17: Chapter 17: Su Han Breaks Army Records One After Another!

The starting point for Armed Swimming was set at the coast, and the judging panel was already on high alert.

After Su Han rushed past the finish line of the 400-meter obstacle course, he didn't pause for even a second and sprinted directly toward the sea.

"What is he doing?" In the observation room, Chen Shuai widened his eyes. "He's going into the water without even adjusting his breathing?"

The corners of Long Zhan's mouth curled up slightly: "Because... he doesn't need to at all."

At the coast, Su Han quickly checked his equipment, confirmed that the waterproof bag for his rifle was sealed perfectly, and then—

"Splash!"

He executed a beautiful dive into the water, with an almost perfect splash suppression.

"Freestyle?!" Wang Yuanchao stood up abruptly. "Is he crazy?"

Armed Swimming is different from regular swimming; when carrying a 20kg load, freestyle consumes more than three times the energy of the breaststroke!

Normal Special Forces Soldiers would choose the more energy-efficient breaststroke or use the side stroke during the process.

Yet Su Han chose the most energy-consuming freestyle!

Moreover, his movements were breathtakingly standard—his arms alternated strokes as smoothly as a windmill, his leg kicking rhythm was precise, and every breath was taken at the perfect moment, his body cutting through the waves like a swordfish.

"This stroke frequency..." The Captain of the Marine Corps voice trembled. "At least 60 times per minute! Faster than our own swimming instructor!"

"What's even more terrifying is his energy distribution." The Captain of Snow Leopard stared intently at the screen. "To maintain this speed after just running 5 kilometers and the 400-meter obstacle course, it's simply incredible."

...

400-meter obstacle course field.

After Zhou Long and Wu Hai of the Divine Sword Commando Unit, along with several other Special Forces Soldiers, finished running while panting heavily, they were exhausted and hurriedly stopped to catch their breath.

Zhou Long looked around: "Where is that kid from Falcon Detachment? Don't tell me he forfeited?"

"He must have collapsed from exhaustion." Wu Hai sneered. "He ran so fast at the start, he's probably lying in the infirmary now."

Lin Hu, however, frowned: "That's not right... Look at the judges' scorecard, Su Han from Falcon Detachment has already finished the 400-meter obstacle course."

"What?" Everyone was shocked and looked at the scorecard one after another—

Su Han, 1 minute 28 seconds!

"This... how is this possible?" Zhou Long's eyes widened. "Where did he go after finishing the obstacle course?"

A judge pointed to the seaside: "He's already been in the water for 6 minutes."

"Damn!"

Everyone couldn't care about being shocked and hurriedly rushed to the starting point of the Armed Swimming.

They had to hurry, otherwise the gap would only get wider.

...

On the sea 3 kilometers away, Su Han had already swum half the distance.

His freestyle rhythm hadn't faltered in the slightest; instead, he was swimming faster and faster.

"65 strokes per minute!" In the observation room, the technical officer's voice was trembling. "His muscle endurance simply defies human ergonomics!"

Even more shocking was Su Han's breath control—he maintained a perfect rhythm of one breath for every three strokes throughout the entire process, and his heart rate remained below 140.

"Look at his swimming style." Long Zhan pointed at the screen. "The hardest part of freestyle is maintaining body balance, especially under a heavy load. But his body is as stable as if it had a gyroscope installed."

Wang Yuanchao was speechless.

He stared fixedly at the figure on the screen who was like a fish in water, thinking about how he had treated this "connection-hire" as a disposable pawn, and his face burned with shame.

...

At the starting point of the Armed Swimming, other contestants entered the water one after another.

One contestant suddenly pointed into the distance, "Look over there!"

About 800 meters out on the sea, a figure was breaking through the waves at an astonishing speed.

"That... could that really be... that rookie from Falcon Detachment?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Impossible!" Zhou Long said categorically. "No one can swim this fast using freestyle! Especially not during Armed Swimming!"

Lin Hu, however, laughed: "Don't forget, he just finished the 5-kilometer armed cross-country run in 15 minutes and 28 seconds."

Everyone fell silent.

Yes, that result, which broke the all-military record, had already proven that this "rookie" from Falcon Detachment was definitely not an ordinary person.

The next second, several people quickly rushed into the sea.

And at this moment, the advantage of Lin Hu and the other members of the Marine Corps became apparent.

Even Zhou Long of the Divine Sword Commando Unit could only sigh slightly as he watched Lin Hu's back gradually pull away.

...

On the sea, Su Han slowed down—dropping from 65 strokes per minute to 60.

