Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 475, Level 2 begins

After driving for several hours, the car finally arrived at the campsite located in the wilderness.

The convoy passed through the checkpoint and entered the camp. After driving for about ten seconds, it stopped, and the contestants looked out curiously.

Night had fallen, and the camp was pitch black.

It's not very clear!

"I'll repeat myself again: the camp is under strict control. No one is allowed to get off the vehicle without orders. Anyone who violates this rule will be eliminated immediately. You'll all be waiting in the vehicle."

Before getting out of the car, the driver gave them a special reminder, afraid that the contestants might forget to cause trouble.

"Oh, we're not allowed to get out of the car even when we arrive at the campsite?"

"What if we need to use the restroom? Are we supposed to do it in the car?"

"It's so late, you should be sleeping."

"Big brother, even though we've tied you up, you can't do this to us! We haven't eaten all day, can't we go down and get some food?"

……

The contestants had clearly had enough of being on the truck, and when they heard they couldn't get off, they all started complaining and pleading.

"Don't you know what the secrecy rules are? Weren't you taught them in the company?"

The driver's stern reprimand forced all the contestants, no matter how unwilling they were, to shut up and obey with sullen faces.

However, they were not depressed for long, and soon they were all smiles because of making money.

Because the driver reappeared at the back of the carriage less than ten minutes after leaving, and specially took the contestants off the bus to use the restroom.

Then they took the contestants to the cafeteria for their first meal of the day.

The athletes, now well-fed and satisfied, were in high spirits and assumed that dormitories would be provided so they could get a comfortable night's sleep at the camp.

I hope to be in high spirits tomorrow to face my competitors who have just finished the first stage after a long night of hard work.

They gained an advantage before it even started!

Their joy was short-lived, and they soon returned to their previous gloom.

After having eaten and drunk their fill, the contestants were not provided with dormitories. Instead, the driver took them back to the back of the truck and told them to rest there for the night.

The truck's cargo bed is spacious enough to comfortably accommodate six people, even with a small bed.

The contestants were completely dumbfounded!

This outcome was certainly undesirable, and a barrage of criticism and condemnation erupted once again, with some even lodging serious protests, calling it an act of abuse.

The driver remained completely calm and retorted with a single sentence.

"If you don't want to sleep in the car, then you should sleep in the wilderness like the other competitors. That would be fairer."

"..."

The contestants were speechless upon hearing the driver's words.

Who would rather sleep in the wild than in a car? At least in a car there's a tarpaulin to shelter you from the wind and rain, and you don't have to worry about snakes or anything like that crawling on you.

It's hard to say if it's in the wild.

In order to keep this only "advantage", the contestants had no choice but to stop pushing their luck and obediently climb into the truck bed.

The main reason the driver didn't take them to their dormitory was that he simply wasn't prepared.

Because in the initial assessment, the off-road vehicles that come to pick up the contestants will deliberately avoid them, making it difficult for the contestants to find them.

This method forces the contestants to fight amongst themselves until the desired person emerges, at which point the off-road vehicle will appear.

Therefore, this process will be very long, and the contestants will not need to sleep in the camp at all; they will only be competing desperately in the wild all night long.

The command camp didn't have any dormitories for the contestants, so naturally they couldn't arrange for Yan Poyue and the other six to rest.

Allowing them to sleep in trucks within the camp was already the absolute limit.

While the driver was arranging the contestants, Captain Lü Tu and Cheng Cai's team were also working on the other side.

"Captain, I'm back."

Lu Tu arrived at the command center immediately and reported the selection process to Captain Qin Feng.

Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo followed behind.

Qin Feng and Jackie Chan were standing in front of the sand table, discussing how to best distribute the players when they were being thrown.

Since it's a battle royale game, the distribution of players will directly affect the outcome.

It requires thorough consideration to ensure fairness as much as possible.

Hearing Lü Tu reporting from behind, Qin Feng immediately stopped his discussion with Jackie Chan, turned around to face Lü Tu, and casually asked, "How did your group do? How many people came back?"

In previous first-round assessments, there were often fewer contestants returning than the target number.

The main reason is that the competition lasts all night, and in the dark, all sorts of accidents are bound to happen, causing some teams to have an excessive elimination rate.

"Six...six!!"

Lu Tu felt very embarrassed and after a long time, he stammered out a number.

