Combat!

After Chiliarch Ling left the field, everyone hurried to the wall at the back.

Over there, a small wooden door had been opened.

On the other side of the door, there was an aisle that could accommodate two people walking side by side. After walking a thousand meters, Zhao Gao and the others arrived at the latrine.

Fortunately, this latrine was divided into two sides, one for men and another for women. Each side was about 200 square meters in size and could accommodate up to 30 people at a time.

Although the place was cramped and shabby, it was much better than not having a latrine at all.

However, what was worth mentioning, was the fact that the things used for cleaning up were not good at all! It was terrible!

Here, they could only use tiny branches or leaves to wipe their buttocks.

After Zhao Gao went to the toilet, he felt that something was just wrong with his butt, no matter how he walked.

However, he had no choice as such was the condition. Even if he could not accept it, he had to.

The only good news was that after the afternoon training, everyone could wash up by the stream.

This would be the silver lining!

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After resting for two hours, everyone queued up to collect their lunch at noon. Just within 10 minutes of finishing their lunch, Chiliarch Ling walked in.

10 military doctors followed him.

How did Zhao Gao and the rest know that?

Well, Zhao Gao could only say they were not blind.

These 10 people looked rather slim. They each carried a wooden box slung over their shoulders.

Behind them, 20 to 30 soldiers were pushing two carriages.

Each carriage was carrying some bamboo boards and a black jug.

The moment these jugs entered the field, a pungent medicinal smell filled the entire field.

When the 10 military doctors entered, they asked the soldiers to bring down the black jugs.

They each held out a small stool, and looked at Zhao Gao and the others.

"Stop looking and come back to your senses. You have to go through this afternoon's training!" Chiliarch Ling asked everyone to refocus.

Everyone looked at him, and waited for Chiliarch Ling's instructions.

"The reason for all this training was for combat purposes."

"It's only through actual battle that you can understand the techniques of combat."

"And our training this afternoon is: Battle!"

"Now, starting from the last row, face the person in front of you and practice the Black Stone Fist."

Everyone started moving when they heard the command.

Zhao Gao did not need to move at all as he was in the last row. He only needed to fight the person in front of him.

When the person in front of Zhao Gao turned around, Zhao Gao realized that it was Lan Tian, the greasy middle-aged man from his dormitory.

"Oh! It's actually Brother Zhao Gao who's behind me. I'm sorry that I didn't even notice." Lan Tian spoke as if they were close friends, as soon as he turned around.

"It's fine, I did not notice you either!" Zhao Gao said frankly.

Lan Tian was speechless for a moment.

"Haha, Brother Zhao Gao's is so genuine and not pretentious at all." Lan Tian forced a smile, and awkwardly gave Zhao Gao a thumbs-up.

Zhao Gao said, "It's alright. Chiliarch Ling has already asked us to start practicing. If there's nothing else, let's begin!"

With that, Zhao Gao clenched his fists and got ready for Lan Tian's attack.

Lan Tian grew anxious when he saw Zhao Gao's stance. He waved his hands repeatedly and quickly explained to Zhao Gao, "Brother Zhao Gao, I'm too old to withstand your punches. Hence, I'm begging you, please show me mercy."

As Zhao Gao had been behind him all this while, he could feel the wind from Zhao Gao's punches during training every day.

Besides, Chiliarch Ling had given Zhao Gao emergency aid on the first day. Lan Tian was just nearby, so how could he not understand the meaning of those words?

The only way to increase their strength quickly, was to level up.

Lan Tian was someone who had gone through the upgrade process as well. However, he could not figure out how many points one needed to add before one would roll around in pain.

It was precisely because of this, that he had thought of establishing a good relationship with Zhao Gao, when he returned to their tent yesterday. Only when he was close to Zhao Gao would he be able to pry into Zhao Gao's secrets.

"Don't worry, I'm only a bit younger than you. I might not be as good as you," Zhao Gao replied nonchalantly.

After that, he urged Lan Tian, "Let's start as soon as possible! The rest have already started, but we're still dawdling. If Chiliarch Ling catches us, you'll not want to see the situation like on the first day, right?"

On hearing Zhao Gao, Lan Tian once again thought of the blood-thirsty look of Chiliarch Ling on the first day. The fats on his face actually trembled.

He hurriedly answered Zhao Gao, "Big Brother Zhao Gao, I'm mistaken. Let's get started!"

Zhao One was stunned.

Zhao Gao was surprised that Lan Tian's perception of seniority could be changed so quickly. He was just a brother a moment ago, and now he's Big Brother?

Zhao Gao quickly threw these thoughts out of his mind and waved at Lan Tian. "Attack me! I'll defend well," he said.

Lan Tian replied, "Then be careful, Brother Zhao Gao."

Lan Tian did not give Zhao Gao any time to respond. He raised his fist immediately and charged at Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao was stunned. "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"

"Since you're heartless, don't blame me," Zhao Gao thought.

Zhao Gao had planned to hold back some of his strength as he had not been able to control all of his strength fully.

He was initially worried that he would cause trouble. But Lan Tian's actions made Zhao Gao think otherwise. He was now prepared to give his best and see what Lan Tian could do to him.

Although so many thoughts had gone through Zhao Gao's mind, in reality, Lan Tian Du had taken a second step within this short period of time. He was three meters away from Zhao Gao.

Yet, the moment Zhao Gao focused his attention on Lan Tian, he discovered something strange.

He seemed to see Lan Tian running towards him in slow motion.

Lan Tian's every step, every expression, every punch and every trajectory were displayed in slow motion in front of Zhao Gao.

In addition, Zhao Gao's brain had already deduced how to defend and counterattack Lan Tian's movements and punches.

There were also more than one tactics presented.

The first tactic was when Lan Tian advanced towards him, he could grab Lan Tian's wrist with his left hand and pull it down. Once Lan Tian lost his balance, he could kick his face with his left knee.

The second way was to wait for Lan Tian to come over. He could then turn aside to dodge his punch, before kicking him in his kidney.

The third tactic, which was also the fastest, was to run up to Lan Tian and deliver a horizontal whip.

The fourth method would be to run up to Lan Tian and directly press his face down. He could then smash the back of his head onto the ground.

The fifth would be to dodge the punch and kick his chin.

The sixth tactic, and so forth…

In all, there were more than ten tactics.