Gene Game

96 The Longest Climb (5)

Am I losing the bar again? Or fell off the balance beam? There was a daze in front of him, and Lu Fei had the illusion that he had returned to the moment that had decided his fate six years ago.

    The same numb toes, the same tired body, the same loss of balance, fell in full view. Lying on the soft cushion on her back, she was unable to get up for a while, and the white light above her eyes stung her eyes. The coach's dim expression thought she had forgotten it, but now it clearly appeared before her eyes.

    Today, she doesn't even recall the name of the coach, but her words rang like a bell in her ears: "You always do this, how many times I have said it, mistakes are not terrible, terrible It's always thinking about mistakes."

    After that, she bid farewell to the coach forever and began training in rhythmic gymnastics. And now, I actually made a mistake again when I was least able to fall. Thinking back carefully, why did you give up gymnastics in the first place? Is it just because of one failure? Although young, I shouldn't be that vulnerable...

    The anxious cry drew her back to the dark and broken staircase. There is no longer a dazzling white light above the head, but a dim ceiling. I am still alive? The pain in the back clearly proved this. Looking for the place where she had just climbed, she found that she had fallen only three or four meters, and she was creaking beside her. Lu Fei turned her head laboriously and saw that a crumbling railing miraculously rescued her.

    The four side-by-side iron rods add up to no more than two feet wide, and her back waist actually falls exactly on the two-foot width. The naturally hanging arms and legs ensure the balance of the body. Although it smashed hard, it also avoided the bad luck of falling to the end.

    Below is the veritable bottomlessness, looking down, only vague darkness can be seen under the suspended feet. Thinking of herself almost falling into the abyss below, the girl was dizzy and her heart almost jumped out of her chest. If you didn't fall on the railing just now, if you can't stabilize your body after hitting the railing, if the railing is not enough to support your weight...

    Calming down, she took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling violently. Mistakes are not terrible. The terrible thing is always thinking about mistakes. Fortunately, I remembered this sentence in time, otherwise I really don't know what to do. If you were frightened like a child and shrank, shivering, wailing and weeping, you would never be able to climb to the top again. At this moment, it was not only himself who was afraid of harm, but also Liu Yi and others below.

    When she got up, she said to herself that the game was not over yet, and a small mistake could not determine the final result.

    "It's okay," she took the opportunity to breathe for a moment, "I was a little anxious just now. Just wait a little longer, and I'll climb to the top soon."

    Echoes echoed everywhere in the well-shaped stairwell, and words that asked her to be careful came up one after another, sounding strangely unreality. "Be careful." She heard Liu Yi's voice in it.

    It's a bland sentence. But it is warm. Although she wanted to know Liu Yi's face now, she did not dare to look down. It is no longer possible to retreat to the starting platform, Lu Fei gently propped herself up from the railing with both hands and carefully stood firm.

    There is a little pain in the back, it should be the injury from the collision just now, but nothing else. Thanks to the daily hard training, the body is tougher than imagined, and faithfully rewarded me at this critical juncture. Her feet were still numb, and accidents could still happen. She thought about it, and she was only about ten meters away from the exit, so she had to use her arms.

    This time she was very attentive, and all but the upward climbing was driven out of her mind. The last height was the most difficult. Her body was trembling and getting worse. She knew that it was not only because of tension, but also a sign of exhaustion. After all, it is more than twenty stories high. Without protective measures and tools at all, and without a decent foothold, she forcibly climbed up with her hands and feet, which was the limit of human power.

    With only four or five meters left, his body is getting heavier and heavier, and his sore and swollen arms faintly start to twitch, and Lu Fei can hear the muscles whimpering. The frayed palms are bleeding, and now every rough steel bar is left with blood stains; if you can't hold the railing firmly with your hands, use your arms to hook it; I originally hoped to rely on my arms, but now I only rely on the strength of my arms. It is difficult to pull ten centimeters upwards by yourself, so use the strength of your waist and abdomen to swing your body up and save your arms as much as possible.

    Lu Fei squeezed every bit of energy left in his body. Finally, her right arm reached the edge of the exit, and she had no strength to raise her left arm. The game is not over, there is a step away, but you can't fall in this place. The girl gritted her teeth and groped her feet on the wall bit by bit, while carefully maintaining her balance. Finally, the right foot was hooked to the side, only one or two toes touched, but it was enough for her. With her left foot exhausting her last strength, she kicked the wall and rolled inward, successfully sending her body into the passage.

