Little ladybugs? A trace of doubt flashed in Ling An's heart.

"Very well, I can see that although you are a little confused, you all know that it is me who is speaking, and you should listen quietly." Instructor Xiang nodded in satisfaction.

"Our battalion is called the Ladybug Battalion, and your badges are printed with a dark silver seven-star ladybug, which means that you are the training soldier of our Ladybug Battalion."

"First of all, I want to tell you that in the next four years, you will be saying goodbye to your name." A smile appeared on Instructor Xiang's face.

"From this moment on, your original name can no longer appear on this island! In the future, you will call each other only by their numbers and battalion numbers. For example, you're Ladybug 001, do you understand? Xiang Yi looked at Ye Zixu.

Ye Zixu suddenly stood upright, and replied in a loud voice:

"Got it!"

"Good. Do you all understand? ”

"Got it!" The trainees replied in unison.

"Well, the same goes for people from other battalions. For example, the female soldiers on the other side of the island are either swans, butterflies, or white pigeons, and they must not say their names anyway, even when facing acquaintances, even if they are alone! ”

"Those who violate this rule will just get out, do you understand?"

"Got it!"

Instructor Xiang nodded, his face suddenly becoming a little kinder.

"Since you are so obedient, then I will give you a little welcome gift today."

Gift?

Ling An looked at Instructor Xiang's smile, and had some bad premonitions in his heart.

"When you took the college entrance examination, you should have all taken the physical fitness test, and if you can come here, those low-level tests must be easy for you, right?"

"Now, everyone! Left – turn! ”

Although it was not clear what the order was, the training soldiers strictly complied with it.

Turning around, Ling An knew what to do.

On the left, there is the runway.

"I won't let you run too much today, just fifty laps, numbers 001 to 200, on the left track, 200 to 400, on the right track."

"It's two and a half hours, and when you're done, you can come here and rest! If you can't finish running, there will naturally be punishment. ”

Instructor Xiang smiled very kindly, and his tone was also very gentle, but it fell on the ears of the training soldiers of the Ladybug Battalion, and began to equate it with the devil's whispering.

"Now, let's go!"

400 people climbed the track one after another, and when they passed a certain line, the bracelet began to time.

The 800-meter track, 50 laps, that's 40 kilometers, are all on par with some high-level marathon events.

Even in this era, because of the emphasis on physical education, all young people have much better physical fitness than people in the last century, and not many people can run 40 kilometers in two and a half hours without practice.

However, Instructor Xiang said that if you can't finish running, there will be punishment, so naturally you have to try your best to finish it.

No. 400 went to the runway in turn.

Ling An is No. 002, and naturally he is also the second to go on the runway.

In front, you should save your physical strength and not run too fast...... But it can't be too slow, otherwise it may not be enough time later.

It's not just Ling An who thinks so, almost everyone understands this, and they all try to run at a uniform speed.

Whoosh...... Whoosh......

Time passed minute by minute, and at this time, Ling An had already completed 15 laps, and most people were also at this speed.

But at this time, the gap in physical strength and endurance is revealed.

Some of the trainers have begun to lose control of their own rhythm, and although the pace is quite steady, their breathing has begun to be chaotic.

Ling An finished another lap and looked at Huaji on the other side.

At this moment, although Huaji is a little short of breath, it is adjusting, and the situation is not the worst.

Nodding inwardly, Ling An concentrated on maintaining his rhythm.

17 laps...... 18 laps...... 21 laps...... 24 laps......

By the thirtieth lap, someone couldn't support it.

They didn't give up, but they just changed from a big stride to a trot, and some of them were even so slow that they seemed to be walking.

So, others started making dumplings.

Gradually, these people are already 4 to 7 laps behind the leading group.

And as time went on, more people joined the ranks of the dumplings.

Including Huaji, they are already behind a lap at the moment.

can always maintain their own rhythm, except for Ye Zixu and Ling An, there are only less than twenty people such as Ladybug 067 and Ladybug 236.

Occasionally, the eyes of the trainers inadvertently turned to Instructor Xiang, and the sight made them feel even more uncomfortable:

Instructor Xiang didn't know when, he moved a recliner and was lying on it leisurely, wearing sunglasses and holding a drink in his hand!

"What to see, is there a lot of time!"

Noticing that some of the trainers were looking at this, the corners of Instructor Xiang's mouth turned up slightly and shouted loudly.

When he said this, more trainers noticed it.

But no matter how much I muttered in my heart, I could only focus on running at the moment.

Indeed, as Instructor Xiang said, two and a half hours, there is less than half an hour left at the moment.

Many people's legs were already sore, as if they were filled with lead, and every step they lifted had to fall with several drops of sweat.

Finally, someone rushed to the end of the last lap and trotted back to their position.

Ladybug 001, Ye Zixu.

Ye Zixu ran fifty laps, his chest rose and fell violently, and his face was a little red, but he could still stand straight in a military posture.

But even so, Instructor Xiang still didn't look at him.

Thirty seconds later, Ling An also completed fifty laps, panting, and barely walked to his position, but he couldn't stand straight like Ye Zixu, couldn't support it, and sat on the ground.

Instructor Xiang didn't say anything.

Wiping his sweat, Ling An was glad in his heart that he had trained for a period of time because he participated in the marathon in Yuanyang City, and after that, he developed the habit of running and exercising regularly.

He glanced at Ye Zixu, who gave him a friendly look.

Nodding lightly and wiping his sweat, Ling An turned his gaze to the training soldiers who were still struggling to persevere.

