Clark was now feeling confused again. Why was this old man’s every word just weird terms? Why was King acting so differently now? What the hell was an elite-grade soldier, and what was a chosen one? “Don’t tell me that this is an illusion too?” He felt a bad premonition. The old man chuckled before standing up. “This is no illusion, Clark. Follow me, you have a lot to learn today”. “Umm…, yes sir”. As Clark followed the old man, he finally started observing his surrounding a bit. This place was a cave, a pretty primitive one also but he could see that it was slightly altered to be cleaner. A notable fact that he observed was that as soon as he jumped up from the bed that he was originally sleeping on, the bed disappeared. It was baffling but not impossible, so he was still calm. The cave seemed larger than he imagined as they walked forward a few hundred meters before stopping. After taking some turns here and there, they final

There was no way that the soldiers could cross all the distance and leave the Everest territory in a single day, so King followed as their escort to safeguard them in the case of any danger. He already promised Clark, so he was going to make sure that they were safe before going back. From the original combined allied squad of hundreds that came here together for the mission, only 12 soldiers survived and only 11 were now going home, Clark’s status was unknown. As they traveled across the snow-filled peaks, Diana frequently looked back as a lot of things went through her mind, making her feel complicated, sad, and even slightly relieved. This mission…, well, what could she say? It changed her a lot, she learned a lot of things, she experienced a lot of things, she felt the happiness of having nice companions, she also felt the sadness of losing a loved one. Though she was now outwardly stable, she knew that deep in her heart, she still had not

The next moment after the Elite Commander detected this change, the air rippled and he disappeared. King followed shortly behind; an exciting feeling of anticipation rising in his heart. When they arrived at the slope’s peak, Clark was still standing rigidly, his eyes still looking in the direction of the cave. The only problem was that no emotion was detected in the eyes, they seemed just like those of a dead man. The look on his face was extremely calm like he just entered a wonderland, with a soft goose-bumps-inducing smile lining his face. Seeing all this, the Elite Commander confirmed what he said. He now had a solemn expression on his face, he rapidly thought about all the various scenarios that Arnold prophesied. “He really made the legendary 100 thresholds for all his attributes! Back then, I thought Arnold was lying, but now I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless”. “I think he’s the only soldier that has ever achieved such a