All Chapters of The Return of The Phantom General : Chapter 21
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Eye Surgery
"Tell Graves. Do not sleep soundly."Caleb Thorne's final words still echoed loudly within the underground hall that heavily reeked of blood, leaving Colonel Vance groaning in sheer agony with his right hand pinned to the marble table by a golden pen. Caleb turned around with absolute elegance, no longer paying any mind to the terrified stares of hundreds of European elites or the desperate wails of the military envoy. He gave a subtle signal to Isabella Vane, and the two of them strode out of the auction chamber without the slightest hindrance, carrying the velvet box containing the faintly glowing green Soul Stone."You just openly beat the drums of war against your own country's military command, Caleb," Isabella said as they stepped into the bulletproof black sedan already waiting at the upper lobby."They were the ones who started it first, Bella," Caleb replied flatly, carefully placing the box containing the ancient artifact onto his lap. "Graves wa
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The Falling Sky
"Master... there is an air-to-ground missile rocketing straight toward us!"Dr. Hans Gruber's panicked, shrill voice shattered the touching atmosphere that had just enveloped the Black Castle's basement. The massive monitor screen in front of him flashed a glaring red, tracking a ballistic dot tearing through the night clouds of the European continent at supersonic speeds."How long until impact?!" Isabella Vane demanded, instantly drawing her tactical folding knife and a pistol from beneath her red gown, even though she knew damn well that small-caliber weapons would be completely useless against a military weapon of mass destruction."Thirty seconds!" Hans screamed. His fingers danced frantically across the mechanical keyboard, desperately trying to hack into the missile's navigation system, but the screen relentlessly flashed 'Access Denied'. "It's a Tier-One military encryption! This is a thermobaric warhead! General Graves is actually deploying illega
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Declaration of War
"Impossible! Our satellite sensors must be experiencing a total malfunction! How could a medieval stone castle withstand a direct hit from a level-four thermobaric missile?!"General Graves' roar of anger echoed fiercely, shattering the busy atmosphere inside the Military Central Command Room. The four-star general, hailed as the God of War, stood with both hands slamming onto the main console desk. His face, usually arrogant and filled with fake charisma, was now deathly pale, drenched in a heavy downpour of cold sweat.On the ten-meter-wide giant monitor screen at the front of the room, thermal satellite footage displayed a scene that shattered the common sense of all the high-ranking military officers present. The hill in the city of Geneva was scorched to a crisp, the trees leveled to the ground, yet the Black Castle stood tall without a single scratch in the middle of a sea of fire."Reporting, General! Our sensors are working perfectly at one hundred percent!" answered a head te
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Preparations for Departure
"He has activated his experimental dogs, Boss," reported Zero's electronic voice through the earpiece in Caleb's ear, connecting directly from the remaining hack in General Graves' headquarters. "Five superhuman subjects from Project Titan are being awakened. They are moving towards the city border to intercept you.""Just let them come. I need a warm-up before beheading their master," Caleb answered with a very calm and deadly tone of voice. He pressed a button on his earpiece, cutting off the long-distance communication.Caleb turned to look at his two confidants standing in the basement of the Black Castle. Dr. Hans Gruber and Isabella Vane looked at him with tense but determined expressions."Hans, activate the maximum defense system of the Black Castle tonight," Caleb ordered sharply. "Use the remaining energy from the protective artifact we confiscated from the Aegis auction. Create an energy wall that cannot be penetrated by any military satellite."
