Chapter 1612: Draining the New Soldiers’ Strength

The four-hour march became more difficult under the invisible pressure. The wind blowing in their faces did not bring a moment of coolness, but seemed to sprout more sweat beads in the hot air.

After several hours of marching, they finally arrived at the designated location. In the valley, the sound of the waterfall vibrated in the silent air like thunder, and the water vapor was filled like a fairyland.

But this short-lived beauty did not give them a chance to relax. Qin Yuan still stood there coldly, watching every tired but determined recruit.

"Put on diving equipment." He ordered briefly.

Just as the recruits were still understanding the order, their equipment had been thrown out of the container, and everyone was required to change immediately. These equipment were not only ordinary diving equipment, but also weighted resistance bands and multifunctional underwater mission bags.

Under the waterfall was a bottomless pool, which would be the place for their next extreme training.

Qin Yuan stared at them, his eyes revealing a complex emotion of strictness and praise: "Within five minutes, everyone must go into the water."

The recruits immediately got into the state and jumped into the cold pool. The bone-chilling cold made them tense all over in an instant.

But the training did not allow them to adapt to the sudden cold. Qin Yuan arranged a series of tasks, underwater obstacle crossing: deep dive target search and recovery, simulated sneaking under enemy fire suppression.

The underwater environment is dark and full of pressure. They need to overcome the fear in their hearts and complete the arranged underwater tasks under limited oxygen supply.

Underwater obstacles are not only a physical challenge for them, but also a psychological test. Huge metal rings are stacked at the bottom of the pool. The recruits need to cross them with their chests and abdomens close to the ground under high oxygen consumption.

At a depth of about ten meters underwater, the obstacles exude a cold metallic luster. The first batch has jumped in like swimming fish. With the flowing water waves, their figures appear particularly tense.

Qin Yuan turned on a timer, and his cold voice echoed above the pool: "Find the target and recover it within three minutes."

The recruits started to disperse and sank into the dark underwater world, frantically searching for the target that was hidden extremely secretly. It was pitch black underwater, and the weak flashlight beam and muddy and sand mixed vision made this task more difficult.

The darkness and silence underwater seemed to swallow all sounds, but Qin Yuan's instructions echoed in the ears of the recruits, like a hammer that kept beating.

There was no sound in the darkness, except for heavy breathing, and only the faint bubble sound from the respirator was spreading.

Diving underwater, the arrangement of obstacles became more intricate, and the distance between the metal rings was not uniform. Some were extremely narrow, requiring the recruits to snake through with their whole bodies close to the ground.

And in the process of crossing these links, there would occasionally be sudden shaking and sliding obstacles, as if invisible hands were testing their nervous nerves.

Qin Yuan calmly stared at the water surface, his eyes slightly narrowed. Time passed by minute by minute. In the cold and biting water, every recruit was trying his best to find the target.

The underwater search process is not only a physical exercise, but also a psychological pressure. They have to find the target that flickers with a faint light in this endless darkness and use limited means of survival to return to the surface.

Under the sense of urgency of time, the recruits all felt the urging of thin oxygen and the attack of heartbeats. They moved hard underwater, touching every uneven metal surface, trying to find the target in the intricate obstacles.

They searched underwater, relying on the only flashlight to cross the metal obstacles one after another.

Whenever they touched a smooth metal surface, they could only judge intuitively that it was not the target, and swam forward again. The cold and fear were intertwined, and even the respirator seemed heavy.

In a relatively open area, several recruits have successfully found the target, but the mission was not completed. They must successfully bring the target back to the surface.

The metal box covered with traces of corrosion is the target. It is heavy and slippery. They must work together to transport it safely. Every lift and every turn requires precise operation in a limited space.

Qin Yuan stared at the timer intently. In such an environment, how would the tight oxygen supply hit their psychological defenses? There was only one minute left.

Suddenly, the flashlight beam in the water flashed, and then everyone heard a slight metal collision sound. Someone found the target.

The recruit struggled and dragged the target out of the metal ring with difficulty. He floated up with all his strength. Seeing this, other recruits also accelerated the pace of the search.

As time went on, more targets were found, and the recruits in the water began to work hard to bring these huge metal boxes back to the surface.

At the last minute, the recruits finally began to gradually bring the target back to the surface. Qin Yuan looked at the countdown on the timer, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Assemble!" Qin Yuan ordered coldly.

The recruits quickly climbed ashore and lined up neatly. Everyone was breathing heavily, but no one complained. Qin Yuan glanced around, as if looking for something.

"Do you know why there is such training?" Qin Yuan's voice was low but clear to everyone's ears.

"In order to enable us to complete the task under extreme conditions, instructor!" A recruit answered with a slight tremor.

Qin Yuan nodded, and then continued: "This is not only a physical challenge, but also a psychological test. In real missions, time and environment will not give you any leniency. Such situations are everywhere when performing missions!"

Listening to what Qin Yuan said, everyone had a serious expression. They knew that these words were not alarmist, and they might even be understated.

The sun was still very hot at this time. The recruits had almost dried up since they came out of the water.

However, Qin Yuan did not let them continue the next training immediately, but prepared them to eat.

He asked the veterans to take out the raw beef and put it in front of them. This was a process that almost all soldiers had to go through.

"This is high-grade Wagyu beef. You can't eat it normally..."

Qin Yuan hadn't finished speaking yet, and the expressions on the faces of the recruits could already show that they knew what they were going to face next.

"Don't be polite, eat it!"

Seeing that no one was taking action, Qin Yuan directly picked up a piece of raw beef, took a big bite, and then began to chew.

Qin Yuan chewed calmly, which made the new recruits feel nauseous. However, the veterans beside him were already used to it. They even picked up the raw beef and started eating it like Qin Yuan.

