78: Chapter 78: This head instructor is a wolf in sheep's clothing!

Su Han intentionally slowed down to drive alongside Su Qingcheng, his tone as casual as if they were just chatting. "Your stride is steady. Have you practiced martial arts before?"

Su Qingcheng's breathing hitched noticeably, but she quickly recovered. "Reporting to the Instructor, just some basic family techniques."

"Oh?" A hint of amusement flashed in Su Han's eyes. "Which sect or style? I might know of it."

"Just a small, insignificant school from the south. Not worth mentioning." Su Qingcheng gritted her teeth, sweat dripping from her chin.

Su Han chuckled softly and didn't press her further.

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At the fifteen-kilometer mark, the female soldiers' formation had already fallen apart.

Lin Yu's legs moved forward mechanically, her vision so blurred she could only see a small patch of ground beneath her feet.

Her shoulders were already rubbed raw and bloody, sticking to the backpack straps; every step she took was a heart-wrenching pain.

"Can't fall... can't..." she kept muttering to herself, her voice raspy beyond recognition.

Not far ahead, Li Xue finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed face-first onto the muddy mountain road.

Medical personnel rushed forward, but she struggled to get up. "I... I still can..."

"Enough!" The medic held her down. "Your heart rate has seriously exceeded the limit. Continuing would be life-threatening!"

Li Xue's eyes instantly turned red, tears rolling down mixed with sweat. "I... I don't want to give up..."

After saying that, Li Xue broke free from the medic's hands, pushed herself up, and continued running forward.

The medical staff looked at Su Han helplessly, but Su Han merely waved his hand, telling them not to interfere.

Zhang Meng's situation wasn't much better.

This tough woman from the Engineer Regiment was currently pale-faced, her lips cracked and bleeding.

Her pace grew slower and slower, yet she continued to persevere through gritted teeth.

Su Qingcheng's condition was relatively stable, but she wasn't faring much better either.

Her legs felt as heavy as lead; every time she lifted a foot, it felt like she was exhausting all her strength.

At the edge of the training ground, Zhou Mo and the others watched the female soldiers on the monitor screens with furrowed brows.

"Many have already started falling behind. If this continues, I'm afraid few will make it to the finish line," Da Xiong said in a heavy voice.

Hou Zi scratched his head. "Is this kid Su Han really planning to let them all fail?"

Shan Mao shook his head. "He must have a backup plan. This guy doesn't seem like someone who acts recklessly."

Zhou Mo sighed. "I hope so."

Just then, Su Han suddenly jumped down from the off-road vehicle and beckoned to them. "Zhou Mo, go get me a rifle."

"A rifle?" Zhou Mo was taken aback. "What are you going to do?"

Su Han smiled slightly. "Give them a little motivation."

Zhou Mo: "???"

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On the mountain road, the female soldiers were still struggling forward.

Lin Yu's vision was blurred, and her legs had almost lost all sensation; she could only move mechanically.

"I can't do it... I really can't..." she thought desperately, her pace slowing down unconsciously.

However, at the very moment she was about to give up—

"Bang!"

A deafening gunshot suddenly exploded right behind her heel!

"Ah!" Lin Yu cried out in shock, instinctively lunging forward and nearly falling.

She looked back in terror and saw Su Han standing not far away, holding a rifle with smoke still rising from the muzzle.

"Chief Instructor?!" Lin Yu's eyes widened, her voice cracking.

Su Han shrugged innocently. "Sorry, my hand slipped."

Lin Yu: "???"

The next second—

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three consecutive shots fired, the bullets precisely hitting the ground around Lin Yu, kicking up clouds of dust!

"Run! Run!" Su Han held the gun, his tone casual as if he were playing a game. "If you don't run faster, the next shot might not miss!"

Lin Yu: "!!!"

In an instant, she was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Her adrenaline surged, and power seemed to flood back into her legs as she sprinted forward frantically!

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"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out one after another, bullets exploding at the female soldiers' feet, scaring the wits out of them.

"Holy crap! Has the Chief Instructor gone mad?!"

"Is he using live ammunition on us?!"

"Aaaah! Run! He's really shooting!"

The female soldiers were in a total frenzy. Their exhausted bodies seemed to be injected with new energy as they all scrambled forward desperately.

Zhang Meng was originally on the verge of collapse, but the moment she heard the gunshots, she was instantly revitalized, letting out a roar: "Damn it! Let's do this!"

She suddenly accelerated, actually overtaking several female soldiers in front of her!

Li Xue had been swaying unsteadily, but a bullet whizzed past her trouser leg, making her scream in terror. She snapped awake instantly and scrambled forward as fast as she could.

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Zhou Mo and the others stood in the distance, watching the scene in stunned silence.

"He... he really fired?!" Hou Zi stammered.

Da Xiong swallowed hard. "This... this is too ruthless, isn't it?"

Shan Mao's lip twitched. "I can see it now. This kid Su Han doesn't treat them like female soldiers at all..."

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Su Qingcheng had managed to remain calm, but when a bullet whizzed past her ear with a "whoosh," her heart nearly stopped!

"Great-grandfather! Are you for real?!" she roared in her heart, but she didn't dare shout it out. She could only grit her teeth and speed up.

Su Han seemed to notice her reaction. The corners of his mouth curled slightly as he deliberately fired two more shots at her feet.

"Bang! Bang!"

Su Qingcheng: "!!!"

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Su Han watched with satisfaction as the female soldiers' potential exploded under the stimulation of the gunshots.

He picked up a megaphone and said casually, "Don't be nervous, everyone. This is just a conventional training method aimed at stimulating your potential."

Female soldiers: "???"

"Conventional method?!"

"Using live ammunition to shoot at us is a conventional method?!"

"Chief Instructor, this is murder!"

Su Han spread his hands, looking innocent. "Don't say that. I'm doing this for your own good. Look, isn't everyone running quite fast now?"

"Besides, this is standard procedure. I didn't want to do this, but I can't exactly go around openly violating the rules, can I?"

Female soldiers: "..."

They now wished they could rush up and pin Su Han to the ground for a beating, but since he held the "truth" in his hands, they could only grit their teeth and keep running.

At this moment, they finally understood—this seemingly harmless Chief Instructor was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing!

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Ultimately, under the "encouragement" of the gunshots, more than two-thirds of the female soldiers—who were initially expected to be mostly eliminated—actually completed the 20-kilometer weighted cross-country run!

Everyone collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Su HanPut away the gun，He walked up to them with a smile.：“Congratulations everyone!，The first test，qualified！”

The female soldiers were so exhausted they didn't even have the strength to curse him; they could only glare at him with furious eyes.

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Too tired, I'll write two chapters for now and continue after I wake up.