Lukar looked at the mountains in front of him. The highest point was still shrouded in a layer of clouds and mist. He took a breath at the foot of the mountain, calmed down and continued to move forward.
Carrying a five-ton load for a long time and climbing mountains was a bit stressful for him. After all, Zefa stipulated that the use of fruit abilities was prohibited and could not be restored through the power of the earth.
Other students who still had energy to spare saw Lukar taking the lead and followed closely.
At an altitude of 200 meters, almost one-fifth of the students fell on the hillside, unable to move forward.
At an altitude of 400 meters, another fifth of the students fell.
The altitude of 600 meters is now only a quarter, and more than 60 students are still moving forward.
At an altitude of 700 meters, Grizzly Walker collapsed on the ground. The air at high altitudes was scarce. He was exhausted and stopped moving forward. There were less than 40 people left.
At an altitude of 750 meters, Freeman Victor, who was born into a noble family, lay on the ground and lost the ability to move.
At an altitude of 800 meters, Blake Caesar from Xihai couldn't hold on any longer and stopped here.
At an altitude of 900 meters, there are only four marines still advancing.
The last one was Dalmecia, who had already exhausted all her energy. She moved step by step completely relying on her own will, slowing down for a few minutes every time she moved one meter.
No one at the front expected that it was Porusalino, a guy who was usually very scary, running at the front. Lucar and Sakaski fell more than two meters apart.
"Brother Lukar, you are really good at physical strength."
"Sakaski, you are almost passed."
Porusalino turned back in front and said, obviously he still had some energy left, but he admired Lucar quite a lot.
He could still hold on while carrying a five-ton load without using Devil Fruit. If he had carried the same load, he might have reached his destination long ago. Lucal was a strong person he had come across who was no less powerful than Sakaski.
This load-bearing climb was also stressful for Porusalino. Although he had a monster-like body, he mainly relied on Devil Fruit. He was almost exhausted by now and was holding on with just one breath.
Even though all three of Lucar are young, Porusalino is actually 26 years old. He is the oldest among the three and has spent the most time training.
Although he is usually lazy, he has the confidence and pride of a strong person to be the most called monster.
"Huhu"×2
Lukar and Sakaski in the back were not as interested in chatting as he was. Both of them were already on the edge of their limits. They relied on their strong will to maintain their breathing rhythm and had no energy left to speak and answer.
Sakaski looked even more miserable, with veins popping out on his neck, gritting his teeth fiercely, and looking fiercely into the distance, as if there was some vengeful enemy standing in front of him.
After crossing the last high slope and finally ascending the mountain, Lukal sat directly on the ground without any restrictions and began to use his fruit ability to quickly recover his physical strength.
Suddenly, there was an inexplicable feeling in my heart, as if someone was telling something in Lukar's ear, and my intuition told me that it shouldn't be a bad thing.
Follow the feeling and slowly climb up, stand at the highest point of the mountain and look into the distance, while stimulating the power of the earth, slowly close your eyes.
Buzz——
A muffled sound came to Lukar's ears from beneath the mountain with the power of the earth, and there seemed to be a big invisible hand comforting his body.
The amazing thing is that even with my eyes closed, the shape of the mountain at my feet appears completely in my mind, and I can even see every trace of the mountain clearly.
"Brother Lukar, don't be in a daze. The assessment is over. Let's get ready to go back down the mountain together."
A mean voice came, interrupting Lukar's thoughts, and all his feelings disappeared.
Opening his eyes, he found that he was still standing on the same spot. The person speaking next to him was Porusalino. He glanced to the side and saw that all the students were already at the top of the mountain. It was obviously just a moment of realization, but a lot of time had passed in reality. .
"The assessment is over? Have all the students reached the summit?" Lukar asked a little confused.
"How is it possible? Only you, me, Sakaski, and Dalmesia succeeded in reaching the summit. The others were all taken up by General Zefa, but I am the first~" After saying this, he was proud of himself. lower eyebrow.
"No wonder everyone is here." Lukar ignored his showing off. He didn't care about his ranking in the assessment, otherwise he wouldn't directly challenge his own limit to bear weight.
He lowered his head and clenched his fists, checking his changes. After the realization just now, the most obvious thing is that his defense ability has improved in all aspects, and he seems to be more resistant to fighting.
In addition, his senses seemed to be more sensitive. When Porusalino was standing behind him, he didn't see him, but he knew in his heart that there was someone behind him.
Seeing the students regain some strength, Zefa walked to the center, clapped his hands hard, and said loudly
"Do you know why I want to bring up students who have not climbed to the top of the mountain?"
The students didn't know the reason and looked at Zefa with puzzled faces.
Zefa did not wait for their reply and continued directly.
"I want to tell you that students who fail to reach the top of the mountain are failures. As long as you train yourself hard in the future, you will be able to reach the top of the mountain like Lukar and the others."
"I don't want my students to just look up at the mountain from below. This time, I will bring you here to enjoy the scenery on the top of the mountain. Next time, I hope that my students can climb the highest mountain in the world with my will. , looking at the world.”
Zefa's words made the students present excited. They wished they could reach the top now and say to Zefa, teacher, is the scenery here nice?
"Okay, now it's time for you to lay the foundation. I hope there will be a day, so get ready to go down the mountain."
After Zefa said that, he felt a little confused. He didn't know how many of his students could stand at the top of the world with their own will.
This time it was not as urgent as when going up the mountain. The students who had regained their strength helped the students who were in poor condition and slowly walked down the mountain.
On the way down the mountain.
"Walker, you are a loser. An animal demon has only climbed so high. You are not as good as me, a person without fruit ability."
"Victor, shut up. Look at yourself. You still have no aristocratic temperament. You are almost like a refugee. If you have the guts, you can change it to my heavy-duty bag."
A pair of enemies began to quarrel again. At this time, Victor's blond hair was soaked in pieces with a lot of sweat, and his clothes were indeed similar to those of refugees.
"Nobles? Why do nobles come to be the navy? The navy is not a game for your nobles. In the navy, there is only justice."
Sakaski, who was passing by, heard about the noble status and said something to Victor shamelessly, and left without waiting for a reply.
Victor was so angry that he couldn't speak. He didn't dare to provoke students like Sakaski, who were known as monsters, so he could only walk down quickly alone with a dark face.
