Chapter 84 Unity

84 Unity
The last day of practical training was the human wall segment. This event was not a competition, but a test to see if the students could work together.
Legend had it that in wartime, in order to survive, the men on this side of the city wall spontaneously stood in a row under the wall, letting the trapped old people, women, and children step on their shoulders so that they could get to the other side of the city wall.
Using their flesh and blood to forge a ladder to survival, they saved tens of thousands of innocent lives.
The army’s chief instructor stood on the four-meter-tall city wall and looked down at the students lined up below. His voice was thick and powerful. “Students, I know you were born in peacetime and don’t understand the cruelty of war very well, but now that you’ve come to the practical base, it’s my duty as an officer to fill your knowledge gaps about the war.”
He raised his hand and pointed at the ground under his feet, shouting heroically, “Where you are standing now, there has been the blood of countless seniors. If the war starts immediately, and getting to the other side of the city wall is the only possibility for you to survive, will you choose to wait for death or not give up any hope and save others with your flesh and blood!”
“I know that many people might only want to save their own lives. Then I have to tell you very cruelly that the only way to get to the other side of the city wall is to step on your companions’ shoulders and use their chance of survival to exchange for yours.”
It was rare for the instructor to give a wake-up call to the students who usually only cared about burying their heads in their books and chasing after the rankings.
They were used to living a pampered life and would never think for others or suffer easily. But now, when they looked at the familiar faces of the people around them, they could suddenly put themselves in the other party’s shoes and think about living or sacrificing.
The chief instructor looked at their thoughtful expressions in satisfaction. He changed the topic and impassionedly mobilized their morale. “But I believe that the students of Cassel Academy will not give up on any student until the last moment. Now, I’ll give you this only wall that can lead to survival. I hope that in the end, every student can successfully climb over the wall!”
As soon as the instructor finished speaking, inspiring music suddenly resounded throughout the venue. The sound of artillery fire suddenly sounded from behind. The timid students were so frightened that they screamed. They seemed to have been thrown into the real battlefield the moment the music sounded.
“Students, don’t be afraid!” Someone’s loud voice made the panicked students in the venue quiet down.
After a short silence, the boys of Cassel Academy looked at one another. Unexpectedly, they spontaneously rushed to the foot of the city wall and were willing to be the wall at the bottom.
The sound of the guns gradually became hurried behind them. Dust gradually rose, and thick fog filled the entire venue.
Su Tang grabbed Shi Man’s sleeve nervously and looked up at her in fear. “What should we do, Manman? Are we really going up?”
“Are you afraid?” Shi Man held her hand and rushed to the edge of the city wall with her, carrying her to the shoulder of the wall.
Su Tang’s body trembled in fear. Her fingers clung to the cold and damp wall. The boy who rushed to the city wall grabbed her hand and pushed her up.
Shi Man glanced at Chen Wei in front of her and smiled without mockery for the first time. “I’m sorry, I’ll pull you up later.”
“Hurry up and go up, Sister Man! You’re welcome. Please step on me as much as you want!” Chen Wei had just endured the weight of a person. At this moment, his shoulder hurt badly, but he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Shi Man adjusted her strength and did not place all her weight on him alone. She nimbly climbed up the city wall and turned around to follow Su Tang and the others to pick up the student who had climbed up the city wall.
The students at the bottom endured a few stomps and could not help but look ferocious as they gritted their teeth. The cold sweat on their foreheads flowed into their stuffy clothes, but no one was willing to say anything.
Shi Man frowned and could tell that they were in a bad state. She stood on the city wall and said loudly, “Give me your hands and I’ll pull you up!”
“Shi Man! What are you trying to do? How strong can a woman like you be?!” The boy below was stimulated and gritted his teeth to send another girl up.
“How can you talk to my Sister Man like that? Damn it, if you don’t switch, I won’t switch either!” Chen Wei rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a thin female classmate. He bent down and said, “Come on! What are you waiting for? I’m a man. I won’t die!”
The female classmate was already afraid of the current atmosphere. Her eyes turned red when she was caught off guard by his roar. She crawled onto his body with her hands and feet, and her legs almost slipped several times.