Chapter 55: Eager

Chris was not sure why Sayid came, but he did not have a good feeling about this person. He would not open the door easily. He stayed behind the door and watched the person outside's every move.

When Sayid didn't get a response, he still pressed the doorbell in desperation. Chris kept his composure and locked the door to prevent him from taking any extreme measures.

Sayid stood at the door for a moment, perhaps realizing he wouldn't be able to wait for the person inside to open the door today. His frighteningly dark eyes narrowed slightly, and he flashed a sinister smile at the camera, as if he were standing right in front of Chris...

Corris prided himself on being quite courageous, but seeing Said's terrifying appearance, his heart still beat faster and his hair stood on end.

He looked at the real-time images transmitted by the camera again, and felt a strong sense of discomfort. He even wanted to ask someone to come and drive Said away, holding the terminal tightly in his hand.

The strange smile on Sayid's face gradually disappeared, returning to the cold expression that Corris had seen before, and he simply turned and left.

Chris, who had been holding his breath, finally got a chance to catch his breath. He didn't want to stay in the training ground any longer, so he just loaded the unfinished training content from yesterday onto his simulator. He planned to leave immediately after finishing it, for fear of running into Said again.

Chris put on the sensor equipment nervously, took a few deep breaths to regulate his emotions, and officially started today's training.

It was still the dazzling white light, the familiar white space, and the rapid flow and reorganization of the picture... The beasts appeared in front of Chris again, and their movements seemed to have pressed the pause button, exactly the same as when he was forced to log out of the system yesterday.

"Three, two, one..." a dull, mechanical voice counted down. "System restart."

The mechanical sound disappeared, and the beasts immediately broke free from their previous static state. Their muscles tensed and trembled due to the accumulation of power before launching an attack, and their eyes were fixed on Corris in front of them.

Corris also focused his attention on the animal that he had injured... uh, let's call it a lion. He planned to use it as a breakthrough point for his action.

The handle of the laser gun became hot under Corris's tightly clenched palm. He no longer suppressed himself, and his whole body became more ruthless and murderous.

Chris had been in a bad mood for the past two days, and finally had a chance to vent his inner anger. He reacted faster than the other two lions and took the initiative, quickly shooting at the injured lion's feet, stirring up a cloud of mud and sand on the ground.

In an instant, the beasts' attention was briefly distracted, and Corris took the opportunity to dodge into the woods beside the road, creating some distance... All his actions just now were almost out of instinct, and with his superficial understanding of modern military works and shooting games before the time travel, fortunately it worked.

Chris quickly seized the opportunity, choosing a tree with lush branches and leaves that wasn't too tall and climbing up... to occupy the commanding heights. Although he was a little breathless from the intense exercise, Chris gritted his teeth and managed to climb the tree without making any sound.

By the time he had stabilized himself atop the tree, several ferocious beasts had entered the woods in droves, tracking Kris by scent. Hiding in the trees effectively obscured his tracks, but it also affected Kris's vision... until the infrared thermal scanner on his tactical goggles automatically activated, allowing him to grasp the current situation.

These lions have a stronger sense of teamwork than imagined. They did not choose to act separately, but protected the one with the injured leg in the middle, walking slowly between the tall trees, and looking around vigilantly from time to time, with their nostrils twitching.

The hand holding the gun was shaking a little, and the knuckles were white, but when he raised it to take aim, it didn't move at all. The black muzzle of the gun was pointed at the lion in the middle, which was moving increasingly slowly. He was determined to take it down with this one shot!

"Swish!" The beam of light exploded through the lions like a thunderbolt, catching them off guard! Kris, perched in the tree, was anxiously trying to confirm his hit... The next moment, the beasts' mournful howls echoed throughout the forest. Kris finally saw that the beast that had been standing in the middle had fallen to the ground, motionless.

Kris had no time to rejoice. He knew he had thoroughly enraged the remaining lions and needed to make a quick decision to avoid a war of attrition. With one hand on the tree trunk, Kris temporarily slipped the laser rifle back into his tactical belt with the other and fumbled in his pockets, trying to find a useful item.

He finally pulled out a handful of steel ball-shaped objects, and based on the knowledge he remembered, he immediately realized that it was a smoke and fragmentation bomb... Without time to think too much, Chris simply decided to use whatever he had and threw half of the bombs in the direction of the remaining lions.

Steel ball-shaped smoke bombs fell around the lions, emitting thick smoke and small fragments of damage when the bombs exploded. The two beasts were obviously injured in Corris's surprise attack and roared in pain.

The smoke would not dissipate for a while, and they were injured and restricted in their movements. Corris took advantage of the situation and used an infrared device to locate one of the lions that was closer to him, and shot it in the vital parts!

The lion that was hit let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground. The only remaining companion obviously realized the seriousness of the situation and rushed out of the fog area regardless of everything and ran wildly into the depths of the woods.

Only after confirming that the beast had really gone far away did Corris come down from the tree where he was staying, sort out the equipment he still had on him, and continue moving forward on the road he had taken when he returned to the starting point.

