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They couldn't see the end of the river. There wasn't a bridge on the river either. Everyone knew that they couldn't find a bridge to cross the river. Everyone was in a dilemma. They didn't know what to do.
"Did you bring any knives?" Someone didn't want to give up and asked.
The people beside him glared at him. They weren't allowed to bring any knives into the military. If they were discovered, they would be confiscated. Even if they didn't know about it, they would have already been 'robbed' when they entered the 23rd division.
The person who asked the question knew that he had asked a stupid question. He looked at the trees and sighed. They couldn't use them anymore.
The 50 people looked at the river in front of them. They had no other choice but to go into the river. They could only hope that the regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan didn't have any weird aquatic animals.
However, they were careful so they still found some rocks of different sizes and threw them into the river. They didn't find anything strange besides the ripples on the surface of the river.
Guo Rongqi looked at everyone and asked, "Who wants to go first?"
Everyone was silent. Everyone knew that the first person to go into the river was the most dangerous. They looked at each other. No one wanted to be the first person to test the water. Guo Rongqi gritted his teeth when he saw everyone taking care of him. However, he was just the temporary leader. He didn't have the power to force anyone to go into the water. It seemed that he had to do it himself.
Just as Guo Qirong was about to say something, Chen Yifan suddenly shouted, "Let us go in first."
Everyone was elated when they heard Chen Yifan's voice. They quickly opened up a path for them.
Guo Rongqi was grateful. He quickly said, "Thank you, brother. How should I address you?"
Chen Yifan smiled and pointed at himself. "Chen Yifan." He then pointed at his younger brother. "Chen Yi 'an!"
"Oh, it's the Chen brothers. Thank you." Guo Qirong wanted to pat Chen Yifan's shoulder to express his gratitude but Chen Yifan had already pulled Chen Yi 'an to the riverbed.
Zhou Yu saw the Chen brothers going into the river. He remembered the camaraderie he had with Chen Yi 'an. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Brother Yifan, Yi' an, I'll go with you."
Chen Yifan turned to look at Zhou Yu and nodded in agreement. Chen Yi 'an smiled and called Zhou Yu over.
Chen Yifan took out a few rubber bands from his backpack and gestured to Chen Yi 'an and Zhou Yu to tighten their pants and sleeves. Their military uniforms looked ordinary, but they were actually waterproof. As long as there was no space for water to seep in, they would not get wet when they came out of the water.
Chen Yi 'an and Zhou Yu quickly tidied themselves up. Chen Yifan also tidied himself up. Then, he signaled Chen Yi' an and Zhou Yu to follow him into the river.
On the monitor, He Chaoyang, who saw this scene, smiled and said, "Since we're bored, why don't we play a game?"
His words attracted the attention of others. Yuan Youyun asked curiously, "What game?"
"Let's guess if Li Yingjie's team will attack Chen Yifan and the other two." He Zhaoyang thought of Li Yingjie's twisted expression when he drew the slip of paper in the water and found it funny. At the beginning, Li Yingjie was full of confidence that he would never draw the water mission that he would have to be extremely unlucky to draw. However, ever since Li Yingjie became the team leader of team 10, he was never lucky. He was never given any good things.
"I don't think so." Li Shiyu was the first to answer.
"I don't think so too." Luo Shaoyun followed.
"He won't." Yuan Youyun was very certain.
"If he only takes down these three people, he would be letting down the third young master of the Li family." Li Jinghong grinned. That was the third successor of the main family. What he was doing now was even more difficult and tiring than what he, a branch relative, was doing. If he did not reap enough benefits, how could Li Yingjie give up?
"Li Yingjie should act like Xie Yi and pretend that there is no ambush. As for the people below, I'm not sure if Li Yingjie will attack them." Lin Zhong-qing thought as he replied. After all, there was a large group of people behind the 50 people. It depended on which group Li Yingjie would target.
"I don't think so. This question is too simple." He Chaoyang said regretfully. He also didn't think that Li Yingjie would attack them.
