Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Chapter 868: Wall Run

Xu Feng was certain that such a tutorial phase was meant to be relatively easy for players to complete.

However, as they continued to progress, the difficulty would only increase exponentially.

Carmen rarely played games until the Divine World, so it was only natural for her to be unfamiliar with the game mechanics style.

She might have learned a lot, but there were still many more that she remained unaware of.

”Youʼre right, Guild Leader. I canʼt be too complacent.” Carmen clenched her fist and admitted her mistake. Indeed, there was nothing to be smug about when it was still the tutorial phase.

Although the system guide disappeared, that didnʼt mean they were out of the phase.

After all, there was an icon on the left side of their status screen that indicated 2F.

Initially, Carmen didnʼt understand the meaning, but based on Xu Fengʼs explanation, the 2F should stand for 2nd Floor or 2nd level to be precise.

They were climbing the tower from the ground level, so it was only natural for the indicator to constantly change as they ascended higher. The only problem was that they didnʼt know how many floors they were required to climb.

The System was equally black-hearted to not reveal much information other than the fact that they must reach the peak to escape.

Nevertheless, the two continued to pass through the obstacles and arrived at the 3F.

Unlike the previous floor, this floor showed a new obstacle. There were no cracks in the bridges or any poles. Instead, there was a side wall and a platform that were quite far from them.

Carmen took a few steps forward to glance at the edges of their platform and could see the ground level. She frowned a bit and wondered if the System was asking them to just fall and give up.

”Have you seen any exploration documentation or movies?” Xu Feng suddenly raised the question.

”No, Iʼm not interested in them.” She shook her head.

Nodding, he didnʼt find it surprising. He was going to use more games as samples, but considering Carmenʼs ignorance in most, he didnʼt ask about it.

”Our stamina is unlimited here, and seeing this kind of setup. The mini-game intends for us to wall run.” Xu Feng explained.

The wall run aspect was very common in most exploration-type games where a player had to dash into a side wall to go across the platform.

However, it was usually done by an individual and not with another person who had their ankle chained up with them.

By the time Xu Feng finished explaining the mechanic to Carmen, she instantly twitched her mouth.

”Doesnʼt this mean we really need to coordinate well?” She said, feeling regretful for her earlier complacent behavior.

In this wall run part, the teamwork was raised to another bar.

If one of them were to slow down during the process, then both would fall from the lack of momentum. Additionally, if one of them were to be too quick, then they were bound to fall as well.

”No worries, you can run first and Iʼll follow behind you.” Xu Feng gently smiled and reassured her.

Yet his response made Carmen feel that she was a burden through and through. From the beginning of the dungeon till now, she had been carried by him.

How does that even make any sense?

She was higher level and held more skills. But in a restricted environment, she was no different than a novice who only dragged the pros down.

Sometime later, Carmen could only agree to their arrangement.

She raised her right hand, signaling to him from behind that she was going to start running.

When Xu Feng made no comment, she took a deep breath and exhaled. Her eyes glinted solemnly and she kicked the ground softly on her left foot, giving her a boost to start running toward the side wall.

Instantly, Xu Feng followed ahead, ensuring that Carmen wouldnʼt feel the chains shackling her movement.

Just when they were running into the side wall, Carmen tried her best to balance herself.

Alas, the System was one sly bastard!

When Carmen reached about 70% of the side wall, she felt a heavy grease in the side wall, causing her to slip and lose her momentum. The grease continued on and she fell off from the side wall completely.

”Why was the wall so slippery?” She frowned and realized she was just hanging in the air, supported by Xu Feng.

Unfortunately, Xu Feng was equally helpless in the situation. Granted that he was at around 65% and far off from the other platform, he couldnʼt reach there with his current pace.

Sure enough, without any surprise, Xu Feng was dragged down by Carmen due to gravity. Although he tried to speed across, he only got a little bit of 2-3% distance before he fell down with Carmen.

The two began free falling and Carmen closed her eyes in a panic.

Not everyone could withstand the feeling of falling down and watching the inevitable happen.

Xu Feng also felt his heart beating rapidly, but it was a normal reaction from the human body.

THUD!

The two crashed down heavily to the ground level, but none of them felt any pain. The emotion they felt was just the adrenaline rush and their inner thought warning them of the upcoming danger.

”Damn it!” Frustrated, Carmen clenched her fist and nearly cursed aloud at the system. ”Who the hell put grease in the side wall to cause us to slip?”

Based on Xu Fengʼs explanation, the failure in such a part usually resulted in players overestimating their momentum or jump limit to do a shortcut. None of it had grease pasted on the wall and caused them to slip—especially when it was still the tutorial phase.

Or at least that was what Carmen believed.

As for Xu Feng, he came to realize the tutorial phase had long ended with the two simple obstacles.

ʼCanʼt believe I didnʼt recognize it earlier.ʼ He furrowed his brows, having wondered why there wasnʼt a system guide despite facing a new type of obstacle. He hadnʼt thought that it was a problem given the obstacle course was extremely straightforward.