It wasn't because of exhaustion, but because he was enjoying the competition.

Sunlight filtered through the clear seawater, casting mottled light and shadows on the sandy seabed.

Occasionally, schools of fish would dart past him, curiously examining this human "peer."

Turning around the last buoy, the finish line was within reach.

Su Han suddenly accelerated, and the frequency of his arm strokes instantly increased to 70 per minute!

"He can still accelerate?!" In the observation room, everyone stood up.

When Su Han's hand touched the finish buoy, the timer froze at—

Armed Swimming 3 kilometers: 35 minutes 12 seconds!

Triathlon total time: 52 minutes 08 seconds!

A full 10 minutes faster than the original record held by the Marine Corps!

"A new all-military record..." The judge's voice trembled. "And... I'm afraid no one will be able to break it for the next ten years."

...

When the other contestants finished the 3 kilometers one after another and crawled ashore exhausted, Su Han had already changed into clean training clothes and was leisurely drinking water at the finish line.

"You... you..." Zhou Long pointed at Su Han, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time.

Wu Hai sat down on the ground with a thump, his face pale: "Monster... absolutely a monster..."

Lin Hu was the second to reach the finish line, with a time of 1 hour and 02 minutes—already his personal best, yet he was still nearly 10 minutes slower than Su Han.

"I concede." Lin Hu panted heavily, giving Su Han a thumbs up. "I'm completely convinced."

The judging panel quickly announced the official results.

When they heard that Su Han had broken the all-military record, the scene erupted in an uproar.

"Is Falcon Detachment rising this year?"

"Who exactly is this kid?"

"I heard he's not a Special Forces Soldier, just a regular private..."

...

In the observation room, the atmosphere was eerily terrifying.

All the Captains' gazes were focused on Wang Yuanchao, with envy, jealousy, and, more than anything, disbelief.

"Old Wang..." Chen Shuai spoke with difficulty. "Where did you dig up such a treasure?"

Wang Yuanchao opened his mouth but didn't know how to answer.

Before it started, he had said this "treasure" was a connection-hire he was using as a disposable pawn.

But now...

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanchao immediately looked at Long Zhan. "Old Long, you knew Su Han had this ability a long time ago, do you know him?"

The other Captains also looked at Long Zhan one after another.

Long Zhan, however, smiled slightly and said: "I wouldn't say we know each other, I've just met him twice."

Immediately, Long Zhan briefly described the confrontation between their Marine Corps and the 356th Regiment where Su Han was located a month ago, as well as the process of Lin Hu challenging Su Han.

Everyone was dumbfounded after listening!

In the observation room, the air seemed to have frozen.

After Long Zhan finished speaking, all the Captains fell into a brief silence, each of their faces filled with disbelief.

"Are you saying..." Chen Shuai swallowed with difficulty. "This Su Han could crush the elite of your Marine Corps in Armed Swimming and shooting a month ago?"

Long Zhan nodded with a bitter smile: "Not only that, his combat skills are also unfathomable. Lin Hu couldn't even last three moves against him."

"That's impossible!" The Captain of Wild Wolf stood up abruptly. "Your Lin Hu is the fourth-ranked combatant in the entire military!"

"I saw it with my own eyes." Long Zhan spread his hands. "And as you just saw, the strength he displayed today is only the tip of the iceberg."

The Captain of Snow Leopard suddenly turned to Wang Yuanchao, his eyes flashing with jealous light: "Old Wang, your Falcon Detachment hides things well! You have such a treasure, and you've actually been keeping it a secret?"

Wang Yuanchao's expression at this moment was extremely colorful—shock, regret, and embarrassment intertwined.

He stood up abruptly, not even caring that he knocked over his teacup.

Wang Yuanchao rushed out of the observation room almost at a run, leaving the other Captains looking at each other in dismay.

...

At the triathlon finish line, Su Han was resting under a sunshade.

Lin Hu walked over and handed him a bottle of functional beverage: "You kid, you hide things well! That result just now scared the hell out of the other Marine Corps guys."

Su Han smiled: "Just lucky."

"Get out of here!" Lin Hu rolled his eyes. "If you call this luck, then we're just trash."

Just as they were speaking, a military off-road vehicle sped over and came to a screeching halt in front of the two.

The car door opened, and Wang Yuanchao practically jumped out, rushing to Su Han in two or three steps.

"Captain?" Su Han stood up and saluted.

Wang Yuanchao grabbed Su Han by the shoulders and looked him up and down, as if seeing this young man for the first time: "Are... are you okay? Are you tired? Do you need to go to the infirmary to get checked out?"

