she keenly realized that the current altitude was decreasing.
"Luo Chuan Ge—"
She turned around and shouted behind her, "Has anything happened over there—?"
A few seconds later, the other party finally gave me a reply.
"You need to be careful over there, we need to prepare for descent—"
decline?
Why so suddenly?
As if understanding what Liang Xun was thinking, Luo Chuange added, "The operation of the high-altitude swing is controlled by the staff. The jolt just now was caused by him pressing the remote control, which prepared the high-altitude swing to descend."
A decline is a good thing.
This means the project is over, and it also means that, at least for this stage, everyone's lives will no longer be threatened.
But Liang Jun still had some doubts in her heart.
Previously, staff had stated that the project would only have a chance to end when the next batch of players took over.
But now, the yellow-clad staff are nearly 100 meters in the air with them, and the trees below are so small that they are not even visible, let alone the human players.
Given all these factors, how did he make his judgment?
Before Liang Xun could finish thinking, Luo Chuange's voice came from behind her again.
"Sister Jun! That chair that the staff member broke—"
Before he could finish speaking, he was cut off by the pressure of air pressing in from all directions—
In an instant, they suddenly lost weight and were falling rapidly.
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Author's note: I feel so lonely and isolated without everyone's comments (twists herself under the covers)
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