Chapter 14: What a Fine Soldier!

Although not long ago, due to the incident involving Qi Tian and Zhang Meng, the new recruits from the two squads had been tormented by their squad leaders all morning, leaving them with many grievances in their hearts.

Yet at this moment, everyone applauded sincerely and from the depths of their souls.

Even Song Wei, who usually didn’t get along well with Qi Tian, couldn’t help but secretly marvel, his hands moving continuously.

Not for any other reason, but because Qi Tian truly accomplished something that none of them yet had the courage to do.

He dared to lead the way for everyone, to face head-on this colossal menace that symbolized destruction!

These rounds of applause were a tribute to the strong!

“He’s incredible! What is there that this kid can’t do?”

“Physically overpowering all the athletes, his bed-making skills rival the old company commander’s, and now he even dares to confront a tank head-on without flinching or losing breath. My God, is he even human?”

“Comparing people is deadly, comparing goods means discarding them. Now let’s see who can take over and lead the second charge.”

“I’d better wait a bit longer. Just looking at that tank still makes my legs tremble.”

“...”

Among the new recruits, voices buzzed with admiration for Qi Tian’s extraordinary courage, while speculation began as to who would be the second to step forward for the special training.

Even the two squad leaders’ gazes swept through their respective squads.

Especially the second squad leader.

The first squad had already set the example with Qi Tian.

If the second person to undergo the special training also came from the first squad, then their second squad would surely be branded as the “coward squad.”

As the saying goes, one brave soldier breeds a whole pack of brave soldiers.

The second squad leader would never allow his squad to be filled with weaklings!

“Report!”

Just as the new recruits stood frozen in place, avoiding the squad leader’s gaze for fear of being chosen, Qi Tian, standing beside Old Hei, spoke up again, drawing everyone’s attention.

“Kid, what are you trying to do?” Old Hei sized Qi Tian up and down, instinctively asking.

“Report, Squad Leader, I want to do the courage training once more!”

“Again? One round of this training is enough. Courage doesn’t increase or decrease based on how many times you train, unless...”

Old Hei’s words stopped abruptly, as if he suddenly remembered something.

His pupils contracted sharply, locking eyes with Qi Tian.

Seeing Qi Tian’s solemn expression, Old Hei immediately understood his intention.

He burst into laughter and nodded in agreement. “Alright, alright! I get what you mean. Go ahead—I trust you won’t disappoint me. And remember, stay safe!”

“Yes, sir!”

Qi Tian quickly donned his steel helmet again and stood firm three meters in front of the tank.

This time, however, Qi Tian did not choose to lie down passively as before.

Instead, mimicking the second squad leader’s earlier actions, he raised his arm to signal the tank driver.

At that moment, the second squad leader and the two new recruits behind him also realized the purpose of Qi Tian’s second training attempt.

Many mouths instantly fell open, and breathing quickened noticeably.

“No way, this guy is learning the veterans’ moves on his second day of enlistment? This…”

“I finally see it clearly now—he’s not here to slack off. This is truly risking his life!”

As the two soldiers spoke in astonishment, the tank driver smiled and started the engine, cooperating with Qi Tian to complete the training.

Man and machine rapidly closed the distance.

This time, the driver even secretly increased the speed, curious to see just how far this recruit could push himself.

Two and a half meters, one and a half meters, one meter!

The tank’s barrel was now only fifty centimeters from Qi Tian.

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

This distance was nearly the same as what the second squad leader had demonstrated before.

Old Hei even started using a loudspeaker, urging Qi Tian to lie down quickly.

But Qi Tian had no intention of immediately lying down.

Instead, he calculated the distance between himself and the tank in his mind.

Only when there were thirty centimeters left between the barrel and himself did Qi Tian suddenly lunge forward, sliding under the tank along the central gap between the two tracks!

The next second, the tank roared as it passed over Qi Tian’s body and stopped in front of the two squad leaders.

Qi Tian then reappeared, his expression as calm and composed as ever.

“Gulp...”

Among the new recruits, a wave of swallowing echoed.

The recruits from both squads stared at Qi Tian as if he were a monster; Old Hei and the second squad leader shared the same stunned gaze.

“Old Hei, your soldier... is really something!”

The second squad leader took a deep breath and leaned toward Old Hei, whispering, “The extreme limit for courage training is twenty-five centimeters.

If I’m not mistaken, that kid just nearly reached the limit—and this was only his second training session.

Although the company commander means to target this soldier relentlessly, I still think he’s quite remarkable. With a little nurturing, he’s bound to achieve something.

After all, back in the day, neither of us managed to get this close in our second courage training. This guy’s a beast!

As for the mistake he made last night, I wouldn’t even call it an issue.

They’ll be life-and-death brothers in the future, able to trust each other with their backs, even their lives, shielding each other’s bullets.

If anything, I think it’d be a problem if he saw the commander come last night and did nothing—he’d be lacking loyalty.

Old Hei, didn’t you tell me last night this kid gives you a headache? How about we swap? You pick anyone from my second squad, and I’ll take Qi Tian.”

“Get out of here! When you found out about his mistake yesterday, why didn’t you want to swap then? Now you want to, but it’s too late!”

Old Hei gave the second squad leader a disdainful glance, then changed the subject. “The commander’s targeting him is the commander’s business. What use is it to us if we like him or not?

Let’s just follow orders. If this kid can really withstand the commander’s pressure, then that will prove he’s a capable soldier!”

As Old Hei finished speaking, Qi Tian arrived before them, saluted, and handed back his steel helmet.

Had this been yesterday, Old Hei would have found some way to hassle Qi Tian, at least refraining from praising him; otherwise, wouldn’t that be opposing the higher-ups?

But now, Old Hei could no longer fake criticism of Qi Tian.

With so many new recruits watching, he couldn’t lie with open eyes.

He simply smiled, gave Qi Tian a thumbs-up, then waved him back to the ranks.

At that moment, someone in the ranks took the lead and called out Qi Tian’s name.

The next second, the new recruits from both squads shouted in unison:

“Qi Tian! Qi Tian! Qi Tian!”

Hearing the deafening cheers before him, a joyful smile appeared on Qi Tian’s face.

Unlike the joy after winning the five-kilometer race last time, this time’s training was accomplished without any system aid.

The recognition he received came solely from his own fearless courage!

Two kinds of joy, completely different.

However, the smile on Qi Tian’s face did not last long.

For at that moment, a clear alert tone suddenly rang in his mind.

And with the sound of this alert, Qi Tian’s body trembled sharply!

[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have unlocked the second mission: Extreme Rescue.

At a critical moment, intervene to protect your comrade during training and prevent any accidents.

Mission success grants the skill of photographic memory.

Mission failure results in the host losing enhanced physical abilities, and the recruit will die instantly due to improper operation. Please proceed with caution!!! ]