Chapter 212: Greatly Disappointed (2)

On the robust man's firm face was anger and unwillingness after being insulted. He said coldly, word for word, "If you want to drive us away, you can say it directly. There's no need to use these impossible things to humiliate us." They were soldiers, not clowns to be teased and humiliated!

"You think I was humiliating you just now?" Gu Yun's already unhappy mood was now burning with even more rage. These ungrateful things! Gu Yun laughed in anger, took a deep breath, and sneered, "I'll tell you now what humiliation really is!"

Gu Yun reached out and said coldly, "Give it here."

The robust man's brows furrowed tightly. He didn't know what she wanted to do, but he still handed over the bow in his hand.

Holding the long bow that was almost as tall as her, Gu Yun walked to the position of the eighth target where the robust man had just been. While lowering her head to carefully check the bow and arrows, she said to Yu Shijun in the distance, "Yu Shijun, you call the command, one more time!"

Whether practicing or on a mission, no matter what weapon she held, she would check it. She had told them about the importance of checking weapons, but judging by their performance just now, less than half of them remembered to do this step.

Yu Shijun was stunned. Did she want to demonstrate? But her wound had only just gotten a little better. If she got injured again because of this, would the General kill him? Even though Yu Shijun was a hundred times unwilling to let her demonstrate, under the gaze of over a hundred people, he couldn't disobey her, so he could only reply loudly, "Yes."

"Prepare!"

Following the command, Gu Yun pulled an arrow from the quiver. They thought she would have trouble even drawing it, but in an instant, Gu Yun had already placed the arrow in the drawn long bow. It seemed that from the moment she picked up the bow, her aura had instantly changed—steady and sharp.

"One!"

Following the command, the arrow targets popped up from all directions again, in a completely different position and order than the previous time. And almost at the same time the targets popped up, the long arrow pierced the sky and hit the eighth target!

"Two!" The arrow in Gu Yun's hand was already on the string. Upon discovering that it was a black target that popped up, she forced herself not to release it.

"Three!"

"Ten!"

As soon as the number was called, Gu Yun's sharp arrow was released simultaneously.

Bullseye! Competing with them in strength was impossible, but in terms of sharpness, adaptability, and mobile shooting, she was a winner. Gu Yun said loudly, "Read the targets!"

"Eight hits!" It didn't take much time to tally the results. Gu Yun had only shot eight arrows, all hits, and all bullseyes. Among the ten target pops, two were black bullseyes, and she hadn't missed. Two arrows remained steadily in the quiver.

At this moment, the forest was silent, so quiet that even the sound of insects in the grass seemed harsh. The target opposite was held high, forming a sharp contrast with the mess in front. She was right—this was humiliation. Many of them had spent over ten years in the military, considering themselves brave and invincible, but today they had lost to a girl of only ten-plus years. The things they called impossible, she did with such ease. This was simply irony. Gu Yun had undoubtedly slapped every one of them hard in the face—silent yet stinging! It stung their noble self-esteem.

Having used too much force, her wound hurt a little. Gu Yun raised her hand and threw the long bow in her hand casually toward the robust man who was still stunned. The robust man hurriedly reached out to catch it. Gu Yun said coldly, "I hate people who are self-righteous, and I hate people who give up lightly without trying their best even more! You, twenty points deducted."

The robust man finally lowered his head, which had always been held high. Gu Yun snorted coldly, "Are you convinced?" The robust man felt a bit more respect for this woman who was always shouting at them. Standing straight, he replied loudly, "Convinced!"

"Who else is not convinced?!"

"No one!"

"Next group!"

"Yes!"

Although the following groups were mentally prepared, because they usually focused on accuracy during training, they still couldn't adapt to the frequently changing moving targets, and the results were naturally a crushing defeat.

Yu Shijun looked at the results recorded in his hand, which could only be described as tragic. Walking up to Gu Yun, her expression had returned to normal, but the cold light in her cat-like eyes was clearly shooting out. Yu Shijun thought for a moment and only stated the statistical results, not daring to elaborate: "The group with the lowest cumulative score is the fifth group. Every group had people who failed to meet the requirement of hitting five targets."

Gu Yun was so angry her teeth itched. She replied impatiently, "Deduct points according to the regulations I mentioned earlier. Keep a good record; once their points are gone, let them get out."

"Yes."

"Turn right, run forward three hundred meters." Since even the assessment she thought was easiest to pass was like this, then the next level... Gu Yun sighed secretly, she had to prepare herself mentally, lest she burst a blood vessel from anger.

"Yes."

Gu Yun ran forward with them. In the open space in the mountain forest arranged for them, she saw two tall figures—Su Ling and Han Shu? Gu Yun walked up to them and asked, "Why are you here?" Meeting Su Ling's smiling black eyes, Gu Yun immediately looked away.

