With the help of the slightly superior combat skills of the King of Air Combat, Zhou Zhihan felt that his body functions were continuously repaired and restored while running. The more he ran, the more energetic he became, and his steps gradually became lighter.
After the 500-meter run, the distance between Zhou Zhihan and Sakamoto Ryunosuke was shortened to more than 300 meters.
When Zhou Zhihan finished the 1,000-meter run, the gap between the two was only 210 meters.
When Zhou Zhihan touched the 500-meter benchmark for the second time, Sakamoto Ryunosuke was less than 400 meters away from the finish line.
Zhou Zhihan ran faster and faster, gradually closing the distance between him and Ryunosuke Sakamoto, but all the instructors and onlookers knew that the 100-meter distance between the two was an insurmountable chasm for Zhou Zhihan.
And everyone could see that Sakamoto Ryunosuke had reservations, and there was absolutely no weakness in his legs during the final sprint.
Sprinting in advance is a taboo in running with weight, and often the last ten or twenty meters will turn out to be a lame duck.
When the two are about the same strength, the latter wants to catch up with the one who is 100 meters ahead in the last 500 meters of sprint. It is not too difficult, but there is no chance. Unless something unexpected happens to the leader.
There is another more important reason. Zhou Zhihan had done 60 burpees before, which was very physically demanding. If he sprinted with all his strength at the current speed, he would not be able to last long.
Sakamoto Ryunosuke completely occupies an excellent advantage and is waiting for work.
Looking back, he saw the Chinese salted fish slowly catching up. Sakamoto Ryunosuke was not nervous at all. Instead, he turned around and waved to encourage Zhou Zhihan.
The distance between the two is too far, which is boring, and it will also make people think that he is a bit fake as the leader.
So Sakamoto Ryunosuke deliberately slowed down and slowed down just now so that others could know that he had reservations.
He doesn't need to break any records today, he just wants to humiliate this salted fish. As long as he wins this salted fish, it is equivalent to winning salted fish's bed, and he can make salted fish go away and never turn over.
He just wanted to let the instructors and all the students in Class 17 know that the foreign students from the Yamato ethnic group could easily defeat the Chinese students.
With the last 300+ meters left, Sakamoto Ryunosuke began to accelerate and sprint.
Cheers, applause, and slogans came from the playground.
There were more and more people on the playground. Students from other classes who had eaten well heard that there was a competition between Chinese and Japanese here and gathered around to watch.
At this time, every breath and breath between China and Japan attracts attention.
Ryunosuke Sakamoto knew that the students were cheering for him, and he was even more proud. He raised his arms while running and confidently accepted the cheers from everyone.
With the last 100 meters left, Ryunosuke Sakamoto heard someone in the crowd shouting "China."
It wasn't until this moment that Ryunosuke Sakamoto realized that those cheers and encouragements didn't seem to be for him.
He turned back subconsciously.
Not twenty meters behind him, the salted fish was approaching quickly.
Sakamoto Ryunosuke was surprised, how could Xianyu be so fast.
He didn't have time to think about it and continued to sprint forward with all his strength.
There are still 50 meters to go before the finish line.
30 meters,
20 meters,
10 m,
5 meters,
2 meters,
Just two seconds before Ryunosuke Sakamoto was about to cross the line, a figure overtook him and knocked away the red line that the students in front of him had pulled spontaneously.
"china!"
The audience burst into thunderous applause, and all the students in Class 17 shouted china.
"Ding! The King of Air Combat's slightly better combat skills made his debut. The host received 100 air combat coins. The host defeated the Japanese student and was rewarded with 100 air combat coins."
Zhou Zhihan didn't have time to care about what air combat coins were, so he quickly asked the instructor who was holding the stopwatch: "Sir! Please tell me if I have completed the first test!"
The two instructors checked their watches and took the middle number. Then a young warrant officer instructor said: "For the 2-kilometer 5-kilogram weight-bearing run, classmate Zhou Zhihan ran in 9 minutes and 51 seconds! Passed!"
Zhou Zhihan smacked his lips secretly, "My dear, it actually took me only 7 minutes and 51 seconds to complete the 2-kilometer weight-bearing run. I was really risking my life!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Zhou Zhihan saluted the two instructors, then immediately lay on the ground and began to do push-ups.
The instructors and students present stared again. You just did 60 frog jumps in 2 minutes and completed a 2-kilometer weight-bearing run in 8 minutes. Aren't you tired? According to the regulations, you can rest for a few minutes.
"China Zhou, you can rest for a few minutes." The young warrant officer instructor became interested in talents and kindly reminded Zhou Zhihan.
"Thank you, sir! I'm not tired. I have been practicing like this when I was in China." Zhou Zhihan told the truth. He did do this in college before he traveled through time.
The physical strength and training level of college students in the 2020s far exceed those of military academies in the 1930s.
The young warrant officer instructor shrugged and spread his hands: "..." What the hell should I say...
