[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

After all, these things were commonplace when you were being trained by the ghosts.

"Today's training content is to hold your breath for 2 minutes, and everyone completed it successfully on the first try. Congratulations."

Then he walked up to you, squatted down, and said in a gentle tone:

"Soldier, have you not had any training in this area before?"

You answer truthfully: "Yes."

He nodded: "It's okay, it's very simple, I will guide you through the training."

After saying that, he stood up and told the others to continue their training and go on to advance to the three-minute challenge.

Actually, you weren't the only one who didn't finish 2 minutes, but another person was just one second off, at 1 minute and 59 seconds.

So in the end, you were the only one who received one-on-one instruction from Keegan.

"Actually, it's not difficult to hold your breath underwater for 2 minutes; you just didn't use the right method."

"Before entering the water, we need to try to inhale as much oxygen as possible. Come on, try taking a deep breath."

You obediently took a deep breath, your chest rising high with the inhalation.

"No, if you inhale like that, the oxygen will all accumulate in your chest cavity. Not only will you not be able to inhale enough oxygen, but the pressure in your chest cavity will also keep your body in a state of tension."

"When you hold your breath, relaxing your body can also reduce your oxygen consumption. The correct way is to inhale through your abdomen. After filling your abdomen and chest cavity with oxygen, then hold your breath and enter the water."

"Give it a try?"

You nod and begin to slowly inhale until your stomach swells, then take a deep breath into your chest!

Then hold your breath and submerge your mouth and nose in the water.

This time you didn't submerge your entire face underwater, so that you could hear Keegan's voice more easily.

"Next, relax your body."

Follow the instructions, relax your hands and feet and let them float in the water.

“Good, Kid. Now relax, don’t be afraid. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. I’m right here watching over you.”

"Feel it, enjoy it."

His deep voice softened, as if it had the power to soothe.

Try to clear your mind and slowly close your eyes...

The relaxation of body and mind makes you lean forward.

You were not afraid, nor did you struggle; you simply let your body be surrounded by water.

If you think about Keegan, nothing will happen; he's right there watching you...

Once you relax, you have no other thoughts in your mind, and you don't care about time.

You can only feel it: the coolness of the water on your face, your body floating lightly and gently in the water, and the distorted sound as it envelops your ears.

When you experience and enjoy this feeling, you feel your desire to breathe is lengthened and slowed down.

Without paying attention to time, you're even pulled out of the water by Keegan.

You looked puzzled when you came out; you hadn't reached your limit yet.

You don't know, after calling you twice without getting any response, Keegan quickly went into the water and pulled you out, not even bothering to take off his shoes.

Noticing your questioning look, Keegan silently observed you for a few seconds before saying:

"You did a great job, but don't push yourself too hard. You can train slowly. Now, slow down your breathing and get into a good state."

After saying that, he reminded you again: "Use your abdomen."

You nod and begin to breathe slowly to adjust your state and allow your body to recover gradually.

Because you broke the two-minute barrier, you are allowed to go back and continue training with the others.

While underwater breath-holding is the most basic training, it is also the most important.

All subsequent training will depend on your ability to hold your breath.

So, you spent more than ten days just on this basic training.

Some simple underwater activities were also added, such as underwater breath-holding and kicking, underwater sit-ups, and underwater timed object retrieval.

If you soak in water every day, you'll feel like your skin is going to get wrinkled.

Although Keegan is a very good instructor with a great temper and patience and rarely scolds you, he will stick to his principles and never tolerate or let you get away with anything you do wrong.

We will have you repeat the training again and again until you complete it.

Even so, Keegan still received overwhelming praise compared to others.

In the cafeteria, you, Blizzard, and Vita were marveling at Keegan's patience when Wang Zhiqiang suddenly appeared.

"You all have such a high opinion of Sergeant Keegan?"

You raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you say before that the gentle and patient one wasn't here to be our instructor, but to be our mother? Now! Our mother has finally arrived!"

Blizzard was also deeply moved: "We've finally waited for this!"

Wang Zhiqiang was skeptical: "Gentle and patient? How can he possibly control you?"

Thinking of that torment that kept repeating itself over and over again, the three of you replied in unison.

"Yes of course!"

Seeing Wang Zhiqiang's depressed expression, you comforted him, "Of course, you're great too."

