Ved took a heavy breath, he had finally reached the top. It took him 2 years and 9 months to climb the mountain.
The first four thousand kilometres were manageable. While the essence density and pressure did slow him down, he was still able to climb at a relatively fast pace.
However when he reached the 5000 kilometres mark things change. The essence still grew thicker like before but dealing with it was nolonger much of an issue.
He had even gotten used to the pain of being burnt. The issue was with the pressure, it was as if somebody suddenly dropped a mountain on him.
Every step after that was a battle, he managed to brave through that pressure using his traits like herculean strength even though it drained too much stamina and the pressure kept getting stronger the higher he climbed.
However when he reached the 10 000 kilometres mark, the pressure grew significantly stronger all at once, it was so strong his bones cracked.
