Chapter XXXVII
When the others made introductions, he had been sitting there with his eyes closed, and at this time he felt that everyone's eyes fell on him, he slowly opened his eyes, revealing an unfathomable appearance, and faintly spit out four words: "Chiba Onimaru!" He closed his eyes again.
When I heard these four words, my eyes were shocked, and I said in a condensed voice: "Are you Japanese?" ”
He opened his eyes and looked at me and asked, "You hate the Japanese?" ”
"Not really, but you'd better not do anything that annoys me!" I said with a blank face.
"Humph!" He snorted coldly, not knowing whether to compromise or disdain.
The following days were spent in a variety of busyness, training from the beginning of familiarity with firearms, to later shooting training, special tactics, sniper tactics, command, vehicle and ship driving, weapon systems, tanks, infantry vehicles, computers, wilderness survival, tracking, terrain observation, map interpretation, intelligence collection, camouflage skills, position erection, infiltration and counter-infiltration, tracking and counter-tracking, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, fixed-point blasting, mine erection, demining and explosives, tactical formation, tactical positioning, radio communications, tactical code, Language training, unconscious memory, anti-prisoner of war training, helicopter piloting and more than fifty subjects.
You can imagine what kind of days it was, the previous subject has not been digested, the next subject has begun, each subject is a torture process, when to reach the standard and when to end, otherwise there will be endless practice.
Of course, these subjects are not learned in a day, and there are specific subject assessments every month to determine whether we can go down and continue to practice as long as someone is unqualified.
Time is the most abundant for us children, so the instructor is not worried that there are too many subjects to accept, in his words, there is time, slow learning, this slow is a year, and this year, we have only completed ten of the more than 50 subjects.
Of course, the most improved is shooting, other subjects are boring and boring, only shooting training can make everyone find pleasure.
The only painful thing was that in order to develop a standard shooting and shooting position, we trained muscle memory for a month, and it was a really painful process, and it was a very painful process to remain motionless in one position every day, for as little as five hours, and as long as twelve hours.
During this period, I made a mat for myself to protect my elbows on a whim, but I was caught red-handed by the instructor, and in order to make the others a warning, I was punished to do sniper stealth training, holding a sniper rifle, lying on my stomach in a jungle full of insects and ants, for two days and two nights, without eating, drinking, and without moving.
In the end, I was carried back by the instructor, but punishment was punishment, and I also showed the instructor the potential of a sniper, so as a blessing in disguise, my M16 automatic rifle was finally replaced with an M24 sniper rifle.
In addition, after a whole year, our group's assessment results were not as good as expected, and even when Isa, Andrew, and were the team leader, our results slipped to third, and when Chiba Onimaru was the team leader, we directly became the last place.
This embarrassed him, but he didn't do self-examination like everyone else, just said, "I'm not suitable to be a team leader." "It's also that he realizes his shortcomings.
The most surprising thing to me is Chiba Onimaru's shooting level, it turned out to be the first from the bottom, he seems to only play with knives, not guns, if it weren't for the other people's extraordinary performance to pull back the score, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep the first place in the total score.
I've seen him train alone at the shooting range more than once, and although he is a bit of a loner, after a year of running-in, he's not as indifferent as he used to be, and sometimes asks us for some tips on how to shoot.
The year-end assessment is coming soon, and each of our group of twelve people has become a team leader, and according to the agreement, we will re-vote to elect the real team leader.
I got nine votes except for Andrew's abstention, Tim and Cullen voted for him, Tim was the oldest, and that's why he voted for himself, and Cullen was for cool, and he thought it was cool to be nominated.
To my surprise, this guy Chiba Onimaru actually voted for me, maybe he was born a little repulsive to the Japanese, so we didn't communicate much, and it was never possible to vote for me with his character, he just thought I was more suitable, because my results never disappointed in all the assessments, especially in the shooting assessment, I helped him pull back the score of the twenty rings.
In the end, I officially became the leader of the group by an overwhelming margin of nine votes, and at my suggestion, Tim Stoll became the deputy leader, he was indeed the most mature and stable of all, after all, he was fifteen years old, standing there in a military uniform, and no one could tell that he was a child.
Tomorrow is the day of the final assessment, and the instructor did not reveal any information, but only gave us an order, "Early tomorrow morning, bring your equipment and assemble at the beach." ”
After staying here for so long, everyone can guess that this assessment is not the same concept as the previous subject assessment at all, just like the final assessment of martial arts training, if you don't get it right, you will die, so everyone is very careful and very nervous.
Sitting at the desk in the dormitory, it was filled with all kinds of gun parts and equipment, and the room was filled with the smell of gun oil.
Everyone sat around and fiddled with their weapons, and I held the M24 sniper rifle in my arms, carefully wiping every part, no one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed a little dull and depressing.
The bullets were pressed into the magazine one by one, and then the chamber was locked with a snap, and the bolt was pulled suddenly, and the crisp click attracted everyone's attention.
"Don't be so nervous guys, it's not the first time, is it?" I smiled slightly, turned off the safe, and gently placed my sniper rifle on the long table in front of me.
"Somebody's going to die, right?" Catherine fiddled with the M9 pistol without raising the head.
"Yes, but never us?" I chuckled and took the camouflage strip next to me and wrapped it around my sniper rifle.
"Oh my God, team leader, do you know what I can do best with you? It's the confidence that hangs on my face every day and I don't know where it comes from. Natalie patted her forehead.
"It's the confidence it gives me!" I patted the sniper rifle on the table, it was my second life, and that was clear from the moment I touched the sniper rifle.
"I think I need to remind the team leader that someone else has a gun in their hand!" Cullen patted the M16 in his hand.
"Remember to turn off the safety next time you pick up a gun, I don't want to remind you a third time." I grabbed the hat next to me and slammed it in Cullen's face.
"You ......" Cullen stood up abruptly, his eyes fixed on me.
"How? Am I not right? Next time, get the hell out of my group! I pointed to his nose and said word by word.
"Humph!" Cullen snorted heavily, and wanted to say something more, but was slapped back into the chair by Andrew, who got up. In a thick voice, he said, "What the team leader said is right. ”
Ignoring his indignant look, I straightened up and looked around and said, "Guys, we are the best group, show some confidence, it should be the opponent who is nervous, not us, pack up your equipment, keep your spirits up, and get ready for battle." ”