    There was a faint exclamation sound from below, and the tired Lu Fei couldn't tell if it was an illusion. Lying on the cold ground, she was full of scars, panting, and backaches were not enough to describe her back pain. Every muscle in her body was spasm, and every joint was wailing. For a long while, she didn't even bother to lift her eyelids, just want to fall asleep.

    In the groggy consciousness, a thought stubbornly emerged: I did it. Although it was extremely difficult, they were able to do it after all. They were saved, Liu Yi was saved, and the joy of success opened her eyes. Even if she was admitted to a high school in the trials, she had never experienced the same feeling.

    It turns out that doing everything you can for the person you like is so wonderful. Things were still a little bit close, and Lu Fei took the messy thoughts out of his head. She propped up the body that was about to fall apart and fumbled to find rescue ropes in the rooms on both sides of the passage. The rope buckle is ready-made and does not need to be knotted. She found a thick tube to buckle it, but was still worried, and wound it a few times and tied it into a knot.

    I tried it, and the rope and tube were very reliable. She picked up the rope and went to the entrance and shouted, "Get ready, the rope is here."

    She dropped the rescue rope. "Nice work," Liu Yi shouted from below, "we are here."

    The rope was pulled a few times, and then began to tremble regularly, they must have begun to crawl. In fact, there are ropes and complete protection measures. Climbing 45 meters is not an easy feat. I actually did it. If it weren't for the bleeding of my hands and feet and the pain that I wanted to roll all over, it would be like a dream.

    I still remember that Tao Ying once sighed against her ears after she got the first grade: you can do things that you couldn't do before, and the power of love is so amazing.

    For the first time, Lu Fei saw the lively and cheerful Tao Ying with a shy expression. Compared with normal times, good friends are gentle and charming, and more beautiful.

    Not wrong, this must be the power of love. Lu Fei sits on the ground with her back against the wall, and I can too. After she was completely relaxed, she suddenly remembered that rhythmic gymnastics is an elegant exercise in her bones. Even if she rests, she must maintain her posture. No matter how tired she is, she can't stand up and down without grace. Coach Zhou Jie has taught them this many times.

    It makes sense. If Liu Yi's brother climbed up and saw that he was limp and muddy, it would be too unconventional. She tidied up her messy clothes, folded her slender legs, and assumed the most dignified posture. Later, I will wait to see them, then put on a smile, stand up casually to meet them...

    The sound of footsteps from the other end of the passage interrupted her imagination. It was two guards in camouflage uniforms. One was a sturdy black man, and the other had an Asian face. They must have heard the movement and checked. It is safe now.

    "How can anyone come up from here?" the black man asked in surprise.

    Lu Fei stood up, her legs softened and almost sat down. She hurriedly helped the wall: "I climbed up. It took a lot of effort." She pointed to the rescue rope, "After a while, my friends and them will also Will come up."

    "You tied this rope here?" Asians and blacks looked even more surprised, "Are you empty when you came up?"

    "Yeah, it's not easy. I almost fell a little bit a few times." This is the truth. She stretched out her frayed palm to show them, then raised her foot to show the broken toenail and the cut on the leg. Kou said, "It hurts." I didn't feel it at all when I crawled, but it would hurt more and more.

    It's not a big deal, she doesn't take it seriously, even training injuries are common on weekdays, she is not a beautiful girl. This was for the injury of Liu Yi's brother, she thought to herself, it was almost the same thing as a medal.

    The Asian walked to the edge of the entrance and looked down on the wall. He took a breath, then turned and looked at her: "You are amazing, little sister."

    The Asian smiled strangely at the black man: "She climbed up empty-handed, at least forty meters."

    The black man opened his mouth and smiled in response. The two rows of white teeth were very conspicuous: "We found the treasure. She must be very strong and resilient."

    What do you mean? Lu Fei faintly felt bad. When Ludwig was caught, the terrorists surrounded him, it felt like it was now.

    "Right," she remembered to confirm her identity, "Are you the guards here?"

    The Asian showed the dagger: "Always." As soon as the voice fell, the dagger was drawn on the rescue rope.

    What is he going to do? The rope is tough, and Asians drag and cut repeatedly. Lu Fei instantly understood that they were not guards at all, but the assailants who put them in a dangerous situation, and outright bad guys. She opened her mouth and called out, and the shadow cast by the huge black body enveloped her. The big greasy hands mixed with smoke and sweat sealed her mouth, and her arms were twisted behind her back.

    "Your friend can't make it," the Asian smiled grinningly and stepped up, "Don't worry, you can go with them soon."