If I made you a special forces soldier, would you become a terrestrial god?

"boom--!"

If every word Gao Cheng said before was just like throwing pebbles into a calm lake, then this sentence, "When we were kids in the military compound, he even snatched my marbles," is like throwing a depth charge directly into the lake.

In the safe zone behind the minefield, time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Yuan Lang's ever-present, sly, fox-like smile froze completely. His mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were vacant, like a stone statue that had been weathered for thousands of years.

Tie Lu's hand, which was about to light a cigarette, froze in mid-air. The lighter fell to the ground with a "clatter," but he was completely unaware. He just stared straight at Gao Cheng, his eyes, which had seen many storms, now filled with pure bewilderment.

A clear crack appeared on Qi Huan's icy face. He looked at Gao Cheng, then at the Kunlun base in the distance. His worldview was collapsing and rebuilding at a visible speed.

As for the soldiers of the Steel Seventh Company themselves, Shi Jin, Wu Liuyi, Xu Sanduo, and Cheng Cai, they were all dumbfounded.

Their brains completely shut down.

Snatched...snatched the marbles?

The Kunlun Brigade Commander, who was like a god and could decide the fate of a million-strong army with a smile, and the General Su, who could bestow divine pills and recreate three thousand elite troops with a wave of his hand... When I was a child, I would snatch the marbles from my own company commander.

This scene is so impactful.

The impact was so great that it instantly burned out their brain circuits, making it impossible for them to overlap the two images.

"Gao... Gaocheng..."

After a full half minute, Yuan Lang finally found his voice. His tone was dry, carrying an unprecedented, even humble, sense of seeking confirmation.

"You... were you even speaking human language just now?"

"I'll say it," Gao Cheng looked at the collective expressions of disbelief on everyone's faces, and a strange sense of superiority welled up inside him. He cleared his throat and slowly and deliberately repeated, "I know Su Chen, the brigade commander of Kunlun. We grew up in the same compound. He's a few years younger than me, so he has to call me 'brother'."

Call him brother...

These four words, like four heavy hammer blows, struck everyone's hearts once again.

That's it, the CPU is completely burned out.

Just as everyone was still reeling from the shock of this earth-shattering gossip, Gao Dazhuang's emotionless voice once again resounded throughout the training ground through the loudspeaker.

"Everyone! The minefield assessment is over!"

"Rest in place for thirty seconds!"

"Thirty seconds later, continue the cross-country run with full gear. Target: Hill 2, ten kilometers ahead! The last one hundred will be eliminated!"

The cold command, like a bucket of ice water, instantly jolted everyone awake from their gossipy fantasies.

"Holy shit!"

Gao Cheng was the first to react. Forget about showing off to Yuan Lang and the others, he took off running, yelling as he ran, "Seventh Company! Keep up! Anyone who dares to fall behind, I'll skin them alive when we get back!"

Yuan Lang and Tie Lu also snapped out of their daze, exchanged a glance, and saw the bitter smile in each other's eyes. They quickly called to their soldiers, and with their already aching legs, they continued this endless journey through hell.

However, the physical enhancement brought about by the gene enhancement fluid ultimately has its limits.

After enduring more than ten hours of continuous extreme sprints and intense mental tests, even these elite soldiers were finally drained of their last bit of strength.

When the flag symbolizing the finish line finally came into view, Leng Feng, the first to cross the finish line, only took two more steps before his legs gave way, his vision went black, and he collapsed straight down.

Then, it was like toppling the first domino.

The second, the third, the hundredth...

Soldiers who crossed the finish line fell one after another.

They were so exhausted that the combined physical and mental fatigue overwhelmed them, leaving them with no strength left to even stand.

Within minutes, the open space behind the finish line was filled with people lying haphazardly, creating a spectacular scene.

Gao Cheng, Yuan Lang, He Chenguang, Lei Zhan... these captains and company commanders who commanded respect in their respective units were now just like ordinary soldiers, sprawled on the ground without any regard for their image, too lazy to even move a finger.

