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The night passed peacefully, and as soon as it was dawn, everyone was already up, including Han Junzhan and Luo Lingxing.
Although Luo Lingxing said that once they arrived on Planet Seyfert, he would basically leave these soldiers to their own devices, he wouldn’t really abandon them.
After all, it was only the first day, and they’d be following Zhang Xuan and the others to see how they train.
Because it was just dawn and many wild animals were still asleep, the soldiers first practiced some military boxing in the camp to warm up their hands and feet, and then ate breakfast.
Eating roasted meat in the morning was too greasy, so everyone ate the food they had brought with them.
After breakfast, we got ready and set off.
Many soldiers were visiting the planet Seyfert for the first time and were naturally curious. However, as soldiers, they had to be strictly disciplined. Even if they were curious about their surroundings, they would keep their eyes straight ahead and abide by the rules and discipline of the military.
Han Junzhan and Luo Lingxing followed silently behind, letting Zhang Xuan and the others lead the group forward.
Zhang Xuan and the others did not separate and led their team members to search for wild animals on the first day. They had discussed it the night before and felt that it was necessary to give these people a shocking experience on the first day, so that they could see the effect after the training firsthand. This would motivate them to train harder and more diligently in the future.
Zhang Xuan and the others had originally told Han Junzhan and Luo Lingxing about this plan, wanting to hear their opinions. However, Han Junzhan directly said, “You don’t need to ask us. You can decide for yourselves. If any team fails to complete the training, they can stay here and continue on their own.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuan and the others burst into tears, because they knew that their leader meant what he said, and if any team was unlucky enough not to complete the training, they would definitely be eliminated. Moreover, it would be the kind of team that everyone else would leave Planet Seyfert, leaving only that poor unlucky team behind until they finished the training.
In order not to be the unlucky one left behind, Zhang Xuan and the others decided to work hard to train these people and be a strict captain, after all, a strict teacher produces outstanding students.
The sight of a hundred people marching through the forest was truly magnificent. Some small animals dared not approach the group, and would immediately run away or burrow back into their burrows at the slightest sound.
However, the large wild beasts didn’t take this group of one hundred people seriously at all. After all, in the eyes of wild beasts, these humans were as small and fragile as rabbits, and they could kill a large number of them in one go. Let alone one hundred, even two hundred would not frighten them. In fact, they would be happy to have so many “prey” delivered to their door, so they could finally have a good meal.
The first wild beast that Zhang Xuan and his companions encountered rushed towards them out of excitement.
Everyone knew that the beasts on Planet Seyfert were enormous and extremely ferocious, but this was the first time many people had actually faced one. Looking at the mountain-like beasts in front of them, many soldiers showed expressions of surprise. These beasts were even much larger than the mechas.
“Everyone, step back!” Lin Mingying immediately ordered.
Originally, Zhang Xuan and the other ten squad leaders had the same status, but when carrying out group operations, it was most taboo to have multiple leaders, because it is easy to disagree. Therefore, when carrying out group operations, everyone defaulted to Lin Mingying as the commander, after all, he was Han Junzhan’s adjutant, and everyone was usually happy to follow his orders.
The soldiers retreated together in great discipline, their steps perfectly synchronized, clearly indicating they had been trained.
In an instant, only Zhang Xuan and his ten squad leaders and the mountain-sized beast remained around them.
“What are Captain Zhang and the others planning to do?” a soldier who had stepped back to watch couldn’t help but ask.
“They’re probably planning to get rid of this beast,” another person replied.
As soon as the words were spoken, they stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the scene before them. Even the soldiers, who were usually very self-disciplined, couldn’t help but look dumbfounded.
Because they actually saw Zhang Xuan and the others confront the beast upfront with only one weapon in hand.
If Zhang Xuan and the others were piloting mechas, they wouldn’t be so surprised. After all, mechas were quite powerful and had various firearms. Even if the opponent was a creature larger than a mecha, they could still take it down using a mecha.
However, what they saw at this moment was Zhang Xuan and his men, who were only holding one weapon, and it was a cold weapon, directly confronting the wild beast.
Humans were quite insignificant in the face of wild beasts. Even if there were a hundred of them, let alone ten, they might not be able to subdue this beast. Moreover, the hides of wild beasts were extremely tough and thick, which was their proudest defense. With the limited strength of humans and cold weapons, how could they possibly break through the beast’s defense? It would be like feeding the beast.
However, soon all the soldiers lost their composure for the second time, because just when they thought it was impossible, a miracle really happened.
