Chapter 160 - Recruiting, What is Happiness, and Friends (1/2)

A pillar of flame broke through the top of the rainforest, surging to the skies. The seasoned soldier had already successfully evaded the powerful blast zone of the grenade at the first instant. It was also in this instant that Lin Ling completely pierced through the encirclement net, which should have been firm and unbreakable.

Satan’s bullet struck below Qin Fen’s foot. This bullet represented that Satan had removed Qin Fen’s life.

Satan finally defeated this young recruit using the same level of strength, but not a hint of a smile came to Satan’s face. He had believed that Qin Fen would be the one to break out from the encirclement. He never thought that the true target to break out of this encirclement would actually be Lin Ling.

“Kid, would you really do things like this in a true life or death fight?” Satan wasn’t in a hurry to chase Lin Ling. Instead, he stood in place, open his mouth, and asked.

“I don’t know.” Qin Fen was very candid. “Perhaps I wouldn’t.”

“Excellent.” Satan waved a hand. “Annihilate the remaining people.”

For a time, the miserable shrieks of recruits rang out everywhere from within the jungle and mountains.

The surefire encirclement and annihilation executed by the seasoned soldiers had actually been broken through by one recruit. This made it so that when they made a move for reals, not a single one of the recruits that Du Peng had brought for the counterattack could escape the encirclement and annihilation this time.

This time’s encirclement and annihilation lasted until the depths of the night before stopping.

Finally, Lin Ling returned to the reporting location without even a hair of her body damaged. In a certain sense, she had prevailed over the seasoned soldiers, who hadn’t displayed their full strength.

Aside from Lin Ling, all the recruits had bloody noses and swollen faces as they stumbled to the reporting location. Even Qin Fen was unable to be an exception.

The dozen or so seasoned soldiers had joined hands to set about. Drill Instructor Satan had also joined in. Qin Fen knew that there wouldn’t be a chance for victory even if he used the Guardian Deity Raging Berserker Tide. He simply circulated his entire body with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, increasing his defense power to the maximum. This way, at least he could reduce some of the pain when the beatings came.

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The night of the rainforest was exceptionally calm.

Qin Fen lay on the ground. He quietly looked at the flickering stars in the night sky. Though he had been given a beating, his mood was incomparably relaxed and great. At the very least, he had learned quite a few things.

Du Peng and his ice-cold face, which would not change even in ten thousand years, really did have a happy smile on his face at this time. He had fought all out, and even though he had been given a wild beating by the seasoned soldiers, it had been a good venting.

Of Snake Head and his team of three, Snake Head and Big Rock were smiling as well. Today had passed with quite the happiness and enjoyment. If training was like this every day with the beatings, that wouldn’t be too bad as well.

Mute sat atop of a branch. He leaned against the large tree. He raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky. A faint aura of grief radiated from his body.

Big Rock saw this scene, and he gently sighed from his lips. “Oh man! Mute…”

Snake Head raised a hand to pat Big Rock on the shoulder. He sighed as well. “Man, just let him reminisce. Though the memory becomes more painful every time he reminisces, wouldn’t he be even more in pain if he doesn’t reminisce?”

Big Rock’s eyes carried the same sorrow. “But if he were to continue on like this, he might really go crazy.”

“That’s impossible.” Snake Head gently shook his head. “If he goes crazy, he should’ve gone crazy five years ago.”

Five years ago… Mute’s ears gently twitched, and the intent of hatred quickly spread and diffused in all directions in an instant. The recruit who slept on the tree next to him was startled awake by this ice-cold intent of hatred.

Qin Fen turned his head to look at Mute atop the tree. Just what was it that could cause Mute to have such an intent of hatred?

Du Zhanpeng moved his exhausted body and crawled up from the ground. He walked, not in a hurry, toward Mute’s direction.

Splat…

With the foot, Du Zhanpeng stepped on Du Peng, who lay on the ground, in the belly. It was as if Du Zhanpeng hadn’t felt anything at all. He continued walking onward.

“You….”

Du Peng forgot about the pain of his fatigued body for a time. He immediately stood up.

“Oh? Did I just step on you?” Du Zhanpeng turned around. The expression on his bloodied and swollen face couldn’t be read. There is only that shunning voice of disdain. “Then why aren’t you apologizing to me? Forget it. I won’t lower myself to your level.”

“You….”

The corners of Du Peng’s eyes twitched over and over. He fiercely treaded a step forward, looking intently at Du Zhanpeng.

“Me?” A sneer could finally and barely be read from the expression on Du Zhanpeng’s face. “What did I do? Do you want to fight with me again? On what basis? You are too weak. And you want to fight with me? Okay, you need to first think of a way to become stronger, then. I am not that interested in bullying a rookie.”

The series of questions caused Du Peng to stand blankly in place. The difference in strength made him dumbstruck and unable to reply.

Du Peng stared as Du Zhanpeng slowly left, and Du Peng’s body trembled without end. His fury had awakened him, and it made him hate himself even more for his lack of strength

“Become stronger. Become stronger…”

Du Peng sat back to the ground. He repeated to himself in a whisper, over and over, as if he were demonically possessed.