I Can Read People's Comments

[Chapter 318 Comments.]

[Keltic_Spirit: Cheers to the new commenting comrade! May us all 'preserve' to the end! See what I did there?]

[DarkSlayer: Man, it's truly fun reading this kind of story. It's like reading and watch a certain immortal mercenary in black and red suit who can break the fourth wall. Sacrificed some money to get this far is truly worth it.]

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"I have finally reached a third of the distance." Jayden panted heavily as he ended up taking a break on the side. Now that he had gone much higher, the atmosphere should become thinner and the temperature turned cold.

However, for an unknown reason, it didn't happen. He felt warm despite the wind blowing pretty strong up here.

"I have stronger physical ability compared to the other two, so I guess I can get some rest here." Jayden looked down, wondering how those two were faring. Lancelot should have no problem in reaching the top, but he was worried about Serena.

"Should I wait for a bit? Even if I don't help her, it should be fine if I check her condition, right?" Jayden scratched the back of his head. He never thought that being nice would make him so awkward.

As Jayden said, Lancelot's physical ability wasn't that far from him. He was able to reach a fourth of the distance before night came.

Due to the situation, Lancelot chose to stop for a moment and finished the entire climb within four days.

Even though he had a flame magic, it was unnecessary to use it because of the temperature.

While leaning on the wall, Lancelot muttered, "I guess sleeping like this should be enough. Just have to endure this for four days and I'll succeed."

Unlike them, Serena's condition was much more horrible. Her clothes were already drenched in sweat. She didn't even care about her perfume anymore because her entire body was sore.

Even if people felt the foul stench of her body, it didn't matter. She didn't have enough energy to apply her perfume even though she brought it.

She walked slowly, each step becoming heavier.

Even though the night had fallen, she still continued like a zombie. Despite her legs being on the verge of giving up, she persisted.

There was only one thought in her mind.

'If I rest, I won't be able to catch up to them. No. I won't even be able to reach the top at this rate. I have to continue nonstop if I want to ever finish this.

'If I skip my sleep, I should be able to reach the top within four days…' This was the only thought that allowed her to persist. The chance of succeeding the trial so that Theo wouldn't be disappointed in her.

As a result, while both Lancelot and Jayden slept through the night, Serena managed to catch up to Li Wei in the morning.

Lancelot woke up due to the sound of footsteps, thinking he had rested long enough. He was startled to find Serena walking like a zombie. Her eyes had lost their focus but she continued, barely following the path.

"Serena!" Lancelot grabbed her arm when he saw her body swaying left and right. He tried to support her, worrying that she might fall.

Serena didn't notice for a moment that Lancelot was helping her.

The moment she noticed, her body shuddered and pushed Lancelot away.

"Who are you? Go away!" Serena gritted her teeth, her mouth muttering, "Five steps? Six steps?"

She suddenly turned around and returned to her original position before Lancelot helped her.

"!!!" Lancelot's heart shook. He didn't know what happened to Serena, but he could clearly feel her determination. If Theo were to see her, what would he do?

He realized that Theo might have been observing them the whole time. There was no way Theo would let his student fall to their death, especially in the task he gave.

After seeing Serena's determination, Lancelot's face turned solemn. It seemed that he had underestimated this task so much. So what could he achieve within the time frame? Instead of being glad that he could achieve it, he should go for the fastest time.

That was why Lancelot started climbing up, much faster than Serena. His heart was torn to leave Serena behind, especially when she was in that state. However, he was determined to finish this first and return to check on her later.

Jayden didn't realize what happened until Lancelot passed him on the second night.

But before that, Theo had actually reached the top of the mountain in a single day. He didn't even use his essence in the slightest.

Instead of talking with the matriarch and the patriarch of the Moon Clan, he was sitting on the edge of the mountain, smiling.

"Well, those two are busy spreading the word, so I guess I have some time." Theo opened the comment panel. "Yep. I will also try to preserve to the very end.

"Anyway, I'm glad that you're enjoying the story. I'll do my best from now on to remain entertaining, since this journey is not only for me, but for all of us. If Mia is here, she would say, 'People say they're watching the main character's journey, but in this story, you are literally the part of the journey,' while laughing."

After replying to the comment, he looked down. "It seems that the students can't stop making me worry. I'm glad they found their own answers, but I guess I should intervene a little bit."

Theo jumped off the edge, only using his essence to stop his momentum once he reached Serena.

Despite knowing her current state, Theo didn't provide anything other than a bottle of water.

To communicate with the current Serena, he used his illusion so that she imagined his voice ringing in her head. Continue your journey on My Virtual Library Empire

"I don't care if you are not going to sleep or eat. However, make sure you hydrate yourself. You are not using your essence right now after all."

Serena didn't understand what happened as she already drank the water without her brain processing it.