0p0 Chapter 209 Defeat Yourself
Chapter 209 Defeat Yourself
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten days since I joined the special forces. Every day is a new challenge, but everyone has gradually adapted to the high-intensity training. In the training of constantly breaking through themselves, everyone feels that they have grown a lot. Even Gao Qi and Murong Xue have finally slowly adapted to this intensity. Zhou Hanqing is still sharp-tongued, but everyone is used to it.
But it really lived up to what Zhou Hanqing said, the first day was the easiest and most comfortable day, and each day after that became more difficult, but everyone gritted their teeth and persevered.
As soon as they arrived at the training ground that day, everyone saw a helicopter parked on the lawn.
Everyone looked at each other, and Mu Xiaoqiao whispered, "Could this be training us for skydiving?"
Gao Qi immediately stepped back in fear, "No, I'm afraid of heights."
Qi Nanfeng also looked embarrassed. In fact, he also had a slight fear of heights, but he had never told anyone about this, not even Ruan Haoyu knew.
Bao Jingjing whispered, "Anyway, it must be a high-altitude project. This time it's terrible."
Everyone felt their legs go weak. The thought of jumping down from an unknown height was terrifying.
Zhou Hanqing and Yang Xiao stood beside the helicopter. Seeing that everyone was hesitating and not daring to move forward, Zhou Hanqing shouted, "Are you guys snails? You're walking so slowly. Hurry up and gather yourself."
Everyone had no choice but to speed up their pace. After gathering, Zhou Han glanced at everyone and began to announce today's training subject: 10-meter descent.
The helicopter hovered at a height of 10 meters, and everyone grabbed the rope and quickly descended to the ground. This subject was very challenging for everyone. Ten meters was equivalent to the height of a three-story building. Ordinary people basically did not have the courage to jump down from the third floor.
Especially for people with acrophobia, this is too difficult. The most difficult thing is to overcome the psychological barrier. Although this height is lower than that of real special forces, it is still beyond the scope for these unprofessional non-staff personnel.
After Zhou Hanqing explained the key points of the subject, he asked everyone to step back and watch the demonstration. Then the helicopter started to move. Although it had already retreated a long way, the wind swept up by the wings when they began to turn was still so strong that everyone could not help but step back again.
The helicopter took off and hovered at a height of 10 meters. The grass on the lawn danced wildly in the strong wind. Soon, the cabin door opened, and a row of soldiers in camouflage uniforms appeared inside. They were fully armed and stood in front of the cabin door in an orderly manner.
The two people in front threw down with ropes in their hands. At the command from the cabin, the soldiers began to jump down one after another. They landed on the ground in just a few seconds, unbuckled the safety buckles and left.
Everyone was amazed. Although it seemed simple and they had seen it on TV before, it was still very different from seeing it in person. Especially when they thought that they would have to jump down like this soon, the psychological pressure was really enormous.
Soon, all the people above jumped down and lined up next to Ruan Haoyu and others. The helicopter landed, and Zhou Hanqing came over and asked, "Did you see everything clearly?"
No one answered. Everyone was nervous. They could see it clearly, but jumping was another matter.
Zhou Hanqing glanced around, raised his voice, and asked again, "Did you see it clearly? Answer me!"
Everyone said in unison: "See clearly."
"Very good." Zhou Hanqing nodded with satisfaction. "Next, one veteran team member will lead one new team member to assist in completing the 10-meter rappelling. If one person in a group fails to complete it, the whole group will be punished and carry the weight for five kilometers. Do you understand?"
"Understood." A unanimous voice.
"Board!"
At Zhou Hanqing's command, he boarded the helicopter first, followed by Yang Xiao, and then the other members boarded one by one with trepidation.
The helicopter restarted and slowly rose up. Everyone's hearts seemed to rise with it. Yang Xiao explained to everyone the method of rappelling and the precautions. Then everyone put on their equipment and were ready to go.
"Line up according to height, one by one. Boys first. Ruan Haoyu, you go first."
Ruan Haoyu was extremely unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. He would be in danger if he stuck his head out, and he would be in danger if he hid his head. Besides, it would be the same whether he jumped early or late. He was also the backbone of this group of people, so he took a deep breath, looked at Mu Xiaoqiao, and greeted her encouraging eyes. He mustered up his courage and walked to the cabin door.