Ling Lan glanced at them and smiled. "Why are you asking if Li Yingjie will attack them? You should ask another question. Why did Chen Yifan choose to be the first one to enter the water? "
Lin Zhong-qing thought for a moment and blurted out, "He knew that the three of them would be fine."
"No matter if it's a test or an ambush, he wants to maximize the results. Therefore, the first one to enter the water is the safest." Ling Lan sat on the chair and supported her chin with her hand. She looked at Chen Yifan through the monitor and was satisfied. This person was not bad in terms of ability or scheming. If he had a good character, she could nurture him.
"It seems like he knows what we are thinking." Lin Zhong-qing was unhappy. No one liked a candidate who knew what the examiner was thinking.
"It's fine. Once these new recruits are dealt with, it will be their turn in the end. Also …" Ling Lan smirked. "That fellow Qi Long only looks at the opponent and not the results."
Ling Lan's words made everyone smile. After two more ambush points, they would reach the place where Zilong was leading his team. If Chen Yifan wanted to rely on his mentality to get past them, he would hit a wall.
Soon, Chen Yifan and the other two safely swam to the other side of the river. When everyone saw that nothing happened, they jumped into the water. At this moment, the second group of people who escaped from Xie Yi's group arrived. When they saw the first group of people entering the water, they didn't hesitate and jumped into the water too. They swam to the other side of the river.
They wanted to take advantage of the first group of people. They wanted to reach the other side of the river before the first group of people. The first group of people didn't want to be taken advantage of by the second group of people. Therefore, they all jumped into the water. In an instant, almost a hundred people jumped into the water.
At this moment, an accident happened. The recruits who were swimming to the other side of the river suddenly trembled and fainted. They floated on the surface of the river. The floating function of the military uniform prevented them from sinking to the bottom of the river.
"There's someone!" Guo Qirong didn't jump into the water. He was still standing on the shore. Soon, he saw the black figure under the water and screamed.
"It's a trap!" The entire river started to become chaotic. Many people swam forward with all their might. Many people stopped in the river and didn't know what to do. Many recruits who had just jumped into the water crawled out of the water in fear.
Chen Yi 'an and Zhou Yu, who were already on the other side of the river, were shocked when they saw the situation. They didn't expect the three of them to be able to survive the ambush. They were very lucky.
"Brother Yifan, what should we do now?" Zhou Yu was already panicking. He didn't know what to do. They had only walked a quarter of the way and only the three of them were left. This made him feel even more uncertain about the rest of the journey.
"Don't panic. Let's walk forward for a while and wait for the people behind us." Chen Yifan saw that the people in the water were as agile as fish. He knew that they weren't normal soldiers. They were probably veterans. With his ability, it would be hard for him to block the combined attack of two or three veterans. Now, no one knew if the ambushers would chase after them on the shore. It was too dangerous to wait here.
Chen Yifan made a prompt decision and brought the two of them away from the shore. After they walked for a while, he let the panting Chen Yi 'an and Zhou Yu find a place to rest.
Chen Yifan, of course, wouldn't let the three of them act alone. They had only walked a quarter of the way and there were already two ambushes. It was obvious that there were many more traps and ambushes below. If they took the lead, they would definitely fall into an open pocket. Chen Yifan still hoped to blend in with the group and find a chance to break through.
Chen Yifan patiently waited for the people behind to catch up. Guo Qirong saw that the scene was in chaos. All the recruits were running around like headless flies. No matter how he shouted, they wouldn't calm down. He knew that the situation was out of control.
He calmly looked at the surface of the river and estimated the number and range of the ambushers. Then, he quickly ran a distance away. When the ambushers were focused on the hundred people who went into the water and didn't care about him, he decisively jumped into the water and swam to the other side.
At this time, the people who arrived later saw the tragic situation in the water. They all followed Guo Qirong and jumped into the water a distance away from the first batch of people. They used all their strength and swam to the other side. Everyone knew that every second counted. If the other party finished off the hundred or so people, they would definitely be free to deal with them. At that time, it would be difficult for them to cross the river again.
