A Post-Apocalyptic Journey to Another World

The room was like a gym, neatly filled with all sorts of rather strange "fitness equipment." Only three researchers, including Gao Longzhi, and six soldiers were in the room.

Gao Longzhi saw them and said, "Gentlemen, please come here." Then he looked at the eight soldiers in front of him and said, "Gentlemen, I have gathered you here today because I need your help to conduct a test. I'm sure you have all noticed that your physical fitness has broken through its limits in the last three months."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked on with sudden realization and exchanged curious glances.

Gao Longzhi continued, "This test serves two purposes: first, it allows everyone to have a quantitative understanding of their own abilities; second, it provides material for my research, and my research results can in turn help everyone improve their skills."

The eight people present curiously examined each other, creating an unexpectedly friendly atmosphere. Aside from Zhang Xi and his companion, the other six were quite shocked to discover their abilities had improved.

After experiencing drastic physical changes, everyone inevitably experiences a range of emotional changes, including excitement, anxiety, anticipation, and confusion. Some people even imagined the worst when they heard they were going to a research lab, until they saw that quite a few others had experienced similar changes, which offered some comfort—at least they were no longer an outcast.

Gao Longzhi looked with satisfaction at the eight people lined up in front of him. These were all the people the First Division had discovered so far who had broken through their physical limits in some aspect—seven men and one woman. They all had one thing in common: they were all front-line combat soldiers. The only female soldier was a medic who had also gone to the front lines many times to rescue the wounded.

The proportion of female soldiers in the First Division is extremely low, with only a small number in the headquarters and medical staff. The male-to-female ratio is close to 50 to 1, indicating that this change is unrelated to gender. Gao Longzhi has always had a guess about this change, which is that the probability of promotion is related to three factors: first, an individual's physical condition; second, close contact with the spacetime rift; and third, whether one is under intense psychological and physiological stimulation when approaching the spacetime rift.

The first test was a speed test, and the female soldier went up first. Because many testing electrodes had to be attached to her body to collect information such as heart rate and pulse, the male soldiers were all shirtless, and the female soldiers could only wear tank tops.

The female soldier wasn't from a front-line combat unit; she was a medic. Surrounded by a room full of men, she was incredibly awkward undressing. Fortunately, Gao Longzhi had a bespectacled woman with him; her presence offered some psychological comfort to the medic.

The moment she took off her coat and stepped onto the treadmill, everyone finally understood why she had been so hesitant. This medic was named Chen Xiaoxiao. She had an ordinary appearance, short hair to her ears, and a slender figure, but what shocked everyone was her chest.

Zhang Xi didn't know anything about bra sizes, but he was certain that Chen Xiaoxiao's bra size was definitely extra large. Combined with her slender figure, it looked almost unreal. He'd initially thought her coat looked a bit odd; it turned out she was wearing a size too big to conceal her breasts!

All the men in the room were somewhat stunned. It wasn't that they were particularly lecherous, but rather that their years of military service or dedicated research had left them with very few opportunities to see women. Zhang Xi found it odd; the proportions seemed off. Wouldn't it look too heavy?

The woman with glasses coughed in a strange tone, finally relieving Chen Xiaoxiao's embarrassment temporarily. Her face was burning red. Female soldiers weren't much better at interacting with the opposite sex than male soldiers. If the male soldiers were like monks, then they were like nuns. This was the first time she had ever been stared at like this by several grown men while wearing a tank top.

Gao Longzhi's face also turned slightly red. He was quite old, and yet he had lost his composure just now. He quickly said, "Let's begin the test."

So the treadmill started running, and as the speed gradually increased, Chen Xiaoxiao's face really started to burn. Her ample breasts bounced up and down with each run, like two restless fat rabbits. She simply gave up swinging her arms and ran with her hands wrapped around her chest.

But the two rabbits were quite large and very lively; her arms couldn't hold them down at all. Several soldiers were once again stunned by the surging waves before them; two of them even opened their mouths without realizing it. Gao Longzhi looked at the heart rate monitor beside him and whispered, "Strange, why is the heart rate so high?"

The woman with glasses jumped out again, ruining everyone's mood for enjoying the scenery: "Everyone, please turn around!" As Xu Liang turned around, he muttered, "It looks nice, but it's too big and it's in the way!" The person next to him heard this and nodded in deep agreement.

Chen Xiaoxiao finally finished her speed test. She quickly put on her clothes and awkwardly hid at the back of the line. Her final time for the 100 meters, with her arms crossed, was a mere 8.5 seconds!

The test was quickly completed, and four of the eight participants broke the previous world record. The other four performed within the normal range, but still outperformed their usual results.

The four athletes' times were: Chen Xiaoxiao 8.5 seconds, another male soldier 8.9 seconds, Xu Liang broke the 8-second barrier with a time of 7.9 seconds, and Zhang Xi 7 seconds. Zhang Xi deliberately slowed down; he had tested it himself and found that he was faster running at full speed now than when he had just taken the drug, around 5 seconds for 100 meters.

Unlike the other seven people, Zhang Xi's endurance and speed increase together. This means that at the same maximum speed, the other seven people can only maintain it for a few minutes before slowing down. However, Zhang Xi can maintain this speed for about an hour.

Fortunately, Gao Longzhi didn't conduct endurance tests; everyone was only tested for one minute before the data collection ended. Even so, Zhang Xi and Xu Liang still greatly surprised Gao Longzhi. According to the battle report, they had only participated in one battle, yet their breakthroughs were far greater than those of several other soldiers who had participated in multiple battles. This only indicated that their physical potential was much greater than the others.

Next came the strength test, a strange testing machine that resembled some kind of ancient torture device. The person stood in a huge, square steel mesh cage, with dozens of elastic ropes extending from the mesh surface to tie the person's hands, feet, joints, and even head and waist.

Pulled in all directions by elastic ropes, a person is immobilized and must then perform a set of movements as demonstrated by researchers. The elasticity of the ropes is controllable; as long as the person can move, the elasticity is continuously reduced. The strength readings of various parts of the tester are obtained by measuring the tension of these ropes.

The soldiers who had broken through with speed did not demonstrate an advantage in strength. Of the remaining four, two had combined strength values ​​exceeding those of ordinary people: one was three times the maximum strength of an ordinary person, and the other was an even more astonishing six times. Of course, Zhang Xi was holding back again.

The final physical resistance test was somewhat inhumane; everyone had to be cut, albeit a small one. This time, Zhang Xi couldn't hide it anymore; he was one of the three with amazing recovery abilities, and the best at it. Because the wound was so shallow, it began to close almost before he even bled, and soon a scab formed.

Seeing Gao Longzhi's eyes light up, Zhang X felt another chill. This was the second old man to flirt with him with his eyes.

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