This sudden concern left Su Han feeling a bit amused: "Reporting to the Captain, I'm fine."

Lin Hu tactfully stepped aside, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden—looking at the reaction of the Falcon Detachment Captain, it was clear he hadn't known about Su Han's strength at all before.

Wang Yuanchao pulled Su Han aside and lowered his voice: "Comrade Su Han, it was the Captain's fault before, I didn't fully understand your strength..."

His tone carried obvious apology and regret.

Su Han interrupted him: "Captain, you're too kind. I understand your arrangements."

"No, no, no!" Wang Yuanchao shook his head repeatedly. "Having you sign up for eight events alone, that's simply nonsense! I'm going to the organizing committee right now to apply for adjustments and cancel a few events, I can't let you get worn out!"

Su Han shook his head: "Captain, there's no need. Since I've already signed up, I'll participate in all of them."

"But..." Wang Yuanchao hesitated. "You still have close-quarters combat and a 20-kilometer armed cross-country run this afternoon, and you have to participate in night sniping and demolition tonight..."

"I can handle it." Su Han's tone was calm and firm.

Wang Yuanchao stared at Su Han for a few seconds, then suddenly took a deep breath: "Alright! Since you have such confidence, the Captain supports you! However..."

He leaned in closer, his voice dropping even lower: "Tell me the truth, what is your background? Did the Military Region Chief arrange this specifically?"

Su Han blinked: "I'm just a regular private."

"A regular private?" Wang Yuanchao almost shouted. "Which regular private can break an all-military record??"

Su Han smiled and didn't answer.

Seeing this, Wang Yuanchao didn't press further, and instead said: "Regardless, from now on, you are the treasure of our Falcon Detachment! If you need anything, just ask!"

"Thank you, Captain." Su Han paused. "But... do the other members of War Eagle Squad know about this?"

Mentioning this, Wang Yuanchao's expression suddenly became awkward: "They... uh... they are still in the competition, they probably haven't heard about your results yet."

Su Han nodded in understanding.

...

When Su Han returned to the Falcon Detachment dormitory, the members of War Eagle Squad were discussing the morning's competition.

"I heard a monster appeared in the triathlon and broke the record!" Monkey said with a shocked expression.

Big Bear also nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, it was a full 10 minutes faster than the original record! Simply not human!"

Zhou Mo frowned: "I don't know which unit they are from, it seems we have to be careful."

Monkey said: "I didn't pay attention, anyway, Su Han from our Falcon Detachment went to participate, I couldn't be bothered to ask about his results."

"Besides, it must be one of those four Marine Corps guys, it has nothing to do with us."

At this moment, they noticed Su Han had returned.

"Yo, our 'All-Round King' is back?" Monkey said sarcastically. "How was it, did you finish the entire triathlon?"

Su Han calmly put down his backpack: "I finished."

"How long did it take? You weren't fished out by a rescue boat, were you?" Big Bear laughed loudly.

Su Han wasn't annoyed, and said casually: "It was alright, a bit slower than expected."

Zhou Mo walked over, his tone serious: "Su Han, are you sure you want to participate in the close-quarters combat in an hour? That's real confrontation, not a game."

"If you don't want to go, then forget it. We have Big Bear participating anyway."

"I know." Su Han nodded. "I will do my best."

"Do your best?" Monkey sneered. "It'll be good enough if you don't get beaten until you're crying for your dad and mom! Do you know who your opponent is?"

"Who?"

"A veteran from the Divine Sword Commando Unit. Although his strength isn't as good as Long Bao's, it's definitely not bad!!" Monkey said.

Big Bear patted Su Han on the shoulder sympathetically: "Brother, why don't you forfeit? The Divine Sword people hit very hard; last year, a contestant had two ribs broken by them."

Su Han laughed: "Sounds interesting."

War Eagle Squad members: "..."

Does this guy have something wrong with his brain?

Su Han asked the few of them curiously: "How were your competition results?"

Zhou Mo said: "This morning, our Falcon Detachment only had three events. One was yours, the other two, this morning was just the preliminary round, the finals are in the afternoon. However, we all made it to the finals."

Su Han nodded slightly, "That's good, congratulations."

Everyone didn't care for his blessing as a "connection-hire," and acted as if they hadn't heard it, going back to minding their own business.

...

An hour later, the area around the combat arena was already surrounded by people.

Members of various participating units heard that the Soldier King Long Bao was going to enter the arena himself, so they rushed over to watch.

Moreover, the events to be compared at noon were not many.

Including the people from Falcon Detachment.

However, they weren't going for Su Han.

But to cheer for Big Bear.