Chapter 83: A Brilliant Future
In theory, with the strength of a hundred-floor Tower Climber, as long as one could control their speed in a movement-speed mechanism—
And not charge ahead too wildly—
Running several kilometers in a row was not particularly difficult.
The problem lay in that word: "wildly."
Jogging steadily at a controlled pace and sprinting at full speed were entirely different in terms of stamina expenditure.
Wang Wen had suffered through this in the first dozen floors. Having learned his lesson, he had kept to a steady jog.
But the young Yao Shi had never experienced it before. He was reckless, wild, and had been sprinting at full speed the whole time.
As a result, after finishing the third movement-speed mechanism, he nearly sprayed shit everywhere.
At the finish line, Zhu Xingguo gave the foam-mouthed Yao Shi a worried glance, then dragged him through the entrance by his collar.
Floor 25.
Movement-speed mechanism.
Yao Shi dry-heaved with a "Bleurgh," then repeatedly waved his hands at the others. "No, I can't do this anymore. I can't run. I'm leaving the tower!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he silently applied to exit the tower and began the countdown.
Zhu Xingguo tried to persuade him. "You're giving up already? Movement-speed mechanisms are the safest part. You'll be losing out badly if you quit now!"
"Safe my ass!" Yao Shi pointed at the wound on his rear and cursed. "One more run and I'm done for! How unlucky does someone have to be to run into a bullshit stage like this? You can take your time running. I'm out!"
Hearing that, Wang Wen turned to look at him and said calmly, "Leave if you want. No one's forcing you. Just don't regret it."
"Regret it? Ha!" Hot-blooded and