"Six??"

Qin Feng was very surprised. In the past, there were only a few people, never too many. He couldn't help but ask, "There are only six people in a group, why did they all go back? I told you in advance that I only needed three people in each group."

"..."

Lu Tu stood there awkwardly, unsure how to explain himself for a moment.

Seeing Lü Tu's embarrassment, Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo couldn't help but grin and wink at Jackie Chan across from them.

Jackie Chan, who wasn't usually interested in gossip, was intrigued by the sight of the two of them.

Qin Feng saw that Lü Tu couldn't utter a word for a long time, while Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo, who were fighting, were laughing very humorously. His intuition told him that something must be wrong.

Frowning, he asked again, "A bad start? Did we fall into their trap?"

"It was my carelessness that led to their ambush. I also missed a few words when explaining the rules, which allowed them to exploit the loopholes."

Lu Tu felt this was really embarrassing, and his face turned red as he spoke.

"Heh~ Haha."

Qin Feng wasn't angry; instead, he was amused and exclaimed, "These soldiers are interesting, really interesting, to be able to trap our Captain Lü Tu in an ambush."

"Contestants who can frustrate the examiners usually have outstanding performances in the selection process. They all have some tricks up their sleeves. I'm really looking forward to their performance in the second round," Jackie Chan remarked with admiration.

Back in the day, Jackie Chan was a prime example!

Moreover, he not only embarrassed the examiners, but also caused them to lose their boat, and even overturned an entire special operations team.

Having come from an unconventional path myself, I naturally look forward to meeting "peers" even more.

"Team Leader Cheng, the Cheetah selection has been going on for several years, but this is the first time that Captain Lü Tu has been defeated. To be honest, I'm quite curious too. We can pay close attention to this in the next round of selection," Qin Feng said with a smile.

"I hope there will be more interesting contestants. I like those who don't play by the rules, haha," Jackie Chan laughed.

"Whether it's cleverness or wisdom, let's wait and see."

After Qin Feng finished speaking, he returned to the sand table and continued to discuss with Jackie Chan the allocation of punctuation marks for the contestants so that they could be put into use the next morning.

……

the next day!

It was a little after five in the morning, and the sky was still barely light.

The driver ran to the truck, pounded on the door and shouted, "Get up, everyone get up! The second round of selection is about to begin. I'll take you to get ready."

The benefits of soldiers carrying backpacks when going out are fully demonstrated here.

Even if there's only a bare carriage bed, you can easily set up a bed in no time by opening your backpack, taking out a mattress, sheet, quilt, and pillow.

With such a complete set of sheets and blankets, Yan Poyue and the other five actually slept quite well last night.

Even though I was so excited about the upcoming second round of assessment that it took me a long time to fall asleep, it didn't affect my sleep quality at all.

That's the good thing about having a long sleep duration; even if you can't fall asleep, you can still tough it out.

Upon hearing the driver say that the second round was about to begin, the contestants, who had been dozing off, instantly woke up and were full of energy.

They assembled with the speed of an emergency team, packing their beds and bags in less than two minutes, and lined up under the vehicle.

The camp parking lot was completely different from yesterday; it was no longer deserted and almost empty, but had become lively.

Not only were more than ten military vehicles already parked, but many contestants were also lined up beside the vehicles in preparation.

You can also see military vehicles driving in from time to time, and the contestants get out of the vehicles.

Unlike Yan Poyue and his six companions who had a comfortable night's sleep, everyone was now in high spirits and glowing with health, in excellent condition.

The athletes sent here are all exhausted, both physically and mentally.

They worked through the night in the wilderness under pressure, without sufficient food and water supplies, and had to find their own solutions.

The athletes who can still stand there after returning now prove that their physical fitness is excellent enough.

The driver who brought the athletes back also served as the team leader. After the athletes lined up and organized themselves in the parking lot, they were taken there together after receiving a notification that the cafeteria was open for meals.

Although the morning routine of washing face and rinsing mouth is skipped, there is no excess water wasted at the campsite.

However, the "song before meals," a distinctive feature of the Chinese military and deeply ingrained in its culture, is still a staple of this temporary camp.

After singing "Steel is Power," the contestants entered the cafeteria and saw breakfast.

Their eyes turned green with envy!

