Volume 2 The Trial of Iron and Blood Chapter 7 The Way Home
The first phase of training is finally over, and now the final exam is taking place, and the trainees have been thrown into the barren mountains one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the trial camp, scattered in all directions, and must be rushed back to the camp within five hours.
Before the airdrop, Muta Instructor shouted: "You have only one purpose, which is to rush back as soon as possible, the sooner the better, but not more than five hours!" One more word of advice to everyone, don't stop on the way, don't eat game you don't know, don't care about others, don't fight if you can avoid wild beasts, and when you meet strangers, you must remember, don't pay attention, repeat, don't pay attention! β
There is no navigation, no electronic compass, no weapons, and no means of transportation, a direct distance of one hundred and fifty kilometers, plus the influence of the terrain, the distance can be more than two hundred kilometers, only five hours, and no less than forty kilometers per hour, so you have to run every second, and you must choose a good route, try to avoid the Great Rift Valley, mountain peaks and snow-covered slopes, although the students are basically not afraid of avalanches, but this can not affect the speed.
As soon as all the students landed, they quickly judged the direction and immediately ran wildly, without formation and without cooperation, the sooner they can rush back to the camp, the higher the score.
That year, he naturally formed a team with Qingtong and Li Muhao, and gradually surpassed many students, and the students' choice of routes was also different, so they became more and more separated, and finally there was no one student around them that year.
In the ice col, Li Muhao punched back a snow-white yak, and then immediately caught up with the two of them that year, they encountered several local wild animals along the way, they could avoid it, and if they couldn't avoid it, Li Muhao or the two of them entangled the animal, and they accelerated to leave, and the person who was fighting again looked for an opportunity to get away, and if he could not hurt the animal, he would not hurt the opponent, and he would not hurt the opponent if he could not get out, and he only wanted to limit the animal's pursuit instinct, and did not kill the beast once.
Fortunately, the ears and eyes were smart that year, and large groups of animals or places that felt dangerous were all avoided, and with good luck, they had not yet encountered a magical beast that they could not deal with.
On a large snowy cliff, that year he stretched out his hand and pulled Li Muhao up the cliff, Li Muhao complained in a low voice: "Why do you have to climb the mountain?" It affects the speed a lot, and I have to worry about avalanches, my size is too easy to crush the floating snow. β
That year, he didn't dare to say anything, pointed to the floating snow on the mountain above his head, and pointed to the valley under his feet, Li Muhao stretched out his head to look at the valley carefully, and tried to whisper: "There is nothing down there?" β
Qing Tong just seized the time to breathe.
That year, he pointed to a slightly raised white snow, and said softly: "It can be seen from the traces of the wind and snow that there are ice caves underneath, which are easy to fall down, and there are many powerful lifeforms in the ice caves, and there is one under that snowdrift, which should be an ice monster." β
Li Muhao craned his neck and looked at it for a long time, but he still couldn't see it, so he had to say helplessly: "Just believe you, you won't lie to me, I just don't know if this kind of demonic beast is powerful, and I will come to play with them next time when I am not in a hurry." β
That year said: "I feel much stronger than us, are you resting?" There's a lot of snow overhead, so it's best to get out as soon as possible! β
Li Muhao hurriedly silenced, and under the gesture of that year, the three of them hurriedly went on the road.
Four hours later, the trio finally ran to a distance of only a few kilometers from the barracks, their faces covered in dust, their clothes torn in many places, and a few blood stains on their bodies.
Li Muhao panted and said, "Can you take a rest in this forest?" It's not far from the barracks, and it's estimated that you can run there in ten minutes, so don't worry about resting for a few minutes. β
That year was also exhausted, and the green pupils were also pale and short of breath.
That year, I tried to ask Qingtong's opinion: "Senior sister, let's rest for a few minutes?" β
Qing Tong nodded, and the three of them slowed down, scattered, and vigilantly dived into the woods.
There are many coniferous forests in the cold land, so this forest is not dense, and it is impossible to hide large magical beasts in the canopy.
They are mainly wary of the underground, where the thin snow on the ground is covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves and moss, which can hide large beasts and even magical beasts.
The three of them inspected the woods from three directions, and then gathered in one place, Li Muhao sat on the thick roots of the tree and said, "I looked, there is no trace of large animals." β
Qing Tong also shook his head, and said that year: "I didn't find any danger, let's just rest for a few minutes." β
After speaking, he also sat down, but that year's body stiffened, then he sniffed hard, and then made a gesture, Li Muhao and Qingtong immediately bowed down, looked at that year with doubts, and asked in a very low voice: "Did you smell anything?" β
Both of them sniffed hard, then both shook their heads, looking at the year even more suspiciously.
"It smells of blood." That year said in a low voice.
"Could it be the smell of small animals predatoring?" Li Muhao also asked in a very low voice.
He shook his head that year, he couldn't explain this, his nose was very smart, everyone knew it, but he felt that the vitality of the smell of blood was not like a small animal, but more like a human, he couldn't explain this feeling.
That year bent down and began to carefully identify the source of the scent, Qing Tong and Li Muhao followed him and looked around vigilantly.
