Chapter 862: Chapter 862
"Respect your elders and love the young, I’ll go first." Of the four old men who had died, two remained, and Tang Zheng’s team member was an extreme case, shamelessly relying on his age to get ahead.
"You go first." A young soldier who had just climbed a few steps turned red and excessively embarrassed when he heard this; he jumped down, ready to help the old man.
"This kid is good." The old man, having taken advantage of the situation, praised the young soldier, and then began to climb the rope ladder, apparently not considering how his lack of agility would completely sabotage Hammer Squad.
"Don’t waste time, you first." Dantai’s face darkened as he grabbed the old man’s arm and pulled him back behind him.
"Ouch, hitting people now?" The old man started to make a scene, incredibly shameless.
The soldiers all had a sense of shame, standing still where they were, none of them making a move.
"Don’t waste time, do you want to be punished?" Sha Ou started climbing first, moving quickly and soon surpassing the fastest-climbing German youth.
When Tang Zheng flew down again to carry people, other teams couldn’t stand by anymore, though, of course, to increase their chances of earning a title, the captains didn’t move; it was other group members who sprang into action.
Wu Lei, staying on Landeck’s team, saw that Yannick wasn’t looking after him, and with a desolate expression, he squeezed over to the rope ladder; he hadn’t even started climbing when he was punched in the eye by three Neo-Nazis, shoved to the side. His two university student friends also suffered, getting no chance to climb. Thinking about the punishment of having their fingers cut off if they ended up last, they complained to Wu Lei.
Wu Lei retorted a few times, nearly igniting a brawl.
The Chinese old man in Fleischer’s team, knowing he would surely be the last to climb, was not discouraged at all. After glancing at the soldier, he suddenly lunged forward to the rope ladder, dragging down the air hostess who was about to start climbing and then clung to the ladder, refusing to let go.
A few German youths got angry and started to punch and kick the old man whose brow bone was split, blood streaming down his face.
"Stop it." The soldiers, enraged to the point of Yazi, shouted angrily, their rifle bolts clacking together in unison, ready to fight regardless of the consequences, knowing the old man was trying to buy them time.
An air hostess from the Hammer Squad, lacking such awareness, saw an opportunity and immediately began to climb the rope ladder; but after a few meters, she began to feel dizzy and almost fell.
Lu Fan ran to the gunwale and took out his G36C Rifle, shooting near the people to scare them; the Trojan had said no killing, but didn’t forbid scaring others.
"Treacherous." A man with glasses from Landeck’s team muttered, running to the gunwale and also shooting beside the soldiers, but their mental fortitude was outstanding. Watching bullets whizz by, none of them changed their expressions, their arms climbing the rope ladder firmly and resolutely.
"A bunch of maniacs." The man with glasses became discouraged and started to harass Xu Changtai’s team; those university students weren’t as strong, legs turning to jelly from fear, hanging on the ladder, daring not move, and blocking everyone below them.
Curses were heard in every direction.
Tang Zheng was about to take the company commander away, but he refused, pointing to the soldier with the broken leg instead.
Landeck could no longer sit still; seeing that Tang Zheng’s team was about to get everyone onto the deck, he too joined the ranks of the carriers, quickly increasing the pace.
The old man was knocked unconscious and could no longer hinder the German team. Yang Fengshu threw a tantrum and finally snatched a place, beginning to climb the rope ladder. Every time she saw Huangfu Xiong flying past, she would loudly call out to him to take her along for a ride.
After more than two minutes of chaos, the four teams finally started to climb and carry people in an orderly fashion; shortly after, Fleischer’s team, unobstructed, completed the boarding mission first.
"Don’t leave me behind." The old man cried out to Tang Zheng, begging desperately; he didn’t want to die, far too disgraceful when compared to the noble character of the other old man.
But Tang Zheng didn’t give up on him, grabbed the collar of his clothes with one hand, flew to the rope ladder, caught an air hostess’s Leather clothes with the other, and then let another one climb onto his back.
"Hold onto my legs." Upon hearing Tang Zheng’s words, the last air hostess burst into tears of joy, clutching him because she was afraid of falling, holding on tightly.
