381: Chapter 380 The Sudden Drill

The courtyard gate slowly opened. Zheng Yi and Wang Shuo walked into the courtyard and arrived before Instructor Duan Chengwu.

"Mr. Wang."

Instructor Duan Chengwu asked, then looked at Zheng Yi: "Senior Colonel Zheng."

Zheng Yi replied softly: "Instructor."

The two of them clearly knew each other.

Wang Shuo looked at the soldiers gathering in the courtyard and asked: "Captain Duan, what are you all doing?"

He wasn't narcissistic enough to think that these people had assembled so neatly just to welcome him and Zheng Yi.

Given Captain Duan's personality, it was highly unlikely he would do something so pointless.

"Mr. Wang, you've come at the right time."

Instructor Duan Chengwu revealed a faint smile and said: "There is a good show today, and it's just in time for you to watch."

"A good show?"

Wang Shuo was slightly stunned. What kind of good show could there be in this training ground?

"Yes."

Instructor Duan Chengwu glanced at the neat formation and said: "These young men are a bit unconvinced by their new captain, so I want to let them try again."

Wang Shuo's eyes lit up: "A one-on-one duel?"

Instructor Duan Chengwu shook his head slightly: "Not one-on-one, but one against twenty-five."

Wang Shuo was somewhat stunned: "One against twenty-five? Captain Duan, you don't mean to tell me you're wearing that piece of equipment I gave you?"

Instructor Duan Chengwu nodded slightly.

"It really is?"

Wang Shuo was surprised: "If that's the case, are twenty-five people enough? Do you need a few more?"

Instructor Duan Chengwu was speechless and shook his head slightly: "Mr. Wang, you don't need to worry about that. I will have the twenty-five people fully armed and allowed to use any equipment, but I have also placed some restrictions on the user of the Night Crow."

"Although I don't know what the parameters were when you designed it, in order to restore the battlefield environment as much as possible, I require that the Night Crow cannot be hit more than ten times, and it must not use any long-range weapons; it can only kill the twenty-five team members in close quarters."

"The problem now is..."

Instructor Duan Chengwu glanced at Zheng Yi standing to the side: "Can Senior Colonel Zheng watch this confrontation exercise with you?"

Zheng Yi stood in place, silently watching the soldiers on the field, not speaking, as if she hadn't heard Instructor Duan Chengwu's words.

"Sister Zheng already knows about the Night Crow, so there is no need to hide it."

Wang Shuo said.

"Understood."

Instructor Duan Chengwu waved his hand: "Go prepare. The exercise will officially begin in ten minutes."

The crowd dispersed with a roar, and everyone ran towards the building.

Wang Shuo was curious about what equipment these people would choose to bring out.

"Mr. Wang, let's go to the control room."

Instructor Duan Chengwu turned around and said to Wang Shuo.

"There's even a control room?"

Wang Shuo became interested and, together with Zheng Yi, followed Instructor Duan Chengwu into the building, took the elevator, and went all the way to the top floor.

In a room of less than sixty square meters, several huge televisions formed a large screen, and various surveillance video feeds were displayed on it.

One of the surveillance feeds caught Zheng Yi's attention.

It was a dimly lit room, slightly illuminated by light seeping in from somewhere.

In this half-light, half-darkness, The Figure in black stood quietly, like a sculpture.

The black helmet, the familiar figure—it was exactly the equipment Zheng Yi had seen Wang Shuo wearing that day.

"Night Crow!"

...

In the equipment room, all twenty-some people had already selected their equipment and were putting it on in silence.

It was unclear how Instructor Duan Chengwu had managed it, but almost any common equipment could be found in this small equipment room.

Protective gear went without saying; that was easy. But others, such as military-grade Type 95 assault rifles, Type 82 grenades, and a full set of special operations gear including helmets, with multiple attachment points, high load-bearing capacity, and some advanced electronic equipment—the functions were very advanced.

These things could not be obtained through normal channels.

Instructor Duan Chengwu had not only obtained them, but they were all brand new.

Jin Weidong took a deep breath, secured all his equipment, stood in place, and waited until the other comrades were mostly ready before shouting: "Assemble."

All the soldiers immediately put down what they were holding and assembled into formation.

Jin Weidong's gaze was stern as he scanned the soldiers present.

"Today's exercise is one where we wager our dignity!"

"We are about to have twenty-five people confront one person!"

"Even in the most absurd training, this situation was never anticipated. In this scenario, the only hope for survival for the surrounded soldier is to surrender!"

"But now, because of one piece of equipment, we twenty-five have become the weaker side! We are fully armed, with all equipment available to choose from, while the opponent has only one suit of armor. Even if this armor can move, it is still just a suit of armor!"

"Wanting to rely on such a thing to fight against us is simply a dream! I absolutely do not allow it! What about you! Do you allow it?"

The soldiers shouted: "No! We do not allow it!"

"We absolutely do not allow it!"

"Comrades! I don't care where you came from before, or which unit you came from. Today, we will fight side by side. We will let the other side know that even if he is wearing steel, even if it is iron! We have the ability and the confidence to pierce through him!"

"Tell me, do you have confidence!"

The soldiers shouted again: "Yes!"

"Very good."

Jin Weidong nodded: "Captain Xiao Long had a temporary mission and went with the other two captains to execute it. I will personally command the Azure Dragon Squad, and the other three squads will be commanded by their respective deputy captains. I will not go into detail about the specific combat process; there is only one goal: defeat the Chief Captain!"

"Defeat the Chief Captain!"

Although there were only twenty-some people, their voices resounded throughout the entire training ground.

Wang Shuo, on the top floor, heard it and nodded inwardly.

Regardless, the morale of this group was unquestionable, but whether it could be effective against the Night Crow was another matter.

Instructor Duan Chengwu tapped the microphone, and his voice resounded throughout the field.

"Attention all units, the exercise... begins!"