Dozens of people, dressed in uniform yellow camouflage uniforms, walked in the opposite direction of the sun, and they were confused in their hearts, because everyone did not know if they would be able to complete the journey.

There is no path in the desert, and it is only up to everyone's intuition to walk towards the destination in their minds.

Zhao Sijiajia walked to Pang Xiaonan's side, "Do you have the confidence to complete the journey?"

Pang Xiaonan smiled and said, "You don't even believe me, who do you believe, believe in Tianyou?"

After 10 kilometers, the line began to loosen up, and many people disappeared from their sight.

In a barracks at a military base, General Feng Yuxi stared at a huge remote sensing map on the wall, on which there were 97 luminous dots, which had been scattered in all directions of the no-man's land.

Some have gone off the rails.

No matter how strong their feet are, they will not reach the end. Unless, they can catch the mistake in time and adjust back to the direction.

In the team, there began to be a team of threes and twos, because walking alone in this boundless desert is not only lonely, but also difficult to persevere.

Zhao Sijiajia has always been by Pang Xiaonan's side, because Pang Xiaonan told her that if she followed him, she would not get lost.

Pang Xiaonan may be the person who can accurately grasp the direction among all people, but unfortunately many people don't know, and even if they do, they can't keep up with his pace.

Those who have a compass or a watch may not know at this moment that in this no-man's land, the magnetic field is sometimes abnormal, and their direction will be wrong from time to time.

Soon it was noon, and the sun above the head was shining hotly on the hot sand, and the heat passed through the soles of their shoes to the soles of their feet, and many people began to sweat on their feet.

"Are you thirsty?"

Pang Xiaonan asked Zhao Sijiajia beside him.

"A little. ”

Zhao Sijiajia followed Pang Xiaonan, and it was already a little difficult.

It is not easy for a martial arts mid-level to follow a martial arts master so far.

Thirst is still second, Zhao Sijiajia is already hungry now, after all, she has walked so far and consumed too much physical strength.

In the barracks, General Feng Yuxi's staff officer pointed to the two points of light and said happily: "General, these two people are curious, they have left everyone far behind. ”

"Well, it's really strong. ”

Each point of light represents a person, but General Feng Yuxi doesn't know which two people it is, and the points of light are all the same, without markings.

At this pace, the two of them will reach their destination before the sun sets. ”

"yes, I'm curious how they manage to keep their direction so precise. ”

The two points of light in front of them are moving almost in a straight line between the place of departure and the destination, that is, they do not take a single detour.

In addition to the 97 red points of light of the candidates, there are also some green points of light scattered in this vast no-man's land, which is the search and rescue team of the Sea Dragon Commando.

The search and rescue team, under the command of the control room, operates in the vicinity of the candidates, but ensures that the candidates cannot detect them.

Half a day has passed, and the number of candidates who have withdrawn has reached more than a dozen.

"The strength of this batch of candidates is good, and nearly half of the selections in previous years have been withdrawn at this time. ”

The chief of staff sighed.

The players who quit are partly due to physical exhaustion, and partly due to psychological burden.

There was a team member who got lost in the vast desert, and the more he walked, the more scared he became, he was afraid that even the search and rescue team would not be able to find him, so he had no choice but to press the call for help.

"I can't walk anymore. ”

Zhao Sijiajia sat on the sand, and then fell to the ground on all fours.

"Big star, your posture is very indecent, pay attention to the impact. ”

Pang Xiaonan turned his head to look at Zhao Sijiajia who was lying in the desert in a large font, and shook his head helplessly.

"This deserted place, where does the influence come from. ”

Zhao Sijiajia's lips were already chapped, revealing a gray color, and she struggled to speak.

"What, you're going to give up?"

Pang Xiaonan stopped and looked down at Zhao Sijiajia.

"My knees hurt so much. ”

Although Zhao Sijiajia is at the level of the middle level of martial arts, she has walked such a long way, and she is walking in the sand, her knees have long been unable to stand it.

"Then take a break. ”

Pang Xiaonan also sat on the desert and crossed his legs.

"Sit up and soak up a little aura. ”

Pang Xiaonan patted Zhao Sijiajia's thigh and motioned for her to perform according to her sitting posture.

"It's a desert here, where does the aura come from, only the dead air, right?"

Zhao Sijiajia lay still, letting the sun shine on her face.

