Chapter 342: Crossing the Cliff! Gravity Descent!

Xiao Gang and Brother Hu were completely frozen in place after Wang Yun finished speaking. In theory, it made sense. But in practice…

Gulp!

Gulp!

Both of them swallowed hard at the same time. They had no idea what to say. It was as if their mouths had been sewn shut. They simply couldn’t open them. It was insane to use their clothes as makeshift tools, gripping them tightly to slide down.

Below them was a bottomless abyss.

Which meant that their entire lives depended solely on their hands. If their strength failed—only death awaited them.

Seeing the two men frozen in fear, Wang Yun no longer counted on them. He directly grabbed Brother Hu’s backpack and took out the rope inside. First, he tied it securely around his own waist. Then, one by one, he tied it around the other two.

From this moment on, their three lives were bound together.

“Boss… is this really the only way?”

Once the rope was secured, Brother Hu still couldn’t hold back his words.

Wang Yun raised an eyebrow. 

“I already told you. If you’re really that scared, you can climb down the mountain and then climb back up,” he said.

Hearing this, Brother Hu felt a lump in his throat.

At this moment, he truly wanted to cry. He had already lost count of how many times his nose had turned red on this show.

Before, he was just a minor extra.

It was only after meeting Wang Yun and becoming his subordinate that he gradually rose to the role of a supporting character. He was now a solid supporting character. But in most shows, the supporting character died the worst. Only the protagonist had a halo.

“Don’t be scared. If Boss isn’t afraid, what are we afraid of?”

Xiao Gang forced himself to suppress his fear and pointed at the rope tied around his waist. If any one of them fell, the other two would go down with them.

Since Wang Yun dared to do this, as his subordinates, what right did they have to hesitate?

Brother Hu looked down at the rope around his waist, and his nose stung again.

The first time was from fear.

The second time was from emotion.

“One of you go first. I’ll go last.” 

Wang Yun didn’t waste time with unnecessary words—this step had to be taken, no matter what.

Xiao Gang glanced at Brother Hu, who was as stiff as a rock and clenched his teeth. 

“I’ll go first!” he said.

He summoned his courage and stepped to the edge of the cliff.

Just then, a fierce gust of wind swept through, causing the rope in the middle to sway wildly. Watching the swaying rope, his legs trembled uncontrollably.

“Hold your jacket in your hands. When you grab the rope, ease yourself down little by little. Once you’re suspended in the air, grip both sides of your jacket tightly. I’ll hold onto you at first to make sure you don’t slip right away.”

Wang Yun stepped to the edge as well, guiding Xiao Gang through the process.

In theory, it was simple. But overcoming the fear in their hearts was the hardest part.

“Alright!”

Xiao Gang nodded firmly, crouching down first and positioning himself at the very start of the rope. His hands dangled over the edge of the cliff, gripping his jacket tightly. This was also a test of the jacket’s durability. But no matter how poor the quality, as long as it was twisted into a rope-like shape, it would still be strong enough.

“Don’t worry, I’ve got your back.”

Wang Yun noticed Xiao Gang’s nervousness and patted him on the shoulder.

Xiao Gang’s entire body tensed, but upon hearing Wang Yun’s words, his spirit instantly lifted.

“Brother Hu, stay close behind!”

After shouting that, he took a deep breath and jumped.

As Brother Hu sucked in a sharp breath of air, Xiao Gang was already dangling over the abyss in the next second.

Wang Yun quickly reached out, grabbing hold of his back, then immediately turned to Brother Hu.

“Hurry up! Keeping your hands propped up like that is exhausting,” Wang Yun urged.

Truthfully, even he wasn’t entirely sure if this would work. He had no idea whether they would make it across successfully. But even if they didn’t, even if someone couldn’t hold on, the rope tied around their waists would still serve its purpose.

Worst-case scenario, Wang Yun would drag all three of them across.

After all, his physical strength was already maxed out.

“Alright!”

Brother Hu didn’t hesitate any longer.

With Xiao Gang already hanging off the cliff, there was no turning back now.

He hurried to the edge, but his movements were a bit clumsy. Carefully, he stretched his hands out bit by bit, making sure to grip both the rope and his makeshift fabric harness at the same time.

The moment his body left solid ground, Brother Hu couldn’t hold back a scream.

“Ahhh!”

A gut-wrenching scream echoed along the cliffside. Immediately after, Brother Hu let go of the rope, kicked off from the rock face, and gripped both sides of his jacket tightly.

Last was Wang Yun.

His movements were much faster than Brother Hu’s. Holding his jacket, he jumped straight down.

With precise aim, he draped the jacket over the rope.

As soon as Wang Yun released the other two, the difference in height between the mountains caused Xiao Gang to start sliding down.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

The sound of friction echoed as the jackets scraped against the rope. The height difference between the two mountains wasn’t too drastic. So their descent was relatively slow.

On top of that, the wind was still howling around them. It made all three of them even more tense.

“Xiao Gang! Hold on tight!” Brother Hu shouted from behind. He was terrified that if Xiao Gang lost his grip and fell, he’d be dragged down too.

“I’m fine! The wind’s strong, it almost feels like it’s pushing us forward.”

“Haha! Lucky us!”

Xiao Gang’s nerves had settled significantly. His tension visibly eased. He even took a moment to look at the scenery around him. Even though everything was pitch black, and there was nothing to see.

But this kind of experience wasn’t something an ordinary person would ever go through.