Chapter 24: The Brutal Training Camp

  Ying Tianlong woke up from his daze.

  Ying Tianlong, who woke up from his daze, only felt a dull and heavy head. He opened his eyes to look around and found himself in an unfamiliar place. The ceiling was adorned with exquisite plaster carvings of angels holding bows and arrows, which were vivid and lifelike. Turning his head, he discovered that there was a woman sleeping beside him - or rather, a young girl. Moreover, she wasn't wearing any clothes, and neither was he. Suddenly, it came back to him: last night, he had slept with a girl named Alan, who had taken his virginity.

  It's absurd, really absurd to the extreme.

  Tianlong suddenly sat up, and Alan was also startled awake. She looked at the man beside her, who seemed strong and powerful, as if his whole body was filled with energy. Alan was surprised to discover that his lust was only superficial, a pretence, and in reality, he was clumsy, often needing her guidance to reach their goal. His thrusts were forceful, but he didn't know how to cherish and appreciate her, only knowing one position, not a seasoned veteran of the "pink battlefield".

  But Alan likes it.

  Ying Tianlong hastily put on his clothes, got up and was about to leave. Alan rushed over and hugged him: "Come find me again next time, I'll be waiting for you anytime."

  Ying Tianlong's face turned bright red again.

  As soon as he went out, Lao San Lin Wei came face to face with him. Seeing him, Mei smiled warmly and said: "How's it going? Has the fever gone down?"

  Yīng Tiān Lóng said it's addictive, damn it's really addictive, haven't felt this comfortable in a long time.

  Lin Wei said let's eat first, after we finish eating I'll take you around the island.

  This remark is music to Tiantang's ears.

  The prisoners mentioned by Li Jiao were detained in a valley surrounded by steep cliffs on all sides, with only one exit that required climbing up tens of meters at an angle of thirty degrees. The width was just three or four meters. A watchtower had been built at the exit and iron wire mesh had been strung up. The gate was made from the trunk of a coconut tree and was very sturdy. There were more than twenty guards, armed with batons, watching vigilantly.

  Lao San, Lin Wei and Ying Tianlong walked over. The soldier took a look at them and nodded in greeting. Lin Wei said to open the door, I'll go in with Jiu Ye to take a look.

  The door opened, and Tian Long walked in, paying attention to the surroundings. It's indeed a life-taking island, with unique terrain. Where can you find such a place that traps people? The area is also large, and guarding the only exit is like making it impossible for even a bird to fly out.

  In the valley, there were two to three hundred people, divided into two teams. In between them was a training ground with a row of seesaws, tied to wooden pillars with ropes. On each seesaw stood three or four people, performing various movements as they swayed back and forth. Some people lost their balance and fell off, only to be beaten by the supervisors standing nearby, wielding whips without mercy, until they cried out in pain and climbed back onto the seesaws to continue practicing.

  Tian Long understood that this was training for balance on the sea, with strong winds and huge waves. If you can't even stand steadily, then forget about doing anything else.

  Lin Wei told Ying Tianlong, "These people are shark hunters, specializing in hunting sharks. They go out to sea with the ship, and it's extremely dangerous. If they don't train well normally, it's just going to be a death sentence. The sharks here are mostly great whites. There's an American movie called 'Jaws', I don't know if you've seen it, Teacher. Although it's not that exaggerated, great whites really are ferocious beyond compare. Once someone is bitten by one, they're not far from death."

  Lin Wei pointed to another group of people and said, "They are holding harpoons, the head of which has a hook. They use it to attack sharks, one shot is accurate. However, sharks are incredibly powerful, some weighing up to 1-2 thousand catties, swimming back and forth in the water with ease. If you don't accurately hit their vital spots, they will rebel and can capsize your small boat in an instant. The quickly approaching sharks will take you as food, often even the body can't be found."

  What Tianlong heard made his heart skip a beat and his flesh creep.

  Li Jiao never treated prisoners as human beings, which is strange, he himself was a prisoner, and here he became the boss, controlling and trampling on people's lives for food. I don't know how many people died in the mouths of sharks and became lonely ghosts. These people still have to go to hell after death, hopefully they can wake up and be good people in their next life.

  Ying Tianlong saw those so-called brothers who came with him, Yin Tao was holding a long spear in his hand and practicing seriously, saying that it was a long spear, but now there was no iron spear on his head, just a wooden stick. Lin Wei said that they would only be given real spears after boarding the ship.

  Cui Dahong and Wang Xiaofeng stood on the seesaw, trying their best to keep balance, but their bodies wouldn't listen, swaying violently. The two supported each other, refusing to get down, insisting on standing on the seesaw.