"There is aura everywhere, it's just a little different, although it's a desert here, but there is also life in the desert. ”

Pang Xiaonan took matters into his own hands and helped Zhao Sijiajia up.

"Aren't you hungry, absorb a little aura to fill your hunger. ”

"There is really aura, well, I'll believe you once. ”

Zhao Sijiajia finally sat up straight and began to exercise.

Although Zhao Sijiajia was still a little unskilled in the practice of absorbing spiritual energy without relying on spirit stones, under the guidance of Pang Xiaonan, she finally felt a trace of Weibo in the desert.

"There really ...... it"

"Don't make a sound, absorb ...... quietly"

In the barracks.

"General, the two leaders have stopped. ”

The Chief of Staff kept staring at the two points of light ahead, only to find that they had stopped.

"Could it be that you are physically exhausted?"

General Feng Yuxi was not surprised, according to their travel speed, their physical strength would be quickly exhausted, this was an endurance race, not a speed.

"They did go too fast ahead and didn't know how to conserve their strength. ”

The chief of staff was a little worried, afraid that the two leaders would press the call for help.

It was the fastest team the Chief of Staff had ever seen to traverse no man's land, and if the pace of the previous period was maintained, they would surely set a record.

But now, they stopped.

"At least they haven't pressed the call yet. ”

General Feng Yuxi smiled, which means that the two leaders are only taking a short break, and it is still possible to set a record.

It didn't take long for the two points of light to move again, which loosened the tight heartstrings of the chief of staff.

Sure enough, they just took a break. ”

Another two or three hours passed.

This time of day in the afternoon is the hardest time for everyone.

Temperatures reached their peak of the day and continue to rise.

At this time, the water in the body seems to have evaporated, which makes people feel anxious.

Hunger in the stomach is also eroding everyone's will, and in this age of affluence, few people have experienced the taste of hunger.

After a long walk, everyone consumed a lot of physical energy, and the hunger was even stronger.

To the surprise of General Feng Yuxi, another one or two dozen people withdrew from the selection.

The first two points of light had already traveled two-thirds of the way, far ahead of the others.

However, it is noticeable that the speed of travel of the two points of light has decreased significantly.

"No, Pang Xiaonan, I can't walk anymore. ”

Zhao Sijiajia held Pang Xiaonan's shoulder, panting.

"Then take another break. ”

Pang Xiaonan stopped. He looked at his watch, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was still scorching.

"I'm so hungry......"

Zhao Sijiajia clutched her stomach and showed a painful expression.

"Look, there's a lizard there, do you want me to catch it for you?"

Pang Xiaonan pointed in one direction, and a small thing was probing his brain in the sand.

"Don't!"

As soon as Zhao Sijiajia thought of the lizard's ugly face, she retched.

"Meditate and do your luck. ”

Pang Xiaonan's skill is profound, and he can absorb all the thin aura around him into the nearby space, but Zhao Sijiajia obviously doesn't have this ability.

"Hey, although the aura can relieve hunger, it doesn't last. ”

Zhao Sijiajia curled up her legs helplessly.

"Ah, my leg hurts. ”

After walking for a day, he basically didn't stop much, and Pang Xiaonan's pace was so fast, Zhao Sijiajia's legs were already sore, and they didn't look like they were his own.

Before departure, everyone was searched, no food was allowed to carry, and everyone had not eaten a grain of rice until now, but after the hungriest time, many people did not feel hungry, which is called starvation.

"General, the two leaders have stopped again, and this time it seems to have stayed longer. ”

The eyes of the chief of staff scanned the entire remote sensing map, and the gap between the ranks grew wider.

"It's normal, the more you go to the back, the more physically exhausted you are, and the longer you need to rest. ”

General Feng Yuxi was very interested in the two people who walked in front, but they didn't reach the finish line, and no one knew who these two people were.

"General, there is a big star who came to participate in the selection this time, do you know?"

The chief of staff also just got the list of all the candidates, and the previous process was that the instructors at the bottom were going through.

"Big star?"

General Feng Yuxi smiled, "In the Sea Dragon Commando, everyone is a star. ”

Obviously, Feng Yuxi is not interested in any big star, he is fully qualified to say so, because every member of the Sea Dragon Commando is one in ten million, and that is not what a star is.

"Zhao Sijiajia, that female martial arts star. ”

The chief of staff still couldn't help but shake Zhao Sijiajia out.