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Setting Foot in the Homeland
"Patience," Caleb whispered softly, sporting a very deadly demonic smile on his face. "Our party has just begun."A few hours passed above the silent sea of clouds. The pitch-black private jet began to dive sharply through the thick clouds. Down below, the land that Caleb Thorne had not set foot on for five years stretched wide in the embrace of the night. City lights twinkled from afar, but the jet was not heading towards a civilian airport at all.The pilot's voice suddenly echoed from the intercom, his tone trembling violently, filled with immense panic."Mr. Thorne! We are being forcibly redirected to the Southern Sector Military Airbase! My plane's radar indicates that we have been locked on by a dozen surface-to-air missiles from down there! If I do not land this plane at the exact point they request, they will immediately shoot us down into pieces! What should I do, Sir?!""Land calmly as they requested," Caleb replied through the intercom,
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A Rain of Lead on the Runway
"Defensive formation! Form a defensive formation right now!" shouted the red beret commander through his megaphone, his voice now cracking and trembling violently, holding back panic. "Do not retreat! They are just holographic illusions! Our modern weapons can definitely destroy these cheap illusions! Shoot!""Commander! Our radar is messed up! The helicopter instruments are all dead!" the panicked voice of an Apache pilot was heard from the communication radio, leaking into the ground loudspeakers. "We cannot lock onto a target! There is a giant magnetic energy down there!""To hell with the radar! Use your eyes and shoot that bastard in the black suit!" the commander replied, the veins in his neck nearly bursting.Amidst the mass panic of three elite battalions suddenly surrounded by tens of thousands of restless spirits, Caleb Thorne just stood casually. The gust of night wind carrying the icy breath of death made his black suit flutter softly.
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The Silenced Army
Caleb tossed his cigarette butt onto the asphalt, walking forward past the blazing fire from the tank wreckage. Tens of thousands of ghost soldiers of the past surrounding the area began to roar, thirsty for blood, waiting for orders from their master to begin the feast."Destroy the rest of their iron toys. But leave the humans inside alive. I want them to be eyewitnesses to their general's downfall tonight," ordered Caleb in a flat tone that echoed across the entire runway.The black shadow beneath Caleb's feet churned violently again. The four remaining sixty-ton main battle tanks tried to reverse their positions in panic. Their steel tracks screeched loudly against the asphalt, sparking fire. However, from the giant pool of shadows beneath the tanks, super-massive ectoplasmic arms emerged. The shadow hands grabbed the lower hulls of the four armored vehicles simultaneously. With a single powerful jerk that completely disregarded the laws of gravity, t
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Broken Spine
"It seems the laboratory dogs have been unleashed," whispered Caleb while cracking his knuckles. The sound of cracking bones rang out loud and sharp, shattering the silence above the asphalt of the Red Bridge spanning wide towards the center of the capital.The five giant genetically engineered figures stood tall amidst the cratered, destroyed asphalt. Their bodies were almost three meters tall, filled with unnaturally swollen muscles that tore their military uniforms. Neon green fluid glowed brightly from steel tubes forcibly embedded along their spines, pumping combat serum directly into their central nervous systems. Their eyes were completely glowing yellow, devoid of any form of human empathy or consciousness.The buzzing sound of propellers hummed from above. A high-tech military reconnaissance drone hovered down, emitting a red laser light to scan the battle area.A small speaker on the drone's body turned on, broadcasting the severely trembling voi
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Uninvited Guest on the Red Carpet
The expensive cigar that fell onto the carpet of the Command Room slowly burned the fabric fibers, creating a thin, pungent plume of smoke. General Graves was still frozen in front of the monitor screen, which now only displayed static black. The deaths of five Titans—super soldiers that cost trillions in funding and were believed to be invincible—had been destroyed barehanded by a man who was supposed to have died five years ago."General!" The sound of the command room door being forced open jolted Graves from his terror. His personal adjutant entered, panting. "The motorcade to the Grand Imperial Hotel is ready. The President and the entire national media are waiting for you. The National Hero Awarding Ceremony will begin in thirty minutes."Graves swallowed hard. His legs were still trembling. His first instinct was to run to the deepest bunker and hide. However, his cunning logic soon took over."The public," muttered Graves with wild eyes. "Yes, the
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Truth on the Silver Screen
"Shoot him! Why are you all just standing there?! Kill this traitor right now! Shoot his head to pieces!"General Graves' scream shattered the gripping silence inside the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Imperial Hotel. The veins in the false God of War's neck bulged until they almost burst. He pointed a trembling finger at Caleb Thorne, while his own legs continued to step backward until his back hit the support pillar of the giant projector screen on the stage."Are you deaf?! I am your Supreme Commander! I order you to shoot that man dead!" roared Graves repeatedly, his eyes bulging wildly at the remnants of the Paspampres agents and military generals still frozen around the stage.However, not a single human in that room dared to move a muscle to obey that command. The air around Caleb emitted an absolute pressure that froze blood and crushed courage. The elite troops, whose weapons had been destroyed into blocks of ice, could only bow their heads deeply, t
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