Night’s Nomenclature

Chapter 911: Trials of Life and Death

Night fell. Alice was busy in the kitchen preparing a sumptuous meal. She was so busy that even with the two assistant instructors from the training base helping her fry steaks, she still couldn't keep up. In the early morning hours, 20 members of the Guardians' Union, led by Xiao Wu, arrived.

Then, around noon, another 40 members of the Guardians' Union arrived, this time led by Little Seven. In the evening, Yu Cheng even sent 20 members from the Nine Provinces organization. The originally quiet training base suddenly became bustling, as lively as a Western Christmas.

All these newcomers were the elite of the elite.

After all, to qualify as a Guardian for the Leader, one would conservatively need to be at least B-Class. Those below B-Class weren't even allowed to apply. Alice, witnessing the lively scene in the training base, was dumbfounded: "How could there be so many people?!"

As Qing Chen put it, his location at this training base had been discovered by the Puppeteer, and the other party would surely pass the information to the Royal Organization, prompting the kingdom to create trouble. If it were before, he would have cautiously changed locations, even if it meant a delay.

But now things were different. Finding another suitable location for the Trials of Life and Death was difficult. And even if he found one, could he guarantee no leaks? His time was precious; he would have to face it head-on. If guests wanted to come, then let them come.

The current Daybreak and the Guardians' Union were no longer what they used to be.

At this moment, Qing Chen returned to the base, his body weary and scarred.

Alice saw Qing Chen's tattered clothes and exclaimed, "What happened? Didn't we agree at lunch that you wouldn't take any more risks this afternoon?"

Solare sighed helplessly, "He's attempted this six times today, even flying at night despite the poor visibility. I've never seen anyone push themselves this hard." He looked at Qing Chen's battered body; this young man seemed to never know pain or fatigue. Qing Chen smiled, "Is dinner ready? I'm hungry."

In the training base, the Home Families all stood up upon seeing him enter: "Leader!"

Solare suddenly felt like he was watching an Italian gangster movie. "These are all mobsters," he thought.

"Everyone, sit down, sit down," Qing Chen chuckled, "Alice, someone will settle the accommodation and food expenses for them; make sure they're well-fed."

Little Seven said from the side, "We've got a total of 40 people here. We're working in two shifts, closely monitoring the mountain path. The snipers are also working in two shifts, stationed on the ridge; no one can get past them. Rest assured, they've all eaten nine "Wenhan' pills; they're cold-resistant."

Qing Chen nodded and looked at Yu Cheng, "How come you're here? I heard you've taken over from Boss He and are now the acting president of Nine Provinces? Congratulations."

Yu Cheng looked at him, "I'm only temporarily acting. Boss He once said that if he wasn't around, we should choose someone with both virtue and ability from within Nine Provinces to be the president. He didn't care who it would be. Qing Chen, do you remember that you once joined Nine Provinces?"

Qing Chen: "So this is what you've been waiting for."

In fact, Yu Cheng and the others were also hesitant. During their last return, the core management of Nine Provinces was discussing who would succeed. Someone suggested Jiu Ran, someone else suggested Yu Cheng.

Then Jiu Ran suddenly said, "Qing Chen is also part of Nine Provinces." After these words, everyone agreed that there was no one more suitable than Qing Chen. As the person who fought alongside Boss He and brought him back safe and sound, Nine Provinces highly respected Qing Chen.

The only difficulty now was whether Qing Chen was willing.

Yu Cheng said, "Nine Provinces has 89 overseas bases, and its business scale may not be smaller than Hu Family Group. And with the help of Purple Orchid Star, there are 29 B-Class cultivators within Nine Provinces... Of course, this is nothing compared to the Guardians' Union now, but we are also very rich; if you become the president, it will all be yours."

Little Seven rolled their eyes. "You finally got to the point." Qing Chen smiled and looked at Yu Cheng, "No wonder Boss He was so particular, traveling in luxury cars and private jets. So that's how rich you are. Since you're here, stay and help. We'll talk about other things later."

During the meal, Qing Chen, with his wounds, meticulously finished the beef sausage, steak, and salad on his plate.

He looked at Solare, "Let's go, debrief."

Solare was still wolfing down his food; hearing this, he instantly despaired, "How can your energy be so abundant? Don't you need to bandage your wounds first?"

"No, it'll be fine in a bit," Qing Chen said.

Qing Chen sat in the multimedia classroom, watching the video footage shot from Solare's perspective.

