The military region was very lively, and a sumptuous lunch was prepared for these provisional warriors who came to participate in the warrior combat assessment.
In the afternoon.
A total of 1,680 provisional warriors were standing on an open square. At the front of the square stood the high-ranking officials of the North Military Region of Jiangnan City, as well as some high-ranking officials from the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym and the Extreme Martial Arts Gym.
"Next, the provisional warriors whose names are called, come up to receive the combat uniforms and weapons."
"Yan Zhuo."
"He Feng."
"Wang Bingjiang."
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There were a total of ten officers on the stage calling out the names of the provisional warriors one by one. The provisional warriors whose names were called went up to receive their combat uniforms and weapons.
"Luo Feng."
Luo Feng heard the loud voice clearly and immediately ran to the front.
"This is your combat uniform and combat boots. This is the Blood Shadow Battle Blade Series 2 you requested. This is the heaviest one we have prepared, weighing 98 kilograms. We don't have any heavier ones here," the officer handed Luo Feng a set of items. "This is a communication watch with functions such as positioning and communication. This is a hexagonal shield."
As the officer spoke, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes when looking at Luo Feng... It was really strange that a provisional warrior would request such a heavy Blood Shadow battle blade.
Luo Feng smiled faintly, held the pile of items weighing nearly 200 kilograms, and quickly ran away.
...
On the square, all 1,680 warriors were assigned combat uniforms that fit their body sizes and various types of weapons according to their requests. Everyone was equipped with cold weapons! This was a requirement of the warrior combat assessment. The use of hot weapons was prohibited in the warrior combat assessment. After the distribution was completed, everyone went back to their resting places and changed into combat uniforms, combat boots, and other equipment.
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There was a lot of laughter on the open square.
At this moment, Luo Feng was wearing alloy combat boots, and his military long pants and combat vest were made of special materials such as Crowe alloy. He was also carrying a hexagonal shield and a Blood Shadow battle blade on his back. He was happily chatting with the other provisional warriors beside him.
"Just this set of equipment, if you were to buy it all, it would cost at least seven or eight hundred thousand yuan," a young man with a crew cut said excitedly, pointing at his combat uniform. "These long pants and the vest, although they are not very high-level warrior equipment and are just lent to us for this warrior combat assessment. However, they can withstand the claws of the weakest H-level monsters. They are much better than those so-called bulletproof vests in the city. Ordinary bullets can't penetrate them at all, and H-level monsters can't tear through the material of this combat uniform."
"They can't tear it apart!"
A cold-faced young woman beside him sneered. "But even if the monsters can't tear the combat uniform, just the impact force can break your bones and seriously injure your internal organs."
"I'm not that fragile," the young man with a crew cut laughed and glanced at the young woman. "How about it, little sister? Let's find a place later and see how strong I am?"
"Stop talking nonsense," Luo Feng frowned and said.
"Yes, Brother Luo. We'll listen to Brother Luo," the young man with a crew cut quickly smiled.
The news that Luo Feng was recruited by the Extreme Martial Arts Gym in advance had spread quickly among the provisional warriors, from one person to another. Soon, everyone knew about it. Among the 1,680 people this year, only three were recruited in advance by the Extreme Martial Arts Gym and the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym! These provisional warriors all knew that these three people would definitely have a promising future.
"Luo Feng, Luo Feng," a shout came from a distance. It was Wu Tong, the Chief Instructor of the Yangzhou Extreme Pavilion.
"Uncle Wu."
Luo Feng smiled and greeted Yang Wu and the other people beside him, then immediately ran over. In the past nearly one month, Luo Feng had been living in Moonlight Community, so naturally, he had a very close relationship with Chief Instructor 'Wu Tong', who also lived in Moonlight Community, and he was very familiar with him and called him 'Uncle Wu'.
"Luo Feng, come with me," Wu Tong said and led the way ahead.
Luo Feng was full of doubts but didn't say much. Soon, they came to the second floor of a quiet small building. In the living room on the second floor, several people were gathered and sitting together. Luo Feng took a look... Among these people, he only knew one, that was Zhuge Tao, one of the four big shots of the Jiangnan City Extreme Pavilion!
"Chief Supervisor," Luo Feng said.
"Yeah, Luo Feng, just sit there with Wu Tong," Zhuge Tao, wearing a dark black combat uniform that faintly shimmered with broken silver, said with a faint smile.
"Zhuge, is this the Luo Feng you mentioned? In my opinion, compared with our Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym, he's not that great either," the burly man wearing a dark purple battle suit opposite Zhuge Tao said. His voice seemed to echo in his chest. "Our Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym has recruited two people in advance this time. One has a physical fitness no worse than your Luo Feng, and the other is a genius with firearms."
The burly man looked at the two young men beside him, and the two young men immediately stood up.
"My name is Wan Dong," said the young man with a purple birthmark on his face, looking gloomy.