No one wanted to form a team to fight against Li Yingjie's team. Everyone wanted to cross the river before it was their turn. Only those who were already fighting against Li Yingjie couldn't escape. They had no choice but to fight with their lives to survive.
After Li Yingjie's team killed the hundred people in the beginning, most of the recruits had already crossed the river.
"Pfft, after staying in the water for half a day, we only managed to take down so few people. This is f * * king annoying," one of the mecha operators said in frustration.
Li Yingjie sneered, "What's there to say? The key is that we are not strong enough. If our regiment commander was here, he would be able to kill all of us with a single Ice Seal."
Li Yingjie's words made the mecha operators in his team speechless. Team leader, aren't you thinking too highly of us by comparing us with that inhuman demon instructor?
Although Li Yingjie's team wasn't satisfied with their results, their mission had already ended. The battlefield that their boss gave them was this river. Once the recruits got onto the river, they wouldn't be able to chase after them anymore. They could only watch as the recruits escaped in front of their eyes.
"Lin Zhong-qing, go and ask Li Yingjie's team about the result of this battle." Ling Lan saw that they had already crossed the river so she ordered Lin Zhong-qing.
"Yes, regiment commander." Lin Zhong-qing quickly contacted Li Yingjie. Soon, he got an answer. "Regiment commander, Li Yingjie said that they took down 82 people."
"That means around 20 recruits escaped. The resistance of the river affected the recruits more than them. Looks like Li Yingjie's team isn't very strong in the water." Ling Lan was deep in thought.
"Li Yingjie's team isn't the only team that isn't strong in the water. The other teams have the same problem too." Lin Zhong-qing couldn't bear to see Li Yingjie being unlucky. He couldn't help but speak up for him.
"My men can't have such an obvious weakness. Pass down the order. From tomorrow onwards, the entire team will have two more hours of training in the water." Ling Lan's order made everyone at the scene cry out in pain. Even the usually gentle Li Shiyu couldn't help but glare at Lin Zhong-qing. Damn it, you said something out of kindness. Not only did you not save Li Yingjie, you even implicated all of us.
Ling Lan's image in 250 Ace Mecha Clan was cold and heartless but she was also a symbol of fairness. The training for the mecha operators was indeed scary but the training for the members of the Lingtian Battle Team was much more than the mecha operators. Thus, when she gave the order to the entire team, it meant that the members of the Lingtian Battle Team would have more training too. This was why Li Shiyu, Yuan Youyun and the others were crying out in pain.
Lin Zhong-qing's face turned pale too. He forced himself to remain calm and accepted Ling Lan's order. He thought to himself angrily, 'As expected, Li Yingjie and I are destined to clash. If I speak up for him again, my surname won't be Lin anymore.'
Guo Rongqi was the first to arrive at the place where Chen Yifan and the others were resting. When he saw Chen Yifan and the others, Guo Rongqi finally relaxed. He lay on the ground and couldn't get up.
"What's the situation after that?" Chen Yifan asked.
"It's very bad. The people that were with us didn't manage to escape. Luckily, the three of you are fine." Guo Rongqi felt lucky for the three of them.
"Yes, I'm still scared when I think about it now," Chen Yifan agreed with Guo Rongqi.
Chen Yi 'an glanced at his elder brother curiously. His elder brother, who had always been calm, was also scared when he thought about it.
"However, the second batch of people came over. They got the advantage," Guo Rongqi said angrily. In the beginning, they didn't want to go with him. It turned out that he wanted them to scout ahead. What a bastard.
"They didn't get the advantage too. Didn't you see that they lost a lot of people and they looked very anxious?" Chen Yifan was observant. When the second batch of people arrived, he already felt that something was wrong.
After being reminded by Chen Yifan, Guo Rongqi remembered what happened. His eyes lit up. "Could it be that they …"
"That forest should be an ambush point too. However, they let go of our batch and attacked the second batch." Chen Yifan told him his guess.
"Ha, they deserved it. It's not easy to take advantage of them." Guo Rongqi felt that he had vented his anger.
Soon, he felt depressed again. It took him so much effort to form a team but they were all wiped out. He said listlessly, "What should we do now?"
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