Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 145

Chapter 145

It was just incredible . All five were users of Ability X and had strong spirits matched with equally strong bodies . This was a natural result of evolution . The current difficulty of the training was trivial to them . Just like the others who had recently awakened their Ability X, their body strength wasn't that strong yet, let alone one that had not awakened it at all .

"I thought this guy's genes were not good at all . Now isn't the time to be mean, guys . "

Blunt and straightforward, that was how the people of Mars spoke . This was not to say that they were careless, but rather they found this method of communication to be the most beneficial .

The three of them vowed that it was an absolute no .

Initially, they were about to give up on Wang Zheng, but this fella was strong and ended up catching their attention .

"Seems like this time it is going to get interesting, as all sorts of unusual things are happening . So be it then, this guy may be able to give the five of them a bit of stimulation and bring up their competitive spirits . "

"That is correct . Some form of challenge would be good for them lest they become too complacent and lose because of overconfidence . "

This generation from the solar system had proved to be a glimmer of hope, but they also understood that the others were not standing idly by . Trying and failing was better than not trying at all .

If the five self-confident individuals were to experience a huge upset during this practice, it would no doubt greatly improve their mentality .

Wang Zheng felt awesome . This sort of harshness was nothing compared to what he went through in the cube; it was a matter of life and death inside . But this sort of training was something that simulations could never match . This was not so much about the difference in the stimulation of his senses but more of a psychological thing . No matter how realistic the simulations were, they were but simulations . This was the real deal .

His body was in constant contact with the sea . Every time the waves impacted his body, he felt his cells moving in sync with them .

Becoming one with the environment . This truly felt enjoyable .

Wang Zheng could feel that this sea could not really be called a sea, as there was something different about it . The sea and waves simulated inside the cube, no matter how realistic-looking, would have a certain something missing from it . This certain something was the force of nature .

Training was always done in simulation and then the skills learnt were applied onto the real battlefield . But then again, only those who survived the harsh training could display their skills .

Bonehead did not understand that simulations could only bring one so far . Breakthroughs could only be achieved in the real world .

On the screen, Wang Zheng began to slow down . For a moment, he was faster than Lear and the rest . But then again, Lear and the others would never use their full strength on these sorts of things .

Everyone was focused on their own matters, so they did not have the energy to pay any attention to the others .

But Meng Ao and the others were getting more and more interested . There were certain types of people that normally would not attract any attention, but the more you paid attention to them, the more captivated you became .

Because Wang Zheng was doing the pushups with only one hand, the other hand in the water was empty .

"This is how the people from Earth keep a low profile . They possess a quiet confidence in themselves," Meng Ao explained .

Possessing strong abilities but never showing off and focusing on himself to further enhance his abilities, only by doing this would a soldier become stronger .

Those who were on the same level as Meng Ao all shared a common appreciation for soldiers who were down-to-earth .

But the more of a genius a person was, the more arrogant he became even if he seemingly had a calm exterior .

There was something different about this kid!

Achilles was the first to finish . The time recorded was eight minutes and thirty-one seconds .

Lie Xin was slower by five seconds . The reason being was she had entered the water a little slower than expected . Having a huge bust size hindered her training occasionally, and she had thoughts about having their size reduced . On the contrary, she decided against it as this was a form of admitting defeat .

Raston and Taros finished at the same time . They were ten seconds behind Lie Xin, but this difference in timing proved nothing .

Looking on, Lear had not finished yet .

Taros's eyes lit up and he let out a meaningful smile .

In exactly ten minutes, Lear stood up . The counter displayed an exact '1000' integer . His tactical backpack started to pour out the sea water that was sucked in . Pretty good pace .

"Ten minutes as expected, the best result of the first round . "

The underwater push-ups with the tactical backpack was one of the training regimes of Academy X .

This was not their first time attempting this . The best results were under ten minutes, the second best were between ten minutes and fifteen minutes . Beyond fifteen minutes was considered to be just merely a pass . What about failure?

Students of Academy X did not get results like that, neither would any of them ever receive this result . Any such individual would have been removed even before the training started .

Inside the monitoring room, the display on the seventh screen was enlarged .

It wasn't the backpack reaching its limit but an alarm .

"Ten minutes without coming up for air?"

"Skin breathing… . it is an alternative ability . It is not prominent and is even considered to be a weak ability . However, under certain circumstances, it is very useful . "

"This young seedling has potential, he has completed it too . "

In sixth place was someone from Titan . He was a hundred and eighty centimeters tall, but this was considered to be normal in a circle of elites . He was the person who performed the body hardening ability during the bonfire night, his name was Stocker .

As he stood up, he attracted the attention of the five others . Eleven minutes, this was considered acceptable at Academy X .

"A buddy from Titan?"

Raston laughed and walked over .

