General Ryker still hadn't uttered a single word of reply after hearing Armstrong's report. He was stunned and incredulous.He never thought Quito could concoct such a spooky plan. All this time he thought that Quito had only requested for the teleporter to bring his family to Camuti for exploration, but it didn't occur to him that his thoughts were very far from Quito's actual plan.When Nicole couldn't take the silence anymore, she snapped angrily."You're not saying anything! I just told you that my friends were in danger and you haven't done anything about it. If you don't say anything, I'll go there myself, Dad!"Nicole sounded very upset and also worried. She wouldn't calm down until she learned that her friends were okay.Armstrong was about to reprimand Nicole when he saw her barking at Gen. Ryker by barking at her.How the heck could a student yell at the general? That was rude.But it wasn't until he heard Nicole's last word that he stopped himself.'Dad? So she's General Ryk
Gen. Ryker was deeply hurt when he saw the condition Nicole was in. He could endure any torture but seeing her little girl shed tears broke him.He felt guilty for everything that had happened. To him, it was his fault. If he hadn't given Quito the teleporter, none of this would have happened.He feels guilty for making his daughter cry. He feels guilty for negligently causing the death of his daughter's mother, his wife. He feels guilty for being a bad father. He feels guilty for not paying attention to poor people. He feels guilty for not being a good general.Actually, he feels guilty for everything that happened today.Tears ran down his face while his thoughts were filled only with guilt and regret.How was he supposed to explain to his daughter that he was the one who had caused why her friends were now on a strange and dangerous planet?Nicole would probably hate him when she heard that he was the one who had given Quito the teleporter, no matter what excuse he used to justify h
Nicole was shocked at how Rin's wrath intensified drastically. She had first thought he was only trying to intimidate her, but that wasn't the case. He was really angry.In any case, she was in no position to answer that question. She wasn't in the forest when it all happened. Only through her father was she able to know a little of what had happened."What's going on here? Why is the young man so angry?" Jasmine finally got to where Nicole and Rin were standing.Neither Rin nor Nicole answered her question. Nicole was too surprised by Rin's outburst to even notice Jasmine's presence. It was only after a few seconds she noticed Jasmine's presence. But even then, she still did not answer her question."I didn't go into the forest with them. I stayed behind. I don't know much. The little I know now, I heard from someone. If you want, we'll go to your room. There I'll explain everything to you." Nicole finally retrieved her tongue back."Why aren't my friends here to see me?" Rin asked.N
"So we're just going to sit back and wait for the rescue team to find them. I feel really useless that we can't help," Nicole said, sighing."Maybe you should speak for yourself. I'm not going to sit back and wait for the military to do something," Rin said, shaking his head."Don't tell me you're going to interfere with the military's decision, are you? If I happen to be right, don't do anything stupid. The military will come tomorrow to question you since you're the only living witness to tonight's incident. Think carefully about what you answer. Don't mention Quito's name. Let's wait until the others come back, then we'll discuss properly and plan how we'll strike Quito," Nicole advised.Rin nodded with a smile and said, "I'm glad you have the same line of thought as me. I won't interfere in any military decision. I want to track down Erix, Shota, and Orah myself. If there is any communications satellite at all near the planet, then I will send them a message. But I'll not do this a
On a shady planet, far from the coordinates of Earth and far from the sun, a seemingly dark-haired boy lies unconscious in the middle of a dark wasteland.Having repeatedly dyed his naturally red hair, his hair now looked dark, as if it were his normal hair color.Destroyed buildings could be seen far away from him, with a few boulders here and there. All the buildings far and around him looked destroyed and abandoned.There was no sign of life or vegetation on the land. The whole planet looked abandoned and deserted, with no civilization or modern technology.The entire planet looked like a place where an apocalypse had taken place in the past.You could also see beasts of various kinds and levels moving freely all over the planet, as this was their home.The destroyed buildings were obviously the work of high-level beasts that went berserk and destroyed the whole place.This was the reason why the planet was considered damn dangerous and not fit to live in. At least until all the bea
"Are you crazy? If you think this is some kind of game, then stop it. Do you really think you can take out fifteen of them at once? There's no fighting this time. I'll stay here until they pass, and then we'll move on," Shota replied, annoyed that Rigel wasn't taking their current situation seriously.Rigel chuckled when he heard what Shota had just said, but said nothing. He chose to remain silent, for actions speak louder than words.'If only he knew how weak these beasts are against me,' he thought and chuckled again.After the group of Cataclaws had passed, Shota came out from his hiding place and picked up his pace.Although he didn't know where he was going, he had an inexplicable certainty that he'd find shelter.As far as his eyes would go, he could see broken buildings and large rocks. This sight gave him some hope that he'd find shelter.In a way, these rocks helped him. They served as a good hideout when beasts approached.So far he hadn't encountered any other beast except
Instead of going to class, Nicole made her way to Erix's room.When she got there, Rin was still asleep. What woke him up was her knocking."Hey, what are you doing here so early in the morning?" Rin asked in a sleepy voice, still lying on his bed."Are you serious right now? Seven in the morning is early, really?" Nicole articulated, shocked."Wait, seven?!" Rin exclaimed, jumping down from his bed."Oh, no, I didn't know it was seven already. Usually, Erix wakes me. Now he isn't here, I overslept. Give me a few minutes, I'll get ready quickly."With those words, Rin hurried into the bathroom, leaving only Nicole in the room.After Rin left, Nicole quietly walked down to the table in the corner of the room and grabbed the water bottle that was sitting up there.As she was in a rush, she had forgotten to drink water after having breakfast in the cafeteria that morning.Opening the bottle, she gulped down the entire contents in one gulp.Then she went to Erix's bed and lay down there.
"I volunteer for this operation!" Leo firmly blurted out.Everyone at the table turned to look at him when he said that.In any case, they weren't surprised to see Leo volunteer easily. Except for the head general, he was someone everyone respected because of his strength.Even the generals there, although they were too proud to admit it, had great respect for Leo.Why? The reason was simple. Leo was strong, and not only was he strong, but he was also someone who was not easily swayed.He was just as strong as the generals, even a little stronger.Although he was only a sergeant, most generals in the base respected him and would always avoid being on his bad side. As for his co-sergeants, they dared not to mess with him, and sometimes they even respected him like a general, even though he had the same rank as them.But Leo did not care about those things. He only does what he thinks is right and pays due respect to the higher-ups.Seeing that no one opposed Leo's proposition, Gen. Ryk