Chapter 274 Death Crawl
Chapter 275 Death Crawl

Sure enough, it was a mistake to believe Bing's punishment. What on earth is this? This is not a punishment, it's just Bing's bad taste! Damn it, I was a little afraid of punishment. I didn't expect it to be... Oh, how come I have a brother like Bing.

——Angel of Annihilation Ling
The morning passed in a flash, however, the children did not complete the training I prepared. Indeed, this training was quite demanding for them. It was not that the training was tiring, but that they had to maintain absolute balance for several hours, and that kind of concentration and stability for several hours. I would not be able to just laugh it off. But because of this, I have the obligation to train them like this. Otherwise, if they lose their lives in the battle because of the imbalance of their feet, that would be my biggest loss.

"Tsk tsk, looks like everyone has to accept punishment." I couldn't help but laugh as I looked at the children who were still a long way from the finish line.

"You, you try it." Ling stood up breathlessly, feeling a pain in her spine. "My waist is almost broken!"

"Haha, alright, alright, take a break and come get your punishment props." I took out three identical headdresses from my arms. Yes, they were headdresses, and they had cat ears.

"..."

"..."

“…” The three of them were stunned as I put the headdress on them.

"Yeah, it's quite suitable." I smiled. "Ling, meow, come and listen."

"...Meow!!!" Along with the meow, Ling's two rows of white teeth bit my arm.

"Wow! Ling, let go, let go!" I shook my wrist quickly after being bitten, but I couldn't get rid of it.

"Uh...should I say, you really are worthy of being Brother Bing?" Taiyi at the side couldn't help but twitching the corners of his mouth.

"Well...it's true that only Brother Bing can punish like this." Mary smiled softly, covering her lips.

. . . . . .

"...So, this is the punishment?" At noon, in front of the table in my room, Ling poked the two black furry ears on her head. "Bing, I said you went to buy this thing when you were away all morning?"

"Ahem, that was just a coincidence. I went to carry out a small mission." I rubbed my wrist and said softly to Ling. "The so-called punishment is really for you in the afternoon. The amount of exercise in the afternoon will be surprisingly high, so you must be prepared."

"Anything else? Are you more tired than yesterday?" Ling frowned slightly.

"Well, this is a very physically demanding training. It's good for your explosive power training level." I said to Ling. "After this movement, the basic movements are all learned. For the other physical training items, just use the ones arranged by the organization for the time being. Okay, eat quickly and take a rest, the afternoon training is very, very tiring."

"So, what is the training program for this afternoon?" Mary asked timidly.

"Well, there is only one training item in the afternoon, and it is called the Death Crawl."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

The death crawl, as the name suggests, is not a crawl that will kill people. Instead, it is a crawl that makes people think of death as being right in front of them every time they do this exercise.

"The key points of the movement are very simple. Get on all fours and crawl forward. Bend your knees to use leverage. Use all your body's strength to crawl forward. The faster the better." I explained to the children on the training ground.

"It sounds... like it's easy?" Ling tilted her head and said. Then she lay on the ground and crawled forward very quickly. At the same time, she turned around and shouted to me. "It's not difficult at all. Why is it called death crawl?"

"Because the difficulty of this training lies not in the movements, but in..." As I said this, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and at the same time, I pressed the switch of the gravity ring in my hand. In an instant, the gravity doubled and swept Ling, causing her to fall to the ground in an instant, and even scratching her delicate chin.

"Wuwuwu... Damn it!" Ling, who was caught off guard, cried out in pain. On the other side, Taiyi and Mary also collapsed due to the sudden gravity and knelt on the ground unable to move.

"So... the difficulty of the death crawl lies in the weight it carries. The death crawl not only trains the endurance of the arms, but also the explosive power of the legs. In short, double the gravity is just right. So, let's get started. Ling, come back and join us. Of course, I'll accompany you too."

"Damn it, it hurts!" Ling cursed at me with a frown.

"It's just a little scratch now, but it's better than having your head rubbed off on the battlefield in the future. Don't feel wronged because of a small injury. The next training will focus on the teaching projects of the past few days. Injuries and setbacks will become commonplace for you. This is not only to train your body, but also to temper your character. Whether you can keep your spirit and become a partner shoulder to shoulder with me, or lose your mind and become a puppet controlled by me, it depends entirely on you."

"Gu..." Facing my slightly cold gaze, the three children swallowed subconsciously.

"No, don't say it so scary, Bing." Ling was frightened by my words and even lowered her voice.

"I'm not trying to scare you, but it's the truth." I said coldly. "After three years of training, I'm sure you understand how many kids of our age died in the training grounds, on the battlefields, at the interrogation grounds, or even died suddenly at their desks or committed suicide in their bedrooms." Less than 20% of them survived. The reason is that they had no place to vent the mental stress accumulated during their training, and eventually they couldn't stand that kind of life, so they either died in battle or ended their own lives. Those who survived were eventually brainwashed and trained to become official killers, relying on various channels to vent their stress. Only in this way can they give themselves the motivation to live. "Then, what about us? Will we become such people?" Mary was terrified.

