Mated at First Sight
Chapter 849 - 564

Chapter 849: 564

That tone, that expression, they truly deserved a good thrashing!

The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched, but they remained silent, some already grinding their teeth in anger.

They just knew that these people weren’t so kind-hearted.

It was despicable! They were treated much worse by the veterans when they first joined the troops than they had been treated then, and there was no sign of them letting up, openly and unapologetically.

They were obviously trying to push them to their limits on purpose!

Seeing the expressions of the troops, the Ying Sun members exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

So what if they were messing with them?

Tsk tsk tsk... They really thought these young lads had no temper, that they wouldn’t explode or argue.

If they had faced such treatment before joining Ying Sun, they would have already exploded, rushing up to start a fight before anything else, and nothing else would have mattered.

In fact, there were indeed people within Ying Sun who had done such a thing, only they were dealt with quite miserably; as for now, there was a slight restraint compared to how it was in the beginning.

Cough cough...only slightly, that is.

"Actually, this isn’t too bad," suddenly, Xigua spoke again, a sly smile playing on his lips, "After all, even if you don’t get wet now, you’re going to get wet later anyway. It’s good to get used to it first." And, they hadn’t gone into the water just now, they had been floating, after all, it was the troops themselves that went into the water, wasn’t it?

Hearing Xigua’s words and seeing his facial expression, the troops looked at each other, feeling an ominous premonition.

What new thing had these people come up with to mess with them?

"Assemble!" Suddenly, a roar echoed, and the troops hurriedly snapped back to attention and began walking up from the sea.

They had been so preoccupied with other thoughts that they had forgotten they were still soaking in the water.

No wonder, it was summer after all, and soaking felt comfortable.

"At ease! Attention!" Ma Liang gave the soldiers a cold glance and Black Shark barked, "Very good." Their spirits seemed not too bad, it looked like they had mostly recovered after resting for half the evening, ready to continue.

"Now, I will announce the second assessment." He surveyed all the troops briefly before continuing, "I think you all should know what the term ’armed swimming’ means, right?" Black Shark sold a rare teaser.

Armed swimming is actually single or group swimming across rivers or seas carrying weapons and equipment. The main techniques used are the breaststroke and sidestroke to maintain body balance, observe water surface movements, and keep swimming noise to a minimum. Of course, when necessary, floating objects like buoyancy bags, bamboo tubes, or rafts can be used to progress through the water.

Before swimming, uniforms and gear must be thoroughly organized to ensure clothes don’t scoop water and personal gear doesn’t come loose.

However, for this assessment, aside from buoyancy bags, the other two objects were not allowed for use; buoyancy bags were mainly for rest and floating when they got tired.

"Report!" At this moment, a soldier suddenly spoke up from the ranks.

"Speak."

"Armed swimming is a routine training exercise for our amphibious soldiers." It seemed this person was from the Naval Marine Corps.

Probably meant frogmen.

"Correct," Black Shark nodded.

"If it’s an amphibious soldier’s training, then what does it have to do with us land forces?" Another person expressed confusion; although they also needed swimming training, the idea of swimming across the sea was indeed a bit too demanding.

This person probably didn’t know what a real challenge was.

"In Ying Sun, there is no distinction between land and amphibious forces; there are only Special Forces Soldiers." Ma Liang’s gaze turned icy as he addressed the inquiring soldier, "If you want to become a Special Forces Soldier, especially a Ying Sun Special Forces soldier, then remember this, everything is basic training.

"If you want to join Ying Sun, then you must accept Ying Sun’s rules!"

Looking at Black Shark, no one argued.

Because they had heard that any soldier in Ying Sun was almost all-rounded; their abilities were beyond imagination, and there was nothing they couldn’t do. They could meet any evaluation from anyone without a single issue found.

The solidarity of Ying Sun Special Forces was unmatched by any other Special Forces.

Although they hadn’t anticipated these people to be so nasty.

Of course, at this point, no one paid attention to or cared about the thoughts and complaints of these rookies who were still newcomers in the eyes of Ying Sun.

"Your next assessment is to swim across fully armed, starting here and making it to the opposite shore; don’t worry, it isn’t too wide, just a few tens of kilometers. Probably eight or nine hours will get you there." He spoke with such ease that to the troops, it was the typical ’easier said than done.’

As if these people could do it themselves.

Probably unbeknownst to them, this task was something the members of Ying Sun had mastered long ago; in fact, they had already lowered many of their demands.

Black Shark looked at the troops, "Synchronize watches now, it’s 7:15. If you haven’t reached the opposite shore by 4:15, then I’m sorry, you’re disqualified."

The members of Ying Sun raised an eyebrow; tsk tsk tsk... wondering if they would still manage to eliminate half of them. Eagle Eye glanced at Second Fatty, who chose to ignore the look.

"We will arrange people and yachts to follow along the way. If anyone can’t hold on, that’s fine. Just raise your hand to give up, and you can get on the yacht." They couldn’t be accused of lacking humanity, "Your breakfast and lunch are already packed in the innermost layer of your backpacks."

"Now, everyone get fully armed, move with speed!" With Black Shark’s command, everyone sprang into action.