"Oh, she's coming to tryout. ”

General Feng Yuxi was surprised by the news, a well-known female star actually put down her body to participate in the selection of the army, and even gave up her life of fine clothes and food to come to the military camp to make meritorious contributions.

"If she can be selected, then many of our tasks in the future will be easier. ”

The chief of staff is very fond of Zhao Sijiajia's identity, and with the cover of the identity of a big star, many secret missions can be carried out without knowing it.

"Let's see if she can get past the first hurdle. ”

Feng Yuxi is not optimistic about Zhao Sijiajia, although Zhao Sijiajia is a martial arts star, but the actual combat of special forces is far more cruel than the martial arts conference.

"Pang Xiaonan, I can't stand up. ”

After meditating on the ground for half an hour, Zhao Sijiajia finally sucked enough spiritual energy and felt that her stomach was no longer hungry, but she found that she couldn't stand up anymore, and her legs were as heavy as lead.

"What then?"

Pang Xiaonan watched Zhao Sijiajia struggling there to stand up, not like acting.

"You carry me!"

Zhao Sijiajia stretched out her hands to Pang Xiaonan.

"Huh?"

Pang Xiaonan was stunned for a moment, "Don't, you're so heavy." ”

"Hurry up!"

Zhao Sijiajia began to be coquettish.

"I can't help it. ”

If it weren't for the acquaintance with Zhao Sijia, Pang Xiaonan would really have left this big star in this desert to fend for himself.

Pang Xiaonan squatted down, and Zhao Sijiajia struggled to climb on his shoulder.

Pang Xiaonan thrust his hands under Zhao Sijiajia's thighs, and pushed up hard, and Zhao Sijiajia reached his back.

"Let's go, we have to get to our destination before the sun sets, or we won't be able to find our way. ”

Zhao Sijiajia, who was riding on Pang Xiaonan's back, began to give orders.

"Don't worry, the sun won't set for a long time, this is the west, and it won't get dark until 9 o'clock. ”

Pang Xiaonan took a step forward and moved steadily towards his destination.

"General, the two leaders are approaching their destination. ”

The chief of staff looked at his watch, and it was less than 7 o'clock at the moment.

"It's not easy. General Feng Yuxi nodded slightly, appreciating the two leading points of light.

Even the active Sea Dragon Commandos may not be able to reach the level of these two points of light.

The instructors of the Sea Dragon Commando Team who were waiting at the destination were chatting and laughing about the upcoming mission, when suddenly, they noticed that two villains appeared in the distance.

The sight in the desert is good, and at this time, there can be no mirage.

"Look, there's two people up ahead!"

An instructor shouted.

"Is it an enemy army?"

The other instructor began to get nervous.

"No, this radius of hundreds of miles has been blocked by our army, how can there be enemy troops?"

"That's not necessarily, although our selection has blocked the news from the outside world, and there is no guarantee that the enemy has spied on the relevant information and wants to send people to sabotage our selection. ”

"Yes, the Sea Dragon Commando is a combat force that all governments fear, and the hostile countries have always wanted to destroy us. ”

"Which country is so bold, and how dare you send people to ......?"

"Could it be that the candidate has arrived?"

Finally, an instructor guessed in a different direction.

"No way, it's not even 8 o'clock now, and no one has been able to cross no man's land in such a short time. ”

"It's true, even if we participate in this selection, we won't be able to reach our destination at this time. ”

"If it's really an alternate, then they can be called gods. ”

"I remember the time I went to the auditions, and the first time I arrived at my destination, it was close to 10 p.m. ”

"That's right, to be able to arrive at 10 o'clock is already beyond the limit. ”

"Do you want to report to headquarters?"

"Look, they're getting closer......"

"Damn, it's really a candidate!"

As the two villains gradually approached their destination, the instructors finally saw the true faces of the two people.

These two men are wearing a signature camouflage uniform, who could it be if they are not candidates?

"It's incredible!"

"What a miracle!"

"Looks like there's a woman?"

The two people who approached the destination were Pang Xiaonan and Zhao Sijiajia.

Pang Xiaonan had already put Zhao Sijiajia off his back, and Zhao Sijiajia was already able to walk by herself at the moment.

"General, the two leaders have arrived at their destination!"

The Chief of Staff shouted excitedly, it was the fastest crossing record ever.

"Call the destination, tell me who these two people are right away. ”

General Feng Yuxi was also very excited, although crossing the no-man's land was not a test of martial arts, but a comprehensive assessment of the comprehensive strength of the alternates.

