"Alright, break time is over. Run to the climbing area. Five minutes. Those who are late will have to do horse stance for half an hour."

The cold-blooded demon whispered.

Everyone resigned themselves to their fate and stood up. Half an hour of rest was not enough for them to recover. The climbing wall was three kilometers away, and they also had to wear weighted wristbands.

The intense training made Xia Shizhao feel like he was already a corpse.

His body was cool; he died peacefully.

Do I absolutely have to be a human being?

The group arrived at their destination, panting. Ye Qiuling was already there, leisurely drinking tea. Seeing that they had followed the schedule and the group was still in good order, a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes. "Five people per group, just climb up."

The students, their hearts pounding, wrapped safety ropes around their waists and climbed cautiously, glancing back every now and then to see where Ye Qiuling was.

They were afraid that something might fall and bind them, adding to their weight.

Many people had little strength in their hands and struggled to climb. Xia Shizhao was the first to reach the top, panting heavily, his chest heaving violently, and his hands resting on his legs trembling violently.

I'm going to be useless.

"ah!"

A gasp escaped someone's hand, and they nearly slipped, but someone grabbed them, saving them from the ordeal of climbing again.

Xia Shizhao looked over curiously and found that it was the same girl from before.

"Th-thank you." The one being pulled was an alpha; his ears were bright red, and he avoided looking the girl in the eye, seemingly feeling guilty.

But the girl wasn't interested in paying attention to him, and once he had secured the spot, she started climbing again.

Xia Shizhao, who had sat up straight, let out a breath. Seeing that she was almost there, he asked, "Do you need a hand?"

Because she was pulling people down, Liu Ruxuan, who was already exhausted, was about to give up and slide down. But when she saw the outstretched hand, she shakily reached up and used it to climb to the top.

She lay sprawled on the ground, strands of her hair clinging to her sweat-dampened cheeks.

Xia Shizhao also fell to the ground with a thud, and a blade of grass flew right onto her face.

Xia Shizhao, who was used to bad luck, was too embarrassed to complain. He spat out a mouthful of grass with great effort, feeling like he was about to die.

I'm so tired. I've never been this tired in my life. My physical strength has been pushed to the limit.

Suddenly, a weak shout came from beside my ear:

"Excuse me, could you lend me a hand? I can't climb up there either..."

Xia Shizhao and Liu Ruxuan exchanged a glance, then forced themselves to sit up and looked down at the boy Liu Ruxuan had just grabbed.

After hesitating for a moment, the two reached out and grabbed him, pulling him up together.

"No... I don't have any strength left."

Xia Shizhao is truly beyond saving.

She pulled two people in a row, her eyes darting around, her breath faint, feeling like her bones were about to fall apart, her whole body protesting and clamoring for a strike.

Suddenly remembering the vial of medicine in his pocket, Xia Shizhao, lying flat, fell into thought...

hesitate.

Take it out and stare at it.

Open the lid and drink it.

That felt great.

After resting for a while, Xia Shizhao sat up feeling refreshed. At this intensity, if he didn't drink more, he would die.

She pouted in dissatisfaction. Ye Qiuling was such a stingy person, only giving her one bottle. She would go find some medicine later to see if she could get a few better bottles.

It's still daylight, who knows how that freak Ye Qiuling will train next.

After seeing her drink the medicine, Liu Ruxuan hesitated for a moment before taking it out as well.

She has absolutely no energy right now, and she has to drink; she doesn't even know what the next training session will be.

After finishing her drink, she walked over to Xia Shizhao and said, "My name is Liu Ruxuan. What's your name?"

"Xia Shizhao."

After saying that, Xia Shizhao shifted his position, making room for a clean spot next to him. "Sit here."

Liu Ruxuan didn't mind the dirt on the ground and plopped down next to her.

The two of them hid under the tree and waited for their classmates to climb up so they could gather together. They were shocked to find that the person they had just pulled up was almost pulled down. They stood up and ran to each of them, grabbing one of the legs.

The people who came up didn't have any safety equipment, and this person pulled others without taking any precautions.

While muttering to himself, Xia Shizhao grabbed a vine and wrapped it around his leg.

He stood up, clapped his hands, looked at the few people who were also exhausted, and reached out to help pull a few more people up.

The alphas who had been 'rescued' stared at the energetic Xia Shizhao and Liu Ruxuan as if they'd seen a ghost. One of them, who seemed to have plenty of energy left, hesitated for a moment: "Aren't you...aren't you tired?"

"I drank the medicine," Xia Shizhao answered truthfully, and Liu Ruxuan nodded silently.

The boy who asked the question had a strange look on his face, but he didn't say anything. He stood up, walked to the side, leaned against a tree, closed his eyes to rest, and seemed to have no intention of helping to pull the person away.

After everyone had climbed up, Ye Qiuling also climbed up, walked through the group of people, stood at the front and nodded, her tone neither good nor bad, even sounding a bit sarcastic, "Not bad, you're helping each other now."

His stern face terrified the students. No, wait, they can't help each other, can they?!

