"Wait what?!" Just as he began to feel a slight easing of the pressure, it intensified again without warning. The sudden increase was too much for him to handle, and he was flung backward violently.
"Oh shit!" Lian Chen reacted quickly, managing to grasp the edge of the twenty-ninth step. The pressure here, though less intense than at the forty-third step, was still formidable. His muscles strained and his bones felt like they were on the verge of snapping as he clung to the step.
Slowly, painstakingly, Lian Chen climbed up onto the twenty-ninth step. Every movement was a battle, but Lian Chen refused to let go. "Luckily... if not I would have to climb from the beginning again..." Lian Chen muttered, panting heavily.