"Huh... I hope it won't happen again." Kris reluctantly relaxed a little, quickened his pace and walked towards the finish line on the road, always holding the laser gun.

He just confirmed that the laser gun still had about two-thirds of its battery left, which would be enough as long as there was no danger.

He hadn't felt anything during the critical moment before, but now that he was safe, he felt his legs weakening. He thought helplessly that he was still just a rookie...

During the subsequent journey, Cores did not encounter any situations like being surrounded by wild beasts. Only occasionally some moving targets would jump out, allowing Cores to knock them down, and the score would be calculated based on the part hit.

With the original owner's own memories and the training of Corris, his shooting skills cannot be said to be very good. It can only be said that he can hit the target. As for where he hits, this is a profound question.

When dealing with those beasts earlier, Corris had the chance to aim carefully and hit the target with one shot, but this rapid reaction shooting didn't give him time to aim, so his shooting accuracy decreased, resulting in a low score...

As Chris pulled the trigger, he listened to the synchronized scoring system beside him. The more he listened, the more horrible the sight seemed. He consoled himself by thinking positively: at least he hit the target.

Chris reached the finish line without incident. The system listed his scores on the screen in front of him: "Physical Fitness, 75; Tactical Movement, 60; Strategic Awareness, 83... Final Rating, B."

"Is this good or bad?" Chris asked cautiously.

"Above average, with considerable room for improvement." The system's answer was rather vague. Concerned, Curris pressed on, "What's Joan Davis's rating?"

"Student Joan Davis is rated S-level." The system said the most hurtful words in the most indifferent tone. Corris shut his mouth quietly and decided not to humiliate himself anymore.

"Transfer my training video to your personal terminal," Kris specifically instructed before logging out of the system. He still remembered Nuhra's promise to teach him personally, and planned to use the training video as material for Nuhra to assess his ability level in advance.

The system received Chris's request and immediately executed it. Having achieved his training goal for the day, he no longer needed to remain in the simulator, so he chose to safely evacuate from the simulation.

After removing his sensor equipment and stepping down from the machine, Chris wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water from his water cup. When his dry throat finally felt better, he put down the cup and reached for the terminal.

The training video transmitted by the system was over 20 minutes long. Kris was sweating all over and was in a hurry to take a shower. He forwarded it to Nuhra without opening it and sent a message:

[Chris: Good morning, brother. This is my training video. Before I start training, would you like to take a look at it first?]

After sending the message, Chris found some clean clothes from his locker and went to the bathroom attached to the training room to enjoy a hot shower, washing away all his fatigue. He walked out refreshed half an hour later.

The terminal screen lit up for a moment and then went out. Presumably it was a text message reply from Nuhra, a smile appeared on Chris's face. He asked the terminal to project the message separately.

[Nuhra: Not bad, the overall performance was good, but basic physical fitness and shooting need to be improved.]

Chris's first impression was that Nuhra wasn't telling the truth. He wanted to hear a more honest evaluation, so he took the initiative to ask:

[Chris: Brother, do you have any sharper opinions? I really believe you when you say that...]

[Corris: Little Animals Smirking jpg]

When these two messages were sent, Nuhra was probably looking at the terminal at the same time. Nuhra on the other side quickly replied:

[Nuhra: Let me put it this way, I will absolutely do everything I can to dissuade you from coming to the Seventh Army.]

Seeing this, Chris wasn't angry, he just thought Nuhra's words were a little funny... But he still had to pretend, carrying on his tradition of being spoiled by Nuhra:

【Chris: Great, your true thoughts are exposed! 】

[Chris: Just wait, your good days will be over when I come home! !]

Nuhra didn't reply. Not long after, he sent a video call request directly to Chris. Chris suppressed his smile, deliberately put on an aggrieved look, and then clicked to agree to the call.

"What? You suddenly want to video chat with me?" Chris looked left and right, but didn't look at Nuhra on the screen. His tone was so stiff that people who didn't know him would really think he was in a bad mood.

Nuhra was in the military office, working at his desk. Seeing Chris's expression, he put aside the task at hand and focused on cooperating with Chris's pretended anger.

"I'm here to comfort my husband, so he won't punish me when he gets home," Nuhra said sincerely, her smiling eyes fixed on Chris on the video call. "What if he doesn't let me kiss him, doesn't let me hug him, and doesn't want to do anything bad with me? What should I do?"

Unexpectedly, Nuhra spoke sweet nothings without stuttering, her words flowing so naturally that even Chris was impressed. He could no longer maintain his forced expression, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "That's not the case. I promise to give you a kiss and a hug, and we can talk about other things later."

"What else?" The situation had reversed, and it was Nuhra's turn to play dumb. "Baby, did I promise you anything?"

Corris smiled innocently, a few shy blushes on his cheeks, and he continued to shock people with his words: "Of course, didn't you agree to let me do whatever I want to you, touch you all over, and take everything away from you?"

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The author has something to say: Fast forward to the time when they do whatever they want, do whatever they want, and take everything [yellow heart]