847: Chapter 838: New Base 847: Chapter 838: New Base Time flew, and the training proceeded in an organized and efficient manner, from basic subjects to targeted exercises, such as helicopter rappelling and assaults, everything went smoothly.
The most important thing was that Gao Yang’s days were a world apart from when he first arrived.
Although he was still disliked, nobody continuously looked for trouble with him anymore.
And this change was all because Gao Yang had run for a whole day and performed an exceptionally perfect shooting exercise—thereafter, he earned respect.
In the military camp, some things become very simple; if you are strong, you naturally garner respect.
If you are exceptionally strong, you receive star treatment.
If your strength is beyond measure, then you become an authority, an acknowledged powerhouse by everyone.
Even if there were past grievances, it didn’t matter—others could hate you, but they had to respect you.
The benefit of being respected was that no one called him Kick Ram anymore; people started using Gao Yang’s official nickname, Ram.
However, sometimes, some people couldn’t help but give Gao Yang other nicknames based on their perceptions, like Indestructible Ram, or Divine Ram, or Gun God—only with positive connotations and no derogatory meaning.
Of course, some nicknames would not be used in Gao Yang’s presence, as everyone has their pride.
For example, Major Nate might call out “Ram,” but he would never say the nickname he’d given Gao Yang, Iron Man, to his face.
The only difference was with a young soldier nicknamed Cat Shit—a mere private—who had a considerable talent for using shotguns.
Yet, after a shooting contest with Gao Yang which greatly damaged his confidence, Cat Shit became an ardent fan of Gao Yang after witnessing a shotgun shot in extreme conditions that he never dared to imagine.
Gao Yang was proficient with the shotgun due to rigorous training coupled with talent, but the fast reloading during combat that did not affect shooting was taught by Simon.
Simon had also imparted his unique skill to others at the base, but such skills become unique precisely because others can’t achieve them or can’t do them well enough.
Thus, many in the camp knew this skill, but aside from Gao Yang, none could both use it and teach it effectively.
If one cannot perfect the skill themselves, even if they know how to perform it and then try to teach others, it naturally only results in mediocre instruction.
But Gao Yang was different; he not only mastered it but excelled at it, naturally becoming a qualified instructor.
Thus, Gao Yang became Cat Shit’s informal instructor.
In the eyes of marksmen, snipers, assaulters using shotguns, and those who frequently need to use pistols, whether they admit it or not, Gao Yang had become the idol of these individuals.
It’s not that they worshipped Gao Yang, but they aspired to be as godlike as him.
In other areas, like from the perspective of machine gunners, Glolov was the shining star.
Many can fire machine guns, but how many can be called an artist?
Although their combat systems are entirely different, merely exchanging insights and experiences showcases Glolov’s value.
Another one is Tommy, though his situation is somewhat unique.
Tommy is purely self-taught—he is formidable, but his abilities came from practice, not formal education.
Therefore, while Tommy understands the ‘what,’ he lacks a systematic explanation for the ‘why.’ He could demonstrate how to fire a mortar, but explaining the reasoning behind the method is somewhat beyond his grasp.
Other notable skills include Li Jinfang’s remarkable close combat and Frey’s impressive grenade throwing.
As for Eileen, she was truly well-rounded—but she was a typical soldier mass-produced by the military, balanced, competent, and formidable, yet without any outstanding specialty.
In Wolfgang, there was no shortage of such excellent all-around soldiers, which somewhat overshadowed her.
As for Gao Yang’s prized blaster, Rafael, mercenaries like him were hard to find, but in the military, such specialized talents were abundant.
Just being good was not enough; one had to be exceptionally outstanding.
Blasters, scouts, and military medics were rarities among mercenaries, but in a world-class special forces base, such talents were the least scarce, backed up by the power of a nation.
The greatest gain from the training was not just the addition of several new combat techniques for Satan, but a significant increase in the level of understanding among the members—such as unifying hand signals and codewords.
In urgent circumstances, an entire set of actions could be communicated with a single word.
Of course, the main advantage was in operations, where a glance or a body movement could convey the message to a teammate.
Another great gain was Jansen.
Jansen didn’t delve deep into any particular skill; his primary focus was on basic infantry abilities.
Besides being a competent infantryman, Jansen could be anyone’s assistant.
Even when the two doctors, Bruce and Andy He, needed an extra hand, Jansen could help pass scissors or deliver medications.
Jansen learned quickly and didn’t require in-depth training.
Hence, in a short time, he became the go-to patch for the Satan Mercenary Corps—wherever needed, he was there.
