Chasing a Dream (Bonus Chapter for Color Brother's Silver Alliance)
Countdown: 44:00:00.
Forbidden Zone No. 002.
On another mountain peak, more than a thousand meters away from the Green Mountain Cliff.
"How nostalgic," Li Shutong sighed in the darkness. "Thinking back, it's been more than 30 years since I last climbed the Green Mountain Cliff. Back then, my senior brother and I were both determined to see who could leave the tallest inscription."
The tradition of knights is that when they climb Green Mountain Cliff and rest because they are too tired for the first time, they carve their names on the cliff.
As a result, the senior student left his inscription at 212 meters, while Li Shutong left his at 367 meters.
When he returned, he boasted to his senior brother, only to be brutally beaten by his senior brother Chen Jiazhang, who had already unlocked the second layer of his Gene Lock.
At that time, he was neither a demigod of his time nor the revered leader of the knights; he was just a greenhorn who had just learned how to shave his beard.
At that time, he still had the drive to move forward and the courage to never regret his moves.
This time, Li Shutong didn't tell Qing Chen about the chivalric tradition, because he wanted to see where the student would have his name engraved.
To his surprise, Qing Chen's name was not tall, only a little over a hundred meters.
But Li Shutong always felt that it would be more meaningful to carve his name in this way.
"My students are pretty good, aren't they?" Li Shutong boasted to the person next to him. "They showed no fear in the face of crossbows and expressed their silent contempt by carving words on their faces. If I could turn back time, I would want to do the same. Just thinking about it is exciting."
Beside him stood a three-meter-tall Azure Falcon.
The feathers on that Azure Falcon were as large as knives, and its strong claws gripped the rocks. With the slightest force, even the rocks would crumble like tofu.
At this moment, Azure Falcon glanced at Li Shutong with a human touch in his eyes, seemingly looking down on the other's boastful manner: It's your student who's amazing, not you.
Li Shutong chuckled, "What, you're still not convinced? It's because I have a good eye for students! Don't think that just because I haven't taken on any students, it's because I'm adhering to the principle of 'better to have none than to have bad ones,' and I'm being responsible to the Knight Organization!"
Azure Falcon rolled his eyes: This isn't the time for me to chase you all over the mountain.
"A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories," Li Shutong said. "Let's fight now and see what happens? I'll beat you bald!"
Azure Falcon shifted his massive, sky-covering form: I'm not going to stoop to your level.
Li Shutong chuckled and turned his gaze back to Qing Chen, only to see the boy climbing upwards like a gecko, becoming more and more skilled and determined.
From the very beginning, the Knight Organization has never valued ability more than character when recruiting new members.
As for Qing Chen's temperament, Li Shutong felt that he could easily be ranked in the top three.
"Teacher, look! I've really found a very good successor for our knights!" Li Shutong exclaimed.
After saying that, he got up and walked towards the mountain path behind him, preparing to go down the mountain.
Azure Falcon cried out twice: Aren't you going to look anymore? We've only climbed halfway.
Li Shutong waved his hand without turning his head and laughed, "There's an old saying among knights: 'On a thousand-mile journey, I'll only accompany him for a part of the journey; from now on, I won't concern myself with wind, snow, or sunshine.'"
A mountain breeze blew by, making Qing Chen's clothes flutter loudly.
The boy's fingers gripped firmly and powerfully in the crevice of the rock. He glanced back at the scenery behind him, the Forbidden Zone laid out before him.
The sky had turned from deep black to gray, and in the distance, the giant tree stood tall, its canopy stretching for several kilometers, a truly magnificent sight, as if someone were softly reciting the opening chapters of a myth.
Qing Chen continued climbing upwards, the magical white fruit from the Forbidden Zone constantly repairing his body.
267 meters, left by Jiang Feifei.
312 meters, left by Li Linghong.
321 meters, Yang Dawaliu.
367 meters, left by Li Shutong.
Qing Chen followed the white "footprints" of his predecessors on the cliff.
One by one, his predecessors accompanied him as he climbed to this point with their unique greetings.
But the higher you go, the fewer names there are.
By the time Qing Chen reached this point, he could feel the warmth from the ginkgo fruit gradually fading.
He felt his physical strength being rapidly depleted, and fatigue was constantly assaulting his will.
However, the next moment.
411 meters, Qin Sheng stayed.
Qing Chen remembered that this was the knight leader of a certain generation who pioneered the Breathing Technique.
Suddenly, he seemed to understand something.
The places where these knights left their inscriptions were all along the climbing route, when they were about to face the most dangerous parts of the mountain.
The older generation would stop to rest when they arrived here, and then carve their names on the stone.
When all those who come after feel exhausted, the name engraved by their predecessors is like a word of encouragement.
Qing Chen pursed his lips and continued climbing upwards.
489 meters, left by Yang Xiaojin.
Qing Chen glanced at the elegant small characters, gritted his teeth, and continued on his way.
A trembling moan came from his muscles, and a fierce struggle echoed in his will.
He had almost ground his teeth to powder, but he never stopped climbing.
Just when he thought no more names would appear above him.
599 meters, Ren Xiaosu stayed.
Qing Chen suddenly looked up, where the cliff edge was already at its end.
But the next moment Qing Chen was stunned, because at the end of the cliff was a piece of rock protruding from the edge of the precipice.
There was nowhere to turn for help.
This isn't a vertical cliff, or rather, the previous 599 meters were indeed vertical, but this is different.
Prior to this, Li Shutong had never mentioned this matter.
To reach the summit, one must leap from the top.
There is no road here, and there are no more white "footprints" in sight.
The warmth from the ginkgo seeds finally dissipated.
His predecessors accompanied him for 599 meters, but the last meter was Qing Chen's own path.
Countdown: 42:20:00.
5:40 a. m.
Golden light was spreading from the clouds behind him, which were moving rapidly like a vast ocean.
Qing Chen gripped the crevice in the mountaintop, his fingers trembling slightly from hesitating for so long.
He recalled the moment when the countdown first appeared on his arm.
I recall the loneliness in the Black Room, and the desperate throw of the stone on Laojun Mountain.
At this moment, Qing Chen saw a line of small print next to the name Ren Xiaosu: "Life should be like a candle, burning from beginning to end, always shining brightly."
The boy closed his eyes.
Yes, even if there is only one second left in life, we must always keep the light shining!
Qing Chen opened his eyes and suddenly leaped upwards.
My past life.
My future life.
Intertwined!
Sonata!
This is the path in life he chose himself.
Of all the shortcuts in the world, it is the longest road.
Since you made the choice yourself, don't look back!
The rest of my life?
The road ahead is all there!
The boy seemed to be learning to fly for the first time in the air.
But then he saw him stretching his body with all his might in the sky, and the next moment, the boy's strong hands grabbed the edge of the cliff!
Qing Chen laughed, a hearty laugh.
He heard a cracking sound from inside his body, his bones began to pop and crackle, the physical strength he had lost kept returning, and the power he had never had before surged like the sea!
The boy experiences entirely different powers, an entirely different world, and an entirely different life!
He hung on the edge of the cliff with one hand and looked back; the sun was just rising behind him!
The magnificent giant tree, bathed in beams of red light, seemed to be welcoming a new life!
Qing Chen watched all of this silently. When he was in the Forbidden Zone forest, he could only see the tree canopy that blocked out the sky.
But from here, the dense and neat canopy looks like a vast plain.
Qing Chen looked down at Cao Wei, who was still observing.
The two were more than 600 meters apart. Cao Wei's standing figure suddenly seemed a little small. The boy calmly made a throat-slitting gesture, then flipped over and leaped onto the cliff.
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