Novel11 Chapter 2166 Steps
Chapter 2166 Steps
In this mysterious and quiet space, the eerie atmosphere is like an invisible net, tightly covering everything.
Matthew, whose entire body was tightly covered by a layer of yellow mist that seemed to be substantial, walked slowly and unwaveringly towards the last dozens of steps above, step by step, under the gaze of the skinny old man who was filled with shock and disbelief.
Every step on the stairs seemed to carry a heavy weight.
The skinny old man seemed to be frozen in place at this moment. He just stood there blankly, watching Matthew's gradually receding back without blinking.
From the depths of his turbid eyes, which were like a deep pool, one could faintly catch a glimpse of an extremely obvious anxiety.
Obviously, from the very beginning of this contest, he seriously underestimated Matthew's strength and means.
Now, Matthew has seized the initiative in this competition and is ahead of him by a large margin.
It is absolutely impossible to say that he is not anxious at this moment.
However, things developed just as Matthew had guessed.
Every time this skinny old man wanted to take another step and climb up, he needed to continuously accumulate enough energy in his body to achieve this.
But at this moment, because he had used up all the energy in his body, the energy in his body was still insufficient, and he could not rush to the top as he wished.
Originally, according to the skinny old man's plan, he intended to move forward slowly and steadily step by step.
After all, the gravity here was so strong that it was almost terrifying, and it had a huge impact on his old bones.
If he rashly moved forward quickly, his body would not be able to withstand the tremendous pressure and he would probably fall down halfway, resulting in failure.
However, the appearance of Matthew and the various miraculous methods he performed completely disrupted the skinny old man's carefully planned plan.
In fact, there was one crucial thing he had never told Matthew.
The gravity restriction here has an extremely special rule.
If only one person climbs up alone, he will bear all the pressure from the gravity restriction, and that pressure is enough to deter any strong person.
If two people climb at the same time, the gravity pressure will magically disperse a part to the other person. In this way, the pressure on both people will be relatively reduced, and the difficulty of climbing will be reduced accordingly.
This is also the fundamental reason why he used the extremely precious Shenhua Pill to lure Matthew up together.
Otherwise, with his selfish character, how could he be willing to share the rare treasures that might exist on it with others?
But now, the development of things has completely gone out of his control, far beyond his previous expectations.
Especially at this critical moment, Matthew was already ahead of him by a considerable distance.
Moreover, his heart was full of worries and doubts. He had no idea whether Matthew had other more amazing means hidden next that would allow him to continue to resist the increasingly powerful gravity and successfully reach the top and take all the treasures for himself.
His eyes flickered and he was secretly thinking of various countermeasures in his mind.
On the one hand, he was eagerly waiting for the energy in his body to accumulate, hoping to regain his mobility as soon as possible and catch up with Matthew.
On the other hand, he was also thinking about whether to take some other measures to interfere with Matthew's progress. Even if it risked mutual losses, he would not be willing to just watch Matthew take away all the benefits.
Matthew climbed the stairs with difficulty, surrounded by yellow mist.
Each step was extremely heavy, and his body trembled slightly under the pressure of gravity. As Matthew approached the top step by step, the pressure around him continued to increase, and the yellow mist seemed to become thinner, as if it was being squeezed away bit by bit by this powerful gravity.
The skinny old man was still waiting anxiously below, his fists clenched, his nails digging deeply into his palms, and the anxiety in his heart grew stronger.
Finally, the skinny old man could no longer suppress his anxiety.
Before his body's abilities were fully accumulated, he decided to take a risk.
At this moment, Matthew had already struggled to a point where there were only ten steps left to the top.
The yellow mist on his body, which was originally as thick as substance, became unusually thin at this moment.
The gravitational force exerted here is several times stronger than that below.
Even with this thin yellow mist trying its best to resist, Matthew could still deeply feel the tremendous pressure coming from the terrifying gravity.
"There are only ten steps left... It seems that we have no choice but to use that method."
Matthew stood steadily on the steps, staring ahead, muttering softly to himself.
After saying this, he seemed to suddenly remember something, turned his head quickly and looked behind him.
I saw the skinny old man gritting his teeth and trying his best to rush towards me.
However, due to the influence of this terrifying gravity, its forward speed is astonishingly slow.
At this moment, the skinny old man, who looked like he would fall down at the slightest gust of wind, suddenly sensed the sharp gaze from Matthew above. Without any hesitation, the old man suddenly opened his throat and shouted as loudly as he could.
“Friend Ma! You must keep this in mind! Only if the two of us work together and successfully reach this place above, will we have a chance to open those two mysterious boxes!”
The old man's voice echoed in the empty space, with an urgent and earnest tone.
However, after hearing these words, Matthew's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible smile.
He knew clearly in his heart that this was a complete lie.
How could such crucial information be delayed until this moment to be revealed?
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this old fellow was just trying to play some tricks so that he could keep himself here foolishly and wait for him to come up slowly.
After Matthew glanced at the skinny old man below, he turned his head and didn't look at him any more.
Now, the most important thing is to get to the top first.
From the skinny old man's words just now, Matthew already knew that the other party might have reached the end of his strength.
If we don't hurry up now, do we really have to wait for others to come up before we can act together?