Gradually, more and more people completed fifty laps and returned to their starting positions, most of them sitting like Ling An, and some of them lay directly on their backs, gasping for air.

But not all of them can hold on.

Finally, someone fell to the ground.

The one who fell was Ladybug 246.

Ladybug 246 fell directly on the runway and accidentally touched Huaji, and Huaji, which was already close to the limit, was touched like this and fell directly on the runway.

"I didn't faint, so I continued to get up and run."

Instructor Xiang didn't seem to know what was going on here without looking.

His lazy voice reached the ears of all the trainers with great clarity.

Out of nowhere, two staff members rushed out, and they quickly checked the situation of Ladybug 246 and Huaji.

Ladybug-246 couldn't get up anymore, and his mind was a little blurry. The staff quickly picked him up.

When another staff member checked Huaji, Huaji, who had not fainted, shook his head, gritted his teeth, and took a full ten seconds to get up from the ground.

Ignoring the worried gaze cast by Ling An not far away, Hua Ji's face showed a trace of unconvincing, and he took another step.

He only had a lap and a half left.

Seeing that he had gotten up and seemed to be about to complete fifty laps, the crew was silent and quickly exited the runway.

"For others, there are less than 10 minutes left, and if they don't finish, the punishment will not be less."

Holding back the fire in their stomachs, the remaining trainers gritted their teeth and continued to persevere.

There are still some people with physical strength, and they have all started the final sprint at this moment.

Soon, there were only 76 people on the field.

Ling An looked at Hua Ji worriedly, his somewhat chubby body was constantly swaying, and it seemed that he might fall down at any time, but he still faced the finish line, step by step.

Two more people reached the finish line, and they couldn't even get back to their places and sat down on the edge of the finish line.

Huaji ......

Ling An looked at his friend with great concern.

Hua Ji is actually not the slowest speed, if he hadn't been hit by the fainting ladybug 246, he would definitely have arrived at this moment.

There are still 50 meters to go!

40 meters!

At this time, Instructor Xiang sat up from the recliner. There is less than 1 minute left!

However, at this time, all the remaining people had almost reached the limit of their physical strength, and even if they took a step, they were extremely slow.

20 meters! Thirty seconds left!

Another trainer reached the finish line and fell headlong, but was fortunately held back by the trainers sitting around.

10 meters!

The time is almost up!

8 m ...... 5 m ...... 3 m ......

His feet couldn't move anymore, so Hua Ji puffed up his last breath, used all the strength of his body, and threw himself forward.

0 meters!

It's time!

Didi!

Everyone's bracelets rang at the same time.

Hua Ji flew forward and crossed the last distance of more than a meter, but he was no longer able to support his body.

Just as he was about to touch the ground, two hands dragged him.

"Second brother...... Thank you, thank you alma mater ......"

Hua Ji smiled weakly, then fainted.

At the last moment, Ling An, who had already recovered some physical strength, rushed to this side and held Hua Ji back.

This kid, at this time, he still has a little heart to think about...... Ling An shook his head.

It is indeed thanks to Yuanyang No. 1 Middle School, their physical education and testing are the strictest in the entire Yuanyang City and even Shuzhong Province. If it weren't for this, Ling An and Hua Ji might not have been able to survive today.

But Hua Ji called his second brother and was not warned? Is it because your number is 002?

Ling An muttered in his heart, and handed the little fat man to the staff who came with great difficulty.

"Hmm...... There were fewer people than I expected. Instructor Xiang's lazy voice came.

"Everyone, sit still, and those who haven't finished running."

With the permission of Instructor Xiang, all the people who did not finish the run were relieved and sat down.

Ling An also returned to his place and sat down.

"Of course, while your overall performance is a little better than that of the old ladybugs, that doesn't mean that those who don't complete their tasks can go unpunished." Instructor Xiang smiled brightly.

"If you don't finish it, multiply the remaining laps by five, and that's your punishment! You have one week to make it up. Is there a problem? ”

The man on the runway snorted weakly.

"It's fine." Instructor Xiang nodded with satisfaction. Then, he turned his gaze to this group of people who had already completed fifty laps.

"Perseverance is necessary, but sometimes, when manpower is exhausted, now is not a battlefield, even if you don't complete the mission, you only need to accept some painless punishment."

Perfunctory...... Ling An noticed that the corners of many people's mouths twitched slightly.

"But!" Instructor Xiang's tone became extremely serious, and his eyes were as sharp as eagles staring at the seated trainees.

"When training, people who want to be clever to escape the final punishment, or who are obviously capable, but don't want to continue to persevere, then it is not handled so painlessly!"

"Ladybug 003, Ladybug 117, Ladybug 232......"

Instructor Xiang called the numbers of seven trainees in a row.

"Whoever called, stand up!"

Ladybug 003 beside Ling An stood up with a somewhat pale face.

The instructor sneered.

"Eight people, now, get out of here! You've been sent back! ”

There was an uproar.

One of the trainers, whose names were not called, numbered 233, couldn't help but say loudly:

"Report!"

"Stand up! Speak! ”

"Instructors, they also completed the task! Didn't do anything wrong......"

Before Ladybug 233 finished speaking, the trainer Ladybug 232 who stood up next to him pulled lightly and shook his head at him.

It seems that the two men knew each other, and Ladybug 233 was most likely angry that his friend had been sent away for no reason.

He shook off Ladybug 232 and took his hand and asked in a loud voice:

"May I ask what is your reason for sending them back?"