northernbook Chapter 69 The third test
Chapter 69 The third test
Before major disasters strike, perceptive animals will detect abnormalities and take large-scale, unusual actions to avoid the catastrophe.
The sight of two dragons moving in the water is a "man-made disaster," the result of a power struggle among various parties, and has no natural omen.
Animals: Before a major disaster strikes, perceptive humans will first detect abnormalities and then take large-scale, unusual actions to avoid the disaster.
Some of the more intelligent animals have already sensed the anomaly, but they don't know what to do.
Zhong Ming led three teams leaping among the trees and rocks when suddenly, Instructor Xueyan grabbed Zhong Ming by the back of his collar. The momentum sent him flying forward like a swing, his neck caught tightly in the collar, nearly strangling him to death.
Everyone immediately stopped in their tracks. Xueyan stretched out her arm, signifying that everyone must stop immediately and no one could overtake her.
Shh~~ Big bug.
"Big worm" means tiger. Xueyan spotted the enemy's tracks from hundreds of feet away, which was a good opportunity to test the new recruits.
"Everyone, apply deodorizer and sneak ahead. I'll lead the way."
"Report~~~ Instructor, could you please put our captain down first?"
The moment Zhong Ming's feet touched the ground, a large blob of viscous liquid poured down from above his head. The deodorizing agent would form a thin film over most of the body, reducing human odor to a level that even demonic beasts would find difficult to detect.
"Instructor, is there any similar spell we can learn? This sticky stuff is really unbearable." (whispering)
Xueyan gave off the impression of being a slow-witted fool.
"To reiterate, what the military needs is to form combat capability as quickly as possible, not to slowly cultivate all-round talents."
As far as the military is concerned, whether you need magic is a personal matter. If you broaden your perspective and look at the big picture, you can't expect every cultivator to learn magic to deal with every situation. Therefore, anything that can replace magic and is cheap and mass-producible is a good thing.
If you need to get rid of odors today, you'll learn magic spells; if you need to swim tomorrow, you'll learn water-repelling incantations. In that case, you shouldn't join the army; you might as well stay home and cultivate.
Odor remover is a great product that can make even the most novice warrior as adept at concealing their scent as a seasoned hunter.
However, the instructors knew very well that while the scent could be concealed, these people's skills couldn't be improved in the short term.
She decided to add a training exercise for the recruits: the best recruit would sneak upwind and release a sleeping powder to put the tiger to sleep.
"Now, we will conduct a live-fire exercise. Here is a bottle of sleep-inducing powder with a wide range of uses. Let's assume that the monster you want to capture is ahead. I require each team to select one member to release the powder, one member to quickly rescue the person in front in case of an accident, and the remaining two members to discuss a feasible support plan. Each group, please discuss in hushed tones."
We're still outside the tiger's hearing range; to get any closer, we'd have to remain silent.
Yue Kaishan wiped the sticky liquid off his body and said unhappily, "What kind of big worm is this? It's not a monster. I'll just go up and kill it with two punches."
"Yue Kaishan has been excluded from the list of operatives and support personnel." Xuan Jing's words received the unanimous support of the remaining two.
Then there was only one choice. Ahead was a valley. After Zhong Ming applied the travel talisman, he climbed up the mountain and sprinkled sleep-inducing powder upwind during the day. Xuan Jing would be in charge of the support team. There was no other reason than that he looked chubby and thought the tiger would choose him over Zhong Ming.
The support team is relatively simple. Yue Kaishan hides in a tree, and Chen Dahai finds a place to hide. Whether he is killed by a hail of arrows or by a hail of fists is up to fate.
After each team finalized their plan, Xueyan ordered the three teams to move out.
Zhong Ming's team responded and set off.
The captain of the second team muttered under his breath, dissatisfied, "Why should we let them go? Our team is much more reliable than them in terms of both skill and planning."
“Yes, let me show you a negative example.” Xueyan smiled, but in the eyes of the second team captain, it turned into a devilish smile, and his face visibly turned terrified.
You should report before you speak!
It seems the person to be hung on the sail of the flying boat on the return journey has been decided.
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Zhong Ming groped his way forward on the rocks in the valley. He didn't know the exact location of the tiger, but he could tell which direction he should go. To avoid attracting the enemy's attention with falling rocks, he tried to lie low and choose the largest rocks to step on.
The trees gradually thinned out in the valley, and in the areas near the rocks, only low shrubs struggled to survive from the cracks in the rocks.
He held his breath and quietly peeked out to observe. On a relatively flat rock lay a huge tiger with glaring eyes and a white forehead, lazily basking in the sun. There was a big tree next to it, and the sparse shadows of the leaves were scattered on the soft tiger skin, making it look very comfortable.
The strong don't need to hide; that's the privilege of the weak.
'Sleep well, sleep well, have sweet dreams.' Zhong Ming thought to himself, and quietly crawled forward a few steps, only a few steps away from the target area.
The unusual tension caused him to sweat profusely, and he didn't even dare to take a deep breath, for fear that the sound of his breathing would attract the other person's attention.
There was a small indentation ahead, and jumping across would have been a good option, but Zhong Ming chose the safer option of climbing down and then climbing back up.
A tiger's roar shattered the tranquility of the valley, and the forest monarch's furious cry echoed through the sky.
The flickering light finally caught his attention. Zhong Ming was startled and turned around abruptly, only to find that the tiger that had been taking a nap was equally bewildered, groggily getting up and looking to its left.
Following its gaze, Zhong Ming was shocked to discover that there was another tiger in the low bushes.
Damn it, I forgot something so important. Instructor Xueyan said there were tigers here, but she didn't say how many. The first mission should have been a reconnaissance mission. How could I be so reckless as to start the operation right away?
It wasn't until he looked at that area that Zhong Ming realized the root of his problem.
shadow.
He stood atop the valley, the light shining through his shadow so clearly that it happened to pass right in front of another tiger.
Without time to hesitate, he quickly jumped to the designated spot, opened the sleeping powder and sprinkled it out, then moved slightly to the other side of the valley to prevent his shadow from falling into the valley, and began to run desperately towards Xuanjing.
With the blessing of the Traveling Talisman, he moved at lightning speed.