Infinite Fall (1)
Li Chuxia: "..."
Seeing that Du Jiaojiao was a few years older than her, Li Chuxia politely explained, "Big sister, don't worry, we're not allowed to date in high school. Besides, I would never steal someone else's boyfriend."
Du Jiaojiao was somewhat displeased: "Who are you calling 'big sister'? Do I look that old?"
Hong Zicheng quickly said, "Jiaojiao, you are young and beautiful, no one can compare to you."
Du Jiaojiao finally showed a satisfied smile.
Others: "..."
Ge Zhiwen was a bookworm who focused on reading and rarely paid attention to others, but he found the couple hilarious and couldn't help but look at Hong Zicheng and Du Jiaojiao.
Now it was Hong Zicheng's turn to be dissatisfied: "Hey, you over there, why are you looking at my girlfriend? She's already taken!"
Ge Zhiwen: "..."
Ge Zhiwen: "Brother, don't worry, I'm not interested in your girlfriend. I just think you two are very... very special, that's why I'm watching you."
Hong Zicheng: "What big brother? You look older than me, right? You're 35, aren't you?"
Ge Zhiwen: "..."
Ge Zhiwen: "I shouldn't have pursued this doctoral degree. I can't graduate, and I've even lost my hair. People say I look 35..."
Hong Zicheng: "What do you mean? Are you showing off that you have a PhD? Let me tell you, my grades are also very good, and I will get a PhD sooner or later!"
Du Jiaojiao: "Brother Zicheng is so amazing!"
Ge Zhiwen: "..."
At that moment, a giant sheet of paper appeared in the air, on which was drawn a queen.
The queen said, "Welcome to the new round of the game—Infinite Fall. Contestants: Jian Tanxi, Li Chuxia, Ge Zhiwen, Du Jiaojiao, Hong Zicheng. I am the referee for this game—Queen Red Apple."
Next, let me introduce the competition rules:
First, no human death is allowed; otherwise, the game is considered lost, and no one else can leave the instance.
Second, the descent speed increases every five minutes, with no upper limit.
Third, there is no ground in this game, so players will keep falling.
Fourth, the condition for passing the test is that everyone stops falling.
That concludes the introduction. Have fun playing the game!
Then, the Queen of Red Apples gradually faded out, and the entire piece of paper disappeared into the air.
Du Jiaojiao said, "We haven't even asked her any questions yet, why did she leave... What should we do now..."
Jian Tanxi analyzed, "She has already explained the rules clearly. The only thing we need to do is stop falling. If we can't, we will keep falling, and the speed will get faster and faster. Because there is no ground in this game, we will eventually die in the air."
Ge Zhiwen added, "We're okay for now because our descent is relatively slow. However, if the descent speed gets too fast, we'll spontaneously combust in the air and eventually be burned to death. So, we must figure out a way to stop the fall now. If the descent speed increases, we'll become increasingly nervous, and even if we come up with a solution, it won't be long before we can react."
Others have also realized this.
However, it is easier to come up with a solution on flat ground. But it is much more difficult to keep your mind steady and think of a way to pass the level while your body is constantly falling.
When people are falling, they instinctively feel panicked, especially when they know that the fall will not end.
Jian Tanxi said, "How about this, everyone lie down flat, facing the sky, with your limbs spread out as much as possible. This posture will make you less tense. Then think about how to pass the level."
Following Jian Tanxi's advice, everyone lay down on their backs, and their mood indeed became much lighter, with a feeling of flying in the clouds.
However, they couldn't let themselves get carried away with the feeling. Every five minutes, their descent would accelerate. They had to seize every second and devise a plan.
Hong Zicheng said, "There's nothing around us except those buildings. Why don't we try grabbing onto a building? Maybe that will stop us from falling."
Du Jiaojiao said, "But those buildings look very smooth, we might not be able to hold on..."
Hung Tzu-cheng: "At this point, we have no choice but to give it a try."
Everyone thought it was a good idea, so they got up and prepared to approach the buildings.
However, they found they couldn't move horizontally. And even when they stretched out their hands, there was still a considerable distance between them and the building.
Therefore, this idea will not work.
Hong Zicheng took out a prop rope and threw it towards the nearest building.
The rope seemed to have eyes; it circled the nearest building and even tied a knot.
Hong Zicheng wrapped one arm around Du Jiaojiao's waist and gripped the other end of the rope tightly with the other hand, trying to stabilize himself and stop falling.
However, the building's walls were too smooth, and although one end of the rope was tied to the building, it was still slowly sliding down.
Hong Zicheng had no choice but to give up and take back the prop rope.
Li Chuxia said, "Hong Zicheng, you have such a powerful rope, yet you only want to protect yourself and your girlfriend?"
Hong Zicheng said, "No, I was just trying it out, but I didn't succeed."
"If you manage to stop falling, you won't pull us up, will you?"
"How can you say that? I definitely need to protect myself and Jiaojiao first before I can think about saving you."
