Mated at First Sight
Chapter 840 - 558: A Worrisome Future (Three Updates)_2

Chapter 840: Chapter 558: A Worrisome Future (Three Updates)_2

He was curious to see if they could complete this simplest first obstacle and how long it would take them.

Just don’t, let them be disappointed.

All personnel landed, the ropes were retracted, and the combat aircraft flew away.

Looking up again, one could only see the specks of moonlight and twinkling stars, along with the sparse branches of the trees.

At this moment at the base, watching the figures appearing on the screen, Ying Sun’s group seemed quite enthusiastic.

"What do you think, how many of them will pass this time?" one of them suddenly asked with a sly smile playing on his lips.

"I reckon it’s going to be tough." Er Fei rubbed his chin, pondering, "Look, this area is so vast, even we would need almost thirty hours to get out, not to mention they have to look for clues." How could it not be tough?

Even their estimates were only a few hours earlier than the designated time.

These people were still newcomers, after all.

In their eyes, these were indeed newcomers. Even if their records were excellent, that was in other people’s eyes; whether these folks were exceptional or not would depend on if they could pass their test.

"I think at least half of them won’t make it through this first obstacle." Er Fei’s next statement was filled with certainty.

"How about we make a bet." Qian Li Yan’s smile was playful, "There’s a total of one hundred and ten people taking part in this assessment. I bet that more than half will pass; if I lose, I’ll do your laundry for one month, and if you lose, hehehe... no need to wash my clothes, just wash my socks for a month."

"What do you say? Not bad, right? Bet or not?" The smirk on his face became especially lecherous when he mentioned the socks.

"Let me think about it." Hearing this, Er Fei contemplated, "Your socks stink too much." Washing his socks for a month might just land him in the hospital from the stench within a few days; it was something to think about.

Qian Li Yan rolled his eyes, "In a word, bet or not." Why so much nonsense, looking so robust yet so indecisive, he knew how stinky his socks were, that’s why he was making him wash them.

"Fine, I’ll bet," Er Fei paused, then nodded, "I predict the number of people who pass this time won’t exceed half. If there are more than half, then I lose and will wash your smelly socks for a month; if you lose, you wash my clothes for two months. How about that!"

His gaze shifted towards him.

Those socks were too stinky, one month, too much of a loss.

"Deal!" Without hesitation, hands were clapped; one month or two didn’t matter, what mattered was, he would win.

Afterward, his gaze returned to the screen.

"Come on, newcomers, work hard. The fate of my socks for one month is in your hands. I trust you so much, definitely don’t let us down," he murmured to himself.

Of course, the people who had just landed in the forest were unaware that some bored individuals were betting socks washing on them, disregarding their rest, and carefully advancing in the vast, pitch-dark and perilous forest.

Since ten people were on one combat aircraft, they landed together. As for the others, they had already dispersed, searching for clues with their trustworthy comrades; although unity was good, sticking together in entirety wasn’t convenient.

They would search for clues independently and inform the others if anyone found something.

However, Jing Youlan suggested that their group of ten shouldn’t split up; if they were going out, they should all go out together.

Luckily, having gone through field combat training before, the forest wasn’t too unfamiliar for Jing Youlan and the others; to be honest, because of Mu Lin, they were quite fond of such places.

Because Mu Lin had grown up in such environments since childhood.

At this time, two people took the lead with flashlights, while the others followed without using theirs. After all, they had to be here for a long while, and it was uncertain if the flashlights’ batteries would last, so they were conserving them for emergencies.

"Do you think they’ll set up an ambush for us?" Suddenly, Ye Xiwen’s voice arose; instinctively, the group halted their steps, and Ji Shubai said, "I don’t think so."

"Why do you say that?" Yang Yuebin asked.

"When we just landed, I had a quick glance at the size of the forest we’re in."

"Could you actually see it?" someone asked in surprise.

"Didn’t you all notice that we’re surrounded by the sea?" By using the moonlight reflected off the water, one could roughly estimate the size of the forest.

Suddenly feeling embarrassed.

"You all didn’t notice that, did you?" It couldn’t be.

They looked at each other, "We really didn’t notice." They got too excited and focused solely on what was below them, without paying attention to their surroundings.

Hearing this, Ji Shubai facepalmed.

He suddenly felt worried about their prospects.

"Actually, I noticed it too," Xia Luoyu suddenly spoke up, "As we were coming down, I thought, Shubai probably meant that even just finding the clues to get out will take us several tens of hours, hence the forty-eight hours given to us is really not that long."

"If we don’t hurry, I reckon it won’t be enough."

"Right," Ji Shubai nodded, "So I think there’s unlikely to be someone messing with us; otherwise, I guess no one would pass the mission today."

The people from Ying Sun probably weren’t that foolish, or else he would worry for their intelligence.