When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 252 Selection! Marines?

"How could someone as amazing as Face Bro possibly sacrifice himself?!"

Xu Ge simply couldn't accept this, muttering, "He's the best sniper!"

Lin Wan threw herself into Xu Ge's arms, crying, "Brother Lian also sacrificed himself in that mission in Liecheng! Xu Ge, do you know that your treatment plan was all based on Brother Lian's medical data... Waaaaah..."

Xu Ge was visibly shaken, staring at Old Wang: "What exactly happened?"

Old Wang lit a cigarette and placed it on the tombstone: "That time, two teams from Hidden Wolves and some members of Sky Wolves were responsible for clearing out enemy strongholds. During the retreat after the mission, they were pursued by the Sky Poison military. Old Face, as the sniper, covered the rear and was covered by indiscriminate grenades from the enemy..."

Halfway through his sentence, Old Wang's voice choked up, and he turned his head away.

Xu Ge pointed at the tombstone: "But what's with this tombstone? Why doesn't Brother Face even have a name?"

"The Hidden Wolves never had names!"

Old Wang said in a deep voice, "This is not the only blank tombstone in this cemetery. Their names will only reappear after the declassification period is over."

Xu Ge fell silent.

Old Wang handed me a cigarette: "Have one to keep me company."

Snapped!
The sparks from the cigarette butt flickered in the darkness.

"Actually, before we came, the brigade commander wanted me and Xiaowan to do some serious ideological work on you," Old Wang exhaled a puff of smoke. "But I didn't think it was necessary."

"To avenge Kaiyumu, Niu Sanxian is currently working undercover in Laval, and the mastermind behind that incident is almost out!"

"The military has entrusted this matter to Hidden Wolf."

"Xu Ge, I don't care what conditions they offered you. I'm just telling you, if you want revenge, come to Hidden Wolf!"

Xu Ge remained silent.

Before lights out at night, Lao Wang drove Xu Ge back to the base entrance.

Lin Wan handed a large bag to Xu Ge: "There are two cartons of cigarettes inside. Remember to share them with your comrades."

"Ok!"

Xu Ge took it and looked at Lao Wang before getting out of the car, "When we were eating earlier, the squad leader called me and said that I can now directly participate in the Hidden Wolves selection?"

"Yes."

"When does it begin?"

Old Wang: "Besides you, there's also a Marine Corps contestant this time. He'll be arriving in about two weeks."

Xu Ge: "What are the selection criteria?"

"We will notify you when the time comes, including the meeting place, the specific time, and the requirements," Old Wang replied.

Xu Ge then asked, "What if I don't pass the selection?"

Old Wang turned around and said, "If you don't pass, go stay at Tianlang and behave yourself."

"Tch, I might as well become the squad leader of the special operations brigade!" Xu Ge immediately retorted. "To be honest, Lao Wang, the Hidden Wolf isn't that attractive to me anymore."

Lin Wan immediately grabbed Xu Ge's hand: "Xu Ge, I asked my dad, and he said it's a bit of a waste for someone as young and talented as you to go to the special forces brigade. They do offer fast promotions in a short period, but the ceiling isn't very high. You need to think this through!"

Old Wang said to Lin Wan, "Xiao Wan, you don't need to persuade him. This kid is very shrewd. Didn't you understand what he meant?"

Lin Wan was taken aback: "What do you mean? I didn't understand!"

Old Wang said irritably, "He's pointing me out, telling me not to make the selection criteria too difficult."

Lin Wan: ...

"I'll think about it carefully!" Xu Ge squeezed Lin Wan's hand, opened the door, picked up his things, and got out of the car without even glancing at Lao Wang.

Old Wang angrily started his car, turned around, and drove away, slamming on the gas pedal.

Lin Wan, sitting in the back row, said with some concern, "Brother Wang, are we just leaving like this? Xu Ge didn't even give us a definite answer."

Old Wang laughed: "Xiao Wan, although you are Xu Ge's girlfriend, you probably don't know him as well as I do."

"What do you mean?" Lin Wan asked, puzzled.

"He risked his own safety to save his comrades when he was in basic training, and he even challenged me to my face because his squad leader was injured. This kind of person values ​​relationships the most! Now that he knows that Hidden Wolf is in charge of the operations in Stan, he will definitely come back no matter what."

"Then why did he say he'd go back and think about it?"

"Didn't I just say that since this kid has decided to come to Hidden Wolf, he must be trying his best to pass this selection? He's reminding me not to make the assessment too difficult."

Old Wang stretched out his fingers and made a pinching motion. "Tch! Little brat, you're still too green to try and outsmart me."

. . .

. . .

