Chapter 605: Closer to the Peak (1/2)

The team surely did fall under a routine just as they predicted.

As soon as they reached a point where they adjusted to the pressure around them, they would move onwards until they experience another spike in pressure. They would stay on that spot, train and move forwards once again, a cycle that they've done multiple times by now.

That's until they reached the 5000 miles distance away from the peak.

”This is unreal!” Henry exclaimed with wide eyes as soon as they experience the sudden spike in pressure. The rest also staggered unstably once they felt it.

”What the hell? How come the pressure suddenly doubled!?” Logan groaned in annoyance as he once again felt his mobility taken away from him.

The heaviness of their surroundings, caused them to be rooted in place. Even Raven wasn't an exception this time around.

”This is nuts!” Theo exclaimed, ”We weren't even at the 1000 mile mark yet the suppression abruptly doubled. Doesn't this mean that it'll get even more ridiculous from here on out?”

”Stop raising the damn flags!” Charles snarled at him, feeling greatly disturbed about the sudden increase in pressure.

Even Raven felt mildly annoyed by this sudden increase in pressure.

Although they were expecting that the pressure will exponentially increase as they got closer to the peak, this was just plain annoying. It's no so much of an 'exponential' increase though, it legitimately doubled the pressure they were enduring so far. Which was greatly aggravating for them.

He did say not to rush since they have time, and it's not like this pressure will stop them from reaching the peak. The most annoying part about this is that, it delays them even further from reaching their goal. And since it could happen at halfway through the last stretch, then it's highly possible for it to occur on the latter parts of their journey.

”Well, this is annoying but what else can we do?” Raven sighed and shook his head. ”We can't let this stump us. So we better get working.”

The War Gods groaned in annoyance but they can't really refute his words. He's right though. What else could they do aside from adjusting? No matter how much they complained here or how much they cursed at this pressure, it's not like that's going to do them any good. So instead of wasting their energy in a fruitless effort, they might as well use it to swiftly adjust to the sudden increase of suppression here.

It took several hours work before they were able to do even the basic movement. Just like before, Raven was ahead of them when it comes to adjusting so he prepared all the necessary equipment for them to camp out.

He briefly inspected the formation and was glad that it could still function relatively well. It stood strong, and with the enhancements he made with it, it was able to disperse the pressure completely.

As usual, Logan was once again the last one to adjust, yet even so the feat of him regaining his mobility completely within a day is no less than impressive.

Once everyone was able to regain their mobility, they went inside the formation and began taking rest. Although they were initially surprised by the sudden increase in pressure, their way to deal with it remained the same. Endure and adapt. This is all they could do and in the process, constantly break their limits.

The team took a week and a half of adjusting before they managed to move further once more. It was really a blessing that they didn't need to deal with beasts nor awful weathers while doing this or else, they might really consider giving up right about now.

They right a higher vantage point and the further they go, the more they felt that they were coming closer to the stars.

The view of the Outer Space might be the only spectacle that was pleasing in this journey. They didn't need to worry about Space Beast since Mount Olympus is hidden from them.

As they moved forward, they greedily took in the wondrous sights around them.

Silvery swirls of stars with scattered specks here and there. They were able to see occasional falling stars and multitude of colors. Aurora curtains, Constellations and etc. Everything was fantastical and beautiful.

If it weren't for the fact that their task is to reach the peak of the mountain, they'd happily stop at their current spot and admire the beauty over their heads.

”Oh come on!” Logan whined as he felt his shoulders drop. ”Really? Another spike?”

”So it spikes every 500 miles now?” Henry pursed his lips and sighed, ”Damn!”