Dark Moon Era Chapter 79
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Chapter 79
Disqualify?
The word sounded so casual from Instructor Thuja’s lips, but the expression of the young ones started to twist in an ugly way .
After going through probably the toughest exam and before they could even experience the life in the First Reserved Camp, they were already facing disqualification?
However, no one dared to think that the instructor was joking . If they wished not to be disqualified, keeping up was the only choice .
They only had a full minute to adjust their breaths .
A minute later, without any sign or reminder, Thuja turned around and walked away again . This time, the young ones did not even need a nudge . They ran the moment they got up to keep up with the instructor .
Compared to the first round, the instructor was obviously holding back . At least, he did not move at a speed that the young ones could not keep up with even if they sprinted with all they got .
Of course, keeping up with the pace was not an easy task either . Should their concentration get distracted somehow, it would be difficult for them to keep sprinting at such speed and intensity .
After 20 minutes, they finally stopped at the deepest section of the city .
The young boys and girls were still lively and refreshed a while ago, yet they were exhausted like dead dogs beside the tall cliff . Their liveliness and vitality were all gone .
Thuja looked at them with a satisfactory gaze . The necessary push seemed to be very effective, but was it enough?
It was not .
He was only waiting for them to slightly recover . That uncomfortably kind smile appeared again as he glanced at them .
Huu!
Tang Ling finally regulated his breath back to normal after panting for almost half a minute .
He wiped the sweat that stuck his hair on his forehead away and he ignored the cunning smile from the instructor . He never fantasized about an easy life in the First Reserved Camp before, so he did not mind the instructor pushing them to their limits .
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The cliff before them was ridiculously high, and everyone who lived there was very familiar with it .
Safety Sector No . 17 was originally built under the cliff, and there were only three walls surrounding the sector with the other side being the steep cliff .
Once, Tang Ling stared at the cliff from faraway, fantasizing that he could climb up the cliff and sneak into Safety Sector No . 17 .
Now, being under the cliff, he knew his plan had been ridiculous . It was over a thousand meters in height and was almost vertically 90° straight . The surface was also very slippery .
The plants in the cracks and crevices were all cleaned up, so trying to find a landing spot was a wishful thought .
If the cliff was already facing the sector like this, what would the scenery above it be like? Tang Ling had no idea . He was afraid that he would only know by climbing up to the top of the cliff .
Was it necessary for him to climb up though?
A bad feeling rose in Tang Ling’s heart as he looked up at the cliff . There was no place for him to ascend the cliff at all, except for three thick chains hanging on the surface . They were the only scalable things on the cliff .
Climbing the cliff via a chain? The sole thought of it was already overwhelming enough .
The chain was very slippery as well . It seemed like there were people climbing up and down the chain all year long . Aside from that, should one slip off the chain, the scary outcome was self-explanatory .
The cliff was a thousand meters in height . What if one lost his strength halfway there? Would he die a hanging jerky?
Bad thoughts usually tended to turn into reality .
The moment the thought rose in Tang Ling, he saw the three chains wobble . In less than half a minute, he saw several figures dropping down from the chain swiftly as if they were simply jumping off the cliff .
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What terrible things had happened to them to push them to jump off the cliff? Even the short Andy beside Tang Ling was frightened by the scene, and his face was pale .
However, when the figures got closer, everyone got a better look at the people descending from the chain . They were falling fast because they were sliding down the chain with one hand .
They would pause for a second to control their speed before shaking the chain and jumping down further .
It might seem like something easily achievable, but it required intense strength and control over one’s body . Otherwise, the seemingly cool and brave jump would simply turn out into a tragedy at any second .
The several figures who shimmied down the chains were powerful, but Instructor Thuja was calm .
Thump, thump, thump!
Several loud thumps later, all four figures that came down from the chains landed perfectly with two big bottles of drinking water on each of their shoulders .
“Instructor Thuja, the drinking water has been delivered,” said the leader of the four young men . He was respectful towards Instructor Thuja, and through him, the young ones finally knew the instructor’s name .
It was a weird name just like Fei Long and Yang Kong . It did not follow any naming traits of any continent and sounded more like a codename .
Looking at the bottles of drinking water, Tang Ling’s already parched throat felt even drier . The transparent liquid that reflected the light of the sun looked like the most attractive thing in the world, easily capturing every bit of Tang Ling’s attention .
Only Tang Ling was attracted to the water . The others were looking at the four young men who dropped down from the cliff with admiration .
The young men were wearing the same uniform as them, meaning that they must be the seniors of the First Reserved Camp . They were thinking if they ever be so powerful like their seniors .
Could they at least jump down from the cliff single-handedly? Orston was excited by the thought . The scene that popped up in his mind was him jumping off the cliff with one hand on the chain while holding the most beautiful girl in the sector with the other . After he jumped down the cliff, there was another bunch of girls waiting and cheering out loud at his valiant performance .
The seniors did not show any extra emotion at the admiration from the younger ones . However, the leader of the four showed a flattering smile and asked Instructor Thuja, “Are these the new recruits?” His tone held an obvious sense of anticipation .
Instructor Thuja was not moved at all . He waved his hand and simply said, “There’s nothing else here for you to see . Return to camp . ”
The four seniors saluted him and walked to the cliff without any objection .
Three out of the four seniors shot a sympathetic gaze at the younger ones, but their leader was very kind . He waved at them and said, “Remember my name’s Dally! After you come in, come to me if you face any problems!”
Upon Dally’s words, all the young ones were touched by the loving senior of the First Reserved Camp . Andy almost teared up .
Only Tang Ling glued his eyes to the several bottles of drinking water .
What about the words from their seniors? The first impression he had for the senior was that Dally was bad and something had to be wrong if he believed him .
Their seniors then grabbed the iron chains under the astonishing gaze of the young ones . Using the chains as support, they climbed up the cliff as if they were running on flat ground .
Instructor Thuja was still calm as he simply told the young reserved warriors to drink, “One bottle each . Now, drink . ”
It might be the first humane order from him that sounded kind . Tang Ling felt like he had heard the most beautiful voice on Earth .
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