RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Test

This morning, sunlight streamed through the gap in the curtains, falling on Jiang Xianchuan, who was sound asleep in bed.

Suddenly, a knock on the door rang out, accompanied by Li Lingyu’s voice: “Wake up, it’s time to go downstairs to form teams.”

Jiang Xianchuan sat up groggily, but he only felt his head was heavy and his limbs were as heavy as lead. His whole body didn’t listen to his commands at all.

He helplessly glanced at Li Lingyu standing by the bed, and then acted like a child, pestering him: “I can’t move, so I might as well just hang on you. Oh, and dear Yubao, could you please help me get dressed?” After saying that, he really grabbed Li Lingyu’s neck.

Seeing this, Li Lingyu couldn’t help but sigh, muttering to himself how this guy was like a child. But he still agreed verbally and began to help Jiang Xianchuan get dressed and wash up. After some tossing and turning, he finally managed to get everything in order.

Afterwards, Li Lingyu tightly held the still drowsy and not fully awake Jiang Xianchuan and slowly went downstairs.

At this time, someone was already waiting downstairs, and that person was Bai Su. He greeted them with a smile, saying enthusiastically, “Good morning! Looks like you guys had a good rest last night!” Hearing this, Li Lingyu politely nodded in response, while Jiang Xianchuan on the side just mumbled something vaguely, not knowing if he had heard what Bai Su said.

“I’ll take you to do a combat test first.” Bai Su said with a serious face, and then turned around and strode forward. The two behind him followed closely, and soon they arrived at a closed basketball court.

This basketball court looked a bit old, and the surrounding walls were covered with mottled marks. However, the most striking thing was the dozen or so zombies imprisoned in it, with hideous faces. They roared Keep going, waved their arms, and tried to break through the cage and pounce on everyone.

Bai Su turned his head, his eyes fell on Jiang Xianchuan and Li Lingyu, and then he asked, “Who wants to go first?” At this time, Jiang Xianchuan didn’t seem to be fully in the mood, his eyes were a little dazed, as if his brain was still in the booting stage. Li Lingyu on the side seemed very calm, and he answered without hesitation, “I’ll go first.”

Li Lingyu took a deep breath, reached out and drew a sharp long knife from his waist. The blade flashed with a cold light, making people feel a chill. Then, he rushed into the basketball court with a stride, his movements quick and agile.

When those zombies saw this, they immediately pounced on Li Lingyu madly. But Li Lingyu didn’t panic at all. He sidestepped to avoid the attack of one zombie, and at the same time, the long knife in his hand swung smoothly and accurately, slashing at the neck of another zombie. The zombie instantly fell to the ground, its head rolling far away.

Li Lingyu continued to wave the long knife, chopping left and right, each knife containing tremendous power. Although there were many zombies, they had no power to fight back under his fierce offensive. Before long, the dozen or so zombies on the field had all fallen into a pool of blood.

Seeing Li Lingyu solve the zombies on the field in a few swift moves, Bai Su couldn’t help but clap his hands excitedly, and praised with a smile, “Not bad, brother, you really have some skills!” After saying that, Li Lingyu patted his hands lightly with a relaxed look, and then turned around and strode out of the basketball court.

After Li Lingyu left, the corners of Bai Su’s mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sly smile. He quickly walked to the door of the rest room on the side, opened the door, and inside were a dozen or so howling zombies.

Bai Su folded his arms and turned to look at Jiang Xianchuan standing not far away, raising his eyebrows and said, “It’s your turn, don’t let me down!”

Jiang Xianchuan nodded and walked steadily towards the basketball court. The moment he stepped into the court, the originally quiet zombies seemed to smell fresh blood and madly pounced towards him. However, facing such a dangerous scene, Jiang Xianchuan didn’t show the slightest panic.

Unlike Li Lingyu, Jiang Xianchuan’s fighting style focuses more on skills and his own agility. He flashed, like a ghost, into the zombie horde.

The zombies bared their fangs and claws, trying to grab him, but he cleverly avoided them every time. Then, Jiang Xianchuan used his flexible footwork and agile movements to quickly shuttle between the zombies, causing them to collide with each other and crowd together.

Just as those hideous, decaying zombies collided with each other, he held a sharp dagger tightly in his hand, and every time he struck, he inserted it accurately and ruthlessly into the zombies’ heads. For a time, blood splattered everywhere, and a disgusting stench filled the air.

However, Jiang Xianchuan remained expressionless, as if this bloody scene was commonplace to him. His movements were smooth and flowing, without any sloppiness or hesitation, and in the blink of an eye, several zombies had fallen at his feet.

Before long, this intense battle quickly came to an end. Jiang Xianchuan took out a piece of paper from his pocket and gently wiped the blood stains on his hands. Then, he raised his head, looked at Bai Su not far away, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a faint smile, he asked, “Do you want to fight again?”

Hearing this, Bai Su was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and quickly waved his hand and said, “No, no, you are also very strong!” After saying that, he couldn’t help but have a bit more admiration in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Xianchuan.

“Okay, the combat test has been done almost, with the strength you have shown, it is most suitable to be placed in the combat team, if you are not arranged here, it is simply a waste of talent!” Bai Su smiled and nodded, his eyes full of praise. He led the two to the registration office and filled in the relevant information one by one.

After doing these, Bai Su looked at Jiang Xianchuan and Li Lingyu in front of him and said seriously, “From now on, you two will be under my control. We will go out to perform tasks or train every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the rest of the time will be spent in the camp to rest.”

Today happened to be Tuesday, so they could enjoy a rare day off. Jiang Xianchuan was thinking about finding Shi Yi, so he asked, “By the way, do you know where Shi Yi is?”

“Of course I know, I’ll take you there.” Bai Su agreed readily.

At this time, Shi Yi was holding a carefully drawn design drawing, and enthusiastically discussing with Qi Xiaoyao about the various details of the vegetable garden planning. When she saw Jiang Xianchuan and Li Lingyu coming, she quickly smiled and waved to them.

“Oh, I was planning to look for you after I finished this little thing in hand, but I didn’t expect you to come over first.” Shi Yi said happily.

“It’s okay, what are you doing?” Jiang Xianchuan asked curiously.

“Oh, I was assigned to the logistics team. Because my specialty is design, I just completed this vegetable garden planning drawing, and I am discussing the specific implementation plan with Qi Xiaoyao. How is it, you should be in the combat team, right?” Shi Yi blinked, looking at the two expectantly.

Jiang Xianchuan smiled and nodded, affirming.

“Then you and Li Lingyu must be careful when you go out, don’t force yourselves. After all, no one can say for sure what the situation outside is, safety first.” Shi Yi urged with concern.

“Got it! I will pay attention, don’t worry.” Jiang Xianchuan smiled and responded to Shi Yi. Then, the two chatted a few more homely words.

After chatting, Jiang Xianchuan turned around and walked towards the room with Li Lingyu. Along the way, the two talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Back in the room, Jiang Xianchuan suddenly slumped on the sofa like a deflated ball. He raised his head and stared blankly at the ceiling, muttering to himself: “So tired… I really didn’t expect that from now on, every week I have to go out, when will this day be over? Just thinking about it makes me want to die.”