Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

The trainees faced their final "battle," and the instructors couldn't help but start discussing it.

"The route passes through several historical battlefields, with a large number of landmines and bombs left behind. Don't you think it's too dangerous to let them run through it like this?" Calmly asked with concern.

"It's extreme survival, so danger is inevitable. It's not like we're letting them go on vacation or a spring outing," Jackie Chan laughed.

"Special operations are destined to be accompanied by risks. The level of danger they will face in the future will be ten or even a hundred times that of extreme tests. If they cannot overcome this small difficulty, how will they complete their missions in the future?"

Cheng Cai speaks very directly, and when he calmly retorts, no one knows how to respond.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Qin Feng immediately interjected, saying, "Calm down, don't worry, the helicopter and medical personnel have arrived at their designated locations and are on standby 24 hours a day."

If anyone is in trouble or something unexpected happens, we can retrieve them immediately.

Qin Feng had said all that, and the person who had been holding their breath finally calmed down and stopped talking, focusing their attention back on the screen.

Footage transmitted from the drone's camera clearly shows the team traversing the jungle.

The trainees were very lucky; today, the first day of extreme survival training, the weather was excellent, with gentle breezes and bright sunshine.

Walking in the woods is not difficult at all; on the contrary, the fresh air is invigorating.

After about twenty minutes of walking, the group arrived at the cliff that Lü Tu had mentioned.

The students frowned as they saw the cliff.

The cliff that appeared before us was indeed a cliff, but it was no ordinary cliff.

It is not only extremely steep and vertical, with a height of over twenty meters, but the most troublesome thing is that water flows down it, splashing like a small waterfall.

Stones that have been constantly impacted by water flow will be smoother than dry stones.

It's not just that the stones become smooth and rounded from being washed; more importantly, moss, which thrives in damp conditions, will inevitably grow on stones that have been in contact with water for a long time.

Climbing cliffs is a technical skill in itself, and it becomes even more difficult if the rocks are slippery.

The trainees were prepared to climb the cliff, but they didn't expect that the cliff was actually the cliff below the waterfall, and they all frowned.

Seeing the students' troubled expressions, Lü Tu couldn't help but smile.

Without giving the trainees too much time, everyone gave the order: "This is the starting point. The timer will officially begin now."

Good luck to you all, see you in five days.

After saying that, Lu Tu turned around and walked back the way he came without waiting for the students to reply.

The other instructors, including Cao Ben, didn't tease them either, letting the fourteen trainees figure things out on their own, and left the place with Lü Tu.

"These rocks look very slippery. How is it possible to climb them?" Xiao Yunjie said with a worried expression.

"Can't you see? They're obviously deliberately making things difficult for us," Zhou Zijian complained.

"It's no use saying all this now. The extreme survival challenge has already begun. If we want to reach our location within five days, we must get through this hurdle," Yan Poyue said.

"I'll give it a try first."

Bai Long is a typical action-oriented person; he doesn't mince words and just gets right to work.

The other students trusted Bai Long's abilities and focused their attention on him, hoping he could pave a way for them.

Bai Long strode through the water to the bottom of the cliff, letting the waterfall cascade down on him from above, and tried to climb up using both hands and feet.

tearing~

I didn't step firmly on it the first time and slid down.

All the trainees were startled.

Fortunately, Bai Long's grip was very steady. He grabbed the protruding small stone ledge and, with his excellent body coordination, managed to keep his balance and avoid falling.

Having sensed how slippery the stone was, Bai Long had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

Then we started the second attempt.

This time, there were no further unexpected events. Bai Long steadily gained enough stability before advancing, successfully completing the first step and finally sticking his body to the cliff edge.

The first step is just the beginning; every step that follows must be taken with extreme care.

Therefore, the white dragon needs to keep touching it with his hands and stepping on it with his feet to make sure there is enough friction to support his body.

This caused the white dragon to climb very slowly, taking a long time to climb even one step.

The cliff is over 20 meters high. At this speed, it would take at least five minutes to climb up, and at a slower pace it would probably take at least ten minutes.

Bai Long walked cautiously on the cliff, while the other students below watched in terror.

