Chapter 1500
Chapter 1500
Monique's silence infuriated Levi to the point that he was clenching his fists.
Levi thought that woman was so fancy of herself that it annoyed him. If it was not because they were in the same team this time, he would definitely kick her out of the team and make her disappear before his eyes forever.
To finish a 10-kilometre cross country race while carrying a heavy backpack was an extreme challenge. It was not something that any other ordinary people could accomplish. However, the members of Red Eagle were not ordinary people. They had great endurance and ambition, hence, the main purpose of the assessment was to see their true potential.
The half an hour deadline approached quickly and none of the teams arrived at the finish line within the required time.
Levi and Monique were the first to cross the finish line, but they finished the race at 36 minutes and 47 seconds. They were late by almost 7 minutes. Therefore, in the first assessment, none of the teams manage to get any score. The entire troop's scores were still at zero. That was to say, if Levi's team wanted to win, they had to score on the second assessment. Otherwise, they would be at risk of elimination.
When they crossed the finish line, Levi was already panting. Monique, on the other hand, did not look tired at all, and could even stand up straight.
Levi looked at Monique, who was following him closely throughout the race, and there was only one thing in his heart that he wanted to say to her, "She's nothing like a woman at all. She probably should have been reborn as a man, but something must have happened during the process."
Levi's eyes were fixed on Monique, but Monique was still so cold that she didn't even bother to look at him. Her displeasure against him was shown on her face without any concealment.
Seeing the look on her face, Levi immediately flew into a rage. He whispered, "Monique Zellweger, do you plan to stay single for the rest of your life?"
Monique heard him, but she chose to ignore him. Her indifference towards his words threw a wet blanket over Levi, making him glance at her with dissatisfaction.
To finish this event in 36 minutes was actually impressive. However, they were not ordinary people. Jasper was dissatisfied with their performance, so he looked at the troop with his cold eyes and said, "Do you think that is the best you can achieve?"
No one dared to speak, except for Levi. He answered, "No, Sir!"
If it weren't for Monique, he was confident that he could cross the finish line within 30 minutes. He felt that Monique had dragged him down, preventing him from scoring in the first assessment.
Jasper looked at Levi coldly. "No? Then tell me, why didn't you do better?"
Levi: "Sir! Because my teammate didn't cooperate with me, Sir."
Jasper shouted, "Levi Brown, one hundred push-ups, now!"
Levi wanted to say something, but remembered that he was in the army. Moreover, he was in Red Eagle, a team envied by everyone. In the military, the soldiers would have to obey their superiors unconditionally. Although he had something to say, he did not dare to say it out loud. He immediately stepped forward and began to do the push-ups obediently.
At the most critical moment of the assessment, conserving every ounce of energy was crucial as it could affect one's performance in the next assessment. Moreover, Levi had just completed a 10- kilometre run. Now that he had to do 100 push-ups, it was definitely an extreme test of endurance.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
Not far away, in the command center, someone was observing the whole scene with a pair of binoculars. Mia felt her heart clench when she saw Levi punished right after a 10-kilometer run. She put away the binoculars and looked at Neil distressedly. "Neil, why don't we just take him home? I don't want him to suffer anymore."
Neil would usually listen to Mia, but he just could not give in this time, "Those assessments were nothing, Mia. You think that he's suffering because you've never experienced the real sufferings throughout your life."
"What did you just say?" Mia showed her usual prowess. "Neil, I don't care what it means to suffer to you, but I won't let my son suffer anymore. Send someone and bring him back now."
Neil frowned and asked, "Mia, is your brain filled with glue?"
Mia was already distressed for his son, and now that she had to listen to Neil's mocking, her anger rose in an instant. She warned, "You'd better not provoke me now, Neil. Otherwise, I don't even know what I'll do to you."
Neil repeated after Mia, "You'd better not provoke me now! Otherwise, I don't even know what I'll do to you."
Mia was so furious that she was stomping her feet, "You're asking for it, Neil Brown!"
Neil waved his hand and ordered his men, "Get her out of here."
Mia asked in disbelief, "Neil Brown! What did you just say?"
Neil shouted, "Get her out, now!"
Two soldiers immediately came over. However, they did not dare to do anything to Mia. Everyone in the military knew that Neil was someone they could not afford to offend, but Mia was someone that
even Neil wouldn't dare to provoke. Neil's order was really putting them in a dilemma.
Mia said provokingly, "Neil, if you dare to chase me out of here, I will divorce you."
Neil roared, "Get her out of here!"
This time, the two soldiers looked at each other and did not dare to disobey Neil's order. They carried Mia on their shoulders and got her out of the command center.
Mia was so angry that she kicked her feet and shouted, "Just wait for it, Neil Brown! Just you wait! You'd better not come home tonight!"
"F*ck!" Mia cursed inwardly. How dare he order his men to get her out like this?
If she didn't teach him a lesson this time, he would probably think that she was someone who he could trifle with.
Oswald, a lieutenant colonel, who had been working alongside Neil, took two steps forward and said cautiously, "Sir, are you really alright with Commander Black punishing Levi like that? He's still young after all. There are some things that can't be pushed. We should take it slow."
"Get Commander Black to be more harsh on him." Levi was his only son, of course Neil was distressed to see him being punished like this. However, he knew that Levi must go through this to grow. If he decided to go soft on Levi, it would not bring any good to Levi's life.
Moreover, Neil knew that Levi wanted to stay in Red Eagle to challenge himself and to prove himself. Levi was not an ordinary child. He's a descendant of the Brown family. Since he was born into the Brown family, he would have to shoulder the responsibility.
Oswald said, "Sir, I know that you're trying to educate him, but there's no need for you to do it to this extent. What if he collapses..."
Before Oswald could finish his words, Neil waved his hand to stop him. "There are not ifs."
If Levi couldn't even pull through this test, Neil didn't think that Levi would still be qualified to stay in the special forces.
Oswald nodded. "I'll let Commander Black know about it now."
Neil nodded and once again picked up the binoculars. Looking into the binoculars, he saw that Levi had just completed his 100 push-ups and was preparing for the second assessment.