And Solare pointed at the screen, "Joker, I guess you want to be called Joker now, right? Your movements are very standard, but the problem is that they're too standard. During real flight, you need to relax your body, not be so stiff."

Qing Chen admitted that he was a bit nervous when his speed exceeded 260 kilometers per hour. What's the concept of 260 kilometers per hour?

260 kilometers per hour is like driving on a highway; a slight misalignment of the steering wheel will cause the car to lose control and roll over. Qing Chen said it was impossible for him not to be nervous.

He smiled, "It's okay, I'll just fly more, let's add another session tomorrow, I think I have the time." Solare: "..."

At this moment, the roar of sniper rifles came from outside the training base. Solare immediately stood up in shock: "What's happening?" But when he looked at Qing Chen, he found him as calm as ever, "It's nothing, let's continue the debrief."

The gunfire outside the training base lasted all night. Qing Chen simply put on earplugs and went to sleep, completely ignoring the commotion outside. He needed to adjust his condition at night to be at his best during the day. This showed absolute trust in the Guardians' Union and some others. But the problem was that Solare and Alice couldn't remain calm.

They listened to the gunfire all night. Solare wanted to talk to Qing Chen about it, but found two family members sitting at Qing Chen's door: "The Leader is asleep, let's talk about it tomorrow." Solare: He discovered that not only was Qing Chen bold, but these young people were also fearless.

He wondered what kind of environment these people lived in, where war seemed like a daily occurrence.

At 4 am, a missile launcher suddenly drove out of a military base in North America. In the command room, Kg quietly watched the monitor. The missile launcher set up a launch pad in a remote and deserted mountain area, and the missiles in the back looked like a long halberd.

Someone on the communication channel said, "Ready." "Confirm coordinates." "Ready to launch, 10, 9, 8..." "Launch!"

The three-meter-tall missile ignited suddenly, spewing out huge flames and soaring into the sky, like a long halberd piercing the clouds. Only after entering the atmosphere did it slowly turn, flying straight towards the Alps.

Kg waited quietly in the command room for the satellite transmission images.

However, 17 minutes later, a Royal Organization member responsible for tracking the missile's trajectory exclaimed, "The missile deviated from its course when it descended to an altitude of 9,000 meters! How is that possible? At this point, the missile's speed has already reached Mach 20, how could it change direction so easily?!"

A few minutes later, a Royal Organization member murmured, "The missile exploded 260 kilometers away from the target in the Mediterranean Sea, causing no damage to them." Kg's eyes turned cold, "Why did the missile deviate from its trajectory? The deviation was too far."

"I don't know, the satellite didn't capture any images, it's uncertain whether it was human interference or something else," the Royal Organization member replied. The satellite tracking images showed that after the missile fell rapidly, it suddenly changed its trajectory, making a 90-degree turn and flying to the Mediterranean Sea. It went to blow up some fish.

Kg silently pondered, "Prepare, use a more precise strike method."

A Royal Organization member said, "Boss, the defense force on the mountain is extremely strong, the people who retreated suspect that every hidden post has B-Class individuals." Kg sneered, "Have the Guardians' Union's Orc warriors arrived?" "We need to wait a bit; the container ships are at sea, it'll take another five days." "Then we'll act five days later."

In the morning, Qing Chen walked out of his room refreshed, he said to Little Seven and another family member at the door, "Any casualties?"

Little Seven grinned, "Do they qualify? None of them are a match."

To be honest, the cannon fodder sent by the Royal Organization to test the mountain's defenses never expected that anyone pulled out from the mountain would be a B-Class fighter. It was too difficult to deal with. Qing Chen nodded, "You two worked hard, go get some sleep."

"Solare! Coach Solare!"

But Solare appeared with two panda eyes, "Did you sleep well?"

Qing Chen chuckled, "I slept well, but your mental state doesn't look good. You shouldn't fly today; I'll fly alone, you just follow me in the helicopter; the Airbus Cougar can reach 280 kilometers per hour, it can keep up with me."

Solare hesitated, finally saying, "Is it really okay that those gunshots rang all night?" "It's fine."

The training resumed. Solare sat in the Airbus Cougar, wearing sunglasses and looking down at Qing Chen flying below. The other party's speed continued to increase, directly reaching 280.

And after just one day, Qing Chen no longer suffered any air current interference.

Solare occasionally saw the snow on the mountaintop being swept up by air currents, and wanted to remind Qing Chen to be careful, but he found that the other party had completely adapted to the aerial environment and was even performing tactical maneuvers. On the second day, he flew a total of eight times, none of which failed.

