It was no secret to anyone who knew Jake personally that he was completely obsessed with the K-9 unit classes.Although he had attended various other classes, such as the mod installation classes and choosing the right implants for specific mechs or weapons classes, however; Jake had never shown the same level of enthusiasm for those subjects as much as he did for the K-9 classes.The moment Jake realized he could actually Brand the flaming tiger demonic beast, he didn't hesitate, he wasn't even thinking about how he would manage to feed such a creature, nor did he care about what the academy would say about his highly unconventional choice of a partner.Leaping down immediately, he swiftly advanced toward the tiger, as he approached it, he made sure to keep his weapons securely latched and put away; since he wanted to avoid giving the beast any impression that he was hostile, which could trigger immediate resistance, his goal was entirely focused on building a foundation of trust with

Lazing around in his office as usual, Commander Annan was tuned into one of his favorite new channels. He had been waiting the entire day for a particular piece of news when his phone suddenly rang, a smile spread across his face, recognizing it as the line reserved exclusively for updates when he sent his captains out on special, covert operations.Annan answered immediately, wasting no time. The voice on the other end reported that the objective was complete, and the only remaining task was to evacuate the sector without leaving any evidence behind. Nodding at the confirmation, he replied with a brief "good job" before disconnecting the call. Now, his primary focus was waiting for his contact in the media to arrive in the F region as quickly as possible. Annan was not only the mastermind behind all the interference plaguing the F region, but he had also personally arranged for a reporter to travel all the way from the C region to control the narrative regarding the events unfoldi

Inside the bank, the robbery leader's satellite phone rang, he swiftly answered it, pressing the device to his ear. The voice on the other end confirmed that all necessary moves had been successfully executed, signaling that it was time for them to execute their own escape plan.This crew consisted of different F-region gang members, covertly hired by the C-region captain who had orchestrated the assault on the space gate Jake and his team had just come out from, to safeguard their anonymity, the C-region military chose to delegate this hazardous distraction to local thugs, which would ensure that some of the F-region captains remained occupied.By utilizing F-region criminals, the mastermind guaranteed that even if the group were captured, the investigation would remain strictly localized, completely severing any potential links to Annan or the C-region military.In exchange for their cooperation, the gangs were promised 50,000 alliance credits per member and, more importantly, the t

Zack gazed out at the space gate a few hundred meters away, and also observed the defensive barricade his squad members had constructed, trying to detail them and see if they could hold what was coming.Ideally, he would have preferred to defend from atop the city walls against the Shadow wolf packs, but he knew all too well that letting this particular impending gate break run amok inside the city would be catastrophic.A failure here would mean facing a deadly pincer attack: which is fighting the shadow wolf packs from the front while simultaneously dealing with beasts pouring from the portal behind them, threatening both the citizens and the rear guard of their army. This threat of annihilation was exactly why Silas had deployed him to this position, as he recognized him as the most powerful captain-ranked officer of the F military base.Yet, while Silas believed his tactical choices were entirely correct, he was mistaken about a critical factor.Although Zack was indeed the strong

Looking to his left and right, he couldn't stop shivering, he was filled with a desperate desire to live, but he could feel that it seems his fate currently appeared completely sealed.To his left, his colleague lay with a gaping wound in his neck. Blood was spurting out rapidly, and although the man desperately tried to cover it with his hands, it was clear he only had a few seconds left to live.The one on the right side was even more gruesome, with his brain matter splattered around. Witnessing this left him absolutely certain that he did not want to cross paths with whoever had come for them.But before the attackers could strike again, the voice of one of the robbery leader's lieutenants boomed out from the second floor.“What soldier dares to disregard the lives of the hostages and step into our newly claimed domain?” the voice bellowed. A loud, distinctive swooshing sound accompanied the shout, and the moment Jake heard it, he knew precisely what kind of weapon they were dealin