Zhuo Luo's eldest son, Zhuo Duan, was also his half-brother. Zhuo Luo's wife had a business marriage, but she died during childbirth. Zhuo Bufan's impression of Zhuo Duan was very vague because Zhuo Duan rarely returned home when he was in the military. He only remembered that Zhuo Duan came back once and brought him a gift, but Zhuo Bufan threw it into the rubbish bin. He could still remember Zhuo Duan's disappointed look at that time.
Also, when he was bullied in junior high, the bullies suddenly apologized to him and everyone was beaten black and blue. Could it be that Zhuo Duan helped him too?
Zhuo Bufan suddenly recalled many things and the smiling face. However, he hated Zhuo Luo and the Zhuo family back then, so he didn't treat Zhuo Duan well either.
"Your brother always said that he was too lonely. Luckily, he had a younger brother. When he advanced to the intermediate special forces, he said that he wanted to go home and give you his low-level special forces armband. Unfortunately, he went on a mission and never came back," Shangguan Liuyun said and took out a black armband.
As Shangguan Liuyun spoke, he took out a black armband. It was still a metal armband with a dragon head flame on it, but the color was bronze.
"If I didn't hear about you from Ah Jun, I wouldn't know that the chief arranged for you to come." Shangguan Liuyun passed the armband to Zhuo Bufan.
Zhuo Bufan clenched his fists and hesitated for a moment. He recalled Zhuo Duan who bought two Haagen-Dazs and waited for him outside the school with a bright smile. He threw the ice cream on Zhuo Duan and Zhuo Duan didn't get angry.
"Mm." Zhuo Bufan took the armband. The feelings that he had hidden for three hundred years were shaken again.
Originally, he had trained for three hundred years in the cultivation world where the strong preyed on the weak, where martial prowess reigned supreme. He felt that he had long forgotten everything. He did not expect that after his rebirth, whether it was Ye Ziqin, Chen Qingai, his mother, Zhuo Luo, or Zhuo Duan, all of them were able to stir his Dao heart.
"In this life, I have to make up for all my regrets so that I can truly face my inner demons." Zhuo Bufan squeezed the armband tightly and said in his heart.
Shangguan Liuyun smiled, "All the best for tomorrow's exam!" After saying that, he disappeared from the training ground with a few leaps.
The next day, a large group of people gathered at the drill ground. There were nearly 200 people standing in the drill ground, wearing military uniforms of various colors. They were from the special forces of different military regions. Each of them wore an armband on their arm, with different patterns on it.
Zhuo Bufan, Long Mang, and Qian Luo wore the Flame Dragon Special Forces uniform and stood in the training ground with bracelets. Shangguan Liuyun glanced at the bracelets on Zhuo Bufan's arm and revealed a gratified smile. "Zhuo Duan, your wish has been fulfilled. You should rest well in heaven."
The whole training ground was so quiet that only the sound of the wind and breathing could be heard. Da da da, a helicopter landed on the helipad of the training ground.
"The rules of this competition are very simple. We will be going to the Azaba Island in the high seas. It is an uninhabited island filled with unknown dangers. There might even be unforeseen circumstances such as death or disability. If you don't want to participate in the high school entrance exam, you can withdraw now." Shangguan Liuyun said slowly. His voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through his internal energy.
No one said anything. Shangguan Liuyun was very satisfied, "The rules are very simple, but also very cruel. There will be 20 military regions and special forces, a total of 180 people. Within a week, everyone must collect 20 armband badges and bring them to the center of the island. The other two instructors and I will be waiting for you there."
Zhuo Bufan frowned. If everyone had to collect 20 armbands, including her, it meant that only three teams of nine people could pass the exam. It was very cruel.
"It seems like this is the most difficult exam in so many years. The elimination rate is so high." Qian Luo muttered to herself.
Even the extroverted dragon python was like a deflated balloon, "The elimination rate was not so high in the past. And this time, there is a high-rank special forces instructor invigilating the exam. This has never happened before!"
Not only Zhuo Bufan, other people with a bit of intelligence also felt that something was wrong.
First, the exam had always been held in the military base.
Second, the exam and the elimination rate would not be so cruel.
Third, the invigilator of the high-rank special forces was usually fighting for the promotion of the middle-rank to the high-rank. Why would he invigilate the exam on the island?
Zhuo Bufan only wanted to help the dragon python pass the exam and get the silver snow lotus. He did not think too much about the other things. The military region sent out helicopters to send people to the uninhabited island one after another.
The uninhabited island was about five hundred nautical miles away from the coastline. The sky was blue, the sea clear, but under the calm surface, there were waves surging.
Every team landed randomly and wore eye masks. They did not even have the chance to measure the size of the island. Zhuo Bufan, Qian Luo, and the dragon python landed. When the helicopter left, the three of them took off their eye masks. They were standing on the beach. Layers of white waves crashed against the beach, and the rocks shone like diamonds under the sun.
The air was filled with the salty smell of the sea and a hint of rotting wood.
The dragon python rubbed his eyes. He looked at the endless sea and the primeval forest behind him. He lowered his head and said, "Looks like there is no chance this time."
"Brother Dragon, don't worry. We will definitely pass the exam. Don't you want to chase the Wood Desert anymore?" Qian Luo comforted him. As she spoke, she opened the backpack on her back. There was a bayonet, white medicine, gauze, a bottle of purified water, a pack of compressed biscuits, and a willow blade.
Everyone had leg guards on their legs. Inside were standard military knives, willow blades, ropes, and water bottles. The backpack on their backs only had a pack of compressed biscuits and a bottle of purified water.
"This water and food can only last us for one day?" Zhuo Bufan frowned. It seemed that the difficulty of this exam was not the usual kind.
"If we lack food and water, we will need to finish the mission faster. Plus, we will need to fight for the badges. The battle will be very intense." The dragon python also felt the danger.
Zhuo Bufan shook her head and said, "We will easily expose our position if we stand here. Let's go into the forest first and find a place to plan."
The three of them nodded and instantly leaped into the forest. The tropical forest on the island was densely covered with towering trees, green vines, and shrubs. The perennial wet and rainy climate caused the forest to be filled with the smell of decay and moss.
Some of the trees were even as tall as a seven-story building. Thick green vines hung down from them. The three of them landed on a thick tree trunk. Qian Luo held the military knife and made a mark on the trunk. Then she looked at the dragon python and Zhuo Bufan. She obviously ignored Zhuo Bufan because Zhuo Bufan had not received professional training.
"The humidity should be around 5%. According to the sunlight, we are in the southeast. There should be poisonous insects, snakes, and some medium-sized animals nearby." Qian Luo looked around and said in a low voice.
Suddenly, Qian Luo crouched down and quickly pulled out three Willow Leaf Blades from her leg guards and threw them towards the ten o 'clock direction. The tree suddenly dodged, and the three Willow Leaf Blades stabbed into the thick trunk of the oak tree behind it.
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