Chapter 9: All-round Excellence (Part 1)
hiss!
There was a sound of people gasping for air, and after a brief silence, the crowd burst into an uproar.
"mean!"
"Liu Wei, how are you?"
Many veterans gathered around and looked at Liu Wei worriedly. They saw cold sweat pouring down his forehead and he kept jumping on the spot. They wanted to go forward to help him, but didn't know how to start. They glared at Xu Yan. If Tang Jue hadn't been there, they would have rushed up and taught this despicable and sinister boy a lesson.
Mo Wenyuan opened his mouth in shock and stared at Xu Yan in disbelief, his heart was in turmoil. Unlike the group of angry veterans, he saw more from the series of actions just now. Although Xu Yan's means were despicable, the momentum and explosive power he displayed at the moment of sneak attack on Liu Wei were enough to amaze him.
Xu Yan glanced at Liu Wei guiltily. He was also somewhat surprised by the result. He stared at his hands with a strange look and whispered in confusion, "What's going on? When did my speed and strength increase again?"
His eyes flickered a few times, and Xu Yan quickly understood. He murmured excitedly, "I see. It must be because I stood at attention for half a month. Standing at attention can actually improve my combat effectiveness. I am really a genius!"
Seeing that Xu Yan had sneakily attacked Liu Wei without any guilt, but was secretly happy about it, a group of veteran soldiers became even more angry and accused him of being despicable and shameless.
Xu Yan ignored everyone's accusations and said to Tang Jue, who had a dark face, "Captain, I not only held on for a minute, but also made squad leader Liu Wei lose his combat effectiveness. I exceeded the mission, so I should pass the assessment!"
"Captain, this doesn't count."
"This kid is so despicable that he doesn't deserve to be a soldier."
"Captain, let me fight him."
Everyone was filled with anger and were rubbing their hands together, wishing they could pin Xu Yan to the ground and beat him up.
"Despicable? Despicable!" Xu Yan squinted at everyone and said with a scornful smile, "I said you all have been trained to be stupid. I won by relying on my strength and wisdom, so why doesn't it count?"
"You sneak attack..."
"What's wrong with a sneak attack? Does it mean you don't win? If you are attacked by the enemy on the battlefield, are you going to reason with them? Don't be silly! What is the training slogan of our army? Train for war , always be prepared... With your qualities, do you think you are worthy of this slogan? Fortunately, this is an ordinary fight. If you really went to the battlefield, you would not know how you died."
Xu Yan spoke a lot with saliva flying all over his body, looking very sad and angry. It was clearly him who used despicable means to launch a sneak attack, but he was allowed to speak so confidently and passionately. He was a typical person who took advantage of others and still acted ungratefully.
An old soldier was so angry that he went forward with gritted teeth to deal with Xu Yan, but was stopped by his comrades next to him.
"Don't pull me, this kid is too shameless, I want to teach him a lesson."
"That's enough!" Tang Jue's forehead veins throbbed, and he shouted with a dark face, "You're feeling shameless, huh? A bunch of veterans got taught a lesson by a rookie, and you still think that's not shameful enough, right?"
"I think he's right. You guys are just stupid. The slogans you shout are all bullshit..."
Seeing Tang Jue getting angry, the group of veteran soldiers dared not say a word. They just stared at Xu Yan with unfriendly eyes, wishing they could use their eyes as hooks to cut off a piece of his flesh!
"This brat!" Mo Wenyuan held his forehead and whispered. He didn't know how to describe Xu Yan. Seeing that the veterans were holding back their anger and had nowhere to vent, he was afraid that they would cause trouble for Xu Yan in private in the future. He coughed and told someone to send Liu Wei to the infirmary. Then he said to the angry people: "I warn you, if you are angry, vent it on the training ground and don't take it privately."
After Mo Wenyuan finished speaking, he asked Tang Jue, "Captain, what do you think we should test next?"
"About 400 meters!" Tang Jue thought for a moment and said, pointing to the obstacle course on the other side.
"How is it ?" Mo Wenyuan asked Xu Yan.
Xu Yan shrugged and said indifferently: "I don't mind, but you have to show me how to do it."
"Let's go!" Mo Wenyuan called out and took Xu Yan to the obstacle course, constantly introducing the obstacles, such as the five-step plum blossom piles, trenches, low walls and so on. After walking around, the two returned to the outside of the obstacle course. Seeing that Xu Yan was already familiar with the venue, Mo Wenyuan pointed to an old soldier named He Yongfei and asked him to demonstrate.
He Yongfei is tall and thin, and looks very strong. He is one of the best runners and obstacle coursers in the scout company.
Mo Wenyuan shouted, "Start!" and He Yongfei rushed out like a wild horse, running across a 100-meter open space, crossing the five-step pile, crossing the trench, crossing the low wall, then climbing up the hanging board, jumping onto the high and low platform, quickly running across the single-plank bridge, climbing onto the 2.5-meter high board, and then raising his legs high to jump through the gaps in the barbed wire...
After passing through the barbed wire, He Yongfei turned around, crawled under the barbed wire, then climbed over the high board again, leaned over and took three steps under the single-plank bridge, jumped onto the high platform, jumped onto the hanging board, jumped through the window in the low wall, jumped into the trench, turned over and climbed out, passed the five-step pile again, and then sprinted 100 meters back to the starting point.
Mo Wenyuan checked the clock, one minute and thirty-eight seconds!
He Yongfei's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and he asked breathlessly, "How much?"
"One minute and thirty-eight seconds." Mo Wenyuan frowned. This result was slightly worse than usual.
After He Yongfei finished the test, it was Xu Yan's turn next. He stood lazily at the starting line waiting for the command.
Seeing his nonchalant look, Tang Jue frowned slightly, and Mo Wenyuan reminded him: "Lie down, lie down, like He Yongfei just did, this way you can accelerate faster when running!"
Xu Yan curled his lips and said, "It's too ugly, and I didn't see how fast it was!"
"It's not too late to talk big after you beat me." He Yongfei snorted.
Xu Yan glanced at him provocatively. Mo Wenyuan rubbed his nose. This kid was really unruly. He just didn't know about his speed and body coordination. This made him look forward to it.
"Ready... go!"
As Mo Wenyuan swung his hand down, Xu Yan rushed out like a cheetah, and his speed was even faster than He Yongfei. The 100-meter distance disappeared under his feet in an instant. Xu Yan imitated He Yongfei, jumped over the five-step pile, crossed the low wall, and then aimed at the hanging board. He rushed up with a whoosh, passed the high and low platforms, jumped onto the single-plank bridge, and rushed all the way. He crossed the single-plank bridge as if walking on flat ground, which caused people in the distance to cheer.
By the time he crossed the single-plank bridge, Xu Yan's speed had already increased. He rushed over the 2.5-meter-high wooden high board, jumped down from it, raised his legs high and jumped over the fake minefield of wire mesh, crawled under the wire mesh, climbed back onto the high board, bent over and passed through the hole in the single-plank bridge, jumped onto the high and low platform, flipped sideways and jumped off the suspended board, and went out through the window...
Following suit, Xu Yan quickly passed all obstacles and ran another 100 meters on flat ground back to the starting point.
Whoosh!
Xu Yan panted heavily and looked at Mo Wenyuan inquiringly, " How long did it take me?"
Mo Wenyuan stared at the stopwatch in his hand, with a strange look and a hint of shock, as if he was cast under a spell of immobilization, and he did not move for a long time...