  Nodding in agreement with Tian Long, they were right to do so. There was no one here who could protect you; the only ones who could protect themselves were themselves. If you could stand firm on the sea and move freely, then you had earned the right to survive. Otherwise, once you fell into the sea, a shark's huge mouth would swallow you in one bite, its two rows of sharp teeth biting down, and your life would be gone in an instant.

  A weak cry echoed in Ying Tianlong's ear: "Big brother save me, save me..."

  He looked up at the sound of Tian Long's voice and saw a man hanging from a pillar on one side, his clothes torn to shreds by whips, with blood flowing down his pants. Upon closer inspection, it was one of his fellow inmates, Liu Nian, who was in his early twenties, a repeat offender who had committed all sorts of evil deeds. However, he looked quite handsome and didn't seem like a criminal at all, more like a university student.

  Beside him stood Old Seventh "Mother Big Bug" Gu Yonghui. Well, falling into the hands of this jinx still has some good.

  Seeing the heavenly dragon looking over here, "Mother Big Bug" Gu Yonghui smiled sinisterly, holding a five-inch long sharp knife in his hand, stabbing it into Liu Nian's thigh. Liu Nian let out a miserable cry, and as the knife was pulled out, blood spurted out, flowing all over the ground.

  Liu Nian fainted and fell to the ground.

  Yīng Tiān Lóng tightly clenched his fists, his teeth gritted with a "kaka" sound. This kid was simply a pervert, an irredeemable beast. Was he challenging himself? Fine, I'll take you as my first most dangerous enemy and kill you first.

  Someone behind him said: "Lao Jiu, how about it? Express your views."

  He turned his head and saw that "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui had arrived first, followed by the Five Great Warriors: Wu Hua Long the "Pilgrim", Lü Shun the "Little Warmth Marquis", Zhu Cheng the "Laughing Tiger", Dong Liang the "Double Spears General", and Zhang Zijian the "Arrowless".

  Ying Tianlong hastily returned the courtesy: "I didn't know the master had arrived, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar, Old Ninth has paid his respects here."

  Li Jiao smiled and looked at him: "Old Nine is always so polite, courteous, and educated. It's just different. From now on, you can call me Big Brother like they do, it's more intimate, we're all family, no need to be formal."

  Ying Tianlong said thank you: "Just now, big brother asked for my opinion, so I'll talk about some of my humble views. I think training on land is very necessary, just like when we were in the army, we trained like this too. Walking on a balance beam is to maintain the body's center of gravity, and at sea, without wind, there are three-foot waves, only by maintaining the body's stability can you do it. Secondly, it's about strength, especially leg and wrist strength. If your legs are strong, you can stand stably and won't be easily knocked down. Wrist strength is the most important part of throwing weapons. The main weapon on the island is a spear gun. One shot can penetrate deep, and the depth of penetration determines the extent of the prey's injury, whether it's just skin or fatal. A shark's powerful jaw muscles are its most terrifying weapon; its teeth are deadly. A large shark's jaw muscle can produce over 100 pounds of force, and their teeth will be replaced when worn out or pushed out by new teeth to maintain sharpness, with a biting pressure of over 20 tons per square inch."

  When the dragon saw Li Jiao, he listened to his speech very carefully and continued: "If it can't give a fatal blow to sharks, its revenge is also fatal. The huge body can capsize small boats."

  "The great white shark is also an excellent hunter because it always catches people off guard. Its upper body is dark in color, while the lower body is very bright. They can use this protective color to sneak up on their prey quietly. When it attacks from below, due to its color being similar to that of the deep sea, it won't be discovered until it launches an attack."

  "I highly agree with a great man who once said that only by eliminating a large number of enemies can we effectively protect ourselves. Therefore, I believe that the fatal blow to sharks is currently one of the most important methods in training. All sharks have a body made of cartilage. Because their skeleton is composed of cartilage rather than bone, it is lighter and more elastic, allowing them to move freely in the water. But this is also its Achilles' heel. The part between the two eyes on the shark's head is its weak point, which is also made of cartilage, inside which is its brain tissue. If you hit this spot, it will lose its life instantly."

  Li Jiao nodded in satisfaction: "Hearing your words is better than reading ten years of books. We need to rely on these people to hunt for food, but we can't let them go to their deaths either. People are the most precious after all. Lao Jiu, you take charge and lead them in training according to your method."

  Ying Tianlong said: "Obedience is better than respect, big brother believes in me, I'll give it a try."

  "It's not a try, your previous words were very correct and reasonable. From now on, you are the leader of the training camp, everyone here will listen to your command." Li Jia said with a smile.

  "I also guarantee that I won't let you down," replied Tian Long.

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