Just then, a series of synchronized footsteps came from the direction of the tarmac.

Everyone strained to lift their heads, and saw two hundred core members of Kunlun, dressed in black training uniforms, walking slowly towards them, led by Su Chen.

Each of them stood ramrod straight, their breathing steady, forming a stark and cruel contrast with the group of "rookies" on the ground who were exhausted like dead dogs.

Su Chen's gaze swept over the four thousand "corpses" on the ground, his face expressionless.

He walked to the front of the line and calmly began, "Gao Dazhuang."

"arrive!"

"Pass the word down: throw all this trash into the bathtub."

"Yes!" Gao Dazhuang responded, turned around, waved to the two hundred Kunlun team members, and gave an order that made all the still-sane rookies' scalps tingle.

"Two for each person, throw them in!"

One person...two?

Before anyone could react to what this meant, the two hundred Kunlun team members had already moved.

They walked into the pile of "corpses," casually scooped them up, one in each hand, and lifted the two burly men, each weighing over 100 pounds, as easily as picking up chicks.

Then, he strode towards a huge building deep inside the base.

Yuan Lang was being held by the back of his collar, suspended in mid-air. He looked at the young face of the Kunlun team member who was holding him, and his relaxed and carefree expression. Only one thought remained in his mind.

Is this guy even human?

Soon, four thousand people, along with those who had "fainted" during training, were all thrown into the huge bathhouse that resembled a swimming pool.

The bath was divided into hundreds of small cubicles, each filled with warm water.

Immediately afterwards, Du Feifei, along with Lin Xiaoying and a group of female soldiers from the medical department, pushed in a series of huge metal canisters.

"Let's begin," Du Feifei commanded.

All the medics immediately turned on the valves and poured the emerald-green liquid, which emitted a strong medicinal fragrance, into the bath.

The originally clear pool water was instantly dyed into an alluring emerald green, and a refreshing fragrance permeated the entire space.

The soldiers, who were already in a semi-conscious state, fell into a deep sleep without even uttering a sound, enveloped by the strange medicinal fragrance and warm pool water.

……

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight shines through the skylight onto the water.

He Chenguang slowly woke up.

He found himself lying naked in a huge bathtub, surrounded by water that was a pale grayish-black color and had an unpleasant smell.

He shifted his body, preparing to get up.

The next second, he was stunned.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

I felt no pain at all.

The deep-seated, bone-chilling exhaustion I felt yesterday, as if my body had been hollowed out, has vanished without a trace.

Instead, it gave me a feeling of explosive power that I had never experienced before!

He subconsciously clenched his fist.

"Click!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and he felt as if he were holding a red-hot iron in his fist!

He looked down and saw that his already strong muscles had become even more defined, and the blood vessels under his skin were slightly protruding like small snakes, exuding a sense of power.

He even felt that he had grown a centimeter or two taller!

"Holy crap! What's going on?"

Beside him, Wang Yanbing also woke up. He looked at his body in shock, then punched the pool wall next to him.

A muffled thud.

He actually managed to punch a shallow fist mark into the hard marble pool wall!

"God... Godly water!"

Li Erniu also woke up. He felt the inexhaustible energy surging within him, and was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell throughout the bath.

All the soldiers who awoke discovered a complete transformation in their bodies.

Old injuries healed, strength increased, and energy abundant!

Looking at the murky black water in the pool, they immediately understood that this was clearly the legendary... marrow cleansing and meridian strengthening!

At this moment, their longing for Kunlun has completely transformed into a fanatical, deep-rooted faith!

Gao Cheng stood up from the water, feeling his lumbar spine, which had suffered from hidden injuries due to high-intensity training, now warm and full of vitality.

He looked at Yuan Lang and Tie Lu, who were also experiencing changes in their bodies not far away. The three of them exchanged glances and saw the shock and ecstasy in each other's eyes.

They knew that this was just the beginning.

A door to a completely new world is slowly opening before them.