The waiting time was far too long, so the students with ideas didn't just sit there and wait to reap the rewards; they all came up with their own solutions.

Yan Poyue took out the map that had been issued to him, trying to find out if there was another way to get up there.

Xiao Yunjie huddled to the edge of the cliff to study just how slippery the rocks were.

Less than two minutes into their study, after climbing four or five steps and reaching a height of nearly two meters, an accident suddenly occurred.

"Splash!"

A scraping sound rang out.

The white dragon, who had successfully climbed several steps, suddenly slid down the cliff and returned to the starting point.

All efforts were in vain.

"These rocks are so slippery, it's impossible to climb them without climbing gear." Bai Long looked up, his eyes full of helplessness.

He had already tried everything, but he had only climbed less than a tenth of the way.

Fortunately, the altitude was still low.

If you slip down after climbing more than ten meters, it's not just a matter of failure; it could very well mean being eliminated altogether.

If you slide down from a great height and break your leg, there's no other way but to be eliminated.

"They didn't provide us with climbing gear, so this path is a dead end, isn't it? You came from Cheetah, don't you know there's a second path?" Zhou Zijian said.

"The Cheetah's graduation assessment takes place in a different location each time, and this is my first time here," Bai Long said helplessly.

"I just looked at the map and observed the surrounding area, and so far, I haven't found a second way to go."

As Yan Poyue was about to step into the water pit, he looked at the slippery stones and said, "It seems there's no other way but to find a way to cross this cliff."

"Sanling, you should still have a way, right?" Xiao Yunjie said with a hopeful look on his face.

Bai Long's strength is undeniable, and at this critical moment when he is in a predicament, Xiao Yunjie can only think of Bai Long as the only person who can break the deadlock.

"Given our current situation, there's only one solution: form a human ladder. Three people in a group, climb up together," Bai Long said after a moment's thought.

The method that Bai Long came up with is theoretically feasible.

When the rocks are too slippery to grip, forming a human ladder allows people to climb on each other, thus avoiding the slippery rocks.

Moreover, in a group of three, two people can stack on top of each other, allowing them to climb at least two meters at a time.

The cliff is only about 20 meters high. If you repeat this method ten times, you can successfully climb to the top.

This plan sounds feasible, but it has a fatal flaw.

That means no matter how you build a ladder, there must be a sturdy anchor point at the bottom of the ladder, otherwise the ladder will collapse even if it is built.

The cliff face was extremely slippery, and finding the ten fixed points along the way was no easy task.

Xiao Yunjie noticed the problem and pointed to the cliff wall, saying, "This isn't flat ground. Even if you wanted to build a human ladder, you wouldn't be able to stand steadily."

Besides, it's so tall, if someone loses their footing and falls, it would be a huge problem..."

"Old Xiao, that's enough."

Yan Poyue patted Xiao Yunjie on the shoulder, interrupting his grumbling, and said to Bai Long, "Give it a try. Anyway, there's no other way. It's not good to keep wasting time here."

We'll use method number 30, but I've modified it slightly, like this...

Yan Poyue pointed with his finger and said, "Old Xiao, you, me, and Number Nine, let's form a human ladder and see if it works."

Thirty-one, you're the lightest one here, so you can go up first.

"If we can get you up there, once you're up there, we can throw a rope down, and then we should all be able to get up."

Yan Poyue's modified human ladder plan is indeed better than Bai Long's; it's essentially an optimized version.

The change from everyone having to form a human ladder to climb up to everyone trying to get the lightest person, Thirty-One, up, has indeed reduced the difficulty a lot.

Because fewer people are climbing cliffs, the probability of accidents is also reduced.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Lone Wolf agreed with Yan Poyue's method, took off his backpack and only took out a bundle of rope, unloading everything else to reduce the burden.

"Come on, you guys go up."

Yan Poyue arrived at the bottom of the cliff, stood in a horse stance with his hands supporting him, preparing to become the lowest ladder.

"Okay, Yanzi, hang in there."

Xiao Yunjie stepped on Yan Poyue's knees, used his hands to grip the rocks on the cliff, and continued to climb until his feet were on Yan Poyue's shoulders.

