The soldiers formed a wide circle so as to create a stage of some sort. Bryan walked to the middle of the makeshift stage and waited for his opponent while he scanned the faces of the Delta Squad.
“Private Grayson! You have been selected by your superior to duel the members of the Delta Squad! Failure to win in the duel will earn you a court-martial for insubordination! If you are not confident in fighting, I suggest you get your sorry ass out from there now! Do you wish to proceed!?” Lieutenant Colonel Durke said with contempt and authority. In his mind, he could already see Bryan cowering away from the fighting stage. Unfortunately Bryan was not only confident he will win, but also he didn't just plan on fighting one at a time.
Bryan glance at Lieutenant Colonel Durke and smiled
“Affirmative!” Bryan said, then he turned to Major Cutthroat and saluted.
“Private Grayson reporting for duty! Sir! I pledge to uphold not only the honor of the Alorea Nation, but also crush the enemies along the way!” Bryan said with so much conviction that Major Cutthroat's expression tilted to that of a smile. He was once like Bryan, of course not as strong as he is, but the same conviction, same youthful spirit.
“Words are easy to utter, Actions maketh the man! Let's see if you have what it takes!” Lieutenant Colonel Durke said as he gritted his teeth in anger. He was not expecting Bryan to take up the challenge, now it felt like an insult to him. Turning to the soldiers of his squad who were itching to punch Bryan.
“One of you boys should go in there and smack that kid silly!”
“Not really Sir! I want six members of the Delta Squad to come at me at once. It will be a tussle to beat them one by one. I don't have that much time to waste.” Bryan said in an arrogant tone. His aim was obvious; to rile up the soldiers and make them forsake reason.
Lieutenant Colonel Durke turned to Major Cutthroat in shock, meanwhile the Major merely shrugged as if he felt it was a trivial matter. While the Lieutenant Colonel was thinking Bryan was crazy, Major Cutthroat was delighted, he knew well that Bryan will defeat the six soldiers, what six! Even fifty soldiers are no match for that little devil.
“Very well! What are you lot waiting for!? An invitation!? Six of you should get in there and trash that wussy!” Lieutenant Colonel Durke roared at his soldiers. It was evident from his tone that he was extremely pissed. Major Cutthroat's smile only got wider.
*
Six burly men surrounded Bryan. Although they were itching to begin, they were still a bit cautious. They were not fools, they knew that for Bryan to challenge six at a time meant two things; one, either he was overconfident and lost his nuts. Or two, he had the capability fight against six of them. So first things first, they had to test the waters.
SWOOM!
Two soldiers attacked from the left and right simultaneously. They plan to defeat Bryan in a pincer attack. Seeing the first soldier in front of him, Bryan sidestepped to dodge the kick, then ducked down and punched his ribs, a light crack was heard and the soldier dropped to the ground groaning in pain. Bryan, not even turning around, dived to the left. He stood up and crossed his arms across his chest, he succeeded in blocking a kick from one of his opponents, unfolding his arms, he changed his style to that of Bojitsu, then he swung out his fist at close proximity, catching his opponent off guard, his fist connected to the soldier's chin, sending the soldier crashing down.
One must first understand that Bryan's strength was now thrice that of these men, and with each punch being laced with killing intent, it was a miracle they were not killed immediately.
With two men down under thirty seconds, the other four now became extremely vigilant and retreated. Bryan knew that if he did not finish them off now, he won't be able to complete the mission. Disregarding all rules of engagement, Bryan dashed towards the four soldiers. Not expecting Bryan to charge at them with such ferocity, the four men could not coordinate well with each other and thus went on the defensive stance. Bryan bypassed the defense of the one in front of him, successfully evading the man's punch, he bent down and gave him a punch on the belly, the soldier's mouth opened in an O shape while his eyes went wide with shock and pain. Bryan gave him an extension kick, then rushed off towards the second one who didn't even have time to take a defensive stance, Bryan bent a bit and then gave him a powerful uppercut, sending him three feet away from the others, he passed out before he even hit the ground. Bryanthen turned to the last two, holding their heads with each hand, he banged them together, they all fell to the ground groaning in pain. The fight was over in just a minute and half.
«Ding!
Congratulations to Host on completing the mission. Awarded one hundred and eighty contribution points.»
*
Gobsmacked! Dumbfounded! Jaw dropping!
Lieutenant Colonel Durke and the rest of the soldiers were all shocked by the display of power Bryan had just showcased.
“Who is that kid?” Lieutenant Colonel Durke turned around to Major Cutthroat and whispered.
“That kid?.. that's our super soldier.. Bryan Grayson.” Major Cutthroat said with pride.