To cross this desert in the shortest possible time, in addition to strong willpower, you must also have abundant physical strength, and more importantly, the wisdom not to take detours, it is impossible to get out of the shortest distance with a compass.

It is a very difficult task to find the location of the destination in such a long distance, and even if it is a deviation of one degree, it takes a lot of time to correct the route.

"Report to the general, the first two team members to arrive are Pang Xiaonan and Zhao Sijiajia. ”

The operator quickly reported the reply at the destination.

"It's them!"

General Feng Yuxi was taken aback.

"Unexpectedly, this Zhao Sijiajia is quite powerful...... Wait a minute, do these two have a story?"

The chief of staff sensitively sensed a hint of sweetness.

General Feng Yuxi was even more surprised by Pang Xiaonan's performance.

Although Pang Xiaonan cured his old problems, from the outside, Pang Xiaonan does not look like a person with martial arts, in terms of his figure, he is far worse than those soldiers in the army.

But judging from today's performance, Pang Xiaonan is undoubtedly very enduring, which surpasses many active members of the Sea Dragon Commando.

In addition to stamina, Pang Xiaonan's speed is also amazing, and he has already set a record for the fastest time to cross a no-man's land.

Also, how did he maintain such a precise sense of direction?

All of this formed a net of confusion in General Feng Yuxi's mind.

On the first day of the Sea Dragon Commando selection, only 51 people finally arrived at their destination before 12 o'clock, that is, 46 people were eliminated, in line with the instructor's prediction, and nearly half of them were sent home.

The assessment on the second day was simple and crude, which was to test everyone's physical fitness and courage in an all-round way.

"Let me tell you about the process of today's assessment!"

The instructor stood at the front of the team and shouted: "First of all, you will be sent high in the air by helicopter, and then you will parachute to land from a height of 800 meters." ”

"Where you land, you'll have a 50-kilogram backpack on your back, and you'll run 10 kilometers. ”

"When you reach your destination, there will be a cliff waiting for you, climb up and touch the red flag at the top, even if you complete the mission. ”

"You can simply understand that this is a triathlon. ”

"However, we are not judged to complete these three sports, but to see who has the shortest time. ”

"Your time limit is less than two hours, if you can't complete the task in 2 hours, it will be automatically eliminated!"

The instructor's sharp eyes scanned the whole field, and today's alternates were no longer as energetic as yesterday, and they looked a little wilted.

Everyone knows that the further back in the selection, the more difficulties are encountered.

As soon as the instructor finished speaking, the alternates began to talk.

"Two hours? Isn't that a joke?"

"It's so torturous, do you know what time the 10-kilometer world record is?"

"For how long?"

"25 minutes, professional athletes can only run for 40 minutes, we still carry 100 pounds, and we run on the sand, 2 hours to run 10 kilometers is good......

"It's devil's training. I guess I'm out of the picture. ”

"How do you know if you don't try? Now that you've passed the first level, there's no reason to give up. ”

"yes, it's a big deal to quit halfway!"

Pang Xiaonan walked to Zhao Sijiajia's side with a smile, "I can't help you today, you have to rely on yourself." ”

"Hmph, don't underestimate me, do you think I usually use a stand-in for filming?"

Zhao Sijiajia wiped her nose with her thumb, a very domineering feeling.

In fact, Zhao Sijiajia has experienced these projects when she was filming.

High-altitude skydiving is a must-have scene in spy movies, running with weight is the most common in war scenes, and rock climbing often appears in adventure movies.

Soon, a huge helicopter landed at the place where the alternates were assembled, and the first ten players were taken onto the plane and flew high into the air.

After the first group of people jumped, the helicopter flew down to pick up the next group of 10 people, until all 51 alternates were sent to the sky.

Pang Xiaonan is the third batch to go up, although he has not jumped the parachute, but he is no stranger to this experience, in the last life he had a car, which could take him to the sky.

Pang Xiaonan was the fifth to parachute out of the plane, and an instructor next to him pinched the time.

After jumping from a high altitude, in less than a minute, Pang Xiaonan was on the ground, and several instructors on the ground stared at the alternates who fell from the sky, monitoring the 50-kilogram weight on their backs.

The weight of 50 kilograms is indeed heavy for others, but for Pang Xiaonan, it is as light as a feather, he put on his backpack, and with a force under his feet, he left his teammates behind.

"Damn, isn't this kid's bag empty?"

One instructor turned to the other and asked.

