Tower Ascension - Chapter 63

“Woahhhhhhhh!”

Peter screamed as his body fell with an extreme speed. He was barely able to hold on to such height. After falling for some time, he finally got a chance to see the ground. But, he still couldn’t see the ring.

And, knowing the size of the ring, he knew he must go deeper. But, he found a problem. Even if he falls straight, once he uses the parachute, his body will move far. And, at that moment he will face a serious problem.

Because he could see the ground wasn’t just the ground, it was ground with magma on it. He will die if he falls on it especially with his powers sealed.

‘Damn! What should I do? What should I do?’ Peter keeps asking himself questions again and again but the answer doesn’t come to his head. He closes his eyes and tries brainstorming.

‘I know.’ Suddenly, his eyes sparkled. He hurriedly asked the system. Although his powers were blocked, it doesn’t the system was blocked. He could still access the system especially the inventory.

From the inventory, he took out a fire ore.

‘Man! I hope Healing Potions can heal me after this. Damn! Why doesn’t this tower have normal challenges?’ Peter cursed when he thought for the solution. After all, a landing wasn’t a problem but landing on an exact mark especially using a parachute was hard. He wasn’t even sure it will work.

Peter took a long breath and waited. He had to wait until he sees the ring. It took a few more minutes until he finally sees the ring. It was a red circle on the piece of ground above the magma. And, this piece of ground wasn’t affected by the magma.

“Now!” Peter instantly pulls the hook and opens the parachute. As soon as the parachute opens, he takes out a mana crystal and smashes it on the fire ore. The next moment, the fire ore starts burning. The power of flames only got stronger and the air around him starts heating up.

His parachute that was originally drifting away moves back to the original route with the flow of the cold wind. But, the problem didn’t end. He could control the parachute but there was a difference. If he drifts away, there are fewer chances to land on that exact position.

And, his life was at stake. That’s why he decided to bear the pain and use the air pressure. As soon as the air start pushing him away, he threw the ore into his other hand and started creating the air pressure on that side.

But, while doing so, he still uses toggles with his empty hand. Of course, he was holding the toggle with his other hand but not applying any force on that end. His hands were burning but his body was slowly dropping towards the circle.

This sparked a smile on his face. After he reaches a few hundred meters above the circle, he threw away the ore and fully controlled the toggles. But, he was still hesitant for relying on the parachute. So, when he reached nearly ten meters above the circle, he took off the parachute and landed on his fist.

As soon as he come nearly five meters close, a powerful wind blew. Although this wind didn’t harm him if he had used a parachute, he would’ve died.

As soon as landed on the circle, he raised his hand and shouted “Woahhhhhhh!”

This was his first skydiving and also the most dangerous. His life was at the stake but he successfully overcame this challenge. He couldn’t help but feel excited. His blood was boiling as if he had conquered the world.

He even forgot about the wound in his palm. At this moment, even his Stone Heart couldn’t hold his emotions. He couldn’t help but look at the sky “No wonder people love skydiving.”

It was a risky sport but if you succeed, then you will feel amazing just like how he did. And, his skydiving was nearly a thousand times dangerous. While he landed on the ground, Zhao Ming crossed the rope and Alexa finished her dumplings as well.

And, the same message appeared in front of them.

[Congratulation on completing the first level. Please move forward to the next level]

For Alexa and Zhao Ming, it wasn’t a trial but for Peter, it was. Because the world in front of him didn’t change. It was still magma and he saw what happened the fire ore. He got confused and decided to wait.

But, the next message appeared in front of him once again.

[Please move to the next level in three minutes! Else, the participant will be disqualified.]

“Damn! How am I supposed to pass this world of magma?” Peter shouted while pointing his finger at the screen. But suddenly, he realized something. He took a long breath and walked towards the magma. As he stood at the edge of the ground, he took a step forward.

Tap!

He puts his foot on air but he was able to stand. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his lips as he puts another step on the invisible road. After finding his road, he continued walking over the magma. As he walks further, the world around him started changing.

Once again, everything scattered in the form of a tile and rearranged themselves. This time it returns back to the original lane. After a few minutes, Peter found himself a few steps ahead of those seven tiles. This means he had completed the first stage.

He continued walking towards the front and the lane became much wider. He walked until he found reached the second stage.

On another side, Zhao Ming had also reached in front of the new stage. Unlike the previous stage, it was completely different. Here, he didn’t have a choice. There was nearly a hundred meters long. But, it wasn’t empty.

There were snakes, lots and lots of snakes on the ground. His challenge was to cross this cross without dying. And, his powers were sealed. Of course, these were normal snakes but they were still venomous. That means if he steps on them or if they attack him, he would’ve no powers to fight back.

“I guess this tower really wants me to cross this floor with ease.” When a person chooses a certain weapon, he has his mind clear about it. Whether it is a swordsman path or a spearman path.

Zhao Ming puts a smirk on his face and walks without any sort of tension on his face. When he walks, not a single snake approaches him. He was walking like a dead person because not even the snake could feel him.

On another side,

Alexa stood in front of a stage. Her head tilts in confusion after looking message in front of her.

[Please sing until your sound is recognized by the tower!]

“Fu*k! Fu*k! Fu*k! You son of bi*ch tower. Come out in front of me! I want to fight hundred with you.” Alexa shouted as she looked towards the sky. Her face was burning red. The embarrassment and anger were mixed up.

First eating and now singing. How could she bear this? And, not just eating less or singing once. Until her voice is recognized? Her voice was the worst. How long will it take to be recognized? Forever?

Alexa couldn’t help but stomp her feet on the ground with hatred as she thought more about the challenges. But, she still gathered the courage and walked up to the stage.

On another hand,

Alice stood in a room. There were slides, swings, balls, spinning carts, a dollhouse, and lots of kids’ stuff. And, her trial was so ridiculous that others would envy her to death.

[Please play inside the room for three hours!]

Yes, she just needs to play for three hours. She doesn’t even know what to say here. First, she didn’t face any trial. Second, she had to play inside a playground room for three hours. Alice giggled and dashed towards the slides as if it was her heaven.

On another hand,

Peter was facing another weird challenge. There was a person in front of him who looks exactly the same as him.

“So, you want to play marbles with me?” Peter asked with confusion.

“Yes, but this game is a little different. Let me explain the rule.” Peter’s clone spoke with a smile and crouched down. The ground beneath them was complete soil. It was damp and filled with fewer grasses.

He took out a small shovel and dig a two inches deep hope one inch wide. Then, he walked a few meters away and drew a line. Then, he looked at Peter and explained.

“First, we need to throw marble near the line from the hole. We can throw it as we like. But if you are far from the line, then you will lose. If you are closer than me then you will win. Of course, this win doesn’t mean you literally win.”

“It represents that you can start the game. If both of us are outside the line then it depends on how farther we are from the line to win. After that, you need to put your marble in one of your three middle fingers and use another hand to swing it.”

“First, you need to hit my marble like that, and remember you can only shoot on three positions. Ground Position needs you to put your shooting hand on the ground. Earth Position needs you to crouch and you can use one of your legs as the ground.”

“And, finally Heaven Position needs you to stand on one leg and use another leg as the ground to place your shooting hand. If you don’t understand it clearly, then let me show it to you….…”