By the time she finished walking up the mountainside and crossed the final 9,999th step, Amy fell to the ground in exhaustion, heaving and gulping down large breaths of air.
“Th-That...that was insane…”
After passing through every 1000th flight of steps, the weight on her body had increased exponentially to the point where taking a single step felt so hard to do. The pressure was overwhelming but Amy had persevered through sheer will and managed to pass through the first trial.
Not many were able to do what she did and they were eliminated. If a participant fell unconscious while on their way up, they would be teleported back down to the mountain’s base without any physical injury.
The exhausted participants that managed to finish the first trial, were allowed to rest at the second tri
