Without saying another word, Sean Henley rose from his seat and walked out of the observation room.Outside, he found Leon Verdict waiting for him once again, looking as though he wanted to say something."You've already seen the first session of the second round, haven't you, Vice General Henley?"Sean merely glanced at his subordinate without replying."After seeing everything that happened, do you still think he's just an impersonator?" Leon continued.Sean raised an eyebrow, clearly growing impatient."What exactly are you trying to say, Leon?"Leon gave a faint smile."That man—Mikael Summer—isn't an impersonator, Vice General Henley. He... is different from General Avery.""General Avery would never have done something like that. He had an exceptional tactical mind, so there's no way he would have gone out of his way to help another cadet survive a test like this. It's clear that this man merely shares

Kylan shook his head, unsure whether he should answer his teammate honestly.Meanwhile, besides thinking about Ayden Lorraine, Arion also found himself remembering another friend—Dilon Mess, someone he believed had changed.Still, seeing how sincerely Arion regarded those people as his friends, Kylan finally spoke."Of course. I mean... we're not here to make friends. We're all fighting for a place here, aren't we? So what's the point of making friends? Besides, we don't even know if we'll ever meet again after this."Arion smiled again before explaining,"Yeah, I know. None of us knows what our future here will be. But... there's nothing wrong with making friends. Training together is completely different from being on an actual battlefield. Isn't it nice to have someone here you can share things with?"Kylan fell silent.He searched Arion's eyes, trying to find even the slightest trace of deceit.After all, a person's e

Kylan immediately hesitated.Part of him didn't believe what Mikael Summer had said, but another part warned him not to do anything foolish.In the end, Kylan decided not to step on the rock and instead walked forward with extreme caution.Seeing that, Stanley smiled."Good."Kylan returned the smile with a faint one of his own.Together, they all made it safely across without stepping on a single small rock.Although crossing had been difficult, none of them seemed particularly exhausted.Hans casually remarked,"This is the first time I've ever walked this slowly and carefully.""Same here," Ashton said. "I almost stepped on those tiny little rocks several times. Seriously! But somehow we all made it."Kieran wiped the sweat from his forehead before adding,"But seriously, the rocks are way too close together."Arion let out a heavy sigh."They're unbelievable. How could they plant la

Kieran nodded and replied with a faint smile."Yeah... that's Kit, my friend.""He... he's the one who made you..."Kieran swallowed hard, suddenly feeling awkward as he recalled the harsh words his friend had thrown at Mikael, words that had clearly offended his teammate.The two of them had almost ended up fighting because of Kit's remarks, which Kieran himself had found rather irritating.As a result, he no longer knew how to continue his explanation.Naturally, he didn't want to remind Mikael of that unpleasant incident.Before he could say anything else, however, Mikael suddenly asked,"Does he have any particular strengths?""Huh? What kind of strengths?" Kieran asked, confused.Mikael answered casually,"Shooting, archery, swordsmanship... or something else?"Kieran frowned in surprise at the question.He thought about Kit for a moment.He quickly realized that none of his friend

Seeing the confused expression on Kit Martin's face, Mikael Avery merely offered another faint smile.The man who had gone to countless battlefields simply turned around and walked away.Kit could only stare at the person who had helped him, his mind filled with questions.At that moment, he caught sight of another cadet—someone he had once considered a friend, yet who had caused him to fall during the examination.That person had also successfully advanced to the next round.As Kit began talking with his teammate, his eyes met Rhys's.Rhys's eyes widened as though he had just seen a ghost.Kit knew, however, that Rhys was simply shocked to see that he had passed as well.Rhys clearly wanted to approach him and started walking toward him.This time, however, Kit ignored him completely and instead immersed himself in conversation with his new friends, who turned out to be genuinely enjoyable company.Left wit