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Chapter 135: The Commander’s Eye
The steel corridors of Vanguard Base had never felt so suffocating like this. Kai’s boots echoed as he was marching alone through past the lines of recruits still buzzing about the rogue droid trial. His breath steadied and his eyes moved very fast through the environment. Their whispers trailed behind him like gnats. But he kept quiet at that moment. “That scholar-boy didn’t just survive, he carried the whole field.”“Luck. Has to be.”“Commander Draegon summoned him? That’s… that’s not normal.”Some watched him with wide-eyed respect. Others sneered with venom. Torrin’s glare burned the hottest. In his heart was subtle thoughts of hate before he finally clenched his fists until it became white. Lyle scribbled in a notebook, muttering about flawed strategy. Marek avoided eye contact with shame and resentment warring in his expression. Vera Stone leaned against the mess hall doorframe and his lips curled in that practiced smirk.“Well, well,” she called after him with her voice dri
Chapter 134: Rogue Droids
The training yard was a cage built of steel and decorated with bright lamps. Harsh sirens blared, echoing against the iron walls, drowning out the nervous chatter of recruits lined up shoulder-to-shoulder. The commanders watched from the high gantries above them. Their shadows stretched long under the sun.The floor panels split open. Hydraulic pistons hissed as steam rose as dark shapes lifted from the pits beneath. The recruits’ voices faltered.The rogue droids stood at two meters tall. The recruits were plated in black alloy. Their eyes glowed with red light, scanning and calculating. Each of their arms ended in modular weapons. The one side was a plasma barrel and the other a serrated blade. They weren’t designed for training.The commander’s voice cut through the roar of hydraulics.“Live combat begins now. Survive.”A buzzer screamed and the droids moved.The first plasma blast split the air, blinding white against the yard’s steel. Recruits scattered, screaming at the top
Chapter 133: Food Chain War
The mess hall was filled with laughter, jibes, and slamming trays. Every recruit knew the new order of things. Kai Draven had become both a spectacle and a threat.When he walked in, heads turned and a hush fell for only a breath before the barrage of ridicule began.“There he is, the Scholar-boy Savior.”“Careful, don’t let him write you to death.”“I heard he wins battles with his quill, not his fists.”Kai kept his gaze steady. His shoulders were raised. The tray in his hands rattled slightly from fatigue. His last food had been tampered with. Grit and dirt poured over it until it looked like sludge. Today would be no different.Sure enough, when he sat down and lifted the lid, the food inside was already spoiled. A layer of oil glows across it, with grains of dirt clumped like gravel. Across the hall, the four elite recruits, Lyle, Vera, Torrin, and Caz, laughed openly.“Eat up, scholar.”“Don’t choke on it. Oh wait, maybe you should.”Kai set the tray aside silently, folding his
Chapter 132: Broken Pieces, Sharpened Edge
The trench exploded with noise.Simulated rifle fire cracked from both flanks with dirt spraying into the air as enemy squads walked in with ruthless precision. The smoke hissed as pellets burst overhead, blocking his vision. The enemy had chosen their ambush well. They had expected an easy slaughter.Kai’s squad panicked instantly. Rikkon ducked too low and his rifle clattered to the dirt. Jett cursed, fumbling to reload. Orik, the self-proclaimed strongman, raised his weapon and fired wildly. Every shot missed by meters. Denton froze, his hands trembling so badly he couldn’t even disengage the safety.The recruits on the observation platform laughed cruelly.“There goes Cruz’s genius plan!” someone jeered. “He’s done before it even starts!”Lyle Craven’s voice cut above the noise. It was mocking like a blade. “Turns out you can’t write your way out of bullets, Kai!"Kai heard their sneers and everything they were saying. He grinded his teeth, ready to prove them wrong. His instin
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
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