Bzzz!
Clark felt his brain vibrating for a long time as everything suddenly turned static to him. The air seemed to have become thick and muddy, making his thoughts turn slow, even the surroundings.
In the virtual market headquarters, a blue glow surrounded the enormous building as it protected it from the aftereffects of the bomb.
But this was not enough to block every damage as Clark only got to activate the shield at the last moment.
All over the virtual market, individuals already sustained various degrees of injuries. Only the shield prevented them from dying immediately, and over 80% of them became unconscious.
Some randomly flew in the air of the building due to the enormous kinetic power exerted by the bomb. Others collided with each other in mid-air, while the unluckier ones collided with hard metallic objects.
The scenery was pure chaos in the headquarters, and this random gravitative movement in the air severely aggravated t
Almost at the same time that the Sergeant answered him, Clark got messages of confirmation from the Dragon military division and his head commissioner. As soon as he connected what he just saw, the given information, and the implication that they could cause together, he felt like a bolt of lightning just descended from the heavens and smote him. In seconds, he stiffened like he just fell under the gaze of the Gorgon Medusa, suffering petrification in the process. Then, his brain started working on its own, driven by his instincts. The first scene that came to his head was that of the black shadow covering the virtual market headquarters, then the bomb dropping down, then the numerous injured in the building despite his intervention. The next scene was after he came out of the building. The chaos in the streets, the screaming civilians as they were injured or shot to death by the advancing Mocan soldiers. The helicopters and war jets t
All across Vatican City, a great mobilization of soldiers began. During a period of war like this, Corporal Cinnabar automatically got an increase in authority, granting him the ability to give much more directed orders. Without even hesitating, as soon as he got the information about the major invasion, he mobilized all the Vatican elite battalions. The Black Dragon military division and all the others under the orders of Vatican City responded to the summons. At the same time that they moved, the always closed military vaults of the city were opened for the first time in years. 18 Helicopters and 8 Fighter Jets accompanied by tons of other war weapons came out of the military vaults. The trained soldiers manned these weapons of war, and in moments they took off. Just a few minutes after they left, they clashed with the air force of the Mocan republic who were already anticipating their arrival. Boom! Boom! Energy shots were r
The battle becoming a siege battle meant that the Helicopters and Fighter jets in the sky had more room to roam and deal damage, and it also meant that the soldiers were more secure.As the counterattack began, the now unrestrained soldiers of Vatican City threw everything they had at their enemies in vengeance.This group of foreign soldiers were the archenemy of every Spartan citizen, getting to meet them now, and having gotten the upper hand after a series of actions, they could no longer hold themselves back.The Fighter jets and Helicopters became even more unrestrained, rapidly shuttling shells and machine-gun fire bombardment at the enemies.The field soldiers piloting the heavy artillery vehicles and exotic grenade launchers finally had room to debut properly on the battlefield.Every shot from them sent vibrations through the earth, perfect evidence of the enormous power packed behind every shot.All across the city, extremely loud
Northern Spartan, in the Presidential Villa.At the war emergency building inside the Presidential Villa, a group of Spartan higher-ups was already gathered as they discussed the implications of the sudden invasion attempt from the Mocan republic.Even at this moment, the sounds of battle, striking at high decibels could be heard from outside as the Spartan army engaged hard with the Mocan army.The fact that the sound could reach inside this extremely fortified and soundproof building showed the proportions that the ongoing battle already climbed to.A tense atmosphere reigned in the building as each higher-up had different thoughts in their mind. The only thing common among them was that all of them had a solemn expression on their faces.Clang!The door suddenly flung open as a stern-faced Leonidas stepped into the meeting hall. His back was kept straight, his face was calm but this could not hide the certain dangerousness shining from hi
Southern Sparta, Savannah City. After 2 days of the harrowing and constantly deteriorating battle encounters that the mostly unprepared city had with the Mocan soldiers, it was already on the verge of falling apart. Every few minutes, and every hour, bombshells shuttled across the air, raining down into various parts of the city, destroying property and lives altogether in the process. Encouraged by their unchallenged advantage since the country-wide war started, the Mocan forces became bolder here as they started engaging in even more deep infiltration attacks. In one of these attack raids, they succeeded in killing one of the three diplomatic commissioners who governed the city, successfully lowering the city's mo
As soon as Clark finished eliminating all 8 soldiers sent to act as assassins, he left the scene as he was quickly led to the headquarters of the Mantis military division without alerting the Mocan soldiers. Getting there, he finally got control over all the soldiers in the city. Before going to the government building, he already surveyed the city and the damage done so he was able to come up with a plan shortly after. Without hesitation, he laid down his plans before the soldiers. The main point was that all the soldiers were supporting, while he was the main anchor and attacker in the plan. The current condition of the city already showed the incomp
Southern Sparta, Vatican City. After their Lieutenant Colonel left them to go help other nearby cities, the soldiers of the Dragon military division and Vatican City as a general felt the pressure immediately but they still held. Unlike Savannah City, their situation was stabilized much earlier, granting them a good foundation to fight a defensive siege battle with the Mocan army. Due to this, they had an advantage earlier on. And also, compared to Savannah city, their 2 ace defense measures against invasion and war were on a whole other realm completely. Though the enormous Dome Shield's energy was almost depleted already due to the relentless bombardment, it was still barely functioning but this was still more than enough help to the Vatican soldiers. The Mocan soldiers could not infiltrate further, nor could their opponents push them to retreat further, they were stuck in a stalemate. And besides, the Mocan sold
Before Clark left Savannah City, he made sure to recharge the energy reserves of his exotic car as they were already bordering on the edge of being depleted which was something he didn’t want to encounter now. As soon as he drove outside the city to a region not embroiled in the battle, he contacted Vatican City with his communication device. Throughout his duration in Savannah City, the more he felt bad for the thousands of innocents that already died to this war, the more he felt scared of seeing such a scene happening in his city. As soon as the call went through, the mere hearing that the Pendragon mercenary group was already there was enough to calm his heart. He didn’t speak with Emily or King as this was not the time for that. As soon as he dropped the communication device, he started thinking of his next step. Despite being out of battle right now, he could still feel his blood burning hot in a hyperactive manner.
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