2987 Victory
At around 7:30 pm, the SFS border defense soldiers, who had been lagging behind China, arrived at the seaside control station under the lead of Lieutenant Colonel Saluk. The moment Saluk saw the referee, he couldn’t wait to ask about the situation in China.
“Have they not arrived at the beach yet? To be honest, it’s much harder this time than before. Our rubber dinghy was actually pierced by the soldiers hiding underwater. Later, we s.n.a.t.c.hed another country’s rubber dinghy before successfully coming to the beach. It’s too difficult. It’s even harder than before!”
That was what Lieutenant Colonel Saluk said. He emphasized that it was difficult to get here. He also reminded the referee that they had to s.n.a.t.c.h the rubber dinghy from another country to successfully get here. It could be understood that if the Chinese rubber dinghy was defective, they would definitely not be able to arrive.
That was what he thought. Naturally, the soldiers from the SFS border defense thought so too.
fFrom today onward, the SFS border defense soldiers would be competing with the Chinese soldiers, the partic.i.p.ants from an European country, and the Americans. Hence, Lieutenant Colonel Saluk, who wanted to compete with the Chinese, felt that they had gotten a chance to humiliate the Chinese soldiers.
When they received their mission in the afternoon, Saluk and the SFS border defense soldiers were very excited. They were so excited that they high-fived each other to celebrate.
For the past few days, they had not had the chance to have any direct contact with China. Now that the opportunity had come, they naturally would not let it go.
Lieutenant Colonel Saluk still didn’t know that he had lost to Ye Jian in the sniping compet.i.tion. Senior Colonel Amitabh was afraid that their sharpshooter, Saluk, wouldn’t be able to accept it if he found out that he had lost to a Chinese female soldier. Hence, he had been hiding the news.
The partic.i.p.ants from other countries, such as Ye Jian, knew about the results. However, because the other countries hadn’t seen each other for the past few days, Lieutenant Colonel Saluk still didn’t know that he had lost.
Lieutenant Colonel Saluk, who didn’t know that he had lost, continued to maintain his ‘confidence’ and compete with the Chinese soldiers. He didn’t know the rankings of the various countries either, but he felt that the results of the SFS border defense soldiers must have far exceeded the Chinese soldiers.
In the face of Lieutenant Colonel Saluk’s question, the referee smiled and replied, “Half an hour ago, the Chinese successfully arrived. They’ve entered the forest and are getting ready for the next mission.
“You’re too tired. It’s time for you to rest. You can withdraw from the compet.i.tion. You can really withdraw from the compet.i.tion.”
Lieutenant Colonel Saluk heard that the Chinese soldiers had successfully arrived half an hour ago. He couldn’t listen to what the referee said next. He only knew that the Chinese soldiers had surpa.s.sed the SFS border defense soldiers!
As they were all concerned over the Chinese soldiers having surpa.s.sed them, the referee’s intentional luring was useless. The referee also noticed something amiss and simply waved his hand, letting them go.
Xia Jinyuan had already led his team members on their final journey. Five days and four nights. After tonight, the compet.i.tion would end at five in the afternoon tomorrow.
‘Persistence is victory’ had become China’s mantra.
At this moment, China had already handed in 14 penalty slips. Xia Jinyuan and Li Jinnian handed in one each. They handed in the penalty slips to cover their team members.
The sky gradually lit up, and the morning mist rose in the forest. The Chinese soldiers, who had taken turns sleeping for less than three hours, set off again.
“It’s six o’clock in the morning on the last day. There are still 11 hours until the end. There are still three control stations, 14 blockades, and three major subject compet.i.tions. Straighten your back. Even if we have to bite off our tongues, we have to complete the last 11 hours.”
After walking for four days and four nights, Xia Jinyuan’s gaze was still as sharp as a wild wolf in the forest. His bloodshot eyes were filled with ruthlessness. He was like an unyielding G.o.d of War.