"salute!"
Li Ling's salute prompted not only the rookies to raise their arms, but also the veterans to raise their arms to the eliminated rookies.
It's already the fifth day, the last day of Hell Week. Those who have persevered until today without quitting are truly admirable tough guys. Unfortunately, special forces always need the strongest of the best.
The eliminated rookies were given special vehicles to leave, while Li Ling and the others boarded a vehicle returning to the camp. Seeing the state of the camp, Li Ling finally relaxed, the tension he had been holding in finally dissipating. He knew he had survived Hell Week.
"Now, let's announce the next subject." Gray Wolf looked solemnly at the rookies and said in a deep voice, "The next subject is extremely difficult. Comrades, do you have the confidence to complete it?"
The rookies trembled at his words, but after five days, they had long since become accustomed to the pain of extreme training. Naturally, no one showed any fear at this moment, and they shouted in unison, "Yes!"
The gray wolf continued, "The next subject has three components: ...dinner, shower, and sleep. Are you confident you can complete them?"
"have!!"
This time, the newbies practically shouted it out at the top of their lungs.
Gray Wolf then revealed a knowing smile and shouted, "Dismissed."
"Europe!!"
The newbies cheered and swarmed towards the basins and changes of clothes prepared by the veterans.
After taking a comfortable shower and changing into clean, refreshing clothes, and washing and hanging up their clothes, the newbies all came out of the bathroom tent.
On the playground, while the newbies were showering and washing clothes, the veterans had already set up a long dining table. In addition to the regular food, each person even had a bottle of beer.
After five days and five nights of hellish living, the newbies had barely had a proper drink of water, let alone a meal. Now, seeing this table full of delicious food, how could they possibly resist?
Instead of sitting down properly, they rushed forward like hungry wolves and began to devour the food.
The experienced players understood the newbies' need to vent, so they didn't say much about their obvious violations of the rules.
After eating and drinking their fill, it was time to sleep. The newbies slept from that afternoon until the next morning.
They were also able to move out of that dilapidated warehouse and into spacious and comfortable tents.
The next morning, after the rookies gathered, they were called one by one into the tent where the senior team was located.
Those who went in were grouped together by the veterans after they came out, while the remaining newbies had no idea what happened to them after they went in.
Li Ling knew what to expect. When it was his turn, he calmly walked into the tent and stood in a row in front of Captain Gao and two other special forces officers.
Captain Gao looked at him with interest for a while, then finally regained his calm and expressionless demeanor and asked, "Why did you come to participate in the Army Special Forces selection?"
Li Ling answered without hesitation: "Because whatever I do, I like to do it to the best of my ability. Since I chose to be a soldier, I want to be the best soldier, the strongest soldier. That's all."
The high school captain nodded noncommittally, then asked, "Okay, next question, what's your opinion on special forces?"
After a moment's thought, Li Ling said, "Special forces are the sharpest blade of the nation to the outside world, and the strongest golden shield to the inside world. That's all."
Gao Zhong's eyes lit up, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his face. He had heard many answers to this question today, but none were as insightful and profound as Li Ling's summary.
"If you are deep behind enemy lines and your comrade is wounded and unable to continue with the team, what would you do?"
Li Ling considered for a few seconds before speaking: "Special forces soldiers should always prioritize completing their mission. I will help him hide well, then do my best to complete the mission. Once the mission is complete, I will sneak back to pick him up."
"If we can't get through, I'll keep two bullets, then use up all the bullets in my gun to eliminate as many enemy troops as possible. Then, I'll keep the last two bullets for ourselves. I'll live and die with him."
Captain Gao and the other two special forces officers beside him exchanged glances, all seeing admiration in each other's eyes. Captain Gao then said to Li Ling, "Alright, you can go out now!"
"yes."
Li Ling resumed his standing at attention, saluted, and turned to leave the tent. Behind him entered the tent was Deng Zhenhua, the paratrooper nicknamed "Ostrich." Li Ling remembered that in the original drama, Deng Zhenhua's response had directly made Captain Gao burst out laughing.
...
"Congratulations on completing Hell Week training and entering the second phase of selection training. In this phase, you will be organized into groups of twelve people each, which is the standard operational unit organization for special forces."
"Team leader, deputy team leader, assault team, sniper team, demolition team, communications and fire support team, etc."
"The purpose of forming special forces is to conduct unconventional operations and accomplish special missions that conventional forces cannot."
"Therefore, you must learn specific skills for unconventional warfare, such as the use of light and heavy weapons, demolition and engineering construction, coded communications, battlefield first aid, and even amputation surgery."
"There's also interrogation and counter-interrogation, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, etc. When you can master these specific skills, I believe... I believe you will definitely become..."
“Rambo…” As Gray Wolf said this, Li Ling blurted out, using Xiao Zhuang’s words from the original show, “John Rambo!”
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Chapter 51 The Awesome Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company, I Persist
Hey~
Gray Wolf was amused by Li Ling and said with a smile, "Okay, rookie, you can think that way. However, this is training and selection. You could be eliminated at any time. Don't take any chances. Now, group up according to the list."
The newbies were divided into groups and moved out of the large communal tent. Each group was assigned to a separate tent, and the experienced members gave the newbies some time to get to know each other.
Chen led his group back to the tent and arranged for them to sit on the left and right sides as they had during the class meeting. As the only officer in the group, he naturally assumed the role of temporary group leader.
"From now on, we are the Rookie Team A. Let's all introduce ourselves! I am Chen Guotao, the platoon leader of the first platoon of the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company."
After Chen Pai finished introducing himself, Li Ling looked around, then stood up and said, "I'll come. Private Zhuang Yan from the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company."
After Li Ling finished speaking, Chen Pai smiled and chimed in, "Raw recruits."
Li Ling retorted without backing down: "Old soldier, you sly fox."
"Hehehehe..."