Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Chapter 867: Pole Jumping

After the initial small crack obstacle, Xu Feng anticipated that there would be more cracks.

Unfortunately, he was incorrect and the next obstacle was the pole obstacle.

This pole-jumping obstacle was covered by a canyon-like wall, which obscured their vision when they below. Hence, the two didnʼt expect to see the pole obstacle already.

The poles stood tall, each one barely wide enough for a single person to land on.

”Do you want to do the first jump or shall I take the lead?” Xu Feng inquired softly.

The poles were distanced from each other, making it impossible for the two of them to be in the same space. It was destined that one would be ahead when it came to this particular obstacle.

And as if that wasnʼt enough to understand, there was also the System guide that instructed them how to proceed.

Xu Feng also took a sneaky glimpse at the timer above the sky. Despite their current position, the timer was always in clear view for them to check.

Timer: 38:42:38

More than 2 minutes had gone by and they were only at the second tutorial obstacle course. The wooden platform from the start was a time-consuming one, which made Xu Feng more cautious of such a mechanism.

After all, a mechanism like that was guaranteed to succeed, but they wouldnʼt be able to min-max the time they could save.

”Iʼll do the first jump,” Carmen wanted to get over her anxiety and decided to go first. Besides, she already knew she was being a burden. The anxiety and nervousness that she was invoking had caused Xu Feng to delay the progress.

Although he didnʼt rush her or anything, the concern he showed was the same as the time when they first met. Not only was he always patient with her, but he never reprimanded her for causing a mistake or anything.

Sometime later, Carmen stood at the spot indicated by the system and leaped across.

She safely landed on the first pole, but this was where the challenge began.

There were four poles in total in this obstacle.

In other words, she needed to leap three more poles before reaching the other side.

However, the problem was that she needed to time the jumping well with Xu Feng. Otherwise, the two would cause each other to be hindered due to the chain in their ankles.

”Guild Leader, Iʼll jump now,” Carmen said aloud.

”Just raise your right hand for the signal to go and your left hand to stop.” Xu Feng suddenly suggested how to proceed.

”When you raise your right hand, we will both silently countdown by 3, and on 1, weʼll jump. But if you raise your left hand, we will come to a complete halt.” He continued, explaining the method.

”Okay,” she nodded and raised her right hand.

Then, the two silently countdown from 3. As soon as they reached 1, the two simultaneously jumped.

Carmen leaped toward the second pole whereas Xu Feng leaped toward the first pole.

Although it was a bit funky, they managed to keep their balance and maintain their footing.

Meanwhile, Carmen quickly raised her left hand, signaling for them to stop.

Naturally, she was testing the signs and was actually ready to jump for the third pole.

Having succeeded the first time in their teamwork, Carmen seemed visibly relaxed a bit. And then she lowered her head, only to see the lowest level right beneath them.

It would have been fine if she remained unaware, but the moment she did, her eyes widened in shock and horror.

Her legs started shaking slightly, seemingly depicting a fear of height.

Compared to being able to fly freely versus her current state, the altitude they were on was enough to frighten her. After all, in their perspective, they were gazing down from the 8th floor.

”No need to panic,” Watching Carmen shaking her legs and nearly stumbling to the edges of the pole, Xu Fengʼs calm and serene voice echoed.

”Whatʼs there to be afraid of? Weʼre gamers and this is just a walk in the park.” He continued, clearly disdainful at the mini-game.

Thanks to the encouragement from Xu Fengʼs words, Carmen breathed out a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, there was nothing to be afraid of. It wasnʼt like the lowest level was going to jumpscare her and drag her down.

After taking a few deep breaths, Carmen raised her right hand, signaling for them to advance forward.

Once the two silently counted down from 3, they jumped to the next pole.

Unlike the first time, Carmen continued to raise her right hand, indicating that she wanted to complete the second obstacle without pause.

Xu Feng didnʼt voice any complaints and followed her advancement.

Although Xu Feng had mentioned that he would voice it aloud if he didnʼt want to keep going, he naturally wouldnʼt break her current momentum. Not to mention, he wasnʼt even struggling.

He was certain that Carmen would soon return to her original state. She was simply behaving cautiously because she had never dealt with such a scenario before.

ʼI recall being worse than her when I first encountered my first mini-game,ʼ Xu Feng mused inwardly.

Sometime later, the two continued to advance forward. This time, they didnʼt stall or have any delay.

The next three obstacles were repeated ones, albeit with wider gaps in the crack between bridges and the poles being a bit smaller which caused them to prioritize precision.

Having speedrun for a while, one thing the two of them noticed was that they had infinite stamina. They had exerted quite a lot of their strength but they never felt tired.

It was completely different from the maze environment where they had to be cautious of every action to maintain their stamina.

”This seems easier than the maze,” Carmen suddenly said.

Now that she had adjusted to the current situation, she came to realize how pathetic her reaction was.

There was a moment when she slipped and nearly fell down to the pole, but Xu Feng was able to latch onto the chain and pull her up. This was despite him being in a small pole as well.

”Well, itʼs still the tutorial phase.” Xu Feng said, quickly suppressing her from believing things were going to be easy.