As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

"Um?"

Li Yangzhao and the others were taken aback and turned to look at him.

I said I'd give it a try.

Shen Qing repeated it again, her voice low but earnest.

He has mastered the "Swallow Soaring" skill, which has the effect of lightness of body. He has also broken through to the eighth rank, and his qi and blood can barely leave the body to cover the surface, which can somewhat resist the cold.

We've come this far, we can't give up now.

He also realized that this assessment was never designed for individuals; without teamwork, it was impossible to pass.

Those Night Owl members who passed the second assessment were probably aware of this problem.

However, the partners they chose to cooperate with were still only the Night Owl trainees. Although the assessment was supposed to encourage cooperation among them, the result was that the conflict with the Hummingbird deepened.

Li Yangzhao suddenly spoke up, "Captain."

Li Yinxi, the younger sister, chimed in, "Do you still have the talisman I gave you? It can increase buoyancy in water to some extent."

Shen Qing rummaged in his pocket, nodded, and said, "Also, do you two have to keep talking like this?"

One person speaks, and the other responds, like a double act.

The brother and sister nodded, their expressions serious, and said in unison, "Yes, we need to."

Shen Qing was speechless for a moment, then laughed and shook his head.

To avoid being noticed, the group crawled slowly towards the oasis, where the plants provided cover, so they didn't have to worry too much about being discovered.

The rations that we hadn't had time to eat before finally came in handy.

Shen Qing tore open the packaging and quickly finished the food in a few bites to replenish her energy.

Seeing this, Yang Xu and Li Yinxi handed over their remaining rations, but he refused because it wasn't appropriate to eat too much before going into the water.

With everything prepared, Shen Qing slowly walked down into the river under the watchful eyes of several people.

You still have to carry the equipment with you. Even if it might be useful later, if you lose it while you're not paying attention, you'll be obsolete.

The sweat on his body had just dried when he entered the river, and Shen Qing couldn't help but shiver.

"It really doesn't feel good."

If an ordinary person ran that far and then plunged into the icy river, they would probably experience muscle spasms.

He began to manipulate the qi and blood within his body to cover the surface of his body. Apart from keeping warm, the qi and blood of the eighth rank had no other effect on the body for the time being.

"Captain, we'll provide frontal support once we hear the commotion."

Hearing Yang Xu's voice behind him, Shen Qing waved without turning his head, then took out a purple talisman from his inner pocket, which turned into specks of light.

Instantly, a feeling of lightness filled his body, as if a force was supporting him.

The Li siblings seem to come from a wealthy family and are also talented; they already possess purple talismans even before they've officially become employees.

He had heard Xie Chong say that purple-grade talismans were made from expensive materials and were very difficult to create.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Holding her backpack, Shen Qing leaned forward and began to slowly swim towards the opposite bank.

Military backpacks are waterproof and provide some buoyancy even when loaded.

Time passed by, and about forty minutes later...

Although Shen Qing knew how to swim, his swimming skills were only average. He finally reached the other side entirely thanks to the [Swallow Soaring] and the talisman.

He lay on the shore catching his breath for a while, and after catching his breath, he managed to stand up.

After waving to Li Yangzhao and the others on the other side, not knowing if they could see him, he turned around and looked up.

The checkpoint is just a small hill in front of us.

To avoid being discovered, Shen Qing slowly climbed up the hillside, and under the cover of darkness and weeds, he carefully observed the area.

Thirty meters below was a command post partially embedded in the trench, where two soldiers, presumably communications soldiers, sat in front of a radio.

There were two light machine guns around, and three soldiers were patrolling.

However, they probably didn't expect that a student would sneak up here at this time, and even appear behind them.

In addition, people are most likely to relax their vigilance just before sunrise and are obviously not very alert.

There was even one person sneaking off to a corner to smoke?

"You delivered this right to my doorstep."

Before it was fully light, Shen Qing held her breath and carefully slid down the hillside.

"Don't move, you've been eliminated."

He slowly crept up behind the soldier, then suddenly reached out and covered the man's mouth, but did not immediately trigger the elimination judgment; he only made a verbal threat.

The soldier's eyes widened in terror.

But it wasn't that he was afraid of Shen Qing; rather, he knew he would suffer greatly after the exercise ended.

Shen Qing wasted no time. While controlling the soldier, he threw two pebbles to take out the machine gun position first.

With his strength, even at a distance of only twenty or thirty meters, his control is sufficient to meet the elimination standard.

"An enemy is in sight—"

But the soldier who was locked up was unethical; he would have died instantly on the battlefield, yet he still struggled in his death throes.

This forced Shen Qing to eliminate it, just as the white smoke began to rise.

Shen Qing vanished from his spot in an instant, covering a distance of only a dozen meters in less than half a second. The remaining four soldiers only felt a gust of wind and thought of a shadow.

White smoke of elimination rose from his and his companions.

Enemy attack? Where did it come from?

How did I get eliminated?

"Won't this thing attract the attention of the trenches ahead?"

Looking at the white smoke that symbolized elimination, Shen Qing didn't have time to think and hurriedly searched for the key in the command post.

As it turned out, the key wasn't hidden; it was placed on the most conspicuous table as soon as you entered, along with a sticky note that read "Mission Objective".

Did they really not expect any trainees to make it this far?

To be sure it wasn't a trick on them, Shen Qing searched for a long time but found nothing else, even though the key couldn't open the metal box in the backpack.

He then turned to ask the communications soldier, but was refused by the soldier who was already dead and unable to speak.

"Why!"

Helpless, Shen Qing could only believe that this was the mission objective. He put the key in his pocket and put it away. Without hesitation, he turned around and walked into the depths of the trench.

He could have escaped on his own, but he wouldn't have gotten here if it weren't for Li Yangzhao and the others.

He simply couldn't abandon his teammates at a time like this.

Shen Qing cautiously peeked out from the trench and observed the area. Unlike the command post at the rear, there were only a few people there.

On the main position, the groups are at least two people apart, and they are already on high alert, moving closer to the command post.

That white smoke is still causing trouble.

A sneak attack is no longer possible; we can only see how many we can eliminate.

Hey, here!

Shen Qing suddenly darted out, drawing the attention of all the soldiers while they were momentarily stunned.

"Da da da!"

The machine gun finally proved its worth, and a dense hail of bullets swept across the trench, instantly eliminating the first dozen or so soldiers.

The others had to retreat back to the trenches.

The two sides began exchanging fire across the trenches. Then, Shen Qing saw a black object being thrown about five meters away from his trench, where it rolled a few times on the ground.

"Um?"

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly fell to the ground, closed her eyes tightly, and after a burst of intense light came a piercing sound.

"Damn it, this is so unsportsmanlike!"

That was a flashbang.

Even with his eyes closed, he couldn't be immune, let alone now that his vision and hearing are far superior to those of ordinary people.