Lord of the Eternal Night

Chapter 6:Welcome to hell.

Welcome to Hell!Qianye couldn't recognize all these characters, yet his gaze was fixed as if drawn by an irresistible force, unable to shift away. He walked forward while gradually turning his head until he could no longer see that line of large characters. Although those words were out of sight, they were deeply engraved in his young heart, with every stroke seeming to drip with blood!The sky gradually darkened, and the valley was like a giant beast with its jaws wide open, waiting for Qianye.It was not until late at night that Qianye realized he was already in a place even more terrifying than hell: the Huangquan Training Camp.The hands of the clock were moving towards twelve o'clock. At this time, most people should have been sound asleep, but for the children in the Huangquan Training Camp, this was just the beginning of a day of hellish life.In a cold hall, Qianye was huddled together with over a hundred children of similar ages, listening to Long Hai's lecture.Long Hai paced back and forth in front of this group of children, occasionally stopping, his gloomy gaze sweeping across the crowd once or twice. "Here, you only need to remember three things. First, it's obedience. Second, it's obedience. Third, it's still obedience! Here, orders will be given only once, and you'll have only one chance! Now, all of you, stand against the wall. No one is allowed to move or speak until a new order is given!"The group of children jostled and pushed in confusion before finally standing against the wall one after another. However, they didn't receive the next order.Long Hai clasped his hands behind his back, took large strides and left the hall, then slammed the iron door shut with a clang.For the first ten minutes, the entire hall was immersed in silence. But after another ten minutes, some restless children couldn't hold back anymore.A little boy on Qianye's right looked at him and suddenly whispered, "My name is Liu Kai. My family runs a business in Jianzhang Province. I've heard that this place is really scary. Let's be friends! My father said that two people are always more likely to survive than one."At this moment, what came to Qianye's mind was Shi Yan's parting instruction: he must listen to Long Hai.Long Hai had just said that no one was allowed to move or speak.Seeing that Qianye didn't respond, Liu Kai beside him wasn't willing to give up. "Hey! There's no one watching us! At least tell me your name!"Seeing Qianye standing like a statue, not even moving a finger, Liu Kai muttered a few words in resignation.Half an hour had passed, and some children began to whisper to each other, while others swayed from side to side, moving their legs and feet that had become a bit sore from standing.Suddenly, there was a commotion in one corner of the hall. A few children got into an argument over something and then quickly started fighting, rolling around and making a ruckus.Since the noise was already so loud and the instructor hadn't shown up to stop them, the children became even more relaxed. After fighting for a while, the several children who were fighting separated and returned to their original positions. By then, more children began chatting and moving around, and the hall gradually became noisy.When the clock struck one o'clock, the iron door suddenly opened, and Long Hai strode in. Behind him followed a team of fierce and ferocious men, each holding a leather whip in his hand.The temperature in the hall dropped abruptly. The children, who had been having a great time just moments ago, all turned pale and couldn't stop trembling.Long Hai swept the hall with his single eye and nodded. "Good! Very good! There were those who fought and those who talked. I was originally worried that I hadn't left a deep enough impression on you, but now it seems my worry was unnecessary!"Long Hai's face suddenly darkened, and he pointed at the several children who had just been involved in the fight and said, "Drag them out and show the others what the consequence of disobeying the ban is!"This sentence sounded a bit strange. Many children were still bewildered, but some clever ones suddenly understood something and were so scared that they were almost paralyzed with fear.Six children who had been fighting were dragged to the middle of the hall like chicks and lined up.Long Hai suddenly revealed a ferocious smile and said, "Here, there's only one consequence for violating the ban, and that is... death!"One of the men leveled a strange firearm and aimed it at one of the children. The thick muzzle was big enough to fit a child's fist inside!Suddenly, a thick red light shot out from the muzzle, and the deafening gunshot echoed in the enclosed hall, almost deafening everyone!After the red light flashed, the upper body of that little boy had disappeared, leaving only his legs in place! Blood splattered over ten meters away and even sprayed onto the opposite wall.The man showed a bloodthirsty and cruel smile, turned the muzzle, and aimed at the next child.That child had been a defiant little boy before, but now he was finally panicked and shouted, "No! I don't want to die! My uncle is an imperial general! He..."The gunshot roared again, cutting off his next words."An imperial general? Hehe, even if it's the son of an imperial marshal, once he enters here, the consequence of violating the ban is the same!" The man sneered.The gunshots kept roaring. After six gunshots, the middle of the hall was soaked red with blood and pieces of flesh.Long Hai then said, "Now, those who just spoke, come out on your own, take off your clothes, and then lie down! You're lucky. Just three lashes will be your punishment. However, if anyone tries to deceive me, then the consequence will be the same as those six little brats!"The children looked at each other. Many of them trembled as they walked to the middle of the hall, took off their clothes, and obediently lay down. There were less than twenty children left standing against the wall."Really no one else?" Long Hai asked again.Two children who had been standing against the wall walked out tremblingly.Long Hai nodded and said, "You two, five lashes each!"The two children's faces immediately turned pale, but it was too late for regret.Long Hai suddenly pointed at four children standing against the wall one by one, and his tone became icy cold. "Since you dare to deceive me, then go to death."The four crying children were dragged to the middle of the hall, and then four deafening gunshots rang out.In this way, on the first night at the Huangquan Training Camp, Qianye clearly understood what the consequence of violating the ban would be. Also on this first night, one-tenth of this batch of new trainees were gone. At three o'clock in the morning, Qianye was driven into a large room together with the other children.There were rows of bunk beds in the room. Each child silently chose a bed and then lay down to sleep. No one spoke, and no one cried.Qianye lay on his back as he usually did, but suddenly he bounced up from the sharp pain on his back.In the darkness, there were continuous groans of pain from the children, but they were all obviously suppressing the volume.Qianye turned over and carefully lay on his stomach on the bed, trying not to irritate the whip marks on his back.Qianye had also received a lash.There were only eleven children who had strictly obeyed the orders like him, and these eleven children received special treatment: they were only whipped once.At this moment, Qianye was extremely tired both physically and mentally, and he fell into a deep sleep in the blink of an eye.However, just three hours later, Qianye was awakened by the shrill ringing of the bell. Almost instantly, Long Hai's order flashed into his mind. He immediately got up, rushed over to grab the clothes thrown at the end of the bed, and put them on as quickly as possible. During this process, he inevitably touched the whip marks on his back, which made him gasp in pain.From getting up to assembling, the children only had five minutes. The last three would receive an extra punishment of three lashes.Qianye stood in the queue almost numbly and started running along the mountain path as ordered. By the time he had run five kilometers and finally returned to the starting point, he was truly numb.Thanks to his experience of surviving in the junkyard, Qianye performed quite well in this run and was the tenth to run back to the finish line.Then came an hour of strength training. Those who didn't complete the training volume would be whipped once. The skinny Qianye unfortunately received another lash.This was just the beginning. In the following training, the leather whip would be the thing that left the deepest impression on these children.After the strength training ended, it was finally time for breakfast.Breakfast was the most commendable aspect of the entire training camp. There was not only a wide variety of food but also an unlimited quantity. One could eat as much as one wanted without any restrictions, except for the time. The stipulated time for breakfast was thirty minutes, which was almost luxurious, so no one would exceed the time limit.However, no one knew that there was also a hidden and unusual danger within these thirty minutes.