Chapter 197
Chapter 197 Episode 027 Trouble Has Arisen (3)
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As soon as the command was given, these new recruits, as if accustomed, began to run in an orderly fashion at the order of "Turn Left" from the two rookies leading the ranks.
Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes, who were at the rear, naturally ended up at the end of the line.
After Maxwell Moore had run a kilometer or two, Flossie and Becca calmly stayed at the rear. At this point, two female privates seemed to worry about them and slowed down to closely flank them. The woman nearest to Flossie looked her in the eye with a provocative expression after running for a few steps.
"I heard you two aren’t in very good physical shape?"
She asked in a tone that was dripping with mockery and scorn.
Becca began to grow cautious and shot the two women a few glances. If her memory served her right, these two were the women that Flossie had managed to knock to the ground with a quick move and who had been bullying Janice Wood.
Unavoidably, she raised her eyebrows and smirked.
Seems like they were off to a great start. They’d just joined this unfamiliar group and these two were already so enthusiastically "welcoming" them.
Since she wasn’t asked, she kept quiet. She had expected Flossie to respond in some way, but after waiting for a while, there was no response. She shifted her gaze to Flossie who looked indifferent, her eyes fixed straight ahead, seemingly oblivious to the two women closing in on them.
Judging the situation, Becca took a look around. The two unanswered privates, having been ignored, seemed peeved, the fire of anger kindling in their eyes.
Neglect, so Becca thought, seemed to be the most insidious weapon.
Without saying a word, Flossie managed to make them seethe inside. How could that not be fun?
Upon seeing Becca’s gaze, the woman running beside her glared at her and growled, "Move out of my way!"
With a feigned polite smile on her face, Becca naturally slowed down and made room beside Flossie. She gestured the woman to go ahead, and spoke kindly, "After you."
The woman, taken aback by her unresisting obedience, stared at Becca suspiciously. Despite not understanding what Becca was up to, she still cautiously moved closer to Flossie.
However——
Becca’s smirk grew wider, as a deeper meaning flashed in her eyes. The next moment she seemed to accidentally kick a pebble into the path.
Synchronized with this, the woman who was moving towards Flossie inadvertently kicked something hard and felt a sharp pain spreading from her toes. Losing her balance, she fell flat on her face.
She executed a stellar face-plant.
A complete mess.
Without a hint of surprise, Becca glanced at her, then ran past her fallen body to rejoin Flossie by her side, subtly adjusting her pace to match Flossie’s.
"Don’t you move!" After a few steps, the other enraged woman blocked their way, her hostility apparent as she glared at the two recruits with her arms crossed. Then she redirected her malicious gaze towards Becca, "Did you make her trip?"
The pathway blocked, Flossie and Becca naturally came to a standstill.
"No," Flossie, who had been completely ignoring her, finally directed her gaze towards the woman. She looked calm and indifferent, then casually counter-questioned, "Do you believe me?"
— End of Chapter 197 —