Clark’s squadmates escaped in different directions, as Captain Briggs ordered them to scatter to different places to have a better chance of surviving the state-wide pursuit.
Clark and Sonia still decided to stick together as they escaped. They intended to get as far away as possible from the State’s capital city before the reinforcement finally converged here.
What made all the soldiers’ despair was that the main attack force of the operation, led by the General, have not escaped yet. So they had no specific direction to escape to.
Their warship, G-14, would only come for them after retrieving the soldiers in the General’s squad. That was the most important task that was designated to it, so they had to fend for themselves for this period.
This uncertainty on where to escape to hung above their heads like a summoned veil of death, bringing them more pressure than predicted.
For the rest of the whole day, they were all on th
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“The Cobra’s maneuver”. Clark muttered in a surprised and shocked tone, as he recognized the battle art Sonia was using immediately on seeing it.This battle art was one of the best available in the Sparta republic. And it was not even created there, it was created from a significantly more powerful high-grade country.It was one of the rarest battle-arts, and can only be bought by influential individuals of the Spartan republic. The Spartan republic was only able to get it in its archives, after paying a mouth-watering sum of money to the creators.This out-of-place realization only made him think more about what her real background was, as this battle art was not attainable to soldiers with unimpressive backgrounds like himself.As all these thoughts and realizations flashed through his head, the person in question was completely unfazed.
“NOOO!!! CLARK!!!” After materializing inside the warship, Sonia’s sob-like, regretful, and shock-filled scream reverberated all over the room of their squad, startling all her squadmates who successfully arrived earlier.Because of how tense she was during the battle, her thoughts never suggested to her that Clark would do such a thing. She felt like her soul already left her, as she cried while staring blankly at their room’s ceiling.Seeing her in such a state, though some of the lucky soldiers who survived were irritated, they all kept quiet as the female Corporal went forward to comfort her.They did not have the luxury to pay attention to her sadness, they were instead all silent, completely engulfed in their own world as they thanked God for their luck.Thinking of the dangerous situation they were in just a moment ago, still gave them goosebumps. They felt like in
At this moment of truth, Clark felt really conflicted, he was not able to make decisive moves the way it was expected from a soldier like him. His military mind told him to just silence him quickly, then get on the run again, but he could not.After opening his eyes, he looked directly at Eminem as they engaged in a ridiculous staring contest to see who was stronger-willed. “Hmmm”. He suddenly sighed as his shoulders slumped down. Eminem was already more than a stranger to him; his conscience could not validate his reasoning to kill someone who he already regarded as his friend. He valued friendship.He just couldn’t bear the thought of killing this familiar face, just because it was convenient for him. His energy reserves disappeared mysteriously, he felt weak all of a sudden.&nbs
After what seemed like forever, Clark finally woke up again. He opened his eyes again only to experience the already familiar feelings of pain and fatigue overwhelm him both mentally and physically. This was his third day drifting aimlessly in the sea, without any idea of where he was and how to get back home. During the first time that he woke up after he fainted, he already removed all the bullets that were lodged into his body from the battle, with his dagger. If not, he would already be a dead man with them still in his body. For 3 days now, he had not eaten as he didn’t have food. Though he was currently in the sea, he could not still eat as he didn’t even have the strength to stand up to kill fish for food. The repercussions of him overexerting his body were now coming back to hit him hard, as he always felt like his head was
As Clark was brought to the highest part of the ship, his vision broadened as he was finally able to get a lot of other details about this warship and the people residing in it. His speculation was verified, as he discovered that this was a seafaring fleet consisting of 3 enormous and well-armored warships. He also noticed that the warship he was currently on was the biggest of all 3 ships. He noticed another very important detail, due to his keen observation. The warships were all glaringly damaged in some places, bringing him to the conclusion that they probably engaged in a fierce battle not long ago. “With so much damage incurred, this shows that this fleet probably consisted of more than 3 ships before”. He thought in silence while following the doctors robotically. Knock! Knock! The leader of the doctors advanced forward to k
Clark woke up when it was already dark that day, feeling weird. He felt like he was a new product that was just given a nice new brand, that was worthy of his identity. He felt as energetic as a beast. His nice dream did a good job in elevating his mood significantly, prompting him to go out of the hall to see the night sky. As it was already nighttime, no one was disturbed by his silent movements. On stepping outside, the stars, moon, and all the other bodies illuminating the boundless heavens brought a bright smile to his vibrant face. The shining stars just beautified the sky even more in a unique way. As he enjoyed the amazing view and the calming sensation that it brought, he finally started noticing the changes in his body. As he got himself soaked in the fresh night air, his brain activity mysteriously picked up by itself. “
Tides rose and fell, winds stirred and calmed as the Camelotian fleet continued sailing across the calm sea while enjoying the bath of the blue sky filled with white clouds. It was now already over a month since the fleet started their journey after undergoing repairs. During this time, they were lucky as they didn’t encounter any other hostile fleets and forces. The ship’s scanners also haven’t detected any place with a high concentration of exotics yet, so they practically just sailed aimlessly without a specific direction. Clark felt homesick living in a strange unknown ship where he was treated like shit, but he persevered, restraining his longing, as a beggar was simply not a chooser. It felt to him like the days were being rolled over like book pages, as another week quickly elapsed. The fleet finally stopped after so long, as their scanners detected a location under the sea with a high concentration of exotics. This was Clark’s first ti
Due to the trepidation that filled his heart, Clark became meek all of a sudden as he sat down quietly at a corner. The hall was completely quiet like a graveyard, as every soldier kept to his business. After waiting for some hours like this, Clark and the Camelotian soldiers were finally taken from the others to another place on the ship. Their new location was built to look like a hospital, the background was painted in sparkling white, and the people they saw there were also on white uniforms. They did not know what happened next, as after intimidation from their captor high-grade soldiers to tame their impulses, they were forcibly knocked unconscious after receiving some weird injections. The Camelotian soldiers also cooperated, as they already came to the fact that they were now captives of another fleet. … &nb
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