The Fallen Merman

Bi Lanxing laid on the ground to recuperate for a while before he had the strength to get up. The pain simulated by Bai Chunian’s associated ability was too realistic, causing a kind of fear to rise from the bottom of Bi Lanxing’s heart.

When Bai Chunian saw that he didn’t get up for a long time, he got up, left the chair, walked beside Bi Lanxing, and squatted. Bai Chunian tilted the little alpha’s chin up to scrutinize his complexion and then lifted his eyelids up to inspect the state of his pupils. s0dQvq

After taking a deep breath, Bi Lanxing smiled in embarrassment. Lying on his back facing up, he asked, “Is this really what it feels like to be hit by a bullet? How dreadful.”

Crouching by the top of his head, Bai Chunian looked down at him upside down with his head bowed: “Yeah, this associated ability can only simulate the injuries I’ve undergone. I just transmitted what I felt at the time to your brain as they were.”

Bi Lanxing was dazed for a moment, reflecting on Bai Chunian’s words in his mind. He then got up in silence, picked up his rifle, and reloaded it.

The pain of being shot in the abdomen had already completely subsided, but that type of fear still persisted in his mind. Bi Lanxing raised the ACR with both hands and aimed at the moving target’s head. His index finger dawdled on the trigger, slowly hesitating and not daring to pull the trigger. One second, two seconds, and ten seconds passed. Suddenly, the sharp pain of a bullet entering his body struck him again.

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This time, the bullet was in the lower leg.

Bi Lanxing huddled on the ground holding his leg and clenched his teeth to not scream. His brow furrowed in a silent hiss, his body once again soaked in cold sweat.

“Too slow, you took ten seconds to aim. The enemy already blew off your head. Remember your advantages and purpose, like the Upas tree’s type of gland that can attack and defend would be the sniper position in the team. Your one moment of hesitation may lead to the assailant charging in the front to get wiped out. Your assailant is gone. The next person the enemy eliminates will be you. How did your school teacher teach you?” Bai Chunian picked up the tablet by the resting round table, swiping a few times on the screen to order two sets of breakfasts, a sports drink, and an iced latte.

Before the meals were delivered, Bi Lanxing had already fallen to the ground seven times in a row, hit the moving target a total of twelve times, got headshots five times, missed the vitals six times, and missed the target once. 5Dsjwg

The punishment of missing the target was the most severe. Bai Chunian had him experience the feeling of being shot in the head.

Bai Chunian carried out a steaming hot breakfast from the food delivery robot and beckoned to him, “It’s 7:30, come eat.”

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“Ah, no need to be so polite. Actually, I’ve never requested the children on the island to call me Instructor. It was them who insisted on addressing me like that, making it seem as if I’m very strict.” Bai Chunian picked up the table knife and smeared peanut butter on the sandwich: “What do plant glands usually like to eat? Have some nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.”

“No need…I can just eat normally.” Bi Lanxing straightened up with difficulty and picked up a disinfecting napkin to wipe his hands. Actually, he was hurting to the point of his brain being muddled and he couldn’t taste the flavor of anything he ate.

Bai Chunian pushed the sports drink to him: “Eat some more.” XTRyPb

Bi Lanxing picked up a drinking glass and drank a mouthful. He then continued to lie on the table as if he would just immediately turn into a bundle of wilted grass and die on the ground without support.

“Have you really experienced these pains?” Bi Lanxing asked in a muffled voice, “Then how did you survive?”

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“My self-healing power is strong. I can heal myself as long as the wound isn’t a large area of infection.” Bai Chunian said truthfully, “Bullets can’t kill me.”

“Is this your associated ability?” bWueVo

“No.” Bai Chunian picked up his iced latte and took a sip, “The training I received during my childhood was rather special.”

“This sounds very presumptuous…may I know your age?” Bi Lanxing asked hesitantly.

“Ah, don’t ‘you’.” Bai Chunian smiled, revealing the two canine teeth, “For us, age is merely a time for cultivation. It’s probably not really the same as you guys’ definition of age. That said, in a world that relies on strength, age can’t mean anything.”

“You…guys?” Sn7Kku

“Mhm. I’ll tell you later, but it depends on whether you work hard or not.”

After eating breakfast, Bai Chunian sat in his chair like before, watching Bi Lanxing practice his gun from the sidelines. However, he didn’t use his associated ability to stimulate him again when he made a mistake because the little alpha’s body had already temporarily remembered this series of pain reflexes.

The empty magazines accumulated more and more under Bi Lanxing’s feet. By noon, Bi Lanxing could already achieve a 90% headshot rate for each group of moving targets. That was an average of 10.8 headshots per round for 12 moving targets.

His shooting ability wasn’t bad; the only flaw was insufficient concentration. It was difficult for him to resist his surroundings’ interferences and depend on his hand feelings. Of course, this was also a common problem for most of the special trainees. Changes needed to be enforced to address this problem. 5ECGLa

Because danger doesn’t choose to arrive when people are in their best condition, when the real battle happens, the enemy wouldn’t give him the opportunity to develop his hand feelings. The Alliance Secret Service’s threshold wasn’t something that could be reached casually. They must be able to start shooting once they touch the guns. Because the marksmanship of enemies that the Alliance Secret Service encounters couldn’t be compared to ordinary robbers, Bi Lanxing’s score could only be considered as reaching the passing score of special trainees.

Near the dining hall bell, Bai Chunian took out his ID and swiped it by the speaker on the round table, lifting the microphone by his lips: “Students of the shooting range, gather at the shooting evaluation area. Today, I want to spot check the moving target headshot rate of ten little unfortunate people.”

