Today was the 3rd day since the allied fleet embarked on their journey, to the general direction of the vault. They continued their preparations for this extremely important mission.
After training every day for the past few years with only cold weapons as a gladiator, Clark was finally going to brush up again on his skills with the gun.
Back in his days as a gladiator, he didn’t completely abandon his gun training. He still used his old implant to simulate training arenas, where he trained his mastery of the gun. Though he seldom did it, he was still able to retain his shooting skills.
Emily and Scott accompanied him to the ranged training arena, as he got ready to take his aptitude test again.
After staying together for more than a week, Sergeant Scott already kind of became his assistant. Despite being soldiers of the same rank, the Sergeant respected him so much, that he listened to his orders on everything.
He also liked his company. Des
The golden rays of the sun shone down, illuminating the surface and edges of the advancing line of ships.The waves of the sea flowed at their regular pattern, as the allied fleet moved forward. The 7 formidable-looking ships drifted forward, as their surfaces reflected an orange metallic sheen, due to the direct glare of the sun.5 of the ships soon stopped, as they quickly started forming a defensive perimeter around the area. The remaining 2 ships continued their journey forward, as they gradually drifted away from the rest.After a lot of brainstorming, the allied force decided to leave most of their ships behind. Their destination is dangerous. They did not want to enter a situation, where their vulnerable countrymen would die because of mistakes that they made.If they were not able to make it out alive, at least their other forces would be able to return safely to their various countries to bring the news of their death back.The 2 departing
The Mediterranean Sea, being one of the largest and deepest seas in the world has several sources where it gets its large supply of water. Its most important channels and primary inflows are the Atlantic Ocean, the Sea of Marmara, the Nile, Ebro, Rhone, Chelif, and Po.With a surface area of 2,500,000km2, its area is also outrageously wide and boundless. With an average depth of 1,500m, it is also one of the deepest water bodies in the world.It has a large water volume of 3,750,000km3 and being a sea that has been in existence for over 200 years ago, it housed some of the oldest and most dangerous predators of the sea.Though the advancing groups of soldiers were not afraid to have an encounter with a sea predator, an exobeast sea predator was a different matter entirely. They preferred it more if their exploration was without any other complications.Clark kept silent, as the darkness of the sea started hindering their vision a bit. Blue glows started a
The shockwave from the bright red beam shot at them was so forceful that despite not killing them, it flung all the alliance soldiers to various corners of the chamber they found themselves.Despite one of their comrade dying so quickly, as high-grade soldiers, they were all battle-hardened and skilled war veterans. As soon as they landed, they rolled to negate the force, as they finally turned to observe their surroundings and to face this monstrous entity directly.They were in some kind of mechanical workshop, as mechanical parts were littered all over the place. Metal structures took almost all the space of the room, leaving only a little space for them to stand on.They did not have the luxury to observe their surroundings to their fill, as they had a more immediate problem to face. They finally raised their heads, to look at their intimidating opponent.With blue glowing eyes like light bulbs, the figure of the giant mechanical soldier loomed over t
Captain Oxford’s armor held despite the force and momentum behind the strike, but his face twisted in agony as pain erupted all over his body. The sword on his hands became heavy for him to hold, as his hands became numb from the impact.His figure flew backward like a speeding ship without a sailor, as his bulky form finally hit the iron walls with a loud boom sound. His figure created a dent in the reinforced iron walls, remaining stuck in it like a traitor on a stake, about to be sentenced to death.His brain grew muddled and blurry, as he fought hard to keep his consciousness. He felt terrible, like all the bones in his body were displaced and bent out of shape. The pain was excruciating.The other soldier’s eyes widened in horror, as they finally came to a realization. The mechanical soldier they were fighting against previously was just the secondary form of this bringer of terror.This streamlined, sword-wielding form was the original a
Hmmm!! Captain Oxford’s armor dematerialized from his face as he grunted in a deep tone, before vomiting out the blood overflowing in his throat. After emptying the blood, he cleaned his mouth with his hand as he finally felt the fatigue from the battle overwhelming him.He was weak, but he forced himself to stand as he looked at the bloodstains all around the room. He was the Captain, if he was the first to drop from exhaustion, it would undoubtedly affect the morale of his soldiers.The battle was still a stunner to them. They never expected to get involved in such a battle with a mechanical soldier, shortly after entering the passage of their choice.He didn’t know when last he got involved in a battle where the odds were completely against him, like this one. They would have all died, if not for Clark’s timely use of his stealth armor. The high-grade stealth armor was the only reason they were still alive.Despite them emerging as th
