Under the directions of Captain Oxford, the allied group of soldiers moved forward alertly in the corridor as they firmly kept the integrity of the turtle shell formation. Even if he was a 4th rank high-grade soldier now, he was not ready to take unnecessary risks.
Being alert and maintaining their battle formation, was something that he was not ready to compromise on. Even if it drained their concentration, its benefits could negate its disadvantages.
Just like the other 2 rooms they just passed; no alarm was triggered as they safely arrived at the door leading to the next room.
After having so many experiences already, they were no longer novices as a soldier immediately came out to open the door. He worked fluently, as the door was swiftly unlocked in less than 10 seconds.
Tightly holding his sword in a defensive pose, Captain Oxford moved in first to scout the environment. As soon as he moved in, the other soldiers neatly swarmed in after h
Due to them being prepared and alert, none of the stray beams and bullets were able to impact them. All the soldiers followed the leadership of their leader, as they all rolled away from the point where the stray fire was more focused.After rolling to a safer corner, under the leadership of Captain Oxford they all activated their remaining shields. Their movements were like that of a well-oiled machine, as their previous preparations started showing their importance.A blue energy glow quickly sprang up, covering their location, as it started flickering from the bullets impacting its surface.After getting a reliable defense, it was at this moment that they finally had time to look more clearly at the battlefield. A large hall appeared in their sight, enlarging on all sides in a roundabout manner.They heaved a sigh of relief as it seems that this was really the main hall of the research base. Though they could see its ends from a glance, it was still ou
Captain Mark of the Diadem republic waved his dual swords ferociously, as the elite swordsman mechanical soldier facing him was blown away. His face was stern and tightened under his armor’s coverage, as he alone fended off the strikes of the 2 elite mechanical soldiers facing him.Unlike the other country’s soldiers that were still kind of fumbling in the dark, he knew a lot more about this research base.He was sure that if these people knew the original owners of this research base, they would most likely duck their heads under their legs in fear and run.This military research base was one of the hidden research bases of the Apocalypse military organization. As one of the big 5 powers, and being the one with the highest number of high-grade soldiers, their power was undeniable.As this was not their territory, they secretly kidnapped and indoctrinated workers from other places to serve as their researchers here.No matter how strong
As a side division compartment of this seemingly most important vault, its construction was just like the others. Though the compartment was dimly lit, they could still make out its structure.From how sturdy-looking the walls of the surprisingly large compartment looked, they knew that this was another wall made from reinforced Arcanite metal.From how large and well-designed this place looked; it was hard to believe that it was just a compartment of the main vault. It looked too luxurious to take it as just a storage compartment.Unlike the main vault that was in a metallic grey color, the walls of the compartment were painted in a bright white color. This brightened up the atmosphere a bit, reducing the tension in the air.After observing thoroughly, they were not able to see anything that indicated danger so they finally started moving forward. They moved steadily while keeping their alertness, as their eyes roamed around in circles to continuously co
Sweat rolled down his face, tingling his fair skin as he worked, but Sergeant Eliot refused to wipe the sweat away. His body was completely tense from the expectations on his shoulders, as the soft but steady ticking sound of the bomb timer sounded in the now quiet compartment.Knowing that how fast he worked would influence the side mission that they were assigned, brought him loads of pure pressure that he could barely suppress.He felt like his body was present, but his soul was already in an alternate world. He succeeded in getting to a realm of concentration, that he had never been to before.Though he was confident that he could work his way around it, he was still extremely intimidated by how complicated the manual mechanical set-up of the safe was. Compared to the ones he had worked on before; the difference was miles apart.Throughout his years as a soldier, he already worked on and successfully opened dozens of safes. But this one was undoubtedl
Captain Jack responded swiftly as he decisively ordered his subordinates to escape, there was no longer any explanation to make.On seeing the furious expression on the Spartan Captain’s face, he knew that explaining would not result in anything good.The soldiers who just defected were his soldiers, there was no evidence to indicate that they took the decision themselves and that he was innocent. After considering all the pros and cons, escaping immediately was the best verdict that he could reach.Boom!! Before he could fully take any action to retreat, the large sword of Captain Oxford already came to meet his chest. His armor’s energy barely held, as his figure was blown back with a loud sound of impact.He was even more horrified from this, as he did not know when the Spartan Captain moved. Despite the muddle-headed feeling trying to overwhelm his consciousness, he persevered and picked himself up.“Run!!” He yelled at
Bam!! The door leading to the small side compartment was burst open, as Clark rushed out with his soldiers. Despite the impediment from exhaustion, they moved neatly in formation.They quickly arrived back in the burnt main storage room. The explosion from the 2 support tentacled mechanical soldiers wiped the room of all its former grace and beauty.Everything was wiped out, even the remains of the soldiers who died to it were not left behind. The walls and floor of the room were now just a burnt grey and black metallic structure, with small but noticeable tints of red.Boom!! Boom!! This was the little that they could get from slightly observing it, as they were not given the luxury to observe it further. A large battle between the surviving soldiers and the mechanical soldiers was already raging on, as everyone tried their different means to escape.Though the fierce eruption of fire from the explosion vaporized all the initial mechanical soldiers, the
Boom!! Boom!! The vibration of obstacles being bulldozed over kept echoing, transmitting to the whole military base as the sound got nearer and nearer. The atmosphere in the hall became suffocating, as gulps involuntarily escaped out of the soldier's throats.The dangerous sounds echoing around them frightened the hell out of them, but they were not allowed to think further as the one responsible for this huge commotion finally emerged.Roar!! With another deep roar, followed by a loud boom sound, a large and dangerous-looking animal head finally broke through the Arcanite floor casing of the hall like it was just paper.The sight of this alone took the soldiers' fragile hearts away, this was Arcanite metal, not wood. Their brains were fuzzy from the shock, as they tried to make out the shape of this extremely huge exobeast.With large enormous wings like that of a dragon, this mighty exobeast finally landed gracefully on the main hall before directing it
All the soldiers tried their best to move faster to the hole, taking advantage of their temporary respite as the 3 Generals now took the brunt of the damage and attention.Though strength was, without doubt, good, some soldiers were already thanking their lucky stars for not being Generals. If that was the attention received by such powerful soldiers, then they were content with their own strength.They always envied the strength wielded by 4th rank high-grade soldiers, but it was today that they learned the important lesson of contentment, proving that no condition was insignificant in the world.It’s just that life is in phases, men are in sizes. You will always face the problems that are isolated for those of your size.Your strength may not be the best among soldiers, but you enjoy advantages that higher-ranked soldiers do not enjoy. Every rank or position in life has its pros and cons, so being content was a must-learn skill.As the Gene
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