Stocker laughed and nodded . He could use skin breathing while underwater . He originally wanted to snatch first place, but it seemed like he did not make it . The five of them who did better were monsters, but then again, he did not immediately accept Raston's invitation . Those with ability had to choose their partners carefully . This was the most important part when it came to being a captain . The ability to qualify for the IG competition rested on the ability to discern a strong teammate from a weak one . Choose wrongly and it would not end well .

Raston didn't mind . Conversations were free . Attitude was the key, everything had its value .

One after another, more people came up . Most of them were from Mars and the Eight Stars of the Moon . When Milo stood up from the waters, she attracted a lot of looks . However, when she stood behind Achilles, everyone's eyes shifted to the floor .

The number of gazes that fell on to Meng Tian was even more in number . This was a perfect woman in an imperfect place . She was a little cold to the others, but this was because of her Ability X . There were rumors that her ability had the property of ice and thus the colder she was towards a person, the more she felt affection towards him . But of course, this was only directed to the one she was attracted to .

Lear gave her a faint smile . Meng Tian calmly wiped the water off her face . Lear did not mind Meng Tian's attitude at all . Everyone had their preferred way of doing things . The special thing about Lear was his self-confidence, it was different from anyone else's .

Wang Zheng finished a little late, sixteen minutes and thirty-five seconds . In the end he had to use both fingers . He originally intended to only use one but found it to be too slow . People had their limits after all, but it would be amazing if a person could surpass it .

The last person was welcomed by everyone, the fatty Luo Fei . The fatty stood behind Lear and whispered softly to him, "I ate too much yesterday, so I had a stomach ache this morning and did not have the time to settle that . . . "

Everyone moved away immediately . Bloody hell, he hadn't released some weird stuff into the water, had he?

Just when everyone thought that they could stop for some rest, Su Yan appeared again, smiling . "No bad, no one actually got disqualified . Next up you'll run around the island for ten laps . If you do not complete that, you will not receive food and sleep . "

Even those students who would score an eight or nine on physical tests immediately turned pale . Running was nothing, ten laps around the field was also nothing . But running around the island . . .

Everyone looked up at the blue sky and finally understood why this place was called Demon Island . The demon occasionally gave you a few minutes to do as you saw fit, but the price to pay was extremely heavy .

Everyone soon became aware of another serious problem: this island wasn't large, but it wasn't exactly small either . One lap might've been okay, but ten laps???

Holy sh*t, how long would it take? Not to mention a day, could they even complete it in three days?

What sort of training was this? It was more akin to abuse . There was no way they would be able to complete this .

"It has already begun, the map is displayed on your bracelets . Oh, and I almost forgot, you can cut corners, but that lap will not be counted," Su Yan said, smiling . It was a good feeling watching everyone suffer .

Achilles smiled . "Sir Su, this task is nothing to the people of the Moon . Let's go!"

It was obvious that Achilles had conserved his physical strength . Milo and the others followed behind him with smiling faces .

Initially, there was not much of a gap in between the students, but as the training stretched on, so did the distance between them .

This was a test of endurance .

The people from the Moon headed out quickly . On the Mars side, they too smiled . "We the people from Mars have never lost, let's head out as well!"

With that said, a group of people headed out with Lie Xin . In a short time, they had overtaken Achilles's group .

The desire to win was the strongest point of the people from Mars .

Except that these ten laps were not only about speed . Endurance was equally important .

Everyone had set out . Lear did not pay any attention to Luo Fei and set off on his own . Luo Fei had a sad expression on his face . This test was going to take a lot out of him .

"Fatty, with that sort of look on your face, you might as well give up now . At least you will keep your reputation intact . "

The people who passed by would ridicule him .

"We better get going too," Wang Zheng said . He could feel that Meng Tian, Zhang Runan, and Zhang Shan were a little tired .

The training here was indeed a little inhumane . Meng Tian had strong abilities, but in the previous test, she had not performed well .

Zhang Runan performed about the same as her . She had excellent abilities, but she lacked sufficient daily training . She could perform well for short periods of time, but once caught in a fierce battle, her performance deteriorated . This would be a tough battle for her .

"Let's go, we've already come too far to give up . " Zhang Shan was really tired and his breathing had not stabilized yet . Out of everyone, his abilities and foundation were the worst .

"You can do it," Zhang Runan said suddenly, surprising Zhang Shang .

"It can't be, Manly Sister Runan is actually praising me . "

"You consider this praising? I'm afraid that you're going to fall behind," Zhang Runan said .

"Haha, the menfolk of Ares would never be afraid . F*ck, we've already been disqualified too much . We need to see this until the end no matter what!"

Zhang Shan beat on his chest . And the four of them went on their way .

Wang Zheng took the lead while the other three followed behind . The person leading the group should've been even more tired than the rest, but Wang Zheng… . . was actually not tired .