"No way, we've checked every backpack. ”

Of course, Pang Xiaonan did not give full play to his strength, he only took 30 minutes to run 10 kilometers, and on the way, he saw many teammates who couldn't walk.

After running the course, Pang Xiaonan came to a huge stone mountain.

Looking at this mountain from the desert, this mountain looks particularly majestic, but this is a bare mountain, with no grass, which is very compatible with the temperament of the desert.

The mountain is made of reddish-yellow stones, and it is not high, but it is very wide.

From the top of the hill hung a few safety ropes, which were tied to the body of the alternates.

There were several instructors at the foot of the mountain, and one of them saw Pang Xiaonan coming over and shouted loudly: "Quick, come here and tie the safety rope." ”

Pang Xiaonan immediately ran over quickly.

The instructor tied the safety rope to Pang Xiaonan and urged: "Go, pay attention to your step!"

Pang Xiaonan looked up the mountain, and some stone bumps suddenly appeared on the stone wall, some of which could be grasped and some were less than two fingers wide.

However, with Pang Xiaonan's skills, even if it is only a finger's width of the bulge, he can easily grasp it.

Without stopping for a moment, Pang Xiaonan climbed towards the top of the mountain.

On top of the rock wall, only one teammate was climbing, and this was the first batch of alternates to be taken high by helicopter.

In other words, in the entire team, he and Pang Xiaonan are now the only ones who have reached the stone wall.

However, Pang Xiaonan glanced at this teammate and found that he was stuck on the stone wall and did not dare to climb up, and the stone wall above him was smooth, and there was no place to grasp it. His hands and feet trembled slightly.

Pang Xiaonan used both hands and feet, like a nimble ape, and quickly caught up with this leading teammate.

"Come on!"

When passing by his teammates' side, Pang Xiaonan shouted a word of encouragement to his teammates.

His teammates gave him appreciative looks, but his whole body was stiff and motionless.

Pang Xiaonan noticed that this teammate may have miscalculated the path, because he had been in this place for a long time, and it seemed that there was no room to climb up.

Pang Xiaonan decided to help.

On Pang Xiaonan's upper left, there was just a rock bulge that he could grasp, but this bulge was still a meter away from his teammate on the left.

On flat ground, a distance of one meter is nothing, but on this cliff, a distance of one meter is thrilling, and if you are not careful, you will be crushed.

At this moment, his teammates' hands grasped the two protrusions on the top of his head, his right foot stepped on one of them, his left foot hung in the air, and his whole body was tightly attached to the stone wall, because of the long-term tension, his whole body clothes were already wet with sweat.

If you are a rock climber, this situation will not last too long, because relying on skills, gathering the strength of your limbs, and jumping to the upper right, you can catch the big bulge on the upper left of Pang Xiaonan.

Once you reach this position, the climbing path above suddenly opens up.

Obviously, this teammate is not a professional rock climber.

"Brother, do you see this stone on it?"

Pang Xiaonan freed up a hand and pointed to the bulge on his upper left.

"Can you jump over it?"

The voice of the teammate trembled a little.

"You listen to my arrangement......" Pang Xiaonan began to teach his teammates the next move.

"First of all, use both hands and switch your right foot to your left foot. ”

The teammate is a big man, and in general, the big man does not have an advantage in rock climbing, and needs to be flexible and light on the rock wall.

At this moment, his teammates had no choice but to listen to Pang Xiaonan's arrangement, he saw Pang Xiaonan rushing up from under him, thinking that Pang Xiaonan was an expert.

Slowly, the teammate exerted his hands up, and then quickly changed his feet, and stepped on the bulge below with his left foot.

"Okay, now you switch your left hand to your right hand and grab the right stone. ”

The teammates began to change hands cautiously, first grabbing the stone that had been holding the right hand with both hands.

"Slowly release your right hand, stick your whole body against the stone wall, slow down......"

The teammate gradually let go of his right hand, and now his whole body is supported by his left foot and left hand on the stone wall, and the right half of his body is tightly attached to the stone wall, like a big gecko.

"Okay, now it's critical, you use your left hand and left foot at the same time, jump towards the upper right, and grab the rock on the upper right with both hands. ”

"Don't be afraid, you're wearing a safety rope anyway......"

Pang Xiaonan cheered on the side, while his teammates took a deep breath and stared at the stone on the upper right in a daze.

Finally, his teammates made up their minds, yelled, and scurried to the upper right.