The frivolous and leisurely tone of voice was played and amplified by the speakers in each corner of the shooting range. The sound of gunfire in the shooting range gradually stopped, and the special trainees gathered together at the shooting evaluation area one after another. Transparent bulletproof panels and a ladder observation platform were installed around the evaluation area.

The special trainees crowded around, gathered in groups of three or four with ashen faces. Some silently prayed for themself to not be chosen, and some directly worshiped the portrait of Yan Yi in military uniform hanging on the wall: “Lord President, bless and protect us. Show your power and take Instructor Bai away.” 2fSQG5

But it was useless to say anything. Bai Chunian picked up the list sent by the guard uncle and chose the first one: “Wang Feng.”

A mongoose alpha trembled all over and stiffly walked out of the observation formation. A few little alphas beside him with arms around each others’ shoulders winked at him, wishing him a good journey.

“Hello, Instructor.” The mongoose alpha walked up to Bai Chunian’s side, bowed, picked up the ACR rifle placed on the evaluation stage, loaded up the bullets, and pushed them into the chamber.

Bai Chunian patted Bi Lanxing, who was standing beside him: “This is student Bi Lanxing, who just came in last night. After practicing all morning, his average headshot rate is 90%. Whoever doesn’t beat this score will choose between punishment or packing their things and leave.” 1TfKpP

The mongoose alpha swallowed hard, held up the rifle, aimed at the moving target, and fired out bullets intermittently. Twelve consecutive bullets sent out exploded the heads of twelve moving targets. The moving targets fell to the ground in succession.

“Not bad, keep it up.” Bai Chunian recorded the mongoose alpha’s score on the roster and randomly picked the next special trainee’s name, “Firefly.”

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The firefly omega slowly jumped up from his seat, butt shining with fear. He hurriedly ran to Bai Chunian’s side and bowed, “Hello Pickled Cucumber, no, hello General, no, Instructor…”

“Stop speaking nonsense. Go get the gun, everybody’s waiting to eat dinner.” Bai Chunian raised his head. SUmXdW

The firefly omega raised his gun and shot intermittently. Twelve moving targets all fell down.

Bi Lanxing was secretly amazed. The school they attended was already one of the very best key schools nationwide. His shooting grade was ranked among the best on-campus and it was common to take the first place in the evaluation occasionally. However, the trajectory of the moving targets here clearly had no pattern at all. They were faster and even more realistic too. But here, a random special trainee could hit a 100% headshot rate. It was simply a bit terrifying.

“Pretty good.” Bai Chunian recorded his score and called the next special trainee’s name. Every time Bai Chunian browsed the roster, all the special trainees would involuntarily hold their breath as if waiting for the Grim Reaper to give his verdict.

The third person chosen was a zebra alpha. He went up the stage trembling with fear, but because he was too nervous, the first shot missed the target. oz6Ejr

Bai Chunian sneered: “Fuck, can’t control an ACR of 5.56 caliber? Are you raising the national flag? You’ve hit and made the roof leak.”

Although the zebra alpha regained some feeling in the later half, he only knocked down 8 moving targets. The headshot rate was only 66%.

“No eating. You eat when training is over.” Bai Chunian snapped his fingers and the zebra alpha’s body stiffened suddenly. He then immediately rolled to the ground, holding his head and howling in grief. Since four targets failed to get knocked down, four bullets would hit four of the special trainees’ bodies. That was the evaluation rule that Bai Chunian had established.

About twenty minutes passed, and Bai Chunian spot-checked nine special trainees. Six of them passed the evaluation, and the remaining three were twitching and rolling on the ground in pain. UvqNrE

Bai Chunian casually flipped through the roster. Just as he planned to call the tenth special trainee, his cell phone on the round table rang, sounding like a particularly concerning beep.

He picked up the cell phone and glanced at it. Rimbaud had sent a picture, but the signal in the shooting range wasn’t very good. The picture could only load bit by bit.

A voice message followed closely, and Bai Chunian clicked play as if no one was present.

Rimbaud: “randi mebolu jeo?” LC5IfE

Even though it was played through the speakers, no one could understand it. Bai Chunian touched the two band-aids on the side of his neck, trying to hide it but making it more conspicuous. He replied in a low voice and with the corner of his mouth raised: “I’m training, I’ll call you back later.”

The special trainees saw the look in the Instructor’s eyes change from frivolous and playful to warm. Even the way he pressed the voice message button by the microphone, speaking in a low voice, was unprecedentedly tender.

Putting down the cell phone, Bai Chunian bowed his head toward the speaker microphone and said, “Okay, that’s it for today’s spot check, everybody go eat. Keep on going. The standard is all too low. I’ll wash my eyes.”

Granted a special pardon, the special trainees rushed out of the shooting range like a swarm of bees, fearing that Instructor Bai would renege. Each ran faster than the other. Bai Chunian glanced at the three unfortunate people on the ground, so in pain that they were cramping: “You guys go too, and come find me to retake the evaluation at night.” G0QIFX

The three pitiful people fled, trying to frantically escape.

When the people were almost gone, Bai Chunian picked up his cell phone and dialed a number, raising his hand to indicate that Bi Lanxing could also go and eat.

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Bi Lanxing had to leave the shooting range. When he walked to the dining hall doorway, he found a group of special trainees gathered up in one place, intensely discussing something. Some of the omegas’ faces were even red because of the dispute.

“Definitely just colleagues! Voice clearly sounds like an alpha, moreover, like a handsome high-powered businessman.” C4TmVh

Bi Lanxing came over and listened, finding that the person standing in the middle of the crowd was a clownfish omega, mysteriously telling everyone, “That voice message said, ‘does little kitten miss me’? Really, if I’m lying to you guys, I’ll sleep at night without sea anemone. Aiya, my family lives by the sea, I’ve heard it before. Why do you guys all not believe me!”