The First System User

Chapter 4: Skipped Through The Ranks

As the sergeant turned and looked behind him, a sword pierced his liver, "Ahhh!" He screamed as he pulled the grenade pack from his chest. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"Die, you son of a b*tch!" He shouted as he pulled out the rings from the grenade and threw it at the knight.

Boom! The body of the sergeant exploded with smoke covering the knight, and as it settled, the soldiers were terrified to see whose face and body were badly damaged by the explosion but were still standing strong.

"What the hell... The zombie..." George muttered blasting at the knight. "What are you waiting for!? This monstrous bastard killed the sergeant! Kill him!". ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

The knight pulled out his shield and blocked the bullets coming his way.

"Private George! Who are you to command us?! You are just a private, like the rest of you scum! I say we retreat!" One of the corporals said. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"No, we can't!" George shouted as he continued shooting. "This knight will catch up to you!!!!" He shouted.

But the corporal ignored what George said and shouted, "We retreat!"

The rest of the private nodded, "Aye Corporal!" ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"Shoot!" George cursed as he saw the rest of the private leaving him with the knight.

Click! The gun stopped firing, and he quickly took out the empty magazine and took out his last one. "Die!!!" He shouted as he continued shooting at the knight while running to a corpse of a random private.

He quickly took three magazines from the dead private and continued reloading.

The shield started to crack and George knew that it will only take one more magazine to break the shield.

"Just one more..." He mumbled as he threw away the empty magazine and reloaded with the last remaining magazine that he got from the dead private.

Crack! The shield finally broke in half leaving the barrier that had been protecting the knight non-existent.

"I should have a few more rounds..." He mumbled while shooting at the knight.

But the knight rolled to the side and pulled out a sword, dodging the bullet coming his way.

Click! "Crap... That was the last one..." George said as he threw away the M4 and pulled out his Glock 17.

'I have only 17 rounds... And after this, I won't have a gun,' he thought to himself before pointing the gun at the knight.

Swoosh! The knight outran everything George had ever seen.

Bang! He shot toward the knight but missed. "Damn it!" He said this as he noticed the knight approaching.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Click! "This is it," He said before running away and throwing away the gun.

Dush! The knight jumped and landed in front of George, "For an earthling like you, to hurt me this badly, is unacceptable." As he swung his sword at George, the knight spoke quietly.

But George had a pack of grenades with all the rings removed, which he threw at the knight before collapsing on the floor. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

Boom! The grenade exploded and George stood up to see if the knight was still okay. "Sh*t... this zombie..." He said as he saw the knight still standing despite his bones and organs being exposed.

"You... You might have won today... But the goddess will triumph." The knight said.

"Oh shut up and your stupid goddess..." Arthur said before taking out his pocket knife and throwing it directly at the knight's brain. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

The knight fell with its bones broken down. And George felt all of the strength in his legs left and fell to the ground as well. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

And as soon as he thought everything was over, an orc walked out of the building, "Crap..." He said. If he had the Glock 17 he could have killed the orc, but he only had one thing left, the knife.

"Hopefully, I will be able to repeat life when I die..." He mumbled before realizing that the hologramic number appeared above the orc. "3? What the heck? Those numbers again?"

But as soon as he said that, the orc turned to him, and charged toward George. "Crap! Me and my big mouth!!!" He then grabbed the nearest thing that he could use and raised it while closing his eyes in fear.

Trrt!!! A sound of machine guns firing could be heard and he heard a thud in front of him, as he opened his eyes he saw the orc lying in front of him, dead. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

And he saw that the thing he was holding was the sword that the knight held. He threw the sword away and smiled as he saw a truck that belonged to the US military and a helicopter flying towards him, "Here!!!" He shouted as he waved his hands. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

About three trucks stopped in front of George and an officer with a Major rank badge walked out of it with other enlisted soldiers running toward George. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"I am Major Ivan Sharp, Private," the Major said slowly as he approached George. He then looked around the battlefield and then looked back at Arthur, "Private, where are the rest?" He asked.

"Major, some are dead, but most have run away, Major!" George stood up slowly and saluted him. He shouted quietly before coughing up dust. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"Take a good rest, Private. You're gonna need it." The Major said before walking back to the truck.

The medics rolled George onto a plank and carried him to the truck, where they opened his shirt and stitched up some minor wounds. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

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George opened his eyes, 'Woah, what do you know... I'm not in the barracks anymore.' As he gazed at the white walls and the tube connected to his hands, he said.

"Private George... Or should I say, Corporal George?" Officer Major Ivan Sharp stated as he entered the room.

"Major, wait... what do you mean by Corporal?" George stood up and saluted the Major, who returned the salute. He asked. ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎  ‎  ‎  ‎ ‎

"You have been promoted to Corporal, congratulations. We have also seen your body cam, and the military has decided to award you." The Major said. "But get ready, there will be more work for you."

Corporal George saluted the Major once more, his eyes gleaming, "Yes, Major!"