Chapter 5: Death Assessment (Collect! Vote!)

  As he watched the young men slowly recover from extreme fear, the lieutenant colonel's smile returned to his mouth and said to the soldiers behind him: "Sergeant."

  The two soldiers behind him responded with a "yes", and then carried out a large box from outside, opened the box, and poured out the things inside with a rustling sound.

  They're all handguns, just different shapes and sizes, every model is available.

  "There are at most three bullets in each handgun. Soon, Sergeant will take you to the assessment site. The assessment time is one hour, and within this hour, I only need three people who can walk out alive. Of course, you can find a place to hide as much as you want, and those who have no record of killing will also be eliminated."

  "The guns are all here, you can choose them yourself, how to use them is your business, no one will teach you, because we don't have the time."

  "Alright." The major raised his wrist-mounted electronic watch again, smiling and saying: "Time limit 2 minutes, each person is limited to choosing one handgun. Start now."

  Everyone learned their lesson this time and swarmed to the pile of handguns, each picking one up and tucking it into their waistband before turning around and leaving the crowd.

  Xu Ming was not in a hurry at all, he could see that there were many pistols, no less than thirty. Moreover, none of these pistols had been maintained, and they were all rusty, with some even having dried bloodstains on them, it was clear that these were seized from the battlefield.

  He slowly waited for everyone to finish selecting, and then started his own selection. Most of the pistols had signs of deformation, he had just seen several boys select pistols that looked good, but unfortunately, the magazines were severely deformed and couldn't be fired at all.

  There were over a dozen on the ground, and Xu Ming's selection principle was simple. He didn't pursue power; as long as it was a gun, one bullet was enough to be fatal, so power wasn't important. What mattered was the stability and firing speed of the gun.

  Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a dusty, long-barreled handgun caught his attention. Xu Ming's heart inexplicably felt a thrill of excitement - Desert Eagle, Assassin.

  The Desert Eagle was introduced in 1983 by MRI; the first model to be released was the Mark I which fired a .357 Magnum cartridge.

  Its characteristics are fast firing speed, initial velocity up to 402m/s, high accuracy and strong stability. The magazine is suitable for shooting three types of bullets: 357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and 50AE, which is almost a universal pistol bullet. The only regret may be that it has uncontrollable recoil, but after adding a silencer, the assassin makes up for the lack of muzzle flash and high explosive noise, and the problem of recoil becomes insignificant.

  Xu Ming skillfully opened the magazine, the magazine and firing pin were severely deformed, at most it could only fire seven or eight more shots before being scrapped. However, this did not affect Xu Ming's choice of it, unfortunately there was only one bullet left inside.

  One shot is enough.

  Xu Ming quietly retreated back into the crowd, just as Martina had returned. She had chosen a revolver with three bullets inside. The firing speed and minimal recoil of the revolver were indeed suitable for girls, but this gun could be said to be a lucky draw.

  It is most likely to fail at a critical moment, especially when there is only one bullet left.

  For some reason, looking at Martina's somewhat flustered appearance, a strange ripple flashed through his heart.

  Damn this beauty obsession! I'm really not a hero...

  "Martina, you follow me in a minute."

  Martina stared blankly at Xu Ming, wanting to nod subconsciously, but she shook her head very firmly and said gloomily: "No need, I can take care of myself."

  She suddenly flashed a sweet smile at Xu Ming, her eyes sparkling like blue sapphires with a playful glint, "From now on, please call me Maya, if I'm still alive."

  Xu Ming couldn't believe that this girl was actually so strong-willed, and for a moment, he felt an inexplicable urge in his heart. However, reason quickly suppressed the impulse, leaving behind a sour taste with a hint of helplessness.

  "Time's up."

  The lieutenant colonel flashed a devilish smile and said faintly, "If you have any questions or anything to say, now is your chance. I'll give you one more minute. Of course, you can also take this opportunity to pray to God."

  Xu Ming raised his right hand and said loudly: "Colonel, may I ask if I can make a request?"

  "Are you sure?" The lieutenant colonel's face showed a playful smile again, and he said lightly: "You don't have the right to make demands, but I still want to hear what you have to say."

  Xu Ming pointed at the several corpses lying on the ground that had not yet completely cooled down and said, "Can I wear their clothes?"

  The lieutenant was taken aback. He hadn't expected Xu Ming to make such a request. He said calmly, "Of course, they're already dead. Anything on a dead person is ownerless."

  "But you only have thirty seconds."

  Xu Ming didn't say a word, ignoring the strange looks around him, and quickly stripped off the bloody clothes from a boy of similar build to his own, then put them on himself, the whole process taking less than twenty seconds.

  Quick change is also one of the essential skills for a male otaku.

  The clothes were full of bullet holes and reeked of blood, the sticky wet blood clinging to my body was extremely uncomfortable, but it was better than being uncomfortable, if I waited until nightfall, it would be even more unbearable.

  It turned out that the boy's body was actually carrying a Swiss folding knife, which made Xu Ming extremely excited. The Swiss folding knife is usually used to peel an apple, but at this time, any weapon can save lives. In addition to the folding knife, Xu Ming also found a wallet. Whether it was useful or not, Xu Ming still put the wallet into his pocket.

  "Cubs, the moment to witness your personal abilities has finally arrived. Now, let Mr. Shang lead you to the training grounds."

  Four soldiers immediately picked up the assault rifles in their hands and pointed at the crowd. One of them shouted, "Line up, follow me!" He walked out first, and under the escort of the other three fully armed soldiers, a dozen or so boys lined up tightly behind him.

  After walking for about an hour, the soldiers brought them to a deserted residential building. The house had obviously been abandoned for a long time, with dust and spider webs everywhere, and occasionally there was still a smell of rot.

  All the way, Xu Ming was also observing the surrounding environment. The geographical environment inside the wall was very complex as a whole, but he could be sure that he would absolutely not be able to escape. In addition to the regular patrols of three or five soldiers at fixed times, there were at least no less than one hundred snipers and riflemen hiding in the dark, which was only what could be seen.

  There is also another point, most of the patrolling soldiers only gave a symbolic salute to the major, it can be seen that the major is not the head of this base, and may not even be considered high-level. That means there must be some general-like figures in the base.

  According to Xu Ming's understanding of the military, even the lowest-ranking lieutenant general would be at least a division commander. How many people are in a division? Even an ordinary division has at least 8,000 people, and if it's a full-strength division, it's normal to have 20,000-30,000 people.

  It seems that this is just the outer periphery of the base, and I don't know how much stronger the armed forces are in the core.

  At this time, a dozen or so soldiers suddenly appeared around the abandoned houses and stood in front of these children.

  "They are your... let's call them assessment teachers," the lieutenant colonel's voice came from behind, "and they are mainly responsible for eliminating anyone who does not meet the assessment standards."

  In charge of elimination...

  A dozen or so young men all shuddered at the same time, having just experienced a scene that was like hell, they deeply knew that being eliminated would mean death.

  "This assessment venue has two floors, with a total of over 400 square meters. Hmm... that's not the point, the point is that you all saw it too, this house is very dilapidated, apart from the main entrance, there are 47 other places where you can enter this house."

  "The key point of the assessment is that each person enters the assessment venue from a different location and then kills the enemy in front of them. Don't ask me what an enemy is, anyone who is human is an enemy, including myself. An hour later, they will take away three people who are still alive."

  "Alright? The assessment is starting now."

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