After all the new recruits had gathered, everyone looked at Hiccup with excitement, knowing that after so many days of brutal training, they could finally be assigned Dragons.
Everyone looked at the Dragons flying back and forth in the sky, but they already had their own goals in mind.
Some liked agile ones, some liked heavy ones, and some liked those with powerful firepower!
Looking at these new recruits in front of him, Hiccup couldn't help but think, "These people definitely want to ride Dragons and fly into the sky! If I ask them to fight alongside a Speed Stinger, they definitely won't be willing!"
Facing the current situation, Hiccup had to come up with a solution.
So Hiccup didn't directly bring up the matter of assigning Dragons; instead, he looked at them and said, "Today, I'm going to form a special squad."
"This squad will be responsible for assassinations at night! And everyone in it must be the strongest! Such people can get two Dragons!"
Upon hearing this, all the new recruits present became agitated, and even the veterans couldn't help but feel a little excited after hearing this news.
After all, they only had one Dragon and it was impossible for them to have two Dragons for combat.
Every Dragon Knight envied Hiccup's ability to have two Dragons fighting side-by-side, and they also greatly admired Old Dragon Snout, who was always willing to obey Hiccup's words.
Hiccup looked at everyone present and said, "To ensure fair competition for all of you, I've decided to set up an obstacle course for you!"
"The first person to pass the obstacle course can become the captain of the Dragon Knight's Night Squad. They will also receive secret missions!"
"All Dragon Knights, except for the captain, can participate in this competition!"
Upon hearing this, the veterans looked at the new recruits with disdain, as their training volume was much greater than that of the new recruits, and they had more experience.
Even when facing an obstacle course, they were very confident that they could beat the new recruits.
Hiccup looked at everyone present and slowly said, "Listen up, everyone! You must now cross the entire Second Island! Then swim across a sea filled with ice! Finally, reach the foot of the volcano!"
"I will send Dragons to monitor you along the way, firstly to prevent you from cheating, and secondly to prevent any accidents from happening midway!"
"Is everyone ready?"
Upon hearing this, both new recruits and veterans enthusiastically shouted, "Ready!"
Then, Night Fury exhaled a blue-purple fireball towards the sky, which instantly exploded.
All the Dragon Knights below began to run, their goal being to cross the entire Second Island.
Second Island had rugged mountain paths, and was also covered with thorns and broken stones; even wearing Dragon Knight equipment, it was extremely difficult to traverse.
The veterans had ample experience with such road conditions, and among the new recruits, only a few were able to pass through unscathed.
Afterwards, they arrived at the seaside, and upon seeing the ice-covered sea, many people immediately began to flinch.
After all, the temperature that could freeze the sea definitely wasn't high! Jumping in would almost instantly numb one's hands and feet from the cold.
The veterans didn't hesitate at all; their running speed didn't stop, and they plunged straight into the water with a splash, one after another.
Seeing such a scene, the new recruits all shouted, "Odin above!"
Then they followed in the footsteps of the veterans, jumping directly into the sea and swimming desperately.
However, many times, it's not something you can accomplish just by trying your best; both veterans and new recruits found it difficult to endure the bone-chilling seawater.
Immediately, some people couldn't hold on and sank directly to the bottom of the sea.
The Dragons in the sky saw this situation, swooped down, and directly rescued the Dragon Knights who couldn't hold on.
Almost as soon as they were pulled out of the sea, the entire Dragon Knight instantly froze into an ice sculpture, maintaining a faint life by virtue of their strong physique.
The Dragons were extremely fast, taking them to the treatment tent.
Most veterans could recover with just a bottle of healing potion, but most new recruits were on the verge of death and could only be treated by Chala personally.
Chala spared no effort in casting magic to treat these severely injured and unconscious new recruits.
However, the competition was still ongoing and would not stop because someone was injured.
Everyone looked excitedly at the Dragon Knights struggling in the sea! They even subconsciously clenched their fists for them.
Finally, one person successfully came ashore; the moment he stepped onto the shore, the water droplets on his body instantly turned into a thin layer of ice.
And it was continuously drawing heat from his body, making him totter and almost collapse.
Looking at the volcano within reach, this person ultimately knelt on the ground; if he hadn't been rescued in time, he probably would have died on the spot!
To prevent anyone else from being instantly frozen into an ice sculpture after exiting the sea, Hiccup ordered all the Dragons to directly spray thick flames on the path from the sea exit to the volcano.
This way, even if they came out of the sea, they wouldn't freeze to death, and it would also add another test for them, testing whether they feared flames.
Most new recruits were indeed scared away by these flames, as they had never fought while riding a Dragon, nor had they experienced the feeling of flames roaring past their ears.
Although training usually helped them overcome their psychological fear of flames, now it was Dragons personally exhaling flames, so they inevitably felt some fear.
Just then, a new recruit suddenly charged through the flame blockade first!
Hiccup looked at the person's back and murmured, "If I remember correctly, this person is Herbert! Ever since he joined the new recruit training camp, he's been clamoring to be the head of the Knight Order!"
"Now it seems, the head of the Shadow Knight Order must be him! It's just a pity that the current scale is too small, so he can only be appointed as the captain of the Dragon Knight's Fourth Squad, the Shadow Hunting Squad!"
Indeed, Herbert did not disappoint Hiccup's hopes; he held the Dragon Knight's standard retractable shield and endured the flames directly to pass through.
Although the veterans were experienced in combat, it was precisely because of this that they developed a tendency to seek advantages and avoid harm, never foolishly enduring things head-on.
That's why they wasted a lot of time, allowing Herbert, a new recruit, to get ahead.
By the time these veterans reacted, Herbert had already reached the foot of the volcano; at this point, his hands were already covered in blood blisters from the heat.
But he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted loudly, "Odin above! I succeeded! I succeeded!"
Then Hiccup shouted loudly to the remaining people, "The newly formed squad only needs fifty people!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped holding back and began to run frantically, after all, there were more than fifty people left at the last test…
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