Bryan came over to Major Cutthroat's office. The Major General had received an order from the Secretary of Defense to send someone capable to guard his daughter while he goes on a campaign trip with the Alorean President. He instantly thought of the new rising star; Private Grayson. After briefing Major Cutthroat of this vital matter, it was now up to Major Cutthroat to brief Bryan of the upcoming mission and how important it was.“Sir! You sent for me Sir!” Bryan saluted as soon as he stepped into the office.“Have a seat Private.” Major Cutthroat said in a gentle tone.“Thank you Sir.” Bryan responded in a respectful way and sat down.“Private Grayson. I will get straight to the point. We have just received a mission from the Secretary of Defense himself! He requested that we send someone to guard his daughter; Maryanne. Are you up for the job!?”“Affirmative! Sir!”When Bryan heard the word 'Mission' from his commanding officer, he started to shift gears into his mission mode.“G
The girl stood up and glared at Bryan. She was a beautiful girl with long black hair that was tied into two messy low pigtails. She had a fringe just above her blue eyes, her body was fair and slim. She seemed to be exuding an almost haughty aura.“Hey! Why the hell did you throw me!?” the girl asked Bryan in an irritated tone.Bryan who had once stood on the battlefield and defeated level 3 metahumans, fought six strong soldiers without a tinge of worry on his face, was now very much worried. He didn't know what to say in a situation such as this, he didn't even know how to have a dialogue with people as he's always been excommunicated from almost everyone who came across him. Now he has to talk this girl whom he already wronged? Besides, this was not just an ordinary girl, she's the only daughter of the Secretary of Defense! This is a great headache.'I can't believe I'm going to fail my very first covert mission. I have to do something.'“Sorry Ma'am, for throwing you. It was an ac
Bryan saw the targer shout at him, and call him a weirdo. Everyone looked at the girl with a surprise expression on their faces, even the teacher was stunned as he heard what the girl just said.“Do you know each other Ms Maryanne?” David asked a bit confused at the sudden outburst. Maryanne regained her composure and noticed everyone's attention was directed at her, bluehed and shook hrr head.“Sorry, I guess I got the wrong person." Maryanne glared at Bryan as she once again sat on her chair, blaming Bryan for the embarrassment sbe was currently facing.“Okay, why don't you introduce yourself then.” David gestured at Bryan to make his introduction.Bryan stood in an upright position and was about to salute but stopped himself from doing so. After getting pushed away from the Houstons years ago, he had always fantasized himself of being a soldier, besides, soldiers fear no one and are respected everywhere. He graduated with good grades just to fulfil his Mom's wish and also help out
Maryanne looked at Bryan who looked back at her.“Hey, why do you keep staring at me? You do know it's creeping me out.”Bryan who heard Maryanne's question started to think as fast as he could for an answer. He could not say anything about the mission, he needed to explain why he was staring as something else.“I'm sorry I could not stop staring because of your beauty.” Bryan tried to say one of the lines he had heard from a movie once, he said this without showing anything on his face. Seeing Bryan's earnest gaze as he said she was a beauty, Maryanne couldn't help but blush.“I already know I'm a beauty but still, staring too much is not good.” Maryanne said with pride. Bryan only sighed inwardly for successfully fooling Maryanne. Just then he received an urgent message from the system.«Ding!Host will receive virtual scenes of System's origin. Host is advised to find a quiet place as Host will be in a comatose state during the procedure.»Before Maryanne could say anymore, Bryan t
Bryan returned to his seat and continued to observe Maryanne. The classmates especially the girls had changed their opinion of Bryan. At first they labelled him as a weirdo but now he was labelled as someone passionate.Maryanne couldn't be bothered by Bryan's staring at her anymore, as she was preoccupied by her own thoughts in regards to the recent events. Class started again and the same as what happened in the first three classes; the teacher comes in and notices Bryan's blatant disregard for the lesson, the teacher tries to embarrass him asking him a question above the standard of a college student, but Bryan was able to answer all questions flawlessly. This was due to the fact that he had already passed through these sect when he was still in University. In the end the teachers leave the classroom embarrassed.School ended and before people could approach Maryanne and Bryan, the two left swiftly. Maryanne was absentminded while she was walking home. Bryan on the other hand was
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«Data collection complete. Host matches the requirement of the system. Host's current status: Deceased. Injecting revitalization serum to Host. Host current status: critical. Injecting advanced healing serum to Host. Host current status: Salvageable. Injecting Immortality elixir to Host. Host current status: Perfect.»Thump... Thump... Thump...Maximus' completely stopped heart started beating again. His chest heaved as his nostrils sucked oxygen in, making him alive again. His body that had gone pale started gaining color again as blood flow resumed in his body. His body gained back all the senses he had lost. He could hear the sound the wind as well.WARGOD SYSTEMName: Mackintosh PerchAge: twenty three Race: Hybrid (Demon wolf and Human)Status: god of vengeanceDivinity: five%Strength: one hundred Speed: one hundred Control: one hundred Skill: Hell fireball, purple dragon breath, mind control, purple heat vision, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.Main quest: Eliminate traitors of Rome
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