After the experience of the previous room, the advancing group of soldiers was now extra cautious. Only the soft thudding sounds of their boots echoed in the corridor, as they moved forward while remaining alert.They were ready to nullify any sudden ambush like the one of last time if it came. Even an animal hardly falls for the same trick twice, if the hunter refuses to employ new measures against it. They were not foolish enough to fall for the same trick twice.Captain Oxford already prepared a lot of plans, strategies, and counter-measures to go through any unfavorable situation they find themselves in.After knowing the preparations of their leader, the advancing group of soldiers were now more confident in surviving. Fighting a prepared battle, was completely different from fighting an abrupt, completely unprepared one.Their confidence showed, as despite them passing through the same eerie-looking corridor, their expressions were not as tense. And
Boom!! Despite the intimidating sight before them, the high-grade soldiers would not lose their fighting will so easily. Clark started the battle, as a high-caliber sniper bullet left his sniper rifle.Clang!! The bullet lodged itself past 2 different mechanical soldiers, as their systems immediately shut down from the impact.Unlike elite grade mechanical soldiers like the swordsman they faced, this was the conventional cannon fodder or army style method used by most countries. It can be practically interpreted, as staging a horde of mechanical soldiers against a single opponent.It seemed like Clark’s gun shot acted as the cry to battle, as the ranged soldiers under his lead released their full firepower at their mechanical counterparts.Captain Oxford was as calm as always. His rich battle experience was a very good boon to him, as it helped him to adapt to basically any situation in battle. He quickly adapted to the situation, as he starte
This terrifying explosion showed the resources and skill required to create a support-type mechanical soldier. The extremely volatile energy batteries in its bloated form did most of the work in spreading the reach of the explosion.When the deadly charged energy beam from Clark impacted its round form, it tried to withstand the impact like always. But this time, it was an energy-powered shot, and the force of impact behind it was too much. It overwhelmed its safety limit, and the rest was history.The impact, its volatile energy batteries, and the tricky angle at which it was shot made its systems react violently in both the chemical and mechanical fields.The result was, its location directly became a desolate ground. The metal floor in that location quickly melted from the extreme direct heat, while all the mechanical soldiers in the area either melted or turned to scrap metal.The peripheral heat wave from the point of the explosion was just like the
6 months ago, the sky turned red which according to world leaders signified the start of the war that would decide the fate of humanity.2 months prior, the news was finally publicized, spreading worldwide panic but with all the most powerful world leaders working together, the panic was easily curbed and order was restored.According to the government, humanity was not hopeless, they had heroes in the form of their soldiers and elite soldiers.Not only that, humanity had a superhero, the great Elite Commander Clark Pendragon. After the special training started, a fuse seemed to have been switched on as the Spartan soldier experienced a period of rapid growth.With veteran Elite Commanders around to guide him and with every resource he needed available, he encountered no bottlenecks, he improved at a superhuman speed never recorded since the human race was born.In just 4 months, he broke through 2 times, going all the way to the Elite-grade rank.
A month later, in the Gen. Clark Pendragon Mansion.At the big balcony attached to the mansion, Clark stood, looking out into the distance as a lot of things went through his mind. The past one month has been the best in his life, and he was grateful for it.Despite it being the best in his life, as a 4th rank high-grade soldier now, his intuition told him that something was happening.As a high-grade soldier and mercenary, things happened everyday around him but he knew that this was not the normal happenings, his intuition told him that this was far higher than anything that he has encountered before.And after making connections from the recent happenings, from his famous marriage ceremony, to the big 5 jointly broadcasting it, a lot of other things and now the Spartan President personally calling for him, he confirmed his guess.Something big was happening, it was just that no one deemed it right to inform him about it yet. As a man
Vatican City Central Church, General Clark Street. This was the church where the big things were happening for today. Not only people from all over the Spartan republic, even esteemed guests from foreign high-grade countries came to grace this occasion. Today was the day of Vatican City hero’s marriage ceremony. After 22 years as a single, General Clark Pendragon was finally ready to tie the nut with his fiancée. The name of the street where the ceremony was commencing was given and commissioned a few days after Clark became a General. Some of the most esteemed guests attending the marriage ceremony were the legendary President of the Spartan republic, Leonidas, and the armor tycoon, the billionaire Mr. Calibri of the Dakran republic. These 2 people were such powerful and well-known personalities in their own rights that their attendance alone shot the attention being given to the marriage ceremony to the highest point. Not only that,
