Chapter 64 02.0064: "Theorists and Practitioners"

Stars began to appear on the horizon of Abyssal Harbor, and sunlight shone obliquely on the training grounds of St. Abridal's Academy.

Although it was still early, the sounds of fighting had already been heard on the training ground.

This is a warm-up before the actual combat exercise. Under the order of Major General Hood, the instructors will first give the trainees a severe warning with their fists.

“Pfft…”

"what!"

One by one, the Zhongsi students rushed forward, punching, kicking and slamming, until finally their legs went weak and they fell to the ground.

Many people were knocked down within 5 moves, and the preparatory students found it even more difficult to cope.

"Weaklings, you all come together." A sergeant said indifferently to the group of preparatory students.

The prep students quickly backed away, "Can we just go to the drill grounds, Instructor?"

"Come at me together," the sergeant threatened grimly.

"what!"

"hiss!"

Horatio was wearing the official physical training uniform. The fabric was soft, comfortable, breathable and loose. As soon as he stood on the training ground, he saw a scene of wailing everywhere.

He looked towards his team.

"Who among you goes first?" Valina said bluntly.

"Me." Leidos, who had been preparing the day before, stepped forward and turned his mechanical arm.

Like Horatio, he had one hand replaced with a prosthetic one, whether it was due to an accident or combat, but only the shoulder of his left arm was left intact.

"You go first."

Leidos bent his back and spread his legs, staring at Valina intently. He knew very well that the other party was a ruthless person who had come from the underworld, so he used all his skills.

He moved back and forth from time to time, adjusting the distance between him and Valina, confusing her judgment and making false moves from time to time.

Valina didn't even take a fighting stance, just quickly scanned the target with her eyes.

Snapped! ——

Leidos faked a kick, then took a step forward and threw a straight punch.

"!"

Valina dodged downward at an incredible speed and struck Leidos in the chest and abdomen, forcing him to dodge quickly.

The lady officer easily seized the initiative.

Snap—click!

After a brief test, while Leidos was kicking, Valina aggressively inserted her leg between Leidos's hems and clamped him with both hands.

Leidos didn't expect that Valina's strength was so great that she could jam the transmission structure of his prosthesis. The next second, she kicked Leidos face down on the ground with an extremely skillful arm.

"Pfft, cough cough. Come on, I've figured out your routine." Leidos got up from the ground in a mess, spitting out the sand in his mouth.

"Show me what you've learned, I'll let you have a hand this time."

Leidos gritted his teeth angrily and took a step forward.

Although he was angry, he did seriously sum up the lessons learned from the confrontation. He moved faster, thought more carefully, and tested the opponent cautiously. He was no longer in a hurry to attack and expose his flaws.

click -

With Valina giving way with one hand, Leidos finally grabbed Valina's arm, and at the same time spread her legs, trying to twist her to the ground.

"Very good, now I will teach you another trick."

"Ok?"

state--

A headbutt hit him hard.

"Ah!—"

Corporal Leidos fell to the ground, stars in his eyes, and was in a trance for a long time before he slowly sat up.

"If you want to survive on the battlefield, you have to use your entire body as a weapon." The female sergeant said jokingly, looking at a chicken.

"next."

Valina looked at Corporal Fideo.

"Uh... forget it. I'm not good at fighting, hehe." Fideo smiled bitterly and stepped back.

"what!"

state--

Valina mercilessly smashed Fideo's head with a knife, causing him to fall backwards in the same manner as Leidos.

"Hey, it hurts. Hey, I'm Ravensburg... Ouch, stop kicking!" The second son of the Ravensburg family sat on the ground, rubbing his butt. Their instructor was a man with a flat head who looked like Rambo, and he didn't care who the son of a powerful man was, he just kept punching him.

"Get up. Are you Navy Zhongji so weak? One of us Storm Zhongji can beat ten of you." The man raised his thumb and blew his nose with a look of disdain.

"Instructor, please give me your guidance." Henry Harvey's cold voice came with dissatisfaction.

As the instructor looked up, a sweeping kick came at him.

Snapped!
The man retreated swiftly, but was still hit and staggered back several steps.

While retreating, Henry Harvey pressed forward step by step, launching attacks one after another, punching Sergeant Storm directly in the face.

"Hmm, interesting. Is this the combat technique in the Imperial Guard's manual?"

Chief Storm recognized this brutal and concise drill move and immediately raised his hand to block it, then kicked at the opponent's calf. Henry Harvey stepped back to avoid the kick while throwing several heavy punches like waves, with no intention of giving the opponent a chance to regroup.

The two men moved steadily and attacked swiftly, and each round of fighting was like an actual combat, making the students watching on the sidelines involuntarily nervous.

The leader who was inspecting from the side looked at the two figures fighting.

"Is he Henry Harvey?" asked the old admiral.

"Yes, my father was a martyred general of the Imperial Guard. He died on the Rotor Guard Line in a decapitation operation by the Dark Eldar. My mother, a senior staff clerk, also died in the accident eight years ago along with the planetary governor." Major General Hood replied after taking a look at the report.