I've been starving all day, and the second round of selection is even more difficult. I have to push myself to regain my strength.

Fortunately, the cafeteria staff were very experienced and prepared a wide variety of breakfasts.

Steamed buns, mantou (steamed bread), noodles, fried dough sticks, soy milk...

Everything!

After breakfast, the next step was to select equipment, and all the contestants were taken outside the armory.

Two groups went in at a time to select equipment, with a total selection time of three minutes. There were three guns to choose from: the Type 95 rifle, machine gun, and Type 88 sniper rifle.

The gun also comes with a wide variety of accessories.

High-powered flashlight, laser pointer, optical sight, foregrip...

Various accessories are available; feel free to choose and mix and match.

However, when using the equipment for the assessment, the laser training equipment cannot be disassembled and must occupy a space on the gun.

The hit-triggered smoke generator and GPS device are also mandatory equipment.

The contestants, who came from grassroots armed police units, had never seen such good and abundant equipment before, and their eyes were dazzled by the choices.

Before coming here, I only played the August 1st round, and I saw the legendary 95 family gun system.

Their eyes sparkled with excitement!

"This is a really good gun. It looks cool. Plus, with this big, thick scope, I can hit targets at 800 meters, let alone 500."

"A good gun is for a good soldier. I am that good soldier, and I must be equipped with this kind of good gun from now on."

"I saw this kind of gun on TV when Hong Kong returned to China. I thought it was so cool. I never thought I could get one today. It's awesome."

"The gun is really good, and it looks really cool, but I've never fired one before. What should I do?"

"Yeah, I'm really worried about it too. The notches on these guns are all different. How am I supposed to trace them? I've never studied this, so I don't really understand it."

"Are you guys idiots? Install a scope! All scopes are the same, just align the crosshairs and get to work."

……

The players who entered couldn't help but feel excited. Looking at the dazzling array of guns and accessories, they discussed it amongst themselves, and almost everyone had a different reaction.

However, after the initial excitement of seeing the new gun, the players basically split into two factions.

Since none of us had ever handled a Type 95 rifle before, and the ones we played with in the company were Type 81 rifles and Type 85 sniper rifles, we didn't really know how to use them properly.

Therefore, some people, out of concern, even if they really liked the new gun, ultimately suppressed their excitement.

He gave up the precious opportunity to play with the new gun and decided to use the more familiar Type 81 rifle to complete this assessment. He figured he'd have plenty of opportunities to play with it once he joined the Cheetah Commando.

Some people couldn't contain their excitement and were more confident in their ability to adapt.

Instead of choosing the more familiar Type 81 rifle, he picked up the cool Type 95, which can be equipped with various modular accessories to turn the gun into a Christmas tree.

Regardless of how I perform in the upcoming assessments, I'll get the gun first.

What the players didn't know was...

Originally, only the Type 95 series was prepared here, with the aim of letting the players use unfamiliar guns and see their adaptability on the battlefield.

After Jackie Chan arrived, he learned about the selection rules, which remained largely unchanged, though many details were adjusted.

This includes a selection process!

Based on Cheng Long's suggestion, Captain Qin Feng submitted an application report to his superiors overnight, and the superiors attached great importance to Cheng Long's opinion.

A batch of Type 81 tankers were delivered by helicopter overnight and added to the camp's armory reserves.

That's why we added this gun selection step!

The reason Jackie Chan joined this segment is that Captain Qin Feng and the Armed Police Headquarters attached great importance to it and approved and implemented it immediately.

The key lies in Jackie Chan's suggestion, which plays a crucial role—

Identify a contestant's "desire control"!

Everyone has their own interests and hobbies, but everything needs to be done in moderation; once it's exceeded, even good things can turn into bad things.

The ability to control this degree perfectly demonstrates a person's self-control.

In this crucial assessment, which determines whether one can be promoted from an ordinary armed police officer to a special forces soldier, it is imperative to find a way to bring out the strongest combat force.

Theoretically, no matter how good, cool, or stylish a gun is, it's not as easy to use as an old gun if you're not familiar with it or don't understand it.

One should control their emotions and choose a more familiar, older gun instead of risking choosing an unfamiliar one.

The contestants' final choices proved the effectiveness of Jackie Chan's small adjustment.

Many players still lack control skills.

(End of this chapter)