“Leonidas, you wish to attend?”Hearing that, the Spartan President sighed, exasperated. “If you were not my mentor, I would have probably fired you already. Cough…, sorry for that but I’m really going, what’s the big deal?”“You’re really asking me that right now? Of course, there’s a big deal. Apart from military burials, do you know the last time you have for social gatherings?”“I dunno, probably a decade or 2”.“No…, 4 decades! 4 whole decades! You get that?” The old man emphasized by waving his hands vigorously, showing 4 fingers at the powerful soldier.“Suddenly going to a social event after such a long time staying at home, what do you think will be people’s reaction. They may feel that something is happening, they may even panic”.“And just because he’s a 4th rank high-grade soldier does not change anythin
A day after the reunion with her family, Sonia took permission with her parents before going on the first official date with her boyfriend. It was a date, but they just wanted to spend more time together and close to each other. The few years apart was torment to them, now that they had the opportunity, they wanted to make up for it by all means. At first, staying together left them feeling awkward but they soon got over it and started reliving the feelings of a few years ago. For the destination for their first date, none of them planned for it as they were both individuals who have never interacted with the opposite sex in such fashions before now. As the only daughter of a famous billionaire, other billionaire sons already tried courting her in the past but she simply didn’t find them appealing enough, so she always ignored and avoided them. After just a day of staying with Clark, her brother, and her parents in her childhood home, she now
Among the 3 Pirate Gods in the Sahara, though none of them never publicly claimed the spot as the strongest, the Black Pirate God was the one most recognized by pirates as the strongest. After him was the powerful Red Goddess Pirate, then the Lilac Pirate God. Compared to the first 2, the Lilac Pirate God was on the more glaringly weaker side but he still had the strength to back his title. At this moment, in the Black God Pirate City, a surprising piece of news was being circulated. Pirate Queen Anamel was dead, and Pirate Queen Cobra was secretly a student of the Red Goddess. Not only that, the most shocking piece of news that took the city by storm was that of Pirate Queen Cobra’s intention to leave the Sahara and settle in normal human settlements outside. … “Is this news verified?” A deep voice asked with suppressed anger in an underground room with far better living conditions than most of the others out there in the desert. “Yes
Though they both wanted to just remain in each other’s embrace forever, Clark and Sonia knew that they were still in a pirate city and what it meant. With reluctance, they quickly left the city with Arthur.Even if they tried to cover it up, it was impossible so they didn’t bother. In minutes, the news of Pirate Queen Anamel’s death spread through the pirate city and beyond.For long, Clark has always been worried about his reaction when he finally saw Sonia again but he was surprised when he did. It was like they never separated; it was like they’ve lived through all these years together.15 minutes later, they got sufficiently far away into the desert from the pirate city so they finally had the time to speak things out.Sonia brought out the stolen pistol first, which Clark handed over to Arthur. After this, she finally started detailing her encounters after Clark asked.According to her, after the fierce battle on her fa
While Arthur asked the pirate, Clark already went to work as he closed his eyes to focus. As experienced soldiers, they already put a lot of contingencies in place during their tour around the pirate city.Even if they wanted to catch some fun, it was too unrealistic for them to just keep touring without setting anything in place.With his implant, Clark immediately accessed the hidden cameras that they placed around the city, most especially this bar. It didn’t take him long; he saw a hooded female going out through the bar’s back door.“Found our target”.While muttering to Arthur, Clark already turned to storm out of the bar. Arthur simply knocked the 2 pirates out before storming out also.In seconds, they were out of the bar’s main structure.…A few meters away from the bar, a hooded lady walked through the streets at a leisure pace as she kept a close but alert eye on her surroundings.<
The next day, Clark and Arthur woke up with the intention to remain patient while waiting for their informant to contact them. They didn’t even go into the pirate city, it was too disgusting for them to stay in it. The more Clark felt this way, the more he feared what his girlfriend may have become now. If just a day staying in it could make him this irritated, he just couldn’t imagine what staying here for 4 years could have done. Thinking of this, he felt guilty again. “Why didn’t I come earlier?” Souring his mood with such thoughts, the day moved extremely slowly to him. Perhaps, having noticed his current mood, Arthur didn’t disturb him and opted to go out hunting alone. When he came back, he had a desert antelope with him. Seeing the catch, Clark was left speechless. “Can we finish that?” Arthur wasn’t fazed by his question. “If we can’t finish it today, we’ll just finish it tomorrow or the next. Don’t worry, I have preservation gadgets with me, and besides, your girlfriend