After walking a few steps, that year suddenly picked up a piece of moss with a branch, and a drop of blood was clearly visible below, and this time Qing Tong and Li Muhao also believed in that year's judgment, the splashing traces proved that the wound was at a certain height from the ground, and it would definitely not be a small animal, and this moss was obviously turned over artificially, just to cover up the bloodstains, which was obviously not done by animals.
Li Muhao pointed out of the woods, and the meaning was obvious: "Let's leave immediately, right?" β
That year, he pointed under the trunk of a large tree ten meters ahead, which was overgrown with rhizomes and covered with fallen leaves, and he could not tell him clearly that the bleeding man was hiding there.
The two of them are in the same place, this distance is too close, there is no way to avoid it, and the other party must have discovered them a long time ago.
That year suddenly straightened up and shouted loudly to the place: "We are students from the nearby training camp, we are just passing by here, and we have no ill will towards you, so we will leave." β
After speaking, he slowly retreated, and Qingtong and Li Muhao kept up with that year.
"Wait a minute!" It turned out to be the girl's crisp voice from under the tree, which sounded very young.
A thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl crawled out of the hole in the tree full of fallen leaves, covered with dead leaves, covered in dust, with blood stains clearly visible on her arms, and two tear stains on her face, which was very pitiful.
Seeing that it was a little girl, Qingtong and Li Muhao were obviously relieved.
The little girl lowered her head, choked up and said, "Brother and sister, I'm injured, can you help me go home?" My home is not far away. β
That year frowned slightly, and asked strangely, "Is there a place to live around here?" β
The little girl hurriedly said: "Of course there is, you are from the barracks, oh, it is the training camp in your mouth, but you don't know, the barracks also has a family town, just ten kilometers away from the barracks, not far at all, I live there." β
That year relentlessly asked, "How did you get hurt?" β
"I was bitten by a snake, but I stuck my arm, it shouldn't be a problem for a short time, I know some wilderness survival skills."
Li Muhao was impatient: "Old Na, if you are bitten by a snake and can't run, blood circulation will speed up the onset of snake venom, we still have time, it won't affect her to send her home, right?" β
Qing Tong also glared at that year dissatisfied.
That year smiled bitterly, and still insisted on asking: "Then what are you doing here?" β
The little girl held back tears and said: "I heard that you are training in the field, so I want to run with you again, if I can keep up, the training camp may admit me exceptionally, and I will be able to see my father, who has not been home for a month!" After saying that, tears poured out uncontrollably.
I wanted to ask some questions that year, but Qingtong glanced at him fiercely, ran to the little girl, and couldn't help but put the little girl on her back, and simply said: "Point in the direction!" β
The little girl sobbed and pointed in a direction, and the green pupils ran away.
That year and Li Muhao had to keep up, Li Muhao asked strangely: "Although you have a lot of thoughts, you are not a person without sympathy?" What's going on today? β
That year, he said with a wry smile while running: "The little girl is not necessarily naΓ―ve, I was almost killed by a little girl who was more than five years old when I was six years old, and in the end although I survived, I could only continue to stay in the orphanage, and she became the adopted daughter of a big lord's family as she wished." β
Li Muhao exclaimed: "There is still such a thing?" Then he licked his face with a gossip and said: "Let's listen, there are still people who dare to fight with you, and they even won!" Awesome, let's hear it! β
That year, he suddenly sped up two steps and caught up with Qingtong, and he said to the little girl kindly: "You have been poisoned by snakes, you can't delay it for too long, this place is closer to the barracks, let's send you to the barracks first, there must be serum in the barracks." β
The little girl said aggrievedly: "The barracks won't let me in, if I could enter, I would have gone in to see my father a long time ago." β
That year said: "That's usual, in this case, it is impossible for them to see death without saving, believe me, I will let them save you." β
The little girl squeezed out a smile: "Thank you, big brother." β
Qingtong glanced at that year suspiciously, saw that year's determined eyes, and finally turned around and ran in the direction of the barracks.
The three of them ran as hard as they could, and in a moment they arrived at the gate of the barracks, but were stopped by the sentry: "No outsiders are allowed to enter." β
That year hurriedly explained to the sentry and showed the sentry the little girl's wounds, but the sentry was unmoved and only allowed three people to enter that year.
Li Muhao was furious, and he was about to break through, after a mechanical sound, a large number of guns and muzzles on the city wall were pointed at the four of them, and if they made any abnormal movements, they would be immediately shot into a honeycomb!
Seeing the muzzles of the guns on the iron wall, the little girl said with a cry: "I said that they would not let me in, and now I can only go back to our town, which has a hospital." β
Qingtong turned around suddenly, and ran towards the direction of the town with the little girl on his back, and Li Muhao followed closely behind that year, Li Muhao asked worriedly: "There is less than half an hour left, do we have enough time?" β
That year smiled bitterly: "Can you convince Qingtong to put her down?" Li Muhao was speechless for a while.
That year, he sped up a few steps, and involuntarily carried the little girl on his back, so that the already exhausted Qingtong could breathe.
Halfway through, Li Muhao picked up the little girl again, and finally they sent the little girl to the hospital in the town, and after seeing the doctor take the little girl, the three of them turned around and ran, and there were only twelve minutes left!
For them, who are already exhausted, it is an impossible task to rush fifteen kilometers in twelve minutes, and the fate of elimination seems to be inevitable!