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Chapter 131: Squad Battle Trials
The yard had transformed overnight into a battlefield.Artificial hills loomed against the horizon. Trenches snaked through the dirt, and mock bunkers were positioned across the terrain. The commanders stood erect. Their eyes were sharp and merciless.“Today,” Commander Vale’s voice boomed, “you will fight as squads. Five to a team. Terrain control is the objective. Victory will not come through strength alone, but through leadership, coordination, and survival instinct.”Murmurs went through the recruits. Some whispered with excitement and others with fear. Most eyes, however, slid toward one figure in the ranks which was Kai Draven.His knife victory was an infiltration to the record. His silent defiance in the mess hall. Each had built his reputation higher and painted a larger target on his back.“Squads have been assigned,” Vale declared. “You do not choose your comrades. The battlefield chooses for you. Adapt to it or break.”A hush or voices fell as the assignments scrolled acr
Chapter 130: Rising Target
The mess hall buzzed with laughter as trays clattered against metal tables. Normally, recruits shoveled food down with the desperation of soldiers whose days were built around grueling drills. But today, the hall was quieter than usual. All eyes tilted toward one figure walking calmly between the tables.Kai Draven.His performance news on the knife gauntlet had spread like wildfire through the base. Some whispered with admiration and others with disbelief. But for a certain group, it was a challenge and an insult to their rank.Four of the elite recruits lounged together near the center of the hall.Their uniforms were sharp and their voices were cutting. They were known by their name and reputation.The first one is Vex. He was lean and wolfish, always grinning with cruelty.Mara was the second. She had cold eyes that could strip a person to the bone. The third person is, Drayk. He is broad-shouldered with a voice like gravel and the last of them is Joran. He was slick-tongued and
Chapter 129: Knife in the Dark
The training grounds of the Vanguard base smelled of cordite and sweat. Rows of steel targets lined the combat gauntlet ahead automated constructs, armored dummies and even moving figures. Normally, recruits attacked this course with rifles and sidearms, each shot recorded for speed, accuracy, and efficiency. The fastest completion times belonged to fire teams using suppressive bursts with their names carved into the records like marks of honor.But today, Kai Draven stood at the starting line armed with nothing more than a combat knife.A ripple of murmurs went through the gathered recruits.“Is he serious?”“He’s going to run the gauntlet bare-handed?”“No, worse. With a knife. He won’t even get past the second target.”At the edge of the crowd, Torrin Blayk smirked like a man savoring victory before it was earned. His voice cut through the whispers like poison.“Scholar-boy thinks he is some kind of assassin. Watch him collapse halfway. You can’t cut steel with ink strokes, Kai.”
Chapter 128: Torrin’s Trap
The sound of iron against iron rang across the Vanguard base’s training field. Rows of recruits were lined up under the bright lights. The weapons in their hands were glinting under the gaze of instructors. Today was not just an ordinary drill. It was the Weapons proficiency trial, where each soldier demonstrated accuracy, speed, and composure under simulated battle condition. Scores would be posted for all to see and it would be forever etched into their record.For Kai, every eye was already watching. Not with respect yet but with expectation. Expectation that the so-called “scholar boy” would finally stumble.Torrin Blayk saw to that.The tall recruit leaned against the rack of firearms. A smirk tugged at his lips. His voice cut through the clamor with sharp mockery.“Don’t trip over your pen, Kai. This isn’t about your pretty notes, this is about real weapons. Tools for real soldiers.”Laughter rippled through the ranks.Another chimed in, emboldened by Torrin’s tone. “What’s t
Chapter 127: The Silent Blade
The simulation chamber sounded like a living beast. Its walls shift to mimic rough cliffs, ruined shacks that stretched through the barren field. It wasn’t how it all looked, the Vanguard base’s engineers had designed every inch to trap, break, and humiliate the overconfident. A single mistake meant lights blaring across the control deck and failure would be stamped in real time for everyone to see.Kai stepped through the reinforced gate with a calm that only invited more jeers.“Scholar-boy going to doodle his way past the enemy?” someone called.“Better keep your neat handwriting ready for when they write FAIL across your record!” another shouted, laughter rolling through the crowd.Kai didn’t flinch. His eyes, sharp beneath the dim chamber lights, focused on the terrain ahead. He flexed his fingers once with an almost imperceptible gesture.“DING!System Notification: Mission Active – “Survive infiltration undetected.”Bonus: Subdue Leader without alert raised. Reward: Stealth S
Chapter 126: Shadow Assignment
The victory over Harlen Drex still hung in the air like smoke after a fire. The recruits at Vanguard base hadn’t stopped talking about it since Kai had dismantled the tall brawler in the front of the entire barracks.But instead of basking in the triumph, Kai stood silently in the commander’s chamber with a rigid posture and he maintained a steady gaze.Commander Draegon’s office walls were made of steel. Visible holographic maps flickering with zones of red and blue. Veteran officers surrounded the commander with unreadable expressions, as though Kai was another item on their endless list of calculations.“You showed adaptability in the duel,” Draegon said at last. His gravel voice cut through the low sound of the machinery. “But fighting one brute in front of recruits is different from surviving what lies beyond these walls. You will undergo a trial.”“A trial, sir?” Kai kept his voice neutral even though he was surprised. “Reconnaissance,” another officer spoke, adjusting his data
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