"superior!"

Xiao Yunjie steadied himself on top and waved down.

Number Nine continued climbing, first using the same method as Xiao Yunjie, stepping on Yan Poyue's knees, and then stepping on Yan Poyue's shoulders.

At this moment, Number Nine and Xiao Yunjie's positions became overlapping.

Yan Poyue had two adults on his shoulders, and even though the cliff had a certain angle, Xiao Yunjie clung to the cliff and used the cliff to absorb some of the gravity.

In addition, Xiao Yunjie's hands were also trying to pry at the stones, trying to reduce the weight he was putting on Yan Poyue.

The combined weight of the two adults was at least 200 pounds, causing Yan Poyue's shoulders to ache.

That was the squeezing pain from being pressed down by an enormous weight.

In order to conquer this cliff and complete the first hurdle of the extreme survival challenge, Yan Poyue gritted his teeth and was determined to hold on.

With Xiao Yunjie as a support point, Number Nine climbed up very quickly.

Also, in order to reduce the weight that Yan Poyue had to bear at the bottom, Number Nine specially chose a protruding rock and stepped on it with one foot.

With only one foot on Xiao Yunjie, it was as if only half the weight was on Yan Poyue.

This did indeed reduce the pressure on Yan Poyue.

After all, we still have to climb the mountain on the 31st. If we put too much pressure on Yan Poyue at the bottom, the human wall will collapse in no time.

Seeing that the human wall had been set up, the lone wolf immediately seized the time and began to climb up.

Bai Long and another student ran over to help, grabbing Xiao Yunjie's legs and pushing him up.

This will further alleviate the pressure on Yan Poyue.

With three grown men clinging to the wall, their clothes became easy grabs, and Lone Wolf quickly and steadily climbed to the top.

We arrived at a point nearly six meters from the cliff top, with only a dozen meters remaining.

Compared to the bottom stone wall, which is frequently washed by water and has become very rounded, the water flows down more slowly as you go up, the stones are subjected to less impact, and they become more and more angular.

However, in order to successfully climb to the top, another human ladder needs to be built here.

Then three more trainees repeated the actions of number thirty-one, climbing up to where Lone Wolf was by following the bodies of Yan Poyue and the other two.

There was a protruding rock here, and although the rock was still slippery, it provided enough foothold.

The three male trainees repeated the cooperation of Yan Poyue and his two companions, preparing to build another human ladder at this spot to send number 31 up another level.

Bai Long was worried that the rock they were on might not have enough friction, so he shouted from below, "It's more dangerous up there, you absolutely can't fall down. Take off your clothes and lay them on the rock, then step on them, it will be more stable."

"Okay, I understand."

At this moment when everyone is working together to overcome difficulties, the trainees above cooperated by immediately taking off their coats and laying them on the stones.

After the three male trainees finished setting up the human ladder, Lone Wolf climbed up again.

After this second climb, Lone Wolf reached the 12-meter mark, less than eight meters from the top of the cliff.

But the higher they went, the steeper the cliff became, and there were no more footholds to build a human ladder.

Fortunately, the water flow becomes less impactful as you go higher. By this point, the rocks have many points of support and have also grown a lot of plants.

These plant roots have grown deep into the cracks in the rocks, and if used properly, they can all serve as points of support.

of course.

This is just the basics.

Without a sufficiently agile and strong body, a calm mindset, and enough experience and knowledge, it is still very difficult to climb up.

Lone Wolf is a perfect fit, matching all the criteria perfectly.

With the help of a group of male students, she managed to get him to the middle of the cliff and above, and she did not disappoint everyone's expectations of him.

By observing the details of the cliff, the best climbing route can be selected.

Amidst the tension and anticipation of all the male trainees, Lone Wolf watched carefully for nearly five minutes before finally reaching the top of the cliff.

The lone wolf, nearly exhausted from climbing, could no longer hold on as soon as he reached the top of the cliff and collapsed there, panting heavily.

The male trainees below erupted in excitement.

"Great, number thirty-one!"

"Well done, yay!"

"Finally succeeded, haha."

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(End of this chapter)