Chapter 618 - 405: The Death of Carlos
At this moment, Carlos was like a wavering leaf in the blizzard.
Almost carried by the wind towards the vast ocean.
He did his best to control his posture and based on every subtle movement of the wind, adjusted his angle.
Yet, he could only barely manage to keep from noticeably deviating from the set course.
If he was even slightly careless, or if he adjusted his posture half a second too late,
he would be swept away by the hurricane, failing the challenge, and even directly impacting Wang Ye’s challenge.
Realizing this, Carlos gritted his teeth and maintained his stance,
He didn’t mind failing, or even dying because of it.
But if it affected Wang Ye’s challenge,
then it would be a big problem.
He didn’t want to be a burden to anyone.
After thinking of this,
his previously shaky stance gradually began to stabilize.
Yet this not-so-obvious adjustment nearly exhausted all his methods and strength.
Blood vessels appeared in Carlos’ eyes, a sign of his excessive exertion.
Meanwhile, Wang Ye had already sped far ahead of Carlos, rapidly flying about 500 meters ahead of him.
He was like an agile moth, soaring freely over the glaciers.
To increase the difficulty,
he deliberately flew towards the most complex terrain, causing the viewers in the live broadcast to be on edge, fearing Wang Ye would crash into the mountainside.
Yet many also understood in their hearts that with Wang Ye’s physical resilience from a forty-thousand-meter free fall without a scratch, even if he did hit the mountainside, he would likely remain unharmed.
But crashing would mean the challenge failed, and that’s what they didn’t want to see. Plus, every area in Antarctica is precious, and for environmental protection, the researchers wouldn’t dare to significantly damage the natural environment.
If Wang Ye were to crash into the glacier mountainside just for the challenge, it would certainly be unacceptable.
However, Wang Ye always managed to adjust his flight angle at the last moment before hitting an obstacle,
quickly veering to the other side,
and at times, performing high-difficulty maneuvers like dives and flips.
His movements and trajectory were so agile that it didn’t seem like he was gliding with a high-density nylon material ram-air inflated flying suit, but truly soaring freely, smoothly like a fish in water.
Moreover, Wang Ye kept speaking to the viewers in the live broadcast while gliding.
"Everyone, the wind speed has now increased to fifty meters per second! The temperature has also suddenly dropped to minus thirty-five degrees! If I’m not mistaken, it will start snowing in a while, and it will be a blizzard!"
Wang Ye shared the environmental changes he perceived with the live audience, as there was no host right now, so he had to act as the host himself to enliven the broadcast atmosphere.
To be able to narrate the situation in an orderly manner during such a high-difficulty challenge, it’s doubtful that history could present another person like him.
Since his clothing wasn’t very thick and much of his skin was exposed,
he could clearly feel the weather changes,
It seemed that after they jumped off the peak, the surrounding wind speed and temperature began to change gradually.
The blizzard he mentioned earlier wasn’t an exaggeration but a complete truth.
This made Wang Ye worry about Carlos’s situation behind him. With his own skills, he could easily cope with the blizzard environment.
But as an ordinary person, Carlos surviving under the current wind speed was already extraordinary performance, if the environment changed to a blizzard, there was probably only one outcome, which was certain death.
One can only hope Carlos holds on. Wang Ye couldn’t help but think.
[This is unbelievable.]
[I’ve never done gliding or parachuting, and I can still see how amazing Wang Ye is.]
[This kind of operation looks amazing to outsiders, but to us insiders, it’s even more incredible.]
[This is simply not something a human could achieve.]
[If the wind speed data Wang Ye just provided is accurate, I can guarantee that even the world’s best wingsuit flying athlete would crash here; forget about succeeding in the challenge; even surviving would be a problem.]
[What a "crash and burn," I can’t control myself.]
[This is a bit too hellish, guys.]
[It’s just a fact. Many people might not know what a wind speed of fifty meters per second means.]
[Under a level 12 hurricane, trees can be uprooted, roofs of buildings might be blown away, windows, and doors could be forced open, even causing houses to collapse, if it’s a coastal city, it’s even scarier, massive waves can instantly swallow pedestrians on the roadside.]
[In such conditions, imagine how a wingsuit flyer should glide to ensure they aren’t blown away like a leaf in the autumn wind?]
[And, let me tell you, a level 12 hurricane has a wind speed of only thirty meters per second.]
[But the environment Wang Ye is challenging now has a wind speed of up to fifty meters per second!]
[Wow, that’s outrageous!]
[Is the wind force in Antarctica this terrifying?]
[Just looking at the footage from the action cameras, it’s hard to tell it’s so outlandish.]
[Of course, action cameras naturally have a wide-angle picture, making it difficult to show the impact of the surrounding scenery.]
[Moreover, Wang Ye is moving at high speed now, with no point of reference, so it’s naturally hard to see the situation of the surrounding wind speed.]