Chapter 715 The view at the top.

"Well, on the bright side, at least there's no match boy." Claire said wryly as she sensed the rising tension in the air.

The rest of the girls couldn't bring themselves to laugh. While they understood the joke about the gunpowder barrels and the matchboy that Claire was alluding to, the situation seemed too sensitive for any of them to allow themselves to laugh.

In retrospect, such a thing was to be expected. Not only had Bai Zirong taken advantage of the situation to try and take out the competition in one swift and brutal move, but many others had had the same idea.

In reality, the whole cliff face thing, with its attendant dangers, did not pose an impossible danger or challenge for the vast majority of the expedition's participants. The only reason it took so long and there were so many casualties was the unknown of the situation.