"Damn!" The moment they heard that, everyone hurriedly straightened their expressions and sprinted forward, racing against time. Running thirty laps around the track was nothing to them after so many days of training, but it was a bit of a struggle for some of the girls, especially while carrying weights.
Although a few girls fell behind later on, they still made it within the allotted time. When Instructor Li pressed the stopwatch, everyone had completed the thirty laps within the required limit.
"Attention, everyone! Halt! Stand at attention!"
Instructor Li stood on high ground and shouted.
With a rustle, everyone immediately stopped and lined up, heads held high, chests out, backs straight as javelins.
What followed was a series of smaller training exercises, such as push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, squats, long jumps, obstacle-course cross-country runs, crawling-net shooting drills, and so on.
One exercise followed another. After each one, everyone's foreheads were covered in sweat and their bodies ached all over, yet not a single person dared complain. All they could do was gasp for breath.
Time passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was two in the afternoon. Everyone had completed every training item and collapsed limply to the ground, with quite a few wearing miserable expressions.
At that point, Instructor Li announced a break. All the trainees gulped in air, greedily drawing in fresh oxygen as they recovered their strength.
"Stand at attention. Dismissed." After saying that, Instructor Li sat silently to one side without speaking, his emotions impossible to read.
"Xue Chen, this guy is too ruthless. This is practically torture," Wu Liang said in a low voice, leaning close to Xue Chen's ear.
"It's only a few days. Just endure it," Xue Chen comforted him. He understood Instructor Li's intentions as well. At the very least, this