The last item was escape, which was parkour in the city and forest. To be precise, this was not a complete escape skills assessment.
To be honest, none of the entry assessments were complete. Besides testing the basics, everyone still had a lot to learn.
"You now need to demonstrate your flexible use of your body, break through obstacles, and reach the finish line within the specified time. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Start the timer."
...
This level of parkour was a piece of cake for Lin Yuan. It wasn't as difficult as when he was chased by a horde of zombies in the industrial park. It just involved more climbing.
His reaction speed, combined with the benefits it brought, yielded more. Moreover, his neural reaction speed, which also meant his thinking speed, had improved slightly.
The combination of the two was not a simple one plus one equals two.
When encountering obstacles, most people couldn't think of where they would land in advance while ensuring safety and maximizing speed.
Thus, Lin Yuan successfully completed the last item, the "Qin Wang绕柱走法" in the jungle, and passed this assessment.
He was elected as the team leader of the action group with an advantage of 3 points over Wang Xiaoxin. The scores of others were also quite high, with no one scoring less than 6 points below him.
"Alright, since everyone has passed the assessment, I hereby declare that the biu investigation team's devil training week officially begins!"
"Hooray!!!"
Wait, wasn't the tone a bit off???
For the next 7 days, Ying Tianlong trained and honed everyone according to the devil training week's standard training plan.
The results were significant.
There were no conflicts within the team, and the members cooperated actively, leading to rapid progress in their integration. The team now had a high level of tacit understanding, especially between Lin Yuan and Wang Xiaoxin, who were almost telepathic.
However, Lin Yuan held firm to his last defense. The person who resided in his heart was always the cool sister who teased him on the rooftop.
Maintaining mutual understanding was enough.
After the devil training week, not only did the tacit understanding between team members increase significantly, but their knowledge reserves also grew. Of course, this week was not enough.
In the middle, the team members were given two days off to visit their families and handle personal matters.
Wu Tian and Lin Yuan were called for training before they could even warm up their beds.
"Come back soon~"
"Don't worry (⑉°з°)-♡~"
The intensity of the subsequent training was not as high as during the devil training week. After all, the devil training week was designed to push soldiers to their limits as much as possible, adapt to high-intensity training methods, and cultivate the required willpower, not just to torment people.
By early March, when all team members' knowledge reserves and skills were solidified, Ying Tianlong received a mission from the China Anti-Biological Warfare Command Center.
"Investigate the cause of the zombie outbreaks in Qingshe County and Bailong County. Re-investigate Fushui Village in the southern suburbs of Qingshe County and find any remaining clues."
Upon receiving the order, Ying Tianlong immediately notified Lin Yuan and the others, telling them to prepare for combat and get ready to depart.
Lin Yuan, who was training at the training base, also received the instruction immediately, with the broadcast announcement: "All personnel, stop training! Assemble at the weapon depot entrance immediately!"
In less than a minute, the entire team, including himself, 11 people in total, had assembled. Ying Tianlong, as the overall commander, was responsible for intelligence sharing among all team members.
"Attention, at ease."
After the formation was completed, Lin Yuan spoke:
"We have received an order from the highest command center for our investigation team to set off immediately for Qingshe and Bailong counties for investigation. The specific details will be discussed on the helicopter later. All personnel are to change into their gear. Each person must carry their primary and secondary weapons with 5 spare magazines. Other equipment should be carried according to the standard."
"Understood!"
In less than 3 minutes, everyone had donned their gear and re-formed. The helicopter was already waiting for them on the training ground.
"Check your equipment!"
"Wang Xiaoxin's weapons and equipment are normal!"
"Zheng Mengmeng's weapons and equipment are normal!"
"Wan Changfeng..."
"..."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly only after the last team member confirmed their equipment was in order.
"Attention! Turn right!"
"Board the helicopter!!"
...
On the plane, Lin Yuan was checking everyone's gas masks. This item was the most important, and he had to check it himself.
Zombies now moved in clusters, producing toxic fog (spore clouds) that covered a large area.
Gas masks had to be worn to infiltrate the urban areas for investigation.
"Alright, no problems here. Keep this safe, and I'll check at the intermediate supply station later to see if there are any extras. We'll bring spares."
"Do we need to be this cautious, team leader?" Wan Changfeng felt Lin Yuan was being too careful. He wasn't feeling disdainful or bothered; he was just a little apprehensive, feeling like this operation was a matter of life and death.
He glanced at Wan Changfeng and said, "Yes, we do. We are going deep into the urban area this time and will have to pass through zombie gathering areas. The concentration of lethal mutated spores there will be very high. The gas masks we brought will likely only last about 30 minutes then."
"So, we need to try to avoid the zombie gathering zones during our infiltration?" Zheng Mengmeng asked.
"Yes, after all, the zombies in Bailong and Qingshe counties have undergone a certain degree of clearing. Both counties are large, with vast areas. There will definitely be gathering zones and sparse zones. The intelligence for this operation will be your responsibility, Mengmeng."
Zheng Mengmeng had volunteered to join the action group.
The action group still needed a communications specialist, otherwise, Lin Yuan and the others would truly be blind.
Other members of the intelligence group would be deployed in various locations according to the plan.
However, they would all be far from the routes of wandering zombie hordes.
After Zheng Mengmeng finished speaking, the cabin fell silent. Everyone was checking their weapons and equipment, or resting with their eyes closed to conserve a bit more energy for the upcoming operation.
The higher-ups attached great importance to their investigation team. The equipment they were carrying was the best individual gear currently available in China.
Their combat suits were even better than those of ordinary special forces. Their uniforms were equipped with a lot of Velcro, ammo pouches, and various functional pockets. Their bulletproof vests could withstand attacks from 7.62mm standard rounds.
The tactical rails on their helmets were already full of accessories: monocular night vision device, tactical headset, satellite positioning device, and aiming assist device.
Full-coverage tactical goggles.
Except for Wan Changfeng, who held a qbu-191 precision rifle, everyone else was holding the latest qbz-191 assault rifle. Each person's accessories differed, but all were fully equipped with suppressors, flash hiders, laser emitters, red dot sights, 4x optical sights, various grips, under-barrel grenade launchers, and tactical cheek rests, and high-intensity flashlights.
They carried five spare fast-expanding magazines, 3 high-explosive grenades, 3 smoke grenades, and 3 incendiary grenades. Team members equipped with grenade launchers replaced these throwable items with grenades, also in a 3-3-3 configuration.
On their pants, they all wore tactical daggers and were equipped with qsg92 pistols with suppressors and 3 spare magazines. A combat backpack was worn on their backs, storing food and water, as well as signal flares. An entrenching tool was attached externally.
biu Investigation Team, engage!