“I think this is another animal kingdom’s territory. How troublesome, how can they be so numerous?” Josh’s grumbling voice reverberated again but no one reacted to it, they were all used to it.
After spending some more time with this man, the allied squad finally grasped his personality completely.
Unlike what was expected of typical 3rd rank high-grade soldiers, he was the complete opposite. Not only did he not put on any airs, but he also grumbled more than the weakest soldiers in the squad.
Though it always left the soldiers awkward, his grumblings were not without basis. As the king of demolition said, this region was countless times more dangerous than all the areas they’ve passed before.
As soon as they crossed from the safe territories marked out by humans after years of exploration, it felt like they just jumped out of a cushy king-sized bed directly into a lake of fire.
Starting from the first day of their journey, they started encoun
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As soon as the soldiers heard the king of demolition say stop, silence descended immediately. Every one of them stood as rigid as a rock, their hairs stood on end like antennas. They could already feel their hearts in their throats but they still made no sound. What could make the king of demolition so tense was definitely not good, they had no intentions of pushing their luck. Though they still didn’t know why he was so tense, none of the soldiers dared to disturb him, not even Clark and Dickson. They could already see the roughly made settlements of the animals before them, which was the trademark of the animal kingdoms, but they still could not understand what made the usually casual king of demolition so tense. The king of demolition finally made a gesture with his hand. The soldiers understood what he meant on seeing his gestures. They slowly bent down to make themselves closer to the snow, thereby making them blend with the white backgro
Deafening silence descended on the soldiers after this, all of them felt like they were hallucinating. “Did an ape just speak?” The impact of this could only be imagined. It felt just like you went to the back of your house to catch some bugs, and a bug suddenly tells you to surrender. The goosebumps that come from that alone can be imagined; it is a completely horrifying scenario. Perspiration escaped their sweat glands subconsciously, pouring down like waterfalls to drench their climbing clothes despite the cold weather. They were all too shocked to react. “Diana, lead everyone away!” “Clark, let’s dine in hell with this bastard, at least to let our subordinates escape”. Dickson growled as his shield quickly materialized in his hand. As he prepared to rush out to meet the ape, he suddenly felt a hand holding and dragging him back. He turned his head only to see Clark’s lifeless eyes that were muddled in confusion. Noticing hi
3 hours later, the Spartan and Daland soldiers were still being led across the snow-filled region. None of them made any sound, they just kept following silently. Though dozens of thoughts were in Diana’s mind, she also kept her mouth tightly shut. From the corner of her eyes, she could see Major Clark also restrained by the chains. She felt funny all of a sudden. “Before, it was humans who did this to animals. Is this retribution?” Among all the soldiers present, Clark was the one under the most pressure. Thinking of the fact that he made a decision that may possibly doom his soldiers made him feel stressed out. Though none of the soldiers openly lashed out at him, he knew that they had doubts. This only made him feel more guilty, he just kept praying for the best. He inclined his head to glance at Dickson but quickly regretted his decision. Dickson had a nonchalant expression on his face like none of this happening concerned him, he really a
The atmosphere in the cave was subdued and tense, night finally came which indicated that the soldiers were leaving soon. Though they would not disobey their leader, thinking of the ape that could speak human intonation still left the soldiers feeling goosebumps all over. Even the originally jovial Josh had a rare solemn expression on his face. He knew that if they were found out, a desperate uphill battle would be the subsequent development trajectory. Till now, he still didn’t know why he decided to follow Clark’s team but he already experienced a lot during the past few days. To him, all of these were worth it, that was the main attraction of every zealous adventurer. All the soldiers already woke up. When such a battle of fate was looming, none of them had the motivation to sleep deeply. Every one of them had tense expressions on their faces. Despite the negative feelings in their heart, glancing at Clark and seeing the confident expressio
According to the king of demolition, those exact 2 devices already saved his life dozens of times during his daring adventures around the Himalayan peaks, so Clark didn’t hesitate to buy it. The loud noise being made by the drilling machine was extremely piercing to the ears, it vibrated with boundless energy as the thousand-year-old rocks beneath were carved aside. Josh being the one who operated the machine felt the vibration the most, but he bit his lips and persevered, pushing it forward with all his might. As soon as the others landed in the narrow tunnel that was being drilled by Josh, they entered a battle formation immediately. Clark handed his guns to both Diana and Benny. This time, they were relegated to act as the ranged support with Anna. Though they were primarily melee-soldiers, shooting a gun was not hard for them, especially in such a narrow passageway. Despite this, Anna was their leader whose mission was to direct them.
As soon as the 5 soldiers all emerged outside the tunnel, they reflexively looked back down with different emotions flickering in their eyes. They were still in shock at what just happened, it was too abrupt. Though they already prepared for such a scenario when the plan was drafted, when it finally happened, they could not take it calmly at all. Clark and Diana felt all strength seep away from their body. Clark was still dazed, looking at the scene in disbelief, but Diana directly broke down in tears, crying bitterly. At the last moment, Dickson and Josh were the ones who saved both of them. Josh reacted extremely fast. As soon as Benny died, he knew that both Diana and Clark would be undoubtedly affected. He went for Clark immediately while Dickson went for Diana. Though he felt sorry and really wanted to let both soldiers mourn properly, he knew that this was not the time for it. Not only was the alpha ape still coming for them, but the sit
Back in the Spartan republic, in Delhi city, today the road was much more crowded and boisterous as the bright aura of something significant happening filled the atmosphere. Today was the knot tying day between Sergeant Leonard Bane and Ms. Kate Bauer. As a soldier who was serving in Delhi city for over 4 years already, Leo had an unprecedented status in the city. As soldiers were the protectors of the city, every citizen looked up to them. Though he was not the strongest soldier in the Python military division, he and his wife were well known as he was among the few high-grade soldiers there. When the news that Captain Daniel was going to attend the wedding ceremony spread out, the whole city stirred. Due to this alone, the hype for it blew through the roof. On the main road of the city, special road safety agents armed to the teeth were on duty as they checked every vehicle that was driving across. This was to prevent people with ulterior mo
Back in the dark cave, in the deeper parts of the Himalayan ranges. Hours later, after having a deep sleep to recover their depleted strength, Clark and his companions finally woke up again to see the dark cave. Nothing changed, the atmosphere was still stale, the sorrow and everything else accompanying it was still there. They left trails behind for the king of demolition to locate them, but it seems that he was not coming Afterall. Maybe the alpha ape already killed him, maybe he survived but was too injured to look for them. The scenarios were too numerous to count so they just rested their brains and relaxed. None of them approached the other, they all still kept their distance from each other. Only Dickson and Anna were together but they never spoke, opting to maintain the silence. No one cried nor sobbed again, they just kept quiet, thinking of everything that happened for the past few hours. After about another hour of this unen
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