The special forces soldier who jumped with him was also tall and straight. His eyes were particularly determined. Seeing Ruan Haoyu's nervousness, he comforted him, "Don't be nervous. Hold on to the rope tightly. Don't let go under any circumstances until you land. It's very simple. Don't worry."
Ruan Haoyu nodded and looked down. Ten meters did not seem too high when viewed from below, but it felt different when viewed from above. Especially the grass below was swaying in the wind from the wings, which made people dizzy.
"Hurry up!" Zhou Hanqing urged.
"Don't look down, fasten the safety buckle, and just hold the rope and jump." The old soldier patted Ruan Haoyu soothingly.
Ruan Haoyu took another deep breath, nodded, fastened the safety buckle like the veteran, and held the rope tightly with both hands.
"One, two, three, jump!"
The old soldier shouted, and Ruan Haoyu jumped down with his eyes closed. In an instant, he felt weightless and fell rapidly. He held the rope tightly and crossed his legs, imitating the posture of the old soldiers he had just seen, and fell down with his whole body tense.
After just a few seconds, his feet felt solid and he stepped on the ground. His heart settled down in an instant and he breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly unbuckled the safety buckle and looked at the veteran. The veteran gave him a thumbs up. His heart warmed and all the tension and fear just now disappeared. He felt that it was not that difficult and he had broken through himself again.
Zhou Hanqing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Next."
The next one was Qi Nanfeng. He had not dared to step into the cabin door. As soon as he approached the cabin door, he felt dizzy and dared not open his eyes. Hearing Zhou Hanqing's urging, he struggled for a long time in his heart, but still couldn't help shouting: "Report!"
"speak."
"Can I...apply for the last jump? I still need to prepare myself mentally."
He didn't dare to look at Zhou Hanqing, or even at anyone else. He felt it was too embarrassing, but he couldn't overcome his physical fear.
Zhou Hanqing didn't speak for a few seconds. After a pause, he slowly said, "Everyone will be afraid. I won't laugh at you for being afraid, but as a soldier, you can't retreat because of fear. If there is the enemy's gun in front of you and your wife and children behind you, will you retreat and put your wife and children in front of the gun? Only if you move forward bravely and kill the enemy, your family will be safe and you can overcome your fear. Do you understand? Retreating will not solve the problem, and waiting will not solve the problem either. It will only infinitely magnify your fear. I won't force you. I allow you to make a decision again. Do you want to go down now, or wait a little longer?"
"Don't be afraid, it will go down as long as you close your eyes." Yang Xiao also encouraged.
Qi Nanfeng looked at Zhou Hanqing, Yang Xiao, and then at Mu Xiaoqiao and the others. Everyone smiled encouragingly at him. Mu Xiaoqiao even gave him a sign of encouragement. There was also Murong Xue, because he had helped Murong Xue on the first day and Murong Xue was very friendly to him afterwards. She also whispered, "Qi Nanfeng, come on."
"Come on, Nanfeng, you can do it." Su Xinhao and Wen Yuquan also whispered behind him.
Qi Nanfeng gritted his teeth. He couldn't let everyone down. He looked at Zhou Hanqing and said firmly, "I'll go down now."
"Very good, get ready!" Zhou Hanqing didn't waste any words and opened the cabin door, leaving space for Qi Nanfeng and his partner.
Qi Nanfeng gritted his teeth and walked to the hatch, buckled his safety buckle, and didn't dare to look at the ground. He took deep breaths repeatedly. The veteran next to him understood his fear and whispered, "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready." Qi Nanfeng held the rope tightly, his palms were full of sweat. When he heard the veteran shouting the command, he closed his eyes and jumped out. The rope dropped rapidly, and Qi Nanfeng felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
With a "bang", he landed successfully. Qi Nanfeng's legs went weak and he staggered. He was immediately supported by the veteran beside him. He opened his eyes and the other party gave him a thumbs up. At this moment, he finally laughed from the bottom of his heart. The feeling of defeating himself was really good.