Gao Yang had already been notified that their days at Wolfgang’s base would not last much longer, as they were to move to another base to learn parachuting.
Glolov had been looking forward to it for a long time, as he greatly missed the sensation of leaping from the high skies.
However, for Gao Yang and Tommy, the mere thought of it was headache-inducing.
Gao Yang had already undergone helicopter rappelling and simulated parachute jumping on a platform, but the platform simulation jumps had safety harnesses and helicopter rappelling was at most a dozen or so meters high, whereas high-altitude jumping started at least one thousand meters up.
Actually, Gao Yang was somewhat better off, he had a slight fear of heights, but it wasn’t severe enough to paralyze him with fear; however, Tommy was different.
If Tommy stood somewhere high, his legs would get so wobbly he wouldn’t be able to move at all.
These days, they were repeatedly practicing helicopter rappelling every day, and Tommy still hadn’t completely overcome the impact of his fear of heights.
Gao Yang was very concerned about what they would do when it came time to jump from a fixed-wing aircraft flying at an altitude of thousands of meters.
Gao Yang knelt on one knee, forming a circular defense formation with others, waiting for the arrival of the helicopter.
Finally, when they heard the sound of the helicopter, Nate, standing behind Gao Yang, handed over a piece of paper.
The exercise details were just a paper, very brief.
Gao Yang quickly glanced at it, memorized the exercise content, and immediately handed it to Eileen beside him, then he shouted, “Prepare to board!”
After Eileen took over the exercise content, she promptly yelled, “Flight route confirmed!”
The helicopter gradually landed on the tarmac.
Gao Yang waved his hand, keeping the alert formation, and all twelve members of the Satan Mercenary Corps boarded the Black Hawk Helicopters, along with Major Nate and a lieutenant responsible for recording.
Eileen went straight into the helicopter’s cockpit and quickly prepared for take-off.
The Black Hawk Helicopters took off into the sky.
The exercise content was only informed to Gao Yang moments before departure, and only after receiving the orders could Gao Yang convey them to the others.
“Mission, forcefully attack an enemy base of unknown numbers, rescue hostages, and also take down the enemy leader targets, no identifying characteristics given for the targets.”
“Then just kill them all to call it done.”
After Gao Yang announced the mission details, Cui Bo added casually.
They had been having several such drills every day, and it had become routine.
The helicopter arrived accurately over the target area; the hatch opened, and a rope was thrown to the ground.
Before the rope even hit the ground, Li Jinfang clipped a carabiner onto the rope and immediately prepared to shoot with one hand, gripping the descent device with just one hand as he slid down to the ground.
Li Jinfang slid down head-up because he needed to be ready to shoot in the air, whereas others were going down headfirst, feet up.
They only flipped over to land when they were close to the ground, as this was faster.
Moreover, rappelling could be done barehanded or using a special carabiner.
Barehanded rappelling was much slower, while using the carabiner was much faster.
The second one, the third one, the first assault group quickly rappelled down to the ground.
Tommy was the second to last.
When it was his turn, Tommy’s legs trembled as he shuffled step by step to the hatch, not daring to look down.
He grabbed the rappelling carabiner, but hesitated to jump out of the hatch.
Gao Yang kicked Tommy’s butt from behind, and Tommy was already prepared to be kicked by Gao.
He simply didn’t have the courage to jump out of the helicopter, so he had to let Gao help him out.
Though it was troublesome to do it this way every time, there was no helping it; Tommy just couldn’t overcome his psychological barrier.
Not daring to jump out, let alone to rappel down headfirst, so the normally very fast and fluid rappelling was slightly paused by Tommy’s hesitation.
Once on the ground, there wasn’t much to discuss; this time’s exercise was a more challenging indoor mission.
They stormed the building, killed every target, rescued the hostages, determined how many people were killed and how many survived, then took the hostages on the plane and left, concluding everything.
When they took the helicopter back to the tarmac, completing a drill routine, Gao Yang instinctively knelt on one knee, readying for the start of the next round of exercises.
However, he suddenly heard Major Nate say, “The exercise ends here; this was your last performance at this base.
You can go back and pack your things now.”
Gao Yang was taken aback for a moment, “Are we leaving now?”
Major Nate nodded and said, “Yes, there will be a transition tonight.
You’ll be sent to a new training facility.”
Gao Yang got up from the ground, nodded, and then suddenly asked Nate, “You’re going too, right?”
Nate smiled, did not answer Gao Yang’s question, but just smiled and said, “Go pack your things.
I have to remind you, even though you don’t belong here, you all came from this base, don’t disgrace it.”(To be continued.
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