The distance between the foot of the mountain to the peak was not far. Even so, James took three days to arrive at the peak. Now, he was only a few hundred meters away from the finishing line. As if he had experienced a fierce battle, he was currently in a wretched state. He was feeling great discomfort throughout his body, and he could not exert even a single ounce of strength.
He lay on the ground, his life hanging by a thread. Even breathing now required a great deal of effort. Currently, he was the closest to the finishing line. Though he was resting on the ground, his soul was being crushed.
James knew that he would have to end this as quickly as possible. The longer he dragged this out, the lower the chances of him reaching the finishing line. If this continued, he would slowly be crippled.
He stood up with great difficulty and took a step forward. Immediately, he collapsed to the ground, and he began bleeding profusely all over his body. Gritting his teeth, he held on. Standing up once more, he pressed on. Just like that, he would take a few steps forward before collapsing to the ground. Though he was only a few hundred meters away from the finishing line, he could not reach the peak even though a day had passed. Meanwhile, many other alchemists behind him were pressing on with great difficulty.
Upon seeing these alchemists who were close to reaching the finishing line, the Lord and Myrddin’s expressions turned solemn.
The Lord asked, “Myrddin, can they reach the end?”
Myrddin shook his head and said, “I don’t know. Though they’re close to reaching the end, I sense that they won’t be able to hang in there for much longer. Let’s wait and see. A few may reach the end.”
“Did we seriously go to such great lengths just for a handful to reach the end?” The Lord asked puzzledly.
Myrddin said, “What’s the point of having so many when we only have a single spot?”
“True that.” The Lord nodded.
At that moment, James was only a hundred meters away from the end. However, it seemed to be an insurmountable gap. As he turned back, he noticed there were many alchemists behind him. The closest one was merely a couple of meters away.
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