The Guard Squad only recruits new members on the first day of each month. Therefore, even though Ke Bei has decided to join the Guard Squad, he can't undergo the review immediately.
Counting the days on his fingers, it would be October 1st in seven days. Ke Bei spent the next seven days very productively. He practiced the Peiyuan Gong at night to strengthen his body and was completely absorbed in pondering over the "Thunder Slash" during the day.
After these seven days of pondering, Ke Bei basically mastered the power - generating technique of the "Thunder Slash".
However, this technique that explodes the strength of all the muscles in an instant places a much greater burden on the body than Ke Bei had imagined. Even with his current physical strength, which is not much inferior to that of a Three - Pole Strongman, he would feel muscle soreness after performing the Thunder Slash seven or eight times in a row.
The seven days passed in a flash. Just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Ke Bei had already finished washing and dressing. He put on the long - sleeved shirt made by Li Qianqian herself, changed into a pair of brand - new leather shoes, and walked out of the house in high spirits.
Ke Bei lived in the South City District, and there was still a certain distance from the Qingshi Square in the East City District. When Ke Bei arrived at the registration office of the Guard Squad, a large number of warriors were already sitting quietly.
"There are really a lot of people."
Ke Bei looked at the sea of people and took a slight breath, sighing inwardly. There were at least more than a thousand warriors sitting here.
On the spacious Qingshi Square, two or three warriors gathered together and talked in whispers, all with a hint of nervousness on their faces.
"Brother Yan, do you have confidence?"
A young man with a crew cut greeted the middle - aged man beside him, pretending to be relaxed.
"I can't say I'm confident. The review of the Guard Squad is much stricter than that of the Free Warrior Alliance."
The middle - aged man's thick black eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he said in a somewhat heavy tone.
"There are probably more than a thousand warriors coming for the assessment today, but I'm afraid no more than a hundred of them will pass the assessment."
"Really? Is it that strict?" The young man with a crew cut was a bit surprised.
"Of course. Do you think the official can offer such good treatment casually?"
"That's true. If you pass the assessment, you'll get a house and a set of weapon equipment. The official won't do a losing business. However..."
The young man with a crew cut paused slightly, and a look of confidence and determination flashed in his eyes.
"I have confidence."
The young man with a crew cut clenched his fists suddenly.
Ke Bei stood beside the young man with a crew cut and listened silently to the conversation between the two, his expression not changing at all.
So what if the elimination rate is high?
Although he didn't know the specific content of the assessment, with Ke Bei's current strength comparable to that of a Three - Pole Enhancer, if even he couldn't pass, who else could?
"Everyone."
A loud voice suddenly reached the ears of every warrior.
"Welcome to participate in the assessment of the Guard Squad. I'm very pleased that you have the courage to come here. Living in the base city is very comfortable. There are no zombies and no demon beasts here. But please keep in mind that the peace you enjoy today was created by generations of guardians with their lives and blood."
"I hope most of you can pass the assessment, and I hope you can survive, continue to protect humanity and the base city on behalf of the deceased guardians."
"Now the assessment officially begins."
More than a thousand warriors stood on the spacious Qingshi Square. In front of the square stood a middle - aged man wearing a black battle suit with a stern expression.
"Next, each person come forward to receive your own number."
With a cold shout from the middle - aged man in the black battle suit, one warrior after another went forward in an orderly manner to receive a wooden plaque.
"Nine hundred and eighty - six."
Ke Bei stepped forward, took a wooden plaque, and glanced at the number on the back.
"Those with numbers from 1 to 100, stand out."
After all the warriors had received their plaques, the middle - aged man in black clothes gave another shout.
"Shua."
A hundred warriors participating in the assessment lined up neatly in a row.
"Divide into ten groups according to the order of the numbers and follow me."
The middle - aged man in black took big strides and walked towards the huge building at the end of the Qingshi Square.
This building was extremely magnificent. It was circular in appearance and oval when viewed from above, covering an area of about 60,000 square meters. At the bottom floor, facing the Qingshi Square, there were ten circular archways.
The middle - aged man in the black battle suit nodded to the guards in heavy armor standing at the archways. The ten archways, each two meters high and one meter wide, opened simultaneously.
"After one hour, if there are more than six people alive in your squad, you will pass the preliminary assessment." The middle - aged man swept his expressionless gaze over the ten squads.
"Go in."
With a cold shout from the middle - aged man, the ten squads with the first hundred numbers entered the ten archways respectively.
Rumble.
After everyone had entered, the heavy archways made of steel bars slowly closed.
An hour later, the archways opened again.
The middle - aged man in the black battle suit coldly swept his gaze over each squad.
"Team One, three remaining members, eliminated."
"Team Two, eliminated."
"Team Three, six members, passed."
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"Team Nine, eight remaining members, passed."
"Team Ten, eliminated."
"Team Nine and Team Three, all members rest in place. The others can leave."
The middle - aged man turned around indifferently and walked towards the Qingshi Square.
"Those with numbers from 101 to 200, stand out."
Another group of people followed the middle - aged man in black towards the magnificent circular building.
"Alas, only two out of the ten squads passed. But that Team Nine is so strong, with eight members remaining."
The Qingshi Square where the warriors were located was not far from the circular building, and the situation over there could be seen clearly. Everyone felt a bit heavy - hearted that only two out of the ten squads had passed. When they saw that eight members of Team Nine had come out, they couldn't help but feel a bit envious.
"The mortality rate is really high."
Ke Bei frowned tightly. His attention was not on the two successful squads but on the failed ones.
"There were a total of a hundred people in the ten squads when they went in, but in the end, less than forty people came out, and only fourteen people successfully passed the assessment."
"And this is just the preliminary test."
"The Guard Squad is really not easy to get into. It's really not easy to get a house and a set of weapon armor for free."
Ke Bei sighed and looked down at the wooden plaque in his hand.
"Fear not an enemy like a god, but a teammate like a pig."
"I hope I don't encounter a 'pig'."
Ke Bei originally had full confidence in passing the assessment, but now, after seeing the assessment method of the Guard Squad, he had a slight waver in his heart. He was strong enough, but what if his teammates were not up to the task?
As the twilight gradually fell and the setting sun was as red as blood, several hours passed quietly in a flash. The middle - aged man in black clothes came again.
"Those with numbers from 901 to 1000, stand out."
Ke Bei tightened his grip on the wooden plaque in his hand, exhaled a breath, and slowly walked out.
"It's finally my turn."