2912 Let You Hold It In
The circuit started. The partic.i.p.ants from the four countries set off at the same time.
According to the rules, rifle shooting was to be completed while running. One needed to complete the 3,000-meter run around the obstacle course with weights before they could start shooting.
The United States and the United Kingdom had already begun the last ten-kilometer cross-country before the sniping shooting. Hence, the SFS border defense soldiers and the soldiers from the Netherlands were running the track together, while the Chinese and German teams were together.
This meant that the soldiers from four countries were partic.i.p.ating in the rifle shooting.
As the signal gun was fired, the partic.i.p.ants set off to complete the 3,000-meter circuit. There was a time limit too. Whoever finished the 3,000-meter circuit first could have points added.
To the Chinese soldiers, running 3,000 meters with weights was a common exercise. Even if they made mistakes in the military unit, the most common punishment was to run thousands of meters with weights.
Even as a military school student, the most common punishment that Ye Jian faced in school was to run with weights for thousands of meters.
The signal gun was fired. The eight Chinese team members picked up their rifles and shot a few meters forward like arrows. Even though Ye Jian was pet.i.te, her speed was not inferior to the male soldiers.
However, this was an obstacle run, which was different from running on a huge field. This huge circle covered 3,000 meters. It meant that there were many obstacle poles along the way. There was no fixed arrangement. After circling all these obstacle poles, they would be able to complete the 3,000 meters.
After last night’s rain, the ground had become even wetter. Stones of all sizes were hidden in the low and short gra.s.s. A partic.i.p.ant from the Dutch side unfortunately tripped while running. His foot slipped and the rapid momentum caused him to fall heavily. Although his back was cus.h.i.+oned by his backpack, his ankle must have been seriously injured. One could hear the pain from his m.u.f.fled voice.
“Watch your step.”
Ye Jian happened to run past this partic.i.p.ant. When she heard him groaning in pain, she couldn’t help but remind her comrades.
She didn’t stop. This wasn’t the time to promote humanitarianism. The arena was a battlefield too. There wasn’t so much mercy.
Even the partic.i.p.ants from the same team as the injured soldier didn’t have the time to help him, let alone the partic.i.p.ants from other countries.
The 3,000-kilometer sprint with a weight of 35 kilograms didn’t seem as easy compared to the ten-kilometer cross-country breakout. Especially after a short rest, when all the muscles in their bodies had already relaxed. They suddenly had to become tense again, which made the soldiers feel weak.
It was the same for the Chinese partic.i.p.ants.
However, because of the humiliation of the SFS border defense team, the Chinese partic.i.p.ants felt frustrated. Even though Xia Jinyuan embarra.s.sed Saluk just now, the other party still took the initiative to provoke him. The Chinese partic.i.p.ants couldn’t let it go.
At this moment, they were determined to make things difficult for the SFS border defense soldiers. Every member would target an SFS border defense soldier to death. They would either surpa.s.s the other party by three meters or fall behind them by three meters. From the start to the end, the distance was just three meters.
The SFS border defense soldiers, who were panting heavily, naturally knew that the Chinese soldiers were doing this on purpose. They were furious that the Chinese soldiers kept maintaining a distance of three meters. They were furious that they were being humiliated once again.
But could they get angry?
No!