28: Chapter 28 Truthy Suddenly Collapses

"Mr. Xu, could you analyze for us why Student Qin Feng is doing this? His move is truly too dangerous. I mean, is it really necessary for him to perform such a dangerous action? Couldn't he just flip onto the steel beam first and move along it? Would that be better?"

He Bingbing is not a professional Extreme Sports athlete, so she cannot understand Student Qin Feng's current behavior.

In her view, nothing is safer than having both feet on solid ground, let alone at such a great height—what if his hand slips while he is hanging under this kind of steel beam?

Mr. Xu said seriously:

"According to the habits of ordinary people, they would certainly choose to stand and move forward. Because we are all accustomed to using our legs to support the weight of our entire body, standing and moving forward makes us feel more secure and safe intuitively."

"Moreover, our thighs are full of strength and have many muscles, so this can greatly conserve our stamina, preventing us from running out of strength when reaching the summit at the end. These are all advantages of moving forward while standing on the steel beam."

"However, doing this actually has its downsides."

Mr. Xu paused slightly, gathered his thoughts, and continued:

"First, it's the issue of the environment. When a person stands at a great height, the instinctive reaction is actually to lower one's center of gravity. Because the lower the center of gravity, the more balanced the whole body is, and only then can one feel a sense of security."

"So when you stand at such a high place and look down, you will have a strong sense of vertigo. Added to the fact that you have already consumed a massive amount of stamina, it is very likely that you will lose your balance and fall."

The netizens in the livestream room nodded one after another after hearing this.

"As expected of a professional, what he said makes a lot of sense! I have a slight fear of heights, and I have this exact reaction when I stand at high places. I always feel like I'm inexplicably going to tumble down. So it turns out it's an instinctive reaction."

"Another thing is stamina consumption. Usually, everyone is studying or working, so they might not be very sensitive to this, but in reality, as long as you open your eyes, you have already started consuming energy. Similarly, when you are exhausted, your sense of balance and even your vision will have problems."

He Bingbing listened from the side, looking completely bewildered.

Although Mr. Xu's analysis was very reasonable, this kind of analysis was a bit too counter-intuitive.

He Bingbing couldn't help but ask: "So Mr. Xu, do you mean to say that Student Qin Feng's current method of moving forward is actually the correct one?"

Mr. Xu shook his head and said:

"I did not say that his method of moving forward is necessarily the correct one; after all, different methods of moving forward have different pros and cons."

"Student Qin Feng's current method of moving forward by hanging from the steel beam with both hands actually avoids the problems I just mentioned."

"First, he doesn't need to look down; he only needs to look up or look straight ahead."

"In this way, he avoids vertigo, and the energy required to maintain his brain's focus will be relatively much less."

"But the disadvantages are also obvious. This method of moving forward requires extremely high upper body strength, and it consumes more stamina."

"Once he becomes exhausted or his hand slips, the consequences would be unimaginable."

At this moment, for Qin Feng, the hardest part is no longer the climbing technique, but rather stamina and the optimal route forward!

Facing the incredibly complex steel structure platform, which route should he take, in what way should he move forward, and when should he rest?

These are the questions that Qin Feng urgently needs to consider right now!

In other words, at this moment, Qin Feng needs a rhythm for climbing!

As long as he can find his own climbing rhythm, he has hope of completing the task!

...

Phew.

Qin Feng flipped over to sit on the steel beam and let out a long, heavy breath.

At this moment, his arms were trembling uncontrollably, and his lips were somewhat chapped and peeling.

All these signs indicated that Qin Feng's physical stamina had reached its limit.

However, after passing through the steel structure platform, Qin Feng was about to face the final challenge—the top of the Burj Khalifa!

"There isn't much time left; I must seize the time to rest."

Qin Feng took a few deep breaths, trying hard to adjust his state.

It was also at this moment that Qin Feng's gaze moved downwards, as if he had seen something.

The drone's camera also followed Qin Feng's gaze downwards, and the netizens in the livestream room instantly exclaimed in shock after seeing it.

"Holy crap, isn't that Old Te? He actually caught up?"

"Is this for real? I thought he was done for, but he's actually chasing this closely?"

"Regardless, he is still the world's number one Extreme Sports athlete. He's only a bit behind Extreme Brother; are you guys really treating him like a rookie?"

"This time, the UAE Royal Family has placed the heart of the ocean at the top of the tower as a bet. Do you think he would dare not risk his life? If Extreme Brother really manages to get the heart of the ocean, whether this guy can even survive in the future is a question."

Extreme Sports has developed to this point today, and it can be said that it is no longer just a sport.

Top professional Extreme Sports athletes not only relate to the research results of cutting-edge science, but they also represent the face of a country and even a nation.

In the past, because the Dragon Country did not have excellent Extreme Sports athletes, it was constantly smeared by people abroad, saying that the genes of the people of the Dragon Country were not good, and their race was not good.

And at this very moment, the sudden appearance of Qin Feng has made those foreign people with ulterior motives panic!

If a person from the Dragon Country truly reaches the top of the Burj Khalifa and takes away the heart of the ocean, then the rumor slandering the Dragon Country's people's genes as inferior will be debunked without attack!

We absolutely cannot let a person from the Dragon Country reach the top first!

Trusi Aman, relying on his astonishing willpower, also arrived below the steel frame platform.

He did not have the structural diagram, so at this moment, he had no time to study the optimal route.

He now had only one thought in his mind, which was to catch up with Qin Feng and surpass Qin Feng!

Driven by this thought, Trusi Aman grabbed the I-beam with both hands, pulled himself up with force, and flipped his whole body onto the top of the steel beam.

Mr. Xu said: "Look, Trusi Aman has adopted a climbing method that is completely opposite to that of Student Qin Feng."

"Although this method saves more stamina, it also has higher requirements for a sense of balance."

Before Mr. Xu had finished speaking, Trusi Aman, who was standing on the steel beam, had just taken two steps when his whole body suddenly dropped down violently!

His movement was truly too sudden, to the extent that everyone was scared into a cold sweat!

"What is he doing? Why did he suddenly drop down?"

"Look at his face, it's deathly pale. Could this guy be having a bout of hypoglycemia?"

"Oh my god, this is a height of several hundred meters! If hypoglycemia strikes in a place like this, people could die!"

"He's in this state, and the Program Team still won't stop the competition?"