Chapter 40 - You Carry Him, Then I Carry Him! (2/2)

Qin Fen sat on the beach, gasping for breath. Even for him, it was hard to maintain swimming that distance at top speed the entire way. His footsteps on the sandy beach had been a bit staggered, and his body began to shake slightly.

Qin Fen quickly sat cross-legged. Right when he wanted to use the Rejuvenation Art to recover his strength, he suddenly recalled something the figure of light had said in his dream.  The best time for growth is when one perseveres in cultivation during their weariest moments.

Cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art? Qin Fen quickly rejected the thought. No matter how bad the recruits were, they wouldn’t need two hours to swim to shore.

One must not be disturbed when cultivating and circulating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art within one’s body. Clearly, he didn’t have enough time right now. There was also the danger of a whiplash if he didn’t pay attention and someone bumped into him.

The Rejuvenation Art quickly circulated through his entire body, eliminating some of his fatigue.

The last recruit teetered onto the beach under the gazes of thousands of people. It was just as Qin Fen expected. The last recruit was none other than his squadmate Jin Kui.

Speed swimming five thousand meters wasn’t an easy task for this recruit with a slightly overweight body.

A landing ship also arrived quickly to shore. A rough, “Assemble!” was shouted out, and the recruits dragged their weary bodies into formation one after another.

These past few days made everyone realize that joining the military wasn’t some vacation. Being slow just a bit might invite punishment at any time.

“Rest here for half an hour! Then we do a forced march of seven kilometers!” Battalion Commander Zhang’s voice, along with a few other battalion commander’s voices, resonated in Qin Fen’s ear. “The person in last place will ensure that their entire squad won’t have food to eat!”

The recruits of Second Squad, First Platoon, Third Company, Second Battalion stared uniformly at Jin Kui, still panting and gasping for breath. Jin Kui, the person who would hold them back, revealed quite a bleak expression.

The two thousand recruits began to rest, and the atmosphere of Second Squad, First Platoon, Third Company, Second Battalion dropped to an all-time low. Du Peng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly got up and walked before Qin Fen, ” When he can’t run. I’ll carry him, and when I’m tired, you’ll carry him. What do you say?”

Running while carrying someone? A few of their squadmates’ eyes narrowed to slits. Jin Kui was overweight at his body weight. It was no joke to carry him for seven kilometers.

Qin Fen revealed a smile. He had intended to carry Jin Kui if he wasn’t able to run. Even if he couldn’t get first place, he would do his best not to get last place at the very least. He wasn’t too sure he could accomplish this, but with Du Peng added into the mix, perhaps it truly was possible to not end up in last place.

“You guys… I….” Jin Kui was touched.

Du Peng spoke coldly from the side, “Soldiers aren’t individuals. Our squad is a collective.”

Qin Fen was a bit surprised. This ice-cold recruit was indeed more remarkable than any of the other recruits when it came to military affairs.

The half an hour rest soon ended, and for the sake of dinner and dying of hunger, the recruits swung their feet and followed their squad leaders toward the recruit boot camp located five kilometers away. Their forced march had begun.

Qin Fen stepped passed Jin Kui with a large forward stride and said, “Follow close to me.”

Du Peng’s eyes suddenly lit up. Qin Fen was lead running!

Many people, when running alone, would feel exceptionally tired and unable to persevere. If there was someone leading ahead, people would often display a side that exceeded their normal limits.