One or two looked at Ye Qiuling with trepidation, trembling like pigs about to be served at the dinner table.

The next second, her serious expression softened considerably. She teased the students' fragile nerves and said leisurely, seemingly in a good mood, "Drink the potion. You still have to go for balance training later. You can't go on like this, unable to even stand up straight. The potion will be given out again tomorrow."

Xia Shizhao pouted. Fine, she took back the comment that she was stingy.

Everyone took out the medicine and drank it, feeling refreshed as they followed Ye Qiuling to the balance bridge.

Xia Shizhao's lips twitched involuntarily when he saw the 'bridge'.

This is the first time I've seen a bridge that's only two fingers wide.

Wonderful.

This has broadened my horizons.

Ye Qiuling naturally saw it, a mischievous smile flickering in her eyes.

"I'll demonstrate once; no cheating is allowed."

The thought that Xia Shizhao had just entertained about crawling over was ruthlessly nipped in the bud.

It's all about having real skills!

Coincidentally, she didn't.

Someone who can fall on flat ground is going to try walking a tightrope? Isn't that ridiculous?

Xia Shizhao, the unlucky bear, is heartbroken.

Holding their breath, they watched Ye Qiuling walk across step by step. When they saw her stepping on it with ease, and the bridge, which was as thick as a rope, didn't budge, everyone's faces contorted in a grimace for a moment.

“By channeling your mental energy into your feet, you can cross,” Ye Qiuling said casually as she reached the other side.

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Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Everyone stared at her with lifeless eyes.

Ye Qiuling, without changing her expression, delivered a piece of bad news to everyone: "Let's begin. There are exactly ten paths. Hurry up. If you can't get through, don't even think about resting. You can train until the second round of training begins without any problem."

If we can't get through this, we won't rest; there will be a second round of training.

For a moment, I couldn't tell which piece of news was more despairing.

Xia Shizhao carefully stepped onto the bridge, looking down at the water that was almost three meters below.

Who knows how high it will splash if it falls.

I focused my attention and moved over little by little with my feet.

Upon seeing that the distance was only ten centimeters, Xia Shizhao exclaimed, "This bridge is of really good quality."

"ah!"

Her concentration was too weak, and she slipped. She clung tightly to the bridge with both hands, hanging in mid-air. She struggled for a long time but couldn't get up.

The bridge was too narrow; I slid down as soon as I went up.

I need to go downstairs for a drink of water.

Xia Shizhao was inwardly in tears, and he loosened his grip.

Thump.

They fell.

Before he could even swallow two mouthfuls of water, Xia Shizhao was scooped up in a net.

"I've been waiting for you down there for ages. Let's go up and start over."

A golden head suddenly appeared in front of her, and Xia Shizhao spat out a mouthful of water.

He vomited it all over Wen Xiu's head: "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Xia Shizhao broke free from the net and stood aside, suppressing a laugh: "Sorry, instructor, I didn't mean to."

Then he took off running.

"Don't think of a bridge as something two fingers wide; just think of it as a flat surface you usually walk on."

Seeing Xia Shizhao run up again, Ye Qiuling, who was standing to the side, reminded him in a low voice.

Xia Shizhao nodded and followed someone over. She watched as someone fell in front of her and wanted to laugh, but her leg slipped and she fell down as well.

Xia Shizhao, who climbed back up, tried his best to ignore Ye Qiuling's amused gaze and the classmates who kept popping up like dumplings.

Everyone was like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather, going up and falling down every time. The birds had flown over several times, but they still hadn't reached the other side. It was really funny.

"I'm going crazy, I'm almost full from drinking water." A male alpha wiped his face, nearly collapsing.

"I refuse to believe we can't get across," a female alpha said angrily, staring fiercely at the bridge. She took two steps and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

She fell in again, but this female alpha seemed to be a very good swimmer. She roared from below, "Damn it, I don't believe it! I can't even cross a little bridge!"

No one laughed at her, because everyone was like that.

The soaked chickens fought on with increasing ferocity, falling down and then running back up, walking up and then falling down again.

After two hours of effort, everyone passed.

But they're almost soaked in water and turned into dough.

They all stood there looking disheveled, and burst out laughing at each other.

Ye Qiuling clapped her hands. "Very good, you passed. Go back and rest. The robot will bring you brown sugar ginger tea to warm you up later. Take a shower, rest, and have a meal. See you in an hour."

"yes!"

The same training session continued into the evening. Visibility was poor at night, and the smoke grenades had a greater impact on them, but this time no one fell behind, and everyone reached the destination.

Because they had trained during the day, they were much more skilled at rock climbing and balance bridge this time, saving a lot of time.

But I was exhausted and wanted to climb back.

No, that would be too embarrassing.

Finally, they all dragged their exhausted bodies back to their respective dorm rooms.

Xia Shizhao, feeling sore all over, took a shower, threw himself onto the bed, and drifted off to sleep.

Most people get caught up in a dream, and in their dreams, they see Ye Qiuling with devil horns on her head, chasing after them with a small leather whip in her hand.

They all shivered and shrank under the covers in unison.