After cancelling my leave with the sentry, the lights in the base were just turned off.

Back in the dormitory, everyone was already in bed. Xu Ge opened the pack of cigarettes Lin Wan had bought and threw one on each person's bed, which drew shouts of "godfather!"

After a quick wash, Xu Ge climbed to the top bunk and, seeing everyone still chatting, suddenly said, "Brothers, I've decided to withdraw from the competition. Good luck to you all and try to get good results!"

rub rub!
One by one, figures sat up from the bed.

"Holy crap! What did you say? Withdraw from the competition?"

"What's going on, Xu Ge? Is it because your girlfriend wants you to retire from the army and get married?"

"The grand competition is in three days. What happened?"

"What's going on? Damn it! Our Wolf Brigade is counting on you to suppress the Special Operations Battalion!"

Xu Ge leaned against the headboard and waved his hand: "Don't make wild guesses, I just have more important things to do."

"What's up?" Chen Wei, who was in the lower bunk, poked his head up.

Xu Ge felt there was no need to hide it, so he said truthfully, "I'm going to participate in the Hidden Wolf selection."

Most of the people in the dormitory were members of the Sirius family, so they were naturally familiar with the Hidden Wolves.

Wang Long, who was on the other side, asked in surprise, "I heard from the healer last time that the selection of the Hidden Wolves should be in early April. Doesn't that conflict with the time of the Grand Tournament?"

"If I participate in the grand competition, I might not be able to participate in the Hidden Wolf selection."

"why?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I explained. Alright, go to sleep!"

Xu Ge lay down first and fell silent.

After the others learned that Xu Ge was going to participate in the Hidden Wolves selection, they were no longer so surprised by his withdrawal from the competition, and they all lay down to sleep.

Xu Ge knew very well that if he achieved good results in the competition, such as ranking in the top three or breaking the army record, Deputy Luo might find another reason to keep him.

There's no point in deliberately throwing the game; it's better to just withdraw from the competition.

This can be seen as a direct response to the conditions proposed by Vice Chairman Luo.

Yes, when he learned at the martyrs' cemetery that the mastermind behind the deaths of Kaiyu and Laolian was in Stan Country, he had already made his decision.

Now he has only one goal: to pass the selection process and officially join the Hidden Wolves!
Xu Ge summoned his token, clicked the "Military Order" button, and began to confirm the challenge details.

He still has one more chance to challenge a C-level military order. Since he's not participating in the grand competition, he plans to use this opportunity for the selection process.

But before that, he needs to use the system to determine the difficulty level of this selection.

[Should we confirm the challenge now?] "The challenge is to rank among the top three in the overall performance of the army group's skills competition!"

The host's chosen challenge is to rank among the top three in the army group's grand competition, which has been determined to meet the requirements for Level C.

Completing the challenge will reward you with 250 general skill points or 5000 general proficiency points; failing the challenge will result in corresponding penalties.

"Challenge passed the Hidden Wolf selection!"

The challenge chosen by the host is to pass the Hidden Wolf selection, which has been determined to be a challenge beyond the host's level, with a difficulty level of B.

Completing the challenge will reward you with 500 general skill points or 10000 general proficiency points; failing the challenge will result in corresponding penalties.

Xu Ge was quite surprised: "Damn! The Hidden Wolf selection process is incredibly difficult!"

The system prompts clearly show the difficulty levels of the two challenges, with the latter being one level higher than the former.

In other words, the difficulty of being selected through the Hidden Wolf selection process is no less than winning the championship in the army group competition!
"Damn! I'm not even sure I can get into the top three!" Xu Ge muttered to himself.

He also remembered that when he was a recruit, he went on a business trip with Thor. At that time, Ao Xiang and Wu Xiaoyong were participating in that year's Hidden Wolf selection.

The two men, unarmed, spent almost half a month hiking and chasing after poachers in the no-man's-land!

It still failed!
Furthermore, Thor stated that the content of each assessment is different, so he has no chance to learn from past experiences.

Looking at the 5000 points of general proficiency that remained unchanged on the token, Xu Ge didn't even know which skill to allocate the points to.

At the same time, he was also glad that he hadn't used up the 5000 points immediately, otherwise it would have been too late to regret it now.

At present, the best option is to add points only after the selection criteria have been finalized.

"Rank B challenge, 10,000 points of general proficiency!"

"Wow, that's a lot! After taking them all, I'll gain at least two or three more level 5 skills!"

Xu Ge didn't think it was too early to think about these things, because for him, he had to pass this selection no matter what!

. . .

. . .

The next morning, Xu Ge found the person in charge of the base and submitted his application to withdraw from the competition. He then immediately put on his backpack, boarded a military truck, and headed onto the national highway.

