Chapter 39
Chapter 39 Section 020: A Stunning Appearance (2)
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The deep green coming into sight was faint, but in that moment, a wave of awe swept through all the new recruits.
"Time’s up," Abram Phillips diverted his gaze from the helicopter, blew the whistle in his hand, and commandeered the full attention of all the new recruits, "Gather up!"
The new recruits gradually brought their gaze back, then assembled at the fastest speed. Their spirits were so inflated, as if the scorching sun high in the sky was nothing to them.
"Everyone accounted for, attention!" Abram Phillips was satisfied watching their formidable morale, then paused before saying, "At ease!"
In unison, everyone’s right foot spread out at a forty-five-degree angle, their movements were exceptionally standard and fluid.
Abram Phillips paced a few steps forward with his hands behind his back, finally, with a sweeping gesture of his hand, he said, "Everyone into the water, a boat is waiting for you a thousand meters away!"
The moment his voice fell, the eager woman soldiers cheered and rushed towards the sea.
After enduring the scorching sun, their skin was all burnt red. Although they couldn’t rest directly, they were eager to cool off in the sea.
The crowd around her disappeared in the blink of an eye, Flossie Wright was looking at the boundless ocean in front of her, frowning somewhat irritably.
"Flossie," Janice Wood came to Flossie Wright, glanced around, and then whispered in her ear, "I’ll teach you in the water."
She glanced at Janice Wood, sighed helplessly, and immediately waved her hand, walked casually towards the seawater.
Janice Wood scratched her head, looking puzzled at Flossie Wright’s retreating figure, but she saw Flossie Wright walking step by step into the water until the water reached her shoulders. She was suddenly startled and couldn’t help but quicken her pace towards her.
However, when Janice Wood had only taken a few steps, Flossie Wright had disappeared in the distance, and all she could see were the ripples where Flossie had been.
Panicked, Janice Wood submerged her entire body, inhaled deeply, and dove down to look for Flossie Wright, surfacing only when she ran out of breath.
"What are you doing?"
An unexpected familiar voice fell into her ears, Janice Wood who was taking deep breaths turned her head joyfully, and unexpectedly saw Flossie’s face beaming with droplets and her wet hair.
"I..." Janice Wood hesitated. She wanted to say that Flossie just now really looked like she was drowning, but she felt embarrassed to open her mouth, and awkwardly said, "No, it’s nothing."
"Let’s go then." Flossie didn’t ask any further, her tone casual. She looked far away where the figures of others who jumped into the water before them were hardly visible.
"Okay." Janice Wood wiped her face, nodded vaguely, but before she could move, she couldn’t help but glance at Flossie Wright again.
Flossie Wright glanced back at her, "What do you want to say?"
"Can you swim?"
With a simple answer, Flossie Wright headed straight ahead. The movement of her stirring the water surface was very slow. As she started to swim, Janice Wood immediately showed a surprised look, even her eyes subconsciously widened.
Doggy paddle... it could hardly be considered swimming.
Janice Wood felt torn, because she didn’t know whether to consider Flossie’s pride and paddle with her.
However, before she could act, Flossie Wright, who had moved about two meters, stopped abruptly and turned back to her, "You go ahead, this task is also assessed by results."
"But..." Janice Wood looked at her, worried.
Amidst the shimmering water ripples, Flossie Wright’s eyes were exceptionally luminous. She opened her mouth slightly, speaking clearly, "I can’t swim, but I won’t drown."
Janice Wood bit the corner of her lip. She knew Flossie Wright wouldn’t appreciate her staying because of her. The wise choice at this time was to listen to her, but she was worried about whether Flossie Wright’s strength could sustain a thousand-meter swim with doggy paddle...
After weighing it over and over again, Janice Wood, under Flossie Wright’s steady gaze, nodded reluctantly and moved off first.
Janice Wood, who grew up by the sea, had been swimming since she was a child, so her speed was undoubtedly fast. At first, she was concerned about Flossie Wright, but after seeing her floating from afar, she breathed a sigh of relief and gradually increased her speed towards the finish line.
It was not long after Glenn Hutchinson hit the water when he noticed this female soldier advancing with doggy paddles. Her actions were calm and steady, moving forward bit by bit. He felt a sense of familiarity so he stopped and watched her comical movements.
However, during his gaze, Glenn Hutchinson alarmingly saw her halt her movements, and then abruptly sink...
— End of Chapter 39 —