"Buzz...~! Buzz~...!"

In the jungle, there was the sound of flying mosquitoes everywhere, and the tall trees and thick branches and leaves blocked the scorching sun.

It should have been cool under the shade of the trees, but now it was extremely hot, and many small animals were lying on the trees away from the ground.

Large arthropods that prefer humid and dark environments are not affected at all by crawling quickly on the ground while hunting.

"Ho~...! Roar~...!"

Deep in the jungle, the roar of wild beasts can sometimes be heard.

"Eh~! Eh~!"

Suddenly, a "human figure" flashed across the grass near the lake.

Only when the figure stopped walking and squatted half-crouched next to a tree trunk to observe the surrounding movements, could we see its appearance clearly.

It's Sarah wearing a jungle camouflage combat uniform, simple armor and other equipment, weapons and a backpack.

She frowned slightly, carefully searching for any threatening targets nearby.

After confirming that it was safe, she stood up and left. As she approached the lake, she also took off the kettle hanging on her side, unscrewed the sealing cap at the bottom of the kettle, and used the filter to extract lake water for later use.

Calculated in terms of Earth days, today is September 10, 2112, which is also the date of the official collective trial of the Astartes recruits this year.

And there is no fixed date for this date, it all depends on what kind of "project" Alexia wants to carry out in which year, or whether she wants to conduct a "surprise inspection".

This year’s topic is “Seven Days in the Prehistoric Jungle.”

Of course, Alexia did not restrict the recruits from spontaneous hunting and cooperation, but in this trial, no matter how many beasts they killed, they would not receive bonus points.

So Sarah Kerrigan, who also followed a group of recruits to participate in the trial, was in a jungle at the moment, which was a prehistoric jungle at the edge of the Milky Way, at least 9,000 light years away from the solar system.

The reason why Sarah's equipment is too "rudimentary", especially the lack of a breathing mask, is simple. After all, she has nanorobots in her body to help deal with any harmful microorganisms or parasites.

Umbrella officials did not know about the "Thing" that was completely wiped out by Lin Shunsheng, but Sui Bian still ordered the Peruvian research center to comprehensively upgrade the nanorobots, and also requested to improve their defensive properties and even their "offensive properties."

It is safest to be prepared for any eventuality.

After the red and white queens were fully upgraded through the machines of the Zero-One universe, the nanorobots were also rapidly updated.

Although it is impossible to achieve 100% immunity, if we encounter "strange" creatures again, the tragedy of the Assis Mine will never happen again.

Therefore, even if the prehistoric planet has never been transformed by a planetary terraforming device, Sarah does not need to worry about the threats of microorganisms and parasites.

At this time, Sarah tightened the sealing cap and hung the kettle back on her waist. Sarah's figure froze.

He raised his head and stared at the calm lake without any waves.

“…”

But Sarah slowly took out the shrunk spear from the right side of the backpack, made a throwing motion and waited patiently, and then...

"Wow~!!" Water splashed everywhere.

"Hiss!!" a sharp roar.

A giant python rushed out of the lake, opened its bloody mouth with fangs, and pounced on Sarah, who was very close at hand.

!!!

The python was extremely fast. Even though she was prepared in advance, Sarah didn't have the best chance to throw. So she quickly rolled to the left to avoid the python's bite, and then used her strength to make two backflip jumps, and immediately

Stay away from the lake where you can't let your hands and feet go.

"Qiang!"

The moment she stood firm, she stretched out the sharp blades on both sides of the spear and threw it with all her strength without hesitation.

"Rou~!!"

"Pfft!!"

With a sound piercing the air, the spear successfully pierced the giant python's right eye, but...

"hiss!!"

"Boom! Boom!"

But this also caused the giant python that had just rushed to the lake shore to struggle wildly, beating the ground with its huge body, trying to destroy everything nearby.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to pull out the Starlight Sword from the scabbard on the left side of her backpack, Sarah finally saw its full appearance.

