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

Inside the trenches.

After two or three seconds, Shen Qing barely opened his eyes, stood up and shook his head, his ears still ringing.

"Damn, thank goodness it's just a drill. You can't just use flashbangs like that, or we'd be in big trouble."

He blinked hard, and his vision gradually became clear.

Taking advantage of this time, the soldiers began to try to surround the enemy from both sides, but facing a light machine gun, it was naturally not so easy.

"Da da da!"

Shen Qing was positioned right at the corner, with a clear view. A burst of fire hit the edge of the trench, kicking up dust and forcing the enemy to retreat.

The two sides continued firing at each other, but the machine gun ammunition was being consumed at an unusually fast pace.

A 150-round ammunition belt took less than half a minute to use, even when using it sparingly. Shen Qing quickly pulled out another ammunition belt from his body to switch.

"Da da da!"

Fortunately, a burst of gunfire erupted directly in front of the checkpoint, indicating that Li Yangzhao and his men had also launched an attack.

Shen Qing spotted their location immediately.

He immediately took up his machine gun to provide cover from behind, and Li Yangzhao and the others also unleashed their full power and sprinted forward at a very fast speed.

The defending troops were suddenly attacked from both sides, and for a moment they were really stunned by the soldiers guarding the checkpoint.

Gunshots, shouts, and footsteps mingled together, but they had little effect on Shen Qing.

"It's me, don't shoot!"

Half a minute later, the group bumped into each other in the trench. Looking at Li Yangzhao and the others, Shen Qing shouted, "Where's Yang Xu?!"

Zheng Dahai wiped the dust and sweat from his face and shouted, "He twisted his ankle, but he wouldn't leave, so he's eliminated!"

"What?"

Shen Qing didn't have time to think further. "Let's retreat!"

Now is not the time to be sentimental.

Although they successfully eliminated half of the defenders through a sneak attack, there were still nearly thirty enemy soldiers left. They had run out of ammunition and their innate abilities had been overused.

Since we already have the key, there's no need to continue the fight.

The group quickly rushed out of the trench.

Fortunately, the off-road vehicles were also blocked at the entrance by the trenches, and ordinary soldiers couldn't outrun Shen Qing and the others.

A few minutes later, they circled around the hill and finally shook off all their pursuers.

They gazed at the woods on the low hill before them; if the lieutenant colonel hadn't misled them, their destination was there.

Zheng Dahai, hands on his knees, looked up to the sky and shouted, "God, it's finally almost here!"

The group climbed to the top of the mountain.

After passing through the grove, a clearing appeared, and about a hundred meters away, the tent at our destination finally came into view.

In front of the tent, the team leader, the lieutenant colonel, and Squad A were all waiting for them.

"Report, trainee Shen Qing has completed the search mission and reached the destination!"

"Li Yangzhao..."

"Zheng Dahai..."

"Li Yinxi..."

The group shouted in unison, and after that shout, they were completely relaxed.

Seeing their disheveled appearance, Captain Chen suddenly clapped his hands.

"In less than 24 hours, we marched 150 kilometers, seized the outpost warehouse, wiped out the special forces team, and stormed the checkpoint from behind."

The more he spoke, the more admiration he couldn't hide in his eyes. "Congratulations on passing the second test. Here's the key."

Shen Qing handed over the key.

That wasn't a key to open the iron box, but rather a device used to activate a screen with a handprint logo.

After inserting the key and turning it, the screen on the instrument lights up.

"Come and register your information. Only then will you be considered official personnel, and your information will be available in both the public and military spheres."

Several people stepped forward one by one to confirm their information, press their fingerprints, and have their faces recorded, as the device emitted a few short beeps.

The word "Pass" appeared in green on the screen.

"That's it?" Zheng Dahai was taken aback.

"What, you don't actually expect the awarding of ranks and medals to take place here, do you?"

Team Leader Chen smiled and shook his head, pointing to an empty tent. "There are still trainees who haven't finished their assessments. You can go and rest now."

By the way, among you, only Zheng Dahai is a prospective member of Night Owl.

"Whether the rest of you join Night Owl or stay with Hummingbird is up to you. Of course, if you want to join the army, you'd be very welcome."

"Captain Chen, that's going too far."

This immediately angered Li Feng, since the other three were all members of their Binhai branch, and this was blatant poaching!

It seems I'll have to discuss the welfare benefits for Shen Qing and the other two with the bureau chief when I get back.

The performance of Shen Qing and his team was noticed by the team leaders from various provinces and cities. It would be strange if the other branches were not envious, and Chen was definitely not the only one who wanted to poach them.

He quickly ushered Shen Qing and the others into the tent, where four folding beds had been prepared in advance.

Although it was simple, after a whole day and night of work, who cares about that?

Lying on the bed, soon, someone's snoring began.

As expected, Li Feng at the entrance had been surrounded by other team leaders—there were quite a few people trying to poach his talent.

At noon, the sun was fully up.

It had been exactly twenty-four hours since the assessment began, not yet the stipulated two days and one night.

Watching the screen, the last few dots representing the trainees went out, signifying the end of the assessment.

The information about Shen Qing and the other three popped up on the screen, and Captain Chen shook his head.

"A total of four people passed this assessment, even with your Team A being the only one selected."

The captain of Team A stood to the side, nodded, and said seriously, "He is very strong, and he is not on the same level as the other students at all."

It's estimated that he's on par with a Hummingbird Captain-level superhuman.

"And his teammates are all very good too," he added.

"Okay, I know he's strong."

Team Leader Chen turned around, his expression a forced smile, "But don't think you can just let it go after your first mission failed."

"After I get back, hehe—"

Seeing his squad leader's smiling face, the captain of Squad A couldn't help but shiver. He knew very well what that smile meant.

I'm afraid I'll be trained to death when I get back.

Captain Chen ignored him and turned back to look at the information about Shen Qing and the others, still feeling that it was beyond his expectations.

Not to mention the difficulty of passing the test on the first try.

Of the owls who usually participate in the second assessment, it's considered good if one or two pass each time.

For example, there wasn't a single one this time.

Last time, only that mischievous kid who could turn invisible passed the test.

Although his ability could also help others become invisible, it consumed too much energy, and when he was exposed in the final level, they could only worry about escaping.

Shen Qing and his group were the only trainees who understood the purpose of this test.

"These glasses are pretty good too, but they gave them up because they were dragging their teammates down."

A section of the checkpoint's surveillance footage was retrieved.

Yang Xu was the weakest. When he rushed into the trench, he twisted his ankle due to exhaustion. Zheng Dahai and Li Yangzhao originally planned to take turns carrying him.

But he stubbornly refused to leave.

Yang Xu's abilities not only affect electronic devices, but also people's nerves, and in the end, his rampage held back several soldiers.

In addition, other trainees arrived and started fighting with the soldiers, which allowed Li Yangzhao and his group to successfully rush over and join Shen Qing.

"I wish they were all my soldiers."

Team Leader Chen shook his head. "Alright, the assessment is over. It's time to wake those guys up."