At this point, Du Jiaojiao became somewhat dissatisfied: "Who are you? Why should my boyfriend save you?"
Li Chuxia: "This is a team game! If anyone has a problem, the others can't leave!"
At this point, five minutes had elapsed, and everyone felt the descent speed increase slightly.
Although it was still within a tolerable range, everyone was more panicked and no longer cared about arguing.
Du Jiaojiao said to everyone, "What should we do? Think of something quickly, I'm so scared, I'm going to faint..."
Jian Tanxi said, "Now that things have come to this, let's all share our special abilities and see if they can be of any use. My special abilities are healing and mind reading, but they don't seem to be very useful."
Li Chuxia: "My superpower is to change the condition of my skin, but I haven't thought of any use for it yet."
Ge Zhiwen: "My superpower is fire-breathing, but it doesn't seem to work."
When it was the couple's turn, Hong Zicheng and Du Jiaojiao hesitated, seemingly unwilling to speak.
Ge Zhiwen said, "We've already said it, so you two shouldn't hold back anymore. We can only pass the test by cooperating."
Du Jiaojiao: "We're not trying to hide it, it's just that our special abilities are useless."
Ge Zhiwen: "How do you know if it's useful or not if you don't speak up?"
Du Jiaojiao: "Anyway, it's useless, there's no need to say anything."
Jian Tanxi urged, "Stop talking about these things. Every minute and every second is precious to us. You and Hong Zicheng should tell us about your abilities first. Maybe we can come up with a suitable way to use them."
Hong Zicheng said, "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. My special ability is called 'Don't Even Think About Getting Close to My Girlfriend,' and it can only be used on men. When you use it, you shout 'Don't Even Think About Getting Close to My Girlfriend,' and the man will be passively moved away by 1 meter. But it can only be used once per game."
Du Jiaojiao's superpower is similar to mine, called "Don't even think about getting close to my boyfriend," and it can only be used on women. When used, she shouts "Don't even think about getting close to my boyfriend," and the woman targeted by the power will be forced to move away by one meter.
So that's what this superpower is. It's really useless and awkward, no wonder they didn't want to talk about it.
Li Chuxia smiled secretly, only to be glared at by Du Jiaojiao.
Ge Zhiwen didn't laugh, but stared at the couple in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that such a superpower existed in the world. It was as if it was tailor-made for this couple.
Jian Tanxi pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think these two abilities are useless. Right now, the only way for us to stop falling seems to be to grab onto the surrounding buildings. However, we can't walk over there. If Hong Zicheng and Du Jiaojiao use their abilities, at least two of them can get closer to the building, and then they might be able to reach the building's walls."
Hong Zicheng said, "That won't work either, because the friction between a person's hands and clothes is limited. The building walls are too smooth, so it's unlikely anyone can hold on. My rope is very rough and has a lot of friction, and it still slipped down. I don't think anyone else can hold onto the building walls."
Hong Zicheng's words do make sense.
At this moment, Li Chuxia suddenly said, "I've figured out how to use my superpower. My superpower is to change the state of my skin, such as making it smooth, rough, dark, or white. As long as I maximize the roughness of my skin, I should be able to hold onto the outside of the building. Now, Du Jiaojiao just needs to take me to a nearby building."
Du Jiaojiao: "You were arguing with me just now, and now you want me to help you?"
Li Chuxia frowned: "I didn't argue with you, you started arguing with me. Besides, now is not the time to argue about this. If I can stop falling, it will benefit everyone, at least part of the game mission will be completed."
Du Jiaojiao: "Why can't I be the first to complete the task? I want to be the first."
"You can't change your skin condition, and you can't get close to those buildings, there's nothing you can do."
Du Jiaojiao was still a little unhappy, and the others advised her: "Du Jiaojiao, if you want to argue, you can do it outside. Let's cooperate for now."
Just then, five minutes later, the descent speed increased.
Du Jiaojiao let out a gasp.
Jian Tanxi said, "Du Jiaojiao, we need to stop Li Chuxia from falling first before we can think of a solution for you."
Seeing this, Du Jiaojiao stopped throwing a tantrum and instead instructed Li Chuxia to adjust her position so that her back was to the nearest building. This way, when Li Chuxia was bounced back, she would be about one meter away from that building.
After Li Chuxia was ready, Du Jiaojiao yelled at her, "Don't even think about getting close to my boyfriend!"
Li Chuxia was passively thrown back 1 meter, getting closer to the building; she could reach it with her hand.
She turned to face the building and then made her skin as rough as possible.
She gripped the outer edge of the wall tightly, her face flushed.
Jian Tanxi asked loudly, "How is it? Will it succeed?"
Li Chuxia said, "I feel... I can only hold on for a while, I'll soon run out of strength and slide down..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Chuxia slid down 1 centimeter.
Jian Tanxi said, "Why don't you try to hold on a little longer?"
Li Chuxia: "I've used all my strength... This wall is so straight and smooth, it's practically like glass..."
As she spoke, she slid down a few more centimeters.
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