Seeing Qin Yuan and the veterans actively demonstrating to them, the new recruits had no choice but to pick up the raw beef.

Although many people like to eat steaks that are well-done and still have blood, there is still a big difference between eating raw beef.

Just picking up the raw meat, the bloody smell makes it difficult for people to make the next move.

Qin Yuan didn't say anything. He knew that taking the first step was the most difficult.

Everyone stared at the raw meat in their hands and frowned. Several attempts ended in failure.

At this time, Qin Yuan and the veterans had already finished a whole piece. He looked at the people in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Why? Don't you like beef? Or do your beliefs not allow you to eat beef?"

Qin Yuan's cold tone fell into the ears of the recruits like a sharp thorn. Seeing Qin Yuan's faint disappointment, and thinking of the training they had undergone before, they suddenly felt something more in their hearts.

Finally, someone took the first bite of the raw meat, and with the appearance of the first person, the second and third people also appeared, and soon everyone took the first step.

After the raw meat session ended, Qin Yuan did not give any praise or comfort. He just glanced at everyone coldly. After confirming that all the recruits had completed this training, he slowly stood up, pointed to a piece of iron plate not far away, and said expressionlessly: "Let's go, the next is strength training."

A group of heavy sandbags had been prepared in front of the iron plate, and almost each sandbag weighed fifty kilograms. The recruits looked at each other, but did not dare to say much. They could only grit their teeth and follow Qin Yuan to the iron plate.

Qin Yuan pointed at the sandbags and said in a cold tone: "Each person carries a sandbag, climbs up the six-meter steep slope, and then puts the sandbag on the top. Do this thirty times each time."

The recruits began to move. They lifted the sandbags with all their strength, while trying to keep their balance and moving towards the steep slope with difficulty.

The slope was extremely steep, and every step was as difficult as climbing a mountain. The mud and sweat made the slope even more slippery. Some people fell from time to time, but no matter how hard they fell, they had to stand up and start again.

As time went by, beads of sweat began to overflow from the faces of the recruits, and their legs seemed to be as heavy as lead blocks.

A recruit suddenly slipped, and the sandbag rolled off his shoulder and hit the ground, splashing a large piece of mud. He took a deep breath and lifted the sandbag again, his bloodshot eyes full of determination.

Another recruit's forehead was bulging with veins, clenched his teeth, and climbed up the steep slope step by step with difficulty. His palms were covered with blood bubbles, mixed with slippery mud and water.

Qin Yuan cast his silent eyes on the recruits struggling in the mud. He did not express any sympathy or pity. This scene seemed to have been played out countless times in his eyes. He knew that these trainings were crucial to the growth of the recruits.

The special training continued, and Qin Yuan did not intend to give the recruits any chance to breathe. He waved to the other side of the training ground, where a muddy trench had been prepared.

The trenches were three meters high on both sides of the trenches, and the bottom was covered with gravel and weeds, which seemed extremely narrow and difficult to pass.

"Next, everyone crawls through this trench. You can't use your hands, but you have to move forward with your elbows and knees." Qin Yuan's voice was cold and powerful.

The recruits were a little confused, but they had to bite the bullet and start to move. They raised their buttocks high, touched the ground with their elbows and knees, and crawled forward with difficulty with the help of their body coordination.

For Qin Yuan, this was just part of the special training. He didn't care how tired the recruits were. What he needed was a team that could survive and fight in desperate situations.

Special training is a double test of mind and physical strength. He wants to eliminate all weakness and fear and shape a group of real warriors.

Wading through the trenches, the recruits' uniforms were almost completely soaked in mud. Their originally clean faces were now covered with dirt and dirt, and they could not see their original appearance. Qin Yuan stood by the trenches and stared coldly at each recruit, as if evaluating their performance.

The muddy ground exuded waves of dampness and coldness. The recruits' limbs were exhausted from falling and crawling many times, but under Qin Yuan's cold gaze, they had no choice but to move forward.

Every time I move, I have to carefully avoid the barbed wire. When my back occasionally touches the barbed wire, the stinging pain is frightening.

The recruits' bodies were constantly bruised in the trenches, but no one complained. The mud covered every inch of their skin, making their already sore bodies even heavier.

After about two hours, most of the people finally climbed out of the trenches and turned into clay figures.

The sky was already dark at this moment. Looking at the time and the condition of the new recruits, Qin Yuan knew that their physical strength had basically been drained.

"Today's training ends here. I still say the same thing. If you want to quit, you can do so at any time. I don't care how many of you can meet my standards. Anyway, I am just taking you with me temporarily."

After saying that, Qin Yuan turned around and left alone, leaving the recruits and veterans looking at each other in confusion.

In this regard, the veterans were helpless. They had to wave their hands and said in a helpless tone: "Don't listen to instructor Qin's nonsense. If he really had that attitude, how could he train you like this? He would have left everything to us. ”

Although the recruits did not feel dissatisfied with Qin Yuan's words, they laughed at the veterans' words.

But with this smile, the wounds on their bodies seemed to be pulled, and they grimaced in pain.

Similarly, after every day's training, they would go to the bathhouse to take a medicinal bath. Qin Yuan knew that his training would inevitably leave scars all over their bodies.

Taking a medicinal bath can not only avoid sequelae, but also quickly restore their physical condition, ensuring that the next day's training will not be affected.

The night passed quickly. When everyone gathered at the playground the next day, they still didn't see Qin Yuan arrive after waiting for a long time.

They still stood on the playground in military posture. Even when there were not many teams on the playground, they did not leave.

Because everyone clearly remembers what Qin Yuan said, only when he comes can the team be disbanded. If he doesn't come, they have to wait! This order can only be ignored unless there are special circumstances.