"Although this kid is not from a naval family, as a fleet maritime science student, his performance and grades are excellent in all subjects. At the same time, because he was taught by his father, a general of the Astra Militarum, when he was a child, he also has a lot of experience in land warfare tactics and command planning."

"Like father, like son. It seems Horatio is not the only student who has the potential to carry forward the 'Ripple Theory'."

"Compared to Henry Harvey, Horatio Cochrane has already lost at the starting line. He has wasted too many years in the middle and lower nests."

"I don't agree with this view. This is some intelligence I have collected in the past two days about Horatio's organization construction in the middle and lower nests." Brigadier General Edward took out several parchment files copied by the scribe servitor from his briefcase and handed them to his colleagues.

Commodore Edward sat back in his armchair, looked at the two men and said, "Although Henry Harvey is excellent, he is too proud and self-centered. He tends to think from a theoretical perspective rather than from a practical perspective. The instruction manual is a dead letter, and many tactics must be mastered through practice, just like when we command a fleet.

When Horatio was a teenager, he built the paramilitary organization "Labor Gang" from scratch. He defeated other gangs by using concentrated firepower, guerrilla warfare, and supply cut-off tactics, and made the "Labor Gang" the leader of the cargo area of ​​the giant PW-P-15 starport. And with his experience in the Lower Nest, he would not say a word if he was asked to go to the trenches of the Imperial Guard now. "

There was a splash of sand and gravel in the center of the field. Harvey pounced on his opponent. His punches were as fast as the wind and his fierce kicks forced Sergeant Storm to retreat continuously, but he immediately counterattacked at Harvey without showing any weakness.

The two men exerted all their muscles on the field, and their uniforms were soaked with sweat.

"Let's see who between him and Horatio can turn our plan into reality and create this ripple." The old admiral nodded and said, "What is your plan for the first batch of vanguards?"

"The first batch of Hell's Vanguards are an experimental and teaching team. After becoming naval officers in the future, these trainees will use their rich practical experience to improve and perfect the Hell's Vanguard forces that will be deployed on warships in the future." Rear Admiral Hood replied.

It was obvious that Henry Harvey was getting ahead of himself and was eager to kill his opponent quickly, so his punches and steps became messy.

After a full-strength right hook was dodged by leaning sideways, Chief Storm seized the opportunity and quickly moved forward, grabbing Harvey's neck with his strong arms from behind.

Before Harvey could struggle, the instructor held him up by the waist. A trace of astonishment appeared in the eyes of the young man who was about to float in the air. Then, Sergeant Storm threw him out of the venue as if by chance, and he fell to the ground and rolled three times.

"You're an okay fighter, but the fighting skills you learned from the drill manual can't compare to the fighting skills we've learned from life-and-death battles. As a junior sergeant, you're excellent, but you've reached the top of your game."

Chief Storm regained his serious expression and dusted himself off: "If you want to break through, go to the front line and fight."

"Tsk." The young junior sergeant got up in embarrassment and snorted unwillingly.
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After watching the young sergeant fight with Chief Storm, Valina turned to look at Louise.

"Hey, you are the team leader, right?"

"Yes." Louise put her hands behind her back, legs apart, and responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Come on, let me see what you can do."

Sergeant Major Valina stretched her muscles as she walked, her strong and muscular lines clearly visible under the light.

"Please help me get it, thank you." Louise turned to Horatio and said.

Then she took off Zhongzi's school uniform and shirt and threw them to Horatio, leaving only the military green Cadian Blitzkrieg female soldier's standard training tube top.

It can be clearly seen that the muscles in Louise's arms and abdomen are tight and strong, yet still retaining the softness of her feminine figure.

His short blue to black hair fluttered in the wind, and he had a heroic face with distinct features, especially his bright purple eyes, which were like two sparkling purple gems.

Horatio discovered that Louise had a tattoo of '217th Cadian White Shields' on her shoulder, and a terrifying skull biting a brass-knuckle trench knife on her opposite arm, with the cross flag reading '61st Kashezen Guards'.

Both emblems were stretched as her body grew, and it was obvious that they were tattooed when she was a teenager, so it has been some time.

Horatio could see that Louise was quite skilled, and considering her age, he had also vaguely guessed that she had served in the Cadian army.

The female officer narrowed her eyes and raised her lips in a rare gesture: "Served in Kashejin?"

She looked at Louise who was approaching, raised her eyebrows slightly, hummed teasingly, and seemed to be very much looking forward to the duel.

"Kashezin, prepare, instructor, I retired before my family came to Abyssal Harbor."

"Hmph, I look forward to your performance."

Louise was extremely cautious when facing this senior chief sergeant.

"Look, the Lioness is about to take action."

The Storm Sergeant who had knocked down the entire team patted another companion on the shoulder jokingly and greeted him.

"She is a fierce woman who chopped off more than a dozen orcs' heads by herself. That little girl will have a hard time."

(End of this chapter)