Blizzard chimed in: "Compared to Lieutenant, Zimo, you're quite mild-mannered too."

Wang Zhiqiang forced a smile:

"Beautiful ladies, should I thank you for your comfort?"

I thought I was already a very gentle instructor at the base, but unexpectedly Keegan appeared out of nowhere!

And he can keep you all in line, how can that not frustrate him?

Chapter 41: Underwater Shooting

After the basic underwater airtightness is completed, the next step is to enter the water.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly simple act of entering the water; there are actually many techniques involved.

When fighting underwater, soldiers carry a lot of equipment, including diving suits, cold-weather gear, buoyancy vests, breathing apparatus, air tanks, regulators, and underwater guns.

There are even some rescue and support equipment, which together weigh at least 30 kilograms.

As equipment that helps you move underwater and even saves your life, any displacement or damage can pose a safety hazard to soldiers.

When a person jumps into the water from a height, they must pay attention to their entry posture to avoid injury to their bones, joints, and internal organs due to the impact force.

What's more, they also need to carry a full set of equipment.

Therefore, when you are carrying a set of equipment weighing more than 30 kilograms, and you need to ensure that it does not shift or get damaged by the tension and impact of the water, how to enter the water becomes an essential skill.

To protect the equipment, it is generally advisable to enter the water from a low distance, and the entry posture can be either a straddle entry or a seated back entry.

This method of entering the water reduces surface tension by subtracting the surface area of ​​the object in contact with the water, thereby mitigating the impact force upon entry and reducing damage to the body and equipment.

Due to limited diving equipment, only two people can go underwater to practice at a time.

Actually, water entry training is not difficult. As long as the posture is correct, you can hold the mouthpiece or mask, as well as the breathing apparatus and air tank with your hands when entering the water to prevent the equipment from shifting or getting water in.

Once everyone has mastered the basics, you can finally move on to the real subject: underwater shooting training.

Aside from the similar procedures, underwater shooting and ground shooting are completely different.

Because water is over 700 times denser than air, approaching 800 times denser underwater, the resistance and pressure of water cause bullets to slow down, thus significantly reducing their range.

Therefore, ordinary firearms used on land cannot be used underwater. If ordinary firearms are used, there is a risk of barrel explosion due to the gunpowder.

For their own safety, underwater shooting uses specialized underwater pistols and rifles to reduce underwater friction and resistance, and significantly extend the range.

Even with specialized equipment, your underwater shooting process will not be easy.

Underwater visibility is also a major challenge.

Under normal circumstances, the visibility on the seabed is only three to five meters. It will be even more affected by bad weather, not to mention the deep sea area, where it is difficult to see distant objects without lighting.

Lakes are very close to the seabed, making them the most suitable place on land for simulating underwater training.

Despite your preparations, you still felt nervous seeing your teammates, one by one, with serious expressions after their water training sessions.

After all, this is a new experience and challenge, and you're not confident you can do it well.

You take the diving gear from a teammate who has just finished training and put it on one by one.

The person with you this time is also an old acquaintance, the boy who struck up a conversation with you before, and this time you finally remembered his name.

Will.

You carefully climbed onto the kayak, carrying your heavy equipment.

When the kayak reached the center of the lake, Keegan, who had been sitting at the bow, raised his hand to check his watch.

"Two-minute underwater shooting training, get ready..."

"Three, two, one, go!"

As soon as the starting sound rang out, you and Will, who were sitting face to face, both leaned back.

With a splash, you held the mouthpiece and goggles with one hand and supported the gas cylinder behind you with the other, then poured yourself into the water.

The gurgling sound of bubbles instantly assaults your ears, and your body slowly sinks...

Only when your feet touch the mud and sand at the bottom of the lake do you turn your head and search for the shooting target in a hazy, yellow-green curtain of water.

I can't see it clearly!

The area within sight was surrounded by a yellowish-green barrier, resembling both mist and dust, making it impossible to discern the outlines of objects more than two meters away.

You have two minutes to find the shooting target and fire at least one shot each with a pistol and a rifle.

After looking around and not finding a target, you decided to ignore it and just take out the bullets and load them.

Once the bullets are loaded, you can fire directly at the target when you see it, saving you time by reloading later.