Chapter 80

Chapter 80 – New Tropical Rain Forest

Wang Zhong quickly got out of bed . In less than a minute, he was already dressed well and appeared on the drilling grounds .

Markis and Markos were slightly surprised . Although that jostling yesterday hadn’t been that bad, it was still a hard lesson for the students . This brat’s response, on the other hand, wasn’t any worse than their own .

They were indeed quite surprised since not only had Wang Zhong been fast and dress properly, even his state of mind was clear . Although it was still night, his eyes were keen and sharp .

Still, the two didn’t show too much of a change in expression, after all… everyone else’s performance was just too terrible!

“Fuck, it’s still early morning, what’s all this about…?” A few of the students were still yawning . Yesterday’s events had been too chaotic and they also had to eat all that disgusting stuff . Quite a few of them had nightmares due to this, so they didn’t have any true sleep .

“Where is Teacher Grace?”

“Is the group training starting now?”

“Shut it, you bunch of wastes!” Markis explosively shouted . His soul power erupted out and the tyrannical strength of a Heroic Soul stage instantly pressed down on them .

“If you want to withdraw, then scram! Otherwise, we will be starting our first night training!” Markis’ voice was cold and detached . “Record their performance . Other than Wang Zhong, take off three points for everyone!”

The nearby Markos wore a face of ridicule as he said, “I don’t think anyone in this batch of wastes is eligible . That’s fine too, they can avoid disgracing the Federation . ”

Markis didn’t continue conversing with Markos and glared at the bunch of silly and ignorant students instead . “I originally planned to test your nighttime capabilities, but now I’ve changed my mind . I am going to flush away your laziness and stupidity!”

He then sent a message through his skylink . A few minutes later, several soldiers carrying hoses appeared on the drilling grounds .

They’ll know what’s going soon, he thought as the high-pressure hose started to shoot an intense blast of water at the group of students .

“Stand still! You’re not allowed to back off!”

This was the wilderness, and it was still night . The temperature was -10° celsius . Everyone experienced a foreign feeling as the water jet struck their bodies, so they tried to moved their soul power in order to resist the water . Whether they would be eliminated or not wasn’t the issue now; if they did not take this seriously, they might lose their little lives in this place .

Markis and Markos didn’t stop them from using their soul power . Although they were strict, they knew some restraint . This group of little chicks might actually die if they didn’t use their soul power . Markis was assigned to instruct while Markos was to observe . This also included watching the physical condition of every student .

… but there was actually one that hadn’t used any soul power…

No, there were two!

One of them was the first person to appear, Wang Zhong . Although this fellow’s body didn’t seem that sturdy, he actually resisted without the use of soul power .

The other one had actually been that handsome boy . Fair and clean, slim and small, he actually didn’t seem to care about this situation .

Markis and Markos shot a glance at each other . They could see hope in the others’ eyes . Perhaps this group might be worthy of training .

Barran continued to clench his teeth . Although the high-pressure water stream wasn’t much for a heavy soldier like him, it’s chill made it unbearable for anyone . As such, soul power needed to be used to resist it . As he did so, Barran subconsciously looked at the nearby Wang Zhong .

Senior Wang Zhong stood straight like a javelin that was pierced into the ground… and he actually wasn’t using any soul power…

Three seconds after seeing this, BarraN withdrew his own soul power . This is training . If I can’t even endure this, then why should I continue to stay here?

After a while, Reeves seemed to have discovered this situation and helplessly withdrew his soul power . As the one who would inevitably become a captain in the future, his performance couldn’t be worse than anyone else’s . These little bastards, was there a need to show off like that!?

Unknowingly, a competitive spirit started to rise within the group of youths .

The special training from hell officially started!

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The distant land of South America had once been a beautiful continent known for its wonderful rainforests . It was the holy land for yearning explorers . Now, this place was even more ‘beautiful’ than ever before . The dimension energy that had spilled onto the land had accelerated the growth of the wild and the vitality within .

Mankind’s ability of prediction through science would always be limited . Old-era South America had few resources, so it was quickly abandoned . The surviving people there, however, received a blessing and were rewarded with powerful energy .

Hundreds of small and large powers rose up from this new South America, the strongest and greatest being the Amazon Empire . At least, that was what the Freedom Federation felt when they chose that empire as a point of contact with South America . This then led to the swift and violent expansion of the Amazon Empire as their complementary resource trading pushed them further along the path of development .

After humanity were split into four completely new continents, it was this continent that had the most chaos between the empire and the separatist regimes . The wilderness made people unable to resign themselves to being fettered, so they pursued freedom and the belief in natural strength .

The lush tropical forest and surrounding jungles were brimming with vigor and vitality . Although the scars of the Great Change was still present, this only served to show the great power of nature . Yet, even now, the Amazon people don’t readily head further into the depths of the forest . The changes that had occurred within each region was different .

For example, in Africa, the biggest danger wasn’t its animals, but the different kinds of insects . In South America, however, there weren’t just strange mutated beasts . The most frightening threat there was the mutated plants . They truly brought about a sense of despair .

No one knew exactly what hid behind the covers of the dense tree leaves or beneath the tranquil surface of the water .

Perhaps it was a terrifying Shadow Demon Jaguar, or a violent Champsosaurus . It may even be the small, but extremely fatal hundred-jointed silver ring . While it may seem like a tranquil forest, much of it had undergone tremendous changes after the great catastrophe, such as frightening man-eating spores

But right now, a youth sat alone at a riverside in the forest . He held a crude-looking carving knife and was completely absorbed in whittling a piece of wood .

His eyes revealed an expression of extreme concentration as he held the carving knife with a steady, but quick hand . Tsic, tsic, tsic, tsic… The sounds linked together to form a line of music as countless pieces of wood shavings flew through the air . Rune symbols, one after the other, appeared on the surface of the piece of wood and emitted a mysterious aura . This average and mediocre block had now gained an unexpectedly solemn and dignified air .

The youth’s expression was quite earnest . Neither the sultry heat of the rainforest, nor the sunlight shining on the crown of his head affected him in the slightest . He had a strong and slim upper body, and that slightly curled deep-brown hair and bronze-coloured skin was untouched by even a drop of sweat .

An Iron-backed Champsosaurus hid quietly no less than six to seven meters away . It slid beneath the waters as it quietly swam over .

Crocodiles were a species that existed since the ancient times and held a history of over two hundred million years . The species had gone through various momentous changes and had been able to survive tenaciously up until now . After the great catastrophe caused by mankind, they once more walked at the front of the evolution world .

They were now able to completely leave the waters and became a powerful mutated beast that could move on dry land . It seemed that the dinosaur gene in their DNA had been stimulated with their mutation, causing their limbs to become more sturdy and powerful and their backs to swell into a small hill . They became the absolute overlords of the forests, nicknamed the Iron-backed Champsosaurus by locals . More commonly, they were known as an Earth Dragon .

This was its territory!

This youngling from the human race looked very healthy . The beautiful lines of his muscles made him seem like the best delicacy!

This Earth Dragon couldn’t help drooling from the corner of its mouth . After obtaining greater strength, the intelligence of these mutated beasts had also experienced an improvement, especially when it involved thoughts about hunting .

Twenty meters… the gigantic Earth Dragon moved slowly through the water .

This youth was like an artist that was completely immersed in his creation . His hands continued to move, a growing excitement appeared on his face .

The carving blade in his hands moved faster and faster until it became almost like a blur!