Zhao Chongzhuo, carrying a large knife, suddenly struck the beast. What was expected to be a mere tickle turned out to be a brutal slash through the thick hide, oozing dark red blood. The beast’s screams echoed throughout the forest.
“This… am I seeing things?” a soldier asked his comrade in disbelief.
“You’re not mistaken, it’s all real. What kind of knife is Captain Zhao holding? It’s so sharp that it can even cut through animal hides. I really want a knife like that.”
“I don’t know, but it’s definitely a famous sword. I just don’t know if such a weapon still exists in the world. It’s getting me all excited.”
“Captain Lin also made an opening for the wild beast, that’s amazing.”
“My god, I never knew that weapons could achieve this level of skill!”
The soldiers’ eyes gleamed as they stared intently at the beast before them, afraid that even blinking would cause them to miss the spectacular sight.
They’ve really learned something new today; they’ve actually had the chance to see humans using the most primitive methods to fight against wild beasts.
As technology advances and military power continued to improve, mechas were almost immediately put into military use after they were invented. Once mechas became widespread, almost every soldier had one, and they became standard equipment for the military.
However, they knew that before mechas were created, humans fought primarily with firearms and fought enemies with their bare hands. In even more distant ancient times, before firearms even existed, humans fought with melee weapons.
However, that period of history was too distant for them. There were very few documents left about that time, and they had only heard of it but have never seen it.
During that period, no one would dare to fight the enemy with hand weapons. After all, if you were to carry a weapon, you might be blown to pieces by an enemy cannonball before you even got close to the enemy.
However, the beasts of Planet Seyfert were not human, nor did they use firearms or mechas. They fought based on primal instincts, so humans could use melee weapons against them. It was just that no one had done so before, since melee weapons caused too little damage. If Zhang Xuan and the others hadn’t practiced advanced martial arts techniques, they wouldn’t have dared to fight the beasts bare-handed.
It was precisely because of this that the soldiers gained a valuable experience, and this battle would forever remain in their hearts as a precious memory.
Just as the soldiers were filled with excitement, Zhang Xuan, while fighting the wild beast, also spared some attention to the soldiers below. Hearing what they were saying and seeing Zhao Chongzhuo and Lin Mingying showing off, he was immediately annoyed.
These two scheming boys, even at a time like this, still had time to show off. They were really despicable.
Chang Xuan would never admit that he completely forgot he could also act cool. He was already this handsome, why would he need to deliberately act cool?
Thinking this, Zhang Xuan immediately twirled his sword and thrust it fiercely into the beast’s eyes, which immediately provoked the beast’s miserable howl, frantic twisting, and indiscriminate attacks. At this moment, the “culprit,” Zhang Xuan, had already landed lightly on the ground without a trace of blood on him.
“Wow… Captain Zhang’s attack just now was so cool, the movement was so graceful and unrestrained.”
“Looking at it this way, even the beasts seemed to have become quite vulnerable. The ten squad leaders are almost completely unharmed. They’re incredibly powerful.”
“Can we become like that in the future? After this special training, will we be able to become like our squad leader and the others?”
“We definitely will. We will definitely become like that in the future.”
The hundred soldiers watched with burning passion as the ten squad leaders moved with practiced ease, and as they gazed at the beast, now covered in wounds. The fire in their hearts was ignited, filling them with fighting spirit and pride. They were determined to make the most of this special training and strive to improve their skills.
In the past, if someone told them that someone could kill a large beast with their bare hands without piloting a mecha, they would definitely think that person was talking nonsense. However, when they saw it with their own eyes, everything was different. The saying “hearing is believing, seeing is believing” was truly true.
After Zhang Xuan and his group had their fill of showing off, seeing the burning gazes of the soldiers below, they knew they had achieved their goal. So they quickly dealt with the dying beast and returned to their unit.
“See this? This is your graduation test. When each of your teams can successfully kill one of these beasts with their bare hands, then congratulations, you can graduate.” Lin Mingying’s voice was not loud, but it was full of high morale and ignited the desire in the hearts of soldiers to become stronger.
“Yes, sir!” the soldiers replied excitedly.
“From now on, grab your weapons and follow your squad leaders to begin training!”
The soldiers were still filled with excitement and couldn’t calm down. The scene of fighting the beast was still vivid in their minds, constantly impacting their thoughts and hearts.
Everyone took out their weapons from the space storage. They finally understood why they were required to forge a handy melee weapon before the special training. It turned out that the only weapon they could use during the special training on this planet was the one in their hands.
Fortunately, no one took the preparation of weapons lightly, otherwise, even if someone wanted to cry, they wouldn’t have anywhere to cry now.
