Chapter 444 Combat Assessment Day (Revised) Bai Wei sat there stiffly, holding a rice bowl. There was only half a shriveled cornbread and a few wilted pickled vegetables in the rice bowl.
It wasn't that she didn't want to eat, but that she simply couldn't swallow it.
She clenched her teeth so hard that blood seeped from her gums. Her nails dug deep into her palms, the sharp pain keeping her barely clinging to her last shred of sanity.
Hold on! Bai Wei! You must hold on!
She was screaming at herself in her mind.
Let them laugh! Let them laugh now! These foolish, short-sighted idiots! They have no idea that a storm big enough to upend the entire Third Battalion is about to break out!
They think I, Bai Wei, have been defeated? They think I've become a laughing stock?
ridiculous!
This is just the last darkness before dawn!
The letter of denunciation, which contained all her heart and soul and her resentment, flashed through her mind; every word seemed to be written in her blood.
That letter must be lying quietly on Instructor Qin's desk right now.
Given Instructor Qin's incorruptible and righteous character, how could he remain unmoved upon seeing the shocking contents of the letter—Su An's affair with Gao Kai, his breach of military discipline, his driving Wang Xiaoya to her death, and even his suspected role as an enemy agent?
The reason he hasn't taken action yet is definitely because he's going through the proper procedures! He's secretly gathering more conclusive evidence!
Yes! That must be it!
For a "big fish" like Su An, the organization will definitely catch him red-handed and strike him dead in one fell swoop!
Tomorrow! At the latest, tomorrow morning!
She, Bai Wei, will become a hero who exposes evil, wash away all injustices and shame, and stand at the peak again amidst the admiration and respect of everyone!
Thinking of this, Bai Wei's almost explosive anger was forcibly suppressed by this morbid and crazy fantasy.
She even felt that the jeers from these people were no longer so harsh at that moment.
Laugh, laugh to your heart's content.
The louder you laugh now, the more your jaws will drop tomorrow!
Bai Wei slowly raised her head, her gaze passing over the gloating faces, and landing precisely on the table not far away.
Su An was eating his meal quietly.
Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi sat on either side of her like two bodyguards, talking quietly in a harmonious and warm atmosphere.
It was as if all the noise and malice from the outside world had nothing to do with her.
Bai Wei's eyes instantly turned incredibly resentful.
Keep pretending!
I'll see if you can eat anything tomorrow...
...
The darkness before dawn was ripped apart by a sharp emergency assembly whistle.
The remaining 54 trainees of Battalion No. 3, like spinning tops whipped by a whip, sprang from their beds within three minutes and rushed toward the brightly lit training ground.
There were 45 male soldiers and 9 female soldiers.
These are all the "survivors" who remained after round after round of bloody elimination.
The biting morning wind stung their faces like knives. Everyone stood ramrod straight, but their tense bodies and slightly trembling eyelashes betrayed their extreme nervousness.
Today is the final assessment day.
It is the final judgment that decides their fate.
The entire training ground was filled with an oppressive, deathly silence, as if the air itself had frozen before a storm.
"Da, da, da..."
A series of steady, powerful footsteps came from the direction of the platform, neither hurried nor slow, each step seeming to tread on everyone's heart.
Qin Ye's figure appeared on the high platform.
He was still wearing his crisp military uniform, his posture as straight as a pine tree, his face as still as water. The cold morning light outlined his distinct jawline, and his deep eyes, devoid of any emotion, were like two bottomless pools of ice, indifferently sweeping over the tense faces below.
Everyone's breath caught in their throats at that moment.
"Today is the last day of Hell Week."
Qin Ye spoke, his voice not loud, but carrying a chilling and authoritative quality that pierced the heart.
"The final assessment item—unrestricted combat."
The word "unrestricted" elicited a murmur of gasps from the crowd. This meant that, aside from the prohibition of weapons, any technique or method was allowed.
This is the most primitive and cruel law of the jungle.
"The rules are simple." Qin Ye's gaze moved slowly, like a hawk examining its prey. "Everyone will draw lots and compete in pairs. The winner gets three points. A draw gets one point. The loser gets zero points."
"There will be three rounds of round-robin competition. After the three rounds, the top ten students with the highest total points will remain. The rest..."
He paused slightly before uttering the coldest verdict.
"Eliminate them all and send them back to their original units."
boom!
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of the fifty-four trainees.
Forty-four people are going to be eliminated!
Only ten people can stay!
This is no longer an assessment; it's a life-or-death war! The harsh reality was like a bucket of ice water poured over everyone's heads, chilling them to the bone.
Su Tang stood in the queue, her eyelids slightly lowered, calmly sensing the sudden increase in heavy, chaotic breathing around her.
She could feel that Chen Xiaocao and Liu Landi beside her were as stiff as two stones, not even daring to breathe.
She could also sense that not far away, Gao Kai and his group of male soldiers from the police force were clenching their fists, their eyes flashing with a ferocious, beast-like light.
Jiang Yan remained at the very front of the line, his posture ramrod straight, showing no signs of emotional fluctuation. Only the slightly tense lines at the back of his neck hinted at the turmoil within him.
If the Third Battalion at this moment is a pot of cold water about to boil, then Bai Wei is the first scalding bubble to rise from the bottom of the pot.
She showed none of the tension and fear that others displayed; on the contrary, she was in a state of extreme excitement, almost morbid frenzy.
These rules are hell for the weak, but heaven for a skilled fighter like her!
As for Su An, that frail woman who only knows how to take shortcuts, her best outcome is to be beaten half to death by a male soldier in the first round and then trampled into a pile of mud!
If she's lucky and isn't eliminated in the first round, that would be even better!
Then I'll have the chance to challenge her personally in front of the entire camp! Then I'll repay her a hundredfold, a thousandfold, with every punch and kick! I'll make her kneel on the ground, begging for mercy like a dog!
This is a million times more satisfying than arresting her directly!
When she looked at Su An again, her eyes were filled with a mixture of pity and pleasure, like a cat playing with a mouse.
Qin Ye's cold voice rang out again, interrupting Bai Wei's reverie.
"Now, let's begin the draw!"
A soldier carrying a red lottery box walked to the front of the line.
"Step forward in order of queue!"
The first round of the draw has officially begun.
The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense. Everyone who stepped forward to draw lots looked like a gambler deciding their own fate, their faces solemn.
"Number One against Number Seventeen!"
"Number Two against Number Thirty-Three!"
...
Bai Wei was at the front of the female soldiers' line. She took a deep breath, suppressed her overwhelming joy, and stepped forward.
She reached into the lottery box and randomly grabbed a crumpled piece of paper.
Expand.
—Opponent: Number 28.
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