Tang Zheng could fully feel the pressure of the air hostess’s ample chest against his thigh, and the sensation from behind was even more explicit, the experience was quite sensuous, but he had no time to enjoy it, as the old man lying unconscious on the deck made him feel a pang of compassion.
Landeck was very reluctant to save this guy, but in order to complete the mission, he had no choice but to do so. Unsurprisingly, Xu Changtai’s team, which lacked order, ended up in last place, and the female student with the amputated finger and a middle-aged woman, deemed to be of little value, were deliberately left behind, becoming the last couple. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel fire.net
In the chaotic scramble to board the ship, the newbies were almost dead tired. All of them sat on the deck, panting heavily, and then waited anxiously for the judgment of the Blue Trojan.
By now, it had become clear to everyone that it was impossible to climb onto the aircraft carrier relying on their own physical strength; it all depended on the powerful mobility and carrying capacity of the power armor. Therefore, Landeck regretted deeply that he had not made the decision sooner; he could have been the first one up.
"Damn it, I forgot to use the support troops," Landeck felt foolish again, all because he was frustrated by these useless people. The aura of a great general was completely gone, which was utterly embarrassing.
"Get over it, even with a helicopter it wouldn’t have been much faster. The newbies managed to get into the cabin without falling into the water, you should be counting your blessings," Lena glared at Landeck, taking delight in his annoyance.
"Bai Guo, Bi Yun, take these two space wristwatches." Tang Zheng finally sent them away, fulfilling a duty that weighed on his mind.
"The last person of each group will be subjected to finger amputation punishment," a large virtual screen popped up through the palm device, displaying sixteen avatars.
Because the last round of transporting people involved several at a time, the newbies were frightened.
The Conquerors quietly let out a sigh of relief, indeed leaving the weak and useless ones at the end had been the right choice.
"Now we will proceed with random selection, the last two will be punished."
An avatar lit up, then like a snake game, speckles of light began moving around, pausing every minute. The selected avatar would then dim, a sign that they had narrowly escaped punishment.
None of the sixteen newbies dared to breathe heavily, staring intently at the screen.
Participating in the Trojan Horse Game, not only did one need strength, but also luck. The female university student, who was the first to have her finger cut off, once again suffered misfortune and was chosen, while the other unlucky one, much to everyone’s satisfaction, was the old man from Hammer Squad.
The female university student cried, heartbroken, and then suddenly screamed in pain as two of her fingers were severed.
"Who are you? Why are you cutting off my fingers?" The old man hysterically shouted at the Trojan after seeing the girl’s plight, knowing that life would become even more difficult for him with missing fingers.
"Base People, you dare to roar at the Trojan, your punishment will be doubled."
The old man screamed in pain, falling to the ground while clutching his right hand, four fingers having been chopped off.
With the lights on the deck as bright as day, yet with the chilly night wind blowing, the newbies all felt unbearably cold. It seemed like the Trojan intended to play them to death.
"The Newbie Challenge will soon begin, but before that, we will conduct a punishment game. West Lake Longjing Tea Team, Star Team, please endure half an hour of punishment time."
"Why is it us again?" Yaoyao complained, dissatisfied.
"Base People, mind your tone," the Blue Trojan did not punish her this time, "Because your team was the last one."
"We weren’t the last ones to leave the island, were we?" The North Wind glared angrily at the others, clearly upset.
"Because your team had the most casualties, while Landeck’s team was the last to leave." After the Blue Trojan finished the explanation, it issued a notice, "The punishment will begin in five minutes. Please ask unrelated persons to head to the bridge for shelter to avoid accidental injury."
"See, following me was definitely the right choice," Lu Fan boasted proudly as he made his way to the bridge.
The German flight attendants also felt a flicker of relief at that moment, but it quickly vanished. They remembered that they had almost been punished just a short while ago, all because of Tang Zheng’s fault, and moreover, they still wore bomb collars around their necks.
"Company Commander, what do we do?" The soldiers remaining in Xu Changtai’s team were dissatisfied, having first lost companions in battle and now facing punishment time, clearly not a good thing. They were anxious and turned to the Company Commander for support. (To be continued. If you work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly passes at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)