Chapter 256
Team 1 immediately dropped to the ground and began crawling forward.
After roughly 60 feet, a plastic smoke grenade fell from above; its acrid smoke caused the students to cough–as they lay on the ground.
With the experience from the previous day, some students rolled to the side. However, a few impatient
ones stood up and charged forward.
The staff on the opposite side aimed a plastic rocket launcher and fired a projectile made of paint
powder into the air.
The projectile landed at the feet of the standing students and exploded, covering them in paint powder.
Lawrence’s voice boomed through the megaphone, “Anyone with over 20% of their body covered in pain,
step out!”
The students who had stood up and charged dejectedly left the training area.
The remaining team members continued to crawl forward.
As long as they crawled through the first stage, the staff wouldn’t fire paint projectiles but would only use smoke to hinder their progress.
The students rolled to avoid the falling smoke grenades and crawled through the thinning smoke.
Five minutes later, they passed the first stage.
The second stage demanded finding cover and charging forward while staff members threw paint
grenades.
This stage tested reaction speed. Running fast enough ensured avoiding the paint.
Teams 1 through 4 were all composed of boys, while Team 5 was made up of girls. The difficulty level for
Team 5 was lowered.
The boys had enough stamina to more effectively evade the dense attacks.
Paint grenades exploded one after another, while the staff fired paint bullets, creating a chaotic scene of
color and movement.
These staff members were former soldiers and had undergone special training, aiming their shots at the
students‘ feet.
The paint bullets weren’t very powerful. Getting hit merely felt like being struck by a piece of chalk.
Finding cover, the students launched a counterattack, forcing the staff to the ground.
Under the cover of fire, some students dashed to the second set of barricades.
There were five stages in total. With their persistent efforts, the students finally reached the fourth stage.
Chapter 256
‘Time’s up, mission failed,” Lawrence announced through the megaphone.
“Man, these staff don’t cut us any slack!” one student grumbled.
“And their firepower seems stronger than yesterday,” added another.
“Well, looks like it’s cereal and bread for lunch!” someone else remarked.
“It’s just one meal without meat, we’ll survive!” another chimed in.
Team 1 returned to Lawrence’s side.
Lawrence said calmly, “You’ve improved a lot since yesterday.”
Yesterday, Team 1 had been eliminated in the third stage. Today, they reached the fourth stage with about 10 students remaining.
One student complained, “Mr. Hanson, this is too hard. 20 minutes isn’t enough!”
Lawrence replied coolly. “Why did Team 5 succeed yesterday, then? They’re all girls, and the difficulty
wasn’t that much lower.”
The students fell silent.
Lawrence picked up the megaphone and called out, “Team 2, get ready.”
Carlisle held his fake gun and followed his team to the starting point.
The base staff began clearing the paint from the field.
Lawrence said calmly, 10 minutes for preparation!”
Carlisle turned to his teammates and announced, “Let’s discuss our strategy!”
The others looked at him in confusion. Wasn’t it just a matter of charging forward? What strategy?
Carlisle pointed to the right–side barricades of the second stage and explained, “We’ll split into three groups. One group will go for the cover on the right, another for the left, and the third will provide cover fire from the center. When the second and third groups reach the third stage, they’ll initiate an attack!”
Seeing Carlisle’s confident manner, Harvey spoke up. “Fine, us Class 1 guys will take the middle and provide cover for you.”
Carlisle nodded. ‘Alright, we’ll split into two groups then, attack from both sides!”
Class 1 was grouped, while Class 2 divided themselves into two.
Observing from a distance, Lawrence saw Team 2 forming three distinct groups. A gleam of approval flashed in his dark eyes.
