Xu Jintang raised an eyebrow.
Their Cabin Alliance currently has a total of fifteen teams, and twenty-three boxes of supplies are enough to cover all of them, with some left over.
"Good, let's distribute the supplies first."
Fatty Fang and Fang Kexin exchanged a surprised glance.
I never expected the plan to be so successful.
They lost the three of them, but in return, they gained supplies for the entire team.
Fatty Fang suddenly straightened his back, and his voice became firmer, "I deserve a lot of credit for the success of this plan."
Xu Jintang glanced at him. "Yes, you deserve a lot of credit."
Fang Kexin glanced over as well, "What reward do you want?"
Fatty Fang coughed lightly. "Then let our team take one more supply box."
"Okay." Xu Jintang agreed immediately.
In this operation, Fatty Fang did play a significant role; taking an extra box of supplies was nothing to him.
Fang Kexin didn't say anything, which was taken as acknowledging that Fatty Fang had contributed to the operation.
Fifteen minutes later, each team was given a box of supplies, enough to sustain them for another week.
The remaining undistributed supplies will be temporarily kept by Xu Jintang as backup supplies for the future.
That very night, after the supplies were distributed, a heavy snow began to fall.
A thick layer of snow covered the entire land.
As the outdoor temperature dropped further, the trainee soldiers who failed to secure supplies or find shelter for heating froze to death that night and were eliminated from the simulated battlefield.
Overnight, the number of survivors in the Extreme Cold Simulation Battlefield decreased dramatically.
The next day at dawn.
Xu Jintang opened the wooden house door with his mouth open.
The snow outside was already up to a person's waist.
"Everyone, get up and shovel snow." Xu Jintang stretched and turned to call out to his team.
People gradually got up from inside the cabin, and exclaimed in surprise when they saw how thick the snow was outside.
"With such a thick snowfall overnight, won't it bury us alive in a few days?"
"That shouldn't be the case, right?"
"Make way, make way, let me have a turn. My magic weapon is perfect for shoveling snow."
As soon as he finished speaking, a metal feather fan, about half the height of a person, appeared in one of the team members' hands.
The feathers of the iron feather fan are all made of refined iron, and under the light, they reflect an even colder light.
Upon seeing the iron feather fan being taken out, the others quickly stepped aside to make way.
Xu Jintang and Fang Kexin also stepped aside.
The team member holding the iron feather fan gripped the handle tightly with both hands, puffed out his chest, and fanned it forcefully.
The hurricane quickly took shape and swept towards the snow outside the door.
The thick snow was instantly swept into the hurricane's vortex, and under the control of the team member, the hurricane blew towards the distant wilderness.
After fanning back and forth a few times, the snow in front of the wooden house was quickly swept away.
The team member retrieved the iron feather fan, shrunk it, and hung it back on his waist.
Xu Jintang curiously examined the iron feather fan at his waist, her interest rising within her.
There are even such magical weapons!
"Captain, we took the lion's share of the loot this time, and the others are bound to be unhappy. We'll probably need to be more vigilant in the next few days," Lu Wei'an reminded them at the opportune moment.
Xu Jintang responded, "Starting today, double the number of patrols each night. Be vigilant during the day as well; no outsiders are allowed to approach the cabin territory."
"Yes!"
The assessment has been ongoing for three days now, and more than half of the candidates have already been eliminated.
Outside the simulated battlefield, several leaders who were still watching decided to drop some bombshells.
"Let's not delay any longer, let's get to the big one and see how they react," Wang Yile said.
The other leaders exchanged glances, a smile flashing in their eyes, and replied in unison, "Yes."
The snow continues to fall.
Every so often, the snow outside the cabin would pile up much thicker, requiring someone to come and clear it.
Xu Jintang stood by the window of the wooden house, his hands behind his back, gazing at the heavy snowfall, and remained silent for a long time.
Lu Wei'an up behind her. "This snow is a bit strange. If it keeps falling like this, the number of people eliminated will increase by more than half."
Xu Jintang hummed in agreement. "This assessment should be over soon."
Wang Qian, hiding inside the cave, lit the special fuel, and the flames instantly illuminated the entire cave, gradually spreading warmth.
She rubbed her hands together and sat down by the fire to warm herself.
Suddenly, the signal transmission sensor in my arms vibrated rhythmically a few times.
Upon receiving the coded message, Wang Qian clenched her fists slightly, a hint of seriousness creeping into her eyes.
"Will this snow ever stop? If this keeps up, we're all going to die outside the cabin."
"It seems like it's not going to stop. In that case, let's fight to the death one last time and go fight the people in the cabin to see who can take it."