The dark green body is at least thirty meters long, and it is so wide that four adults can hug it. Even if they are fully armed and equipped with power armor, the auxiliary army will be in trouble if they are to fight this giant python at close range.

will be swallowed by it.

"Hahahaha, today's dinner is in order!! Don't run away!"

But Sarah, who was born as a wild wolf, roared with extreme excitement, ran quickly, dodged the random slaps and swipes, and then jumped directly from the blind spot of the python's right eye!

"Click!!"

The Starlight Sword was successfully embedded in the python's skull. Sarah also tightened the hilt of the sword with her left hand and used it as a leverage point to hang her entire body on the python. She then grasped the first spear with her right hand and pushed hard.

.

"puff!!"

Blood spurted out uncontrollably.

"hiss!!"

The severe pain and threat of death made the python's struggle even more crazy.

However, Sarah would never let go easily, and continued to use the first spear to penetrate the python's brain tissue, constantly adjusting the angle to amplify the injury.

Until the giant python raised its head and wanted to roar, but could no longer make any movement, and collapsed to the ground with a "plop!!", Sarah then pulled out the star sword and telescopic spear and jumped back to the ground.

However, after returning to the ground, she had no intention of stopping her attack. She used the gap in her right eye to continue destroying the python's brain.

Last hit.

The first lesson Sarah learned from Genluo and the Wild Wolves was the importance of last-hitting.

After she confirmed that the giant python would not suddenly "fake corpses" to attack, Sarah finally stopped the last strike.

Next, she put away her weapon, hummed a song, used a dagger to skin and cut the flesh, put the large piece of snake skin with hard scales into her backpack, took away enough snake meat, and left the lake with satisfaction.

After all, living with wild wolves, skinning and bone removal is a basic skill, and the giant python looks very intimidating, but in fact it poses no threat to Sarah at all.

If the trial had not strictly prohibited the use of psychic powers, this giant python would have died faster.

When Sarah walks away.

At some point, Nova, wearing black HES and a blond ponytail, was standing on the other side of the lake with her hands crossed and her hips twisted at an angle, looking at the python's body with a smile.

It's like having a panoramic view of the entire showdown between Sarah and the python.

A moment of silence.

Nova looked at the direction where Sarah disappeared, turned on the headset communication, and talked to someone:

"Sir, that child's courage, speed and reaction were beyond my expectations. It was his first life-and-death battle, and he didn't seem to have any psychological pressure. It seems that the wild wolf taught that child well, but he just lacked some practical experience.

Psychic?

Hmm... that child's self-control is also very good, and he didn't release any psychic fluctuations during the whole process. Hmm... I understand, I will continue to observe, please don't worry, it's sir."

End the conversation.

When the words fell, Nova was no longer around the lake, as if she had never been here.

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…

night.

"Ouch!!"

"Roar!!"

The roars in the jungle became clearer and more frequent than during the day, and were also mixed with war cries such as "Die!" and "Ah!!".

It seems that some Astartes recruits regard this "survival trial" as a "hunting operation" and continue to fight tirelessly even when night falls.

At this time, in an open space in the jungle, there was a sound of "Crack~Crack~!" The flames were beating.

I saw a bonfire rising at the front of a huge boulder protruding from the ground. Sarah took off her backpack and placed it next to her. She sat down cross-legged without caring about the image, and then used a branch cut with a dagger to pierce the snake meat.

, have a jungle barbecue.

"Hey...~! Hey!!"

As the snake meat gradually cooks, the fat drips onto the campfire, intensifying the flames.

After enjoying the unsatisfactory barbecue dinner, Sarah opened the kettle lid and took a sip, wiped her mouth with the back of her left hand, leaned against the boulder and looked up at the alien night sky, and couldn't help but sigh:

"It would be great if there was wine. I can't drink enough wine. Alas."

Sarah turned to look at the backpack and said to herself: "I wonder if the battalion commander and the others like snakeskin?"

Relaxed for a moment.
To be continued...