Being hit by Zhou Zhihan one second early, Sakamoto Ryunosuke felt as if he was suddenly hit by an uppercut in the abdomen. He felt unspeakably uncomfortable. He just didn't understand why he lost in the end when he had such a big advantage. By seconds?
Is this salted fish suspected of cheating?
Suspicions were suspicions, and the competition had to continue. Sakamoto Ryunosuke and Zhou Zhihan lay down on the ground almost at the same time and started doing push-ups. No matter whether the other party cheated or not, he had indeed relaxed carelessly just now, which led to his unexplained loss in the two-kilometer heavy march. Not white.
And losing so cowardly, losing only half a step away, this is so suffocating and maddening.
Ryunosuke Sakamoto cheered himself up, it’s nothing, there are two tests next, aren’t there?
The one who laughs last is the winner.
Start with 50 push-ups for one minute.
It is not difficult for a normal person to do 50 push-ups in one minute, but after a 2-kilometer cross-country trip with weights, he did 50 push-ups directly without rest. This is a bit difficult for a first-year freshman.
This exceeds the physical fitness standards required for first-year students at West Point.
Ryunosuke Sakamoto was doing push-ups quickly while counting silently. When he reached the 48th one, Zhou Zhihan beside him shouted.
"Sir! 50 push-ups completed!"
After Zhou Zhihan finished speaking, he panted slightly. Not only did he not feel any fatigue, his pectoralis major and biceps muscles still felt like they were bulging and wanted to explode.
His 50 push-ups were done entirely on his own strength without the help of superior combat skills.
What came out of his 60 burpees just now was not sweat, but impurities in his body. During the 2-kilometer load-bearing cross-country process, his whole body was systematically combed, and his meridians and muscles were once again transformed, especially his eyesight and hearing. There has been a great improvement, which will be crucial for flying fighter jets to dominate the sky in the future.
"It's not 50, it's 52 push-ups, and it takes 43 seconds."
The young warrant officer instructor glanced at the stopwatch, raised his head and said to Zhou Zhihan.
"Ding! The host defeated the Japanese student again, the bonus is doubled, and the system rewards 200 air combat coins.
Note: When the system detects that the host cannot complete the task due to its own strength, it will automatically activate the superior combat skill. The host will consume 100 air combat coins. If the host requests to activate it, it will consume 200 air combat coins.
Therefore, this system requires the host to accumulate more air combat coins in future life, study, competitions, and battles, which will bring a steady stream of surprises to the host. "
At this time, another instructor held a stopwatch and said: "Sakamoto Ryunosuke, 50 push-ups took 44 seconds."
Sakamoto Ryunosuke had chest tightness again. He had lost one second in the weight-bearing run just now because of his own conceitedness, so this time he tried his best to do push-ups, but unexpectedly he lost another two seconds.
This feeling is really uncomfortable. It's like playing chess. When you can kill your opponent with one more move, your opponent kills you one step ahead.
This feeling is so oppressive
People can't help but start another game, swearing with all their strength that they will win this game.
Just now, Ryunosuke Sakamoto kept running forward, not knowing that Zhou Zhihan did 60 burpees before starting to run. He just thought that was Zhou Zhihan's tactic.
It is also a tactic to jog to warm up at the beginning and then sprint with all your strength at the end.
After completing 50 push-ups, Zhou Zhihan did not take a break and asked directly: "Sakamoto Ryunosuke, thank you for your help just now and let me successfully pass the first test. Now, I would like to invite you to complete the second test with me." A test.”
Sakamoto Ryunosuke couldn't ask for it. He was filled with anger and felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't find a place to vent. He had just failed in the final sprint of the 2-kilometer round trip and 50 push-ups, which made him feel angry and lost his face.
The soldiers of the Japanese Empire cannot lose to a sick man of East Asia.
Under the eyes of everyone, he must win back his honor.
Sakamoto Ryunosuke also took off his shirt and trousers, and walked toward a huge pool with Zhou Zhihan, who also took off his trousers.
"grass!"
Zhou Zhihan cursed in a low voice, "I didn't expect this little devil to be so strong."
It's spring now, and the weather in the United States is still a bit cold.
But war does not distinguish between spring, summer, autumn and winter. Even if the river freezes in the severe winter, soldiers have to cross the river in order to fight for the opportunity.
Ryunosuke Sakamoto and Zhou Zhihan entered the pool, and they began to breathe and exhale slowly. When Captain Jonas Hansen said to start, they would conduct the second lung capacity test.
The reason why the lung capacity test is arranged in the second round is to test the soldiers' ability to survive underwater after experiencing a brutal battle.
In war, sometimes soldiers need to swim across rivers to fight.
If crossing a river at night, the soldiers must be able to hold their breath underwater for at least 90 seconds in order to avoid the enemy's searchlights scanning the water on the opposite side.
Many times, in order to cross the river quietly and then launch a fierce attack, the soldiers crossing the river must carry heavy weapons and move forward under the water.
Therefore, during the usual breath-holding training at West Point Military Academy, on the basis of this event, they added the addition of pulling 30 kilograms of hard objects and walking at least 15 meters under the water.