On the third day, Qing Chen asked Little Seven to hang a suspended ring 10 kilometers away on a cliff. The ring was like the iron rings used in circus animal training, for lions and tigers to pass through.

With a diameter of one meter, Qing Chen would need to bring his arms together to barely pass through. Solare sitting in the helicopter was shocked, "Such a narrow ring, how could a normal person possibly pass through it?"

Qing Chen took a deep breath, "How will we know unless we try?"

10 kilometers wingsuit base jump, 280 kilometers per hour, human-arrow target practice! This is the essence of the Trials of Life and Death, just like the last meter of Qingshan Cliff. Rock climbing isn't difficult.

Many people can also master wingsuit flying.

But the Knight always challenged the absolute limit, they sought the boundary between life and death. The endorphins produced at the moment of crossing that boundary were enough to open the next Gene Lock!

Qing Chen leaped from the helicopter, soaring through the air like a swift, and heading straight for the ring target 10 kilometers away! Solare was stunned, "On the second day of learning wingsuit flying, he's doing this? Why is he so eager to challenge himself?"

At this time, Qing Chen was rapidly approaching the cliff, but the mountain wind struck him, and though it didn't cause him to tumble, it did blow him off course by 5 meters, causing him to fly past the cliff.

Qing Chen opened his parachute and slowly landed. After he was brought back to the helicopter, "Return to the starting point, again!"

The second time, Qing Chen was closer to the target, only 3 meters away.

The third time, Qing Chen gritted his teeth and slightly closed his right arm, piercing through the target, but the chaotic wind in the mountain gorge caused him to collide with the cliff! Solare shouted from the helicopter, "Watch out!"

In an instant, Qing Chen brushed past the cliff, his left arm and left shoulder rubbing against the sharp rocks, sparks even flying from his helmet. Qing Chen was like a broken kite, falling. Solare anxiously shouted, "Joker?! Don't faint! Open your parachute!"

There was no response on the communication channel.

Watching Qing Chen fall from 600 meters to 400 meters, then from 400 meters to 200 meters. At this moment, a roar came from the communication channel! He had woken up from the impact!

In the helicopter's view, Qing Chen suddenly stretched his body, and with a powerful pull behind him with his right hand, he opened the control band, deploying his drag chute! Solare was so excited he almost cried, "God! Quickly check how he is!"

The helicopter quickly descended and landed on the ground, and saw that the flying squirrel suit on the left side of Qing Chen's body was completely torn, and after taking off the flying squirrel suit, his entire shoulder and left arm were quickly bruised, with blood oozing from the surface of the skin.

Solare checked it, "His left shoulder is dislocated."

The next second, Qing Chen extended his right hand, and with a click, he put his dislocated arm back into place. Solare: "???"

Qing Chen sighed, "Luckily, I have the Dragon Fish's blessing, otherwise a fracture would be more troublesome."

Solare said solemnly, "Joker, you really can't train anymore; you'll die doing this!"

Qing Chen suddenly looked at him seriously, "Solare, if I don't fight hard, more people will die. Don't worry, I never take my life lightly; I know what I'm doing. Knights never take their lives lightly, because this is the path they must walk."

It's the furthest path among all the shortcuts in this world.

The family members on the helicopter, when they looked at Qing Chen, their faces were filled with awe. It was this man who repeatedly risked his life to return to the depths of City 10 and brought out over six thousand people. Now, the Guardians' Union members would love to have a drink and reminisce about this Leader.

On the third afternoon, after his shoulder was reset, Qing Chen tried twice more. On the fourth day, he tried four times. On the fifth day, he tried six times. On the sixth day, he tried eight times.

The number of training sessions increased day by day, and each time he was more cautious.

Qing Chen was very clear that if he acted recklessly, the aftereffects of broken bones and tendons would waste more time than trying a few more times. Knights liked to take risks, but they didn't want to die!

On the seventh day, Qing Chen boarded the helicopter as usual.

However, when Solare was about to get on, he was stopped by Qing Chen, "Solare, you can't go today."

"Huh? Why!" Solare was puzzled, "You're challenging yourself, and I haven't stopped you."

Qing Chen smiled, "Not today, it's too dangerous today."

Solare was stunned, "I'm not flying with you anymore, where's the danger coming from?"

At that moment, the long-lost gunfire erupted from the foot of the mountain again, and there were even roars of some terrifying beasts.

Solare's face changed. He looked at the slowly rising helicopter, but found Qing Chen calmly sitting in the cabin, as if today was just another ordinary day, nothing would stop his training.