"Brace yourself for tonight..." Came the voice from Tran during their evening meal293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSzPc8WVAr
"Brace ourselves for what?"
Khem questioned back in confusion as Tarn popped up words without any other context. Tarn glanced back to Khem. His name mean dark , but his face was best described as a Chinese son
"Tomorrow is the first day of The Hell Week. Tonight , our trainer will wake us up."293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauSVPnS8uP
"I've seen the video from the former candidates. They would fire guns and set off bombs to get the cadets out of the barracks." Said Phaya in an indifferent voice. He wasn't scared and was well prepared for this training293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9X6SCOD2od
"Umm... We must beware." Tarn repeated.
He could sense that something terrible was going to happen , but he didn't know what it was. However , he could feel it in his bones that some misfortunes would crash into one of them , leading to this precaution. The Hell Week was set to kick off in a few hours. They wouldn't be allowed to sleep and would undergo relentless training. Pushing themselves beyond the limits of their health while remaining fully conscious beneath their exhausted bodies was incredibly challenging. This phase aimed to filter out the thirty five cadets and slect only a few creams of the crop
24.00
Tonight was covered up in complete silence like never before. No birds singing , no skittering noise came from lizards , only the eerie breeze whistled like a lullaby to soothe all the cadets into a peaceful slumber. They had committed to each other not falling so deeply into sleep to prepare themselves for the gruesome morning ahead. But at the end of the day , they all succumbed to the fatigue compiled from the training , let it take them over to pull them into the depths of darkness , discard their commitment to one another , and allow their souls to indulge in serenity
Welcome to the hell week...
BANG! BANG! BANG BANG! BANG!...
GASP!
"Get up! Now!"
The sound of firing guns and exploding bombs boomed was so loud that it caused the ground to quake. It was well intertwined with their trainer's harsh , coarse shouts echoing throughout the room. Those deafening commotion woke all the young cadets up in fear and panic But soon after they could regain their composure , the candidates rushed to grab their attire , running while putting it on concurrently. Tarn and Phaya rushed off the barracks together. Their eyes searched for Singh and Yai. As soon as they found both of them coming out along side Khem and Chart. They all fell into a formation with their fellow warrior family
"The weather is nice this morning. Before the training , you all need to get yourself in the bath to wake those bodies up. Strip off those clothes! Move it!"
Everybody took off their clothes despite recently putting them on in earnest , leaving only one undergarment on their bodies. Then , they resumed the formation and stood by for the incoming order. Tarn swallowed a gulp of saliva down the throat. The sea breeze fanning the skin spread the cold to the core. Tarn was fully awake without the help of bathing , according to his trainer's former order... Brr....
"Get in the bath! Move it!"293Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡket1mMl0Ph
"Hooyah!"
The sound of the troops stomping resonated all over the training ground. Tens of candidates leaped into the bath , two or three persons at a time , until the last one
The water was utterly bone chilling that it made the virile soldiers quiver through their whole. Their mouths trembled , their teeth chattered until they created the rattle rattle sound , and Tarn wasn't the exception.
On the other hand , Phaya's expression remained stoic , with only his lisp turning pale white. The trainees had no idea how much longer they had to sit in this frigid bathtub. All they knew was that if any of them got up , they would be pushed back in , and some would even be forced underwater to feel the bitter cold that could freeze their brains.
The nerve endings went numbs as the body shivered uncontrollably , leading some to experience cold shock and need medical assistance. If they managed to recover in time , they were allowed to continue , but if they couldn't bear it any longer , ringing the bell resign was their only way out.
The water they were sinking themself in was controlled to stay below ten degrees celcius. Every now and then , their trainer would come by to measure it. If it started creeping over ten , a massive ice cube would promptly be added
"This is what awaits you in the future , and let me tell you the actual situation out there is far more intense. Your mission is to endure it , harness your strength , and push through with unyielding determination."
GULP...
The piercing frigidness was seeping into every bone like being knifed by thousands of icy cold pins. Tarn tried to take a deep breath , in and out , as he placed his two hands on the bath edge. The lips , which now had turned purple , were pursed and relaxed in alternation. Both hands gripped the bath edge tightly as he tried to be mindful of his breathing. He focused on each inhalation and exhalation while chanting 'Bud Dho' to harmonize his rising and falling rhythm. Luang Phor's face filled his mind , trying to recall the first time he embarked on mindful cultivation and simply followed through with Luang Phor's discipline.
The penetrating glacial cold persisted until the break of dawn , with every one of them fluttering in the bathtub. Nobody spoke anything. They just raised the voice 'Hooyah' in response to the trainer's command
Up to the point when the sunlight streamed in the squinted the soldier's eyes , the sizable ice cube had completely dissolved , and no new one was added. Those who survived the mission were ordered to suit up and prepare for the next challenge.
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