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The red dot centered over his heart made Joseph’s pulse jolt. He slipped aside on instinct.A dull report—bang—followed a beat later. He’d already moved. If he’d waited for the shot to react, he’d be a corpse. Bullets outrun sound—sniper rounds most of all.He rolled behind cover, breath harsh and fast. If not for the shadows masking him, if not for that fleeting glimpse of the laser sight, he would have died with a hole through his chest.They weren’t pulling punches. They wanted him dead.His jaw tightened. Heat surged in his veins—familiar, ravenous. A bloodthirst he hadn’t felt in a long time pressed against his ribs like something waking.Anyone who comes for my life should lose theirs. The thought struck like a spark—wild, reckless.He wanted to kill the sniper hidden in the trees. A whisper—dark and insistent—uncoiled in his mind, urging him to finish it.But reason tugged the other way. He hovered at the edge between impulse and restraint.That near-fatal shot had shaken somet
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“He should be able to,” Brian Adams exhaled, though uncertainty colored his tone. “I only ordered the kid to leave the forest on a stretcher. I didn’t order anyone to kill him.”He turned to go, but Neil Foster caught his arm.“What did you say? ‘Should?’ Old Adams, what is that supposed to mean? Are you telling me you don’t even know whether he’ll make it out alive?“If something happens to him, how are you going to answer to the general who died?”Neil’s composure cracked; panic washed the color from his face.“If he can’t pass a trial like this, how could he ever amount to anything?” Adams said quietly.“He shouldn’t have held back just now. He should’ve killed you with a single punch,” Neil shot back, livid.“If he could have killed me, I wouldn’t have objected,” Adams replied, utterly unfazed.“You—” Neil flushed a furious red.Adams shook free of his grip and walked off. Neil hurried after him.Once Joseph entered the forest, he relied on his senses, moving deeper along a quiet
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Yes—what blazed in his eyes was fervor. An ordinary person, even a professional fighter, wouldn’t react like that. In a moment like this, the natural response should be caution, even fear. Yet after being knocked down, something inside the student seemed to ignite. His gaze turned fearless, almost homicidally bold.While Joseph was still exchanging blows with the other two, he noticed it as well.The student pushed himself to his feet, clearly intent on rejoining the fight.“Hold it. You’ve been taken down. Your chance is gone,” Brian Adams called out, stopping him.“Coach, I… I want another go. He’s… strong,” the student said, glancing at Adams with a hint of pleading.“I said your chance is gone. In a real fight, you’d already be dead. Fall back into formation,” Adams snapped, displeasure flickering across his face.“Yes, sir.” The student swallowed it down and returned to the line.In the same breath, another of the pair still grappling with Joseph went down hard, and he wasn’t get
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“On what basis?” Neil Foster froze, then shot back the question.“Their footwork is rooted, their eyes like blades. You can see the explosive power in their bodies at a glance. They’ve all undergone specialized training,” Joseph said, watching the group from a distance, his tone layered with meaning.“You’re not wrong, Mr. Wilson. But these students are Head Coach Adams’s prized protégés. Isn’t specialized training exactly what you’d expect?” Neil followed Joseph’s lead, playing along.But Joseph heard the dodge in his voice. If this were ordinary instruction, how had they been honed into this—so lethal that the killing intent radiated off them even from afar?That aura doesn’t come from drills alone.“Fair enough,” Joseph nodded. Since Neil intended to conceal the truth, there was little point in pressing.“Let’s head over, Mr. Wilson,” Neil suggested.“All right,” Joseph replied, and followed him toward Brian Adams.“Head Coach Adams,” Neil called as they approached.“You came after
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“The place we’re heading to is our university’s West Mountain training base. It’s tucked away in the middle of nowhere—one of our secret facilities.”“You probably know this already: our student body isn’t made up solely of kids from civilian life. We enroll a good number of former officers and soldiers as well.”“So, our academy is entrusted with quite a few secrets. For instance, the location of this West Mountain base. I must ask you, Mr. Wilson, not to disclose it to anyone.”Neil Foster offered a brief explanation, then made his request.“Rest assured, Dean Foster. I don’t gossip about things like this,” Joseph replied at once.“It’s not that I don’t trust you, Mr. Wilson—just a friendly reminder,” Neil said, giving Joseph’s shoulder a light pat and a warm smile.“I understand,” Joseph nodded.“Then let’s be off. I’ll wait for you at the campus gate.”With that, Neil climbed into his car, and Joseph turned back toward where he had parked.When Joseph pulled up to the gate, he spo
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“Let me guess—he told you that if you want the deanship, you’ll need the endorsement of the leadership and the senior faculty? And that if they back you, you absolutely mustn’t refuse?”Mason Alvarez spoke as if she’d read the script.“How do you know that? That’s exactly what he said.”Joseph could only grimace.“He’s reeling you in. The leadership and the senior professors are basically of one mind with him. If he supports you, that means everyone supports you.”“That’s just how it is—Nova University’s leadership is famously united.”Mason continued, unhurried.“Fair enough.”Joseph sighed. It seemed this particular mantle wouldn’t be easy to shrug off.“Mr. Wilson—oh, come on. Why the long face? Principal Harris is doing this because he values you.”“If it were someone else chasing this position, he wouldn’t be so eager to give it.”“The dean of the Sixth Affiliated? That’s practically a step into the upper echelons. The benefits go without saying, and your standing will rise accor
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