"My name is Ma Xiao," the other young man smiled. He was very good-looking! Yes, the word "good-looking" could indeed be used to describe this young man. If he were a woman, he would probably be the kind who could cause chaos in the country.
Luo Feng nodded with a smile: "I'm Luo Feng. You already know that."
"Luo Feng," the gloomy young man said. "Do you have the guts to have a competition? In tonight's warrior combat assessment, let's see who can get the highest score between you and me!" There was a glint in the gloomy young man's eyes, as if he had seen the most delicious food, full of longing.
"I'm not interested," Luo Feng shook his head and said.
The gloomy young man was taken aback, then sneered and didn't say anything more.
Zhuge Tao and the burly man from the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym beside them couldn't help laughing when they saw this. "Zhuge, this little guy of yours is quite interesting. At least he's calm and not hot-headed when provoked! I kind of like this young man. Luo Feng, are you interested in joining our Thunderbolt Martial Arts Gym..."
"Go on, go on, go on," Zhuge Tao glared at him.
"I'm just kidding. You're really no fun," the burly man laughed heartily.
Zhuge Tao glanced downstairs: "Let's go too. The warrior combat assessment will start soon!"
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The 1,680 provisional warriors, including Luo Feng, led by the soldiers, walked for half an hour before arriving at the outskirts of a small town. It was already evening, and the sun had set.
"Roar～～"
"Ho～～"
All kinds of terrifying strange cries came from the small town. The outskirts of this small town were surrounded by barbed wire, and a large number of soldiers were patrolling around with guns in their hands.
"Hurry up. There aren't enough monsters inside. Transport another 1,200 iron-haired wild boars, 300 shadow cats, and 500 tiger mastiffs," came an order from the small town. Luo Feng and the others didn't have to wait long before they saw a series of heavy-duty trucks, and angry roars came from each of them.
Luo Feng and a large number of warriors looked carefully...
On each large truck, there were cages, and each cage held a monster. The angry roars made some provisional warriors who had never killed a monster tremble with fear.
"Luo Feng," Chief Instructor 'Wu Tong' standing beside Luo Feng said with a faint smile. "Having good physical fitness and excellent knife skills doesn't mean you can kill monsters! After all, some people, once they see blood and face life and death, can't even exert one-tenth of their full strength. So this warrior combat assessment is mainly to temper your mentality. You need to get used to fighting monsters for your life and death. Don't be soft-hearted."
"I understand," Luo Feng nodded.
"Um... These monsters are all the weakest H-level monsters, equivalent to the 'junior warrior level' among warriors," Wu Tong said. "Their weakness is that they have very low intelligence. However, their advantage is that they are bloodthirsty, crazy, and full of aggression and lethality. So every time there is a combat assessment, there are always cases of provisional warriors being killed or disabled."
Luo Feng nodded. When actually fighting monsters, it was impossible to be 100% safe.
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After some of the weakest H-level monsters were transported into the small town, the number of monsters in the small town had reached an astonishing figure.
"Everyone," a loud voice reached the ears of every provisional warrior. Luo Feng and all the other provisional warriors looked up and saw an officer standing on the roof of a dilapidated three-story building inside the small town, speaking to all the provisional warriors. "This combat assessment follows the same rules as before! It will start on time at 6:30 tonight and end at 6:30 tomorrow morning!"
"The more monsters you kill, the more points you will get. After killing each monster, cut off its left ear as proof."
"Remember, it is prohibited for provisional warriors to kill each other. All your activities are under surveillance, and those who violate the rules will be executed on the spot!"
"Among you 1,680 provisional warriors, those whose scores are in the top 60% will obtain the qualification to be a warrior! The remaining 40% will be considered as failed and will have to wait for the next warrior combat assessment." The officer's voice gradually turned cold. "That is to say, among you 1,680 people, 1,008 will pass, and 672 will be eliminated!"
The provisional warriors listening below couldn't help but whisper among themselves. The elimination rate was actually 40%.
"Let me remind you that generally, killing three monsters is enough to pass the assessment. If you only kill two monsters, it will depend on your luck," the officer's voice resounded in everyone's ears. "When the combat achievements are the same, the ranking will be determined according to the time spent killing the monsters and the injury situation. So when you have killed a certain number of monsters, get out of the small town as soon as possible."
"Remember, if you are seriously injured, you can press the distress button on your communication watch. Someone will immediately come to rescue you... But at that moment, it also means that your warrior combat assessment is over." The officer leaped into the air.
Whoosh!
He jumped more than ten meters high directly from the roof of the small building inside the town, and then made two consecutive leaps to reach outside the town.
"All provisional warriors, move out and enter the Monster Town," the officer waved his hand.
The 1,680 provisional warriors, like a surging wave, quickly poured into the Monster Town.
"Close the gate!" The officer gave an order.
"Rumble～～" The only gate closed with a loud noise.
The warrior combat assessment officially began!