“Xinruo, that kind of person is not worth fearing at all,” Su Yueya said.

"Sister, you're right."

Qiao Xinruo naturally didn't take Liu Dekai seriously; she just disliked his behavior.

Such scoundrels, existing in the military, only tarnish the military's image.

Leng Yingying never left within five steps of Su Yueya, so she overheard Su Yueya and Qiao Xinruo's conversation.

[It seems the female lead and her sister really dislike this instructor, but the female lead usually doesn't hate people unless... it's a villain!]

[A villain?! I remember, wasn't the biggest male villain in the whole book that scumbag?]

Immediately, Leng Yingying's gaze towards Liu Dekai changed.

The heroine's enemy is my enemy!

Leng Yingying found her place almost instantly, but she was still a new recruit, while the villain was the instructor. In a place like the military, it would not be wise for her to rashly cause trouble for the instructor.

[This queen needs to bide her time first. After all, I remember that scumbag has a father-in-law who's an official. Let him be arrogant for a while! When the time comes, this queen will make the heroine pay back her money with interest!]

Qiao Xinruo: "..."

What? What? What queen? How does she know about the feud between my sister and Liu Dekai, and why is she seeking revenge for my sister?

Su Yueya was used to it, and now she was increasingly curious about how things would develop in Leng Yingying's so-called novel, especially the clues about Lu Zhengjun's faked death mission...

"Assemble!" Liu Dekai shouted.

The thirty people, who were originally scattered like a pile of sand, quickly lined up into three rows according to their height.

"I am Liu Dekai, your instructor for this training." He introduced himself.

"Good morning, instructor!" everyone greeted in unison.

"During this training camp, I will treat everyone equally, whether they are newly enlisted soldiers or military doctors from the medical department. As long as they train well, they can pass the assessment. On the contrary... if they do not train seriously, I will report it to my superiors truthfully," Liu Dekai said loudly.

The fact that Qiao Xinruo refrained from rolling her eyes was already the greatest "respect" she could show.

With Liu Dekai's character, how dare he shamelessly talk about treating everyone equally?

She doesn't believe it!

After a brief introduction, the most basic instruction on standing at attention began.

Liu Dekai's arm was still in a sling, making it inconvenient for him to demonstrate many movements. Therefore, he brought along one of his trusted confidants as an assistant instructor.

Originally, this task would have fallen to Liu Hongxin, but since Liu Hongxin was also injured, Liu Dekai eventually brought another soldier named Hu Yilin instead.

"Xiao Hu, demonstrate to them what a standard military posture looks like," Liu Dekai said.

He quickly fell in love with the feeling of being an instructor.

The feeling of constantly issuing orders and holding other people's fates in his hands—whether they pass the test or not—was simply wonderful; for him, it was the greatest enjoyment.

"Yes, Instructor!" Hu Yilin saluted Liu Dekai first, then turned around, stood with his back to the crowd, and assumed a standard military posture.

"Come on, everyone, pay attention. A standard military posture should be..."

Using Hu Yilin as a human model, Liu Dekai carefully explained to everyone the things to pay attention to when standing at attention, as well as which details are most easily overlooked.

After the lesson, he gave out commands.

"stand at attention!"

"At ease!"

The soldiers didn't follow orders at all. Liu Dekai, with his arm in a sling, walked back and forth in the ranks, pointing out one soldier to another and correcting their movements.

That was so awesome...

As Liu Dekai passed by Su Yueya, he was seized by a desire to teach her a lesson, but he found that she was standing perfectly straight, and he couldn't find a single mistake. He could only walk past her dejectedly.

Su Yueya kept her eyes straight ahead, concentrating on standing at attention, as if nothing could disturb her.

Basic military posture and formation training are just appetizers.

After an hour, Liu Dekai announced again that a sprint test would be conducted immediately.

"Now quickly divide into two lines according to gender and begin the assessment!" Liu Dekai announced.

"An assessment so soon?"

"We just finished standing at attention, then at ease, salute, marching, and parade marching. We've been training for half a day, and they haven't even given us time to recover. And now they want to assess us?"

"Yes, why is it scheduled so tightly?"

People complained and expressed their incomprehension.

Only a few military doctors participating in the training, and Leng Yingying, one of the new recruits, did not utter a single complaint. Instead, they quickly found their positions according to orders.

"Quiet!" Liu Dekai shouted, his fierce gaze sweeping over the soldiers who hadn't yet returned to their positions. "Organize them in close quarters? Allow them to recover their strength?"

"What do you think this place is?"

"On the battlefield, on the front lines, while you are carrying out your missions, do you expect the enemy to give you time to prepare, to have everything ready, and to be in the best possible condition before attacking you?!"

"In the military, you are the ones who adapt to the environment; there is never a concept of the environment adapting to people!"

"If you can't adjust your mindset, you can leave at any time!"

The team immediately quieted down; no one complained anymore, but instead focused on finding their positions as quickly as possible.

Liu Dekai was very satisfied with the results.

"Listen to my starting whistle, get ready—" Liu Dekai looked at Hu Yilin, signaling to him with his eyes.

"Get ready to record," Hu Yilin said, holding a small notebook to record the soldiers' scores, while Liu Dekai held the timer and announced the results.

"call out--"

At the command, all the neatly arranged people shot off from the starting point like arrows released from a bow.

Because it was a sprint, Su Yueya and Qiao Xinruo did not conserve their energy or use the method of a long battle to maintain their physical strength. Instead, from the moment the whistle blew, they gave it their all and sprinted towards the finish line!

The sisters' abilities are not to be underestimated even in the military, let alone when compared to a group of new recruits.

After Su Yueya and Qiao Xinru crossed the finish line in first and second place, they were surprised to find that Leng Yingying was actually the third person to cross the finish line with them!

"She's really impressive, no wonder she's called the Queen of the Apocalypse," Su Yueya said in a low voice.

"Sister, what did you say?" Qiao Xinruo didn't hear clearly.

The two sisters were completely unaffected, showing no signs of being out of breath after the sprint. Leng Yingying, however, appeared to be slightly out of breath.

"This Comrade Leng actually came in third place," Qiao Xinruo remarked, quite surprised.

However--

[How embarrassing! So incredibly embarrassing!]

I was hoping to make a splash in front of the female lead and get noticed, but this is what I got?