"This instructor is really something else," Barrett Walker stood in the crowd, listening to a long speech, but only the last sentence was useful, and it was the most demoralizing. They had been swaying in the car for so long, not getting any good sleep. It was as if the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby" was meant to illustrate how the swaying could drive away sleepiness. Just by standing there, Barrett Walker could imagine that anyone with the slightest problem would definitely be crushed by this smiling tiger.
Sure enough, a large group of people stood quite well for the first few minutes, even without being asked, they knew to stand up straight. But soon, they became so tired that their eyelids were drooping and some of them started falling asleep while standing, instantly making the queue chaotic. Benjamin Blake stood there with a smile, but his body was as straight as a spear, then he waved his hand and the group of soldiers in combat uniforms behind him immediately walked towards the crowd, sweeping left and right with rubber batons, causing the sleeping people to cry out in pain. Among these people, there were many with exceptional talents, although they had not yet entered the forbidden zone of the gods, they were still outstanding among ordinary people. Being struck by the soldiers, those who were immediately furious and ready to resist were met with the soldiers' cold gaze and heavier batons. One could even hear the sound of bones breaking, making it chilling.
Suddenly, those who were still awake but drowsy became aware, standing up straight in fear of being hit by the batons. The soldiers then withdrew, leaving behind a crowd of wailing people and the students standing coldly, watching the suffering people on the ground, appearing extremely indifferent.
"Alas! Too brutal, too ruthless, it's made me lose my poetic nature. It's really pointless! To think they didn't dare to resist," Benjamin Blake circled the crowd of over ten thousand people with a smile, then suddenly spoke sternly, "Among you, there are many troublemakers, and also many who slipped through the net, but what I want to say is that all of you are cowards, lacking any courage to resist. It's really pointless, you deserve to be beaten!"
Benjamin Blake then returned to his original position, standing still like a statue, as did the soldiers behind him. There were only a few hundred of them, but facing over ten thousand people, it seemed as if they were facing a mountain.
After about half an hour, the drowsiness from standing for so long was unbearable. Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore and loudly said in the crowd, "Brothers! Let's rebel against them! Who said we lack courage? They're bullying us too much." The voice was loud, but in the crowd of over ten thousand people, it was impossible to determine where it came from.
It seemed quite profitable to rebel against a few hundred soldiers, even Benjamin Blake, upon hearing the voice, made no response, as if he had approved it.
Listening to the wailing and protests from the people around him, Barrett Walker couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Looking at the two hundred soldiers standing motionless like statues, the sense of oppression seemed to grow stronger.
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"Come on, flattops! Let's fight back and we can go back to sleep. I'll immediately have someone treat your injuries too!" Benjamin Blake said with a smile, suddenly speaking loudly, which set off the protests of the new students.
These people were all the pride of the heavens, the most talented among their peers. Being treated in such a way, they couldn't accept it, and having over ten thousand people against two hundred seemed to give them an absolute advantage.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Watching the powder keg about to ignite, Benjamin Blake said lightly, then snapped his fingers over his head. Instantly, the large lights on the high wall all went out, and the people's eyes struggled to adjust to the sudden darkness.
"Seeking death! Charge and fight them." Over ten thousand people moved, not yet adapted to the night blindness, but they believed it was the perfect opportunity as they couldn't see the soldier instructors and the soldiers couldn't see them.
Barrett Walker watched the crowd surging past him but did not join them, instead falling behind, walking steadily towards the front. He believed that in this battle, the ten thousand people would end up losing, and he was the one to turn the tide.
Sure enough, on this moonlit night, countless muffled sounds rang out incessantly, accompanied by the piercing cries and the sound of bones breaking. These soldiers showed no mercy! Barrett Walker gradually adjusted to the darkness, using his strong willpower to see the two hundred soldiers as a pack of tigers, and the ten thousand people as meek rabbits.
Navigating through the chaotic crowd, Barrett Walker approached Benjamin Blake. In his eyes, Benjamin Blake was the most powerful, but Barrett Walker did not know to what extent. Tonight, he would test his own abilities.
From the crowd, Benjamin Blake immediately spotted Barrett Walker approaching with determined steps, a lieutenant! Although this lieutenant had not fully recovered his strength, he gave Benjamin Blake a strange feeling. With a single kick, he sent a person flying far away, then looked at Barrett Walker with a smile and said, "I didn't expect to have a lieutenant among this year's new students! Come on! I won't cripple you, lest you miss tomorrow's torment! That wouldn't be fun."
Barrett Walker did not expect this person to be so arrogant, but he did not show anger. Regardless of how fierce the fight was, how much they cried out, he focused on staring at him, like a hunter facing a tiger, ready to sacrifice his own life at any moment.
"What are you waiting for? Come!" Suddenly, he made a move, with a simple move but extremely fierce and venomous, sweeping a kick towards Barrett Walker's knee joint.
Somehow, this kick made Barrett Walker feel only speed and weight, as he tried to lift his leg to evade it, but suddenly felt a pain on his cheek and a buzzing in his ears, unable to hear anything. In that instant, he realized that Benjamin Blake's speed was not only fast, but also eerie!
Barrett Walker fell backwards, not having seen how Benjamin Blake had attacked him, and only imagined in his mind. He intentionally diverted his attention by raising his leg to distract himself, then a punch knocked him down. But with his speed, he wouldn't have been hit like this, Barrett Walker lamented inwardly as he stood up, enduring the pain.
"Hmm! Your resistance to being hit is not bad!" Benjamin Blake chuckled lightly, then once again knocked Barrett Walker down.