"I heard there was a competition today, so I came to take a look." Seeing the unnatural expression on her face, Su Ling felt good. Could he interpret it as her being shy?

Han Shu also laughed, "I'll take a look too." There was still a lot of thick ice in the General's Mansion, and ice water was everywhere; he didn't want to stay in the mansion.

Gu Yun raised her brows, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, replying with both helplessness and a bit of teasing, "You'd better not look." According to their performance just now, this level would only be worse.

What did she mean? Gu Yun just shrugged without explaining. Su Ling didn't ask further and retreated to the side with Han Shu to wait for a good show. Based on his understanding of her, this competition should be worth watching.

On the open field, ten wooden tables were placed on one side, with ten short arrows neatly placed on the tables. Beside the arrows was a crossbow, just covered with a white cloth. On the other side, ten zhang away, were ten cone-shaped targets, similar to roly-polys, small at the top and large at the bottom. In the center of the targets was a red bullseye.

Looking at this formation, it didn't seem very difficult. But after the previous competition, the soldiers didn't dare to relax, especially with the Forward General and the General watching, their pressure was even greater; no one wanted to lose face.

"The second item is the crossbow." Gu Yun stated the competition rules simply, "The arrow targets opposite are cone-shaped targets that will sway. Before they stop swaying, you must shoot all ten short arrows. Ten arrows, and hitting five counts as passing."

Just like that? The soldiers secretly rejoiced; this topic was much simpler than the previous one.

"Prepare." Gu Yun waved at Yu Shijun opposite. Yu Shijun directed the soldiers to knock down the cones and press the upper ends with logs.

Gu Yun shouted, "First group."

The ten soldiers of the first group stepped forward steadily, eager to try. Gu Yun's cold voice rang out again, "Before shooting, you should warm up first. Step forward with your left foot, support the ground with both hands, and step back with your right foot. One hundred push-ups."

Huh? Still need to warm up? Although they didn't know what she wanted to do, the soldiers still followed suit, hoping to finish quickly and start the competition. Just as they were supporting the ground with both hands and preparing to start, Gu Yun's unhurried voice rang out again, "Do it according to my unified command. When I shout one, body down, bend your arms. When I shout two, you can push up. One..." After doing thirty-plus following Gu Yun's command, they finally understood her intention. Doing one hundred push-ups according to her unified command was more tiring than doing three hundred in a messy rush! And the further they went, the more strenuous it became. After finally struggling to finish one hundred, their hands were shaking when they got up.

"Start." Gu Yun raised her hand toward the soldiers behind. The soldiers pushed away the logs pressing on the targets, and the ten cone-shaped targets immediately stood up, swaying violently.

The soldiers rushed to the wooden tables and lifted the crossbows that had been covered under the white cloth. Everyone was stunned—not for anything else, but because every crossbow under the white cloth was disassembled. They had to assemble the crossbows before they could shoot arrows, and they had to shoot all ten arrows and hit five within the specified time! When their hands were shaking like leaves in the wind, this task was clearly difficult to complete. The swaying amplitude of the human-shaped targets opposite grew slower. With no time to think, they could only race against time to assemble, perform simple adjustments, and then shoot.

After a flurry of chaos, Yu Shijun's helpless shout came from over there, "Time's up." Glancing at the few short arrows on the row of cone-shaped targets, Yu Shijun sighed. This performance could only be described in four words—tragic to behold. He secretly glanced at the General's expression, which could also be described in four words—dark clouds gathering. On the contrary, Gu Yun was relatively calm. She raised her hand slightly toward him and said lightly, "No need to report the targets, I can see them all."

The soldiers of the first group put down the crossbows in their hands and took a step back, waiting for Gu Yun to scold them. Gu Yun just glanced at them and said, "Disassemble the crossbows and put them away, then return to the ranks."

"Yes."

Gu Yun sighed. Although she had expected the results to be less than ideal, she was still very depressed to see it. Turning around, she said loudly, "Yu Shijun, you come."

"Yes."

"Second group."

Gu Yun walked to Su Ling's side. He remained silent, his eagle eyes calmly watching the unsatisfactory results. Gu Yun asked, "Any thoughts or opinions?"

Her training method was a bit tricky, but very practical. An enemy wasn't a target; they would move and fight back. Only by being able to counterattack calmly and quickly in a state of extreme exhaustion could they be considered true elite soldiers. Actually, these soldiers had a very good foundation, just not adapted yet. Given time, it wasn't impossible for them to meet her requirements. Thinking of Gu Yun's point deduction elimination system, Su Ling laughed, "They are used to the training methods of marching and fighting. To meet your requirements, it will be very difficult in a short time. I'm just afraid that before they are trained well, they will all be kicked out."

Gu Yun's brows also furrowed tightly. The elimination problem could be changed according to the actual situation. What she was thinking about now was how to change the training mode so they could better adapt and exert their super strength.

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