20demayo Chapter 302 Trial of Ambition, Crimson Tai Sui!
Chapter 302 Trial of Ambition, Crimson Tai Sui!
Chapter 302 Trial of Ambition, Crimson Tai Sui!
Among these new teammates are many familiar faces from Arknights.
For example, seed number 2, Natural Summoner Meng Hongzhuang.
Seed #3, Demon Hunter Ye Fan.
Seed #4: Storm Mage Gu Zhi Qiu.
The team also includes some professional players who, although not ranked high in the seed sequence, are indispensable to a well-equipped team.
For example, Zhao Yuan, the Earth Knight.
Lu Jiajing, the Shadow Assassin.
Bai Xiaochan, the String of Chant.
Yue Lingyun, the jungle hunter.
Besides these familiar faces, there are two new teammates who make Ark feel both unfamiliar and curious.
One of them is a female student who has awakened to become a pastor of light.
The other is a male student who awakened as a berserker.
After the team members were basically selected, Lu Hu's instructors arranged a brief meeting.
He led Fang Zhou to introduce each of the nine new teammates. They shook hands, and a tacit understanding and trust between them quietly took root.
Subsequently, Haicheng Military Academy prepared an unprecedented special training feast for these ten highly anticipated contestants.
As the training session began, five instructors dressed in combat uniforms appeared in front of everyone in a neat and orderly fashion.
The lead instructor, Land Rover, announced the upcoming training plan in his hoarse yet powerful voice: "Everyone is already familiar with it, so I won't waste any more words."
Over the next two weeks, we will conduct comprehensive training for you in three phases.
The first phase will focus on improving physical fitness and combat skills. I hope you will give it your all and cherish this precious time.
As soon as the command "Line up! Move forward!" was given, the group marched in neat steps toward the physical training field.
The physical training ground is a special, completely enclosed training ground within the Haicheng Military Academy that is not open to the public under normal circumstances and requires special permission to use by reservation.
The building occupies five hectares and has ten floors.
Upon entering the ground floor, a 400-meter inner loop track comes into view, with a lush green playground in the center.
The group stood in the center of the field, and the voice of the Land Rover instructor rang out in the air, carrying a hint of sternness and expectation.
"Through the careful selection process at the military academy, among you ten are combat officers, legal officers, and assistant officers."
Regardless of your profession, a strong physique is the foundation for exploring the mythical world and resisting demonic invasions.
What I want to tell you is that the cruelty of the battlefields in the mythical world and the harsh environments of other planes are unimaginable to you. Compared to those places, our Blue Star is practically a greenhouse.
Without a sufficiently strong physique, you wouldn't even qualify to leave Earth, explore beyond the cosmos, or enter the battlefield.
Instructor Lu Hu paused for a moment, looked around to make sure that every trainee had heard his every word.
Then he continued, "Cultivating techniques and skills is to raise your upper limit, while strengthening your physique is to raise your lower limit."
On the battlefields of extraterrestrial planes and mythological worlds, the dangers encountered are unpredictable.
Having a strong enough physique can help you avoid many dangers.
The purpose of this lesson is to help you build physical strength.
After Instructor Lu Hu explained the purpose of the course, all the trainees present understood it perfectly and grasped the implications.
Only when one reaches the pinnacle of both physical and mental strength is one qualified to stand on the front lines and face those unknown challenges.
Next, the instructor from Land Rover began to explain the course content in detail.
"The physical training courses that the military academy arranges for you are not the regular strength and endurance training."
During training, we will incorporate some special equipment to increase the difficulty and improve the training benefits. This process will involve pain that is difficult for ordinary people to endure.
I can tell you straight up, the bottom line of this course is—practice until you drop dead, practice until you drop dead.
Therefore, don't be surprised if your life is in danger during training.
Although military academies are equipped with medical personnel who can provide efficient treatment, the experience must be unpleasant.
Instructor Lu Hu's words struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer, but no one backed down.
They all understood that this was a necessary test on the path to becoming a strong person.
Instructor Lu Hu continued, "Of course, you are all the ten best first-year students at Haicheng Military Academy."