While the training team was still buzzing about Xu Ge's withdrawal from the competition, he had already gotten off the bus at the entrance of the Tianshui Marine Station.

Before the transfer order came down, he was still a member of the Sweetwater Naval Station.

"Stationmaster, Squad Leader Cao, I'm back!" Xu Ge called out with a smile as he walked through the gate.

Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen when they heard the news and quickly ran out.

"The competition's over so quickly?" Zhou Qiang said, reaching out to help Xu Ge with his luggage.

Xu Ge said no need: "Stationmaster, you can rest first. I'll cook a couple of dishes later!"

Cao Dawen was a little puzzled: "Judging from the dates, the army group's grand competition shouldn't have started yet, right?"

"Yes, it doesn't start until the day after tomorrow." Xu Ge nodded. "I've withdrawn from the competition."

The two of them were both stunned.

"Withdrawn from the competition? Why?" Cao Dawen was quite surprised. "What happened?"

Zhou Qiang looked at Xu Ge with a puzzled expression: "Why did you withdraw from the competition at this time?"

Xu Ge looked apologetic: "I had something else come up. I'm sorry, Station Chief Cao. I was bragging when I left that I was going to win a prize, but I came back before the competition even started."

"Oh dear! I thought something had happened!"

Zhou Qiang breathed a sigh of relief, "Since there are other more important things to do, then withdrawing from the competition is fine!"

"Hehe! I brought you some delicious food!"

"Okay, then you can cook dinner."

"no problem!"

For the next few days, Xu Ge stayed quietly at the military post, sometimes going out with Cao Dawen to inspect the lines, and sometimes driving to Dead Man's Gully to fetch water.

During this time, he also learned about the results of the army group's grand competition through Zheng Tiannan and others.

Of the top ten in the overall individual standings, only three were from the Wolf Brigade, while the Special Operations Brigade had a total of six, taking the top three spots!

In addition, Chen Wei won first place in the comprehensive rapid shooting competition, while Chen Tao, as an officer, did not participate.

Most of the other individual first-place finishes were also won by the special operations brigade.

In this grand competition, the newly established special operations brigade truly made a name for itself, and even the military channel reported on it.

Xu Ge no longer cares about these things; his mind is now entirely focused on the selection of the Hidden Wolves.

As time passed and no news came, Xu Ge gradually became anxious. Several times he almost couldn't help but send a message to Lao Wang to ask what was going on.

As April arrives, the number of vehicles traveling on the national highway has increased again.

Correspondingly, supplies at the Sweetwater Marine Station finally returned to normal, and everyone no longer had to eat noodles.

That evening, Xu Ge was picking celery at the entrance of the canteen, while Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen were playing chess in the courtyard.

The celery was just delivered today; it's a vibrant green and looks very appealing. Xu Ge plans to make a stir-fried celery with yak meat tonight.

"Excuse me, is Xu Ge here?" a voice came from the doorway.

The three of them turned around at the same time, and a young man carrying a bag and wearing a hat walked in.

Xu Ge's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stood up: "That's me. Who are you?"

The newcomer was covered in dust, appeared to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, of medium build, with a pair of small but remarkably bright eyes.

"You're Xu Ge? Private First Class?!"

The man was somewhat surprised, then remembered something and said, "My name is Wan Xiaofei, second lieutenant, Marine Corps. I received a mission to come and meet you."

"You've finally arrived!"

Xu Ge immediately stepped forward, "You just said you received a mission to meet up with me... Damn! How long has it been since you showered?!"

The stench was so strong that it almost made Xu Ge faint when he got close, so he quickly covered his nose.

Wan Xiaofei was a little embarrassed: "It's been almost a week. I've been on the road ever since I left Yuecheng."

At this moment, Zhou Qiang and Cao Dawen also arrived. Zhou Qiang asked in surprise, "Although Yuecheng is far from here, it shouldn't take more than a week to get here by train, right?"

"I didn't bring anything except a few clothes in my bag. My phone and wallet were taken away. I hitched a ride here," Wan Xiaofei said with a wry smile. "The guy with the red tattoo didn't even tell me his location, he just gave me a precise coordinate."

Xu Ge: ...

"By the way, where did you come from?" Wan Xiaofei asked Xu Ge curiously. "Looks like you arrived several days earlier than me!"

"Dude, let me make this clear first, you can't get angry!"

"what happened?"

"I arrived half a month ago and have been waiting for you," Xu Ge said somewhat embarrassedly.

Wan Xiaofei's expression went from blank to shocked, then to aggrieved and angry: "Holy crap!"

(End of this chapter)