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Leaving the Spartan army headquarters left Clark feeling good, he constantly felt like he was being tickled by his future wife. As Albert drove, once again, he started humming a random lullaby.
Getting to meet his friends again and celebrating his birthday with them refreshed his brain in ways that he found mysterious, he suddenly felt calmer and more collected.
This was a boon on its own already, now getting to solicit the help of his friends to get them to help fulfill his ambition was another. That not being enough, Professor Monkey Hands now surprised him with a mech.
As he rejoiced while humming, he could not help but think again about what prompted the Professor to proactively look for a mech designer for him.
He was still serious in his decision to keep his ability to pilot mechs a secret, letting the world know about such a secret was too irresponsible and rash of him. He had to continue keeping it a secret if he loved his life.
<The typical hot weather of Africa hung vibrantly in the sky, brightly illuminating everywhere in its warm glow of comfort.The Radan republic citizens woke up as usual to face their day, but unknowing to them, something was brewing in the dark. Unknowing to them, today was going to mark the start of a campaign that will greatly change the country.The citizens could not be blamed for their lack of perception though, because even the Radan government was as clueless as them about what was about to strike them today.A boiling pan of oil that they’ve neglected in the hot fire for years was about to explode, and it would do what is typical of all hot oils, burn every human skin that it touches.…Standing before the mirror in the underground base, Clark looked at himself again to confirm that nothing was wrong. Half his face was covered by the black mask, his black vest and trousers were impeccable with no problems.He nodded
Crick! Crick!The wheels of the mini-train made soft rhythmic noises as it slowly moved through the underground rail, apart from this sound no sound could be detected on the rail and not from the soldiers too.Clark had a poker look on his face as due to boredom started simulating different results of this assassination attempt in his head. Despite the numbing silence, he did not try to break it.Only the sound of their breaths could be detected, following the up and downward movement of their hearts in a rhythmic manner.From the reaction of the few assassins, Clark easily deduced that they received special training to curb the effects of such silence. And though Albert was affected, he could still control himself to keep quiet also.Clark didn’t know for how many minutes they’ve been moving, but from the mini-train’s speed, he knew that they’ve crossed dozens of kilometers.Clack! Clack!His heightened senses
In one of the numerous-story buildings surrounding the public development headquarters, as soon as the first sniper shot was discovered, all the lights inside the building were switched off. A blue glowing shield surrounded the building from outside, then activities immediately began inside the building. All the soldiers secretly inside already had night vision goggles beforehand, so they were not blinded after the lights were switched off. As soon as the doppelganger robot shattered into pieces, the real minister of finance who was hiding here quickly dropped the virtual helmet that he wore over his head. “Sir, this way”. Without batting an eyelid, he took the night vision goggles from the soldier and put them on. At this moment, an ugly irritated expression was on his face, his veins heaved up and down like they would snap from anger the next moment. “Sir, we need to go underground”. The soldier stressed again. The minister s
Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu!Having expected such a situation already before he rolled inside the laboratory building, Clark did not stop in one place after opening the door. He rolled forward repeatedly, dodging tons of bullets in the process.As soon as he stood up and found his feet, he stumped on the floor and jumped, going straight to the ceiling as he finally did a sweeping glance through the corridor that was before him.Everything was reflected before his eyes; dozens of soldiers armed to the teeth with different weapons, 2 menacing robots wielding dual swords, and a blockade wall separating the corridor from inside the laboratory.As soon as he finished his observations, the soldiers recovered and aimed their weapons at the ceilings.Seeing this, Clark opened a port in his vest before plummeting down from the ceiling. As he fell, something like a magnetic field erupted from his vest, and dozens of daggers flew out of the open port.Whoosh!<
Thud! As soon as Clark landed on the underground floor, the impact transmitted to his body made him arrive at a ton of deductions immediately. This underground route was recently dug, and it was a rail just like the one he came through. As his brain made all these discoveries, his eyes were already alert as he rapidly surveyed the overall layout of this underground escape route. From the corner of his eyes, he saw what he was looking for. A mini-train just like the one he came on was currently moving into the distance, and a group of soldiers armed to the teeth sprinted forward with it to protect it. Behind the mini-train stood another group of soldiers. From their stance, they were clearly ordered to stay behind and to intercept any assassin that was able to get here. Seeing Clark break into the underground rail so swiftly not long after they came down here, the soldiers were clearly shocked. Taking advantage of their shock, Clark rol
“The minister is dead!”All the assassins of the old warriors club heard this word reverberating on their head in echoes of various alternating frequencies and this seemed to have lit a hidden spark on their heads.They didn’t think deep into it to process it or to even understand it, they directly reacted according to the plan like it was already instinct to them. Captain Drake brought out a grenade and threw it down.Poof!No fire or explosion was seen or heard; only thick gray gas surged out and immediately diffused the air after the grenade made a sound-induced by its lid popping open.The Radan soldiers held their noses to avoid inhaling the gas while rushing inside the gas center to look for the assassins, but they saw no one. The assassins were gone as swiftly and efficiently as they came.This is when they finally came to their senses. The leader of this protection mission, one of the 2nd rank high-grade soldiers ha
Even without needing Clark’s reminder, Albert and the 5 assassins already knew better to begin running for their life. As soon as he clashed with the Radan Captain, they all swiftly scurried away. Seeing that 6 of the assassins were already escaping and that the one standing before him refused to reply to his question, the Radan Captain’s face darkened in fury. Before he could attack, Clark rushed closer and attacked first as his 2 swords left afterimages behind, rapidly striking at his face. He was not a weakling so he was able to hold his ground, but this was in exchange for his previous unstoppable dignity that he had when he just came. The force accompanying the assassin’s strikes kept pushing him back which was shocking. “This is not Drake”. He deduced immediately. “So, who is this?” As Clark attacked with his swords, his eyes were always on his surrounding as he keenly observed the elite group of soldiers who accompanied the capt
Neon City, South Ville District, Orion Street, Oliver mansion.50 minutes after the successful assassination, 2 white cars drove into the street in a leisurely manner. With pop music blazing out of the car’s sound amplifiers, the 2 white cars cruised into the Oliver mansion.The car in motion had such a carefree vibe to it that it would seem like the least likely car an assassin could escape with, everything about it had the natural charm of rich spoiled brats who spend money lavishly.As soon as the car drove inside the mansion and the gate was closed, the music was switched off immediately as the 2 cars quickly drove inside the garage.From there, the assassins alighted and with brisk steps, they quickly navigated their way inside the mansion. After resting their back on the sofas in the large living room, they finally heaved a sigh of relief.All of them closed their eyes without exception immediately after their backs rested on the sofa a
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