The military academy and I both believe that you have enough determination and perseverance to complete all the training programs.
We are nurturing you as the future sun of humanity.
Instructor Lu Hu explained it very clearly, but the trainees present showed no fear and were full of fighting spirit.
These students competed step by step from nearly ten thousand carefully selected military academy cadets to secure their spots in the new recruit competition. Even if they didn't say it, they all wanted to see where their limits were.
The course began, and two other instructors brought out two boxes.
The box was gently placed in the center of the training field. As the lid slowly opened, an aura mixed with metal and unknown energy rushed out, invigorating everyone present.
The two boxes contained black and red bracelets, more than twenty in total.
Lu Hu looked at the two bracelets and explained, "You need to wear these two bracelets before training."
The black bracelet is called a "gravity bracelet".
This is a rare alchemical artifact recently developed by the Longxia Federal Military.
Wearing this will amplify the effects of gravity on you, up to a maximum of ten times.
Fangzhou received one and wore it on his left wrist.
"At the beginning of training, you will only experience twice the effect of gravity."
The effect of gravity will gradually increase as the course progresses.
"That's what Instructor Lu Hu said."
Then he began to introduce another red bracelet.
"This bracelet is called the Ambition Bracelet, and it is also the latest alchemical product of the Dragonxia Federation Military Region."
Once worn, the bracelet will stimulate your cells and accelerate evolution.
The greater the external pressure you experience, the faster your physical body evolves.
Fangzhou received the red bracelet and wore it on his right hand.
The instructor from Land Rover reminded everyone: "Once the Ambition Bracelet is activated, your body's hormone secretion will change accordingly, producing a variety of extreme emotions such as excitement, fear, hunger, depression, destructiveness, and fatigue."
The greater the external pressure, the stronger the extreme emotions will be.
What you need to do is stay steadfast, unwavering, endure all the pain, and resolutely complete the training mission.
Haicheng Military Academy truly values geniuses, even setting up training courses that test both physical and mental will.
Fangzhou, however, was not afraid at all.
The extreme negative emotions the instructor mentioned sounded frightening, and the training intensity under double gravity was unimaginable for ordinary people.
However, with the back-feedback from the skeleton clones, the Ark's four-dimensional attributes far exceed the imagination of ordinary professionals.
Even his weakest physical attribute is still much stronger than that of Zhao Yuan, the Earth Knight, who has the strongest physical attribute among the other nine students.
Therefore, he wasn't very nervous; on the contrary, he was quite looking forward to how much progress he could make in this training.
He was like that, but looking at the other contestants, most of them had solemn expressions, as if they were facing a severe test.
A small number of people appeared indifferent or eager to try.
For example, Zhao Yuan's expression remained unchanged, with a hint of arrogance, while Ye Fan was impatient.
Ye Fan even gave Fang Zhou a wary look, his eyes carrying a hint of provocation, as if asking: Can you handle this level of training?
All ten people received training equipment.
After the trainees finished their warm-up exercises, Instructor Lu Hu announced, "The first training exercise is to run 20 kilometers around the track. We will record everyone's performance."
This record will affect your course evaluation. After the course ends, the school will award you with varying degrees of recognition and recognition based on your performance.
With competitive incentives in place, the trainees will definitely work hard to complete their training.
The instructor from Land Rover added, "In this training, you can use any means other than interfering with others to achieve the training objectives."
This means that trainees can use skill effects, which is undoubtedly good news for Ark.
After all, he possesses the Skeleton Wings skill, which has been enhanced to its limit, and can greatly reduce the pressure of running.
As the instructor announced, the atmosphere on the training field suddenly became tense yet full of anticipation.
Among the students, apart from those who specialize in magic and support skills, such as Meng Hongzhuang and Bai Xiaochun, the rest are all combat-oriented students.
At this moment, subtle changes are quietly taking place in their bodies.
Some people's muscle definition seems to have become more pronounced, as if every inch of their skin holds a power ready to be unleashed;
Others, however, had their breathing become long and powerful, like a martial artist who had practiced for many years adjusting their breath;
Even more extreme cases involve cheeks flushed due to accelerated blood circulation, as if the body is about to unleash its primal power.