"Of course not, as long as you trust me." I said to Mary. "What I need is a partner who can stand by my side and fight alongside me, not a puppet who only obeys orders. So the organization's training method is not suitable for the people I want, which is why I asked for this training ground from Vermouth."

"Believe in you...?" Ling's emotions fluctuated. "After three years of getting along, isn't it enough for us to make you believe that we believe in you?"

"It's not a question of whether it's enough or not, it's just that we still lack tacit understanding with each other. Especially for you. Ling, compared to Taichi and Mary, I need your tacit understanding and trust in me to be honed to the extreme, and the same goes for me for you." I walked to Ling and helped her up. "There is still a long way to go, let's start with the most basic training. Ling, believe me, and believe in yourself."

"Bing..." Ling's eyes revealed an inexplicable emotion. Was it hesitation or confusion? But Ling didn't say much. She just silently resisted her own gravity and walked back to the starting line. She stood in a row with Taiyi and the others.

"Well, let's get started. Start with fifty meters. Gradually increase your speed."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Double gravity and a distance of fifty meters are extremely difficult things for the children. However, with me accompanying them in training, they have no chance to be lazy. At the same time, they are thinking about what I just said in their hearts.

After 50 meters, we rested for a while, and then another 50 meters. Then, another 50 meters. The overload of physical training made the three children almost faint. But I didn't plan to give them a chance to rest, because from now on, I would start to squeeze their limits with all my strength. At the same time, I put pressure on them physically and mentally. Only in this way, it would be obvious whether they can become my helpers in the future.

Time passed by, and the whole training ground was covered with the children's sweat. When I called for a stop, the three children fell to the ground at the same time. They lost the strength to stand up. I had no choice but to call Jingliu and ask her to bring nutritional supplements, saline, glucose and other medical supplies to take care of them. Then I carried them back to their rooms.

"Bing, isn't it bad for you to do this..." At 8 o'clock in the evening, after settling the children, Jingliu came to the living room, sat next to me and asked me with concern. "It's only the second day, and the children are already... Isn't this too much pressure?"

"If we don't put pressure on them now, they may never grow up." Sitting on the sofa, I took off the gravity ring on my body. I let out a long breath. "Although this training method is a bit cruel, as long as they can hold on, it will be a qualitative leap. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to start preparing these auxiliary medicines so early."

"But this is not the best help for their bodies." Seeing me take off the gravity ring, Jingliu also put his hands on my shoulders and kneaded them gently. "After all, medicines are foreign, and even the best aids will have side effects."

"I know. But I don't have that much time to let them start from scratch." I suppressed my words. "I have already started to go on missions alone. No one can say whether they will be sent out like this as well."

"Eh?" Jingliu was surprised. "But who would... Vermouth?!"

"Who knows?" I frowned. "In fact, all the official members have the qualifications to be transferred to their own ranks. It's just that they didn't take action against the three children because of my relationship with Vermouth. The three giants of this base are Vermouth, Gin, and Margarita. The first two, one has a good relationship with me, so I won't say much, and the other one is not in the organization all year round. Maybe she can't control me. The trouble is that Margaret, if that bitch is in a bad mood and plays tricks on Vermouth... Not only me, but also Ling and the others will not have an easy time. So I must let them master the ability to protect themselves as soon as possible. In addition, the cell metabolism rate of children is also fast. The side effects of the medicines used recently will disappear soon, not to mention that they are all Chinese herbal medicines with warming methods."

"...Okay, but I still want to remind you that forcing things to happen is not a good thing." Jingliu reminded me.

"Well... it can't be considered as forcing things to grow. At most, I'm just spreading more fertilizer on these seedlings. As for Ling, I'll probably have to sprinkle some golden clematis as well."

"..."

"Okay, I'll stop talking. I'm going to take a shower. I've been training with them for the entire afternoon and I'm exhausted." As I said that, I threw the gravity ring on the table and stretched my legs.

"Then do the children still want to take a medicinal bath today?" Jingliu handed me the bathrobe obediently.

"Let's forget about it today. They are not in a good condition to take a bath right now." I took the bathrobe. "Let them have a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is endurance training. I will control the amount of training. The muscle soreness can only be relieved tomorrow night."

"I see. Then I'll go find Shiho and prepare the course. You're going to need it next week, right?"

"Well, it depends on the kids' grades. I need to prepare new courses for them in ten days at the latest. Help me put the gravity ring away and charge it. I'll use it tomorrow." After saying that, I walked into the bathroom.

"Okay." Jingliu responded. Then he picked up the five rings I threw on the table. Of course, the gravity rings were now closed. "By the way, Bing, is your gravity also doubled now?" Jingliu suddenly asked me curiously. After all, the three children were already exhausted, but I was still like nothing happened, which aroused Jingliu's curiosity. Double gravity must weigh 70 to 80 kilograms on me.

"See for yourself!" I shouted from the bathroom. Hearing that, Jingliu reached out and turned on the record sheet on the switch, and the number on it showed 1.5.

"Bing... you are really a monster." Jingliu frowned. "It seems that we need to prepare some nutrients to increase calcium and iron. Otherwise, Bing will definitely grow deformed if this continues!"

(End of this chapter)