The instructors were chatting enthusiastically above, while the scene setup below was proceeding at a similar fast pace.
When the personnel who were setting up the scene left, the entire testing field was left with only Long Zhan, whose head was covered by a hood. Everyone immediately stopped their conversation in perfect synchrony.
All eyes were fixed on Long Zhan, the final protagonist of the scene.
"Start!"
With Instructor Adam's command, the black hood was swiftly lifted.
The first round of the assessment began!
As soon as Long Zhan regained his sight, he utilized a rapid observation technique known as the "spinning pupils, not turning the head," and scanned the 180-degree area in front of him.
This unique method of quick observation earned him an extra 0.5 seconds.
He was able to use this half-second advantage to swiftly rotate his body and head, moving his gaze to survey the 180 degrees behind him.
Such small but precise movements already gave him a clear lead over the others, like Clay, who simply stood still waiting.
There's an old Chinese saying: "A true expert's first move shows whether they are one."
In just one second of starting the test, Long Zhan's series of perfect, subtle operations stunned the high-ranking observers.
To put it in internet slang: they were all impressed.
No one had expected that this massive man, weighing over 100 kilograms, would exhibit such delicate operations and display such agility.
His reaction time during rapid movements was absurdly efficient, reaching an exaggerated level of 0.1 seconds.
Even the B team's fastest sniper, the agile and short Le, was stunned and involuntarily spread his arms, signaling that he couldn't quite comprehend what he was seeing.
While Jason, Le, and Malcolm were all thoroughly amazed by Long Zhan's performance in the test, Adam remained the calmest of them all.
After a month of the S&T course, he had gone from initial astonishment to familiarity with Long Zhan's capabilities.
He now categorized Long Zhan into the "monster" category!
It was normal for monsters to be different from ordinary people, and that made it easier to justify.
The discussions above grew louder due to Long Zhan's unexpected performance, and the noise reached the testing room below, becoming quite clear.
Normally, such noise would affect the candidates' focus and their performance.
Luckily, Long Zhan was the type to fully immerse himself in battle once it began, giving his utmost effort without being distracted.
Having completed his observations, he swiftly entered a heightened state of alertness.
This was a skill honed from his days as a mercenary. After all, mercenaries often served as expendable pawns, and employers rarely saw them as human. One mistake could cost them their lives, so each mission had to be treated as if it were their last.
*Bang!*
The door to the left was kicked open, and a man wearing a headscarf barged in, holding a gun.
*Pew~ Pew~ Pew~*
Long Zhan performed a flawless Mozambique drill, firing three shots in a single second and successfully killing the armed target at the door.
With time still to spare, he quickly fired a follow-up shot into the body on the ground.
Just as he finished this, there was another sound. A man wearing a headscarf, holding a gun, rushed into the room. Since the door was set to remain open, the man entered without needing to open it, leaving even less time for the candidates to react.
By the time Long Zhan saw the armed assailant, the man was already fully inside the room.
The two locked eyes, with less than three meters between them. Almost simultaneously, both raised their guns, intending to fire.
*Pew~ Pew~ Pew~*
The sounds of suppressed shots rang out, not the harsh bursts of an AKM.
Clearly, Long Zhan, who had the advantage of stillness, with his more solid and superior foundational skills, outperformed the assailant.
After waiting a few seconds, Long Zhan fired a follow-up shot into the body in front of him, then raised his right hand and shouted, "Safe!"
Immediately, the reset command was issued from above, and the familiar headscarf slowly descended again, signaling the scene setup personnel to enter.
In this first round of the assessment, candidates needed to quickly differentiate between personnel from two directions and take action in the shortest time possible.
Long Zhan's performance was similar to the others in terms of completion, but it was clear from the discussions of the viewers that they were more satisfied with Long Zhan's performance.
The key point of satisfaction lay in Long Zhan's micro-operations, which were far superior to all the other newcomers.
In fact, in some aspects, even when compared to DG's elite team members, those with over a decade of special forces experience, Long Zhan's performance stood out without any noticeable shortcomings.
The senior observers found it hard to believe that these were the actions of a Navy SEAL with only two years of experience.
It was so smooth, so polished.
The others couldn't comprehend it based on personal experience and could only conclude that Long Zhan was born to excel in this field.
The most reactive observer was Jason.
Although he came specifically to see Long Zhan, his curiosity and skepticism about the various "feats" that Sonny had mentioned in the past few months outweighed his expectations.
However, after witnessing Long Zhan's flawless performance firsthand, he was, to be honest, beginning to feel intrigued.
Yet, it was still just an interest for now; whether Long Zhan could join his B Team would depend on subsequent specialized training.
Excelling in one specific area wasn't enough to make it into DG.
What now piqued Jason's interest even more was the fact that Long Zhan's gun handling style was the same as his own.
Both adopted a fighting stance in which the gun remained constantly in the line of sight, using a dual-eye aiming system.
This method avoided interference and obstruction from the scope being at the same level as their vision, maximizing their visible range.
With their rifles, they kept their arms close to their chests, using their upper bodies as a foundation, ensuring that their hands and the rifle formed a stable triangle. This allowed for minimal body movement while maximizing shooting angles.
This was essentially the comparison between an inner circle and an outer circle; rotating the inner circle took much less time than the outer circle.
This unique shooting stance didn't belong to the typical CQB rifle posture but was a variation of a handgun CQC shooting system—the C.A.R. handgun shooting system (Central Axis Relock).