There was a mischievous smile on Catherine's face when she looked meaningfully at Branden."You have to think it through. Becoming my trainee halfway through is not something easy. You may lose your life during my training."Her words sent a chill down the other trainees' spines.They knew their instructor was not joking. They might accidentally get themselves killed.Facing Catherine's question, Branden's expression remained unchanged.He replied to Catherine calmly, "Sir, I want to join your camp. I can bear any consequences, even death. I've signed the disclaimer. Please, give me a chance."He did it formally with a good attitude.Catherine was interested in it. Since Branden offered to be tortured, why not? She would not be merciful to him."0339, back in the line.""Yes, sir!" Branden shouted aloud and stood in the line.Catherine asked the other trainees to have regular training.As for the newcomer, she had something special for him.The first round was a physical ch
After Paxton was gone, Catherine looked at the time. It was only half an hour left.She estimated Branden must be exhausted, so she got up and headed to the training ground.Just as she reached the training ground entrance, Paxton stopped her."Miss Swann, could I trouble you for one more thing? Come with me, please.""What do you want?" Catherine stared at him with doubt.Paxton kept his head down and avoided meeting Catherine's eyes. "Miss Swann, you only need to follow me."Catherine walked behind Paxton for some time and came to a halt.Paxton noticed and looked over his shoulder.He saw Catherine fold her arms before her chest with a grim look. Her eyes seemed harsh and piercing, almost scared Paxton out of his wits."Aren't you gonna tell me the truth?" said Catherine with a commanding vibe.Paxton did not know what he had done wrong to expose himself, but he knew he could hide it from Catherine no more. He could only come clean."It's Branden's order. He doesn't want
Branden boarded the private plane and headed to Snake Island.Paxton sat with him on the plane and felt uneasy, so he handed the serum the lab newly developed to Branden."Sir, this is the serum. Inject it for your safety."Branden glanced at Paxton as a warning, and the latter put the serum away gingerly.Branden then pulled open the airplane door.Without a moment of hesitation, Branden jumped off the plane.Paxton was dumbfounded. They did not arrive at their destination yet.Why did Branden jump off suddenly?The plan was to send Branden to Snake Island, and Branden finished the survival challenge there.But Branden chose to increase the difficulty by jumping to the nearby sea area and swimming to the shore.The sea area around Snake Island was a famous dead zone.The complex geography caused the sea to swell roughly, and the most dangerous thing was the man-eater shark.If starting from that sea area, Branden would probably be eaten by a shark before he got to the isla
Catherine did not stand up to leave until Branden received all the injections and had his wounds bound up.She was the instructor, and her mission was to train the trainees. Her private matter should not keep her too long.As soon as Catherine left, Paxton pounced toward the bed to serve Branden.When Catherine was there, Branden did not allow anyone to get near him. He endured the pain and everything.Paxton could feel the pain by only watching it."Sir, why do you have to do this?"Branden knew what Paxton meant and smiled bitterly. He said dispiritedly, "This is nothing compared to what I have done to her that year."Paxton did not know what to say upon hearing Branden.Branden was willing to do that as his atonement to Catherine. What could Paxton say?The anesthetic started to come into effect, and Branden was gradually unconscious. Before he fell into sound sleep, he gave Paxton one last order."Call the lab. Ask them to deliver the latest potion they developed."Paxto
Catherine told Ronin the details of what had happened these days.Ronin was stunned by Branden's actions."Catherine, he's inhuman and incredible." Branden even ignored his safety. If that were not inhuman, what would that be?Catherine did not respond, and Ronin kept talking."Catherine, are you still going to kill Branden?"Ronin was not sure of it. He could tell Branden was important to Catherine.But Catherine had been hating the chief of Red Star for three years and wished to kill him even in Catherine's dreams.After a series of twists and turns, Catherine's sworn enemy was now by her side and was her boyfriend. That was a horrifying twist.Any ordinary person would find it hard to accept.Ronin's question kept replaying in Catherine's mind. When she knew Branden was her enemy, she had thought of giving him a shot and killing him.But that thought only lasted for a moment. She would never kill him, but neither did she think of how to punish Branden.She did not arrange
The following morning.Catherine arrived at the training ground on time at eight, and the trainees were all waiting for her, including the newcomer, Branden.Branden fixed his eyes on Catherine since she showed up and never turned away."Sir, this is 0339 reporting for duty." Branden's voice was loud, clear, and firm.Catherine was in her usual disguise suit. Like she used to be, she was stern and commanding.She seemed to look at Branden casually, but she noticed his condition was so much different than it was yesterday."Are you sure you want to join the training?" Catherine asked, raising an eyebrow."Yes, sir!" Branden bellowed his answer.Catherine laughed grimly and commanded, "Back in the line."That was officially agreeing to Branden's joining the camp.The other trainees had no objection to Branden's joining.The tasks Branden had finished had gotten spread around. Surviving that kind of horrible environment proved his superior strength.Their training was dangerou
Catherine issued the latest training plan—group combat.Each group of three would compete in jungle battles against each other, and winning was the only goal.Because of the number of people, Branden, who joined in the middle, was isolated.Everyone wanted him in their group instead of in anyone else's.But before they could discuss the results, Catherine announced the answer—Branden was grouped with her.Catherine was an instructor and strong, but Branden was injured. Coupled with the fact that there were only two of them in the group, they seemed to be at a disadvantage.Therefore, no one had any objections to Catherine's arrangement.Branden came to Catherine's side with smiling eyes, his gaze following her closely, and he seemed to be in a good mood."Thanks, sir!"Catherine glanced at him with a cold face and said indifferently, "Wait for elimination if you are at the bottom later!"Branden did not care much about the harsh words and still looked in a good mood. He follo
An hour passed, and three small fish were already inside the fishing basket.It was enough for a meal for two, and now it was a race against time.Branden quickly caught the fish, cleaned them, stuck them on a branch, and put them on the self-made roasting rack.Looking at the man's skillful movements, Catherine finally realized why the man was so good at cooking.It seemed that he had gotten a lot of outdoor training!Watching the man's bold behavior of building a fire, Catherine curiously surveyed him. "Isn't he worried about being discovered?" she thought.The fire smoke would surely expose their location.Those in the other teams were all capable fighters. If they sneaked into the neighborhood and surrounded them together, she couldn't be sure that she and Branden would be a match for so many people.Catherine had doubts in her mind but didn't show a single sign of dissent.Branden patiently picked off the bones of the grilled fish and handed it to Catherine."Have some o