The rolling cold wind carried snow dust and even ice crystals and whistled down, making Shen Cheng feel as if he was facing not a cold wind, but a flood rushing towards him.
"Chen Cheng, give me your hand!"
Liusu climbed onto a layer of ice, turned around and handed her hand to Shen Cheng.
Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and held Liusu's hand tightly. Liusu exerted force with her arms, and Chen Cheng pushed off the ground with his feet at the same time and climbed up in one go.
This is a sheltered area, where the group can have a rare opportunity to rest.
After climbing up, Shen Cheng immediately lay down and panted, "Is climbing a mountain so tiring?"
Originally, Chen Cheng thought that relying on his physical fitness, he would not be too tired to drag everyone down.
Fortunately, the Wolves were not much better than Shen Cheng, which comforted Shen Cheng a little.
"Captain Gu, I... I want to vomit..." said a burly man in the Wolf Team with a grim face.
Gu Xiangyu's mouth twitched slightly, and he said unhappily, "Hold it back! Hold it in! I told you not to eat so much in the morning, but you refused to listen. I'll stuff you to death!"
"I...I've already eaten very little..."
"Is it less than usual? You eat enough on weekdays!"
Gu Xiangyu raised his hand, wanting to pat him on the head, but found that he was much taller than him. Jumping up and patting him seemed a bit embarrassing, so he withdrew his hand in frustration: "Eat! Eat! Eat! All you do all day is eat!"
"Eating... how can you call it eating when you're a bodybuilder? That's called nourishing..." The burly team member blushed. "Captain Gu, how can you defame someone's innocence like this?"
"Captain Gu, please spare Da Wu." A team member sitting nearby and taking a break joked, "Letting him skip a meal is like asking for his life. Da Wu, just bear with it and it will be over."
"There's no rush yet, you can rest for a while." Liu Su said to Chen Cheng with a smile.
Liusu's voice brought Shen Cheng back to his senses. He turned to look at Liusu, who looked as if nothing had happened, and couldn't help but say, "Liusu, you don't look tired at all?"
He felt tired, perhaps because he had not undergone professional mountaineering training. However, those people in the Wolf Team who had the Wolf Phantom gene looked so tired after undergoing mountaineering training. On the other hand, Liusu was obviously just a Cat Phantom. Even if compared with the Wolf Phantom fit people, he was definitely not comparable in all physical qualities, but he seemed to be completely at ease.
Seeing Chen Cheng's confusion, Liu Su shrugged and explained, "I'm a C-level special agent. Climbing mountains is a common thing when performing missions. Although the Wolf Team has undergone training, they lack practical experience, so this is natural. Look at Dr. Yu Lan and Dr. Xiao Liang. Their physical fitness is not even as good as mine, but they seem to be able to do it with ease, don't they?"
After hearing what Liusu said, Shen Cheng just noticed Yu Lan and Dr. Xiao Liang, and found that the situation of the two women was similar to Liusu.
After all, as a scientific researcher, he often needs to conduct on-site research, and the number of times he climbs mountains is probably no less than that of Liusu.
After resting for a while, Yu Lan stood up and walked over, saying to everyone, "We originally thought that there wouldn't be such strong winds on Mount Everest today, but now the situation on Mount Everest is a little unusual. To avoid any complications, we still have to speed up our pace and strive to reach the summit tomorrow."
In this kind of climate, climbing Mount Everest in two days is not an easy task.
"Is everyone rested? Let's go!"
"yes!"
Walking out of the shelter, the wind outside was only getting stronger, giving Shen Cheng a headache.
Although Yu Lan and the others kept saying "no rush", they still chose to continue climbing in such an extreme environment. They must have been very anxious inside.
Such a giant bird skeleton is an unprecedented discovery. I am afraid that it has been targeted by people from other countries and they may do something small.
And... this skeleton will suddenly appear, and no one can guarantee that it will suddenly disappear.
"This kind of wind is actually quite good." Dr. Xiao Liang walked to Chen Cheng's side and said, "Once when I came to Mount Everest for research, the wind was even more terrible than it is now. Several accompanying researchers were blown away and fell off the cliff. Their bodies were not found."
Several members of the Wolf Team made bitter faces: "Dr. Xiaoliang, please don't scare people at a time like this, okay?"
"That's the truth." Dr. Xiaoliang said as he moved forward, "Take each step firmly. Don't get blown off, or there won't be anyone to collect your bodies."
After listening to Dr. Xiaoliang's words, Chen Cheng quietly walked to Liusu and Yu Lan's side, keeping a distance that allowed him to catch them at any time, for fear that they would be suddenly blown down.
The group moved forward against the cold wind, occasionally resting for a short time in a sheltered place they passed by. Even though the wind was strong, their climbing progress was not slow.
As the sky darkened, the group stopped at a sheltered spot to rest. Dr. Xiaoliang stood up and said, "We've already climbed more than half the distance today. At this rate, we should be able to reach the summit tomorrow."
"Okay." The Wolves players all laughed.
It is worth mentioning that after the sky darkened, the biting cold wind on Mount Everest strangely stopped.
"Should we climb a little further while the wind dies down?" a member of the Wolf Team said. "It's still early, so the more we can climb, the better. The wind might pick up again tomorrow morning."
Dr. Xiaoliang shook his head and said, "It's very dangerous to climb Mount Everest at night. Don't take any risks. Let's prepare our sleeping bags, eat something, and rest. We'll continue our journey in the early morning."
Dr. Xiaoliang has lived in the western border all year round, and climbing Mount Everest to conduct scientific research is a common occurrence for him. Everyone said nothing more and began to prepare sleeping bags and arranged for people to take turns to keep watch.
As soon as they wrapped themselves in clothes and got into the sleeping bags, they were immediately overwhelmed by fatigue and soon fell into a deep sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, when it was still light and the sun had not even come out, everyone packed up their sleeping bags and continued their journey towards the summit.
At the beginning, there was still no wind, which made everyone look happy and quickened their pace.
But when the sun rose, there was a sudden crashing sound from the top of the mountain. Looking around, a large cloud of snow dust was rushing over, making everyone think that an avalanche had occurred, and their hearts suddenly jumped.
But when the snow dust approached, everyone realized that it was just the wind blowing over.
The sudden cold wind caught everyone off guard for a moment, and several people almost fell down.
The same was true for Yu Lan. Facing the sudden frost, she almost lost her balance. Fortunately, Chen Cheng was quick to support Yu Lan's waist.
When Yu Lan stood firm, she and Shen Cheng both breathed a sigh of relief.
A blush appeared on Yu Lan's face, but it was not noticeable in this environment.
Looking up, everyone found that the summit of Mount Everest was just around the corner.
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