Most striking were the students whose bodies suddenly emitted tiny sparks of electricity, and those who seemed to be surrounded by a gentle breeze, as if they had a special connection with nature.
When the instructor's voice rang out again, announcing the start of the training, the red and black bracelets on all the trainees' wrists lit up simultaneously, as if receiving a command, their light dazzling.
In that instant, Fangzhou felt an invisible force rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, as if a huge rock had suddenly landed on his shoulder.
He already felt an unprecedented sense of oppression just by standing still, let alone moving under these circumstances.
However, this is only the initial effect of the gravity bracelet.
Immediately afterwards, his blood began to flow faster, and his whole body felt as if it were on fire.
His pupils constricted instantly, his breathing became rapid, and his heart pounded so fast it felt like it was drumming in his chest.
This state is like the intense stress response the body produces in order to survive when facing a life-or-death situation.
This is the function of the Ambition Bracelet.
The same experience was happening to other trainees. Although everyone's reaction was different, they all undoubtedly felt the heaviness of the situation.
After the instructors announced the start of training, everyone began to run forward with heavy steps. Although each step felt like dragging a heavy burden, they persevered.
Among this group of people, Ye Fan stood out. Every step he took with his long legs showed his determination to take the lead.
Despite the multiple effects of the two bracelets, his gaze remained exceptionally firm.
A faint, ethereal demonic figure seemed to flicker deep within his pupils, as if foreshadowing some special ability hidden within him.
For Ye Fan, who excels in agility, double gravity did not seem to be an obstacle, and he was still able to move forward at a near-normal speed.
Not only that, he could also use his peripheral vision to observe the students around him, especially to find the location of the ark.
After feeling the pressure of double gravity, Ark decisively chose to activate its Skeleton Wings skill.
A pair of skeletal wings, formed from death energy, slowly unfolded behind him, like the wings of death in the night. They not only shielded him from some of the burden of gravity but also gave him extra power.
Fangzhou took only one step and displayed amazing speed, quickly surpassing most of the trainees and joining the leading group, becoming a beautiful sight on the training field.
Under double gravity, the participants performed differently, and after only two laps, three distinct groups emerged.
The first tier is naturally Ark.
With the advantage of his skeletal wings skill, he easily took the lead, as if gravity was just a negligible burden to him.
Fang Zhou's every step was steady and powerful. His breathing was even and his expression was calm and composed, as if he were completely unaffected by the extra gravity.
The second echelon consists of strong and capable combatants such as Ye Fan and Zhao Yuan.
Although they lacked the skills of the Ark, they still followed closely behind thanks to their strong physique and unwavering will.
Although every step was much heavier than usual, they gritted their teeth and ran forward with all their might.
Sweat dripped from their foreheads, but their eyes were filled with indomitable fighting spirit.
The third tier consists of legal professionals and assistants such as Meng Hongzhuang and Bai Xiaochun.
Although they were significantly slower than the previous two groups, they did not give up and tried their best to keep up with the pace ahead.
The three teams are spaced about ten meters apart, and this distance is gradually increasing as training progresses.
The instructors watched from the stands on the parade ground. In addition to the group of soldiers, medical personnel in white work clothes stood on one side, with various medical equipment in their hands.
A soldier glanced at the medical equipment in the hands of the medics and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, our Haicheng Military Academy actually used 'Scarlet Taro' for cadet training?"
Among the medical facilities prepared by the medical staff were several jars containing items in special containers. Through the transparent glass, one could see a peculiar substance that resembled both flesh and blood and Ganoderma lucidum (reishi mushroom).
The scarlet Tai Sui seemed to be alive, as it could even wriggle and stretch.
This item is a special treasure from the battlefield of the mythical world, possessing extremely high medical value.
One of the female instructors, upon seeing the scarlet Tai Sui, exclaimed in amazement, "This is a valuable item! Even if someone is severely injured, using it to fill the gaps can save their life."