"How are we supposed to fight? They're organized and disciplined, while we're just a bunch of random people thrown together, we don't even have a captain."
As the snow fell heavier and heavier, the people outside the wooden house began to panic.
The more flustered they became, the less organized their group became. Some shouted that they wanted to find Xu Jintang and his group to fight, while others felt it was unnecessary and that it was better to wait.
The differing opinions among the individuals prevented them from reaching a unified action.
Until the earth suddenly began to tremble violently.
The earth-shaking sensation felt like the end of the world was coming.
"Captain, there's been an avalanche on the plateau next to our cabin!" The patrol team member rushed in to report.
Xu Jintang immediately got up and followed the team members outside.
They could see thick layers of snow surging towards their cabin area from above the distant snow-capped mountains.
Her expression changed slightly. "Tell everyone to take all the supplies they can, and retreat immediately."
After saying that, she took out the signal inscription and crushed it.
The signal markers instantly rose into the air and were dropped on other groups of wooden houses within a ten-mile radius.
The wooden cabin area suddenly became unusually lively.
"What's going on? Is there an enemy attack?"
"Enemy attack my ass! Didn't you see the avalanche? Quickly gather your supplies and retreat!"
"It's ruined. If this avalanche comes, the wooden house will be buried. The place we finally found to stay is gone again."
Everyone complained as they packed their supplies and prepared to retreat.
The sky was terribly gloomy, and an atmosphere of death permeated everything.
Faced with the natural disaster of avalanches, humans fleeing frantically appear so insignificant. Some who were slow to retreat were caught up by the heavy snow behind them before they even left the area of wooden houses, and were instantly buried alive under the snow layer, disappearing without a trace.
"Damn it! They're catching up! Everyone, speed up!" Fatty Fang was on the run, glanced behind him and saw that someone had been buried alive. He was so frightened that he immediately sped up.
After saying that, he raised his hand and flung out a transparent barrier, which extended backward.
The power of the transparent barrier was clearly insufficient in the face of the terrifying avalanche; it only held off the snow for two seconds before being shattered instantly.
Fatty Fang cursed under his breath, not daring to linger, and continued to run at a faster pace.
Xu Jintang ran very fast.
A huge shadow loomed overhead.
"Beep beep--beep beep--"
An alarm suddenly sounded from the horizon, "Operating system under attack detected. Automatic protection mode to be activated shortly."
"All survivors in the simulated battlefield will be ejected from the battlefield after three seconds."
Xu Jintang was taken aback.
The other fleeing team members also paused for half a second.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Fatty Fang stopped, looking completely bewildered.
Due to a malfunction in the simulated battlefield system, the snow behind them had frozen solid, and everything around them was frozen in time.
Fang Kexin looked around hesitantly, "Is the main system malfunctioning?"
"That shouldn't be the case. This is the Command Camp's simulation pod. Who would dare to attack it for no reason?"
"So, our assessment is over?"
Before the murmurs had even died down, a "beep" rang out, and everyone present was ejected from the battlefield.
A strong feeling of dizziness rose from my head.
Xu Jintang kept his eyes tightly closed, his brows furrowed.
It took a long time for me to regain consciousness. When I opened my eyes, a bright light shone into them, followed by an overwhelming urge to vomit.
"Vomit..."
This is a side effect of being forcibly ejected from the simulated battlefield.
Soon, other trainee soldiers around them also began to feel nauseous.
Chapter 156
Various sounds of vomiting echoed across the training ground, creating a chaotic scene.
On the other side, the alarm was still blaring in the lounge where Wang Yile and the leaders were sitting.
" Captain Wang, we've caught the person who attacked the main system of the simulation module. It's the trainee soldier who was absent from training today due to illness." Two subordinates immediately brought the man over to report.
The alarm gradually subsided, and everything in the lounge returned to calm.
Wang Yile frowned and looked up at the people being brought in.
The man was young, his teeth clenched, a stubborn and unyielding expression on his face, and a hint of resentment in his eyes.
Why attack the simulator system?
The man kept his mouth tightly shut, not uttering a single word, not even glancing at Wang Yile, his attitude full of disdain.
Wang Yile's face hardened, a chilling aura emanating from him, and he uttered only one word. "Investigate."
"Yes."
The sudden turn of events made the atmosphere in the lounge extremely tense.
"Attacking a live simulator system is a serious crime; this young man certainly didn't do it on his own."
"First, check the physical condition of the trainee soldiers who were ejected from the simulated battlefield. Report any issues immediately."
"Report this to the Administration Bureau immediately."
After regaining their composure, the leaders began issuing instructions one by one.