Chapter 93 Duel!!

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The beautiful ladies who had successively reached the top were then descending one by one through ropes. Their curvaceous figures and confident demeanor indeed convinced girls that rock climbing could slim their bodies, while convincing boys that it could build muscle and even give them a chance to closely interact with attractive girls from the club.

Students who had been indecisive suddenly rushed over to sign up.

"These must be people hired from outside," Cao Ronghua suspected.

Hao Ren shook his head. Although he didn’t like Huang Xujie, he believed that with Huang Xujie’s charm, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to recruit some beautiful girls into the club.

Then, four more beauties ascended and descended, followed by another set of four. With three batches of attractive ladies performing in succession, they certainly satisfied the male spectators’ eyes.

After these continuous performances by female members, Huang Xujie arranged for some male club members to demonstrate fast-paced rock climbing. Seeing their agile stances and nimble movements, boys believed even more that it could make them sharp-witted and robust.

"Anyone joining the club needs to pay a registration fee of 200 yuan first. After officially signing up next week, you will participate in training…" Huang Xujie organized people to register interested students while shouting through a megaphone.

"After joining his club, there’s an initial training fee of 100 yuan, and then during regular training, one must purchase rock climbing equipment costing between 200 to 300 yuan per person. If someone wants to quit later on, the registration fee and training fees will not be refunded…" Zhao Jiayin, who was aware of this process, whispered to Hao Ren.

With such tactics, it’s no wonder that rock climbing had become the largest club at Donghai University. Hao Ren inwardly sneered. The money gathered would then serve as the funds for these veteran members' "adventures and outings."

This kind of domineering behavior wasn’t without complaints to the school, but Huang Xujie was the son of a vice mayor. Moreover, club affairs were neither big nor small—so the university didn't want to deal with this hot potato.

Seeing that there were enough new members signing up, Huang Xujie wanted more and said through his megaphone again, "Today we are recruiting for our club. Normally, this rock climbing board isn’t available for use by students outside the club, but today, we will make an exception for those who wish to give it a try."

He continued, “Of course, we need some difficulty level involved; the ones performing earlier climbed only 10 meters high sections. Now, anyone willing to take on this challenge must climb the 15-meter-high section here. If you manage to reach the top, this set of premium equipment worth 1800 yuan will be yours!”

Wang Huijie pointed to a set of black branded sports gear on the table behind him.

Hearing this, the guys were eager to give it a try, but none dared to be the first one to attempt it. After all, there were so many girls watching them, and with so many beautiful girls around, wouldn't it be very embarrassing if someone rushed up blindly only to fail in front of everyone

The usual competition height was 15 meters; how could anyone who hadn’t trained rock climbing possibly win a prize

Moreover, the fixed points from bottom to top were so few that the difficulty level was not just high—it was extremely challenging!

Zhou Liren actually wanted to give it a try too, but he knew his body, despite being tall and large, was still that of an indoor guy. After considering this carefully, he eventually gave up.

But Zhao Jiayin, who lived in the same dormitory as them and loved sports more than anyone else with the best physical fitness, couldn’t hold back anymore.

Yu Rong and others had already noticed Zhao Jiayin and his companions. Seeing Zhao Jiayin enthusiastically wiping his palms, they immediately incited him to shout, "Zhao Jiayin, go for it!"

The boys usually got along very well, and now they were all egging each other on; the noise level instantly rose.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Jiayin was practically being pushed into action. He had no choice but to walk towards the venue and said resolutely, "Alright! I'll give it a try!"

When Wang Huijie saw Zhao Jiayin approaching, he recognized him as the one who ate with Hao Ren at Acer Square last time. Although he felt somewhat displeased inside, he still managed to force a smile and pretended to encourage him by saying, "Great! Everyone cheer for our first brave warrior!"

Among the onlookers, there were some scattered claps. In fact, everyone doubted whether this short student could really climb all the way to the top.

The vice-captain of the rock climbing club, Lu Bo, fastened various safety equipment for Zhao Jiayin and guided him to the bottom section of the 15-meter block.

At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Jiayin.

Zhao Jiayan stood below, took a deep breath, and looked up at the colorful protrusions above. He lifted his right foot to step on the first foothold, grabbed other handholds with both hands, and began to climb.

"Go, Zhao Jiayan!" Yu Rong shouted loudly.

The other boys in the class also started shouting randomly.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Jiayan had already climbed one-third of the way up, reaching five meters high. He waved at Yu Rong and the others on the ground, appearing very confident.

However, rock climbing becomes more difficult as you go higher up. This is not only because of physical exhaustion but also due to the increasingly tricky design of the fixed points further up.

Zhao Jiayan was short and had neither long arms nor legs, while the distance between these fixed points kept increasing, making it harder for him to grasp them.

Crack! Zhao Jiayan made a small jump in mid-air, grabbed one of the fixed points with his right hand, and switched his left foot to another fixed point.

Huff... He leaned against the simulated rock wall and took a deep breath.

Five minutes had already passed. Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, who were watching from below, also felt a bit anxious.

Standing by the table, Huang Xujie had a different thought — this guy is like a monster; without systematic rock climbing training, he could climb so high!

"Zhao Jiayan really is amazing!" Yu Rong, who initially hoped to mock Zhao Jiayan for making a fool of himself, raised his head and saw that Zhao Jiayan had already climbed two-thirds of the way up. He praised him with admiration.

High in the air, Zhao Jiayan shook his slightly sore fingers, twisted his shoulders, and continued climbing upwards.

Huang Xujie noticed something was wrong and signaled to the deputy squad leader with a glance.

Zhao Jiayin, who had already climbed to over ten meters high, faced another difficult anchor point. He adjusted his breathing and decided to use the same technique again, jumping slightly to reach that anchor point.

At this moment, Hao Ren held his breath and felt a bit nervous. Previously, he only thought Zhao Jiayin was good at playing basketball; he didn't expect him to have such strong athletic talent in other areas as well.

*Snap!* Zhao Jiayin aimed accurately and jumped up.

Right then, the rope hanging above his head suddenly swayed!

The originally airborne Zhao Jiayin couldn't maintain balance due to this slight change. His right hand grabbed the anchor point but failed to secure it tightly; he instantly lost support and fell from ten meters up in the air!

Whether by mistake or deliberately, the rope that should have held the falling person didn't tighten in time!

Hao Ren saw this and suddenly dashed out of the crowd like a cheetah! He almost dove forward to catch Zhao Jiayin with both hands extended!

*Thud!* After freely plummeting several meters, Zhao Jiayin's soul nearly left his body. The rope hanging from him finally tightened.

Even so, Zhao Jiayin kept falling; when Hao Ren caught him, the rope had stabilized enough to mitigate a significant portion of the downward momentum!

Zhao Jiayin pulled on the rope and stood on the ground, his face ashen. Xie Yujia, who was standing at the front of the crowd watching Zhao Jiayin's rock climbing process closely, clapped her hand over her chest, equally drenched in cold sweat.

Hao Ren had incredible eyesight now; recalling that moment when Zhao Jiayin fell and the weird fluctuations in the rope, he knew something was amiss.

Others might not notice it, thinking it was just the rope swaying due to Zhao Jiayin's jump. But Hao Ren knew for sure that the rope had moved first!

Unfortunately, there was no evidence for this. bowl.Zhao Hongyu's enthusiasm made Xie Yujia somewhat uncomfortable. However, Zhao Hongyu's culinary skills were still better than Xie Yujia's, and the braised pork was fragrant and very delicious."H...